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Professor Wang is even more admirable because of this!
Seeing Professor Wang's words, Qi Xiaoyan still insisted, "Professor Wang, if you don't accept it, I... I feel..."
He Tiantian stepped forward and advised, "Professor Wang, please accept it. This is Xiaoyan's heartfelt gift. If you don't accept it, she won't feel at ease even if she goes to the army. Although things aren't like they used to be, respecting teachers is still the right thing to do!"
Respect for teachers and the Way?
Professor Wang was taken aback, realizing she had hit the nail on the head. He smiled wryly and said, "Alright, I'll keep these things. Is that alright?"
In the past, she could give a good student something as a gift when she achieved academic success, but now... well, she's short of money. There's plenty of time, she'll make it up to Qi Xiaoyan later.
Qi Xiaoyan was very happy to see that Professor Wang had accepted the money and said, "Teacher, when I have a salary, I will take good care of you."
"Don't mistreat yourself while you're out there," Professor Wang instructed. "Even after you join the army, you must practice the breathing methods I taught you every day, and you must practice your voice every day. Don't slack off. Having good talent can make it easier for you to learn than others, but hard work is even more important. Don't waste your great talent."
These are Professor Wang's heartfelt words, hoping that Qi Xiaoyan can practice diligently and achieve great things as soon as possible.
"I will, Professor Wang," Qi Xiaoyan assured Professor Wang, and then told him about the exam that day.
He Tiantian went to cut grass on the back mountain. She had already taken several days off and couldn't afford to slack off any longer.
This year, the livestock team has a heavy workload, and it is also facing a drought with no rain. The grass on the mountain has decreased significantly, so they have to go into the dense forest to cut grass.
We hope the spring will have more and more water so that we can irrigate more crops.
Since the water shortage began, Secretary Qi has been in a dilemma regarding the livestock of the livestock team. They had finally managed to secure a quota from the commune, but unexpectedly, a drought struck. These livestock were originally fed with grass, but the grass had become scarce.
But if we kill or sell them now, they're too small and won't fetch a good price!
Aunt Liu, He Tiantian, and several others gathered enough grass each day to barely feed the livestock.
At noon, He Tiantian and Qi Xiaoyan went home together.
Grandma Qi had already prepared the meal. Perhaps she was hungry, because as soon as she entered the house, she found that the food smelled better than before.
He Tiantian brought home the wild vegetables she had gathered the night before. Grandma Qi washed them and stir-fried them in a pan, and suddenly there was an extra dish in the house.
"Grandma, the food tastes better than usual today. Did you notice?" He Tiantian finally couldn't help but ask Grandma Qi to confirm whether it was just her imagination.
Grandma Qi smiled and said, "The taste is a bit better than before. I made it the same way as usual, there's nothing special in it."
That's strange!
Such conversations have occurred in many households in Qijia Village!
I couldn't understand it at home, but when I was fetching water from the spring, I suddenly understood.
The water in the spring pool is clearer, cleaner, and sweeter than before.
It must be because of the water!
Secretary Qi spends most of his day by the pond. When he saw He Tiantian coming to fetch water, he personally helped her carry the water up.
"Thank you, Secretary Qi," He Tiantian said crisply. "This water is so clean!"
"Yes, our Qijia Village is saved," Secretary Qi said with a smile. "Now I don't ask for anything else, I just hope that this spring will only increase and not decrease, and I will be satisfied."
"Yes, definitely," He Tiantian echoed. "Secretary Qi, the stream is too low to flow into the fields. I'm afraid we'll have to organize the villagers to start carrying water to irrigate the land, right?"
"Yes, once we've irrigated the lower-lying areas, we'll start irrigating the higher-lying areas," Secretary Qi said with a smile. As long as there's enough water, they're willing to carry water for irrigation; the one thing the people have in abundance is strength.
That evening, He Tiantian went to check on the little turtle in the back mountain because she was worried about it.
"Why are you still drinking?" He Tiantian asked curiously. At the same time, she noticed something different about the little turtle; its skin was darker and shinier than before.
"Since I have nothing else to do, I'll just keep drinking," said the little tortoise. "Look at how I can produce two to three times the amount of water all by myself, isn't that amazing?"
He Tiantian swallowed hard. Although she couldn't quite accept it, it was the truth. She said, "Amazing, amazing. It's just a pity that all this water flowed underground and couldn't be brought to the surface."
The little tortoise said smugly, "No, I just crawled in and checked. A large portion flowed underground, and a small portion flowed to the surface."
"Ground?" He Tiantian asked, puzzled. "Are you talking about mountain springs?"
"No, it's that spring at the entrance of your village, isn't it?" the little tortoise said with a chuckle. "It connects to this spring here!"
He Tiantian was speechless. Oh my god, she still couldn't escape the fate of drinking its "urine"?
"You..." He Tiantian pointed at the little tortoise, speechless. This...this scoundrel...
The little tortoise took a few more sips and said, "Actually, I'm very clean. Unlike you humans, I don't have a digestive system. What you eat and drink goes out as feces and urine. What comes out of me is still water, and it's even cleaner than before. Just think of me as a talking filter, okay?"
"Can it be explained like this?" He Tiantian smiled bitterly. Who said the little spiral turtle was stupid? It wasn't stupid at all. The stupid one was her!
"Of course you can! Cooking with this water makes the food taste better; irrigating with this water makes the land fertile. Look at all these benefits! You should praise me, not complain about me!" the little tortoise complained, very dissatisfied with He Tiantian's previous disdain for it.
He Tiantian thought about it and realized that, just as Little Turtle had said, she would treat it as a water filter and accept it!
"Alright, I'll take that as you being right," He Tiantian said with a smile. "It was wrong of me to look down on you before."
The little tortoise was even more smug, twisting its neck back and forth. However, it was no longer small, but the size of a millstone. Making such a silly and cute movement was a little creepy.
"It's good that you admitted your mistake, I forgive you," said the little tortoise. After arriving here, it found this to be a particularly suitable place for its cultivation, and it was very grateful to He Tiantian. The revenge hidden in its heart also faded.
If it weren't for He Tiantian, it would still be exposed to the elements in the square, being ridden by people.
It would be nice if we stayed here. If He Tiantian and the Snake King came often, they could keep her sister entertained, which would be even better.
"You're so kind," He Tiantian said gratefully. She couldn't care less about what happened elsewhere, but at least Qijia Village wasn't in too bad a situation.
Little did He Tiantian know that the entire Taoyuan County was suffering from a severe drought, with only Qijia Village having a water source. This made them even more envious than the hunting opportunities in the mountains last year. (To be continued.)
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