Chapter 16 The Magical Underground River

Chapter 16 The Magical Underground River

Chapter 16 The Magical Underground River

It was just past ten o'clock when we came out of the park.

It was still early, so Jiang Ning thought about it and turned the steering wheel onto the national highway.

Going north along the national highway, there are wilderness on both sides, with a few villages occasionally on the east, and the west is really desolate. In the distance is the rolling Qilian Mountains covered with snow. The Northwest is a vast area with a sparse population, and the thing it has the most is land.

The least valuable thing is land.

After running north along the national highway for more than two kilometers, I saw a dirt road.

Jiang Ning turned the steering wheel, drove along the dirt road for three or four kilometers, and reached a high ground.

God is amazing. All the snow falls in cities that don't need it and on mountains where nothing grows, but there is not much snow in the wilderness that really needs rain and snow to nourish it. I don't know if it melts as soon as it falls or is blown away by the strong wind.

The wasteland in Bei'an is not a Gobi Desert, but soil.

The soil is very thick and grass grows there.

Just because of the drought, even the most drought-resistant weeds cannot grow.

Groundwater resources are not abundant enough, and their development and utilization are extremely difficult.

Finding groundwater is extremely difficult...

Jiang Ning stood on the high hill and looked around, but there was no one within a few kilometers.

There's not even a ghost in sight.

He immediately slipped out and sank into the ground.

He planned to see where the groundwater in Beian was.

After sinking vertically for more than a hundred meters, I saw water.

They are just trickles, flowing through the cracks in the rocks.

Continuing to sink vertically, the heavy snow sank more than 300 meters. After passing through a rock layer, the amount of water became abundant. The underground was like a big maze, with lava caves and crisscrossing rivers, and the groundwater flowed quietly in the rivers.

I don’t know where it comes from, and I don’t know where it goes.

Jiang Ning was amazed at what he saw, because before this, the ground creature only traveled through the shallow surface.

I've never been this deep before.

The earth is truly amazing. I never imagined there would be so many tunnels underground.

No wonder there are always earthquakes. If those tunnels collapsed, it would have caused an earthquake!
But there were no fish in the river, not to mention fish, there was no sign of life at all.

Jiang Ning was very puzzled. Was Ghost Blows Out the Light just a random statement?

We chose the largest river and went upstream along it.

Jiang Ning took out a flashlight and looked around.

The river is not very big, about ten meters wide at the widest point and only five or six meters at the narrowest point.

The waterways are strange and varied, with the highest being five or six meters and the lowest being less than one meter, or even having no space at all. One has to either dive through the water or crawl through the ground, and then emerge from a large pool of water.

The unique topography is truly amazing.

Jiang He stood on the river, with tiny waves rolling up and pushing him forward.

If this were to be shot as a video, it would definitely be of divine level.

After walking for a while, the tunnel ahead became much wider.

The river widened and riverbanks appeared on both sides.

There are colorful things on the river beach, and I don’t know what they are.

Jiang Ning went ashore and took a closer look with a flashlight.

They are all stone, but the colors are very bright.

Some are as red as blood, as if they were soaked in blood, and when the light is shone on them, the whole stone lights up; some are colorful, and under the light, their beautiful brilliance is flowing, and I don't know if they are valuable.

He shone the flashlight around.

There was also light reflecting off the river bottom, which clearly showed the same stones.

Jiang Ning rummaged through the pile and picked up some nice looking stones.

We also dug out a lot from the river bottom, picked out the bad ones and threw them away.

It doesn't look like he only took a dozen dollars.

Among them, there is a blood-red stone as big as a child’s fist that is quite magical. It looks like a big beetle with a red body but a black head. There are many black spots as big as beans on its back, which is very vivid.

The magic of nature's creation is truly amazing.

Jiang Ning didn't go any further up the mountain. He just picked up some stones and went back.

Go downstream and leave the underground at the place where you came down before.

I went back to the car and wiped the stone with a towel.

It looks extraordinary no matter how you look at it.

Blood-red stones are not uncommon, as they can be found in some rivers, but such brightly colored ones are rare. The others are also extraordinary. There are two stones emitting bright yellow light, which are quite large. They would be very good as ornaments.

Look at the time, it's almost eleven o'clock.

Jiang Ning put the stone on the passenger seat and drove away.

When I arrived at the school gate, I parked my car in the parking space of the unfinished building opposite.

Jiang Ning was thinking in his heart, there is an unfinished building in front of the school. It's really snowing in June, so rare. But it's good that it's unfinished, as there is a place to park the car when he comes.

After playing with the stone for a while, the student came out first.

As the groups left, Jiang Ning also saw Feng Yu.

After handing the students over to their parents, Feng Yu came over.

Jiang Ning placed the stone on the center console and watched Feng Yu come over.

The car door opened and Feng Yu leaned out to take a look.

It was as if he was confirming whether it was Jiang Ning in the car before he got in.

Just as I was about to say something, I was attracted by a pile of stones placed on the center console: "Hey, where did these stones come from?"

Jiang Ning said: "I picked it up. Doesn't it look good?"

Feng Yu picked up a blood-colored stone, looked at it and said, "It's quite beautiful. What kind of stone is this? It looks like it has been soaked in blood. It feels like blood is oozing out of it."

Jiang Ning started the car and said, "I just searched online, and this thing seems to be bloodstone."

Feng Yu didn't know much about stones, so he asked, "Where did you pick it up?"

Jiang Ning said, "I had nothing to do this morning, so I drove to Beishan for a walk and found it in a dry river!"

Feng Yu: "..." Run to the dry river to pick up stones...

This is really a pain in the ass!
Suddenly, he saw the large beetle-shaped stone, took it and looked at it, and was surprised: "Why does this stone look like a seven-star floating insect? Is it processed or natural?"

Jiang Ning said: "It must be natural. The stone I picked up looked like this."

Feng Yu was amazed: "Nature is really amazing. There are teachers in our school who like stones. I heard that a male teacher often drives to the river to pick up stones in the summer. He has several stones on his desk, but none of them are as beautiful as the ones you picked up."

Jiang Ning thought, that's just nonsense!
He picked up all these from more than 300 meters underground.

Can the teachers at Chengguan School dig holes underground to pick up the trash?

Drive back to the community and stop in front of the vegetable store.

Feng Yu asked him, "What are you doing?"

Jiang Ning said, "I'll go get some food."

Feng Yu said: "There are vegetables at home!"

Jiang Ning waved his hand and got out of the car directly.

Feng Yu didn't go down, she felt a little embarrassed.

Jiang Hua is an honest man. Ever since he found out that she was dating Jiang Ning, he stopped charging her for groceries.

Feng Yu didn't have the nerve to come again.

It was dinner time, so there were many people buying groceries in the store.

Jiang Hua was so busy that he asked Jiang Ning when he saw him come in, "Are you not going to eat lunch again?"

"Don't eat."

Jiang Ning responded and took out two large plastic bags and filled them with vegetables.

Prepare to leave.

Jiang Hua asked him: "Why do you pack so many dishes?"

Jiang Ning said, "It's for Feng Yu."

Jiang Hua: “…”

Jiang Ning left the store and put the vegetables on the back seat.

Then he got back into the driver's seat and drove away.

Feng Yu looked back and was quite surprised: "Why did you take so many dishes?"

Jiang Ning said, "Since you are too embarrassed to come and get it, I have to take more at once, enough to last a week."

Feng Yu said: "Your brother doesn't want money, so I don't feel comfortable taking it for free. But the vegetables your uncle grows are really good. The vegetables I bought from other grocery stores recently are not that good. The dishes they make don't taste as good as before."

Jiang Ning said: "In the future, just tell me what dishes you want and I'll get them."

Feng Yu nodded and said, "Then you can have dinner at my house. I can just cook for one more person."

This is what Jiang Ning thought, so he naturally followed suit.

The first time I went there to eat, I felt awkward because of Feng Xue’s presence.

You'll get used to it after going there many times.

Now Jiang Ma is acting as a nanny for his brother and sister-in-law. It is not a long-term solution to have meals at his brother and sister-in-law's house all the time. If conflicts arise between his brother and sister-in-law because of this, he will be embarrassed. He should nip the problem in the bud and find a way to earn a living.

Mainly because Feng Xue’s cooking is good…

I parked the car downstairs and carried two large bags of vegetables upstairs.

Feng Xue prepared four dishes and started eating as soon as they entered the door.

The rice I ate today.

Jiang Ning took a few bites and was surprised: "How is this rice made?"

Feng Xue gestured.

Feng Yu took the initiative to act as the commentator: "It's steamed, not cooked in a rice cooker."

Jiang Ning was surprised: "Rice can be steamed?"

Feng Yu said: "Steamed rice tastes better than boiled rice."

Jiang Ning nodded, agreeing deeply. The rice he ate before was always boiled. If there was not enough water, the rice would be dry, and if there was too much water, it would become porridge, just the right amount, a lump. Today's rice was different, it was all cooked grain by grain.

It tastes very good.

It was definitely the best rice he had ever tasted.

Jiang Ning glanced at Feng Xue, although this sister couldn't speak.

But it is indeed a dexterity.

Not only the dishes are delicious, but the rice is also delicious.

You will have a good time in the future.

While eating, Jiang Ning said, "I plan to buy a piece of land in the north and build a big farm. What suggestions do you have?"

"farm?"

Feng Yu was surprised: "Are you going to invest in agriculture?"

Jiang Ning said, "I guess so. My mother urges me to find a job every day, and you remind me that I am a jobless vagrant and I need to do something..."

Feng Yu quickly clarified: "That's not what I meant. I just think you are too idle and need to do something."

Jiang Ning nodded and said, "I do need something to do, so I plan to build a farm. I think it would be great to do some agriculture and animal husbandry. Once the farm is built, I can also turn it into a holiday resort so that I can work and live at the same time."

Feng Yu asked: "It will cost a lot of money to buy land, right?"

"for free!"

Jiang Ning said, "The north of the county town is all wasteland. Anyone who has the brains to spend money to buy that land will be given away for free."

Feng Yu was surprised: "The land can be given away for free?"

Jiang Ning nodded and said, "Of course, 90% of Bei'an is wasteland, with no water, no land, and no roads. Who would spend money to buy it? Those wastelands have no value if left alone. As long as we invest in development and make the wasteland valuable, the county will give it away for free."

Feng Yu said: "It costs a lot of money to develop wasteland."

Jiang Ning said, "It costs money, but you won't lose money if you invest in land. Even if the return on investment in agriculture is not high, the land will have value as long as it is developed. If it doesn't work out, I can plant all the trees and sell the wood after a dozen years, right?"

Feng Yu didn't understand these things and couldn't give him any advice.

Feng Xue ate in silence, but his ears were perked up.

(End of this chapter)