Era: I was a farmer at the foot of Yaoling Mountain

Chapter 31 Facts speak louder than words
Guan Chongyang was walking in front and did not hear what the others said.

As the probe turned slightly, the expression on his face became more and more serious, as if he had discovered something.

When the two probes completely crossed each other, Guan Chongyang stopped and began to make continuous corrections in a small area.

"Please mark this place and I'll go check around."

Guan Chongyang drew a circle on the ground with his toes, then waved to Fang Wei to come over.

He pointed to the ground below, asked Fang Wei to mark it, and walked towards a small hill not far away.

When Fang Wei came out, he brought a hoe and also carried a bag of lime powder.

He first sprinkled lime powder on the ground to mark a circle, and then used a hoe to dig a shallow hole.

A well was found 117 meters from the surface to the groundwater source, with no rock layer.

[For such facilities, temporary designation is not possible, only exclusive designation can be made. If a new designation is made, the previous designation will be revoked.]

[Do you designate this well as a property?]

A few lines of text floated past his eyes. Fang Wei read them twice to make sure he was not mistaken.

How should I put it? He originally valued the belonging well very much. After all, it could bring him long-term and stable point gains.

The bad news is that the system obviously left him no room to exploit loopholes, directly blocking the possibility of earning points without doing anything.

The good news is that information prompts can be used as exploration conclusions, greatly improving the success rate of well drilling.

Looking at the well measured by Guan Chongyang, the ground surface is 117 meters away from the underground water source. It is highly likely that technician Liao and others will not be able to pump out water.

Theoretically, the maximum drilling depth of Liao's technicians can reach 120 meters, but in actual operation, it is probably difficult to reach 100 meters.

There is no way. The technology and equipment are not up to standard, and the other party’s capabilities are also limited.

Fang Wei didn't say anything. This matter could not be talked about or explained clearly.

Later, Guan Chongyang came back and pointed at the shallow pit and said:

"Technician Liao, this is the only suitable well nearby. I'm 50% sure I can get water. It's just that I might have to drill very deep. How about you try drilling meters first?"

Without advanced detection equipment, Guan Chongyang made the correct judgment based only on experience and two probes.

This made Fang Wei feel very impressed. He himself was cheating, but others relied on real skills.

However, he was not optimistic about this attempt. 50 meters? Even two 50 meters wouldn't be enough.

"Uncle Guan, based on what you've said before, even if there's underground water in this terrain, it would be deep underground. Could the depth possibly exceed 100 meters?"

It was rare for Fang Wei to speak up. The old man and technician Liao were both very conflicted after hearing what he said.

Because the two of them made this judgment based on their own theoretical system, shooting 50 meters first was just a slight fantasy.

What if the underground water source is not as deep as expected?
"Then I'll take a look."

Guan Chongyang judged that water should be able to be produced at the marked location, but he was not sure about the depth.

Now after hearing Fang Wei's reminder, he hesitated for a long time and decided to look for it again.

So he took the probe and circled around the mark, probing outwards in circles.

Time passed slowly, and Guan Chongyang stopped 70 meters away from the marker.

"Third brother, make a mark here."

Guan Chongyang no longer called Fang Wei by his full name, but followed Fang Ping in calling him "Old Third".

It was obvious that he treated the other party as his junior. This young man was smart and understood the Feng Shui knowledge that he had talked about last night. The questions he asked often went straight to the point.

If he wasn't worried about hurting the other person, he would have wanted to pass on all his life's learning to Fang Wei.

"Here I come!" Fang Wei ran over with a hoe and quickly dug a shallow hole.

A well was found 63 meters from the surface to the groundwater source, with no rock layer.

[For such facilities, temporary designation is not possible, only exclusive designation can be made. If a new designation is made, the previous designation will be revoked.]

[Do you designate this well as a property?]

This location is closer to the small hill and is less than 100 meters deep. Fang Wei feels that there is a high probability of finding water.

Guan Chongyang and technician Liao discussed it and finally decided to try digging a well here.

Li Xia ran back to the village to call for help. To be honest, she didn't believe the old man could find the underground water source. But after spending so much time here, it would be unreasonable to do nothing.

The production team organized people to transport equipment and materials, and under the command of technician Liao, they were quickly prepared.

The well drilling technology of this time is between manual drilling and mechanical drilling. It requires human power to push the drill rod, and mud drilling technology is also partially used.

If it is a mechanical drilling in later generations, it will take about a few hours to reach the water layer, but using a combination of manpower and machinery, it will take about a week.

This does not include post-processing time.

Grandpa Guan and Fang Wei did not do any physical work, and they were not needed. There were more than 20 young people in the production team, and they were not just for show.

Technician Liao took Li Xia to direct the work on site, while several other members of the drilling team acted as technical workers.

As time went by, we finally reached a height of more than 50 meters, but we didn't see even a drop of water, and we hadn't even reached the wet soil layer.

"Old man, are you still going to fight?"

Technician Liao was in a dilemma and ran over to ask Guan Chongyang.

Guan Chongyang glanced at Fang Wei because he had doubts about his own judgment, to put it bluntly, he had lost confidence.

"Let's try it another 10 meters. I think there's a chance."

Fang Wei was very clear about the current situation. Technician Liao and Guan Chongyang did not need professional advice, but needed someone to encourage them.

Guan Chongyang nodded, and Technician Liao said nothing more.

After returning, he shouted loudly: "Everyone keep working hard, and we will soon see hope."

Technician Liao did not give up hope, and hope soon became reality.

After digging another 10 meters, they had already reached the wet soil layer. At this point, Guan Chongyang and Fang Wei didn't need to say anything, as a group of people started to sprint forward with shouts.

Clear groundwater gushed out and the water level gradually dropped.

This is certainly not an artesian well. The artesian well like the one Fang Wei found before is very rare, so the newly dug well needs to pump water.

There are several ways to pump water. In addition to pumping water by hand, you can also use a water turbine pump or harness wind energy.

Diesel water pumps did not appear until the mid-to-late 60s, and electric water pumps appeared even later.

The turbine pump does not require electricity or fuel. Its principle is to use hydraulic power to drive the combination of a turbine and a water pump, converting the water flow energy into mechanical energy, and then into water flow energy to achieve water lifting and transportation.

This thing has a simple structure and is easy to maintain, but it requires certain conditions to use.

Fang Wei was very curious, so when the turbine pump was being installed, he went to take a look and figured out what was going on.

The water turbine pump needs "potential energy" to drive, and it cannot work without a height difference. Fortunately, the well is located near a hill, which is at a higher altitude and meets the installation requirements.

The efficiency can only be said to be better than manual water pumping, but it is definitely not as good as an electric water pump.

After successfully drilling the well, Li Xia blushed and apologized to Guan Chongyang. She was not a stubborn person, it was just a cognitive problem before.

Facts speak louder than words. Li Xia's attitude towards Guan Chongyang took a 180-degree turn.

(End of this chapter)