Abandoned the Immortal Cultivator, returned to his hometown to farm and sing

Chapter 1040 1032. Lack of Water
The little white deer is a sambar deer.

As the name suggests, water deer love to run into water.

It has grown a lot after being in our home for more than half a year. Plus, the weather is too hot, so its nature has probably been awakened, and it ran to the river to escape the heat.

But you can just soak in the water, why go and cause trouble for the birds? Xiaoshuai and Xiaomei's family have been guarding their own little piece of land, they are very honest.

Yuchi Yaojin is still a single dog, so pitiful.

Alas, I have to take care of the baby I brought home myself.

Luo Yihang rubbed his nose, hiding his embarrassment, and replied: "I will teach it a lesson tomorrow. The river is so long, let it find another place to soak in the water."

After hearing what Luo Yihang said, Qian Yong excused the little white deer again and waved his hands repeatedly, "It's not Xiwa's fault. The river on our platform is shallow now, and only the white bird can flutter away."

As soon as these words came out, Luo Yihang frowned and said in a deep voice: "What's going on? The water volume of the small river on the platform has decreased? Is the water supply affected?"

Luo Yihang has been very busy recently and hasn't been on stage for a long time.

The small river on the platform has never been dry and there is always water over the years.

Since Luo Yihang’s grandfather’s generation, people have used its water to irrigate the fields, and it is now the main source of water.

There must be no problems.

Qian Yong nodded, then shook his head, organized his words, and finally explained: "Since the beginning of summer, the amount of water from upstream has decreased a bit. But it is still enough. It's just that when the weather gets hot, the evaporation in the greenhouse is too fast, so the frequency of watering needs to be increased."

"The reservoir will soon be used up, and then water will be drawn from the river."

"Most of the water in the river was diverted away midway, so naturally less water flowed downstream. The river became shallower."

It’s still because of the weather.

It should be about increasing revenue and reducing expenditure, but now the import is decreasing and the export is increasing.

Solve the source problem first.

"Have you checked upstream? What's the reason for the decrease in water volume?" Luo Yihang asked.

Qian Yong immediately replied: "I have seen that the streams in the mountains are getting smaller. Last year's warm winter did not snow, so the snow on the top of the mountain has melted away, but the amount of water in the mountain springs has not changed."

After that, he immediately suggested: "Boss, can we apply to expand the spring, or divert some streams that flow directly into the Baohe River but are not used by anyone?"

He also came with a solution.

That's a great attitude.

Luo Yihang agreed, "I'll ask someone to come and review it."

Changing the waterway requires approval and must be assessed for safety by professionals.

"There is also the water reservoir..." Qian Yong immediately brought up the issue of saving money again.

The water conservancy facilities on the platform are mostly those left over from decades ago, but have only been repaired and patched up.

But at that time, Ping'angou was built to support the third-line factories, and the main crops grown on the platform were rice and wheat.

Planting large fields, relying on the weather for food.

We only built a small reservoir in the east, south, west and north for emergency use during droughts.

But now, greenhouses are being built one after another, and vegetables are mainly grown. Not only do they consume a lot of water, but they also rely entirely on irrigation.

The four small reservoirs are not very useful.

It’s okay when there’s a lot of rain, because there’s plenty of water in the creek and it can always be replenished.

But this year, with the heat and drought, the pressure is a bit great.

It's not the hottest time yet.

"It's a bit difficult to expand the reservoir." Luo Yihang thought about it and scratched his head.

There are a lot of equipment next to each reservoir, especially the one in the northeast corner. The machines for collecting fish and shrimps are there, as well as a warehouse and a supply station for forest rangers.

It’s not very convenient to move.

Moreover, the renovation of the reservoir will inevitably require water cut-off, which will put even greater pressure on the already precarious water supply system.

"Find a place and dig a bigger one." Luo Yihang made the decision.

The land on the stage is very valuable, so I really don't want to give it up. But Qian Yong has a different idea, "Boss, what do you think of the reservoir in the family quarters below?"

"A reservoir?"

This reminded Luo Yihang.

Yes, there is a huge water tank below, but no one is using it now and it would be a waste to just leave it there.

They said the reservoir.

This is the reservoir that was dug when the Third Line Factory was built.

Just at the foot of the mountain.

I remember that when Uncle Gou Gou and his friends were working in the factory during the mass production period, they had to dig reservoirs.

During the Third Front construction in the 1960s, construction teams from eight provinces, villagers from Ping'angou, and factory employees and their families dug the earth with shovels and carried it in backpacks.

It was all dug out by manpower.

When Grandpa Luo Yihang was young, he also carried soil on construction sites.

The soil dug from the reservoir was used to build up a hillside, on which residential buildings were later built.

That reservoir is huge.

It's more than 2,000 meters to walk around it, the water surface area is more than 50 acres, and the deepest place is more than 8 meters.

How could the reservoir, which was used to provide drinking water for thousands of people in the factory at that time, be small?

When Luo Yihang was a child, he often ran there and swam with the children from the factory.

Luo Yihang learned to swim there.

Learning to swim at that time was very wild. There were no classes or anything. You just threw yourself into the water, splashed around, and floated away, and that was how you learned it.

But one year, a child didn't float...

Later, swimming was not allowed in the reservoir, and a proper swimming pool was built behind the staff home.

Luo Yihang was already in junior high school at that time. When summer vacation came, he would use Ding Rui's swimming ticket to go there to play.

Miss you...

Outside the factory, there is a larger reservoir covering more than 100 acres, which is almost as big as an artificial lake.

That is used to supply water to factories and heavy industrial enterprises. Equipment cooling, lubrication, grinding fluid, and cleaning require a huge amount of water.

Time passes.

With the closure of the third-line factories, the two reservoirs were also abandoned.

How much hard work and sweat went into digging them out back then, now it’s time to recycle them and let them regain their youth.
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"Then ask Li Zheng to come over and design the waterway to see whether it should be an open channel or a pipeline. No matter which one is chosen, surveillance cameras and grilles must be installed."

Luo Yihang agreed again and also considered the safety issue.

There are too many secrets on the platform, and it would be bad if someone could get up through the pipes.

However, Luo Qingcai, who had been silent the whole time, scratched his head and chuckled, "I'm afraid Uncle Li is busy."

"What's the matter? He's not taking any more work?" Luo Yihang asked curiously.

Li Zheng is an old friend of mine. He has done many projects for Ping'angou. He would call to say hello and chat about any projects he has.

By the way, I don’t think I’ve received any calls recently.

"Well, Uncle Li has too much work to do and he can't handle it." Luo Qingcai explained further.

Luo Yihang gave him a questioning look.

Luo Qingcai decisively "sold out" his friend: "Luo Wanliang and Luo Zitong instigated it. Uncle Li is building a house in our village."

"There are a lot of people over there at Li Zheng's place. How long will it take for them to build their house?"

"Uh... not just for the two of them, we need to build more than 20 sets..."

(End of this chapter)