Two days before the torrential rain arrived, Chen Zhou and the natives barely completed the waterproofing of the foundation ditch, sealing it completely with planks, white mud, and branches.
On the day of the rain, Chen Zhou checked the foundation no less than ten times, fearing that the waterproofing would turn out to be shoddy work and be breached by the storm on the first day.
Fortunately, what he feared did not happen.
At least in the early stages of the rainy season, the waterproofing fulfilled its mission and withstood the rain.
As for how things will be two months later, Chen Zhou couldn't say.
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The arrival of the rainy season offered the natives a chance to catch their breath.
They freed themselves from the heavy labor at the construction site and began to shift to another task—farming.
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