The next day, Mu Yi spent an early morning. Seeing that the weather was very good and there was no sign of rain, he hurried to the second group.

When he arrived at Buha's house, he saw that many people had gathered around Buha's yard. Mu Yi guessed that they were here to "watch the fun."

Sure enough, as soon as he walked in, everyone looked at him expectantly, and some even came over to shake his hand and pat him on the shoulder, which made Mu Yi feel embarrassed.

"They like you. When they heard that you were going to help everyone build the reservoir, everyone was very happy and looking forward to it," Buha explained.

"Where are the cement and bricks?" Muyi asked Buha.

"It's in the house." Buha said and led Mu Yi into the house.

It turned out that everyone carried the bricks to the center of Buha House and put them away. Ten bags of cement were carefully placed on the piles of stacked bricks. Several layers of oilcloth were covered on top of the cement, which was tightly shielded. Mu Yi was satisfied.

nodded.

"When are we going to fix it?"

"Let's start now. Come on, get some people. Let's go see how to repair it first."

Wu Lala and a group of people came to the dripping rock ridge in a mighty manner. At this moment, Mu Yi suddenly thought of a problem, which can also be said to be a difficult problem. That is, water has been flowing above. If the water is not diverted away, there will be no way below.

The construction was carried out normally. Even if the construction was carried out reluctantly, the quality could not be guaranteed. What to do? What to do? He was so anxious that he scratched his head and scratched his head.

"What's wrong?" Seeing him like this, Buha asked with concern.

"Water." Mu Yi pointed to the water that was constantly flowing down from the dripping rock.

Buha suddenly realized. "Oh. What should I do with this water?"

"Yes. If the water is not diverted away, the reservoir cannot be built normally."

It was probably Buha who told everyone about this situation, so the crowd suddenly exploded. Everyone was chattering and discussing. Everyone was thinking of ways and coming up with ideas.

After a while, Buha synthesized everyone's opinions and told Mu Yi to let him know his idea. There are probably two main ideas: one is to put an oilcloth on it to divert most of the water away, leaving a small part.

When the water reaches the bottom, use a hoe to dig out drainage ditches on both sides near the ravine and drain the water away. The second step is to dig down the ground and build a pool underneath.

Muyi listened to everyone's opinions and checked the terrain. He thought it could be summarized. So he asked Buha to tell everyone: dig the ground half a meter deep first, and dig out a 10 to 20 centimeter strip near the dripping rock wall.

Deep drainage ditches will lead the water to both sides, and then two large puddles will be dug to collect the water, and the excess water will be drained down the mountain. Then, we will find some wood such as strips, some nails, and pliers,

Use wire, rope, etc. to build a scaffolding, and then hang the oilcloth bolts on the scaffolding to block most of the water from the dripping rock wall. Dig the foundation and set up the scaffolding. Then put the cloth

The stones picked up before were staggered at the bottom to create a rough base, and then a layer of five centimeters thick cement mortar was poured. The mortar should be mixed with small stones no larger than three or four inches.

With people united, the mountains will move. Each family contributed their own things, and the materials were quickly collected. Then there are more people and more strength. The fellow villagers are really powerful, digging, carrying, and moving.

The code must be coded. Mu Yi didn't exert any effort yet, he was just there to direct. Before noon, everyone had completed the basic work. Even the bricks were carried and put away.

“Mu Yi, why don’t we wait until everyone goes back to eat something before repairing?”

At this time, Mu Yichu realized that he had been busy all morning and had not even taken a sip of water. He was indeed very hungry.

"Then let's go back and have dinner. After dinner, we don't need so many people. Just do whatever you have to do. I just need a few people to help me."

We had a simple lunch at Buha's house. Mu Yi asked Buha to find a carpenter's ink fountain, and tied a single nylon rope with a nail, and then tied a small stone to make a simple "line pendant". No

Use a hatchet instead of a brick knife.

Enthusiastic fellow villagers also came to help with the cement. Mu Yi took out his secret weapon "infusion tube", mixed water into it, and continued simple "leveling" of the bottom of the wool, and then used an ink fountain to pop out the bricks.

Line, then mix the mortar and lay the first brick.

When he laid the first brick, the fellow villagers applauded in unison. This made him a little embarrassed, but also made him a little happy. After he had pre-buried the conical wood in the corners of the pool on both sides.

He began to lay the second layer of bricks in an orderly manner. After laying the second layer of bricks, he installed the PPR pipe faucet in the center, then the third layer, the fourth layer...

By the time he buried the overflow pipe, laid the last ring of bricks, and completely built the shape of the pool, it was already several hours later. It was already dark. There was still the plastering and coating on the inner wall.

The dust has been plastered. Today, there is really no way to finish the work, and the quality cannot be guaranteed. So we call it a day and wait for the remaining work to be done tomorrow.

In order to ensure the quality of the project, Mu Yi did not go back to the township government and stayed at Buha's house. After dinner, the two of them turned on the flashlight and took the water ladle to pour some water on the built pool to "maintain" it.

In the middle of the night, after seeing that it wasn't raining, Mu Yi finally felt relieved. The two of them poured water to "maintain" it, and then went back to sleep.

Maybe he was too tired during the day? Muyi actually slept soundly and was not bitten by fleas without waking him up. When he woke up the next day, it was a cloudy and nice weather again.

Buha's family had prepared meals early. When Mu Yi was full, they cooked a large bowl of salt water tea for him like a magic trick. They put it in a ladle and brought it to the "construction site" to drink.

Buha and some enthusiastic fellow villagers helped to adjust the mortar to meet Mu Yi's requirements. Mu Yi jumped into the pool and squatted down. He wanted to apply mortar from the bottom of the pool to the surface. He just picked up the trowel and pried it up.

When the first mortar was put in, Mu Yi’s hand was sore!

"Does your arm hurt?" Buha asked with concern.

Mu nodded.

"Then, how about I do the trick? You can command me from the side."

"Forget it. You can do the hard work later. I'll do the technical work." Mu Yi smiled and gritted his teeth.

One lump, two lumps... one basin, two basins... one side, two sides...

With Mu Yi's persistence, he finally finished the plastering work. Finally, he plastered the bottom of the pool with a layer of a little more than one centimeter. He rested for a while and drank half a ladle of salt water tea.

Mu Yi found a hidden place for "convenience". He turned around and carried out the final "dusting".

"Dushing" is relatively easy and does not require so much effort. However, it is also a task that requires patience and skills. Mu Yi is like a makeup artist. All he can see is a hairy reservoir.

After his careful "painting", it gradually became radiant and smooth.

Finally, Muyi built a small step in the corner of the pool near the rock to facilitate access to the reservoir for cleaning later.

Seeing a reservoir being "born" under everyone's hands, everyone was very happy and excited.

"Muyi, give it a name!" Buha said, looking at Muyi.

"Choose a name?"

"Um."

"It's just a reservoir, so don't give it a name."

"Take one. Take one. Although this is just a reservoir, it means something different to us."

"Then let's take a 'Drip Spring'. Our water gathers from this dripping rock. How about calling it 'Drip Spring'?"

Everyone agreed. So Mu Yi picked up a small wooden stick and wrote the three words "Drip Water Spring" on the wall above the faucet. Then he dipped his finger in some water, smoothed out the words, and then

A thin layer of ash was applied.

Then Mu Yi simply cleared out a piece of cement floor under the faucet so that everyone could collect water here in the future. After that, everyone simply tidied up the site. Mu Yi and Buha went back to pour the cement cover. Wait for the cover to be put in place.

After pouring, there were still twelve bags of cement and more than a hundred bricks left.

"There is so much cement and bricks left, what should I do?" Buha looked at the remaining things and couldn't help but ask Mu Yi.

Mu Yi smiled. A good idea suddenly appeared in his mind. He did not answer Buha's question directly, but asked Buha.

"Buha, do you think the pork is better with the piles on it, or the one without the piles?"

Buha couldn't understand why Muyi suddenly asked this question. He instinctively answered: "Of course it's not as delicious as Maozhuangzhuan."

"That's right. Do you want to eat pork without piles from now on?"

"I think so. But I can't go to Zhongpu to buy meat every time."

"I have a way to ensure that you can eat pork without piles at any time in the future."

"What can we do?" Buha looked at Mu Yi excitedly and asked.

"In a moment, call a few more people to help me. Also, take your big iron pot to the reservoir. I want the biggest one."

"What are you carrying me for?"

"I won't tell you yet. You will know later."

Buha held the big iron pot in doubt and followed Mu Yi to the water tank. Mu Yi first plastered the outer wall of the water tank facing the faucet, covered it with thick ash, and smoothed it.

Then on the left, I gestured with a big iron pot, and started to build the shape of a "stove" with bricks. Then I made the "stove chamber" and filled the rest with sandstone and soil. After filling it in, use a slightly lower

Use the marked cement mortar to smear the area in contact with the large iron pot. Then instruct everyone to stagger the remaining stones to build a rectangular platform with a high front and a low back. The low back part just connects to the stove.

Then it was time to apply mortar, plaster, and polish. He also cleverly set up a "smoke outlet", which is equivalent to a "chimney." But Mu Yi did not stick the big iron pot to the stove.

A layer of plaster is sprinkled on the contact area of ​​the large iron pot. In this way, the large iron pot can be taken back when not in use to prevent it from being rusted by wind, rain, or pranksters smashing the iron pot. It can be used when needed.

When the time comes, take a big iron pot from the house and set it up for use.

After finishing all this, I actually got them a stove and cement chopping board for killing the New Year pig.

Buha shouted in surprise: "I understand. I understand. This is for killing pigs."

Mu Yi gave him a "thumbs up" sign.

Mu Yi asked everyone to drain the water in the two inspection pools and continue draining the drainage ditch elsewhere.

Everyone looked at Mu Yi in confusion. "What are you going to do?"

"The problem of human food has been solved. I will also consider feeding animals."

So I used the remaining cement and mortar to harden the two drainage pits and the drainage ditches on both sides.

"After two days when the cement has completely hardened, the excavated ground will be backfilled. The top of the drainage ditch will be filled with staggered stones. Drain the excess water into the drainage pit so that the animals can drink water here in the future.
Chapter completed!