Chapter 303 Solution
The men who were working put down their work and looked at Li Wu and his group.
No matter what they did, water was always the most important thing. Now that there was a problem with the water source, everyone was suddenly worried.
Fan Qian and his men also stood up under the shade of the tree and walked over.
Great, God is fair and didn't give all the good luck to Fan Jin!
Although it would not harm him if the herbal medicine shop was established, he would be happy if it failed. In comparison, he would rather fail!
Feng Da lowered his head and blamed himself: "It's all our fault. We must have affected the fortune of the boss!"
Otherwise, how could we have encountered big rocks when digging ditches from Ma Ya Lake to divert water in the village, and worked in vain for more than a year? When we came here, we encountered big rocks and had to work in vain again.
Hong Daniu and his men pursed their lips tightly, and their rough faces were full of self-blame.
In the Zhuangzi, they could say that the old boss was a man without moral integrity, so they failed. But they met such a good boss. What else could it be but their bad luck?
"Oh, what nonsense are you talking about? The stone is there. It has not been there for a day or two. How can you say it is your fault!
Don't panic, let's go to the old village chief to ask for a solution. Maybe the old village chief is knowledgeable and knows what to do." Xu Laosan disagreed.
"Yes, let's ask my father first to see if there is any way." Li Wu quickly agreed.
After thinking about it, he said, "I'd better help my father over. It's better to go to the mountain together."
"I'll go with you to help the old village chief!" Fan Xiaoliu threw down the hoe, wiped his hands, and quickly followed.
The people who were working gathered around and asked about the situation.
Fan Jin glanced at the crowd, turned around, and walked towards home.
Shuiqing has a shopping mall where you can buy all kinds of food and daily necessities, as well as all kinds of books, feed livestock, grow medicinal herbs... maybe there are also records on how to deal with stones.
Fan Qian, who was at the back of the crowd, quickly lowered his mouth and took two steps back.
Great, so what if the old village chief is powerful in the village? After all, he is just a farmer. How can he know how to move a big stone?
Do the men in the village think that the old village chief can do everything?
He really overestimates his own abilities. Just wait for disappointment.
Shuiqing saw Fan Jin coming back at the right time, and asked with a worried look, "What happened?"
Fan Jin nodded softly, and explained the situation as clearly and concisely as possible: "The stone was lying horizontally, and weeds grew on it. When we were cutting the weeds, we found that the weeds were pulled out by the roots with a slight lift. No wonder there were no trees growing in that area.
We cleaned around the stone for a long time and found that the stone occupied a large area. We dug down along the edge and found that the thickness was also considerable. Now we can't move forward or backward, and we are stuck there by the stone."
After saying that, he blamed himself, "I am useless. I read the books of sages but I don't even know how to deal with a piece of stone."
Shuiqing wanted to say, how can you know? These are not taught in the Four Books and Five Classics.
This kind of handicraft production should be similar to "Heavenly Creations".
Fan Jin took the imperial examination route, and there was no book collection at home. He relied entirely on books from the academy. It is normal that he has not read them.
"I'll go with you. I have a way. Let's see if it works."
We've learned in history class that fire attacks can be used when digging ditches and reservoirs and encountering boulders or chiseling rock cliffs.
Fan Jin's dark eyes blinked and he stared at Shui Qing in a daze.
"Let's go."
"Oh, good, good."
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When the two came to the herbal medicine shop, the old village chief also came. The men who originally built the herbal medicine shop didn't want to continue building houses. They surrounded the old village chief and followed Xu Laosan, who led the way, and walked up the mountain in a mighty manner.
The mountain was not high or steep, and it would take an hour to run across the entire mountaintop. However, the old village chief was old after all, and he was out of breath after walking for a while.
Fortunately, there were many men following, and they were all strong. Someone immediately stepped out of line, squatted down, and carried the old village chief up.
When he was tired, he would be replaced by another one.
Walked all the way to the stone, put down the old village chief, and everyone squeezed to the front to circle around to see the situation on the scene.
Feng Da told the dilemma with worry.
The men were also worried after hearing it.
The stone was too big to dig or go around, what should we do?
"How about carrying water from the village to wash the herbs?" A man suggested.
Someone immediately retorted: "No, no, let's not talk about whether the well can supply water or not, just talk about the distance. It's so far and you have to climb a slope. It's okay to walk, but how tiring is it to carry a bucket?
Besides, it's not just a walk. So many herbs every day, how much water is needed! The herbal medicine shop is full of women, and several people have to come out to fetch water."
Twenty cents a day for one person, wasted on fetching water, not worth it.
"Then dig a well?"
"It's good, but I don't know if it can produce water?" After all, Fan Jin's land is high and the soil is hard. I don't know how deep to dig to get water, how much water can be produced, and whether it is enough for the herbal medicine shop.
......
Fan Qian was happy to hear the front say one veto.
It's good if it doesn't work, it's good for everyone to live a hard life together.
Anyway, as long as his family doesn't have to suffer, it's fine.
The old village chief looked around, thought for a long time and said, "Can we build a ditch on it with mud to divert water? Not from underground but from the stone?"
"That's good, I think it's feasible!"
"Anyway, as long as we can divert water, it doesn't matter whether it goes from underground or from the ground?"
"Yes, the mud barrier is higher, and the same goes for putting bamboo tubes inside!"
The faces of many men were happy, and they felt that the matter was not impossible to solve.
Fan Qian looked unbelieving. Is this solved?
I heard Li Wu say: "We have thought about this before. We are afraid that wild animals will hit us or the heavy rains in summer will destroy it and we have to rebuild it. If we dig trenches from the ground, we don't have to worry about these things."
"And the front is dug underground. If we don't dig when we get to the rocks, the terrain will be flat and the water flow will not be able to pass through."
The originally excited crowd fell silent.
Feng Dahong lowered his head even lower.
The old club couldn't solve it before. This matter is very difficult and basically impossible to solve. Otherwise, their hard work for more than a year would not have been in vain.
The owner has only been working hard for a few days, but it will affect the medicinal shop later. If it can be exchanged, they would rather work hard and dig the ditch.
It's a pity that I can't change it...
The corners of Fan Qian's mouth turned up again, revealing his big yellow teeth.
A clear voice came: "I think it can be burned with fire. Let's clean up the surrounding weeds and trees, put the weeds and dead wood on the stone and keep burning it until the stone is red. Then we can water it with cold spring water. The heat alternates and the stone explodes.
Repeated several times, this big stone can not only carve out a path, but also protect the bamboo tube without moving at all, making it the strongest. "