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Chapter 341 Perpetual Motion Machine? ?

Qian Tiezhu looked at Tong Luoyang's backpack with an almost crazy excitement in his eyes: "Can the things in here really pump water without oil or electricity???"

Although their village is located in the middle of Yanshan Mountain, there is a small river at the entrance of the village, so they have always had the habit of planting a crop of rice every year.

"But it hasn't rained since last year. The creek had a little water at first, but two months ago, it was completely dry..."

"Rice seedlings have just been transplanted, and they need water right now... Because of this, my father couldn't sleep all night. He had big blisters at the corners of his mouth, and my mother gave him Isatis root in water to drink every day, but it didn't work..."

Qian Tiezhu sighed again as he spoke.

His father used to be the village chief of Qianjiazhuang. After collectivization, Qianjiazhuang and other villages in Yanshan were merged into a commune, and his father became a commune cadre.

But no matter what, Qianjiazhuang is still under the responsibility of his father.

Now that the rice crop is about to fail, the villagers’ lives will be even worse. How can his father not be anxious and angry? ? ? ?

Zhang Shenfei also frowned when he heard this, and couldn't help asking, "What should we do with the rice now that there is no river water?"
"About seven or eight miles down the mountain from our village, there is a stream that has not dried up. According to the old people in the village, there is a spring upstream of the stream, and it will never dry up even in the driest days.

Now we are carrying water from there to save the crops.”

Although seven or eight miles may not seem like a long distance, it is actually a winding mountain road.

In addition, he could only carry two buckets of water at a time, which would make him tired with backaches at the end of the day. Lying on the kang, he could hardly do anything with his wife, let alone give her a kiss.

At this point, Qian Tiezhu looked at Tong Luoyang again: "Brother, can you open your backpack and let me see what your water...water pump looks like???"

When he saw the iron lump in the backpack, a hint of doubt flashed across his eyes.

This thing doesn't look much different from the water pump he had seen in the commune before... When he first heard Zhang Shenfei talk about it, he thought that if this thing was so awesome, it must look awesome too.

Result, that's it? ? ? ?

"My father had borrowed a diesel water pump from the commune before, and even built a waterway and a pool from the creek...

Bringing water up the mountain in this way can indeed save some effort, but the water pump consumes too much oil and is simply a gas guzzler.

After a while, no one could stand it anymore, so we all discussed and decided to return the water pump to the commune, and we would carry water manually. It was tiring, but it saved a lot of money on gas.”

As for high-pressure water pumps that require electricity and electrical wires, their village does not meet the requirements at all, and they have never even seen one.

at this time,

Looking at this ordinary lump of iron, he doubted whether this thing could really carry water to a higher place without electricity or oil as Zhang Shenfei said?

Dafei loved to brag when he was a child. Thinking back to the Cobra back then, Qian Tiezhu wondered if Zhang Shenfei's old habit had come back...

Qian Tiezhu was very suspicious of Zhang Shenfei, but after all, the people he brought were all students of Yenching University.

What are the college students of this era? They are the chosen ones of heaven! ! ! ! Especially in the hearts of ordinary people, they are simply omnipotent and omnipresent! ! !
Plus, these guys all look honest (except for my cousin).
So Qian Tiezhu thought about it again and again, and decided to trust Zhang Shenfei once and keep all his doubts in his heart.

Zhang Shenfei was very happy when he heard that the village had already built canals and laid pipes in advance.

The water pump designed by Tong Luoyang has a lift of fifteen meters and certainly cannot be used to directly irrigate farmland.

Instead, the water needs to be pumped to a height of about fifteen meters through pipes, and then connected to the canal to transport the water to the farmland.

Considering that building pipelines and canals would take time and effort, Zhang Shenfei felt that it would be unrealistic to hastily find a commune to experiment.

He then suggested that everyone go to Tangshan to find his uncle and persuade his uncle to lead the villagers to build canals and pipes.

But unexpectedly, these things are already available in Qianjiazhuang.

Isn't this just because I'm sleepy? Did someone pass me a pillow? Zhang Shenfei was immediately convinced of the correctness of his decision this time.

On second thought, the drought has lasted for more than a year, and the rural areas must have come up with many ways to irrigate the land. Not only Qianjiazhuang, but other communes may also have such facilities.

Thinking in this way, it would be easier to promote water turbine pumps.

Tong Luoyang was very happy when he heard Qian Tiezhu's words.

When conducting experiments at the Yenching University Farm, because the site was flat, the experimental results were closer to the idealized vacuum environment.

This time, Yanshan Villa is located in a mountainous area, and the experimental environment is rugged and more difficult, but the experimental results will also be more valuable for reference.

So after Zhang Shenfei suggested conducting the experiment in Qianjiazhuang, on the one hand, he was eager to try it, but on the other hand, he was afraid that the village would pay a huge price to find pipes and lay canals, but in the end the experiment would fail, wasting everyone's efforts.

He was afraid, afraid to face the disappointed looks in the eyes of the crowd...

But now, these things are available.

Not only can it save time, but even if the experiment fails, it does not waste too much manpower.

With this calculation, even if he fails, the guilt in his heart will be reduced.

"You guy..." After hearing Tong Luoyang's muttering, Zhang Shenfei glared at him helplessly, "The battle hasn't even started yet, and you've predicted failure. What can I say about you???"

"I'm not scared..." Tong Luoyang defended in a low voice.

"What is there to be afraid of??? Death is the end of the world!!! If you fail, just try again. Failure is the mother of success!! Without failure, how can there be success???" Zhang Shenfei interrupted him.

Ah, this... seems to make sense.

But??? Tong Luoyang scratched his hair, somewhat doubtful.

Zhang Shenfei waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about these details!!! Anyway, let's hurry up the mountain now. I will talk to my uncle about the rest."

The carriage went up along the winding mountain road and passed by a small woods. Zhang Shenfei couldn't help but feel deeply moved when he thought of the first time he and Elena met here, from their meeting to their entanglement.

After a night of intense fighting,
That foreign girl had already boarded the train to the bear country, and it seems that she has probably returned to her motherland by now.

I just don't know when the two will meet again after this separation, and whether they will have another chance to learn from each other? ? ? ?

Before Zhang Shenfei could finish his sorrow, the carriage had already passed the path full of memories and reached the small bridge.

As Qian Tiezhu said,
The winding and clear river had indeed dried up, and the riverbed was cracked with dry wrinkles, like the weathered face of the land.

Fine sand and soil interweave into an endless expanse of yellow-brown color. There are no more waves of water, only the footprints of the wind gently passing over it, stirring up gusts of dust.

On both sides of the river, the withered willow trees drooped their branches weakly, and the several old ladies who used to chat here were nowhere to be seen.

Zhang Shenfei still remembers an old lady saying that he was the only handsome young man she had ever seen in her seventy-plus years of life...

Hearing Zhang Shenfei's question, Qian Tiezhu waved his whip and said, "Six of the eight old ladies died, and the remaining two are lying at home..."

Ah, this...

Everyone else in the carriage was silent. There was no way to respond to this!!!

The few of them entered the village. It was a mild day, but there were few people in the village, and no children were running and playing in the streets. This made the small village in the mountains feel even more lonely.

The carriage stopped at the door of Qian's house. Qian Tiezhu pulled the reins to stop the big blue horse and shouted towards the yard: "Mom, look who I brought back!!!"

"Zhuzi is back. Who did he bring with him?" Zhao Guihua's voice was heard from the room, followed by the sound of footsteps.

The door was opened, and when Zhao Guihua saw Zhang Shenfei and his group in the car, a look of surprise suddenly flashed on her face, who had obviously become much thinner.

"Da Fei is here? Are these your friends? Come on, everyone, get out of the car and sit in the house."

Everyone got out of the car and went into the house. Zhao Guihua rummaged in the inner room for a while and then brought out a small plate of pumpkin seeds.

"Now we all eat in the commune, and there is no food or food at home...

I got these pumpkin seeds when I saw the commune cooking... Let's eat some together."

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Zhao Guihua's face.

My nephew brought his friends home, but I couldn't even offer them any delicious food. I could only serve them some pumpkin seeds. This is not the way to entertain guests.

But nowadays, I can’t care so much…

Fortunately, the people brought by my nephew were very easy-going. They did not dislike the pumpkin seeds. They ate them with relish and praised the pumpkin seeds for being plump.

After eating a few pumpkin seeds, Zhang Shenfei asked where his uncle had gone and why he was not at home.

"Your uncle has gone to the commune to attend a meeting to study rice issues. He will not be back until after dinner..." Zhao Guihua considered for a long time, and asked carefully, "Da Fei, are you here to have fun or do you have business to attend to?"

If it is a formal one, you will naturally have a letter of introduction. When it is time for dinner, you can just take the letter of introduction to the commune canteen and eat directly.

If it was a private matter, she would have to find a way to take care of these people's food and drink.

If it was just my nephew, it would be easy to deal with. If everyone in the family saved a bite, it would be enough for him to eat.

But so many people...

"We came here to test the turbine pump modified by my classmate. We have a letter of introduction from our school..."

Zhang Shenfei's reply made Zhao Guihua feel relieved.

It's not that she's stingy and doesn't want to take care of Zhang Shenfei and his group's food and drink, it's just that the family doesn't even have a pot, let alone food...

As the saying goes, a good cook cannot cook without rice...their whole family is still starving!!

After solving the problem of eating, Zhao Guihua became interested in the water turbine pump and asked questions about it.

Zhang Shenfei had to explain it to her again, and Zhao Guihua slapped her thigh while listening.

"If you can really solve the irrigation problem, Dafei, you will be the great benefactor of our Qianjiazhuang, no, you will be the great benefactor of our entire commune!!!"

"It's not me. This thing was modified by my classmate. I just brought him here to do an experiment." Zhang Shenfei did not try to take credit for it and pushed Tong Luoyang's shoulder.

"No, we have to tell your uncle this good news as soon as possible. Let's go to the commune now." Zhao Guihua said as she pulled Zhang Shenfei and was about to leave.

They saw that it was almost time for dinner, so they followed Zhao Guihua out of the house.

Several people took a horse-drawn carriage to the commune, and Qian Tiezhu went to return the carriage.

Zhao Guihua took Zhang Shenfei and his group, who were holding bowls, and headed towards the commune canteen.

It's already lunchtime and quite a few people have gathered in the cafeteria, queuing up for food. Chefs in white uniforms are busy at the window.

Although rural collectivization has been in place for some time, this is the first time Zhang Shenfei has seen it.

The cafeteria is large enough to accommodate hundreds of people eating at the same time.

The large white walls painted with cement looked relatively clean. There were no tables, chairs or benches inside. Some villagers who had already gotten their meals were squatting on the ground in groups of three or five, holding their bowls. They did not chat but just wolfed down their food very quickly.

When they saw Zhang Shenfei and his group of strangers, they stopped eating and started whispering to each other, following them with their eyes.

Tong Luoyang and his group are all students. They rarely encounter such occasions and suddenly feel a little uncomfortable.

Zhang Shenfei was thick-skinned and seemed to be unaware of everyone's gazes. He first found the person in charge of the canteen and gave him the letter of introduction and food coupons. Then, under the guidance of the person, he led everyone to start getting food.

Each person had a cornmeal steamed bun and a bowl of wild vegetable soup, which was today's dinner.

"Everyone can get an extra steamed bun at noon, and you don't have to go to the fields after dinner, so eat less to avoid indigestion." The person in charge seemed to be afraid that these guests from the old city would find the food too shabby, so he made up for it.

"That's good." Zhang Shenfei said halfheartedly.

Damn indigestion...

After having breakfast, they started to drive the bus. At noon, each of them had two dry steamed buns to make do with, and by this time they were already starving.

At this time, holding the hot wild vegetable soup, even if there is not a drop of oil in it, you can still eat it in big mouthfuls, enjoying its sweetness.

Lou Xiao'e had a thin throat and could not eat the steamed bread made entirely of corn flour, so Zhang Shenfei taught her to break the steamed bread into pieces and soak it in wild vegetable soup before eating it after it was softened.

After eating,
Qian Tiezhu led Zhang Shenfei to the commune office.

When the cadres in the commune office heard that they were going to conduct experiments here, they were all stunned.

Although water turbine pumps have existed in the south for a long time, due to the lack of information and lag in that era, the people in the northern mountain villages had never heard of these things.
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Whose water pump doesn't use electricity or oil? ? ? ——
There is no such thing as a good thing.
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Unreliable, unreliable...
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Isn't this another WX attack? ? Using us as a target? ? ?

Several people looked at each other and exchanged their thoughts, but because Qian Laosen was present, they were embarrassed to say anything.

After listening to his nephew's words, Mr. Qian felt as if he was listening to a foreign language: "A water turbine pump that doesn't require oil or electricity??? Isn't this a perpetual motion machine? Are you sure it's feasible???"

Zhang Shenfei immediately smiled: "Great, uncle, I didn't expect you even know about perpetual motion machines."

"Don't interrupt me, kid. Just tell me whether the water turbine pump you mentioned is real or not?" Qian Laosen looked around at the cadres around him and then looked at his nephew.

"How fresh! If it's not real, why am I standing here?" Zhang Shenfei was still talking nonsense. "If you don't believe me, try installing it tomorrow. If it doesn't work, I'll treat you to roast duck from Bianyifang next time you come to the city."

Roast duck??? A lot of saliva gushed out of Qian Laosen’s mouth.

He was silent for a few seconds, then looked at the other cadres and said, "I'm not after my nephew's roast duck! I really want to see what this water turbine pump is.

Anyway, our village has existing pipelines and canals, so how about we, the cadres, vote???
If there are many votes, I will take them to our village early tomorrow morning to test it out and see if this water turbine pump that does not require oil or electricity is really that powerful!!!"

If it succeeds, it will be a great thing!!! In the future, the irrigation problems of their commune, no, maybe many places in the country will be solved!!!

"Let's start voting now. Please raise your hands if you agree to allow Yenching University's water turbine pump to be tested in our commune," said Qian Laosen.

(End of this chapter)