Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

All that could be seen was a bucket full of rotting bat carcasses, surrounded by a terrifyingly dense swarm of wriggling water worms!

"Ugh! Is the water we're drinking really that dirty?"

"Why are there so many of these things in this well?"

"Found it! The source of infection is right here!" Su Wanqing pointed at the things. "Look everyone! There are rotting animal carcasses in the well. The water is severely polluted, breeding bacteria and viruses. It's no wonder people get sick after drinking this water!"

The villagers immediately erupted in uproar:

"My God! No wonder we had diarrhea! We've been drinking water soaked with dead animals!"

"This is disgusting! It's infested with maggots!"

"Oh, I remember now, my son said the well water tasted weird a few days ago..."

"But what do we do now? The canal is almost dry, and the well is unusable. What will we drink? Where will we find water?"

"We can't exactly go to the neighboring group to fetch water, can we? Or... should we ask the well-drilling team to come and take a look?"

Su Wanqing frowned. This matched the original text. The whole village was suffering from a severe drought. The reservoir and the canal were dry. The only source of water was the well, which was the culprit of the viral infection. The whole village got diarrhea after drinking it. Half a month later, the source of the virus was cut off because the well had dried up completely!

"Don't worry, everyone! I have a solution for the water source!"

Su Wanqing took a deep breath. "When I was studying at nursing school, I also dabbled in hydrogeology. We can actually drill for water here! The water in the canals is getting less and less, and relying on the weather is too passive. Drilling a well is the fundamental way to prevent problems before they arise!"

Liu Shuqing asked with some skepticism, "Comrade Xiao Su, do you really know how to find water sources? Then tell me, where should we dig this well?"

Just kidding, of course I made that up! Why would I know how to find a water source? But I have a cheat code!

She even has a spiritual spring in her space containing the volume of West Lake!

Then Su Wanqing started her charade, rattling off a bunch of professional terms that sounded very convincing. In short, the location she ultimately pointed to was—

"So, Comrade Xiao Su is saying that the best place to dig a well is behind your red brick house?" Officer Liu asked with a strange look.

If it weren't for Comrade Xiao Su's noble character, he would have suspected that Comrade Xiao Su was... doing it on purpose.

Su Wanqing nodded.

She chose this place for a reason:

First of all, the well was right behind her house, separated from the earthen bed where she slept by only one wall. In the dead of night, she could pour spiritual spring water into the well without anyone noticing.

Secondly, this location is in the relatively central part of the village, not far from any household. You can get water by walking two or three hundred meters, which is very convenient.

Finally, this place is right next to a large area of ​​farmland that desperately needs irrigation. The original text said that the canal would dry up completely in the next two days, and the harvest would fail, resulting in almost no harvest. But with her continuous supply of water, the men will only need to carry water to save the crops!

She doesn't need credit for providing the water source. (Su Wanqing: The key is that it's difficult to explain the source.)

But she absolutely had to earn a good reputation for digging a well and saving the entire village's crops!

She, Su Wanqing, is not the kind of person who does good deeds anonymously.

Besides, in this day and age, a good reputation is a shield. She's made sacrifices, so what's wrong with wanting a good reputation?

Liu Shuqing hesitated, "Comrade Xiao Su, it's not that I don't trust you. It's just that digging a deep well will consume too much manpower and resources! We'll need at least a dozen strong laborers, working in three shifts for several days without rest, and even then, success isn't guaranteed. Digging a canal to bring in water is the top priority now, as it's crucial for the autumn harvest. As for drinking water, we can all work a little harder, going more than ten miles upstream to fetch it, or we can think of other solutions and hold out until winter when it snows..."

Su Wanqing said earnestly, "Director Liu, isn't the water in the canal getting lower and lower? It'll probably dry up in a few days. Digging a well can not only solve the drinking water problem for the whole village, but also help us harvest the crops. Please trust me, I can guarantee that we can get a lot of water from this spot."

At this moment, Sister Zhao, who had changed her clothes, jumped out defiantly and snorted:

"Officer Liu, don't believe her! My cousin works at the Water Resources Bureau. They are in charge of drilling wells. They came to survey the area at the beginning of this year and clearly stated that our area is a water-scarce region. Even if we drill wells, the daily water output will only be a few hundred liters!"

A few hundred liters of water is enough for a few people to drink, let alone the whole village, and for irrigating crops? Do you know how much water it takes to irrigate crops every day? Besides, everyone knows how much water a well can produce, just a few tons.

I think this Comrade Su just wants to build a private well behind his house for his own convenience, so he's using finding a water source as an excuse to fool everyone into contributing their time and effort.

Sister Zhao looked at Su Wanqing with a smug expression; she knew quite a bit about well digging and well water.

"Now that you mention it, Sister Zhao, it does seem to be true."

"I remember now, the well-drilling team left, saying that this place was not suitable for drilling wells."

"So, if this Dr. Su is digging a well behind her house, will she only get a little water and use it all for her own use?"

"If we work so hard to dig a well and delay the autumn harvest, it will only benefit others."

"To be honest, the water output from a well is not much in a day. It's probably not enough for our village of over a thousand people just for drinking, let alone for irrigating crops."

"Don't talk nonsense, Dr. Su is a good person! Drilling wells always carries risks!"

"I also trust Dr. Su. After taking her medicine yesterday, my whole family is fine!"

Seeing the chatter around them, Zhou Yanshen stepped forward and grabbed Su Wanqing's hand, his voice steady and powerful:

"Officer Liu, I trust Comrade Su Wanqing's judgment. She said there's water there, so I believe her. I also understand if the collective doesn't want to waste manpower; I can dig the well myself. However..." He glanced at everyone, "If we really find water, then this well water will only be for our own use from now on."

His words made many villagers uneasy.

Now that the canal is dry, where will we get water? Wouldn't it be much more convenient if we could get water from the well?

Su Wanqing didn't speak.

Digging a well would benefit the whole village, but she wasn't rushing into it; it all depended on whether Liu Shuqing could seize this opportunity.

"Alright, quiet down! Since Dr. Su says the well will yield water, then let's dig it! I trust Dr. Su's judgment! If the irrigation ditch dries up in the future, at least we can fetch water to harvest some crops!" Liu Shuqing glared at Sister Zhao again.

"Go back and recover. Don't embarrass yourself here. Because you didn't report for quarantine on time, it caused a lot of trouble for the team, so you're no longer doing the registration and distribution work!"

Sister Zhao immediately took panicked measures:

"Officer Liu, I know I was wrong, but I can make amends. I can borrow a percussion drill from my cousin, and we can drill a well in two days. Do you think I should just let this matter go? But what if Comrade Su Wanqing says the location doesn't yield water? Wouldn't that be a waste of manpower and resources?"