With these words, Baron Grenfill strode out of the hall with his hands behind his back.
Seeing these robbers didn’t change, the dark red knight waved at both sides with a straight face, and immediately became a figure outside the window of the hall. A group of bright armor warriors left and the dark red knight stared at the robber face in the hall coldly and turned out of the hall with a strange smile.
It was not until the dark red knight figure completely left the robbers in the hall that I felt the pressure disappear inexplicably …
Chapter 3 Reservoir
If we have a bird’s-eye view of the ravine from Woer Village, it’s like being scratched by a dragon. The whole Woer Village is located in the green claw mark, and swimming in the river is like a pool of green blood flowing from the claw mark.
Great changes have taken place in the tour of Walvillage in just three days, and the prototype of the first reservoir has been shown in this area.
The most scenic spot in the ravine has been sorted out, which covers an area of nearly one acre. Because there is no soil cover here, it is usually deserted and there is no vegetation. Nearly 200 craftsmen and laborers are busy every day.
Seeing the scene of working in full swing in front of him, the old village chief Shipo was also deeply moved, thinking that he had thought about changing the village situation when he was young, and tried to transport the fertile river mud from the river bend to the beach to pave this barren slate land for farmland.
It was when he worked hard to cultivate several acres of land, and after the rainy season, the heavy rain washed away these stone slabs, and all the soil washed away along the rivers and streams and returned to the beach and became mud.
The old village chief was seriously ill, and now the young knight Surdak is going to do these things, and his idea is far bolder than his original idea.
The whole reservoir in the Surdak plan is divided into five floors, which looks like a terrace. Each floor of the ladder is an independent reservoir. The five reservoirs are interlocking. After the first reservoir is full, the spring water enters the second reservoir through the overflow port of the reservoir, and so on. Until the fifth reservoir is completely completed, the theory of water in the reservoir can enable the villagers in Woer Village to spend the dry season in spring and summer safely.
According to the requirements of the old village head, the bottom of the whole reservoir must be flat, and because limestone has strong permeability, a two-inch thick pozzolanic cement waterproof layer needs to be laid at the bottom. If it is not for the raw paint in Hailanza, the price is too expensive. Surdak even wants to brush a layer of raw paint at the bottom of the reservoir.
The foundation of the arc-shaped reservoir wall has been poured. The only headache for the old village chief is that there are only four wagons in the village, even if they make three trips back and forth every day, the volcanic ash is still too little. Every time the volcanic ash is brought back, it is mixed with lime powder in proportion, and the craftsmen at the scene can grab all the volcanic ash cement in an instant.
On the third day, the reservoir project was in a semi-stagnant state. After leveling the slate of the reservoir, more than a hundred laborers rolled lime powder at the construction site, except for the necessity. The Ministry of Industry carried the volcanic ash back from the depths of Pagros Mountain with linen bags.
I heard that women in Woer village could make money by carrying volcanic ash. On the afternoon of that day, they went to the old village chief and asked him to distribute this kind of money to the villagers in advance.
The women in the village think that their strength is not much worse than that of the laborers in other villages, and they can also carry volcanic ash back from the mountains.
After all, it is not easy for women in the village to earn 5 coppers a day.
There is nothing in the barren village of Wall, but people living here have a lot of strength.
Even if it’s a big deal to carry back volcanic ash, it’s better to get less money than to stay in the village all day, but you can’t earn Dangdang copper coins
The old village chiefs arranged several women with poor legs and feet to take care of the children and the old people in the village, and the rest of the women also followed the construction site to enter the Pagros mountains to carry volcanic ash.
When Surdak rode his horse back to Wall Village and just walked out of the mountain pass with wooden crosses, he saw a black line from Shan Ye Mountain Road. This intermittent black line extended from Wall Village to Surdakwal Village at the end of the mountain. What happened? I rushed back to Wall Village and found that the mountain road was actually full of villagers carrying heavy cloth bags.
It seems that these villagers from other villages are all migrant workers who come to work in the village. Every one of them is totally embarassed. After the sweat dries up, they drip on their shoulders. Their bags are bulging and their feet look very heavy. The soles of a pair of sandals seem to have been trampled to pieces, and the last half of them are attached to the straw rope on their feet. The toes are well separated. You can tell at a glance that they are used to barefoot at ordinary times.
When these villagers saw Surdak, they still wanted to let Gensoul Dadak ride first.
Surdak didn’t stay here because he found that there were some village women behind the team, and they were also struggling to follow the back with heavy linen bags.
He rode over and jumped from the horse to help the women in the village carry heavy linen bags, but none of the women in the village would insist on carrying linen bags and following the team step by step to the village.
"Surdak is busy with you. We can carry a bag of sand!" The woman in the village changed the linen bag to the other shoulder and smiled at Surdak, saying that her eyes were crowded with a smile for fear that Surdak would snatch her linen bag.
"Why do you all recite this?" Looking at these village women, they were too tired to keep straight. Surdak asked with a calm face.
At ordinary times, I often see them chattering by the river while washing clothes and chatting, and I also see them waving sickles in the wheat fields. All the strong laborers in the village went to Pustus Mountain to dig sulfur mines. It was they who carried the wheat from the fields to the threshing floor. Now, seeing them carrying heavy volcanic ash to the village like hard workers in other villages, Surdak felt as heavy as a stone in his heart.
Seeing Surdak’s face with a straight face, these village women, who usually look pungent, are naturally not afraid that they will put linen bags in their mouths. The unique accent of Walvillage said to Surdak, "Isn’t it just back to the dust in the mountains?" The old village head will show all these jobs to the villagers, and a bag of dust will cost 50 coppers. Who will do this job? Why don’t we take our own people first? It’s not like we can’t carry it. We finally got the job from the old village head … "
Surdak was suddenly weakened by them. He could say, "You can pay less. I’ll tell the village chief to let you get the same reward as the craftsmen."
Hearing that Surdak was actually their side, this group of village women immediately became very happy and repeatedly said, "Oh, this can’t be done. What rules should be set? Then the village head should follow the rules. What he hates most is that people who break the rules are willing to give us some rewards."
There are even older village women who hold Surdak’s hand, which is more than earnestly saying, "Dudak, I heard the village chief say that you built the reservoir this time out of your own pocket. What’s in this reservoir? We all know that we shouldn’t take these rewards for carrying dust. Now how dare we carry less than others and get the same reward as others …"
Surdak thought that in the final analysis, the children and villagers’ homes are too thin. Even if men dig mines and get a lot of money, they should try their best to earn more money. Fortunately, Rita and Natasha are not seen among this group of village women.
Thinking of this, he didn’t say anything. He wanted to ride a horse to discuss with the old village head. Since the sulfur mine has brought a lot of wealth to the village, how can we further improve the living conditions of the villagers? We can’t eat stew and white bread every day, and the whole village is struggling with food and clothing …
As soon as I arrived at the village entrance, Surdak saw old Sheila sitting on a tree and playing checkerboard with a group of children. Little Peter also participated in some of his play. He didn’t find Surdak coming or some sharp-eyed children waking up next to him. Little Peter had a big heartbeat mistake and lost the battle before he threw himself into Surdak’s arms with joy.
Surdak took him in his arms and led the horse to the old Sheila, who looked at Surdak calmly and asked him, "Haven’t you had dinner yet?"
Old Sheila in Surdak always felt an inexplicable pressure in front of her. In the end, for whatever purpose, she took the place of other people’s knighthood, and now she slept in the same bed with Natasha … He said wryly, "Aren’t you hungry after eating some!"
"Has everything been done in the city?" Old Sheila asked her wrinkled face again, and she tilted her head slightly.
Surdak scratched his head and said, "I’ve done a good job this time. I’m going to the Knight College of Hailansa in a few days before I can be considered a formal knight after graduation."
Old Sheila nodded slightly and gave little Peter a gentle look.
Of course, she can understand the implication in Surdak’s words. If there is no accident, this formal knighthood will fall on Peter in the future.
Looking at Surdak will be carried to the horse’s back, little Peter will cry with excitement in Surdak’s arms, and old Sheila’s eyes will light up with faint hope …
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The bricklayers at the reservoir site are sitting on the stone tablet on the outermost contour of the reservoir. In just three days, the reservoir has taken shape here. The bottom of the reservoir has been almost leveled. The gentle slope in the ravine has suddenly been flattened, and a large amount of limestone has been dug up. The periphery of the reservoir is piled up into high stone tablets.
There are 37 cement piers for the foundation of this half-moon arc dam. At present, only 12 cement piers have been poured, and the ground beams are nearly one meter deep. According to the Suldak design, each foundation cement pier will protrude a steel bar. These steel bars and steel cages of the ground beams will be tightly tied together before the pozzolanic cement can continue to be poured. Only when the foundation is firmly compacted can the three-meter-high reservoir dam be built.
Coolies hired from other villages have brought bags of volcanic ash back from the mountains. Selena is counting the number of these volcanic ash. She saw Surdak riding back from a distance. Her white face showed an undisguised smile. She was wearing a long gray linen dress, a beige sweater, a headscarf and long hair. She stood out from the crowd.
Signa didn’t get into Selena’s skirt this time, but sat on a stone next to her and broke her hands and pointed something.
The mountain road leading to the village is still coming back with people carrying volcanic ash. Selena can’t get away for a while.
Surdak also saw Rita and Natasha busy at this moment. The two of them carried a large wicker basket filled with hot baked wheat cakes, which were distributed to the craftsmen who gathered for a rest. Several village women behind them carried steaming wooden barrels filled with vegetable soup, and these people ate dinner at the construction site.
It seems that this group of people are not going to rest immediately after dinner, and the reservoir site will not be closed until later.
When little Peter saw Natasha in the crowd, he struggled to run and jump from his horse to Natasha and Rita.
Surdak led the horse to the stream and let it drink enough water before going near the old village head.
At this time, the old village head is covered with a stone next to a big stone, and that piece of Surdak’s hand-drawn sheepskin drawing is talking with several masons next to it.
I heard him say, "It is necessary to pour out the remaining foundation stone piers. These buried parts still need water for a while. When the ground is finished, the reservoir can be moved to the back. Now, volcanic ash is enough. I will increase the number of people grinding lime powder overnight to ensure that the union has enough cement!"
Then he felt that some of the masons around him were distracted and looked out in succession. He was just about to curse when he saw Surdak come in and his face softened and said, "… Oh, Surdak, you’re back. Okay, okay, let’s go to dinner first and then tidy up the venue before it gets completely dark!"