Watching Liu Shi leave with a vegetable washing basin and a washbasin, Yue Jiuyue didn't know what she should take to hold the water. She couldn't very well take a washbasin or a bath basin, could she?
There were only four water buckets in the house. The fourth brother got up early to fetch water and took two with him. The third brother just took two more. The eldest brother ran away empty-handed.
After thinking for a moment, Yue Jiuyue still didn't take anything out. No, wait, she held a small hand in her hand and slowly led Xiaoman'er towards the ancient well.
With her at home, there's never a shortage of water. So, with less than a third of the water left in the well, let's see how much Lin Chaonan and his group can manage to grab. We have to leave a way out for others, after all.
Yue Jiuyue walked slowly with Xiaoman'er. Lin Chaonan had already gone home carrying two buckets of water. Over there, Lin Chaodong and Liu Shi were about to carry two basins home when they were caught by the clan chief and the others.
"What are you carrying? Is there water in the well?"
When the clan chief asked the question, Lin Chaodong and Liu Shi dared not hide anything and immediately nodded in agreement.
Seeing everyone rushing towards the well, Liu coughed several times to remind Lin Chaodong to leave quickly. But Lin Chaodong not only didn't leave, he went back instead. Liu was so angry that her cheeks puffed up. She picked up the basin and ran home quickly, without even having time to nod to Yue Jiuyue.
Seeing that the clan leader and the others had arrived, Yue Jiuyue didn't want to go over. She was afraid that if she went to watch the show, she would end up being the one who got caught up in it and become the spectacle in other people's eyes.
But having already come out, why did they turn back after seeing the clan leader and the others? Won't that make people wonder?
Anyway, Yue Jiuyue felt guilty and started overthinking, so in order to appear not guilty, she gritted her teeth and went through with it.
She didn't get too close, afraid that the people would start fighting over the water and she might get hurt in the process. So Yue Jiuyue held Xiaoman'er's hand and stood at the corner of the wall, watching from a distance.
"Grandma, what are we doing here? Why did Dad go back again?"
She saw her parents carrying basins together. Why did her mother take the basin home, but her father took it back to the well? Did they have to pay to draw water from this well? Just like the water they used to irrigate the wheat a while ago, they had to pay for it.
"I don't know, let's see what they're up to."
After a while, Xiaoman'er got bored and wanted to break free from Yue Jiuyue's grasp.
How could Yue Jiuyue possibly allow this!
Yue Jiuyue didn't want to experience what those kids in the short videos were like—they disappeared in the blink of an eye after letting go.
It wasn't until Liu Shi arrived that Yue Jiuyue, still pouting unhappily, handed Xiao Man'er over. Without the burden, Yue Jiuyue focused on observing the situation.
Sure enough, a commotion broke out.
There was only so much water, but so many people. Half a bucket wasn't enough for each person. Even the basin of water that Lin Chaodong was carrying was taken away because they saw that Liu had already taken away a basin of water.
Liu grimaced. That inflexible man! How many times had she coughed to remind him? He was like he couldn't hear her! Now look what happened, all that trouble for nothing!
Liu rolled her eyes and decided not to watch any further.
"Mom, let's go home for dinner."
Upon hearing this, the first to react was Xiaoman'er, who was playing with pebbles nearby. She darted out in a flash, squeezing into the group of people by the well while yelling "Daddy!"
"Dad! Mom's calling you to come over for dinner!"
Yue Jiuyue strongly suspected that she had wanted to squeeze in for a long time.
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