The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 262 - 259: Auspicious Feng Shui Location, Tribulation (1720+, 1740+)_1

Chapter 262: Chapter 259: Auspicious Feng Shui Location, Tribulation (1720+, 1740+)_1

The two experts couldn’t understand, but when they saw the neat and complex formulas on the ground, they were astounded. There was a master in this village!

"Who wrote these formulas on the ground?" one of the experts asked, filled with excitement. Whoever had such a foundation in mathematics and knowledge of physics was definitely no ordinary person.

Village Chief Qi heard this and chuckled as he introduced, "This is Aunt Wang, she used to be a professor in the Mathematics Department at Nan City University!"

Professor Wang stood nearby with a tranquil smile, watching the water spray.

"Hello, hello," the professor walked briskly forward, extending both hands, wanting to shake hands with Professor Wang.

This was a talent who had been sent down to the countryside!

Well, setting other things aside, but judging from the knowledge on the ground, Professor Wang was more skilled than them!

To those engaged in scientific research, they respected whoever had the talent. They had been searching for water for days without success, unable to complete their mission or alleviate the drought—going back without a solution was not an option. Now, even though it was not them who found the water, the fact that it was found at all, lessening the drought, was somewhat of a relief.

Professor Wang extended her right hand and said, "Hello!"

"Such talent!" praised Expert A, "I am indeed inferior!"

"It’s just a coincidence," Professor Wang humbly stated. It indeed was a coincidence; she had never seen such a situation when washing clothes before.

"That’s no mere coincidence!" Expert B pointed to the calculations on the ground. He had taken a close look earlier, and it contained complex physics concepts, along with advanced mathematical computations.

Professor Wang just smiled and didn’t say a word.

In this regard, she was indeed very confident!

Niu Peng personally came over, shook Professor Wang’s hand, and said, "On behalf of the hundreds of thousands of residents of Taoyuan County, I want to thank you. When I get back, I will report to the unit and make sure you are properly rewarded for your achievements."

"I just did what little I could," said Professor Wang, hoping that after this meritorious act, she would be able to communicate with her family.

Niu Peng made a note of Professor Wang’s contribution, planning to get back to the commune and work something out for her, to improve her circumstances.

In less than an hour, Qi Ergou had already brought several hundred people. Some were from Qijia Village, others from neighboring villages; men and women, young and old, carrying tools, had come to help dig the river.

When searching for water, the two experts hadn’t played a significant role, but now it was time to widen the stream, and they finally had an opportunity to utilize their skills. Based on the terrain and topography, they found the most reasonable path. From the water source to the channel, the total distance was 1,100 meters, saving 200 meters from the original plan.

More and more people arrived; there must have been over a thousand. Their thirst for a water source had reached its peak. They worked without stopping for food; when thirsty, they merely scooped up some water from the stream to drink. No one paid any mind to those standing barefoot in the water.

In times of water scarcity, people could drink their urine; stream water was nothing in comparison.

If there was water, they could plant rice; dry fields could grow sweet potatoes so that they wouldn’t go hungry this year.

They had expected to work overtime into the night, but by evening, the riverbed and stream had already been widened to four meters across and one and a half meters deep.

Seeing the riverbed complete, Niu Peng brought a special drill head so workers could go down and enlarge the exit of the water outlet.

Everyone waited in silence, watching the widened stream, hoping the water would begin to flow more freely.

The small exit, initially only as thick as a child’s wrist, slowly grew to the size of a washbasin and was further expanded to the size of a grinding plate. The massive force of the water knocked people back several steps.

Professor Wang pointed to a spot on the western side and said, "Make another hole this big here."

The two men steadied themselves in the water and continued excavating.

When the new hole was about the size of the previous grinding plate, Professor Wang hurriedly said, "You two, come up, quickly..."

Knowing that Professor Wang was skilled, when they heard her instruction, they quickly moved towards the edge.

The one in the lead climbed out quickly, but the one behind moved slower and was swept several meters downstream.

Luckily, a few strong young men were nearby and quickly pulled him to shore.

With a crackling sound, the half-meter distance between the two grinding plate-sized holes was forcibly opened by the water, forming a large opening on the Lian Cheng side from which a great amount of water surged out, bringing the chilling sensation of underground water.

The villagers on both sides, seeing the water flowing before their eyes, cheered.

"There’s water, we have water now!" the crowd shouted in elation.

"The flow is still weak, can we make it bigger?" someone asked. The amount of water was not insignificant, but they hoped for more so they could quickly begin large-scale