Drip, drip.
Spring water seeped from a crack in the rock, dripping onto the ground and then seeping into the underground water table.
The four boys gathered around, their eyes filled with surprise.
Zhao Ergou’s face was full of disbelief. “Mother, how can you be so smart? How did you know to use mugwort to find water? How did you know that?”
Of course, Cheng Loanloan wouldn’t say it was because she read books. She put on the air of an old sage. “When I was the same age as Si Dan, I was still living with the madam. Once, the madam invited a doctor to perform moxibustion. I remember that doctor saying that mugwort has the effect of absorbing moisture, and isn’t absorbing moisture related to water? Remembering this, I decided to give it a try. I didn’t expect to accidentally stumble upon a water source.”
Zhao Si Dan’s eyes lit up. “Mother, you’re amazing.”
Zhao Dashan was also very excited. “No more fear of running out of drinking water! The spring water on the mountain is so sweet!”
Zhao Sanshan patted his chest. “From now on, leave the water-carrying to me. I’ll carry it four times a day.”
“It takes half an hour to go up the mountain and an hour to come back. Four times a day, that’s half a day gone. Are you going to be idle like that every day?” Cheng Loanloan said angrily. “Finding a water source isn’t the important problem. If we can figure out a way to bring the water directly to our home, that would be truly amazing.” The four boys fell into contemplation again.
Other than carrying water, they couldn’t think of any other way…
Thinking it over and over, Zhao Si Dan still couldn’t come up with anything. His dark eyes searched around, and suddenly he exclaimed, “Second Brother, look! Isn’t that Shui Qin Jie over there?”
Cheng Loanloan looked over and indeed saw Sun Shuiqin on the other side. This girl had gone to Dahe Village early in the morning, why hadn’t she returned yet?
Moreover, there was also a boy next to her. That boy seemed to be from Dahe Village as well, named Zhao Qiancan. Zhao Qiancan’s face was flushed at the moment. This look, at first glance, how similar it was to Ergou’s infatuated expression!
Zhao Ergou’s face showed delight, and he lifted his foot, wanting to run over.
“What are you trying to do?” Cheng Loanloan quickly grabbed him. “Don’t you see Miss Sun is with Zhao Qiancan? If you go over now, you’ll disturb them.”
Whether it would disturb them or not wasn’t the main issue; she mainly wanted to see what kind of relationship Sun Shuiqin and this boy had.
Zhao Ergou didn’t go over, but Sun Shuiqin and Zhao Qiancan walked towards this side. The five of them—mother and sons—stood in the lowest part between the two mountains. Thanks to the abundant water source, the trees were also dense, thus their figures were hidden.
“Qiancan Ge, don’t throw it away…” Sun Shuiqin’s voice was incredibly gentle. “Just follow this path, and we’ll quickly reach Guihua Village. I can go back by myself.”
Zhao Qiancan smiled honestly, holding a bag of provisions in his hand and offering it. “If you’re short, come find me.”
“Thank you, Qiancan Ge.”
Sun Shuiqin gave a shy smile, her sparkling eyes couldn’t help but move others. Zhao Ergou was stunned.
Cheng Loanloan was truly exasperated by him.
Even a fool could tell that Sun Shuiqin was ‘raising fish’ in Dahe Village.
Who knows how many she had raised, but her foolish Ergou must be one of the fish in her pond. Moreover, he had clearly seen an ambiguous scene between Sun Shuiqin and Zhao Qiancan, yet her foolish boy could still be so infatuated.
Being a mother was truly too difficult for her.
"Why did Shui Qin-jie borrow food from Second Brother, and then borrow food from Qian Gen-ge again?" Zhao Si Dan was utterly confused. "Shui Qin-jie's smile is so beautiful. I thought she only smiled like that at Second Brother."
Cheng Luan Luan secretly praised her youngest son. If the second son still couldn't figure it out, he was truly beyond help.