The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 261 - 258 Genius, Calculation, There is Water_3

Chapter 261: Chapter 258 Genius, Calculation, There is Water_3

He Tiantian was slightly stunned, receiving affirmation from the Snake King, she asked, "Was that you and Little Rotating Turtle’s doing?"

"Yeah, what else did you think!" responded the Snake King with disdain.

"Then... then how did you do it?" He Tiantian asked curiously, fully reassured by the Snake King’s words. With the Snake King and Little Rotating Turtle’s help, there had to be water below.

"From the Underground Dark River to the surface of Qijia Village, there’s a massive slab of rock. We had to start at the weakest point, which was the stream by the Back Mountain Pasture Team, so we drilled some holes. I was too tired to talk about it yesterday, and I didn’t expect that old lady to be so amazing, actually calculating the spot," said the Snake King, impressed with how much faster humans advanced in cultivation than ordinary Demon Beasts. Although human bodies weren’t as strong as those of Demon Beasts, their minds were nimble!

"I see! Thank you so much, Snake King!" He Tiantian said joyfully.

"No need to thank me, I did it for myself," the Snake King bragged. "If you can’t eat or drink well, you can’t provide me with Sacred Blood."

"Hehe, then I’ll make sure to eat and drink plenty to become plump and healthy," He Tiantian promised. Despite his harsh words, the Snake King had the heart of a kind little princess living inside him—he may act haughty, but he was genuinely caring inside.

Arriving at the foot of the mountain, He Tiantian chuckled non-stop at the sight of the bubbles.

At that time, Professor Wang had already called for Zuo Li, Xiang Rong, Qian Shikun, and Sun Shihao to come out with shovels and dig.

Rolling up her pant legs, He Tiantian waded into the water to help collect small pebbles from the bottom and place them on the bank.

By the time Village Chief Qi arrived with Qi Ergou, Qi Rongmin, and Qi Shuming, the creek bank was already piled high with small stones.

Village Chief Qi brought tools to start chiseling at the cracks in the riverbed.

"Professor Wang, regardless of whether there’s water below, I am grateful to you," Secretary Qi said appreciatively. After all, Professor Wang’s efforts were for the village to find water.

"Hehe, I’m not entirely sure either, but keep digging, it shouldn’t be much deeper," Professor Wang reminded, eyes fixed on the bubbles.

Qi Ergou, who was set to leave for university in a few days, was too distracted to focus on his studies as the village lacked water, and he went around helping to dig wells.

The Snake King and Little Rotating Turtle had completed most of the work the day before, so today, with the arrival of the people Village Chief Qi brought, it didn’t take long to chisel a hole as thick as a child’s arm, from which a stream of ice-cold water shot upwards, splashing across Qi Ergou’s face.

"Ah!" Qi Ergou was stunned for a moment, then shouted excitedly, "There’s water, there’s water...!"

The crowd turned toward the water spouting in front of Qi Ergou, overjoyed to see it.

"There’s water!" Secretary Qi exclaimed in excitement. The stress of the past few days had left him restless, and now he could finally report some good news to his superiors.

Professor Wang approached, assessed the size of the hole made by Qi Ergou and the height of the water column, and then continued to calculate on the ground using stones.

Eager to strike while the iron was hot, Secretary Qi said, "Keep digging..."

"Wait!" Professor Wang interjected, "Give me a few minutes to calculate."

Although Secretary Qi didn’t understand why Professor Wang stopped them, he respected her and was willing to listen, saying, "Alright, we’ll wait for you to finish calculating."

Qi Ergou envied and admired the professor immensely, watching her write formulas and calculate on the ground.

In a short while, Professor Wang had finished calculating and looked up to say, "Village Chief Qi, we can’t dig any further for now. This stream is too shallow and too small. If you dig it bigger, it will overflow. The Pasture Team could get flooded, and the farmland below the mountain too. We should widen and deepen the stream before diverting it into a larger drainage channel down the mountain."

Secretary Qi slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "How could I forget something so important! Shuming, go call people from the village; Ergou, go call Niu Dajun’s uncle and the two experts over here."

"Yes, I’m on it!" Qi Shuming said excitedly. There really was water here, and the people of Taoyuan County had hope at last.

In no time, Deputy County Chief Niu and the two experts arrived.

They were astonished to see the half-meter-high jet of water!

"Water, we found water," Niu Peng said excitedly, proving that their method was correct—that a rare underground water source could be found in Qijia Village.

The two experts almost stuck their heads under the water to check. They had visited the place the day before, and it seemed impossible that the little stream, which only carried some water down from the mountain, could possess such an abundant underground water source!

"Yes, we have water. I will arrange for people to widen the stream and channel the water into the irrigation ditch before continuing to drill for more springs," Village Chief Qi agreed, eager to alleviate the drought as soon as possible by expanding the ditch and deepening it... "

"I’ll take care of it! We’ll work day and night in two shifts to widen and deepen it as quickly as possible," Niu Peng declared and promptly instructed his assistant to notify the other villages.