Walking into a cesspit, the best evil widow wants to stand up
Chapter 5 Water Carrier Troubles
Shen Ping turned to Mrs. Wen and said, "Boss, my wife, you take Si Ya and Wu Chun to dig wild vegetables."
"Supervise them both. If they don't work well, they won't have food to eat when they come back." After hearing this, Mrs. Wen fearfully picked up the basket and called them out.
Alas, if I had to watch them both working, I might as well go by myself!
To put it bluntly, these two are just little grinders, and they might even let them sue them in front of their mother-in-law!
Seeing them go out, Shen Ping hurriedly urged Dachun to fetch water.
"Mom, it's a drought now, and the well in the village doesn't produce much water."
"The village chief said that we can only carry two buckets of water per household. We went there early today, and I carried the water back early in the morning." Dachun said with a frown.
Just now, my wife brought a bucket of water for my mother to take a bath. Now there is only one bucket of water left. I have to use it urgently, otherwise there will be no water for cooking.
Sanchun, a man with a muffled voice, also spoke at this time: "Mom, eldest brother is right, I'm afraid we won't be able to carry water again."
"There are 56 households in Kaoshan Village. The water output from the well is small. Some people may not have had their turn to carry water today!"
"Don't be nagging! I just want to ask you if you are going?" Shen Ping looked like a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water and was acting like a rogue.
"Okay, if you don't go, I will!" After saying that, Shen Ping picked up the bucket and walked out.
Dachun quickly stopped her and took the pole from her shoulder, "Mom, mother, I'd better go!"
Shen Ping couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth, "Young man, I can't cure you, don't tell me, it feels so good to be a mother!"
Sigh... But I couldn't help but droop at the corner of my mouth when I wanted to know the current environment I was in.
Seeing her mother's face that alternated between smiling and angry, Dachun couldn't help but lament in her heart, why is this mother acting like a child now?
In the end, is she the mother or is she the mother? Dachun was thinking this in his heart, but it didn't show on his face.
Although he knew that the villagers might not carry water for him, he still went out carrying the bucket.
There was no other way. Mom had to fetch water by herself. Wouldn't that be a slap in his face? He was the eldest son of the family, so he couldn't bear the reputation of being unfilial.
There are usually not many people on this road carrying water, but since the drought, there have been more people. Those people just run this way if they have nothing to do.
Because of the drought, there is no farm work to do. Young people go to dig wild vegetables to find food. Many old people gather here to chat.
It's euphemistically called small talk, but it's actually just staring at each other to prevent others from asking for more water.
Along the way, Dachun could feel the villagers pointing fingers at him.
"Isn't that Spring? When I was carrying water this morning, I saw him carrying two buckets of water back."
"That's right, I saw it too. Didn't the village chief say that each household can only carry two buckets of water per day?"
"No way! The head of our family went away in the morning and hasn't come back yet to carry water. He is going to carry water again in spring. How can this happen?"
The person who said this was named Huang Huanghua, and she was in her 30s. Huang also had a fat head, big ears, big arms and a round waist, with two granaries hanging on his chest like sacks.
Huang's husband, Lin Gui, is a salesman. He usually travels from house to house and in the streets and alleys, selling small gadgets. His life is better than that of others.
In the past, Shen Ping always liked to ask Lin Gui to buy some gadgets, and she was seen by Golden Flower several times.
Therefore, Golden Flower was usually at odds with Shen Ping and always suspected that Shen Ping wanted to hook up with her husband.
Seeing Dachun walking in front of her with a bucket, Huang couldn't sit still.
"No, you have to keep an eye on it." Thinking of this, Huang followed.
There are three wells in Kaoshan Village, one at the head of the village, one in the middle, and one at the end of the village.
Due to drought, only one of the three wells in Kaoshan Village is now leaking water, which is the well near the end of the village.
The Zhang family lived at the end of the village, not far from the well. Soon, Zhang Dachun arrived at the place where he was carrying water.
If there was no drought in previous years, few people would come to this place, and one well would usually provide water for more than a dozen households.
Those at the head of the village basically fetch water from the well at the end of the village, and those in the village mostly fetch water from the well in the middle.
The end of the village is close to the foot of the mountain, and there are only five families living here. In the past, only these families at the end of the village fetched water from this well.
They are Zhang Dachun's family and grandfather Zhang Tiezhu's family. The eldest uncle and fourth uncle both live with grandfather.
There are also Li Li, Sun Xi and Zhao Caijia.
It has not rained for almost half a year, and the two wells at the head of the village and in the middle of the village have stopped leaking water.
Only the well at the end of the village is still producing water. Although the water output is not much, it is still enough to supply the 36 households in the village with cooking water.
There are more than 36 people in 400 households in Kaoshan Village. If everyone wants to take a bath, the water will not be enough.
So the village chief thought of a way and pressed several hundred kilograms of bluestone slabs at the mouth of the well.
It is the dry season, and this water is the foundation of people and a major event in the village. This can also prevent other villagers from stealing water.
Every morning at chen o'clock, the village chief presides over the unveiling of the board and uniformly carries water. Each household queues up and is limited to carrying two buckets of water. No waiting will be done if it is late.
There is a book in front. The village chief registers and writes the name of the head of the household. Whichever household carries water is marked with a check mark.
Seeing several families queuing up to fetch water in front of him, Zhang Dachun also joined the queue.
"Hey... Zhang Dachun, didn't you carry water this morning?" said a sharp-eyed villager.
"Yes, you see the village chief is here, it's not that easy for you to cheat." Huang who followed behind said.
Huang saw that her boss Lin Gui was still queuing up. This big spring had already picked up a round of water, and he was still coming!
When a few of them said this, everyone's attention immediately turned to Zhang Dachun.
Jiang Dachun was always a simple and honest man, but now that Huang was choked like this, his whole face turned red.
Seeing Zhang Dachun's blushing face, Huang said even more enthusiastically: "Everyone only picks two buckets, why should I choose more to marry into your family? Guys, don't you think so?"
Huang was unreasonable and looked at Zhang Dachun with interest.
"That's right...that's right, why?" the villagers all said in unison.
"What's the noise?"
"Dachun, tell me what's going on? Didn't you carry water this morning?"
The village chief He Guang looked at Zhang Dachun, frowned, and said in a deep voice.
At this time, Zhang Dachun wished that there was a crack in the ground and he could crawl in. He wanted to turn around and leave, but he thought that his mother could not move forward.
Hearing He Guang's question, he hesitated for a moment and muttered: "Village Chief, I did carry water this morning. My mother took a bath, and there was not enough water left."
After Zhang Dachun said these words, the villagers present were in an uproar! They all denounced.
"There isn't enough water in the village now, and she's such a big spring girl, but she still takes a bath!"
"It's just that it's difficult to even drink water now. Who dares to waste water like this? Isn't it just for cooking?"
The villagers present spoke louder and louder, and Dachun was speechless. He had no choice but to blame himself!
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