The girl traveled through another world and forced the prince to take the imperial examination

As soon as the sky was getting light, Fang Shuli prepared to take Mu Qingcheng up the mountain.

"There aren't many people here at this time. If it gets any later, the mountain path will be filled with people going to fetch water, and the spring pool will be packed with people, so we won't be able to see anything."

Mu Qingcheng hadn't been in Fang Village long, but she was very grateful for the care given to her family by Village Chief Fang. Therefore, she was willing to help them in any way she could.

Her idea was simple. She had already discussed it with Village Chief Fang the previous night. If the spring water from the mountain was good enough, she could find a way to divert it down. Even if it couldn't irrigate the fields, at least the villagers wouldn't have to carry water up the mountain all the time. If conditions permitted, they could also grow short-season vegetables or high-yield, drought-resistant crops.

As a complete novice in farming, she didn't need to comment on these matters. As long as there was water, Village Chief Fang knew what to do.

As for being able to bring the spring water down from the mountain, that was a major event, the hope for the survival of the entire village. If she could really do it, Fangjia Village would even erect a monument to commemorate her.

But Mu Qingcheng didn't know what Village Chief Fang was thinking. When she followed him out, she found that many people in the village had gathered to go up the mountain with them. There were some elders among them, but most of them were young people.

The village chief had summoned the elders that night and told them about Mu Qingcheng's plan to divert water. This immediately caused an uproar in the village, with some believing it and others refusing. Regardless of their belief, everyone remained awake that night, eager for the dawn to arrive.

Today, Mu Qingcheng dressed like a boy for ease of movement, with a ponytail, a bamboo hat, and a small bamboo basket on her back. She walked silently behind Village Chief Fang, accompanied by two young men, Fang Qingyun and Fang He.

No one spoke along the way, their heads lowered as they walked. But it seemed as if there was a pair of eyes staring at her, which made Mu Qingcheng feel uneasy. She suddenly turned around and searched the crowd behind her, but the eyes were gone.

Village Chief Fang seemed to sense something was wrong with Mu Qingcheng, and also felt that the atmosphere was a bit tense and depressing.

He deliberately chatted with Mu Qingcheng: "Miss Mu, this is your first time in the mountains! Our mountains are full of bamboos, and it's time to dig spring bamboo shoots. The bamboo shoots here are smooth and sweet. I'm not exaggerating, you can't eat bamboo shoots as delicious as ours anywhere else. If you can stay a few more days, I'll dig spring bamboo shoots for you to taste, and you'll know."

Mu Qingcheng is eager to go home. Don't even think about keeping her here, let alone eating bamboo shoots or even preparing a table full of delicacies.

"Uncle Village Chief, what is the name of this mountain?" Mu Qingcheng asked with a smile.

"Oh! Our mountain used to be called 'Quanlai Mountain'. For some reason, it became 'Qianlai Mountain'. Money comes, so money comes! This name is quite meaningful!"

"Qian Laishan!" Mu Qingcheng laughed as she walked. This name was so cute.

The scenery on the mountain is indeed beautiful. There are clumps of unknown weeds on both sides of the mountain road. In another two months, this place will be full of wild flowers, and it will be even more beautiful then.

After an hour's journey, they finally reached the depths of the bamboo forest. From afar, they could hear the gentle murmur of a mountain spring. A gurgling spring gushed from a gap between two rocks, flowing along the mountain stream. At a low point in the rocky landscape, it converged into a turquoise pool. The pool was small, but unfathomable, less than five meters in diameter. At first glance, it resembled a piece of green jade embedded in the stone, radiating a shimmering green light. It was truly beautiful!

"This is Cuixiantan. Miss, please take a look and see if you can divert the water down the mountain." Village Chief Fang went straight to the point.

Mu Qingcheng carefully surveyed the surrounding terrain. Looking at the surface of the pool, it was about a meter below the ground. If they wanted the water to flow out automatically, they would have to build a simple pumping device.

With a plan already in mind, Mu Qingcheng was no longer anxious. She looked up the mountain again and asked, "Are there any large wild animals around here?"

She was worried that once the pumping system was built here, wild animals would come and cause damage.

Village Chief Fang said, "An hour's walk up from here will take you to Wild Wolf Hill, where wolves often roam. This place is closer to the village, so wild animals are less likely to appear."

After Mu Qingcheng understood the details, she began drawing. Fang Qingyun and Fang He gathered around her curiously. As she drew, she explained to them what the "siphon effect" was. The device she wanted to build would use this to allow water to flow from a low point to a high point, automatically.

The villagers had never heard of such "high technology" and were stunned. Everyone was wondering if this girl was talking nonsense!

Fang Qingyun and Fang He were also confused by what they heard, but Mu Qingcheng explained in great detail and in plain language, which made it easy for them to understand. Although they still didn't quite understand it, they were able to accept it.

"Miss Mu, can this water really be led down the mountain?"

Village Chief Fang stood by and listened for a long time, but he didn't understand a word. What siphon, what physical phenomenon... could it work? Give me a definite answer.

Mu Qingcheng had already finished her drawings. If it were modern times, she could simply order it online. But here, that would be a bit more troublesome. He showed the drawings to the village chief.

"Uncle Village Chief, I need to make a few objects out of bamboo, and the sealing requirements are very high. I wonder if there are any skilled carpenters in our village?"

"Yes, yes, yes! I'm the carpenter in our village, I can do this job!"

Before the village chief could say anything, a small man jumped out and rushed to do the work.

Village chief Fang also nodded and introduced Mu Qingcheng as the only carpenter in their village who had gone out to learn the craft.

Mu Qingcheng explained to the carpenter that this thing was actually not difficult to make. The only requirement was that it had to fit perfectly and the sealing had to be particularly good, which depended on one's skill.

"Uncle Village Chief, I need more bamboo. The thicker the better. Cut as much as you can. Split it in half and break through the middle joints. We'll build a structure here and make a water bridge that will extend all the way down the mountain. Once the water is pumped up, we can send it down the mountain through the bridge."

Village Chief Fang couldn't believe it: "Is it, is it that simple?"

Mu Qingcheng looked at the blueprint again. "There's indeed another problem! We need to build a reservoir at the foot of the mountain. The bottom of the reservoir needs to be paved with stone slabs, and the gaps need to be fixed to prevent the water from leaking out. I can only talk about this job, but I don't know how to do it in practice. I need to find an experienced craftsman to do it."

Village Chief Fang was stunned for a moment, then asked again uncertainly, "Is that all? Is that all?"

Mu Qingcheng nodded: "That's basically it. We can also leave a sluice gate next to the reservoir. If the spring water is abundant and the reservoir is full, we can open the sluice gate and divert the water to the fields through the canal. This way, we can at least irrigate some of the fields, so that the whole village won't be left with nothing!"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Not only did they have drinking water, they could also irrigate their fields.

"What are you still standing there for? Get to work!"