Zhao Xinshan kept his word and said that his second uncle Zhao Xinhe and his family would no longer be required to do all the work except daily work.

At the moment, apart from clearing land, we are also building waterwheels.

The river outside Zhaocun'er is about three meters wide. Fu Hang's waterwheel was designed and assembled according to the size of the river. It is quite spectacular. Now the water flow in the river is gentle, but it has been raining so many days before that the water is relatively deep.

They had no machinery, and the water tankers relied solely on people. The village recruited tall men, including Zhao Feng and Zhao Shuanzhu who were going to join the army, except for a few sons of Uncle Zhao's family.

Zhao Xinshan specially chose to work at noon when the water was not so cold. The whole village had nothing to do and came to join in the fun.

Uncle Zhao and Aunt Zhao were embarrassed and did not come to see the waterwheel, but all four brothers, Zhao Yongqiang and Zhao Yongjun, came.

A group of men gathered around the water tanker. Lin Haiyang held a corner and shouted slogans: "One, two, three! Get up!"

The waterwheel was lifted, and the men shouted "one, two, one, two" together and carried the waterwheel out of the village.

There are also some large assembled wooden parts, thick and long pointed pieces of wood, ropes... all of which are held by someone.

Niu Xiaoqiang and a group of other children ran happily, volunteering to help with ropes and small parts.

Zhao Yongqiang and his four brothers wanted to help, but they couldn't help at all, so they could only follow without embarrassment in the crowd.

Zhao Ke, Zhao Xinshan, Fu Hang and the others were walking together, and when they saw the four of them looking embarrassed, they pretended not to notice.

When they reached the river, the men who were about to enter the water began to make protective measures. There was no life-saving equipment in the village, so they tied a net made of hemp rope downstream.

In order to be able to stand when entering the water, a thick hemp rope was pulled at the place where the waterwheel was to be set up. With everything ready, Fu Hang directed a few young men to go down to the river to nail wooden stakes.

The middle of the water was so deep that it reached Zhao Feng's chest. It was extremely difficult to stand still in the water, let alone move around and work.

A group of people finally nailed the wooden stakes with great difficulty, and moving the waterwheel into position became a problem again.

The diameter of the waterwheel exceeds the width of the river, so it can hardly borrow the buoyancy of the water. On the contrary, it is more difficult to operate in the water. It has not yet reached the stage of standing up.

Fu Hang stood on the bank and watched. He couldn't help the waterwheel move over, so he simply jumped into the river.

"Hey——Fu Zhiqing!"

Zhao Yunyun spoke urgently, unable to stop anyone.

He was wearing a clean shirt and trousers, but they were all dirty when he was in the water. After him, the men in the village dropped them like dumplings, "plop plop"

Jump, the water that was already muddy has become even more muddy.

The Zhao Yongqiang brothers looked at each other and jumped down without hesitation.

The men stood on both sides of the waterwheel. Following Fu Hang's loud shout of "One, two! One, two!", they worked together. The waterwheel approached the wooden pile little by little.

Occasionally, someone slips and falls into the water. He or she jumps up, or someone next to him helps someone stand up, and then they continue to exert themselves.

The wet tops cling tightly to the body, outlining the men's strong outlines. Whenever they exert force, their muscles bulge, giving them a strong sense of strength.

On the shore, many young girls were too shy to look and peeked.

Zhao Yunyun became more straightforward. She stared at Fu Hang's chest tightly wrapped by his shirt and whispered to Zhao Ke: "Do you think Fu Zhiqing is stronger than when he first came here?"

Zhao Ke looked at Fu Hang.

He has a strong physique, and his shirt is wet and very astringent. He is indeed a bit stronger.

However, Zhao Ke's attention fell on Fu Hang's eyes, "Don't you think Fu Zhiqing is more popular than he was a few months ago?"

Probably, the fluttering flowers of the high mountain voluntarily planted themselves into the soil exuding the fragrance of organic fertilizer, received nutrients, and became alive.

Zhao Ke then looked at the cousins ​​of Uncle Zhao's family. They, as well as everyone else, were working together to erect the watermill without any scraps or scraps.

No matter how noisy or noisy, life is full of vitality because of this. In the water, everyone lifted the water wheel to the wooden pile, completing a big step. Some people went ashore and tied a few hemp ropes above the water wheel.

Throw it back to the shore. Next, let the water wheel stand up. People on the shore will pull it, and people in the water will either support or push it.

Everyone on the shore, as long as there was room to hold the rope, went over to help pull it. The children couldn't get in, so they followed along and anxiously shouted slogans, "Come on."

"One or two!"

"One or two!"

"One or two!"

"One or two!"

The water wheel gradually changed from lying horizontally to an oblique angle, then gradually became more and more straight, until it was completely upright.

Everyone on the shore was full of joy and did not dare to let go, maintaining a tug-of-war posture.

In the water, Fu Hang asked a few people to hold on to the waterwheel and fix it until all the wooden stakes in the reserved positions were nailed, then he signaled to the shore to loosen up a little - let go.

Everyone on the shore tentatively let go. The waterwheel stood firmly. Only then did everyone's joy finally come out.

>But the waterwheel had no intention of running. It just stood there. Someone asked: "Fu Zhiqing, why doesn't it move?"

Fu Hang was not impatient at all and explained: "We still need motivation."

He then directed Lin Haiyang, Chen Saner and others to install the remaining components. Everyone watched them anxiously and expectantly as they worked.

Finally, the last screw was tightened and the sprocket was installed. Lin Haiyang and Chen Saner pushed the sprocket together.

At first, the push was very slow, and the gears and chains moved slowly. Gradually, the two of them got along and pushed faster, and the waterwheel started to rotate "crunchingly".

Everyone crowded towards the river and watched the waterwheel turn, the bucket carrying water, and the water flowing out along the wooden trough below.

"Oh oh oh——"

"The waterwheel is moving!"

"The waterwheel is moving!"

"The water is flowing out!"

Everyone cheered, and the young people in the village rushed forward to push the water wheel instead of Lin Haiyang and Chen Saner.

Fu Hang stood under the waterwheel, and the river water poured on his head, but he didn't feel dirty at all. He wiped his face casually with a bright smile. Looking at the waterwheel, Zhao Xinshan burst into tears inexplicably, "Irrigation next year.

It's easy..." Mr. Zhao, Accountant Niu and others all nodded happily.

Zhao Ke looked at Fu Hang and said to Zhao Xinshan and others: "I heard from Fu Zhiqing that we can also make keel waterwheels. Next year we will open up all the land beside the river and turn it into paddy fields. We can grow rice. By the end of the year, everyone will

I can eat rice..."

Upon hearing this, a group of old farmers looked expectantly at the wasteland behind them.

This place is actually very fertile, but it is always waterlogged and the crops are not harvested. It gradually turns into a barren land. But soon, it will turn into fertile land again...

In the water, Fu Hang seemed to feel something. He looked back, and after looking at Zhao Ke, he smiled brightly and energetically. He felt refreshed and upright.

The dirty river water flowed down the young man's face, unable to hide the clear features of his eyebrows. Their eyes intertwined for a few seconds, and Zhao Ke took the lead to look away. The tail of Fu Hang's eyes drooped slightly.

Zhao Ke turned his head and looked at Zhao Yunyun.

Zhao Yunyun was indeed looking intently into the river.

Zhao Ke followed her gaze again.

She thought it was Fu Hang.

But no.

Zhao Ke frowned slightly.

Chen San'er jumped into the river and was splashing water with everyone, laughing boldly. The gloom between his eyebrows seemed to disappear. Zhao Ke's eyes were on Zhao Yunyun

Moving back and forth with Chen San'er, there was a bit of surprise in his eyes.

No, what's going on with these two people?!

Fake, right?

The naughty young men deliberately sprinkled water on the shore. The girls screamed and scattered, which caused a burst of laughter from the young men. Zhao Ke was also brought back to his senses by the sudden water and kicked up.

The rubbish entered the water and splashed half a meter high. The other girls also picked up the rubbish and threw it into the water, causing splashes one after another. It was about to turn into a splashing battle, and Zhao Ke didn't want to get wet.

Quickly evacuated the shore. With her was Zhuang Lan.

Some of the young people had already taken off their shirts and were standing in the river with their upper bodies bare. Zhao Feng had not taken off his clothes, but his clothes were soaked and clinging to his body.

Before Zhuang Lan left with Zhao Ke, she looked back sheepishly, her eyes falling on Zhao Feng, and she quickly looked away as if she was burned.

Zhao Xinshan told the boys in the river: "Come out early, don't get sick." Zhao Ke asked them to come out and drink cold-repelling soup at her house before going home.

Zhao Jianguo, the only barefoot doctor in the village, was not at home, so the members had to take medicine for minor ailments.

Before Zhao Jianguo left, he wrote down clearly what each medicine did, and recorded all the old illnesses of everyone in the village, and handed them over to Yu Xiulan and Zhao Ke.

The mother and daughter are now occasionally responsible for fetching medicine for the villagers, and naturally they also have to do the work of making soup and medicine. People who go into the water drink the medicine and leave one after another, and several brothers from Uncle Zhao's family linger until the end.

Zhao Yongjun, the youngest, quietly came to Zhao Ke and said with a face full of shame: "Sister, my parents are not right about Brother Shuan Zhu'er. We brothers will definitely take care of them in the future. Do you think you can help?"

Shall we intercede with uncle?"

Zhao Ke ignored him.

Zhao Yongjun's face was sad and sticky, "Sister~"

Zhao Ke threw the fire stick away, raised his palm and hit the back of his head a few times, "You have the nerve to say that! Before your parents made trouble, you brothers didn't know anything about it? What are you thinking, can you?"

Who have you deceived?"
To be continued...