It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 251

When Jiang Yan was still on the tree, he saw two blurry figures in the distance. After hearing Jiang Lu's explanation, he murmured "hmm" softly to show that he understood. Without saying anything more, he led the three of them straight to the back mountain.

Some leaves have already fallen off in the mountains, and they make a rustling sound when you step on them, just like returning to autumn.

Because of the terrain, groundwater eventually collects at the bottom of gullies or valleys.

After walking for about half an hour, Jiang Yan led everyone to the first valley. This was once one of the places most severely affected by mountain torrents. Two years later, obvious traces were still left here.

Aunt Yu walked around and looked around, occasionally pushing away the gravel under her feet, and then tapping the ground lightly with the wooden stick she had been holding very tenderly.

Finding a water source is a matter of experience, and you can't master it like a master just by seeing or hearing about it.

So seeing Jiang Yan's curious gaze, Aunt Yu didn't think of hiding anything and explained generously, "It sounds muffled, or it feels soft and rebounds when you knock it, so there's probably a waterway underneath."

Jiang Yan stamped on the dry, hardened earth beneath his feet. The sound was dull, but there was no soft, springy feel. When he moved his foot away, a layer of dry, loose soil appeared on the surface.

Jiang Yan had only felt the soft rebound of moist soil, but she didn't need to judge the moisture content of that level by touch. Most people could get a 70% to 80% accuracy just by looking at it, so it wasn't difficult.

Jiang Yan did not challenge herself. She stood aside with the other two elders and waited quietly. Once Aunt Yu circled a suitable location, it was their turn to work.

Soon, Aunt Yu marked two locations. "Dig a foot deeper in these two places, and then I'll feel the soil and I'll know if it's worth digging."

Jiang Yan and Jiang Lu automatically formed a team.

Jiang Yan swung the hoe and smashed it down, making Jiang Lu frown and feel terrified. She was really afraid that the hoe was not fixed firmly and would fly away.

"If you swing the hoe like this, you'll use too much force and could hurt your back and arms. The hoe could also break and fly off and injure other people."

Jiang Lu gestured to help Jiang Yan adjust her posture.

Jiang Yan watched and adjusted, thinking that it was no wonder that he always felt uncomfortable when using the hoe. If he didn't use enough strength, he couldn't hoe it, and if he used too much strength, the effect was not satisfactory.

At that time, she was optimistic and comforted herself that the tool had limitations and needed to be modified. Now, swinging it a few more times would be considered as exercising the muscles throughout the body. Unexpectedly, it only caused damage.

Jiang Yan scattered the soil with a hoe, and Jiang Lu immediately used a shovel to shovel away the top layer of broken soil.

Aunt Yu and Aunt Bai were skilled in their work and quickly finished the area they were responsible for. Aunt Yu was reaching out to feel and examine it carefully.

In just a few dozen breaths, Aunt Yu came to Jiang Yan again.

Jiang Lu watched Aunt Yu stand up and brush off the loose dirt on her clothes. He asked, "How's it going? Can you get out of the water?"

Aunt Yu replied uncertainly, "It's hard to say. I feel like if we dig deeper, there might be something there, but there might not be."

Jiang Lu asked, "Are you still digging?"

Aunt Yu looked at Jiang Yan hesitantly: "How many of these valleys can we enter?"

Jiang Yan thought carefully, and including the flooded path between the two mountains, "There's one I'm used to, and three I've strayed into, or seen from afar on the mountain. But the mountain path is long, so I might not have enough time to see them all today."

Aunt Yu: "The one you often go to is similar to this place?" It's either light yellow and white soil, or twisted and intertwined vines or shrubs on both sides.

"No, there's a large reed marsh over there. I don't know if the water has dried up yet."