The three little ones were awakened by the screams, and slowly got up while holding onto the wall. They sat there in a daze for a while.

Sanyuan held down Xiaoyuan, who kept climbing onto Ye Wenxue, pinched her little cheeks, and muttered softly:

"Mom worked so hard last night, she's exhausted. Let's not disturb her sleep, okay?"

"Mmm..."

Da Zhuang's shocked shouts continued outside the cave.

Shuangshuang coughed lightly twice, and was about to walk around Ye Wenxue to check the situation outside the cave when she saw her mother frowning and struggling to open her eyelids.

Ye Wenxue glanced at the children who had sat up and quickly came to her senses:

"Come on, let's go see what your older brother's name is."

If her sweet potato, corn, and chili seedlings hadn't grown up, Ye Wenxue would have given Dazhuang a good beating to ensure he had a complete childhood.

A family of five, along with a large goose, strode aggressively to the edge of the vegetable garden. They immediately spotted Dazhuang squatting in the garden, measuring the corn and chili seedlings.

Shuangshuang and Siwang ran up to them excitedly:

"Big brother, what seedling has grown taller?"

Dazhuang happily compared the corn seedlings, chili seedlings, and the cabbage, radish, and soybean seedlings he had planted:

“They’ve all grown. Look, the seedlings Mom brought back were less than an inch long before, but now they’re two or three inches long! The cabbage, radish, and soybean seeds I planted have also sprouted.”

The most terrifying thing is that these seedlings and seeds were planted only three or four days ago.

The growth rate was too fast, and even though Dazhuang didn't have much experience in farming, he noticed that something was wrong.

He glanced at Ye Wenxue with a fleeting look, saying, "Maybe the seedlings Mother found are easier to raise."

In truth, he was almost certain that it was the spring water that had brought about the good thing.

—In the past, the cabbage, radish and soybean seeds planted in the yard would not have sprouted so quickly.

Even if you plant it, it will only sprout in three or four days at most.

It would take at least five, six, seven, or eight days for a seedling to grow that tall.

Ye Wenxue didn't respond to him, but squatted down to carefully observe the sweet potatoes that weren't growing very noticeably.

Apart from Sanyuan, who was holding Xiaoyuanyuan, the other kids followed suit, squatting on the ground with serious faces and staring intently.

After a while, the kids looked at each other, their faces blank.

Ye Wenxue noticed their expressions and couldn't help but smile.

She was about to get up and go back to sleep when her hand acted faster than her brain, picking up some clean soil and rubbing it between her fingertips.

Shuangshuang and Siwang followed her example and rubbed their hands full of dirt.

Dazhuang blinked: "Mom, the soil in the mountains is easier to grow than in the village. I only need to water it twice a day for the seeds to sprout..."

His intention was to praise Ye Wenxue for being a true immortal, as the mountain spring water she casually found was just like the spiritual spring her father had described, making the plants grow very quickly.

Upon hearing his words, Ye Wenxue immediately sensed that something was amiss.

The drought is so severe that even though the vegetable garden is in a semi-shaded area and near a spring, it's still a disaster.

But watering twice a day is clearly not enough.

Ye Wenxue quickly grabbed a small hoe, found a dry patch of ground, and started digging straight down.

After digging to a certain depth, she activated her supernatural ability to probe downwards, and her eyes suddenly lit up:

"There must be a water source around here."

Shuangshuang, Sanyuan, Siwang, and Xiaoyuanyuan looked puzzled: "Huh?"

The goose with a blade of grass in its beak: "Quack?"

Dazhuang mentally processed his mother's actions and words, then suddenly went to Ye Wenxue, took the small hoe, and continued digging a short distance.

Sure enough, the newly dug soil was somewhat damp, unlike the dry surface.

Da Zhuang's eyes grew brighter and brighter:

“Mother is right. There’s a water source nearby, or even underground. Maybe it’s a stream or a pond…”

He had long been worried that the drought would last for who knows how long, and that if the water in the small spring in the valley ran out, he would be in dire straits again, with no water to drink.

That's good! As long as they find a large water source around the valley, they might be able to survive the drought!

Shuangshuang and the others didn't know how their mother and older brother had figured it out, but blindly trusted them and immediately cheered:

"Oh! Great, there's water!"

The goose couldn't help but quack a few times, "Great! There's food!"

Ye Wenxue stood up and patted Dazhuang's shoulder heavily: "Your mother is entrusting you with a glorious task."

Dazhuang opened his eyes wide: "Mom, you said it! I will definitely do it!"

"Go find a new water source in the valley, and keep an eye on your younger siblings so they don't run out of the valley. I'm going to take a nap."

Ye Wenxue yawned lazily.

Seeing the weariness in her face and eyes, Dazhuang quickly agreed and together they pushed Ye Wenxue back to the cave.

While Ye Wenxue rested, the children led the geese to search the valley for new water sources, not missing a single suspicious spot.

Sanyuan was assigned the task of guarding the cave entrance to look after Xiaoyuanyuan and preventing others from entering the cave and disturbing her mother.

As the sun gradually began to set in the west, Ye Wenxue finally woke up.

The cave was pitch black, with only a few beams of light shining from outside.

She yawned again, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and was about to make dinner when she suddenly noticed that under the overturned thin blanket, in the neatly laid-out pile of weeds, there seemed to be a faint light shining through.

Ye Wenxue instinctively crawled over, pulled aside the weed mat, squinted her eyes, and began to feel around.

"Mom! The food is ready, let's eat."

Just as she was concentrating on feeling the stones, Dazhuang's voice suddenly came from outside the cave.

Ye Wenxue still remembered his crazy howling earlier, and she couldn't control her strength, so she punched the light-transmitting spot hard.

The weathered and sun-baked stones were smashed open, letting a sliver of light pour into the cave.

Ye Wenxue distorted her face and blew on the wound on her hand. She leaned over and looked out through the thumb-sized hole in her hand, her eyes, which were not yet fully awake, gradually widening.

On the other side of the cave is a huge lake.

The lake was affected by the drought, and the surrounding area was full of cracked silt.

Only the center of the lake ripples with turquoise water, its depths unfathomable. Under the slanting rays of the setting sun, every inch of the view is filled with shimmering light.

A gentle breeze blew into the cave through the small opening, landing right on Ye Wenxue's face, bringing with it an indescribable sense of tranquility and comfort.

Ye Wenxue suddenly realized why her wood-type ability wasn't working well in the valley.

—Wood-type abilities can only detect water sources, or the general area of ​​life, but cannot pinpoint their exact location.

The entire valley is within the lake area.

In other words, the area around the lake is teeming with life.