Upon hearing this, Jiang Qinyu's eyes lit up, and she called out towards the cave entrance, "Brother Meng, come up first. Let's go and call Uncle Village Chief and the others. I suspect there might be an underground lake or a hidden river down here!"

"What?" Old Lu looked at Jiang Qinyu with a completely bewildered expression. "You're just saying there's a lake or underground river down there based on this?"

Although he supports his daughter-in-law, he can't blindly support her!

What if she calls on the villagers, and they mess around here, only to find nothing in the end? Wouldn't that make the villagers hate her?

Jiang Qinyu nodded without hesitation, "I once read about this in one of my older brother's books. The terrain and conditions here indicate the presence of underground water sources."

Of course, Jiang Qinyu made this up. Her confidence came from the map hints given by the system. If things continued at the current pace, it wouldn't be long before they found that big highlight.

However, you always need to find a reason to convince others.

Old Man Lu thought of the deceased Scholar Jiang, who was the only scholar in the surrounding villages. After hesitating for a while, he felt relieved.

He had never been to school and didn't know anything, but his son, Azheng, had been to school and was very good at it. Azheng used to say things like "there are golden houses in books," which is probably similar to what Yu'er is saying now.

Meng Tianze quickly came up and plopped down on the ground. He was clearly exhausted from the continuous physical exertion. "Uncle Lu, my sister-in-law and I will stay here. Why don't you go and ask the village chief and the others to come over? I feel that what my sister-in-law said might be right. There is also a hollow area underground."

Upon hearing this, Old Man Lu immediately said, "Alright, I'll go right away. You all need to be extra careful here."

After he left, Jiang Qinyu asked, "Brother Meng, are there really any empty spaces downstairs?"

"Yes, I just followed what you did down there and tapped on the cave walls and the floor. There is indeed a spot where the bottom is hollow." Meng Tianze caught his breath and spoke more coherently.

Jiang Qinyu was secretly delighted. If that were the case, they could find a large water source without going through a major project and get through this year of disaster!

Of course, she can also complete the task of unlocking the aquatic product area within the time limit specified by the system, which is killing two birds with one stone.

Jiang Qinyu had been conflicted. She could draw a 3D map of the water sources to help the villagers find water, but that would take a long time, and she would never be able to complete the task within the allotted time.

Water is so important to the people of Dingshui Village. She can't just take away all the other water before finding a large water source, leaving the villagers without water to drink, can she?

Fortunately, Heavenly Father doted on her and made her journey to find water easier.

However, she cannot relax now, as the final water source has not yet been found.

Village Chief Li and his group arrived quickly. "Hey Lao Meng, niece, you guys are so lucky! We searched the whole area and didn't find any water, but you found two right away."

"Village chief, you're wrong. Old Lu just said there might be more down there!" Li Dachui immediately reminded him.

Village Chief Li laughed heartily, "Yes, yes, maybe this time we can solve the village's water problem completely!"

With such beautiful wishes in mind, the people left behind in Dingshui Village began to descend one by one into the cave below, and Jiang Qinyu went down as well.

The hole was a bit low, so the men had to bend over, and even Jiang Qinyu had to lower her head.

But this did not dampen the crowd's high spirits at all. They had all brought their own tools with them, and after finding out where Meng Tianze was talking about, they concentrated their efforts on banging and smashing things there.

“Sister-in-law, look, this water isn’t flowing down from above; it looks like it’s coming up from below,” Meng Tianze said to Jiang Qinyu, pointing to the puddle.

Jiang Qinyu knew the reason, of course, and the location indicated on the map was different from where everyone was now. She was just thinking about how to remind everyone when she heard this and immediately said, "If that's the case, then we can also look for it underwater."

"Hey, does A-Zheng's family need to go in and take a look? I'll go!" Liu Erleng heard their conversation and immediately stepped forward to offer his assistance.

Originally, Liu Erleng thought he would be digging a well in the mountains, but now he has found a new way out. He felt that he was not being valued and was feeling depressed when he heard Jiang Qinyu's words.

He was an excellent swimmer, and most of the young men in the village who wanted to learn to swim would seek him out.

"Then Erleng-ge, why don't you go down and take a look?" Meng Tianze agreed.

It would be great if we could find the source of the groundwater.

Liu Erleng immediately found the longest stick, tied a rope around his waist, and held the other end of the rope in Meng Tianze's hand.

He first needed to determine how deep the puddle was, and tying the rope was also for safety reasons.

As Liu Erleng continued his exploration, progress was also made in breaking holes on the other side.

"The shorter ones can go down first!" Village Chief Li shouted.

A man nicknamed "Skinny Monkey" was the first to step forward, "Village Chief, I'll go down first!"

After saying that, he jumped down.

As expected of the skinny monkey, he was so agile that he went down in the blink of an eye.

"You idiot! You jumped down without even looking, trying to show off your skills, huh?" Village Chief Li hadn't managed to stop him when he jumped, but now that he'd landed safely, he laughed and scolded him.

The skinny monkey chuckled from below, "Village chief, hurry up and get a torch! It's too dark down there, I can't see anything!"

Someone quickly threw a torch down.

At the same time, Liu Erleng also found a hole. "Old Meng, I found it!"

"Village chief, the water in the puddle above is connected to this place!" Skinny Monkey's voice suddenly rang out.

The group exchanged bewildered glances, wondering if the two holes were connected.

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