Siheyuan: The opening earthquake of stealing and replacing pillars

Since the beginning of winter, the temperature has dropped sharply, reaching below zero in just one night.

People began to put on thick cotton clothes and waited for the snow, but no matter how long they waited, there was not even a drop of rain, let alone snow. This made everyone anxious, especially the farmers. The wheat grew very sparsely due to lack of water. If this continues, they will be in trouble next year.

This situation is clearly a drought. The higher authorities attach great importance to it and immediately organized personnel to provide support to the rural areas. Not only should enterprises contribute, but all schools, whether primary or secondary schools, and especially universities, should also actively respond and overcome the difficulties together.

Our country has been plagued by disasters. We were about to start reforms, but something like this suddenly happened. It was so heartbreaking. So the old man gave special instructions before leaving the country that agriculture is the foundation of the country, and we must spare no effort to do a good job in rescue work...

He Yuzhu also received the task. He brought a whole team to Xiaguan Village for support. This village was not unfamiliar to him, because the location of the courtyard belonged to this village in the northern suburbs. Xiaguan Village was a large village. As it was close to the urban area, the main labor force went to the city to seek other jobs, so that no one cultivated the land and a lot of it was abandoned.

Xiaguan Village currently has only a few hundred acres of arable land. Although it is close to the river, it is definitely not feasible to rely solely on the elderly, the weak and the disabled who are left behind. Just when the village chief was at a loss, He Yuzhu appeared in an emergency with a large group of people. He not only brought people, but also two submersible pumps, the high-horsepower ones. It was said that they were sponsored by the steel mill, but in fact he bought them from the mall.

The old village chief was a man in his sixties. Like most farmers, he had a simple face. He led He Yuzhu to the fields and finally stood on the bank of a tributary of the Ba River and said worriedly,

“This tributary is seasonal, and now it’s dry!”

He Yuzhu didn't expect things to be so serious. He originally thought that he could solve the problem by just bringing a submersible pump. But now it seems that he thought too simply.

The river has dried up, this is a natural disaster!

"Is there a well in the village?" He Yuzhu asked.

"Yes, there are, but they are all wells for drinking water. They are very shallow and cannot withstand smoking!" The old village chief squatted on the ground and smoked his pipe in embarrassment.

"Don't worry, we'll slowly figure it out!" He Yuzhu comforted him.

"What else can we do? In a few days, the well might run dry. Then we'll have no choice but to go out and beg for food!"

"Not really, not really!" He Yuzhu hurriedly said, "Does our village rely on farming for a living?"

He knew that the rural areas in the suburbs all had other industries to a greater or lesser extent. For example, South City and West City had many vegetable greenhouses and fish ponds with abundant water resources. East City was an industrial area that could provide jobs. He was the only one who was not very clear about North City.

"Alas, there used to be a wine shop in the village. In previous years when there were enough people, we would brew wine after harvesting the grain and then sell it to the winery. This way, it would be much cheaper than the public grain tax, and every family could get a few cents. But in recent years, there has been massive construction in the city, and young people are no longer willing to live on the land, so they all ran away to the city!" The old village chief showed a helpless expression on his face when he thought of this.

"That's it!"

He Yuzhu suddenly had an idea. If he converted the winery into a brewery, based on the recipes in the system, if it was developed well, it could at least be comparable to Erguotou, if not surpassing Moutai, hehe!

"Can you take me there?"

"Alas, it has been abandoned for two years. It's a pity to think about it!" The old village chief took He Yuzhu back to the village.

As soon as they entered the village, Xiang Bei and the other boys immediately surrounded them and asked, "How is it? Have you found a water source?"

He Yuzhu smiled bitterly and said, "The river is dry, I'm afraid we have to think of other ways!"

"Dry?" Li Qi was stunned. His home was in the south, where there was never a shortage of water. He couldn't imagine what it would be like if the river dried up.

"Oh my God, what should we do?" a group of female classmates exclaimed.

"Don't worry, I believe there will be a way!"

He Yuzhu looked at the villagers who had gathered together and could only comfort them. As for what solution to use, to be honest, he couldn't think of any good solution for the time being. Either dig a well or divert water from the main river. There was no other way.

But at this time, some villagers began to feel dissatisfied.

"He's still a college student. I don't think he's any different from us!"

"Don't say that. It's great that they can come to help. Besides, they don't know how to farm, so it's normal that they can't solve the problem!"

"That's right. Didn't you see they brought a submersible pump? That means they are sincere. But there's no water in our river!"

"If you want to blame someone, blame God. He is so blind!"

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The villagers kept talking to each other, making the group of college students feel embarrassed, but the reality was that although everyone came from the local area, not everyone knew how to farm. What's more, the situation in each place was different. Having rivers and wells was a matter of favorable conditions and location. Without these two things, even a god could not save the place!

Seeing this situation, He Yuzhu no longer had the heart to go to see any other winery. He decided to solve the problem at hand first.

"Uncle, I heard you say there is a Qing River to the north. Is it far?"

The old village chief was stunned and said, "You plan to draw water from Qinghe River? That's far away, two or three miles away!"

"Two or three miles, that is, more than 1,500 meters!" He Yuzhu thought for a moment and asked Dai Zhenyou, "How big is the submersible pump we brought?"

"Three kilowatts!" Dai Zhenyou blurted out.

"Is it so big?" He Yuzhu didn't care when he bought it because he didn't have any knowledge in this area.

"It's a Soviet product, so it's normal for it to be a little bigger!" Xiangbei joked.

“The key is whether the water can be delivered!”

"As long as there's a big enough generator, I think there shouldn't be any problem!"

"That's it~"

He Yuzhu had an idea in mind, and immediately arranged: "Old Dai, you and Xiangbei go to the river first to see the difference in water levels and calculate how far you can transport it!"

"Okay!" After saying that, the two turned around and ran.

"Li Qi, let's go back to the city to get the generator, and the rest of you stay here and wait!"

He Yuzhu and Li Qi were about to leave on the truck when the old village chief ran over and asked, "Captain He, do you want our help?"

"No need, uncle, tell everyone to prepare shovels so we can dig the trench when the time comes!"

"That's really troublesome for you!"

"You're going too far. We grew up eating food grown by everyone. Your difficulties are our difficulties, and it's our responsibility to contribute!"

He Yuzhu's words moved the old village chief so much that he quickly asked the villagers to prepare tea and steamed buns. Since people have come to help us, we can't let them go hungry.

The steel rolling mill is a large state-owned enterprise. It usually has more than a dozen emergency generators, and all of them are high-horsepower. When He Yuzhu told the situation to Director Hou, he immediately approved the note. It is said that people nowadays talk about the spirit of dedication. When one side is in trouble, all sides will support it. He Yuzhu not only represents the school, but also the factory. He must have an attitude, so Director Hou assigned another technician to He Yuzhu.

This was the first time that Li Qi witnessed He Yuzhu's influence. You know, the steel mill is a large enterprise in Kyoto, one of the best, and the factory director is at least a department-level cadre. He didn't expect that Boss He would be so close to him. This shocked Li Qi and made him worship him at the same time.

"Boss He is my role model!"

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When we returned to Xiaguan Village again, Xiang Bei and Dai Zhenyou had already returned. According to their calculations, the pressure of the existing submersible pumps was enough to deliver the river water. If they wanted to increase the pressure, they could connect two submersible pumps in series, so that the lift would be greater.

The next thing was easy. Several boys and a technician hurried to the Qing River and started working. Some modified the pumps, some laid pipes. An hour later, the generator started to supply power. With a "buzz" sound, the submersible pump began to work, and the pumped river water rushed south along the pipeline. Since the submersible pump had been modified, the water pressure only weakened until one thousand meters, but it did not affect the transportation.

This end of the pipe was lowered into the ditch in the field to expel the air from the explosion. Everyone held their breath, knowing that water was coming.

Sure enough, after a while, clear river water began to flow out slowly, the flow rate gradually increased, and finally gushed out, and everyone instantly became jubilant.

"Here comes the water, here comes the water!"

"Wow, Captain He is so awesome!"

"..."