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Just as Qi Erge and Yang Xiuxiu were talking, He Tiantian heard the words of the Snake King in her mind.
"I kicked that little turtle that pees all day out of the house," the Snake King said sullenly. There was water everywhere, and if it weren't for the fact that He Tiantian had been very busy these past few days, he would have wanted to get rid of the little turtle.
Now that he's back in Qijia Village, he can't take it anymore.
ah?
Is that a baby spiny turtle?
Hungry...drink water...
When she got home, she was tired and hungry. Then, Grandma Qi took her for a walk around the cellar. She was still tired and hungry and had forgotten about the incident.
He Tiantian looked at the water, hoping to call the little turtle to the surface, but a scene that left everyone speechless appeared.
The water in the pool is decreasing at a rate visible to the naked eye!
In a short while, the water level dropped by half a meter... then a meter... then a meter and a half...
Qi Ergou carried water up the steps at night but did not see any changes in the pool.
But Yang Xiuxiu was facing the pool. Seeing the water level rapidly decreasing, her eyes widened, and she pointed at the surface, stammering, "Water...water...almost...the water's almost gone..."
Seeing his newlywed wife so shocked, Qi Ergou put down the bucket, turned to look at the water, and was also dumbfounded, saying, "How... how could this be?"
I've heard from older generations that their ancestors came here and settled down because of this clear, sweet spring. Although it hasn't rained since the Lunar New Year, and everyone is anxious, the water in the pool is still there, so no one is alarmed.
But now the water has dried up...
Qi Ergou turned pale with fright and quickly said, "Xiuxiu, hurry up and carry the water home. I have to tell the secretary."
At this time, Secretary Qi should be at the village branch office. He couldn't wait any longer, so he asked Yang Xiuxiu to fetch water.
After Qi Ergou had run far away, Yang Xiuxiu picked up the water and said, "Tiantian, let's go back."
He Tiantian swallowed hard and made an excuse, saying, "Sister-in-law Xiu, you go back first, I'll leave in a bit."
"Then I'll go first." Yang Xiuxiu had just seen her husband so flustered and wanted to go back as soon as possible to tell her mother-in-law the news.
After Yang Xiuxiu left, He Tiantian saw that no one was around the pool, so she hurriedly called out to the water, "Little Turtle, hurry up and come up! You've drunk all the water and scared the villagers. A lot of people will be coming soon. If you don't come out now, you won't have a chance to come up."
"No, I'm not going up. I haven't eaten enough yet," the little tortoise said in a muffled voice while drinking water, refusing to come out.
He Tiantian was getting anxious. If this little thing didn't come out, what would the villagers drink?
Is it its urine?
Just thinking about it makes me shudder!
"Little Whirlpool Turtle, you're not coming out, are you? Then I'll take the Snake King to the blessed land behind the mountain, and I won't take you with me." He Tiantian tried to entice the little Whirlpool Turtle to leave the pool as soon as possible, since it was everyone's drinking water source.
Without water, everyone's doomed!
"I won't come out, I'm not full." The little tortoise stayed down there and wouldn't come out, so it lay at the mouth of the spring, and all the little water that came out went into its mouth.
That tiny body drank a whole pool of water, but where did it end up?
"Come out now, or I'll have the Snake King seal you away!" When bribery failed, He Tiantian resorted to threats.
Upon hearing this, the little black tortoise buried its head in the mud and said, "I'm not going out!"
Now all the water in the pond has been drunk by the little turtle, and it also drinks a little of the water that flows out of the spring.
He Tiantian put her hands on her hips in a teapot shape and glared angrily!
This little thing is even more infuriating than the Snake King!
"Snake King, what do you suggest we do?" He Tiantian asked the Snake King, at her wit's end.
The Snake King had been furious with this stone egg for the past few days, but seeing He Tiantian finally calm down made him feel much better.
"Ignore it." The Snake King didn't want to share a room with the Little Whirlwind Turtle.
He Tiantian was both amused and exasperated. One by one, they were all dragging their feet at the crucial moment!
"Snake King, please think of something!" He Tiantian pleaded. "It drank all the water, what will happen to the villagers if they have no water to drink?"
"Don't worry, it will urinate twice as much water in a while," the snake king said leisurely and lazily.
"That's urine! How can you drink that?!" He Tiantian roared angrily. "Hurry up and get it out! Open it up!"
The little tortoise poked its head out and said in a silly tone, "Actually, my pee isn't dirty anymore..."
"Shut up! Even if it's not dirty, it's still pee!" He Tiantian snapped. "We agreed to be friends, and you broke your promise. I said I'd take you to a nice place with spring water where you can drink as much as you want, but not here!"
Seeing He Tiantian's frenzy, Little Turtle was frightened and wondered whether it should go up to her or not.
Seeing that the little tortoise was thinking, He Tiantian said again, "If you don't come up soon, someone will come and fish you out. You may have the ability to hurt them, but while you are hurting humans, Heaven will also remember your sins and punish you."
"Yes!" The little tortoise nodded, patting its belly with its little paws. It was about half full, and there wasn't enough water in the room to drink.
"Then why aren't you coming up?" He Tiantian said hopefully, as if coaxing a child.
The little turtle pawed at its four tiny claws and crawled to the side. He Tiantian quickly walked down the steps and reached out to greet the little turtle!
When the little tortoise was within her reach, she grabbed it with one hand, pinching its little arms and legs, head down, and flicked its shell a few times with the other hand, saying triumphantly, "Little rascal, caught you, see if you'll behave!"
"We're friends, you can't hit me!" the little tortoise said cutely. "You broke your promise, you bad person!"
Okay, we're friends!
"Then you'll be good from now on!" He Tiantian said. Sometimes, the little turtle was like a mentally challenged child, a bit naughty, but overall it was good.
At least they don't seem to be thinking about taking revenge on humanity like they did at the beginning!
"Mmm, mmm!" The little tortoise kept shaking its head, as if it were nodding.
That's so cute and adorable!
But when it's infuriating, I feel like I could strangle it.
Just as He Tiantian was about to say a few more words, she heard many footsteps approaching from behind.
He Tiantian quickly threw the little spiral turtle into the barrier space, but the Snake King wouldn't let her in, so she threw the little spiral turtle on the ground. Someone came immediately, and He Tiantian didn't have time to argue with the Snake King. She quickly picked up the little spiral turtle and put it in her pocket.
At that moment, the people behind came over.
Everyone stared silently at the dried-up pond, wondering if a severe drought was really on the way this year.
The thought of having no harvest and no water to drink filled everyone with grief!
How could you do this?
After just a few years of peace, disaster struck again!
Some of the less resilient people couldn't help but choke up and cry! Without water, they had no choice but to leave their homes and seek refuge with relatives; without relatives, they had no choice but to go out begging for food.
With such strict population control these days, even begging is difficult! (To be continued.)
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