Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
âRemember not to make the same mistake as the Zhao family. However, itâs true that the water in our well is rapidly running out.â Mayor Kong looked at the confession in his hand and reminded.
âI understand, sir. You can rest assured.â Constable Zhang thought for a moment before he nodded and ran out.
In the blink of an eye, the day of Gu Ziqiuâs wedding arrived. After Zhou Ying and Gu Chengrui got up, they brought two sets of fine cotton cloth and a tael of silver to their old house.
The two parted ways after they entered, with Gu Chengrui taking the tael of silver to hand over as a monetary gift.
Zhou Ying took the cloth to Gu Ziqiuâs room.
Inside the room, Gu Zishan and her sisters were talking to Gu Ziqiu. Gu Ziqiu was dressed in red and was sitting cross-legged on the bed after washing up.
âZiqiu, you look beautiful today,â Zhou Ying said with a smile.
She then handed the bundle of cloth to her and said, âThis is your wedding gift. I wish you a happy marriage and that you will have a child soon.â
âThank you, third sister-in-law,â Gu Ziqiu said as she accepted the cloth.
âThird sister-in-law, please take a seat,â she said, motioning to a stool at the side.
âYou sisters should talk. There arc many people today, so I have to go outside to see if I can help with anything.â After Zhou Ying finished speaking, she turned around and walked out.
They werenât particularly familiar with each other, so there wasnât much to talk about.
She just prepared an extra gift for her because they were blood related. Otherwise, she really didnât want to give her anything.
After that, she saw Mrs. Sun preparing a dried fruit plate and immediately went to help.
âOh, you are here. Come on, donât busy yourself when itâs all family here. Come and chat with us.â Sixth Aunt Gu saw her coming in with a dried fruit plate and waved her over.
âThatâs right, Ying. Come and help me take care of your other aunts. Leave the rest to your second aunt and the others.â Madam Qiao echoed.
Seeing this, Zhou Ying smiled and placed the plate of dried fruit in front of them. âYouâre all elders. Is it appropriate for me to sit here?â
âOf course! Why wouldnât it be? We also want to ask you something,â said Sixth Aunt Gu.
âOh, what do you want to know?â Zhou Ying sat down and asked.
âI heard that the townâs well is running out of water. Is that true?â n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
When the others heard this, they perked up their ears. This would affect their future lives, so they had to take it seriously.
âIndeed, the well in our restaurant is the deepest in town, with thirty meters underground, but thereâs not much water left.
âItâs even worse for the public wells. Itâs considered decent if they can produce ten buckets of water a night.â Zhou Ying nodded.
âThis serious? It seems that this is all because of the refugees. Without water in the town, our village will be in danger.â Mrs. Bai expressed her concern as she grabbed a small handful of melon seeds.
âThatâs true. Weâre at the foot of the mountain, so thereâs more water. Theyâll definitely come for our place soon.â Madam Qiao nodded in agreement.
âIt looks like we have to discuss this in detail. Otherwise, if they really enter the village, all the crops weâve planted will be in vain.â Sixth Aunt Gu said.
âSpeaking of crops, how is the wheat in our village? How many pounds can we produce per acre?â Zhou Ying asked.
âDonât mention it. When the wheat bloomed previously, there were a lot of worms. When we want to fertilize it, we lack water. Itâs good enough that the cro[s didnât collapse.â Mrs. Bai sighed.
âIndeed, for this yearâs harvest, having 30 to 40 pounds per acre is already considered good.
âOn the other hand, the sweet potatoes you gave us to plant are drought-resistant and growing well. We can even eat the leaves of those plants.â Sixth Aunt Gu added.
âThen letâs put in more effort to water those potatoes. Who knows, sweet potatoes might end up becoming our lifesaving food.â Zhou Ying said..