Tao Xiuying is a strong woman, always straightforward.

People always have times of weakness, but Mom Chen has never shown her weak side in front of her children. This is the first time she cried in front of her children, but she immediately returned to her previous appearance, as if nothing had happened.

Of course, some things are not really not there when you do not exist.

Chen Weiguo has been very busy these days, and the drought in the countryside is severe, and the demand for drilling wells is very strong. There are more and more businesses coming to the door, but there are also many troubles.

Having business is a good thing, but digging a well is a hard job, and there are many uncertainties. Although the gross profit is quite high, the later maintenance costs are also quite large.

The well-driving team has been working together for so long, and the operation process has been proficient. With Wang Dachun as a guide, it is still smooth in general, but it has not been a problem. For example, the drill rod is broken and the drill bit is stuck on the stone layer, these accidents are always inevitable.

Digging a well is a technical job, and sometimes it depends on some luck.

The groundwater is still abundant these days, especially in rural areas, where the depth of thirty or forty meters can usually reach shallow water layers.

But there are always exceptions. A few days ago, a well was drilled forty meters a few days ago, but the water was not released. Then he continued to install a drill rod and hit the bluestone layer. Wang Dachun suggested that he continue to hit the downwards. Chen Weiguo was a little worried and called Lao Song. Lao Song had a lot of experience in on-site operation. After hearing the general situation, he suggested changing places to call again.

Finally, I chose a new location and opened the well again at a distance. After a while, the water was released after being drilled for more than 30 meters. Technician Wang was a little dissatisfied and said that water would come out from the stone layer, but no one took it seriously.

The Chen family's well drilling team is no longer a novice, and they have gained practical experience after digging too many wells. It would be fine if they encountered a gravel layer or a coarse sand layer. It was more than 40 meters long. What's the point of competing with the bluestone layer? Not to mention the trouble of changing the drill bit, the stone layer is still very hard and it's already so deep. If the drill bit gets stuck again, it will be reimbursed in one day. It would be better to take a look at it directly.

Wang Dachun was still convinced, and after a while, he himself benefited a lot.

Technician Wang is still very young. He has rich theoretical knowledge after graduating from university and lacks practical experience. This time he was arranged by his superiors to sit in the countryside. Although he was a little hard and tiring, he might have transformed the theories he learned into practice. He was still quite happy, at least he felt more comfortable than sitting in the office of the Agricultural Bureau.

Things outside were straightened out. With Chen Qiaoshan's persuasion, Chen Weiguo no longer followed the well digging team. The well digging team hired someone again, and all the work on the scene was handed over to the second uncle Chen Jianguo.

Chen Weiguo was not idle either. He focused on contacting business and being responsible for logistics support at home. He often rode his second uncle's Jialing 70, but at least he didn't have to spend the night outside anymore.

In the middle of the night, the family was enjoying the cool in the yard and the TV was moved out. The Chen family and the mother and daughter gathered there to watch TV. The father and son did not move forward and moved two chairs to sit at the gate of the yard.

Chen Qiaoshan felt that the two big men were stupid to stay like this, so he asked casually: "Dad, how much have you earned during this period?"

Chen Weiguo was stunned for a moment. He looked at his son first, and then said: "Thus yesterday, twenty-eight wells have been dug. If you dig out other expenses, it is almost 20,000 yuan!"

Chen Qiaoshan was a little surprised. It was not because of money. It only took more than half a month to go. It took two or three days to delay the problem. On average, it was more than two wells a day, so the speed was too fast.

"Dad, you have to be more at ease. Can uncle and others take it for such a hot day?"

"Don't worry, nothing is wrong. When you go out, the master takes good care of you. Every meal is full of wine and meat, and your life is not heavy!"

Chen Qiaoshan was not worried about their lives. He was not as good as the city in the countryside. He was always a master when he hired a carpenter to work. He would definitely not be short of cigarettes and alcohol, and he had to serve him diligently, for fear of negligence. The well-driving team is now a hot commodity, so naturally he would not neglect it.

"Dad, I still have to remind you when I look back. After all, it's such a hot day!"

Chen Weiguo didn't care much, "It's okay, it's easier than the work done in a brick factory, right?"

Chen Qiaoshan was speechless. This was good. Digging wells means transferring machines is quite hard, and moving them up and down is very difficult. At other times, they are all scattered work, and it is not complicated to operate and it doesn’t take much effort.

"What are you two talking about?" Tao Xiuying came over for no reason.

"Your son asked how much money our family has earned over the days."

Chen Weiguo has been the boss for a few days, but his personality has changed a little, at least he is not as bored as before.

Chen's mother immediately stared at Chen Qiaoshan alertly and asked, "What do you want to do again?"

Chen Qiaoshan couldn't help but feel a little amused, so he just chatted a few words, saying nothing else, "I'll just ask." After that, he stood up and gave the chair to Chen's mother.

Chen's mother didn't doubt him. She sat down and said, "I have earned a total of 22,000 yuan during this period, and I've almost made money back from buying a machine."

The original price of the Chen family's well drilling machine was close to 30,000 yuan, which was considered a big sum in 2003. Wang Zhongliang coordinated and obtained some subsidies in the name of drought resistance. The Chen family spent a total of 25,000 yuan. Later, at Lao Song's suggestion, he bought an additional set of spare parts, and spent about 30,000 yuan.

The Chen family is not doing a single business, and there are also several well-driving teams around, but their machines are generally out of date. They can barely get a job when digging a water well, so the irrigation well is no longer a problem. When they encounter a hard rock layer, they have to stop eating.

When Chen Qiaoshan was in the city, he specially asked Wang Zhongliang to buy the machine that was specially used to drill shallow water irrigation wells. It has excellent performance and fast speed, and the price of the machine is acceptable.

Director Wang also recommended a few big guys at that time, but Chen Qiaoshan refused directly. He just found something for Chen Weiguo to earn some household income, but he didn't think about getting bigger. The large machine has a thick caliber and can only drill a well for five or six days. The machine itself is expensive, and the cost of drilling wells is not cheap, and there are not many companies in the countryside who can afford it.

Chen Qiaoshan chatted for a few more times, and Chen's mother suddenly said, "See if we are decreasing the price, we are making too fast!"

She mentioned the old saying again. It seems that Chen's mother is not a business man, and she is afraid that she will become a profiteer.

Chen Qiaoshan glanced at Chen's father, and saw that he didn't say anything, he explained, "Mom, you're thinking too much!"

"Don't just look at the returns. You have to calculate our efforts. Investment is risky. Our family invested 30,000 yuan this time, and they bought machines and hired people. What if they lost money?"

"There are costs that you don't calculate, you have to calculate the labor costs and depreciation of machines."

"Digging a well is a one-time business, so I just go around nearby and I won't go to other places. I'm not familiar with the land, so I'll just do this job for two years."

Tao Xiuying was a little overwhelmed, but after thinking about it, she felt a little reluctant, "No, the business is not bad now, it's a pity to have only been working for two years!"

Chen Qiaoshan knew what Chen Ma was thinking, and he smiled and said, "Mom, don't worry, I will be responsible for making money to support my family in the future."

Tao Xiuying said angrily: "When you go, when did you learn to be like Xiaowu!"

"Mom, what did my second brother learn from me?"

Chen Qiaoshan saw Xiaowu running over, and Chen's mother said angrily: "Learn from you, you can coax people!"

Xiao Wu shook Chen's shoulders and refused to support him. Tao Xiuying said, "Okay, stop shaking, aren't you watching TV? Why are you running over?"

Xiaowu said with a smile: "The TV show is over, mom, let's steam rice tomorrow morning!"

Chen Qiaoshan laughed in his heart. She did not come for nothing. She was waiting here.

Tao Xiuying is a skillful person. Although she has been making pasta for more than 20 years in the Chen family, her skills were not reduced when she was a girl at her parents' home. The Chen family only had Chen's mother and Chen Qiaoshan accustomed to eating rice, and Chen's father and three daughters were still used to pasta, but she couldn't stop Chen's mother from making the rice.

Xiao Wu didn’t want to eat the rice steamed by Chen’s mother, she wanted to eat the leftover pot crumbs from the steamed rice.

Before Chen Ma would prepare a piece of bacon before steaming rice, cut it into thin slices, then put the cooked rice into a pot, and then evenly place the cut meat slices on the sides. After fumigation on low heat, when the rice is out of the pot, the aroma of bacon is mixed with the fragrance of the rice, which is very attractive.

Chen’s method is a bit similar to Cantonese bacon rice, but Chen Qiaoshan prefers Chen’s mama to make it. He eats a lot of bacon and firewood stoves every time. Xiao Wu doesn’t like greasy rice, but she has a special liking for the remaining bacon. The grease seeped out of the bacon is against the bottom of the pot. After a long period of fumigation, there is an extra layer of bacon wrapped in oil between the iron pot and the rice. It tastes very crispy and refreshing, which is very suitable for Xiao Wu’s appetite.

Although Chen's mother was unforgivable, she was actually quite good to her children. The next morning she steamed a pot of Chen-style clay pot rice. After Xiao Wu got up, she smelled the familiar fragrance and was so happy that she smiled. Before the rice was cooked, she first circled around Chen's mother in the kitchen.

The breakfast at the Chen family was very lively. Chen Qiaoshan teased Xiaowu from time to time. The little girl was rare to see him. Everyone in her family gave in to her, and no one snatched her the pot. It was just a piece of cake, and the rice was still delicious.

As soon as the breakfast was over, the three sisters of the Chen family were helping Chen mother clean up the table, and someone knocked on the door of the Chen family's yard.

Chen Weiguo thought he was coming to the door to contact the well digging again, so he quickly got up to greet him. Before he could pass, a middle-aged man in his forties went straight into the yard. When Chen Qiaoshan saw it, his heart suddenly jumped up.

The middle-aged man was carrying a military bag on his shoulders and asked as soon as he entered the door: "Is this Chen Qiaoshan's house?"

"I am Chen Qiaoshan!"

The middle-aged man was stunned, stared at Chen Qiaoshan and took out a big red envelope from his bag, and said, "Congratulations, this is your admission letter!"

Chen Qiaoshan had actually seen through his identity for a long time. Although he did not wear a postal uniform, he still knew the bag he was carrying.

He received it with a little excitement. The notice was a big red postal ems envelope, specially printed by Peking University, with a large lettering of greeting on it, and the lower right is the Peking University logo and school name.
Chapter completed!