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Chapter 20: Watermill and Waterwheel


When they were still far away from the riverbank, they had already heard the loud sound of the river rushing, as if thousands of horses were galloping and like thunder.Although he hasn't seen it yet, Ding Chen can already make up the magnificence of the waves crashing on the shore in his own brain.Li Xiang was able to lead his team in the right direction in the midst of the storm, not only thanks to the compass, but also because he had been choosing to move along obvious terrain features.For example, when he first left the apartment, he walked along the edge of the farmland, and later chose the woods, hills, and ditches as easily recognizable references.The advantage of this is that you don't get lost.The disadvantage is that you have to take a lot of unjust roads.So when they arrived at the river, they didn't just walk to the location of the waterwheel, but appeared downstream of the waterwheel.Here you can see that the water level in the river has risen significantly, and the water has become muddy, the flow rate is more than double that of before, the width of the river has also increased a lot, and the foaming yellow water sweeps the grass and mud along the river bank, and drains for thousands of miles.After walking along the surging river for a while, Zheng Yu suddenly shouted excitedly, "The waterwheel, the waterwheel is still there." ”He exclaimed happily, "It doesn't look like it's bad. ”At this time, through the vast rain and mist, you can already see the waterwheel standing high on the bank of the river.Just like Zheng Yu said, the waterwheel is still there.The other people looked up, but they didn't speak, they just buried their heads and hurried away, but their steps became lighter.After walking for a while, the outline of the waterwheel became more and more obvious.Ding Chen finally saw its appearance clearly, and a trace of uneasiness suddenly rose in his heart, obviously Zheng Yu was too happy just now, although the waterwheel was still there, it had stopped rotating, and it was just standing motionless in the river.Generally, waterwheels are built on the banks of rivers.Of course, this is nonsense, and even without considering the difficulty of construction, there is no benefit in building a waterwheel into the middle of the river.It's not for fishing.But at this time, looking at the tall waterwheel in front of them, everyone was a little dumbfounded.Because the river has swelled and widened, the waterwheel is already a long way from the shore.The part immersed in the river has also taken up about 14 of the total height.When the waterwheel was built, it was taken into account the difference between the hydraulic scouring of the riverbed during the dry period and the high water period, so a special design was specially made to change the force area of the impeller according to the flow of the river water in different seasons.Before the rainy season arrived, Daddy had already sent someone to pick off the blades on the impeller that were used to increase thrust.Fortunately, he did it in advance, so the waterwheel that was stuck for some reason can still hold on to the rapids at this time and has not fallen.I don't know who took the lead.Several people ran one after another, and ran to the bank of the river next to the waterwheel in one breath, and admired the appearance of the waterwheel with a very reverent attitude.Ye Dai naturally walked to the front of the crowd.Through the murky water, she scrutinized the waterwheel, trying to find a faulty quarter.Ding Chen walked to her side and also carefully observed the primitive water conservancy facility in front of him.The last time he saw this waterwheel, he was closer to a tourist in his mentality, but he thought that this waterwheel was cleverly designed, and he didn't think much about it.At this time, as a direct beneficiary, when I began to look at this waterwheel with a professional eye, I felt that many details of this thing were not satisfactory, perhaps because I didn't spend too much effort on the design when it was built, or maybe it was too rushed at that time.Ye Dai looked at it with a straight face for a while, and changed a few angles, but she never spoke.Li Xiang and a few others have been paying attention to Ye Dai's expression on the side, and by the way, they also made some judgments of their own.With Li Xiang's mind and vision, he can generally see relatively simple mechanical failures and try to eliminate them.But it's clear that this time his experience didn't find any room for play.At least as far as he could see, he couldn't see anything wrong with the waterwheel.Like them, Ding Chen didn't find the reason why the waterwheel was stuck, but after all, he was from a professional class, and although he couldn't see the part under the water, he could guess that it should be the part of the waterwheel that was stuck in the water.Because of this, the waterwheel will be pushed by the torrent, constantly shaking, but it cannot continue to rotate as before.Similar to Ding Chen's thoughts, Ye Dai also thought of this problem.She threw the tools she was carrying to the ground and said to Li Xiang, "I'm going to go over and have a look." ”As he spoke, he wanted to go into the river.Ding Chen grabbed him and said resolutely: "You stay, I'll go." ”He said to Ye Dai: "I will describe the scene I saw to you." ”Ye Dai was stunned for a moment, frowned and looked at him and asked, "Why are you going?"

Obviously, she remembered Ding Chen's questioning of her joining the rescue team."

Because you're more important than me."

Ding Chen knew that this girl had a very strong self-esteem, so he could only hold it.So his eyes looked at her and he said affectionately.Surprisingly, when he said this, he didn't feel the expected numbness, as if he really thought so.In fact, Ding Chen is not a sword master, of course he will not seize every opportunity to pick up girls, he just feels that his ability in machinery is stronger than Ye Dai, and if he goes over, he should be able to spend less time.After all, the current state of the waterwheel is very dangerous, and its wheel has been shaking slightly.People who have experience in the machinery industry know that they are not afraid of parts stuck, but afraid of parts shaking, because a small impact will greatly increase wear and accumulate stress, and the damage speed is much faster than simple force.Therefore, the waterwheel at this time may disintegrate at any time under the action of water pressure.It's just that Ye Dai, a stupid girl, doesn't believe in Ding Chen, so she stays on the shore as a leader and doesn't do anything, God knows how many people want to leave production but can't get it.At this time, Zheng Yu unexpectedly interrupted the dispute between the two people, and he said, "I'll go." ”"Nope."

Ding Chen and Ye Dai almost rejected his proposal in unison.Zheng Yu should be regarded as the most flexible of the men in the apartment.Therefore, the purpose of his existence in the team is to take on all kinds of jobs that require climbing or dodging skills.When he found out that Ye Dai and Ding Chen had a dispute over the division of labor, he felt that it was time for him to play his role.Finding that Ye Dai and Ding Chen disagreed, Zheng Yu suddenly felt that his little heart was very hurt.But at this time, Li Xiang, who was beside him, also spoke, and he shook his head at Zheng Yu and motioned for him to shut up.He said to Ye Dai again: "Ding Chen is right, let him go" He said to Ye Dai very seriously: "Here, you are more important than each of us." ”Then he turned to Ding Chen again, "Can you do it?"

"If it doesn't work, I can come back and change her." ”Ding Chenxin said We are all temporary workers, do you still want to see my qualifications, he pointed to the water wheel, "We need time now." ”"Let him go."

Li Xiang immediately made a decision, and he said to Ye Dai: "If it doesn't work, you can go again." ”So Ding Chen stopped talking nonsense, he handed the backpack and short coat to Zheng Yu, reached out and pulled out the black knife from his back, and then used the tip of the black knife downwards as a pathfinding crutch and walked towards the river.Ye Dai hesitated for a moment, and finally stopped reacting, but she stopped Ding Chen and asked him to tie the rope around his waist.Ding Chen had no doubts about this plan, and he happily obeyed.The place where he landed after entering the water was the former river bank, the weeds on the bank had not been washed away by the river, and it was wet and slippery to step on, and the sinks were uneven, and it was really difficult to maintain balance in the rapids without a black knife as a crutch.And although the heavy hemp rope added extra weight to him, it also increased the force area, making Ding Chen feel that he had an extra tail, and the most important thing was that it was not his own.After walking crookedly out of the road for a while, Ding Chen finally adapted to the washing of the river, and saw that the waterwheel was in front of him, so he raised his hand and swung it back with a black knife, signaling that everyone was fine, and then strode forward with a "coo-dong" sound, and he was gone.aa2705221,,; mobile phone reading,