Chapter 548 Information
Seeing that his parents not only had no problem, but were very supportive, Zhang An felt numb.
"Dad, Mom, do you care how much I spent on buying a car? What if I spend all the money at home."
Who knows how much he spent in the afternoon The brain cells were thinking of ways to persuade the two of them, but they couldn't use them now.
“Why are we asking this? Can today’s car be a bargain? It must have cost a lot of money. Your dad and I have never been willing to spend a lot of money in our lives because it would make us feel bad, so we just don’t Ask, so as not to cause trouble for yourself. Anyway, the money at home will be used for you in the future. If it is used up, we will not care. You can find a way to live on your own."
Zhang Jianguo has not yet accepted the words. Fang glanced at Zhang An and said.
Her current mentality is very good. As long as she doesn't know, she will pretend that it doesn't happen, and she will naturally not cause trouble in her heart, so they will not take the initiative to make themselves uncomfortable.
And now the conditions at home are much better than before. Even if Zhang An spends a lot of money to buy a car, it doesn't matter.
We have gone through so many years of hard life, and no matter how bad things are now, we will never go back to the past.
"Your mother is right. Now you are in charge of this house. You can decide what to do. It's time for your mother and I to put down our courage and enjoy the happiness."
Compared with the days when they had to worry about how to live their family's life and calculate how to spend every penny to get the most bang for their buck, Zhang Jianguo and Wang Fang feel that now they only have to take care of their grandchildren all day long and don't need anything else. It is indeed more comfortable to live a life when you think about it.
Seeing that his parents really didn’t take this matter to heart, Zhang An discovered that his elders had really changed a lot.
But this is good. In the past, the two of them have paid so much for this family.
In the days to come, let yourself take on the responsibility of being the head of the family.
The next morning, when Zhang An got up, Zhang Jianguo was already filling the fish pond at home, and Wang Fang was also carrying water in a bucket to water the vegetables in the field.
“Dad, there is still so much water in our fish pond, we don’t need to put water in every day.”
Although the water level in the fish pond has dropped a little, it is not too serious. Within the acceptable range.
“It’s okay anyway. While there is still water in the river, let’s put more water in it. No one can tell when it will rain in this weather. What if there is no water in the river in the future? There is no need to release it.”
Zhang Jianguo attaches more importance to the fish pond at home than Zhang An, because he knows that most of the family’s financial resources really depend on this pond.
That’s why he gets up early every morning and fills the fish pond with water.
What I'm afraid of is that when the river stops flowing and the water can't be released, the fish pond at home can survive a little longer.
And the temperature of the water put in in the morning is not high, unlike the river water that has been exposed to the sun at noon. It can feel hot to the touch, and the fish put in the pond cannot tolerate it.
Seeing this, Zhang An didn't have any objections. It was a good thing that they could find something to do now to kill time.
After all, Zhang Jianguo and Wang Fang are not very old, so it will definitely not work if they are not allowed to do anything. They are not old ladies who are used to living in the city.
Then Zhang An returned to the house, and while his parents were not at home, he quickly filled the large water tank at home with space spring water.
Then he went to the pen and added some grass and water to the animals at home.
After seeing Zhang An, the animals at home ate very deliciously whether they were eating grass or drinking water.
It’s not because I haven’t seen Zhang An in a few days and I miss him so much. Now that I see him, eating and drinking becomes more delicious.
But because Zhang An is not at home these days, Zhang Jianguo and Wang Fang are feeding them.
So the grass they eat is ordinary grass and the water they drink is ordinary water.
How can it be like today when Zhang An came back and gave them all the green grass in space to eat and water from space springs to drink.
Including the big cat and the second cat in the leopard room, they were also fed two pieces of pork that Wang Fang had taken out of the freezer and thawed in the morning.
In the past few days when Zhang An was away from home, Zhang Jianguo was feeding the two leopards.
Although the two leopards were very obedient, Zhang Jianguo and Wang Fang were still quite scared.
So Zhang An opened a small opening in the window of the leopard room so that he could feed them from there.
After two days of feeding, Zhang Jianguo and Wang Fang found that the two leopards were indeed like two big cats, so they were no longer afraid of them.
"Zhang An, are you up? We are ready to leave."
At this time, Zhang Jianwen had already come to call him.
“Come on, come on, uncle, wait a moment, I’ll go tell my parents.”
Zhang An called Zhang Jianwen back in the yard, then ran to the back to follow Wang Fang told Zhang Jianguo that he would follow them into the mountains to find water today.
"Why don't I cook you a bowl of noodles later? How can you go into the mountain without eating anything when you get up?"
Wang Fang is not opposed to Zhang An going into the mountain with him, but because Zhang An still wakes up in the morning. She didn't eat breakfast because she was worried that Zhang An would be hungry later.
"It's okay, Mom. I won't be hungry when I go into the mountains. Besides, the mountains are full of corns. If you're hungry, just break some and burn them. Besides, I'm not the only one."
Zhang An didn't feel hungry now, so he didn't bother his old mother. He found a pickaxe at home and prepared to go out to join everyone.
But before leaving, Wang Fang still asked him to bring some dry food. This was one of the few rice cakes at home.
Xiaohu was lying at the door of the pen with his eyes closed and taking a nap. When he heard the script of Zhang An going out, he immediately got up and followed him out.
The other big dogs also wanted to follow, but Zhang An called them to go home and stay.
This is not hunting in the mountains. There is no need to bring so many dogs into the mountains. One tiger cub is enough.
This time we went into the mountains to look for new water sources. We didn’t just run around after entering the mountains.
But based on where we have seen water sources in the mountains before, we looked for them one by one.
Therefore, Zhang An did not make any suggestions, and for the time being, he will proceed according to everyone's planned plan.
It’s a pity that we went into the mountain to search for several hours. Although we found many springs and water sources, basically none of them were usable.
Because most of the water sources have dried up, even if there is still water flowing out in a few places, after digging it open, the water flowing out is not as big as a child's urine.
In several places, the water flowing out is indeed quite large, but unfortunately, it cannot be used as drinking water.
Because the water flowing out of these places looks clear and clean, but in fact there are too many things in the water.
There is no need to find any instrument to detect it, you can tell it with the naked eye.
Because where the water flows out, a layer of yellow has formed. Needless to say, this must be coal rust water. There are too many places like this in the mountains.
It wasn't until one or two o'clock in the afternoon that everyone found a shady place to rest and prepare to get something to fill their stomachs.
It didn’t take long for everyone to search and find a lot of branches.
A small fire was soon lit, and everyone took out the things they had brought to bake, most of which were leftover rice cakes from the New Year. Zhang Jianwen also brought a lot of steamed buns, because he has been going into the mountains these past few days, so he must prepare dry food.
Of course, everyone did not let go of the edible corn in the fields.
Although it is not from their own family, it is not a waste to eat a few of them. We can just go back to the village and talk about it.
This time, Zhang An did not let Xiaohu go hunting in the mountains, because the streams in the mountains had dried up, and even if he hunted something, he would not be able to dispose of it.
I can only bake rice cakes and corns with everyone honestly.
"Uncle, I think there may be water somewhere. How about we go try it?"
Zhang An said to Zhang Jianwen while gnawing on the hot roasted corn.
Now I have searched all over the nearby mountains, but no new water sources have been found.
If you still want to continue searching, you can only go deep into the mountain.
Even if it was found at that time, it was too far away from the village, and just burying the pipe would require a lot of financial resources and manpower.
So Zhang An decided that it was almost time to speak out.
"Oh? Where?"
Sure enough, when Zhang Jianwen heard this, he immediately asked seriously.
“There has been water leaking out of my old house since I was young, every year. I went to see it last night, and there was still water leaking out.”
< br> Originally, this water source did not need to be exposed so early. Even if no new water source could be found in the mountains, the water from the old well could be diverted for emergency use.
Although the location of the old well is relatively low, it leads to many places that are definitely not accessible.
But if you think about it more, you can always solve it.
But now Zhang An wants the village to open up that water source, so that once the old well is opened, it can be kept.
And regardless of whether it is mountain spring water or underground water, it will become a mineral resource in a few years, and then it cannot be mined casually.
Rather than leaving it to be sold to mineral water companies later, it is better for the village to mine it and use it.
"Where is your old house? I remember that there seems to be a very big rock there. Can there be water there?"
Zhang Jianwen squinted his eyes and thought about it for a long time before he remembered the topography of Zhang An's old house. Condition.
“Yes, in that corner, there is always water leaching out from under the stone, so there is water in the ditch in front of our house all year round.”
Because Zhang An’s family is old When the roof was being built, the vegetable patch behind the house was completely blocked.
So all this time, other people thought that the water in the ditch came from the mountain behind.
But only Zhang An knew that most of the water in the ditch leached out from under the stone.
“I think whether there is one or not, we should give it a try. If there is one, then we don’t have to keep looking for it. If there isn’t, we will just lose some time.”
“ Yes, that’s what you’re talking about. We’ll find out if there’s water or not. It only takes us a while, and it’s also a waste of time for us to run around in the mountains for a long time without finding it.”
Listen. After finishing Zhang An's words, Zhang Jianwen made a decision after only a brief consideration.
So everyone ate everything they had, put out the fire completely, covered it with a thick layer of mud, and then went down the mountain to the village.
"Village Chief, have you found water?"
As soon as we entered the village, some villagers asked, because it is not a secret that the village has been looking for water in the past two days.
At this moment, when they saw Zhang Jianwen and his party coming back so early, they thought they had found a new water source.
“Not yet. I traveled to many places today. The places where there was water before are now dry. However, we have made some new discoveries, so we came back to take a closer look.”
Zhang Jianwen Although he was talking to the people on the road, he didn't stop at all and kept running towards Zhang An's old house.
Sure enough, when we arrived at the door of Zhang An's old house, there was still water flowing in the small ditch, although it was not very big.
Zhang Jianwen immediately followed the ditch and looked up. After spending some time digging out the weeds in the ditch, he found that there was indeed no water flowing down the upper half of the ditch. Now the water in the ditch The water leaches from the huge rock behind Zhang An's old house.
After Zhang An opened the door, Zhang Jianwen took the lead and went straight to the vegetable garden at the back door of the old house. The target was obvious, which was the big rock against the mountain.
After everyone spent some time digging directly into the underground circle of the entire rock wall, there was indeed water emerging from the bottom along the rock, and it was much larger than before.
“There is water. There must be water here, but I don’t know how big it is.”
Seeing this, Zhang Jianwen said very excitedly.
Although the water emerging here is only about the size of a thumb, it is not very big.
But they have been searching in the mountains for so many days, but there is no place with such a large amount of water.
"Uncle, I think there must be a spring under here, but it's just restrained by the rock. How about we break open this place and have a look."
At this time, Zhang An suggested, In his impression, this place was a very large underground water spring. Only after the rock was cut open would the water inside flow out.
"Okay, I'll go home and get the chisel and chisel. I'll open this place out today and have a look, but you have to pay attention to the back door of your house in the future."
Zhang Jianwen at this time There is no doubt that he will not give up after finally finding a place with water, and he will try it no matter what.
It’s just that once this stone is cut open, gaps will be exposed in the vegetable field behind Zhang An’s old house and the back door of the house. In the future, the fence must be well protected and the door must be closed.
"This is not a big deal. Finding the water first is the most important thing."
Zhang An waved his hand and said nonchalantly.
Seeing that Zhang An had said this, Zhang Jianwen didn't show any pretense and went straight home to get tools for breaking rocks such as sledgehammers, chisels and chisels.
He was probably worried that he would not be able to break through the big rock, so he also brought two small sections of very powerful pipes.
Nowadays, these things are not strictly controlled. They are used everywhere to dig mountains and extract rocks. It is not surprising that Zhang Jianwen found this Zhang An.
People of Zhang Jianwen's generation are very skilled in how to break large rocks.
First mark the route, then use chisels and chisels to cut out small holes, and put all the dozen or so chisels in them.
Finally, use a sledgehammer to dig down all the chisels. No matter how big the stone is, it will crack along the row of chisels.
(End of this chapter)