Chronicles of The Hardships of Komachi in The Sengoku Era

The well digger used by Shizuko is a simple geological survey tool called a hand auger.

A drilled perforating machine, originally known as an auger, is installed in the ground and used to rotate and press in manually to cut soil, opening holes in the ground to collect and observe samples.

Suitable for the collection and observation of clay and sandy soils with a medium hardness, from a soft soil layer a few metres below the surface.

Working efficiency is significantly reduced when mining depth exceeds three meters due to manpower, but it is a commonly used tool for individual well surveys even in modern times.

"I'm sure there's some underground water in here."

Wolves are so good that their ears and noses are not comparable to humans.

One study says wolves can perceive sounds ranging from a radius of six miles (about nine and a half kilometers) in the woods to ten miles (about sixteen kilometers) in the open.

Speaking of frequencies, it is assumed that they can hear more than 25 KHz, and some researchers claim that they can hear up to 80 KHz.

But whatever it is, it would be an excellent sense of smell when it comes to wolves.

Various smells can be divided, information on behavior can be learned from the smell on the body of a companion, and the smell of a distant prey can be smelled.

(Maybe he notices the smell of water and tells him to dig here)

It is possible that Kaiser noticed the smell of water, Shizuko thought.

I don't know if it's speculative and true until I actually dig it, and it's possible that I'm doing something just wrong.

Digging Kaiser's location was also a kind of bet, as there was no temporal respite to look for the next location.

"Come on...... oh?

After digging for about three meters, the feel of the hand auger suddenly changed.

It feels more like I'm digging the sand bottom of the river than I am digging hard dirt.

took out the contents of the auger while suppressing the feeling of doing it, a chunk of sand stained with water emerged, as Shizuko expected.

"Could this be...?

Witness the distance from the position of the hole to the village.

Though there is some distance, it is not that far away.

I can't say it's open enough, but there are no cliffs or other dangerous places around.

Because it is large enough to build a well shed, it is also possible to prevent rainwater.

(Did you dig where the rainwater filtered and stained the basement and it was flowing down...?

I was ready for about four to five meters, but to see where the water suddenly turned into stained soil in about three meters, the groundwater veins were likely flowing along the slopes of the mountains.

I didn't know if the river water was stained underground or if the rainwater was filtered and flowing underground, but anyway, this cleared the first stage.

"Hey... I think it's time to get some water..."

"I think we're almost there...... oh, you got it, village chief!

Further digging a little further, the intended groundwater finally entered the auger.

The next thing to clear is whether the groundwater vein is' suitable for drinking '.

Digging a corner groundwater vein cannot be used as drinking water even if it is contaminated with something.

The gold pours water into the auger into a small wooden barrel.

It looked beautiful and was pure water with no smell or dirt.

However, if it is contaminated with minerals, it may not be judgable by appearance.

"Kaiser, can you drink this water?

Since it cannot be checked with machines and chemicals, Shizuko bet on Kaiser's sense of smell, which is a wolf.

If Kaiser were to make a rejection, the water would likely be contaminated with something.

Kaiser sticks his face in a wooden barrel and smells it. Shizuko was watching, thrilled at how it was going.

Eventually Kaiser, who had finished smelling, began drinking the water in the wooden barrel with his usual expression.

With Kaiser drinking water, Shizuko decided that the groundwater veins in the place were suitable for drinking.

Finally, we were able to row to the stage where we could get to work on a full-scale well dig.

"Well, I'll dig here. Even so, it's enough for a few people, so the others bring the tools."

The well that Shizuko is going to build is not a drilling well that is said to be a round well, but a drilling well that is made using the boring method.

Round wells require people to dig down and pay attention to hazards such as burial and gas.

In order to discharge a lot of dirt and sand, it will be necessary to dig wells and dispose of dirt and sand.

It is too dangerous in mountainous areas where scaffolding is difficult to secure because it will require a large number of workers.

In contrast, the excavation well digs the impermeable layer (formation that does not pass through water) with a special tool, and passes a bamboo tube through the belt water layer (groundwater layer) beneath it to draw up water.

No place is taken, and it is possible for one more person to work, and only a small amount of dirt and sand is discharged.

However, depending on the location, the amount of water may be small, so it is not an excellent construction method for a long time and a short time.

Tango and the others came back with the tools in about 20 minutes.

Located close to the village and never struggling to get back and forth from the well.

After all the tools were in place, the man left only Kaneki and Tango, and the two works and Yoichi decided to ask him to return to the village first.

I could also see beside myself that the two works were totally impossible. But as the person in charge, it would just be hard to tell him to rest directly.

Therefore, he asked for the job of "checking the filtered barrels in the village with Genichi".

On the surface, they were making tannic surfaces, but I didn't miss Gold and Tango, Shizuko, who exhaled small.

After seeing the two of them get on their way home, Shizuko gets to work on installing the well.

But the well digging work is done by one goldsmith, Tagoshi's role in handing Shizuko the tools he told him, and Shizuko only gives instructions for installing the well in the goldsmith.

If you work a few people in a narrow place, the work efficiency will be reduced the other way around. Because I thought it would be better for villagers such as Kanezuku and Tango to know the working procedures as well, rather than just one Shizuko.

"Village chief, the installation has been completed as told"

For a while the gold had adjusted the bamboo pipes that pumped up water, but the installation was finally completed about an hour later.

Later, we will only connect the parts prepared in advance, but in the past, the hardware was assembled several times, so the work was completed without the instructions of Shizuko.

Then 20 minutes later, the excavation well was finally completed.

Shizuko puts the caller water in the hand pressing pump to raise and lower the handle.

Whether or not water can be safely sucked up determines the value of this well.

Because if it's a well that has a knack, it limits the number of people who use it.

"Ooh!"

But Shizuko's worries ended with worry, and the water erupted vigorously from the mouth of the water just by raising and lowering the handle.

Store water in a wooden barrel while the goldsmith speaks of joy.

At some accumulation, Shizuko stopped manipulating the steering wheel and peered into the wooden barrel with Kaneki and Tango.

"Beautiful."

"I don't see any dirt in particular."

"It's gonna take a little while for the water to come out, but it's gonna be okay if it's so beautiful."

Seeing clean water without cloudiness, the three of them mouth their thoughts.

The rest of the work is building a path to the well, but that doesn't require the Shizuko to take the lead and work.

You can make it for the village preference of the two works.

Because I don't need to give orders to the details, and if I do, I will have a gracious attitude.

"Now, do you want to go back to Mr. Two with your tools?"

"That's right. It's almost sundown, and we should get back."

"Hey... what about the Kaisers?

Looking around, Shizuko realizes that there are no Kaiser, Kanich, or Vitman.

I wonder where he went, and Shizuko peeks a little deeper.

Then the three were playing with branches of trees dripping on the ground.

"Hey, let's go home."

When Shizuko spoke that way, the Kaisers ran out at her after a bark.

When I got to her feet, they all rubbed their bodies to Shizuko's feet to sweeten them.

"Yes, let's be good kids"

After several rounds of Kaisers' heads, Shizuko headed to the village of the two works.

After enough, Shizuko, who arrived at the village of the two works, left the tools with Tango, and asked him to return to the village first.

"The others will care, and I beg you to give me a report first"

"Copy that. For one thing, it's okay, right?

"Right. It won't work until a little later, I guess. In the meantime, we've got a well, and do we get rid of the water shortage?

"Right. See you later, village chief. I'm going back with Yoichi."

Tango also thought Yoichi was forced to do the same as the two, he said so with a bitter smile.

Shizuko laughed bitterly and deluded because of the difficult content to answer.

After checking the effects of the filtration apparatus and teaching them how to make them, Shizuko went down the mountain with the gold.

Even before I left, the villagers said thank you, but I felt itchy somehow.

Because she had a sense of the extent to which she had given advice.

A few days after the problem of the two villages was cleared up, Kasei Mori came to Shizuko.

But this time it wasn't just him, it was a visit with a certain person.

"… is it Komaki?"

"Come on, and I want you to think of me as your liaison."

Shizuko, who is correct in her posture, turns her gaze to the person who is holding back behind Kasei Mori.

She was about nine years old. Shizuko had the impression that she was a quiet girl from the outside.

"My name is Aya. How can I help you?"

The girl who noticed Shizuko's gaze, said as Colour lay low enough to rub her head against the floor.

Shizuko, who somehow thought she was having a great attitude, bowed her head correctly, just like Colour.

"Nice to meet you,"

Shizuko, who meant to say hello properly, but Kasei Mori, and Kai looked so subtle.

I wondered if I had made a mistake, and Shizuko ponders the words of follow-up as she wandered her gaze.

But the more Shizuko panicked, the more uncomfortable the two faces turned into.

"… this is the first time anyone has bowed their head against a small angel"

"It's my first time, too"

After hearing the words, Shizuko remembers what role Komaki was in.

A woman who serves beside a high-profile person and chores is a small-time angel.

Basically, it's just a woman's profession, and it's not the first time a man becomes a man.

Conversely, the roles in which only men take up positions include lowercase.

The lowest surname derives from the term obedience and was in principle served by a young man from the Wujia family. The main role was to serve as a secretary in the present day, serving as a servant beside the master and performing various chores.

Due to the nature of his role, he needed to have various talks with his master, and he needed to be mending extensive knowledge and first-rate practices that he was not ashamed to put out anywhere.

On the other hand, on the battlefield (Sakata), he had to excel in martial arts because he needed to be the last shield to protect his master, and was also a floral profession in which talented young people took up their posts.

Above all, birth was promised if the remembrance of the master came to light, and many later acted as sides.

"Well good. That's the charm of Lord Shizuko."

"Ha! There is no annihilation."

"Then in the future, if you need to talk about anything, go through the colors. Because the hotel is busy, I want to avoid wasting as much time as possible."

"Ha, ha. I got it. I got it."

Kasei Mori nodded with a sneering grin at Shizuko's words, and now he turned to Colour.

"Sincerely, I will serve Shizuko."

"Ha! Even if I turn it into this life, I will try to make Shizuko's little angel (Komaki) a fine man."

(Ca, cool!

Shizuko thought she looked very good in the colors she affirmed in an atmosphere like a warlord protecting her master.

"Um, nice to meet you."

Kasei Mori said so with a smiling smile.