A merchant from the Northern Black Mountain, Lu Yunan, was riding a horse wearing a cone hat across the official road of Suzhou.
In just one short month, the entire Suzhou had undergone earth-shattering changes.
In the city, pits and large holes could be seen everywhere; construction teams were busy excavating water wells—a well traditionally signified a safe and reliable drinking water source, greatly enhancing resistance to droughts.
A good well was akin to a family heirloom, requiring a specialized well master to locate deep water sources, with construction costs ranging from ten to twenty strings of coins.
In some villages with poor irrigation conditions, conflicts over well ownership sometimes arose between neighbors and villages, even escalating into large-scale brawls and feuds.
However, the arrival of cultivators from the Academic Palace and Lu Li Academy changed this.
