NFBE Chapter 138 Laying the foundation for Cloud City
Chapter 138 Laying the foundation for Cloud City
The carriage soon arrived at the tentative area location.
The surrounding alleys were already filled with young men.
Everyone signed up voluntarily, and no one dared not to volunteer...
Xie Xiao planned to work on several wells at the same time and in shifts, so most people stayed.
Only a few that looked really useless were put back.
We have to dig a well. The fish we rescued with great difficulty have collapsed again. It’s not worth it.
In fact, it would be completely possible even if all five wells were dug by the people they brought with them.
But they cannot do this. It is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him how to fish. They must let the people of Yuncheng know that people must learn to save themselves!
Su Xin lifted the car curtain, and Li Jiaojiao came out with Ali in her arms.
A small long-haired black cloud was walking on the snow, with a pair of human-like black eyes rolling around. It quietly nestled in the woman's arms and looked at the people around it coldly. The people closest to it all lowered their heads...
Xie Xiao got off the horse beside the carriage. He glanced past the cat and took a look at the very fine bamboo root around the woman's waist...
I have never seen this before...
Lan Lan, Moye and others also came, blending in with the crowd around them, always paying attention to the movements around the carriage.
"Do we need to go up?" Xie Xiao pointed to the rooftop.
Li Jiaojiao shook her head and then nodded.
She originally planned to find a place to use her special powers to detect directly, but after looking at the densely packed crowds around her, she gave up. Standing high means seeing far, and the same is true if using wooden buildings.
Li Jiaojiao flew to a higher roof, activated her special powers and poured them under her feet, and began to detect suitable locations underground for digging wells.
In the past, before tap water became popular, there were actually many wells in rural areas, and almost every household had one.
The only difference between the well at that time and the dried-up well in Yuncheng was that the well in the previous life was deeper and would not dry up easily.
In the past, there were two methods of detecting the location for well digging. One was to use scientific instruments for detection, and the other was to look at Feng Shui and search for dragons and divide gold.
But no matter which method is used, it is not foolproof. There are times when the water volume is not ideal after digging a well.
Fortunately, the cost of trial and error in the previous life was low. If it doesn’t work, I can just change the place to drill, which only takes a day or two.
However, in ancient times, digging a well was a huge project. Not to mention whether it was possible to dig deep enough to get water, the time and danger of manual digging were not something people could easily bear.
This is also the reason why Xie Xiao and Lan Lan were shocked after seeing the drawings.
If the well is dug according to the drawing, first of all, people's safety will be greatly guaranteed. The well can be dug deep enough and the diggers will not have problems with well wall collapse or difficulty breathing at the bottom of the well.
If it could be paired with someone who is capable of finding water, it would be truly amazing.
As for the person who would look for groundwater, the two of them inexplicably believed Li Jiaojiao.
Xie Xiao couldn't help but think of Li Jiaojiao's treasure bottle that never ran out of water...
The weather was dry, the streets were not very wide, and there were many sweaty and smelly men standing on them...
The air is really bad. Yuncheng not only needs to dig wells, but also needs to plant more drought- and flood-resistant trees in the city.
Improve the living environment of the entire Yuncheng.
Li Jiaojiao stood on the highest wooden roof. She used her supernatural power to distinguish the dryness and wetness of the underground soil, and then found a place to fly down.
Xie Xiao, Lan Lan and others immediately followed behind, but they all stood not far away and did not go down to disturb the woman.
Li Jiaojiao held a piece of Polygonatum odoratum of excellent quality in her hand and stuck it into a place she found.
She inserted most of the Polygonatum odoratum straight into the soil, and the small section exposed above was shining brightly, as if the Polygonatum odoratum had come alive.
Xie Xiao narrowed his pupils slightly, moved his feet, and instantly came to Li Jiaojiao's side. His wide moon-shaped robe blocked the sight of others.
Crowd:…
But he was the imperial envoy for disaster relief and would be responsible for digging wells in the future, so there was nothing anyone could do to him.
Li Jiaojiao ignored the people around her and urged the Polygonatum in her hand to give it new life deep underground where no one could see.
The bamboo at the bottom of the soil grows roots, which grow longer and thicker, extending deep underground to places with abundant water.
When she used her supernatural powers to activate plants, she also took advantage of the plants' tendency to prefer water. In order to take root and survive, they would naturally look for water deep underground.
However, if it relies on the plants themselves, this process may take many, many years. Now she has just shortened the time.
After a while, Li Jiaojiao reached out and pulled out the Polygonatum, and marked an area not far away.
"Let's start the well here." She drew another big circle in the middle of the marked area.
You can find water by digging down here without having to dig very deep.
By then, she will take the time to help clear the blockage down there, and getting water will no longer be a problem for the people of Yuncheng.
Xie Xiao raised his hand, and someone immediately came forward to locate the position of the circle.
……
Starting from the southwest of the city, everyone customized the locations of five spiral wells in the southeast, center, northwest and northeast regions.
It was these five wells that laid the foundation for Yuncheng's future prosperity.
Even the bamboo forests beside each well are protected spontaneously by the masses, and receive incense and offerings during festivals.
……
The remaining work was Xie Xiao's. When Li Jiaojiao left, she gave him some information that she had taken the time to look up.
It is about how to transport soil and water from the bottom of the well to the shore, how to inlay the stone walls so that they will not collapse easily, etc.
The five wells outside and the well in the backyard of Wangque Tower were drilled at the same time.
The difference is that those who dig wells outside are ordinary people, but those who dig wells in Wangque Tower are all good at martial arts, and they are experts in various fields.
Just before the construction started, five horse-drawn carriages set out from Wangque Tower and rushed to the work site of each well.
On the carriage were the tools that Li Jiaojiao took out from the space, including shovels, spades, hammers, chisels, and so many of them that filled the entire carriage, making it easier for everyone to work smoothly.
As for where it came from.
that's not important……
"Girl, this shovel is so easy to use. There's a place next to it for your feet to exert force. It's really convenient." Su Xin was having a lot of fun playing in the backyard of Wangque Tower.
"Yes, it's still sharp. Why do I feel like there's a sharp blade?"
"Yeah, that saves a lot of effort."
Everyone was talking at the same time, and the work of digging the well was in full swing.
……
Directly towards evening.
The well in the backyard of Wangque Tower is particularly impressive.
Everyone started digging deep early in the morning, and as the martial artists took turns digging without stopping, water had already seeped out.
At this time, Xie Xiao, as the lord of the city, naturally announced the good news to the whole city.
The sound of the big drum in front of the county governor's mansion resounded throughout the entire Yuncheng.
It drove away the gloom that had been lingering in everyone's hearts for days.
Yuncheng has suffered from extremely severe drought and plague, and has had water problems for many years.
So, this method, which ordinary people could think of but no one had thought about or implemented, was used to achieve initial results in just a few days.
Kill the bandits with iron-blooded means, empty the enemy's granary to provide relief to the people in the city.
Countless antidote pills were distributed to everyone, and no one in Yuncheng died since the arrival of the imperial envoy and the miracle doctor.
He used his extraordinary abilities to survey the location of underground water sources and led the people to build spiral wells to solve Yuncheng's water supply problem.
Xie Xiao ordered his men to report the current situation of Yuncheng and the matter of the spiral well to the court as soon as possible. He also listed all the contributions of County Lady Fuyao and mentioned at the end that the relief food had not arrived yet.
I am afraid that the next step will be difficult to sustain.