Chapter 144

Qing Mengzhu had already thought of a reason, and now she brought it out. "Haven't we started planting tea trees? It's really strange to brew tea with tap water, and buying bottled water lacks a sense of ritual. Besides, buying bottled water every time is too troublesome. Drilling a well would be more convenient. Can we still drill wells in the village now?"

Qing Yukai said helplessly, "I really haven't paid attention to this policy. No one has asked me about it since I took office. Let me ask the higher-ups first, and then I'll let you know."

Qing Mengzhu: "Thank you for your help. We really need this well; we might need it for tea and food tastings in the future. If the village can't dig a well, could you please ask the town if it's possible?"

Qing Yukai readily agreed, then reassured him, "There shouldn't be any problem. The laws and regulations are so comprehensive now, they won't hold us back. If it really comes to it, I'll file a complaint."

Qing Mengzhu and his team established Zhuxi Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd.., which brought in a lot of tax revenue and jobs. Now they are going to open a catering group, which is attracting a lot of attention from the higher authorities, who will try their best to solve their problems.

Qing Mengzhu knew this too, which is why she specifically emphasized that even if they couldn't dig a well in the village, they would dig one in the town; they were determined to dig this well.

After hearing that they were going to dig a well, Zhao Hexi asked, "Are you really going to use the well water to make tea? Is the well water quality here very good?"

Qing Mengzhu: "It should be alright. I asked some families who have old wells, and they all said the well water is quite sweet, much better than tap water."

Zhao Hexi: "That's alright. I heard that in some places the environment isn't good, and the well water they get doesn't taste good at all. I was wondering if you should measure it first, and only drill if it's suitable, otherwise it's a waste of money."

Qing Mengzhu confidently, "Don't worry, there won't be any problems."

When Zhao Hexi arrived, Qing Mengzhu casually asked him for help, "By the way, could you send a few people over? I need to go up the mountain to cut bamboo and make bamboo charcoal these next few days; I can't manage alone."

Zhao Hexi: "Are we going to put the bamboo charcoal down into the well?"

Qing Mengzhu: "Yes, we should take advantage of the adsorption effect of bamboo charcoal. Since it's a newly dug well, burying more bamboo charcoal in it will improve the effect."

There hasn't been much bamboo cutting lately, and the bamboo at Qing Mengzhu's house is growing very well, with old and new bamboo mixed together, forming a dense bamboo forest.

Qing Mengzhu led his men up the mountain, intending to cut down the old bamboo first.

Older bamboo has a longer growth cycle and accumulates more substances, resulting in higher quality bamboo charcoal produced through dry distillation.

Furthermore, as they strengthen the care of the bamboo forest, the newly grown bamboo is actually of slightly higher quality than the old bamboo. Once they mature, the quality improvement is expected to be quite significant.

Qing Mengzhu secretly scanned with the Mall Assistant, and the scan results showed that the old bamboo had 82% of the effective substance accumulation to reach the "Superior Grade" level, while the new bamboo only had 49% of the effective substance accumulation to reach the Superior Grade.

From any perspective, cutting down the old bamboo is their best option.

Tan Wenlei others who came to help cut the bamboo didn't know anything about it; they just felt it was a pity to cut down such good bamboo.

Tan Wenlei touched the bamboo with reluctance and said, "This bamboo grows so well, it's almost like jade."

Qing Mengzhu looked up at the bamboo. "That's an exaggeration. It's at most a little smooth and pretty, but it's still a long way from being jade."

Tan Wenlei tapped the bamboo. "Anyway, if it were me, I wouldn't be able to bear it."

Qing Mengzhu: "Out with the old, in with the new. The bamboo grove is here, and new bamboo will keep growing. There's nothing to be reluctant about. I'll put sticky notes on the bamboo stalks that need to be cut down. You can cut them down when you see them."

Everyone agreed, "Okay, Mengzhu, you go first, we'll catch up soon."

Small chainsaws are now available for cutting bamboo, and they are much more efficient at it than before.

Qing Mengzhu pasted sticky notes, the people behind him chopped away, and he couldn't necessarily keep up with their chopping speed.

After removing some branches and leaves from the cut bamboo, it can be bundled up and transported down the mountain for dry distillation.

It's almost March, and it's time to start breeding summer plants, so this batch of bamboo vinegar will come in handy.

Qing Mengzhu and the others worked together without feeling tired.

In the morning, we cut bamboo, and in the afternoon, we produced bamboo charcoal and bamboo vinegar.

By the time they had prepared all the bamboo charcoal, their well-drilling project application had not yet been approved.

Fortunately, although not many people are digging wells now, it is not prohibited in the local area.

Qing Yukai quickly told Qing Mengzhu that she could go to the village committee to fill out the application form.

After the application form is filled out, relevant departments will send people to inspect the situation, determine the safety of drilling, and then determine the depth, diameter, and geological conditions of the drilling site. Drilling can only begin after all items have been checked and registered.

Although this process is troublesome, Qing Mengzhu understands it for everyone's safety.

Now everything is ready, and we're just waiting for the construction team to come and dig the well. They'll secretly seal the Spirit Pearl into the well, and then we can drink the Spirit Spring Water.

Chapter 144

Qing Mengzhu and his team's application process for drilling a well went quite smoothly.

After the application form was submitted, someone came to check the situation the next day, and the application was approved that same day. The relevant department then informed them that they could start drilling the well.

The process was so fast that Qing Mengzhu hadn't even found a team to drill the well.

Qing Mengzhu is inquiring about reliable well-drilling teams in the vicinity.

After hearing this, Qing Changhong enthusiastically recommended a team. "[Take a look at this company. They drilled the well on my mountain, and it's been working perfectly for many years.]"

Qing Mengzhu: [Okay, thank you, Uncle Changhong.]

Qing Changhong: [Add him as a friend first, check his Moments and the prices he posts. If it's suitable, then pay; if not, don't feel pressured.]

Qing Mengzhu: [Let me take a look first.]

Qing Changhong: [Does your family burn bamboo charcoal? You can bury more of that. Our wells here have a lot of mud, so burying more won't make them muddy, and you won't have to clean the wells every year, which will save you a lot of trouble.]

Qing Mengzhu genuinely didn't know: [Oh, I see. I really didn't know until you told me. I'll ask the well diggers how many can be buried at most.]

Qing Changhong: [Yes, ask them more, they'll tell you.]

The team that Qing Changhong introduced consisted of two brothers surnamed Cai, nicknamed "Big Cai" and "Little Cai".

Qing Mengzhu met with them and found them to be honest and their fees reasonable, so she invited them over.

The two brothers specifically requested the relevant department's testing data. After carefully reviewing it, Da Cai said to Qing Mengzhu, "Your family's conditions are good. If only two people live here, a ten-meter-deep well would be enough."

The water yield varies depending on the depth of the well. Qing Mengzhu thought for a moment and said, "Let's drill deeper. We raise a lot of livestock and poultry, and they need water too."

Hearing this, Big Cai took the plan over. "Then you can choose a depth of fifteen meters or twenty meters. Take a look at these three plans; they include the estimated water output."

Qing Mengzhu took Big Cai's phone, examined it carefully, and said, "Choose the 20-meter one."

Big Cai didn't try to persuade him further, "Once you've made your choice, we'll move the machine over this afternoon and start installing the derrick."

The Cai brothers are very experienced and have plenty of equipment at their disposal.

After installing the derrick, they began drilling, and they estimate that the well casing can be lowered the next day.

The well being dug at Qing Mengzhu's house made a loud, sputtering sound, attracting a crowd of villagers to watch.

No one quite understood why his family had dug a well, but seeing that they had to use well water, they were also a little envious that they could save on water bills.

Many people asked the Cai brothers about the price of drilling a well, but when they heard that not only would drilling the well cost a large sum of money, but annual maintenance would also be required, they gave up on the idea.

The well at Qing Mengzhu's house was basically finished the next day. All that was left was to clean the well, fill it with filter material, and install a water pump.

That evening, Qing Mengzhu took out two large pieces of bamboo charcoal, hollowed them out in the middle, and planned to fill them with the Water Spirit Pearl later, then tie them with rope and put them at the bottom of the well together with the filter material.