They did as they were told. The machines and people of the county's well-drilling team drove into Green Pine Ridge. The small mountain village immediately became lively. People ran around to tell each other. Groups of people who could not suppress their excitement rushed to the well drilling site. It was as lively as the new year.
It was the beginning of autumn, and the weather had become significantly cooler. In order to speed up the progress of the well drilling and make it convenient for the workers to rest, Director Shang led a group of young people to set up more than ten tents on the open land near the well site according to Captain Hao's request. Some of them had a few wooden beds, some had chopping boards, and some had cooking stoves. Outside the tents, there were cooking stoves. It was very convenient for the workers to eat, sleep, and work.
The old pine tree that had been lonely and quiet for many years was boiling. The electric wire rack was connected, the mast was erected, and the drilling machine rumbled. Well-drilling workers wearing wicker hats and blue overalls ran around the construction site, shouting loudly to prevent the members from approaching the drilling machine. On the derricks and on the tents, there were slogans written on red paper: " Safety first, strict process "," Quality first, a hundred-year plan ", and so on. The old people, children, and members who had just finished work in the village came from all directions in batches. They surrounded the place not far from the derricks and stared at the workers 'operation carefully with rare eyes, asking questions and discussing. The sound of the machines drowned out everyone's voices. They could only see them pointing east and west. They surrounded the place for a long time and were reluctant to leave.
In an open canvas tent forty or fifty steps away from the derricks, Third Master Wang was wearing an apron and a white hat that he would only wear to attend important banquets. He sat in front of the table and cut the stir-fried meat carefully. Yesterday afternoon, Wen Xusheng specially rushed to Wang San Ye's house and smiled at Wang San Ye,""Third Uncle, put in some effort and let them have a taste of your old skills. Let the young men on the well team eat well and make peace. We must make sure our first well is well!”
On the other case, two middle-aged women were kneading dough and steaming buns. They were wearing snow-white aprons and round white hats, covering their long hair in the hats. They were busy, smiling and whispering, their faces dripping with sweat. The flames of the two cyclone stoves outside the tent were burning high. On one of the stoves, there were five or six cages hanging on the top of the pot, steaming buns. There was a large iron pot on the other stove. It was steaming hot and was cooking meat. At this moment, Shang Wenzhong, the head of the brigade, walked over. He shouted from afar,"Third Uncle, why are you cooking alone?”
"No, how can one person do it? I asked He Fu to go into the city. He'll be back in a while. We still have to catch up with lunch!”
"Tonight, it will be the head waiter of Hefu. There will be three meals at night as usual. When the time comes, you must eat on time. Don't dare to delay. Long-haired wife, you women can steam the buns during the day. You don't have to come at night.”
"Got it, big brother. Don't worry, I guarantee that I won't delay anything!”The dragon-haired wife, Han Qiaozhi, giggled.
Shang Wenzhong turned around and walked away. He came to the front of the derricks and saw the stream of muddy water flowing out from the bottom of the drilling machine. He followed Captain Hao's example and squatted down. He grabbed a handful of the yellow mud and rubbed it with his fingers to see if there was any sand. Captain Hao had already told everyone about this many times. He had a notebook to record these situations. Every few minutes, he had to touch the mud to see if there was any sand coming out. He also had to distinguish whether it was coarse sand, fine sand, or even stone foam. At the critical point, he had to record every meter of the drill bit. He said that this was the basis for the pipe when the deep well was dug in the future. No matter how strong the well water was, if he did not have a good grasp of the water layer, the water output would be seriously affected if the well pipe could not go down.
At the beginning of the drilling, due to the soft soil, the drilling speed was very fast. They drilled more than 40 meters in a day. However, on the second day, the progress suddenly slowed down. They encountered a sand layer and only drilled 15 meters in a day. Then, they entered the soil layer, which was slightly faster. However, when they drilled more than 80 meters and less than 90 meters, the drill pipe shook violently from left to right. Only the sound of cracking could be heard from the shaft. The technician in charge of drilling in front of the mast said,"Aiya, we did encounter pebbles. The exploration team is really accurate. It seems that this well has some success.”
After encountering the pebble layer, he could only drill five to six meters a day, and he even broke a drill bit. On the 8th day of drilling, when they reached more than 120 meters, the pebble layer was gone again. At this time, Captain Hao and Shang Wenzhong discussed it and thought that it was meaningless to continue drilling according to the geological exploration team's report. Finally, when they reached 130 meters, they stopped drilling.
Since the first day of drilling, Wen Xusheng had gone to the county and district to find the things needed for the well pipe. However, many materials were lacking. It took a lot of effort to buy the steel pipes, palm sheets, and bamboo. It did not delay the matter of going down to the well.
Captain Hao was very serious when he did things. In addition, this was the first deep well in Green Pine Ridge. Whether it was successful or not and the amount of water produced was directly related to the confidence of the members in drilling wells in the dry wall knot. It was also related to the reputation of his drilling team. If the first well was not well drilled, who would dare to drill the remaining wells? Therefore, before he tied the palm slices and lowered the well pipe, he called all the participants to the spot and emphasized the importance of each step. He carefully calculated and arranged the size of the well pipe to ensure that the part of the well pipe that could enter the water could reach the pebble layer with water. It was only after everyone had clarified their responsibilities that he gave the order to take care of them.
A total of 130 meters of the well pipe took a day and a night to finish. Then, they began to wash the well. They used the four-inch submerged pump brought by the drilling team. It was very powerful. As soon as the electric switch was closed, a turbid well water sprayed out from the water pipe in an instant, spraying out more than ten meters away. At this moment, someone said worriedly,"Aiya, how can we let people drink such mixed water?"”
Captain Hao smiled and didn't say anything. A young man in the well crew said," This is called washing the well. Once the well pipe is washed, the water will be clear. The new well must be washed well. The better it is washed, the more water will come out in the future!"”
The submerged pump that washed the well pumped non-stop for a day and a night. The water that was pumped out finally became clear, but the water output did not decrease. Captain Hao let out a long sigh and went into the tent to sleep.
At dawn, Shang Wenzhong came to the deep well. Seeing that the water pump was still pumping, his eyes immediately lit up. He walked to the water's edge, scooped up a handful of water with both hands, and looked at it carefully for a long time. He was so happy that he shouted a few words of "Luantan"(Pu opera). After shouting, he repeatedly shouted,"Good water, really good water. The heavens have opened their eyes!”However, it was not yet dawn. There were only a few workers on duty at the construction site. When they heard this, they laughed out loud. Shang Wenzhong washed his hands in the water, scooped up a handful of water, and put it into his mouth to drink a few mouthfuls. It was sweet and palatable, like drinking honey. He waved to the workers on duty, then turned around and hurried to find Wen Xusheng.
Just as he arrived at the entrance of the brigade headquarters, Shang Wenzhong saw Wen Xusheng walking towards him while smoking. They squatted down at the entrance of the brigade headquarters.
Wen Xusheng asked anxiously," Uncle, how's the construction site? Is the pump still pumping?" Is the water still muddy?"
Shang Wenzhong wanted to keep him in suspense and even make up a story to scare him, but he couldn't hold it in and didn't have the mood. He said anxiously," Aiya, it's much better than I originally expected. I went to see the Cui Village in the neighboring village when they were drilling a well. Their well was also drilled by the county drilling team, but when they were washing the well, they only pumped water for a night, and there was only half a tube of water left. Later on, it became smaller. It was not much stronger than cow urine. How could it be used to irrigate the land?”
Wen Xusheng was a little anxious when he heard this. He shook his head and said,"My good uncle, how can you be so calm today? How's our well?"
"I've been pumping for a day and a night, and the water output hasn't decreased. It's just that the water has become clear. I just drank two mouthfuls, and it's so sweet and beautiful!”
Wen Xusheng suddenly stood up and was about to leave, but Shang Wenzhong stopped him and said,""After we're done, you can go and take a good look. There are still some important things to do!”
"Yes, yes, I thought of something too. I was just about to discuss it with you! Tell me first, what are the matters?"
Shang Wenzhong opened his fingers and said," The drilling team may leave today. We have to reward them. Captain Hao's team is really good. They drilled the well and calculated carefully in every way. They saved us a lot of money. This is the first." Second, they had spent a lot of money on the well pipe, and Captain Hao had to bring the salary for drilling when he left. In this way, the brigade's many years of accumulation would be spent, right? I'm going to install electrical wires, buy a transformer, and buy a deep well pump. I think it'll cost tens of thousands. Where will the money come from? We have to think of a way immediately. Third, the well was dug, followed by the construction of the water tower and the laying of pipes to send the water to each household and to the feeding area of each team. Fourth, it's our main problem. We need to build canals, level the fields, and solve the problem of well water irrigation.”
When Shang Wenzhong finished speaking, Wen Xusheng immediately continued,"That's right, that's right. The problem of money is our main problem at the moment. I did a rough calculation last night. The areas that are short of money are mainly the money for installing the electric wires, installing the transformer, buying the deep well pump and cement, building the water tower and repairing the canal. I estimate that these will cost a total of 70,000 to 80,000 yuan, right? I went to the public credit union for a few days. When Director Lin heard about such a large number, he shook his head and said that it was impossible. "I think we should split up. The main team's sideline team will pay a portion, each team will share a portion, and finally, we'll ask Director Lin to lend us a portion. Uncle, let's go and take a look at the well first. Don't worry. We'll have a meeting tonight and let everyone come up with ideas.”She pulled Shang Wenzhong along and rushed to the drilling site.
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