Xu Miaomiao put the remaining dumplings into the storage space before going to bed, and they were still fresh when she ate them in the morning.
Just after dinner, Li Mao came over with the villagers, including her father-in-law Liu Dexing.
There were more than a dozen people, each holding a handy tool in their hand, most of which were sickles.
Xu Miaomiao originally wanted to get the same one, but she was discouraged when she thought about having to walk such a long way.
In the end, she was the only one who followed them up the mountain empty-handed.
Xu Miaomiao quickly led everyone to the edge of the spring, following the traces left yesterday.
Everyone excitedly stood down and drank the water. It was sweet and refreshing. After drinking, all the fatigue in their bodies seemed to disappear.
For these dozen people, nothing excites them more than seeing a steady stream of water.
There was no water supply in the village these days, so each of them went to Xujia Village to fetch water.
Not only was I very tired from being delayed from work over and over again, I used to think that ordinary water was no longer ordinary, but now I have to spend a lot of effort to get it, and I cherish it very much.
After a few times, everyone's shoulders had blisters. Under the scorching sun, they were even more tired than working in the fields.
Of course, the most tiring thing was their hearts. At that time, they didn't know when the days of carrying water would end.
"Mom Wen Xin, thank you." Liu Mao's gratitude came from the bottom of his heart. He thanked Xu Miaomiao on behalf of the whole village.
Xu Miaomiao waved her hand, "I just discovered it by chance. Whether it can be led down the mountain is still a big question."
Now she doesn't dare to take credit.
In Liu Mao's opinion, Xu Miaomiao is humble. She paid so much to find water, but she suffered without complaining at all. She is really an amazing person.
Others present also felt the same way as Liu Mao. On the way, Liu Mao had already told them about Xu Miaomiao's encounter with the wolves yesterday, which was said to be irritating.
Even Xu Miaomiao, the client who was listening, blushed and didn't know how to refute.
After everyone determined the location of the spring, they went down the mountain. Xu Miaomiao went home directly and did not participate in the discussion between the village chief and others.
Before her butt was even hot from sitting, her next door neighbor Ma Ju walked in.
Xu Miaomiao was a little surprised, but still warmly greeted her to sit down.
She basically has no friends in the village. When people see her, they want to stay as far away as possible. It is rare for anyone to come to chat with her.
Xu Miaomiao went to the house and brought out a few cakes bought at the market. When she handed them to Ma Ju, Ma Ju felt flattered.
"No, no, you can keep it for your children. I'm an adult and I don't need to eat such good food."
Xu Miaomiao forced her to take it even though she was unwilling to take it. In the end, she could only say that it was for the child and Ma Ju took it.
"Thank you, thank you."
Ma Ju felt more and more that Xu Miaomiao was not as difficult to get along with as before, and she no longer cursed. Her temper seemed to have improved, and there were more smiles on her face.
Thinking about it this way, she wasn't so nervous anymore.
At this time, Liu Wenxin walked in from the outside and saw Ma Ju here. He called his aunt and put down his things and went back to the room. He seemed to have something on his mind.
It was rare for Xu Miaomiao to see such an eldest son, so she couldn't help but look at him twice.
The two chatted for a while before Ma Ju went home.
In the evening, Liu Mao came to see Xu Miaomiao.
Mainly because of the issue of spring drainage, he discussed with the villagers for a whole day but couldn't come up with a good solution.
He suddenly remembered that Xu Miaomiao had discovered the spring, and she had come up with the idea of diversion. By some strange coincidence, he came to ask Xu Miaomiao if she had any good ideas.
Xu Miaomiao thought for a while before speaking, "Would you like to try digging a trench down from the mountain?"
"We have thought about it. It doesn't matter if it takes a little effort to build a ditch from the mountain. There are quite a lot of people in our village. The main problem is that the water seeps into the ground along the ditch and cannot flow down at all, let alone flow.
Arrive in the village."
He thought about this problem for a whole day but still couldn't find a solution. It was really a headache.
There was water but he couldn't use it, which made him anxious.
"What if we put stones under the ditch? We have a lot of big stones on the mountain, and we don't have to spend money to buy them. They are all ready-made." Xu Miaomiao smiled.
"Oh, Wen Xin's mother, you really woke up the dreamer with your words! Why didn't I think of that!" Liu Mao slapped his thigh excitedly.
He has always been steady and has rarely lost his composure in front of the villagers. The more he thought about it, the more he thought this method was better. With the stones underneath, it didn't matter if the water seeped down a little, as long as most of the water could flow downwards.
In the next few days, the whole village put down their work in the fields, and all the laborers from each family took their tools and went to the mountains to build canals.
Only Xu Miaomiao and Liu Wenle were at home.
Liu Mao has been the village chief for so many years. He is very conscientious and has a high status in the village. Basically no one objects to what he does.
Liu Mao is also well-known in the village for his ability to do practical things and benefit the whole village.
Just when the whole village was making great progress in digging ditches in the mountains, a big event happened in the village, a big gossip.
Liu Zhengyi, the youngest son of the village chief, and Liu Xing'er, Ma Yan's daughter, kissed in the straw pile, and were even seen by women in the village.
The women in the village were all slippery and mean-spirited, so they shouted out the matter on the spot, which made Myolie Liu and Zhengyi Liu blush with shame, and they turned around and ran away.
After Liu Mao learned about this incident, he beat Liu Zhengyi half to death in front of the villagers. The village chief's wife, Li Huaihua, wished she had never given birth to such an embarrassing son.
In the end, Ma Yan was afraid that Liu Mao would beat Liu Zhengyi, his prospective son-in-law, to death, so she went to start a fight.
Liu Maoyi threw Ma Yan's arm away hard, and Ma Yan fell to the ground. She immediately sat on the ground and started crying.
He said that Liu Zhengyi had ruined his daughter's reputation, and that if Liu Zhengyi did not marry his daughter, he would go to the police station and sue him.
When Li Huaihua saw Ma Yan's attitude, she didn't know that her son was being plotted against.
My family's conditions are not bad, and I have a good status in the village. I'm afraid my son has been targeted by Ma Yan and Liu Xing'er for a long time.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and she got into a fight with Ma Yan. Ma Yan had several handfuls of her hair pulled out, and she looked like she was about to go bald.
But in the end, Ma Yanda achieved her goal.
The village chief's family had no choice but to suffer the consequences of this dumb man. Who could let his own son fail to live up to his expectations?
When Xu Miaomiao learned about this incident, she was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped. The main reason was that everyone in the village knew that Myolie Liu deliberately seduced Liu Zhengyi, and their marriage was scheduled for three days.
She suddenly remembered the last ambiguity between Myolie Liu and her eldest son, and she felt very happy in her heart. Fortunately, her family seemed too poor and didn't even have a decent room, otherwise her eldest son would have been the one who was plotted!
And we are getting married in three days, so you can imagine how hasty the wedding will be.
