Chapter 189 Zhao Dashan Asks for Help

Upon learning that the Wei family had really dug out a water source, the villagers rushed to watch, and saw with their own eyes that the remaining water sources were dug out one by one. Some elderly people even couldn't help but burst into tears. They were indeed poor, but not so poor that they could not raise the money to dig a well. However, there was no water source in the village at all. After failing to pump water several times in a row, they dared not continue.

For many years, they had to make do with the two wells in the village, not daring to waste any water, fearing that the water source would dry up one day. Unexpectedly, there were so many water sources behind the village. Does this mean that their village is not short of water at all? It's just that they haven't found it.

"Uncle Zhao, why are you here?"

On this day, Zhao Dashan came to the door again. When Shen Xiangwan was called downstairs by Yuan Yue, he couldn't help but feel full of doubts. There should be nothing happening in the village recently, right?

"Late night."

Seeing her, Zhao Dashan stood up immediately: "I have something I want to ask you for help."

"what's up?"

Motioning him to sit down, Shen Xiangwan walked to the desk and sat down.

“It’s about the water source.”

At this point, Zhao Dashan seemed to be a little embarrassed to speak, and after a pause he continued: "You also know that there are only two wells in the village. We have been very careful with water use over the years, fearing that it will run out one day, but you have found a lot of water sources one after another. After discussion, we decided to pool money to dig a few more wells in the village, but we don't know where the water source is, so I want to ask you, how do you detect it? Can you teach us, or help us detect it?"

Seeing with their own eyes that the Wei family dug out water source after water source, and that those water sources were so abundant that the entire ditch was filled in just one night, they were extremely envious. After several days of discussion, they finally could not wait and sought help.

"That's it."

Shen Xiangwan did not agree immediately, but lowered his eyes to think, and after a long while he raised his eyes and said: "Uncle Zhao, to tell you the truth, the reason why we can accurately detect the water source is because the martial arts I practice happen to be related to water. I'm afraid I can't teach you, but I can help you detect the water source. You can call me anytime you think it's convenient."

She would definitely not tell anyone about her water-related abilities, and could only attribute it to martial arts. The other party didn't understand anyway. As for whether Yuan Xiu and the others would suspect her, it didn't matter. As long as they didn't ask, she would just pretend she knew nothing. Even if they did ask, wouldn't she still be talking nonsense? As the saying goes, there are always more solutions than problems. She was like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water, and she could do whatever she wanted.

"Really? Thank you. Thank you, Wanwan."

Hearing this, Zhao Dashan stood up and thanked her excitedly. He knew that Wanwan was really kind to them, and as long as they didn't seek death, she would help them as much as possible.

"Okay, Uncle Zhao, what's there for us to talk about thanking or not?"

Waving his hand to tell him not to be polite, Shen Xiangwan calmly changed the subject: "Uncle Zhao, how are the crops in the field? The weather has been hot recently. Please tell the villagers to work harder and water the crops more often."

"Don't worry about this matter. I'll let my second boy keep an eye on it for you."

Sitting down again, Zhao Dashan said cheerfully that the crops in the fields have already sprouted, and they are watered frequently, so they are growing well and there is no need to worry at all.

"Ah."

Nodding, Shen Xiangwan picked up the teapot and poured them each a cup of cold tea: "Uncle Zhao, Zhou Changqing should have told you about our plan to build a workshop in the village, right?"

"Yes, he said he would first look for forty young men who are nimble and capable, not necessarily strong men. I'm looking for candidates now."

Zhao Dashan picked up the teacup and drank it all. He nodded and smiled. Zhou Changqing told him that more people would be recruited in the future. The first month's salary was 600 wen per month. If the work was good, it would be 800 wen starting from the second month. There would be rewards during the New Year. He didn't know how to distribute these jobs. If such good treatment was not distributed evenly, the villagers would probably make a fuss. "Thank you, Uncle Zhao, for taking care of this matter."

Their first factory building has been built for more than half, and will be completely completed in a few days. By then, the papermaking workshop will have to be opened first. This is related to whether poor students can use cheap paper in the future, and also to the subsequent movable type printing, so they must be cautious.

"Well, what kind of workshop are you going to run?"

Seeing that she was so concerned, Zhao Dashan couldn't help but ask in confusion.

"Papermaking workshop, hasn't our school already built it? I will be putting it into use next month. I went to the county town to inquire before and found that pens, ink, paper and inkstones are all ridiculously expensive. Forget about pens, ink and inkstones, they are too difficult to get. So I thought about building a papermaking workshop myself. Not only will I not have to buy expensive paper in the future, but I can also sell the extra paper, which is also a good income, right?"

Picking up the teacup and taking a few sips, Shen Xiangwan said in a tone that seemed both true and false.

"Oh my goodness, you guys can actually make paper, that's amazing."

Zhao Dashan couldn't help but give a thumbs up. All things are inferior except reading. They think anything related to reading is very impressive. The fact that Shen Xiangwan and others can make paper is a very remarkable thing to him.

"hehe···"

Shen Xiangwan couldn't help laughing: "Uncle Zhao, you are exaggerating too much. It's just papermaking, what's so great about it?"

"Wanwan, you don't understand. For a farmer like us, being able to make paper is really a great thing."

Zhao Dashan didn't know how to tell him. After all, they had different starting points and perspectives, so it would be difficult for them to reach a consensus on such matters.

“Well, we’re really good.”

Hearing this, Shen Xiangwan stopped arguing and asked instead: "When are you going to dig a well? How about I go and help you detect it now? You can mark it first and then just dig directly later."

"Okay, I'll trouble you then."

As he spoke, Zhao Dashan stood up. Shen Xiangwan was different from him. She was busy. It was rare for her to have free time, so it would be better to settle it first.

"Look at what Uncle Zhao said. It's no trouble at all. Let's go."

Shaking his head with a smile, Shen Xiangwan left the study with him. Seeing that she was about to go out, Yuan Yue followed her. As for Yuan Ying, she was busy teaching Wei Linger and Wu Shuiyu martial arts moves in the martial arts field in the backyard.

The underground water source in the village was not as easy to dig as that of the Wei family. It was buried deeper. Shen Xiangwan released his water ability and went around the village twice. In the end, he only found a dozen or so relatively good locations. The deepest one only needed to dig about seven or eight meters to get water, while the shallowest one only needed four or five meters. As for other places, it was not impossible to get water, but they needed to dig very deep. For the villagers, there was no need for that.

Even so, Zhao Dashan and the villagers who followed him were very happy. More than a dozen water sources meant that there would be more than a dozen wells in their village. They no longer had to use water carefully for fear that it would run out one day.

【End of this chapter】

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