Li Mingqing listened to what Old Lady Zhang said and thought to himself, after all, he still has to endure hardships.

You have a good time but you have to do something weird.

I finally learned my lesson this time.

"Mingqing, thank you so much. I was in so much pain before that I couldn't even walk. But after you gave me two injections, I'm almost healed."

After she finished speaking, she took some firewood and left.

Zhang Tiezhu and Qin Chenglan came back from work and frowned when they saw Old Lady Zhang walking a few steps ahead and picking up branches with her head down.

I couldn't figure out what she was thinking.

"Let's just wait and see. If anything seems wrong, kick her out."

"Okay, let our son be careful."

Two weeks later.

Li Mingqing received two large packages.

He looked at the address above and knew it was sent by Mr. Kong and Uncle Song.

One of the packages contained stationery for school.

It was bought specifically for my older sister and several children.

There are also various beautiful fabrics in various colors, which are specially used to make clothes for Niu Niu.

There are also two pairs of small leather shoes.

You can tell from the size that it is also for Niuniu.

Mr. Kong knew that Li Mingqing had everything he needed and most of the things he bought were for his children.

Since the weather is not so warm now, I sent a lot of snacks by mail.

Li Mingqing had just finished eating the snacks he brought back from the capital last time, and now he had another one.

Sun Jiaxue looked at these things and said, "This is too much."

"It's indeed a lot. Our family can't finish it all."

Old Lady Li came over and saw so many things on the table and asked, "What is this?"

"It was sent from the capital."

She nodded without asking any further questions.

"Are there any dirty clothes at home? I'm just going to do the laundry."

"No."

"The clothes are easier to wash if you two don't go out. Don't be embarrassed to let me wash them. It's a simple thing."

Li Mingqing said, "Mom, I'll definitely ask you to wash the clothes. Oh, and here's this bag of laundry detergent. Don't be reluctant to use it. It will wash them clean."

"I haven't used up what you gave me last time."

She left happily without taking anything.

Li Ming washes the clothes at home.

Just as Mrs. Li said, their clothes are easy to wash.

Soak it in detergent and rinse with water.

Li Mingqing had just arrived at the water pump to pump water when he saw Zhou Jingli coming in.

Wangcai followed him slowly.

Zhou Jingli looked at its fangs and felt unwell all over. He couldn't help shivering.

Seeing him so cowardly, Li Mingqing couldn't help laughing out loud.

"What are you laughing at? Get your dog out of the way!"

"Please understand, this is my home."

"Okay, I won't fight with you either. Do you know when we can return to the city?"

Li Mingqing said while pressing the water: "How should I know?"

"How come you don't know? If the people in the bullpen can go back, why can't we?"

"If you ask me, who should I ask?"

Zhou Jingli saw that he didn't seem to be pretending, and seemed to really not know.

Then he said, "How could you not know that knowing so many people is for nothing?"

"Don't be such a jerk. Go somewhere cooler."

Li Mingqing bluntly drove him out.

It will take another eight or nine years to return to the city.

Zhou Jingli didn't say anything else and walked towards the door.

It's so depressing to stay in this small, dilapidated mountain village. I've been here for such a long time and still can't go back.

——

It was almost time to plant corn, but there was no rain.

If we continue like this, the peanuts we have planted will probably die of drought.

You really depend on luck for your livelihood.

The streets of every village were filled with people.

Everyone had a frown on their face, looking extremely worried.

"When do you think it will rain? Isn't this cutting off our livelihood?"

"The water level in the well in front of the village is getting lower day by day. If it continues like this, I'm afraid we won't even have drinking water."

"We have to save water."

"Don't let the people die of thirst if the crops die of drought."

"What a sin."

"Isn't it the Nine Dragons Control Water Control this year? It hasn't rained in a long time, and there's no movement at all."

"Who knows? Let's take it one step at a time. Maybe it will rain tomorrow."

…

Complaints and chatter are endless.

It is really impossible to move forward without water.

The villagers had been looking forward to it, but who could have imagined that it wouldn't rain for such a long time.

The village chief and the team leader were very worried.

Yesterday I went to a meeting in town specifically for this matter.

When Li Mingqing came home from get off work, he saw his dejected fellow villagers pushing carts into the yard.

It takes a long time to pump water from the water well in my yard.

It’s really time to do it.

If there is no water, can we draw water from other places?

He had once made a special trip to the newly built reservoir in the neighboring village for antiques.

Last year there was plenty of rain, so a lot of water must have accumulated.

He went out to find the village chief and asked, "Uncle Village Chief, is there no water in the reservoir next door?"

"There is water, but they sent villagers to watch over it and only let their own villagers use it. I went to check it out a couple of days ago, and it's almost gone."

The captain sighed and said, "They don't dare to give water to other villages. If all the villages could use it, there wouldn't be enough water."

"We used to go to that reservoir to draw water, but now we're not allowed to."

Li Mingqing turned sideways and looked at the mountain behind.

When he went to the mountains to look for the bandit's lair, he passed by a mountain spring with a large flow of water, but he didn't know if it was still there.

It is better to do it today than to wait for a day.

As water was urgently needed, he decided to take the village chief and the team leader with him now.

The spring is located near the top of the mountain and almost no one has seen it.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!