The water from Well No. 2 is crucial to the entire Dongquan Farm.

If the water from Well No. 1 on the north slope solves the problem of the villagers' difficulty in eating water, then Well No. 2 is the key to solving their difficulty in eating.

Because in Zhou Yang's plan, the brick and tile factory was to be built on the south slope.

After all, there is clay everywhere here, so it is easy to get the materials when making bricks and tiles!

And the water coming out of Well No. 2 means that it becomes possible to build a brick and tile factory.

Therefore, after hearing that water came out of Well No. 2, Zhou Yang, Zhang Hanwu and others were very excited and immediately set off and rushed here.

When they arrived at the south slope, they saw the villagers testing the water volume with the comrades from the well digging team, and the water pumps were spraying out muddy water mixed with mud.

Although the water quality does not look good, everyone knows that this is just because of the new well. After the muddy water is pumped out, the cool and sweet deep well water will be pumped out.

Seeing Zhou Yang and others coming, everyone applauded enthusiastically!

This is the highest respect we can give to these heroes!

The warm applause lasted for several minutes, until Zhang Hanwu signaled everyone to be quiet, and then it stopped.

At the same time, Ye Ye called Guo Tong over and then asked: "Lao Guo, how is the condition of this well?"

"The depth is almost 58 meters, the sand and gravel layer is moderate, and the water volume is currently sufficient, but the specific situation requires further testing!" Guo Tong replied.

"Well, we can bring the water pump from the north slope over and test it together!" Tian Tian said.

“It’s already been dismantled!”

"That's good!"

Then Guo Tong continued: "I took a look and found that the well pipe is dry and you can go down the well!"

"Then let's lower the well pipe of Well No. 1 in a moment?"

"Okay, let's go in early and have a good morning!" Guo Tong said.

"Then make arrangements!"

"Um!"

In the field, while Guo Tong and others were busy discussing how to provide well pipes for the No. 1 well, Zhang Hanwu was busy with other things.

He is going to hold a celebration party!

Two wells in succession successfully produced water, which meant that the water shortage crisis in their Dongquan Farm was completely resolved.

In addition, the comrades of the well-drilling team have been working day and night these days, with more than ten people working in shifts, and the machines basically never stop, so he must express his gratitude.

Therefore, just now he had asked the soldiers to inform the canteen that he would prepare something good for the evening, and he wanted to entertain the comrades of the well digging team.

Of course, Zhang Hanwu's grand banquet was also related to his visit to the city today.

In the past, due to financial considerations, they wanted to break every penny in half and spend it. How could they dare to hold a celebration banquet? Wouldn't it be nice to have the money to exchange for more food?

But things are different now. The county has agreed to bear all the costs of drilling the well, so Zhang Hanwu naturally has nothing to worry about!

Anyway, food expenses are normal expenses for well digging, and the county will reimburse them no matter how much they cost.

So when he came back from the county town today, Zhang Hanwu purchased two hundred catties of white flour and two hundred catties of rice, and also bought 50 catties of pork.

Unexpectedly, these ingredients came in handy as soon as I bought them. What a coincidence!

At five o'clock in the afternoon, while the water volume in Well No. 2 was being tested, the main comrades of the well drilling team and the villagers gathered near Well No. 1.

Now they have to dig pipes for Well No. 1!

The function of the well pipe is to protect the well and prevent the inner wall of the well from collapsing or being damaged by other external forces, such as floods, mudslides, etc.

All in all, well pipes are very important for motorized wells.

At this time, dozens of cement pipes with a diameter of nearly one meter have been carried to the vicinity of Well No. 1, and are now waiting for the order from the comrades of the well drilling team.

Everyone is full of curiosity about how to lower these heavy cement pipes into the shaft.

After all, each of these things weighs one to two hundred pounds, and it is indeed not easy to carry dozens of them together.

Therefore, all the men, women and children in the village came to watch the fun!

Seeing that the preparations were almost done, Guo Tong immediately ordered the comrades of the well drilling team to set up two thick iron gantry frames, then pass the two steel wire ropes through the gantry frames and fold them in half.

Then, he selected more than forty young and strong villagers and soldiers to come forward to help!

Two steel wire ropes have 4 ends, and each end has 10 people.

Immediately afterwards, someone brought the first well pipe over, placed it vertically on the two wire ropes, and then slowly lowered the cement pipe into the well.

The actual situation is to use two ropes to hold the bottom, and then put the prefabricated cement pipe into the well.

It seems quite simple, but the well pipe is different from other well pipes in that it cannot be lowered one by one.

Instead, each well pipe needs to be connected, and the weight is superimposed. This is the key.

When the first well pipe was three-quarters of the way down, Guo Tong asked someone to carry the second well pipe over and place it on top of the first one.

This is not over yet. It still needs to be wrapped in waterproof plastic sheet, fastened with bamboo strips, tied with iron wire, and then slowly lowered.

Then comes the third root, the fourth root, and so on.

The further to the back, the greater the weight the wire rope bears, and the harder it is for the person pulling the rope.

Fortunately, there is this special gantry, and the buckles on it can save part of the weight.

Otherwise, more than sixty cement pipes weighing 200 kilograms weigh a total of 12,000 kilograms. Even if more than forty people pull it together, it will be difficult to bear it.

Fortunately, the comrades in the well drilling team are very experienced in drilling pipes.

It only took less than two hours to lower all 64 well pipes into the well.

After the well pipe was lowered, Guo Tong asked people to fill the gap between the well pipe and the well wall with fine sand and soil.

After these gaps are filled, a motorized well will be completely drilled!

When Guo Tong announced the completion of Well No. 1, the villagers immediately burst into warm applause that lasted for a long time.

In the evening, Zhang Hanwu, on behalf of all the cadres and masses of Dongquan Farm, hosted a banquet for the comrades of the well drilling team in the canteen of the management office.

In addition, Zhou Yang's family was also invited, including Zhou Yawen and his wife.

Today's meal was very sumptuous, including braised pork, stewed with potatoes, and cold vegetables. Even the staple food was replaced with the rare fried cake.

Fried cake is one of the most festive foods in the northwest region. It is made from millet flour. Fried cakes are called fried cakes, while non-fried cakes are called vegetarian cakes.

The reason why it is said to be the most festive food is because in the northwest region, this kind of food is only eaten at home during wedding events.

Normally, most people wouldn't do it.

The main reason is that this thing consumes too much fuel. In this era when the average person consumes only 2 taels of fuel per month, eating fried cakes is indeed a luxury!

In addition to the rich food, Zhang Hanwu also specially prepared Huaxian old wine produced in Huaxian County for the comrades of the well digging team. It weighed more than 20 kilograms and was opened to drink!

It can be said that the farm really spent a lot of money today!

However, it is understandable that with water, most of the crises faced by the farm are solved.

As long as the pumping equipment is in place, the crops will be saved.

Even in the past few days, since Well No. 1 has been pumping water, a large amount of well water has been poured into nearby farmland through temporarily dug ditches.

Although only a dozen acres of land have been watered so far, it is a good start.

Well No. 2 is now producing water. When the brick and tile factory is built, the future will be even more promising.

In addition, the county promised to reimburse them for all expenses, so it was no big deal to have a good meal.

Therefore, everyone was eating and drinking tonight, and it didn't end until eleven o'clock in the evening!

Although Zhou Yang repeatedly declined, saying that his ability to drink was limited, he still couldn't suffocate everyone's enthusiasm and was frequently drunk.
Chapter completed!