"My eldest daughter can't hold on any longer. She hasn't had any water for four or five days..."
Aunt Zhang's throat was extremely dry and sore. After talking so much, her throat was almost smoking.
The woman looked down at the silver in her hand, immediately clenched her hand, and handed the water scoop to Aunt Zhang.
"That's all I have. I don't have much water at home."
There seemed to be about half a bowl of water in the ladle, which was not a small amount.
Selling this little bit of water for five taels of silver is a huge profit.
Now the yamen runners take the men in the city to Qianhuang City to fetch water every other day.
The carts have been converted into water trucks so they can carry more water.
Now every household can be allocated two buckets of water, which is enough to last for two days.
We are not allowed to wash freely, and the water brought is only enough for eating and drinking.
However, if anyone wants to take a bath and is not afraid of the hardship of traveling, they can go to Qianhuang City to take a bath by themselves.
There is plenty of water in the rivers and ditches of all sizes in Qianhuang City, so you can take a bath anywhere.
"That's enough, thank you so much, big sister."
Aunt Zhang excitedly took the ladle and looked at the clear water in it, wishing she could pour it directly into her mouth.
She resisted the urge to drink water and walked briskly to the carriage with the water scoop.
"Miss, there is water to drink."
Ran Xiangyu, who had been paying attention to Nanny Zhang, had been waiting at the door of the carriage.
As soon as she heard the nanny's call, she couldn't wait to get out of the carriage.
Looking at the water scoop in Nanny Zhang's hand, Ran Xiangyu's eyes lit up. Without saying a word, she excitedly took the water scoop, tilted her head back and started drinking.
The moment the water touched her lips, she closed her eyes in comfort.
I haven't drunk such clear water in a long time.
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