Chapter 68: Prepare for an Emergency

Although the valley is shrouded in moist mist, it shouldn't be able to withstand such a long drought, right?

"Maybe it will get better in the fall."

But that all depends on God, not on her own decision.

Therefore, all she could do was to pray to God to open his eyes and allow Jialin and Jiaxing to successfully take part in the provincial examination.

The two sisters-in-law were busy in the kitchen for several hours. In order to prevent Liu Chunhua from making trouble in the middle of the night, they simply slept in the kitchen.

After daybreak, they loaded the cakes onto the ox cart. Shen Yuefu followed them for a while out of concern, making sure that Nian Huayue could really control the ox cart before turning back.

Then I saw Liang Huanxue waiting on the path with a basket.

"You're not going to school again?" Shen Yuefu knew from the look on her face that she wanted to follow her to the mountains to pick flowers.

"It's never too late to go back." Liang Huanxue didn't really want to pick flowers, but wanted to see if there were any other water sources on the mountain.

The water in the lake is decreasing day by day, and I’m afraid the well water in the yard will run dry at any time.

There might be some water we could use on the mountain.

Liang Huanxue followed Shen Yuefu up the mountain and returned to the valley.

The scene of her previous encounter with the blind bear here seemed to still be vivid in her mind. Shen Yuefu hesitated for a moment before walking into the valley.

Liang Huanxue followed behind her, but her eyes were fixed elsewhere.

It hasn't rained for a long time, and the fog in the mountains has dissipated.

The flowers are not as pretty as before; most of them hang their heads down, looking wilted by the sun.

Shen Yuefu picked for a long time but only picked half a basket of flowers.

Just when he was about to turn around to see Liang Huanxue's results, he found that the little guy was not behind him.

Shen Yuefu panicked immediately and shouted loudly in this quiet valley: "Huanxue! Where are you?"

A little head popped out from the flowers not far away. "Mom, I'm here!"

Shen Yuefu walked over quickly and slapped her on the butt. "What did mother tell you? Didn't I tell you to follow me? Why are you running around by yourself?"

Liang Huanxue showed the basket in her hand to her mother, "Mom, look, the flowers here are all in good condition."

Shen Yuefu looked carefully and found that it was indeed the case.

The flowers here are still as gorgeous as ever, not affected by the drought at all.

I looked down at the soil beneath my feet and it was also wet.

"Mom, there seems to be the sound of water over there." Liang Huanxue heard the sound of water coming from the cliff early in the morning.

But it was too troublesome for her to move around in the valley with her small stature.

Shen Yuefu looked over and found a clear spring on the cliff. Although there was only a small stream of water, it did not stop flowing and kept flowing down.

She walked over, scooped up a handful of water, and drank two sips.

Sweet and refreshing!

If we can bring this water down the mountain, there will be nothing to worry about even if there is no well water available.

But the mountain is high and the road is long, so fetching water is pure fantasy.

It would be better to wait until the well water is completely used up, and then go up to the mountain to fetch water to use.

Liang Huanxue quietly stored some mountain spring water in the space in case of emergency.

Although there is spiritual spring water available in the space, it is precious and cannot be used casually.

Liang Huanxue and Shen Yuefu picked enough flowers and filled their water bags with mountain spring water before returning home.

The weather was hot and humid, with hardly a breath of wind.

The room was even more stuffy and uncomfortable. When the window was opened, waves of heat rushed in.

It makes people dizzy.

"It's still cooler in the valley. It would be nice to live there." Liang Huanxue lay on the cool mat and felt her back was burning.

Liang Huanxue heard her words, smiled and said, "If Huanxue wants to live there, it's not impossible. How about Daddy going there to build a house for you?"

When Liang Huanxue heard this, her eyes lit up immediately, "Dad, are you telling the truth?"

Shen Yuefu tapped her head gently and said, "Your father doesn't have that much free time!"

"Why not? There is only a little water in the canal today. I am afraid we can't continue working in the fields. Even if we work hard, we won't get much harvest. It would be better to build a house for Huanxue in the valley and make her happy."

Liang Huanxue said this while she had already picked up the axe and was ready to go out.

"Hey, are you really going?" Seeing him like this, Shen Yuefu knew that she would not be able to stop him.

What a father! He spoils his daughter to no limit!

"We can't give Huanxue much to begin with. If I can't even fulfill this little wish, am I still worthy of being her father?" Liang Huanxue actually felt guilty.

He felt that if Huanxue was born in another family, she would definitely not have lived such a hard life.

But she was born when his family was in the most difficult time, and after living through so many hard years, now that this natural disaster is about to happen again, it is hard to say what the future will be like.

Shen Yuefu sighed, "I'll go with you."

"No need, you just do the rouge here. I'll go by myself and finish it quickly." Liang Huanxue walked out the door and happened to meet Liang Jiajiang.

He was sweating profusely and originally wanted to go to the lake to cool down, but the water was shallow and there was an undercurrent as soon as he entered the water. It was too dangerous, so he had to turn back.

When he heard his fourth uncle say that they were going to build a house for Huanxue to rest in the valley, he immediately went up to help.

The uncle and nephew spent several hours building a beautiful bamboo house for Liang Huanxue in the valley. In order to prevent snakes, insects, rats and ants, they also spread a lot of mugwort around the house and sprinkled realgar.

The valley breeze is blowing, and living here is much cooler than living at the foot of the mountain.

After hearing this, Liu Chunhua insisted on moving in.

"That's a bamboo house built for Huanxue. What does it have to do with you?" Liang Yuanshan pulled her.

"What's the matter? Can't I go? Besides, it's not just the fourth brother who went there alone. Didn't Jiajiang also contribute?" Liu Chunhua shouted.

"Jiajiang has contributed, so it should be my second sister-in-law who should live there. It's not your turn." Liang Yuanshan didn't know why she was making such a fuss here.

That bamboo house has nothing to do with her.

"Then give me a ride!" Liu Chunhua insisted on living in this bamboo house.

"I won't." Liang Yuanshan's good temper was almost worn out.

Liu Chunhua did not go to help, but sat in the bamboo house belonging to Liang Huanxue, eating wild fruits on the table and drinking icy mountain spring water, looking very comfortable.

Half an hour passed, it was already dark, and Liang Yuanshan had not returned.

"Fourth Brother, go check on Third Brother. He hasn't come back in such a long time. Could something have happened to him?"

As soon as Shen Yuefu finished speaking, a wild fruit was thrown at her. "You are really a dog that can't spit out ivory! How can you say such a thing!"

"Third sister-in-law, Yuefu said that because she is concerned about Third Brother. Look, it's already dark and he hasn't come back yet. Aren't you worried?" Liang Huanxue clenched her fists.