At around three o'clock that afternoon, the village borrowed a water pump, and the village chief also took the initiative to ask the village electrician to pull a wire.

When Wang Ke heard this, he immediately took a new soldier and followed Section Chief Chang Gaofeng to the water pool. In order not to affect the measurement tomorrow morning, everyone discussed that the water in the pool must be drained overnight tonight.

As soon as he said it, Wang Ke immediately divided the class into three groups, each lasting two hours.

He was on the first shift. Wang Ke was at the water pump and asked the electrician to turn on a light and soon started pumping water.

At ten o'clock in the evening, when he came to take over again, one-third of the water in the pool had gone down.

At four o'clock in the middle of the night, when Wang Ke came to take over for the third time, four-fifths of the water in the pool was gone.

It was strange that there were no fish in the pool. When he went down to the pool, Wang Ke estimated that the depression in the pool was as deep as five meters. Wang Ke wanted to use a shovel to dig a deep pit on one side and move the water pump head.

In the pit, try to let the water flow into the pit.

It was a good idea, but there were rocks underneath and it was impossible to dig. I had to find a lower place with my hands and pick out the rocks underneath. The water pump finally stopped. There were all big rocks washed down by the flood underneath.

Stones of all sizes.

The one who watches pumping in the same class as Wang Ke is Sweet Potato Liang Xiaolong.

At this time, the water pump was turned off and he jumped down.

Wang Ke picked up the flashlight and looked down there habitually. He especially hoped to find a strange stone like last time. Wang Ke walked around, but unfortunately there was none.

"Squad leader, what are you looking for?"

"Nothing? See if there are any rocks with beautiful colors and strange shapes."

"Did you find it?"

"The stones here are all gray, white and yellow, not even a red or green one is seen."

"Squad leader, does the black one count? There is a black stone over there."

Wang Ke followed the direction of Digua Liang Xiaolong's finger and turned the flashlight over. Although there was an electric light, it was still not as bright as the flashlight. There was a piece of coal over there the size of a fist, which was somewhat reflective when illuminated by the light.

Wang Ke walked over and picked it up. It didn't have any characteristics. It just looked like it had just been fished out of the asphalt. It was quite bright.

"This is probably a piece of anthracite, which was also washed down by the water." He threw it casually, turned around and wanted to leave, but no! The anthracite was not that heavy. Wang Ke turned around and picked up the black "coal stone" again.

"I know, squad leader, this is probably when the asphalt road was paved, the bluestone rolled on the asphalt, you see it is shiny." Sweet Potato Liang Xiaolong said.

"Yeah." Wang Ke thought that it was indeed the case, and threw the black "coal stone" into the middle of the water again.

The two people climbed up. It was already dawn, and Song Ruimin and Gu Maolin from afar rushed over to take over.

"Hey, why isn't your water pump pumping?" Song Ruimin asked from far away.

"You don't need to take over anymore, the water has been pumped out." Sweet Potato Liang Xiaolong said, and he turned off the light.

"What should we do?"

"The three of you go back first, wash up and eat, and tell Section Chief Chang that you can start working in the morning. I'll be here watching the water pump."

"Squad leader, please go back, we are here." Gu Maolin spoke.

"Let's go, let's go. Especially you, Gu Maolin, I'm not worried about you being here alone."

As soon as the soldiers left, Wang Ke held his chin and sat down by the water pool. It shouldn't be called a water pool now, but a big puddle. He turned to look at the hillside in the distance opposite. Today Professor Wen and Ye Qianqian

They have to rush back to Jinmen University, and it seems that I have no way to see them off. The bearded company commander Tian has arranged for Tan Xiaoqing, the squad leader of the driver class, to see them off. This man became the squad leader this year, but he is already in his seventh year.

soldiers.

Staff Officer Hu from the headquarters has already returned. After a while, the company will finish its mission and return to the barracks. Because the annual field training is about to begin again. If it were not for flood fighting and disaster relief, the company would have already entered the western mountainous area.

However, the reconnaissance team has to start using their own feet to measure every inch of land in Ding County and complete the planning and mapping of the unprecedented 10,000 acres of fertile farmland and water networks and ditches.

Wang Ke was thinking wildly here. When he came to Nanshao Village, he hadn't been out yet. He didn't know how the gravel road back to the barracks was washed away. It would be nice if one day it was paved with asphalt.

Thinking of this, Wang Ke couldn't help but turn around and look at the black stone soaked in tar, lying in the water at the bottom of the pit.

If the road is paved, I will definitely place you at the intersection of the starting point of Nanshao Village...

Thinking of this, Wang Ke suddenly stood up as if he was electrocuted. He rushed down to the pool, stretched out his hand and fished out the black stone soaked in tar.

"Asphalt-soaked stones?" Isn't this nonsense? There are no asphalt roads in a radius of thirty or forty kilometers, so where can the asphalt come from?

Picking up the "tar-soaked black stone", which was heavy, Wang Ke rubbed it on himself, facing the rising sun, and looked at it carefully. One side of this black stone was not ordinary bright, like

It looks like it has just been cut open, but there is nothing special about the other side, it is completely black.

If it is coal, the brighter it is, the more clean coal it is, and it is very light. The stone will break as soon as it is hit. Wang Ke picked up a stone from the side and smashed it. The stone was broken, but the "black stone soaked in tar" continued

Not a single white mark.

It's definitely not coal!

If it is a "black stone soaked in tar", then once it is burned by fire and the tar melts, the stone will immediately reveal its original shape. Wang Ke still puts it in his trouser pocket and wants to burn it when he goes back.

If the surface is asphalt, it will definitely smoke and smell. If it is an ordinary stone, it will also burn and burst. If these two situations occur, then you are blind.

Otherwise it must be a treasure.

Wang Ke was at the water pool construction site in the west of the village, dreaming of this dark stone, and finally waited for someone. Who? Godfather Dong Pianfang.

"Boy, it's you." It turned out that the godfather got up in the morning and saw a People's Liberation Army soldier sitting by the waterhole in the west of the village from a distance. It couldn't be anyone else, maybe Wang Ke. He quickly asked his wife to bake two cakes.

Put some scrambled eggs on it and bring it over. "Here, my godmother baked it for you in the morning."

These days, Dong Pianfang's new home has been completed. Currently, the courtyard wall, doors and windows are being built, the floor is leveled, and the interior is painted. It will be completed in about two or three days. The new house is larger than the original one, and is all made of

Wang Ke's suggestion, although similar in style, lays a foundation more than two meters deep, lays a circle of cement foundation beams, and then builds red bricks to the top. It builds a partial two-story building, even if there is such a big building.

Floods, at least, can't wash them away.

This improved and enhanced version of the small two-story house immediately triggered the imitation of the whole village. The village chief's house, the women's director's house, and the league secretary's house were all the same. Except for the fact that there was no foundation and no cement ring beams underneath, everything else was exactly the same.

As long as Wang Ke is free at night, he will definitely bring a few soldiers over to help.

And what makes godfather Dong Pianfang feel the most regretful is that when Ye Pianqian came with the excavator this time, he sent another thousand yuan on behalf of the two of them that night. When asked about the money, Ye Pianqian smiled and did not answer.

It was sent by Wang Kerang.

So today Dong Pianfang wants to make an appointment with his two goddaughters and godson to come to his home this weekend to burn the pot base. What is "burning the pot base"? This is also a very common custom in rural areas. After moving to a new house,

You must respect the Stove Lord and invite a few relatives and friends to your home to have a meal together to celebrate the move.

So when breakfast was handed over here, godfather Dong Pianfang explained what he meant. Wang Ke was not polite, but when he heard that he wanted to treat him to a meal, he said: "Godfather, I'm afraid this won't work.

"

"Why?"

"I heard that she has returned to Jinmen again. She should leave this morning. I don't know if she can come back on the weekend. In addition, our Perak surveying and mapping team will have to leave on the weekend at the latest? I heard from Section Chief Chang that she will be transferred to

Go to the apple orchard ten kilometers away from Nanshao Village. Survey there from south to north."

I have to add here that in those days there were no weekends like now. There was only one day off per week, which was Sunday.

"Ah! Don't you fool me here. No matter how far you are, come back." Dong Pianfang became a little anxious when he heard this. The goddaughter and godson just left without a greeting. "There is one more thing.

, why did you ask your daughter to send you a thousand yuan a few nights ago?"

One thousand yuan? Wang Ke was stunned when he heard this, I haven't paid you back the donkey money yet? But then he thought, this must be Ye Xianzhan under the banner of the two of them, using the excuse of paying back the donkey money to support Uncle Dong Pianfang. This is called

Those who have money contribute money, and those who have no money contribute efforts. It doesn't matter, you can pay her back when you have money.

"Daddy, if she gives it to you, just accept it. But let me declare that it was a gift from her and it was her intention!"

"Boy, don't come here. I still don't know what you two are thinking. She said it was from you, and you said it was from her. Anyway, this matter is not over yet. If she can't come back this weekend, we will wait until next time.

It’s a weekend. Anyway, if you don’t come back, I won’t move.”

"Okay, godfather, it's a deal, I'll take leave this weekend and come back."

"That's it. You can eat it first. I still have to go to the fields. Your godmother is watching at home. I have to hoe the sweet potatoes and early corns today."

"Godfather, we are here today to measure this small reservoir and cannot help you. I will go over and clean it up in the evening." Dong Pianfang waved and left. Looking at his back, Wang Ke had one sentence that he never dared to ask.

He said this last time when he came to pay New Year greetings and when Ye Pianqian came this time, he asked again, since Uncle Dong Pianfang has a daughter-in-law Cuilan, why has he never seen his son? He was not here during the New Year. This time

The floods are not here either, nor are we rebuilding our homes now. Has his son gone out? For example, like himself, he is also a soldier?

But Wang Ke felt something was wrong. If he was working in other places or serving as a soldier, his godfather Dong Pianfang would not fail to tell him, and he had never mentioned him. Could it be that there was something unspeakable...

A new day has begun.

It was a very busy day, and the reservoir was finally decided. According to the plan of Section Chief Chang Gaofeng, the new reservoir was a trapezoidal structure standing against the mountain.

The bottom is 250 meters long, the top is 300 meters long, each side is 100 meters wide and narrow, and the average depth is three meters. In the middle, it is shaped like a funnel, 80 meters square, and up to eight meters deep. The entire bottom

It and the surrounding area are paved with bluestone. If built, together with the canals on the north and south sides, it can store more than 50,000 cubic meters of water.

This plan is of great benefit to the present day and will have long-term success, but it makes the old village chief extremely happy.

"Village chief, the 50,000 yuan given to you by the administrative office is estimated to be very short. Your village can start construction after the reconstruction of homes and production and self-rescue are completed. You still have to raise some money yourself, at least 100,000 yuan is needed."

The old village chief laughed and said, "No, we migrant workers don't have to pay for it ourselves. We can dig the rocks ourselves and blow them up for free. We can get them from Shasha Village without any money. We just need to buy some explosives and cement."

"Then since you can blow up rocks, you might as well clean up the river channel above and widen it a bit."
Chapter completed!