usatvline Chapter 238 Digging a Well
Chapter 238 Digging a Well
For example, you can cover your mouth and nose with a cloth to reduce the risk of disease transmission, and wash your hands frequently with clean water, and other protective methods within your ability.
After properly arranging the transfer of sick soldiers, Ren Jingzhi hurried to Shen Yiran to help her deal with various matters.
He looked at Shen Yiran's busy figure, his heart full of pity and admiration. He felt pity for her hard work and admiration for her courage, determination and extraordinary wisdom in this critical moment when the epidemic was rampant in the military camp.
"Ranran, you should take a rest for a while and don't overwork yourself." Ren Jingzhi advised softly with concern.
Shen Yiran just shook his head slightly and said in a resolute tone: "Now is far from the time to rest. If this epidemic is not eliminated, it will be fatal to our army."
In this way, under Shen Yiran's careful command and dispatch, everyone worked together and launched a difficult and crucial battle against the aggressive epidemic in the military camp where the epidemic was raging.
After an afternoon of emergency deployment, the epidemic was brought under control to a certain extent, the death toll stopped increasing, and the number of new cases also decreased a lot.
Shen Yiran was pleased to see that the anti-epidemic efforts were beginning to show results, but she knew that more effective treatments were needed to make the sick soldiers fully recover.
The epidemic that was raging in the army was fierce. Although the sick soldiers' condition had been temporarily stabilized after initial treatment and isolation, their bodies were still weak and the road to recovery was long. They had to find more powerful help.
Shen Yiran has always been thinking about the Lingquan Lake in the mysterious space. The Lingquan water contains magical spiritual power, which must have a boosting effect on the recovery of sick soldiers.
The most important thing at the moment is to figure out a way to obtain a large amount of spiritual spring water and make its source seem reasonable so as not to arouse suspicion from others.
She was worried about this matter, her brows were almost twisted into a knot. She paced back and forth in the tent, thinking hard but could not find a solution.
When Shen Yiran was thinking hard, Ling'er's voice suddenly rang in her mind, "My lady, don't be so sad anymore. Ling'er has found a solution for you."
This voice was like a stream of clear water, instantly breaking the clouds of worry in Shen Yiran's mind. Shen Yiran was delighted and quickly asked with his consciousness: "What good ideas do you have? Tell me now!"
"My lady, you can dig five or six meters underground in the open space behind the main tent. There is a gate valve underneath. As long as you open it, the spiritual spring water will overflow continuously." Ling'er's voice was clear and pleasant, and the content of her words surprised and delighted Shen Yiran.
When Shen Yiran heard this, she was pleasantly surprised and said, "Thank you, Ling'er, you are really my savior!" She did not dare to delay for a moment and left the tent immediately.
After a while, she found Ren Jingzhi who was arranging the follow-up anti-epidemic matters, and hurriedly said: "Husband, please help me call 20 strong soldiers, I have important things to do."
Although Ren Jingzhi was full of doubts, seeing Shen Yiran's anxious and excited face, he did not ask any more questions and quickly gathered twenty strong soldiers.
Afterwards, Shen Yiran led the twenty soldiers and hurried to the open space behind the main camp. When they arrived, she picked up the hoe without saying a word and shoveled a circle with a diameter of one meter on the ground. Her movements were quick and decisive, and she didn't care about her already exhausted body.
After shoveling out the shape, Shen Yiran stood up, wiped the fine beads of sweat on his forehead, and said to the soldiers: "Please dig a well according to the shape I shoveled out. When you dig five or six meters, you will see a gate valve. Call me when the time comes."
When the soldiers heard this, they looked at each other, their eyes full of confusion and puzzlement.
A young soldier couldn't help but ask, "Princess, why is there a valve underground? And why dig this well? There's no water source here. This... This is too weird."
The other soldiers also nodded and agreed.
At this time, a soldier picked up a hoe and started digging the soil. As he dug, he said, "I heard that the epidemic in the army was controlled by the Crown Princess. We must believe her. Everything she does is for our own good."
Shen Yiran smiled faintly at the soldiers who were digging the soil, and admired in his heart that these soldiers had a broad vision.
Then she looked at the soldiers' suspicious faces and laughed in her heart, but deliberately kept them in suspense and said, "Don't ask too many questions, soldiers. Just dig with peace of mind. You will be surprised when you finish digging. Then everyone will know the wonders of this."
Although the soldiers were still full of doubts, seeing Shen Yiran was so confident, they did not ask any more questions. They picked up their tools and cooperated with each other to dig hard.
At first, the soil was relatively loose and it was easy for the soldiers to dig. Spadefuls of soil were continuously dug out of the pit and piled aside.
But as the depth increased, the soil became more compact and more difficult to dig, and every dig required a lot of effort.
But these soldiers were all tough guys in the army. Even though their clothes were soaked with sweat and their arms were sore, no one complained of being tired or suffering, and they still gritted their teeth and persevered.
Shen Yiran watched from the side, feeling touched but also a little anxious. She kept reminding everyone: "Everyone, be careful and don't hurt yourself."
As time went by, the pit gradually became deeper due to the efforts of the soldiers. Finally, when the pit was about five or six meters deep, a soldier shouted excitedly: "Princess, we found it, there is really a gate valve!"
Shen Yiran heard this and hurried forward. He saw an old gate valve lying quietly at the bottom of the dim pit, with some strange patterns on it, as if telling of its extraordinary origin.
Shen Yiran ordered the soldiers to compact the surrounding mud, and then let all the soldiers get out of the well.
At this time, Shen Yiran picked up the seven-meter-long wooden stick she had just prepared, held one end of the stick tightly, and carefully inserted the other end into the well, extending it towards the direction of the gate valve.
Because the distance from the wellhead to the gate valve is far and the light in the well is dim, she can only rely on her feeling and memory to adjust the position of the wooden stick to ensure that it can accurately touch the handle of the gate valve.
After a lot of effort, the top of the wooden stick touched the handle of the gate valve. Shen Yiran took a deep breath, held the wooden stick tightly with both hands, and began to turn it vigorously.
At first, the gate valve seemed a little stiff because it had not been moved for a long time. Shen Yiran took a lot of effort to make it turn slightly.
But she did not relax at all. She continued to increase her strength, turning the wooden stick again and again, and beads of sweat gradually appeared on her forehead.
Just at this moment, Ren Jingzhi came over. He looked at Shen Yiran's petite body, which was halfway to the edge of the well. He quickly moved forward and supported her body.
Puzzled, "Ran Ran, what are you doing?"
Shen Yiran said excitedly: "I'm opening the gate valve at the bottom of the well. This thing is not easy to operate."