Chapter 543 Departure, Chang'an

Tian Peng's words, though plain, were true, for he indeed had no knowledge of repairing water channels; it was all based on his own guesswork.

Now that he thought about it, the successful repair of the water channel was purely a matter of luck, like a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse.

"There are two rivers outside our village, one of which has dried up, and the other is the Yellow River. All we did was divert the water from the Yellow River into the dried-up one, greatly facilitating water access for the common folk."

The method might have been simple but it was the most effective and safest. Had he attempted a more risky approach without prior experience, it could have easily backfired.

"To have thought of this, you're quite capable," the official from the Kaifeng Prefecture said with a laugh.