What does the rural well digger mean when he says, "Don't dig before the pit, don't dig left and right"?

In the past, most rural families had a well, because there was no running water at that time. They used the water from their own wells to eat, drink and wash. Otherwise, they will go to the river a few kilometers away to fetch water, so many families will dig a well at home when repairing their houses. However, old people in rural areas often say, "Don't pit before and after, and don't pit left and right." When I was a child, I listened to the old people, only knowing that they were fluent and rhyming, and I didn't explore them much until Mrs. Chang understood the mystery contained in these proverbs.

First of all, the proverb "Don't pit in front, don't pit on the left, don't pit on the right" is rarely known in rural areas now. People in their fifties and sixties sometimes can't tell one from the other, let alone some young people. Proverbs like this are actually closely related to the contemporary background. Judging from most common sayings in China, there is a certain feng shui thought, but as for science, this may not be the case. As for why do you want to drill wells in front of the house? One is for convenience, and the other is for safety. First, there is no light behind the house all the year round, which is easy to breed germs. And the back of the house is a blind spot for people to clean, so it is dirty. These conditions are polluting the water quality.

Secondly, why can't the well be drilled on the right? In rural geomantic omen, most wells are built about 5 meters to the left of the house gate. According to the geomantic omen theory, on the left is the position of Qinglong, which belongs to the yang position; And the right belongs to the white tiger position, which belongs to the yin position. So the building on the right is cloudy and unlucky. People want everything to be sunny, so that families can prosper. Moreover, most houses in rural areas face south, and the terrain in China is high in the west and low in the east. The left side of the house facing south is in the west, and the position is relatively high. The well should be built in the west, and the water will not be polluted from west to east. So put the well on the left, so that the water pumped from the well will flow down from the gate, which is equivalent to a steady stream of financial resources. Of course, the second half of this sentence has a certain feudal superstition color. After all, feudal thought had a far-reaching influence in the past.

However, "Don't pit before, don't pit after, don't pit left and right" tells people that only by doing things can we get rich. Of course, it is dross to explain this proverb with traditional culture. We should look at it from a scientific and dialectical perspective. Only in this way can we truly realize what we are growing up. And now tap water in many rural areas is more and more convenient. For example, in our place, the dry wells that have spent a lot of money have become furnishings, so people have gradually forgotten the phrase "Don't pit before, don't pit after, and don't pit right". Especially now, wells have been gradually eliminated by tap water, and wells are rarely seen in rural areas.

In short, the sentence "Don't pit before you pit, don't pit left and right" is still very reasonable. In addition to feng shui fortune, digging wells behind the house is not suitable for our living habits. Think about it, it is inconvenient to use water after the well is repaired at home. In the past, buckets were used to fetch and carry water. Moreover, it is a common understanding that we should take practicality as the criterion, get rid of feudal superstitions and discard dross. As a new generation with knowledge, we should not believe these things.