In the intervals, Master Li's deep eyes occasionally looked at Chen Xinli, which made Chen Xinli secretly frightened.

I raised my head and looked over, only to see Master Li concentrating on straightening the rope in his hand.

"At this rate, the other wells should be dug in less than five days. What remains is how to connect the underground culverts."

"Thank you, thank you Master Li."

County Magistrate Zhang hurriedly bowed and expressed his sincere thanks.

Looking at County Magistrate Zhang's respectful look, Chen Xinli guessed that the identity of the Feng Shui master in front of him must be extraordinary.

At the foot of the mountain, the first well was finally dug.

As for why the excavation progress is slower than on the mountainside?

Because there is a lack of water on the ground, the soil is too hard, and there are many tree roots, it is really difficult to dig.

When Master Li led his men to measure the location of the second well at the foot of the mountain, dozens of men also started digging quickly.

Judging from the progress, there is no hope of digging the third well today. I am afraid it will take most of the day to dig tomorrow.

Chen Xinli thought silently in her heart, hoping that she could successfully dig a section of the underground canal tomorrow.

As for how the culverts are connected?

The methods recorded in the book are the oil lamp positioning method and the wooden stick positioning method.

To ensure normal progress tomorrow.

Chen Xinli first found Zhao Lizheng and asked him to arrange for people to put up a wooden rack on the two wells, and then prepare four wooden sticks and four long ropes.

Hang a wooden stick on each of the two adjacent vertical shaft openings, keeping the tips of the sticks facing each other.

When the second well is dug at the foot of the mountain tomorrow, the wooden sticks hanging from the bottom of the two wells can be made parallel to the wooden sticks at their respective wellheads.

In this way, as long as the tips of the sticks at the top are opposite each other, the tips of the sticks at the bottom of the two adjacent wells will also be opposite each other.

Those digging at the bottom of the well only need to dig in the direction of the tip of the wooden stick to connect the two vertical shafts.

"What is this?"

Master Li led his men to the foot of the mountain and looked at the wooden stick device on the edge of one of the wells. He immediately became very interested.

After listening to Chen Xinli's explanation.

He couldn't help but stroke his beard and thought: "It's really good!"

But after a moment, he added, "This method is only applicable when the culvert at the bottom of the shaft is relatively shallow. It's still easy to lose your way when you can't see below."

Chen Xinli couldn't help but admire him, this guy was indeed professional and responded quickly.

I had no choice but to continue, “My grandfather said that if you can’t see at the bottom of a well, you can use an oil lamp to locate it.

When the shaft is deep enough that no light can be seen and the digging cannot be confirmed whether it is dug in a straight line,

An oil lamp was placed in the middle of the culvert, and people dug forward with their backs to the lamp.

As long as you keep digging towards your own shadow, you are moving forward in a straight line."

Master Li couldn't help but look at the little girl in front of him with admiration.

Although this method was told to her by her ancestors in a dream, when he listened to the little girl's description, he clearly felt that she seemed very familiar with it.

Is this girl really only seven or eight years old? How can she remember such a complicated thing?

Master Li looked doubtful and glanced at Chen Xinli a few more times before leaving with his apprentice.

The temperature drops at night and is much cooler than during the day.

The whole village had been digging the canal for the entire afternoon and all looked tired.

Li Zheng Zhao ordered everyone to work harder and dig the reservoir while it was still cool.

Otherwise, it would be too hot during the day and people would easily get heatstroke. The villagers would not go back to sleep until midnight after digging.

Although everyone was very sleepy, their faces were filled with smiles when they thought about no longer having to worry about water shortage.

***

The tired moon hid in the clouds, leaving only a few stars on guard.

Chen Xinli and her family returned home, so tired that they just wanted to lie down on the bed and rest.

However, she still wanted to enter the space.

Although the current progress is not slow, when I passed by my own wheat field today, I found that the field was in a state of disarray.

There is not much water in the mother well on the mountain. The well is too deep and the well mouth is relatively narrow, making it inconvenient to draw water.

She wanted to see if there were any other solutions in the space.

Sure enough, as soon as I entered the space, I noticed something strange.

I saw another diamond-shaped square light up.

As soon as I entered, I felt the refreshing coolness and saw a clear spring lying in front of me.

Looking at the extension of the spring, it has actually gathered into a small pond. The water surface is shimmering, and there seem to be fish swimming around in the pond.

Chen Xinli couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

After drinking a handful of spring water, the refreshing taste makes people feel refreshed instantly.

She hadn't had such delicious water for a long time.

The water here always tastes bitter, and she has never been used to drinking it.

Thinking of Li Zheng Zhao's wrinkled brow, and remembering that the only well in the village could only produce half of the water.

Chen Xinli's mind moved: "Can the water here be brought into the well?"

The excavation of this culvert will continue for a long time.

If the villagers are not motivated enough, it will be troublesome.

So he decided to get up and call Shen Jinshan.