Crossing the Western Tianshan Mountains

Azati snorted coldly, "Unless she can herd cattle and sheep with me, and also know how to cook mutton."

Gulinar giggled, "Azati, you're thinking about women, right? You should be looking forward to the Western Tianshan Mountains being penetrated soon. Then the mountains will be bustling with all kinds of girls."

It was getting dark very quickly and the sound of gongs could be heard at the foot of the mountain, signaling that it was time for dinner.

Gulinar invited Azati, "Let's go eat our big pot meal together."

Azati rolled his eyes at her and said, "I have my own food. And I have to protect the mountain god."

……

Li Jianguo and Wu Yongjie didn't even have time to eat. They each took a bowl and gathered together to begin research. Li Jianguo said, "According to today's testing, the underground water inflow isn't very large, but there's one area that's very special. It's located southwest of the 14th site. The terrain isn't high, but there's a large cavity. This cavity receives water from the surrounding meltwater, so the water content is likely quite high."

"How big is it?"

"Captain Wu, we may need to conduct a long-term drainage of the water in this flooding area. Otherwise, even if we temporarily solve the flooding problem in the tunnel, this water-gushing cavity in the southwest corner will cause significant damage to the tunnel over the years."

"drainage?"

"Correct."

At this time, Ling Fengxi and Ye Minglang arrived, accompanied by Gulinar. They had actually heard what Li Jianguo said. Ling Fengxi asked, "What if we want to divert the water? Do we need to build a reservoir?"

Gulinar said, "You mean there's water? We're so short of water in the mountains. It would be so great if we had water. Look how dark Azati is. It's because he hasn't had a bath in ten years."

Gulinar covered her mouth and laughed, "Because he's too dirty, no one would let him in the county bathhouse."

Ling Fengxi and Wu Yongjie looked at each other, and suddenly an idea came to their mind.

The next day Fengxi went to the county.

When he came back, he had a smile on his face. He called Lu Haoyang up and held a meeting with Wu Yongjie and others. Then he put a document in front of several people.

"The county has decided to build a small reservoir near the 14th site, nestled against the mountain. Since your project, Lu Haoyang, is almost finished, the reservoir project will be handed over directly to you. This is the contract."

Lu Haoyang hadn't expected that after finally finishing the road at the entrance of the damned West Tianshan Tunnel, another project would come up. His face turned sour. "I told the workers that we're leaving soon. Everyone knows what the situation is like in West Tianshan. We don't want to stay here any longer. I don't think we need to sign this contract."

"Lu Haoyang, have you really decided this? Because your engineering team happens to be here, and building a reservoir against the mountain is just a small project, we don't think it's necessary to make a big fuss and hire another engineering team, so we're giving this contract to you." Ling Fengxi's tone was a little cold. "Of course, you can refuse it."

Lu Haoyang was used to being soft-hearted and afraid of hardship. Seeing Ling Fengxi's unfriendly tone, he had no choice but to say, "This has happened so suddenly, I have to think about it for a while, right? Give me some time. Can't I give you the result tomorrow?"

"I'll give you five minutes."

"Secretary Ling—you—"

Lu Haoyang was a little embarrassed, but after several unpleasant encounters with Ling Fengxi and Wu Yongjie, he was really a little apprehensive. He walked out of the room and called his boss directly. He knew what his boss said, but when he came in, he was smiling again. "It's just a small project, just do it for fun. Sign, sign!"

Just like that, Lu Haoyang, who had originally planned to leave Xitianshan within a few days, looked at the contract he had signed with a sad face and was delayed again.

After listening to Gulinar's explanation, Azati still found it incredible. However, Gulinar made one thing clear: if the reservoir was built, they would actually have water. The water would be diverted to the reservoir to supply the people and cattle nearby.

"Really?" Azati was very skeptical.

"It's absolutely true!" Gulinar's beautiful eyes widened. "Baron wouldn't lie to us!"

Azati still said, "The Han people are the best at deceiving people."

However, Azati did not stop Wu Yongjie and his team from starting work as normal. So far, there has been a very specific solution to the water gushing incident in the cave.

First, Li Jianguo found the specific location of the aquifer, and drilled holes there to divert water to the 14th and 13th lots, and the low-lying areas between the mountains. At the same time, a reservoir was built according to the terrain to store water. In other words, the water would not be wasted, but would have a place to go.

As long as the water in the southwest corner of the 14th site is diverted away, the water gushing in the cave will be greatly reduced, or even disappear. All we need to do is drill a hole, release the remaining water, and then grout the aquifer.

So the workers started working again in full swing.

Azati stared at it for several days in a row, and saw only flying gravel, but no water coming out. However, the reservoir had actually taken shape rapidly within a few days.

Azati stood on a high place and praised: "It's really big, really high. If there really is a big pool of water here, then we will never lack water."

Azati lives closer to the camp than Gulinar, or rather, Azati's family originally lived nearby. Even the construction site marked by the current project was, in Azati's mind, his family's pasture. Later, the Han people came and brought a lot of machinery, forcing them to move back a little.

But the distance was still very close, which was also an important reason why he was dissatisfied with the proximity of the engineering team.

On May 7, the reservoir was completed.

In reality, it was just a concrete embankment around the low-lying areas, built according to the terrain, with sluice gates only at key locations.

The terraces in other places are just for show because the mountains can block all the water.

That same day, workers dug a large hole in the spot Li Jianguo had pointed out. Stone fragments and mud bubbled out, and Li Jianguo yelled, "Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

The workers were also well-trained and immediately climbed to the safe high ground. They saw that the cave, which had been slowly releasing water, suddenly gushed out a thick column of water, and the water was cool and clear. In the sunshine, such a thick column of water actually emerged from a mountain. Azati was stunned.

He even ran forward a few steps, as if he wanted to jump in to take a bath, but was stopped by Gulinar in time. "Are you trying to kill yourself? Look, a lot of water has accumulated down there in such a short time. You'll drown if you jump in. If you want to get water here, you have to use scientific methods. You can't be so rough like a savage. It's easy to get into trouble..."