Chapter 3: Disputes arise from interruption of flow
When Su Tai came out of the transfer station of the Space-Time Gate, there was still a commotion outside. She couldn't go out and cause more trouble at this time, so she could only lie back and think about what she could use to earn virtual currency.
The Su family was penniless and had nothing to sell.
The only things the farmers could show off were handicrafts, but the original owner didn't remember any bamboo products. He guessed that bamboo was not produced in this area, and most of the things made by the villagers were kept for home use and were rather rough, so they couldn't be sold for a good price.
It was very dry outside and everyone was worried about water. Even though Su Chunlin loved her, he would not go to the trouble of doing these meaningless things.
Selling handicrafts is no longer feasible.
Before she could figure out what was going on, there was sudden silence outside.
Su Tai tilted her head and looked towards the door.
Han entered the room angrily, and when she met her eyes, her heart ached instantly. "Xiaotai, the Xiong family is worthless. It's better not to have this marriage. In the future, I will definitely find you a man who is a hundred times better than Xiong Kai."
Su Tai nodded obediently, which made Han feel even more uncomfortable.
Su Chunlin said flatteringly, "Girl, as you said, I will let Xiong Kai compensate us with a bag of grain and two jars of water within three days. Are you satisfied?"
It’s not that Su Chunlin is soft-hearted, but the Su family only has two large water vats, and there is no place to put more.
Now every household has a fixed amount of water to take. If there is too much, other villagers will complain. Their water storage can't even fill up a tank. If they can have two full tanks of water, they can breathe for a few days. As for food,
There was a food shortage in the surrounding area, and many families were so hungry that they had to dig in the soil and eat tree bark to survive. The Xiong family might not even be able to afford a bag of food.
Su Tai smiled at Su Chunlin with satisfaction, "Dad is still awesome!"
Su Chunlin was so overwhelmed by the praise.
Su Zhan said unwillingly, "Sister, I just helped beat Xiong Kai and his aunt."
"You are awesome too." Su Tai praised generously.
Everyone's joy dispelled the haze brought by the Xiong family, but the news of Su Tai's broken engagement still spread. Many people sympathized with her, and many people came to watch the fun.
Han has been looking depressed these past few days, but Su Tai didn't care. She was busy picking up stones from the dried-up creek near her home. This was the only thing she could think of that could be sold to the Space-Time Automatic Trading Cabinet.
There are not only stream stones in the stream, but also many beautiful pebbles. Occasionally, you can find some inferior jade or small jade with decent quality. A basket of ordinary stream stones can only be sold for 3 virtual coins. If you can find an inferior jade, you can sell it for 2 virtual coins. Unfortunately, she has been busy for several days and only found three or four inferior jades. At present, she has accumulated only more than 30 virtual coins, which are still unable to open the door of time and space - water.
Everyone in the Su family didn't understand why Su Tai was obsessed with picking up stones. Seeing that Su Tai was always staying near home, they ignored her.
Especially since the water level of Xiaoshizi River dropped significantly, Su Chunlin and his wife had no time to take care of Su Tai.
That night, Su Tai had just laid down when she heard some noise in the yard. She went out to see, and saw Su Chunlin and his wife stealthily moving out all the wooden barrels in the house, which was a bit puzzling.
"Dad and Mom, what are you doing instead of sleeping?"
Su Chunlin waved his hands at Su Tai guiltily and coaxed her, "Little Tai, go back to your room and sleep. Dad and your mom will be back soon."
Since the couple didn't say anything, Su Tai didn't dare to ask.
When she woke up the next day, she saw half a tank of mud in the water tank in the kitchen, and three wooden barrels covered with thick river mud. She probably guessed what her parents had done.
Su Zhan just happened to come back from outside.
Su Tai stopped him and asked, "Is there no water in the Little Pebble River?"
"Sister, how did you know?" Su Zhan was shocked. He followed Su Tai's line of sight and saw the water tank in the kitchen. He quickly pulled Su Tai in and whispered, "Don't shout everywhere. The water in Xiaoshizi River has run dry recently. Yesterday, the village chief discussed with everyone and asked the villagers to go down to the river to get water overnight.
The village chief said that if the water is not drained out, it will all be gone when the sun shines at dawn, but this matter cannot be made public, otherwise Zhongmen Village and Ximen Village will make a fuss, and even the township chief will not be able to suppress it. "
Su Tai immediately swore to the sky.
Su Zhan breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on his face, "I believe in you, big sister."
Before he could finish his words, the sound of rapid gongs was heard in the village.
Su Zhan's expression changed, "Oh no! Something happened!"
He said this and ran away.
Su Tai subconsciously chased after him and came to the Pebble River, where she found that the place was crowded with people.
The atmosphere in the three camps was tense and it looked like a fight was about to break out at any moment.
The wound on her forehead had just healed, and she didn't want to be affected again, so she quickly found a shady place with few people to stop and looked for Su Chunlin and Su Zhan.
At this moment, a girl popped up from behind her and pulled her away, "Xiaotai! You just recovered, why are you going to a crowded place again!"
Su Yan was extremely worried and stared at Su Tai's head with concern.
Su Tai remembered her and immediately smiled shyly at Su Yan, "I'm fine."
Su Yan was shocked. "Xiao Tai, you can actually answer my question! It seems that Auntie didn't lie, you are really fine!"
Su Tai nodded slightly.
Su Yan breathed a sigh of relief. "I finally recovered from my illness, so I can't get hurt again. I tell you, if they start fighting, run away quickly."
"Why fight?" Su Tai frowned.
Su Yan explained helplessly, "The Xiaoshizi River has dried up. Not only is there no water here, but there is no water in Ximen Village upstream either. They came all the way here and said that we were stealing water, causing the water from upstream to flow to our side. They insisted that we give them an explanation. Everyone is short of water, so how can we give them an explanation? It seems like we are going to fight."
As soon as Su Yan finished speaking, a loud shout came from the other end. The two looked at the same time and saw that the villagers from the three villages had already started fighting. There were people with hot tempers everywhere, and they attacked fiercely and quickly. Soon, someone was bleeding.
Su Yan's face turned pale, and he wanted to pull Su Tai back.
Su Tai also wanted to leave, but found that Su Zhan was being beaten by a group of boys. She immediately broke away from Su Yan and ran in that direction.
Su Yan was so scared that she screamed, "Xiao Tai!"
Su Tai had no time to respond and dodged all the way. She picked up a wooden stick and rubbed it against Su Zhan. She attacked quickly, accurately and ruthlessly, catching those boys off guard and making them scream.
"Beat this stinky woman to death!" Xiong Dao, who was hit by Su Tai's stick, shouted angrily.
Su Zhan was terrified and stood in front of Su Tai, "Sister, what are you doing here? Go back quickly."
Xiong Dao became even more furious when he heard this, "So she is my cousin's stupid fiancée! If it weren't for this stinky woman, our Xiong family wouldn't have become a joke in Ximen Village. Brothers, come on, beat her to death!"
"good!"
A group of people rushed towards Su Tai angrily with sticks in their hands.
(End of this chapter)
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