60s: I have a store

Chapter 310: Digging up the Hidden River
Early that morning, Zhou Yimin had just lifted the quilt when a gust of cold wind blew in, making him shiver uncontrollably.

Winter is coming.

He quickly took out his thick clothes and put them on.

Suddenly I thought of something and immediately went into the store in my mind and bought it for 1 yuan.

今天刷新的1元商品有100斤粟、100斤雪蛤油、100只乳鸽，以及100斤棉花。

There is nothing much to say about millet. Zhou Yimin has also eaten it.

Snow frog oil, what a good thing!

Snow clam, also known as the wood frog, is a primitive animal unique to the Changbai Mountain area of ​​China. The harsh cold natural environment in winter creates extremely strong vitality in the snow clam, so the snow clam is known as the "crown of vitality" in nature.

In addition, the whole body of snow clam is a treasure with extremely high medicinal value. Snow clam oil is the essence of snow clam and is a pure natural green product that combines food, medicine and tonic.

Squab is a young pigeon and is also a good thing.

Many people don’t know that pigeons are late-maturing birds. Newly hatched pigeons cannot open their eyes, walk or eat freely, and rely entirely on being fed by their parent pigeons to survive. Their ability to regulate body temperature and resist disease is very poor, so this is the most dangerous period in a pigeon’s life.

At the same time, the meat of baby pigeon is thick and tender, with a strong nourishing effect. Pigeon meat is delicious, tender, rich in crude protein and a small amount of inorganic salts and other nutrients. It is a rare food delicacy.

As for cotton, including this time, Zhou Yimin has accumulated 500 kilograms.

The weather is getting cold, so it's time to find an opportunity to take it out and make a few quilts for my grandparents.

"Yimin, grandma has boiled some hot water. Use the hot water to brush your teeth and wash your face." Grandma was busy in the kitchen.

The old people always get up early, and every time grandpa and grandma get up before Zhou Yimin.

"Okay!" Zhou Yimin nodded.

After brushing his teeth and washing his face, Zhou Yimin began to eat breakfast, which consisted of eggs and large steamed buns.

"Grandma, is there anyone in our village who can fluff cotton? I plan to get some cotton back to make quilts and cotton clothes for you." Zhou Yimin asked while eating.

Cotton fluffing is one of the traditional Chinese handicrafts, the purpose of which is to make the cotton softer and more suitable for use.

This industry has existed in my country at least as early as the Yuan Dynasty, and there are still people engaged in this profession. In the old days, there were many poor farmers and craftsmen in rural areas who, due to the pressure of making a living, had to work in other places all year round to fluff cotton for others. They were commonly known as "cotton fluffers."

After the seeds are removed from the cotton, it is strummed with a bow and the cotton used to fill quilts and cotton-padded clothes is processed to this stage.

The tools used to fluff cotton include a large wooden bow with cow tendon as the string; there are also wooden hammers, shovel heads, grinding wheels, etc.

When playing, the strings are hit frequently with a wooden mallet to loosen the cotton wool on the board. After that, two people will use gauze to make a mesh on both sides of the cotton wool to fix the cotton wool. After the gauze is ready, it is pressed and rubbed with a wooden disc to make it flat, solid and firm.

"Your fifth brother used to be a cotton fluffer, so you can just go find him. But cotton is hard to get nowadays!" The old lady put the peeled eggs in her eldest grandson's bowl.

In her eyes, Zhou Yimin is still a child who has not grown up.

Fifth brother?

Zhou Yimin was stunned, and then he thought of an old man.

Speechless.

"If we can get some cotton, I'll make a bed for you in the city first. We can heat the kang in our village, so we won't be so cold." said the old man.

In this era, heating the kang and making a stove are the two main heating methods in the north, and everyone needs the skill to heat the kang. If you don't know how to do it, you will suffer from the cold.

When adding on to the house before, the kang had been modified. The kang surface was flat and solid, the kang seams were tightly closed, the kang corners were sharp, and the materials used for the kang edges were exquisite.

Therefore, as long as the kang is heated, it will be warm no matter how cold it is outside.

High-quality kangs have reasonable structural design, are strong and durable, are easy to burn, have smooth smoke exhaust, have less smoke and less fire in the house, are highly safe, have clean walls, and have low maintenance costs.
"Grandpa, don't worry! It's very comfortable in the city! If you don't believe me, you will know when you go and live there with grandma for a few days." Zhou Yimin said.

"That's good, that's good!" It was nothing very necessary, and the two old people didn't want to go into the city to cause trouble for their eldest grandson.

After breakfast, Zhou Yimin came to the reservoir construction site.

At this time, the reservoir has been almost completed, and a dam stands at the mouth of the valley. It is estimated that it will be completed in about another month.

It should be able to be built before the soil freezes.

Next to the dam is a small hydroelectric power station.

Just wait for rain, snow or something like that so that the reservoir can store water.

Suddenly, there was a loud explosion in the distance. It was the detonator going off over there. This kind of sound has been heard almost every day in Zhoujiazhuang recently.

The blasted stones were made into rectangular stone bars.

That is the main material for building the dam.

At this time, the project rarely uses steel bars, but it is already very strong and reliable. If there is a shoddy project at this time, the consequences will be very serious and you will have to eat "peanuts".

Then, there was a commotion over there.

Zhou Yimin and the others were startled and hurried over, praying secretly in their hearts: I hope the explosion doesn't hit anyone.

"What's going on?" the old branch secretary walked over and asked.

"Yimin is here, everyone make way." Those people shouted when they saw the old branch secretary and Zhou Yimin coming.

Old Party Secretary: “…”

You bastards, do you only care about benefiting the people?
"What's going on?" Zhou Yimin asked the old branch secretary the same question.

"Water exploded." someone answered.

Ok?
The old Party secretary and Zhou Yimin took a closer look and saw that water was indeed coming out of the hole. Everyone was delighted to see water coming out.

Now many parts of the country are experiencing droughts of varying degrees, especially in the northern regions, where people are very aware of the preciousness of water resources. Although the amount of water that comes out of a spring is not very large, it is also worth celebrating.

"It's just a little small. If..."

Before the guy could finish his words, water suddenly gushed out from the spring, forming a fountain more than ten meters high, which scared everyone present.

stunned.

"Did the explosion hit the underground river?" Zhou Yimin said.

He felt this was the most likely possibility.

This is not just groundwater, it is most likely an underground river.

An underground river is a stream with the main characteristics of a river that occurs in caves and underground passages formed in large limestone areas due to karst action.

As far as Zhou Yimin knows, the development and shape of underground rivers are often controlled by geological structures and fissures. According to the morphological characteristics of underground rivers, they can be divided into tree-like, sawtooth-like, linear, and net-like shapes.

Each underground river has its own recharge and discharge channels. Multiple underground rivers that are not connected to each other can also develop in the same aquifer. Large underground rivers can form underground water systems with a drainage area of ​​more than 1000 km.

"Underground river? Can it be dug a little bigger? It's just right so that the reservoir can store water." someone asked.

If possible, Zhoujiazhuang will no longer lack water in the future.

The villagers of Shuangtian Village were extremely envious. They had a water source just as the reservoir was being built. It was like a pillow sent to you when you were sleepy!

(End of this chapter)