Chapter 140 Drilling a Well
When Guan Ruijie saw Guan Lei, he acted as if he hadn’t seen her, and without saying hello, he said to Zhang Caihe: “Mom, give me one yuan, I want to buy something.”
Zhang Caihe frowned and said, "Didn't I just give you one yuan yesterday? Why do I need it again? What on earth do you want to buy?"
Guan Ruijie rolled his eyes and said, "I bought a book with yesterday's money. I have an eraser, I want to buy a pen today.”
Guan Lei knows very well whether Xiaojie loves to study or not.
Why buy notebooks and pens? Most of them are snacks.
She couldn't help but said: "Didn't you just buy a pen at the beginning of school? It's only been a few months and it's broken?"
"That pen doesn't work well and the tip of your nose is split. "Every time I write, I have to scratch the notebook."
Zhang Caihe said happily: "It means that my Xiaojie likes to study. Wait a minute. Mom will get you money."
Guan Lei pulled Zhang Caihe's sleeve and said, "Mom, wait a minute."
Then she said to Guan Ruijie: "Xiaojie, I remember my eldest sister told you before that you should discuss with your mother in advance any reward you want. For example, if you get 90 points in the exam, you will be rewarded with something. Have you discussed it? ?”
Zhang Caihe was unhappy.
"Oh Leilei, this is something for learning, not a toy. There is no need to be so strict. Besides, what Guan Youshuang said must be right?"
Guan Ruijie also stared provocatively. He glanced at Guan Lei and said, "That's right, our teacher didn't say that, so what she said must be right? Besides, mom agreed to give the money, what are you stopping me from?"
"I'm your sister. , Why can't I stop it?"
"My married daughter is throwing water, and you don't want to give me money, so you should take care of yourself."
Guan Lei is angry. .
Zhang Caihe pulled Guan Ruijie and scolded: "Why are you talking to your second sister?"
"I didn't say anything wrong. Both my eldest sister and my eldest brother-in-law bought it for me. "Water guns and snacks, what did she buy for me?"
Comparing them with those two people!
Guan Lei was furious.
"You heartless person, what are you talking about? Didn't Zhao Yang give you a big red envelope on the wedding day?"
"My mother cheated me out of the big red envelope. What does it have to do with me? ?”
“You two, stop arguing, isn’t it just one dollar?”
Guan Lei said angrily: “It’s not about money, I’m afraid you’ll spoil him. It’s broken.”
“No, Xiaojie is still young, it will be fine when he grows up.”
As he said that, Zhang Caihe went back to the house to get a dollar, handed it to Guan Ruijie, and said. : "Take it, you have to study hard after buying a new pen."
Guan Ruijie took the money and ran away.
Guan Lei said no more.
She knew that nothing she said would be of any use.
Although her mother was partial to her, she was even more partial to her younger brother.
This is determined by her deep-rooted thought of favoring boys over girls.
When the couple walked out and passed by the door of Liu Qinqin's house, they happened to see Wang Xiang holding her balls and crying. Liu Qinqin pointed at Wang Xiang and cursed domineeringly.
Guan Lei felt her scalp numb and couldn't help but speed up her pace.
Zhang Caihe sighed and said, "Wang Xiang has really been unlucky for eight lifetimes before marrying into the Liu family. Even if his parents-in-law scold him, his sister-in-law will scold her all the time."
Guan Lei didn't. When talking about the burnt balls, she just nodded and said, "I also think Qinqin went too far."
"You are lucky enough not to have met such a sister-in-law."
< br>Guan Lei's heart skipped a beat, wasn't that crazy Zhao Lan similar?
If I hadn’t been so powerful, she would have ridden her! Zhang Caihe took Guan Lei to the market. It was almost noon. Guan Lei happened to catch Zhao Gou's ride, so Guan Lei sat back.
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Gu family.
Early in the morning, the well-drilling masters from Henan came.
At this time, some villagers gathered outside the gate, and they discussed the master's skills.
Some curious children screamed and poked their heads.
The old people were sitting in the shade of the trees, smoking dry smoke.
The master who is drilling the well is wearing a white undershirt that has turned yellow, and the cuffs of the vest are somewhat frayed due to long-term friction.
His face was tanned by the sun, and his hands were rough and strong.
His tool box is placed aside, which contains hammers, chisels, wire ropes, bearings and other professional tools.
The master is very skilled and the wellbore looks very deep.
Another young master used a shovel to dig out the soil one by one, and then used a slender bamboo basket to pull the soil out of the well.
A bearded old man put out his cigarette butt, walked up and said, "Master, your skills are really good. How deep can this well be dug?"
The master stopped what he was doing, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and replied with a smile: "It depends on our water veins. But don't worry, after decades of experience, I feel that the water veins here are quite good." Not bad."
A five- or six-year-old child came over curiously, his eyes widened, and asked: "Grandpa, how did you know there is water here?"
The master squatted down and said pleasantly: "Little guy, this is experience and intuition. The color of the soil, the smell of the soil, plus the feeling of digging wells for many years, you can all know whether there is water below."
"Master, how much does it cost to drill a well? Why don't you go to our place later and have a look." A woman said.
“30 yuan.”
“It’s so expensive, let’s forget it.”
The man with the beard said: “This master’s price is considered cheap. I heard that there are well-drilling masters in Wangping Village, and the price is 45, which is a lot.”
The process of digging a well is very difficult.
It was still windy in the morning, but towards noon the sun came out.
The fiery red sun was scorching the earth, and sweat was dripping from the master's forehead and back, but his movements were still steady and powerful, and every blow of the hammer was accurate.
The wellbore is getting deeper and deeper. The master is operating accurately below, while the two young masters above are moving soil and handing over tools.
After several hours, the master finally led the cool spring water out of the ground, and everyone cheered.
The master wiped his sweat, sat on a wooden stick nearby, took out his dry tobacco bag, and prepared to roll a dry tobacco.
Wang Huiying promptly handed over the water cup, thermos bucket and tea box.
Several villagers came over and started to chat with the master.
At this moment, Guan Youshuang and Gu Errong came back.
In addition to several straw hats, they carried a lot of things in large and small bags.
Wang Huiying waved her hands and said excitedly: "Erong, Youshuang, look, the water is already out."
"So fast." Gu Errong walked over, took out a box of Hongtashan cigarettes from the bag, and said, "Master, thank you for your hard work, come and smoke this."
The old master waved his hand and said: " I still think our old dry smoke is very good.”
Guan Youshuang felt it was so novel, she walked over and looked at the well again and again.
The master smiled and said: "I will make a windlass after I finish smoking this cigarette. After it is done, I can fetch water."
Make a windlass on the spot?
(End of this chapter)