Jiang Bai truly did not know.

She was busy on the mountain at the moment, and it was already noon. She had only completed one-sixth of the well-drilling work.

The main task is to dig, dump, and secure the structure.

With only her and Jiang Anshan present, their movements were somewhat slow.

Of course, it is also related to the fact that there are rock strata below.

After quickly eating two pancakes to fill his stomach, Jiang Bai got back to work.

On the other side, Jiang Songqiang carried the prepared wooden planks on his back, followed by Jiang Songnong, and walked towards the deep mountains along the marks left by Jiang Bai by the roadside.

Ji Yanwen walked behind them, his stomach rumbling.

Jiang Songqiang heard this from the front, hesitated for a moment, and then reluctantly took out a hard, dry rice bran cake from his pocket and handed it to Ji Yanwen.

"Scholar Ji, why don't you eat something?"

Ji Yanwen walked back from the county town early in the morning, which took him an hour and a half. He thought he could rest well after arriving home, but Jiang Bai not only left him no food, but also locked the water in the house.

As a result, he hasn't eaten or drunk anything since morning.

"No need, you can keep it for yourself!"

Ji Yanwen glanced at Jiang Songqiang's pancake. He was so hungry that his stomach was practically sticking to his back, but he still firmly refused.

Half an hour passed, and as they entered the depths of Pingshan, a strange light flickered in his eyes as he asked, "Aren't we there yet?"

"No, Da Ya said the place where we could dig a well is too far away."

How far is it?

"Hmm... I remember she said it would take about two hours." Jiang Songqiang recalled that Jiang Bai had told him the same thing.

Ji Yanwen's vision went black, and his body swayed violently.

"Scholar Ji, are you alright?"

Jiang Songnong walked behind and caught him when he almost fell, his expression showing some concern.

They are now Jiang Bai's servants; in other words, this Scholar Ji is their master. If something happens to him, who knows how Jiang Bai will deal with them.

Thinking of Jiang Songzong's tragic death, Jiang Songnong shuddered violently and gripped Ji Yanwen's hand even tighter.

"I'm fine, let's keep going!"

He moved his feet, feeling the stinging pain under his feet, and managed a weak smile.

If Jiang Songqiang hadn't said that Jiang Bai wouldn't be back tonight, he would never have come to the mountains to suffer like this.

He couldn't imagine how hungry he would become if he stayed at home for two days without rice or water.

He was afraid that if he smashed the door or broke the lock, Jiang Bai would tear him apart when he came back, so he had no choice but to go up the mountain with them.

Because of Ji Yanwen's 'delicate' nature, Jiang Songqiang and his group were much slower. What should have taken two hours took them an extra quarter of an hour.

Before they even arrived at their destination, they could see a mound of earth in the distance, with Jiang Anshan carrying a basket and emptying soil from it.

If you look closely, you'll notice that what was poured out of the basket contained less soil and more stones.

Jiang Anshan's palms were red from being pulled so tight. Hearing a commotion in the distance, fearing it might be a wild animal, he immediately picked up a shovel and warily looked in the direction they were coming from.

"Qiangzi."

Seeing that it was Jiang Songqiang and his group, he breathed a huge sigh of relief.

"Father, we're here."

Jiang Songqiang also breathed a sigh of relief.

Carrying such a large bundle of planks for so long, the two of them were nearing their limit. They were relieved to finally arrive at their destination.

'Bangbang'

Jiang Anshan was about to ask them why they were so late when he heard a sound from the bottom of the well. He quickly wiped away his sweat and lowered the basket down with the rope attached.

Soon, he heard a sound from below again, and he quickly pulled out the basket and went to the designated area to dump the soil.

"Jiang Bai is down here?"

He had just finished emptying the soil and was about to turn around when a strange voice suddenly came from behind him. He felt a chill run down his spine and turned around in fear.

Seeing Ji Yanwen peering into the well, he breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out to be Scholar Ji; he had thought it was some wild monster that had suddenly appeared out of nowhere!

He wiped the sweat from his brow to hide his panic, and laughed, "So it's Scholar Ji. What brings you here?"

He knew more than Jiang Songqiang and the others. He knew about the county school's entrance exam in October. After Ji Yanwen left that day, he and Zhang Shi guessed that he might be going back to the county school to study.

However, a major event had just occurred at his family, so he didn't dare to ask Jiang Bai about it.

"Are you on your ten-day break?"

"Hmm." Ji Yanwen nodded. Jiang Anshan didn't show it on his face, but he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

It seems they were right; he did go to study at the county school.

As long as Jiang Bai doesn't sell me out, that's fine.

Although he had his suspicions, he was truly relieved when he heard him admit it himself.

"Jiang Bai is down there?"

Ji Yanwen asked again.

Jiang Anshan nodded.

"She can even dig wells?" Ji Yanwen's eyes flashed with a strange light.

Is there anything she can't do?

“Da Ya said she can.” Jiang Anshan smiled awkwardly.

He felt quite uncomfortable having his niece, who was not yet sixteen, dig a well while he did odd jobs on it.

But given their family's current relationship with Jiang Bai, he didn't dare to contradict her.

"Okay, then!"

Ji Yanwen nodded.

Just then, Jiang Songqiang tugged at Jiang Anshan's sleeve, pointed to his mouth, and glanced at Ji Xiucai.

Jiang Anshan then noticed that Ji Yanwen's lips were chapped and peeling, and his face was also somewhat pale.

"Scholar Ji, there's water here. Would you like some?"

Jiang Bai brought a lot of water because he needed to dig a well.

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