Famine and exile: I brought the Spirit Spring to save the entire Marquis's mansion.

Sang Ning first went to the mountain promontory they had mentioned.

A mountain bend is the point where two mountain peaks meet.

A ravine is nestled between two mountains, with water flowing along its banks.

The mountain slopes low, where wells yield a large volume of water.

The place the moon wasn't full at was indeed very much in line with the proverb.

In a normal year, water should definitely be able to be drawn from here.

When Sang Ning arrived, four or five people had already dug a well with a diameter of two meters and a depth of half a meter.

At this point, relying solely on manual digging, the well could not be dug more than ten meters deep.

But in this year of drought, the groundwater level may be tens of meters below the surface.

Therefore, if this place is far from the source, it is very likely that it will be another waste of time digging!

The prefect and a young, thin man were talking together.

It must be because the moon isn't full.

The man was not tall, and there was a melancholy air about him, as if he had been ill.

Both of them had their sleeves and trousers rolled up, looking like ordinary people, the kind you wouldn't notice in a crowd.

Sang Ning was also quite impressed.

Putting everything else aside, anyone with muddy feet is a good official.

"What are you doing here again?" Bai Yi asked Sang Ning.

Look unhappy.

"Let's come to the mountains and see what we can eat."

"There's not much food here; it's all been searched clean. If you go deep into the mountains, you'll probably be eaten by wild animals."

Bai Yi said this deliberately with a straight face.

In fact, he had organized people to go into the mountains to hunt many times. Most of the wild animals had already fled, so it should be safe to go into the mountains for twenty miles.

I dared not venture any further into the interior, as it was filled with large, ferocious beasts.

"Thank you for reminding us, sir. We're just wandering around."

After finishing her sentence with a smile, Sang Ning casually added, "I once read a book that said you don't have to go through all that trouble to verify whether a place can be dug up for water."

Remove the thatch from the ground, then fill the gap with soil. After sunset, cover it with a porcelain bowl—a porcelain bowl, not an earthenware bowl.

Because most ordinary people use earthenware bowls nowadays, and only wealthy people can afford porcelain bowls, that's why Sang Ning made a special point of emphasizing this.

Earthenware bowls have a lower density than porcelain bowls, so the experiment may not be accurate.

"If there is water vapor in the porcelain bowl the next morning, it means that the groundwater is shallow and water will definitely be found within ten meters. If there is no water, then there is no need to dig anymore."

After she finished speaking, she nodded to the two people who were in a daze, and calmly turned around.

"Tail" followed closely, excitedly and in a strained voice, asking, "Fourth Sister-in-law, is this true? Is it really that simple?"

So all those big oafs worked for nothing? Haha, look at them, they're all dumbfounded...

Omg!

Huo Jingya, could you speak any louder?

She bet they all heard it!

They heard it, of course, but they ignored it completely.

When Yue Buyuan realized what was happening, she wanted to ask Sang Ning which book she was reading, but Sang Ning had already left.

He couldn't help but ask Bai Yi, "Sir, whose wife is she?"

"The Marquis of Boyang's residence, Madam Huo the Fourth."

Bai Yi looked at the pit that had been dug half a meter deep, but of course he couldn't see anything there.

A few years ago, Moon Spring in Liangzhou City was the pearl of Northwest China.

Despite being near the desert, this small town has never lacked water; wherever it is damp, there is always water three or four meters below the surface.

Therefore, they never worried about the water source.

Their experience in well drilling was, of course, limited.

This time, they hit the water twice in a row, and each time the water level was below six meters, but there was no sign of water at all.

Liangzhou was an important transit point for city defense, so he couldn't even lead the people to relocate.

At this moment, Bai Yi seemed to believe it but not quite.

"Mr. Yue, tell me, is what she said reasonable?"

"During the transition from summer to autumn, due to the large changes in temperature, dew will form in the morning. I guess what Madam Huo said is the same principle."

"So that's something to consider?"

"I think...it's acceptable!"

Bai Yi nodded. This Sang family member seemed to be quite knowledgeable.

But if even Mr. Lianyue hasn't read a book, who knows if it's just some random, unreliable stuff, or if it can't be trusted entirely?

"Let's do it together and verify it."

If that's really the case, then there's no need to go through the trouble of digging wells later; many places can be surveyed in a single day.

"Do you have any porcelain bowls at home?" Bai Yi asked.

The moon is not full, I shake my head.

"I don't have any at home either."

He has almost pawned and sold off everything in the prefectural governor's mansion.

Those wealthy merchants were all incredibly stingy; if pushed too far, they threatened to leave Liangzhou City.

But it's okay, I can still scrape a few bowls.

……

By this time, Sang Ning had already determined that it was impossible to draw water from that area.

It's safe to say that water will likely not be found in the shallow forest area.

After three years of exposure to the sun, most of it has evaporated.

She needs to find water; she'll do a great service!

The whole family is exempt from military service!

"Fourth Sister-in-law, where are we going now?" Huo Jingya asked.

"See that mountain peak? Climb up."

"Huh? Why climb so high? There's no way there could be water up there, right?"

The child is very confused.

"There's no water, but the view is great; you can see the scenery below."

The growth of trees is also an important clue for analyzing water sources.

Sang Ning explained it to her once.

Huo Jingya has learned something new again.

The best part is that the higher the mountain peak, the fewer people there are, and you can find some good things there.

For example, cumin!

Alternative name: Dry tea.

This is the soul of barbecue! With it, you can enjoy so many delicious dishes.

Luckily, we had potatoes at home.

Let's make some cumin potato chips first!

Silky smooth~

Although it's just fresh fruit and hasn't been threshed and dried yet, she could already smell its unique aroma and her mouth was watering.

Then, she took out ten large eggs from her spatial storage and pretended to have found the big bird egg again.

Huo Jingya was so happy she almost flew away!

She lifted the hem of her clothes to cover herself, stuffing some straw in to prevent it from being crushed, then tied her clothes up, her belly bulging like a pregnant woman's.

The two women, an aunt and her sister-in-law, climbed for half a day before finally reaching the summit.

Of course, it was Huo Jingya who dragged things down.

"Fourth Sister-in-law, I'm exhausted just climbing up this slope. How did you manage to climb that cliff in Lujia Village with the agility of a monkey?"

What the hell?

She looks like a monkey?

This silly girl really doesn't know how to talk!

Her former friends used to call her: "A woman like an eagle."

One word: Cool!

"You should practice more. If you practice well, you'll be just like a monkey!" Sang Ning said irritably.

Then start watching.

Looking at it this way, the colors of the leaves are almost the same, and the differences are not very obvious.

It's daytime now with the sun shining brightly, and there's no fog to be seen.

Huo Jingya chuckled, leaning against a large rock, patting her stomach as she rested.

Then suddenly he exclaimed, "Huh?"

"Fourth Sister-in-law, why is there so much smoke coming from over there? Is someone roasting wild game?"

Sang Ning looked in the direction she was referring to.

At first, I was also puzzled.

After watching for a while, his expression changed drastically.

You big banana!

Dance the cha-cha in front of the King of Hell!

No one's roasting wild game! Someone's setting a fire!

And the fire has already spread into the forest!

That's courting death! That's incredibly foolish!

Is it because it thinks the earth isn't hot enough yet, and wants to add more fuel to the fire?

"Go down there immediately! Inform the prefect! Someone has set fire to the mountains!"

"So what if you set a fire? There's no one in the mountains."

Miss Huo Jingya had no idea how serious the matter was.

"It will burn the entire mountain down, drive wild beasts mad and make them come out to eat people! It will destroy all the nearby towns, leaving no place to live!"