Chapter 70

The news that Dawei brought back a wife from the capital city caused a stir in the village for three or four days. The villagers were not surprised that Dawei, who used to be the most successful young man in the village, could find a city wife. The key was that the girl was a Ph.D. student! She was far superior to the countless college graduates out there! Wang Yong, after learning about Wang Jing's situation, couldn't help but marvel at Dawei's good luck.

It turned out that this young man had completed his recruitment in the capital city on the third day after his arrival and was planning to return the next day. However, on the way back to the hotel that night, he saw a girl dragging a suitcase and struggling to walk on the street, which made his plans fall through. It was already midnight, and seeing the girl alone on the street at such a late hour, Dawei asked the taxi driver to pull over. He had also worked away from home before and knew how difficult it was to be alone in a foreign place. Clearly, the girl was facing some difficulties, and if he could help, he would.

With this mindset, Dawei chatted with the girl and learned the reason for her predicament. The girl's name was Wang Jing, and she was 26 years old. She was from Shancheng and was a Ph.D. student in educational psychology at East China Normal University. She was a real academic star! A 26-year-old Ph.D. student! She had come to the capital city this time because she was going to graduate next year and was attending an interview at the Capital Normal University.

However, she lost her bag when she got off the train. The bag contained not only money but also her identification documents, bank cards, and mobile phone. After reporting the incident to the police and reviewing the surveillance footage, they identified a suspect, but with the vast size of the capital city, it was unlikely they could catch the thief anytime soon. Without money or identification, she only had a temporary identity certificate issued by the police station. With her mobile phone lost, she couldn't contact her family or friends.

In the afternoon, after leaving the police station, she wandered around the area, hoping the police would catch the thief and help her recover her bag.

After understanding the situation, Dawei kindly helped her book a room at a nearby hotel, prepaid for three days, and lent her 1,000 yuan. After the girl thanked him profusely, Dawei left, planning to return to his hometown the next morning. However, when he met Wang Jing at the train station the next day and saw her tired and beautiful face, Dawei's heart was moved.

So, he accompanied Wang Jing to the police station to follow up on the case and then went to the Capital Normal University. Unfortunately, she had missed the interview time, and they had already hired someone else. With no choice, Dawei took the dejected Wang Jing back to the hotel. There was still no news from the police, so Dawei sought help from a local gangster through the hotel manager, Li Jigang.

The next day, Wang Jing's bag was returned by Li Jigang. Although the bag was recovered, Wang Jing couldn't be happy. She had no job, which was the main reason for her trip to the capital city! Seeing this, Dawei immediately offered to let her work at his company for a while.

Somehow, the girl was finally moved by this guy. She hugged Dawei and cried, and after crying, Dawei took the opportunity to confess his love to Wang Jing. How could he not succeed? The two then had a great time in the capital city, visiting all the famous tourist spots. Afterward, Dawei followed Wang Jing to Shancheng to meet her parents.

The old couple ran a small restaurant in Shancheng, with the father cooking and the mother managing the accounts and serving. They were very satisfied with Dawei, a young man who had learned from a famous cooking master. Dawei stayed in Shancheng and was so happy he didn't want to leave. Actually, he was originally from Sichuan!

Every day, he helped his future father-in-law cook, occasionally discussed cooking techniques, or went out with Wang Jing to explore the streets and alleys of Shancheng, trying the local famous snacks. It wasn't until Wang Yong called him that he remembered his work. He then said goodbye to his future in-laws and flew back to the capital city with Wang Jing.

After Dawei proudly told Wang Yong about his good fortune, Wang Yong suddenly thought of something. He was planning to build a primary school in the village next year. Why not let Wang Jing be the principal? When he mentioned this idea to Dawei, to his surprise, Dawei strongly opposed it.

"Why don't you let your wife Yuan Yuan do it?"

Wang Yong rolled his eyes and said, "I don't even want her to be a teacher, let alone a principal. What if she gets too tired? Besides, Wang Jing studied this field. If she becomes the principal right away, you should be secretly happy! If it weren't for our friendship, I wouldn't even agree to let an ordinary person do it."

Dawei was furious at this. So, you're the only one who knows how to love your wife! He refused to agree, saying he could be a teacher but not an official. After arguing for a while, they brought Wang Jing in to make the decision. To their surprise, Wang Jing readily agreed to Wang Yong's request, with the condition that she would have the final say in everything at the school. Wang Yong, of course, agreed without hesitation. Professional matters should be handled by professionals. Looking at Li and then at Dawei, he knew this was a wise decision.

While Dawei and Wang Yong were chatting leisurely at home, occasionally arguing, they were having a good time when Li Jianping's phone call came in.

"What? Okay, okay! I'll be right there!" Wang Yong immediately jumped up excitedly and started to leave.

Dawei grabbed Wang Yong and asked curiously, "What's going on? So excited, did you find a gold mine?"

Wang Yong rolled his eyes and said, "Finding a gold mine isn't worth getting excited about; the state would take it. Li just called and said they found a hot spring at our construction site. He wants me to go check it out." Without waiting for Dawei's response, he turned and left.

"Hot spring? Really? Wait! Wait for me, I'll go with you!" Dawei said, pulling Wang Jing, who was still in a romantic mood, and they followed Wang Yong into his Land Rover. On the way, Wang Yong used Xiao Guang to look up some basic information about hot springs.

Hot springs can be classified into the following types:

1. Volcanic hot springs: When rainwater seeps into the ground and reaches deep into the Earth's crust, it is heated and pressurized, then rises through cracks to the surface. The temperature of the water is still higher than the human body temperature, forming a hot spring. The forms of its emergence vary, from quietly and slowly to explosively, and some even mix with mud and natural gas.

2. Non-volcanic hot springs: These include deep-seated rock hot springs, metamorphic rock hot springs, and sedimentary rock hot springs. These are found by physical exploration and geological analysis, estimating the depth of the water-bearing layer due to geothermal activity, and then drilling in areas with the potential for hot spring development to extract hot spring water from deep fractures.

Hot springs can be classified into three categories based on temperature:

- High-temperature hot springs: over 75°C

- Medium-temperature hot springs: 40°C to 75°C

- Low-temperature hot springs: below 40°C

They can also be classified into three categories based on the acidity or alkalinity of the water:

- Acidic hot springs: pH below 6

- Alkaline hot springs: pH above 8

- Neutral hot springs: pH between 6 and 8

They arrived at the construction site in just a few minutes. A crowd was gathered, and when they saw Wang Yong, they made way for him to enter.

"Wang Yong, I have to say, your luck is unbelievable! With this hot spring, you won't even need heating equipment for your greenhouse!" Manager Li Qiang said enviously.

"Ha ha, we still need heating equipment just in case. By the way, what's the specific situation with this hot spring?" Wang Yong asked excitedly, looking at the well that was continuously emitting steam.

"Recently, we had a drilling team come in to drill two wells to make it easier to water the vegetables in the greenhouse. We didn't expect the first well to be a hot spring." Li Jianping said excitedly. With this hot spring, the ecological restaurant will have another selling point when it opens.

"Good. Manager Li, please find someone to design a system to direct the hot water to various places. We'll have two heating systems, with the hot spring as the main one. By the way, what's the temperature of the water coming out of the hot spring?"

"It's about 70°C, and it can reach up to 100°C at its highest." Li Jianping said excitedly, "We can set up a pump system to replace the boiler for heating."

Hearing this, Wang Yong was even more excited. He suddenly had an idea and said to Xiao Guang, "Xiao Guang, scan the area to see if there are any other places where we can drill for hot springs."

After a few dozen seconds, Xiao Guang's voice sounded in Wang Yong's mind, "Master, after scanning, I found two hot spring veins. This is one of them, and the other is on the mountain where the orchard is located."

"Really? There's a hot spring on the mountain? How deep is it? Is it easy to develop?"

"It's 11 meters below the surface. Since the mountain is made of hard rock, it's not very convenient. Although it's challenging with the current conditions, it should be possible to develop. The hot spring is not very deep, and the vein is larger than this one. Based on my estimation, it will not dry up. It is connected to the village's groundwater, so as long as the groundwater is not depleted, it will not dry up. Moreover, the water temperature is higher, possibly reaching the boiling point."

"Great! Wait, Xiao Guang, does this mean there's magma underground? Is there any danger?"

"There's no danger."

Hearing this, Wang Yong felt relieved. He thought, there are many hot springs around the world, and if there were any danger, people wouldn't flock to them. But how can I get the hot spring on the mountain? If I tell people there's a hot spring and ask them to dig, they'll think I'm crazy!

"We need to build a pool to contain the hot spring water. Otherwise, we can't do anything below!" Dawei suddenly said.

Hearing this, Wang Yong had an idea. Yes! I can dig a pool on the mountain! Although it will be deep, it's still feasible! That's what I'll do! Thinking about it, Wang Yong couldn't wait to find someone to dig the other hot spring. It's much larger and hotter, and if we can guide it down the mountain, it will form a natural, almost non-freezing stream in the cold winter, which will be a great attraction!

Thinking about this, Wang Yong couldn't focus on the current hot spring. He decided to focus on the one on the mountain. He told Li Jianping to discuss the details with Li Qiang and then drove to the village committee to find his uncle. He needed his uncle's help to find people to dig the pool on the mountain.

At the village committee, Wang Yong went straight to his uncle's office and pushed the door open. His uncle, who was writing something, looked up and saw Wang Yong rush in, and asked, "I heard you found a hot spring at your construction site. Why aren't you there? What are you doing here in such a hurry? What happened?"

Wang Yong pulled a chair over, sat down opposite his uncle, and said with a smile, "Nothing, I left the hot spring to Li Jianping and Manager Li Qiang. I'll let the professionals handle it. I came to see you for something else."

"Oh, what is it?" his uncle asked curiously.

"How's the road construction on East Mountain coming along?" Wang Yong asked, instead of answering his uncle's question.

"That's going well! Don't worry, it's all old friends. They've completed the survey work and will start construction the day after tomorrow. I'm preparing an announcement to warn the villagers not to go near East Mountain, especially the kids. Building a mountain road involves blasting, and we don't want anyone to get hurt."

Hearing the news he wanted, Wang Yong said excitedly, "Uncle, can you help me ask them to send a few people to help me build a pool on our mountain?"

"Build a pool? For what?" his uncle didn't understand why Wang Yong wanted to build a pool on the mountain, which was full of rocks and would require blasting.

Wang Yong quickly explained his idea, "Uncle, I want to dig a large pool on the mountain, about ten meters deep. First, the deep water will help the fish in the mountain not freeze in winter. Second, it can store more water for irrigation during droughts. Most importantly, what if we find a hot spring on the mountain? If we do, the back mountain won't freeze in winter. Imagine, in the middle of winter, everything is covered in snow, but our place is warm and green, with flowers blooming. People will flock to our village for meals and tours!"

Hearing this, Wang Hai didn't know how to respond to his lucky nephew. This was a bit too far-fetched, as if hot springs were everywhere! He was about to advise him to give up this unrealistic and embarrassing idea. But then he thought, even without the hot spring, the idea was still good. The wild fish on the mountain are expensive, and if they can survive the winter and grow larger, they will be even more valuable. Compared to the cost of blasting and digging, the investment is negligible.

Thinking about this, Wang Hai readily agreed to Wang Yong's idea and promised to talk to the construction team. He would let them discuss the specific location with Wang Yong.

His uncle was reliable, and the next day, he brought a middle-aged man named Mr. Xu to meet Wang Yong. Without hesitation, Wang Yong led them to the spot on the mountain where Xiao Guang had found the hot spring, marked the area, and left the rest to Mr. Xu, who was the expert.

The next day, Mr. Xu sent a construction team. After a few loud blasts, an excavator started clearing the rocks. Two loaders immediately loaded the cleared rocks onto the waiting trucks at the stone factory. To speed up the process, Wang Yong hired five large trucks.

With the help of modern construction equipment and Wang Yong's generous funding, the work proceeded almost non-stop day and night. By the fourth day, a ten-meter-deep pit was dug. A 40-degree slope extended from the bottom of the pit to the top, and the blasting team set up the explosives and pulled the detonation cord.

With a loud explosion, a white mist of hot water shot up, reaching about ten meters high, and then quickly subsided. The hot spring water quickly filled the pit and flowed into the village stream through the channel, and thus, the second hot spring in Ban Shan Village was discovered.

Another long chapter is here! I'm a real person, even though I write a bit slowly! Also, the story of Dawei and Wang Jing is based on a real event involving a friend's brother and his wife, not just a made-up story.

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