After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 10 Flattery

Having achieved his goal, Su Chunlin never expected that the awful mother and daughter from the Mo family thought this way about him.

He was walking back in a good mood when he passed Zhongmen Village. He saw a group of people coming from afar. Upon closer inspection, he realized they were from Ximen Village. He quickly darted aside and hid.

Gao Zhi dragged his tired body ahead, his expression flustered like a startled rabbit at the slightest sound.

Xiong Kai clutched his shoulder, his brow furrowed. "Village chief, we're almost home. We're safe now. No one will steal our water here."

Their departure went smoothly, but on the return journey they encountered an ambush by several people. Not only was the water they had worked so hard to bring back stolen, but many villagers were also injured.

Another person nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes! This is Qingsha Township, not Canglan River, so don't worry."

Gao Zhi wiped away his tears, looked in the direction of Zhongmen Village, and murmured softly, "I wonder if they've found water in their village yet?"

If they actually manage to dig up water, he doesn't want to live anymore.

Xiong Kai scoffed, "How could they possibly find water? If they actually did, I'd cut off my head and let them use it as a football!"

After the group left, Su Chunlin peeked out from behind them. Seeing the group's disheveled figures, he immediately ran in the opposite direction.

It was almost dark when he returned to Dongmen Village.

Shen Yi returned a step earlier than him.

After preparing dinner, Han scolded Su Chunlin in an annoyed tone, "Ximen Village isn't far, yet you take a whole day to go there. You really have some nerve!"

Su Chunlin, with an air of "you don't understand," sat down casually and said to Shen Yi earnestly, "Uncle went to Ximen Village to see Mo Laotian today."

Shen Yi stiffened, his gaze falling on Su Chunlin.

Su Chunlin sighed and shook his head. "That girl from the Mo family has really been spoiled rotten by Mo Laotian. It's one thing to be arrogant, willful, and unreasonable, but she can even say in front of me that she's the one who wants to break off the engagement. She even acted aggrieved after I scolded her. Mo Laotian's wife is also muddle-headed. She didn't even bother to find out the truth and even hit me."

"What? You were hit?" Madam Han hurriedly tried to examine Su Chunlin.

Su Chunlin quickly dodged, "No way! Do you think I, a grown man, would be at a disadvantage?"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Yi said apologetically, "Uncle, you really don't need to stand up for me. Miss Mo doesn't like me. If she marries me, her life will be chaotic. It would be better if she hadn't married me in the first place."

Su Chunlin nodded approvingly, "I'm glad you think that way, but we still need to ask about things that need to be clarified. Now that's good, I've vented my anger for you, and I feel much better. If you really can't find a wife, I'll marry Xiaotai to you."

"Cough cough cough," Su Tai, who was eating with her head down, was startled by these words and coughed repeatedly.

Shen Yi was also somewhat surprised and subconsciously looked at Su Tai, his sun-darkened face showing a hint of unease.

Fearing that the two children would feel awkward, Mrs. Han quickly changed the subject, "By the way, Shen Yi, is there any new progress in digging the well today?"

Speaking of this, Shen Yi immediately returned to normal and shook his head helplessly, "Three more well-digging sites were selected in Dongmen Village. By evening, they had dug to a depth of ten feet, but unfortunately there was no sign of water. I also went to Zhongmen Village, where the situation was even worse. Uncle Zeng said that we should try again tomorrow, and if we still don't get any water, we should give up and go to the Canglan River to fetch water."

"No, no, we can't get water." Su Chunlin rejected the idea without even thinking.

Seeing that everyone was staring at him, he simply told them about what happened in Ximen Village, "I saw that quite a few of them went, and they still got robbed. Several of them were injured. If the people from Zhongmen Village really went, they would probably suffer the same fate."

Han was so frightened that her face turned pale, and tears welled up in her eyes. "What can we do? We can't dig for water and we can't go to the Canglan River. How are we supposed to survive in Zhongmen Village!" That was her hometown!
Shen Yi quickly reassured her, "Auntie, don't worry, there's still a day left, I'll try again tomorrow."

Han looked at Shen Yi gratefully, "Then I'll leave it to you."

Now she can only place all her hopes on Shen Yi.

Seeing this, Su Tai tugged at Han Shi's sleeve and whispered, "Mother, why don't we go to Grandpa's house tomorrow? We can spare some water, which we can send to them."

Shen Yi nodded. "The water storage in Zhongmen Village is indeed running out. It can only last for another day or two at most."

Su Chunlin gritted his teeth, slammed his fist on the table, and stood up. "I'm going tomorrow too! I refuse to believe that if our village can dig a well, their village can't! If they do, we'll have Xiong Kai cut off his head and use it as a football!"

The next day, Su Chunlin and his family got up before dawn.

As soon as they arrived at the entrance of Zhongmen Village, they saw a group of people gathered there. Han Yan, the eldest brother of the Han family, looked at his sister's family in surprise and asked, "Why are you here so early?"

Han was startled by the dark circles under the group's eyes. "Big brothers, what have you been doing? Haven't you slept all night?"

Han Yan nodded wearily. "We couldn't find any water, and everyone was anxious. We were about to give up when we learned that the people from Ximen Village who went to the Canglan River also didn't bring back any water. They said it was stolen. The village chief didn't dare to mention organizing people to leave the village anymore, so he could only let everyone continue digging the well. We worked all night last night, and someone even fell into the well. Luckily, there was no water, so nothing serious happened. What are you all doing here?"

"We'll help!" the Su family said in unison.

The villagers of Zhongmen Village were deeply moved and gave Su Chunlin and his companions two shovels.

Holding a shovel, Su Chunlin looked at Shen Yi with a puzzled expression. "How about we find a hole and dig it ourselves?"

Shen Yi nodded.

Su Tai quickly said, "Dad, you're lucky. You said you'd dig wherever you wanted."

These words made Su Chunlin feel elated, and he confidently strode ahead with an air of indifference.

Han was speechless, but said nothing. She knew the village well, and several times Su Chunlin had almost walked into the ditch but she had called him back.

The group groped their way to the vicinity of a mountain pond. Su Chunlin wanted to continue walking, but Su Tai pulled him back and whispered, "Dad, why don't we dig here?"

Su Chunlin pondered for a moment, then looked at Shen Yi, "How is it here?"

Shen Yi's lips twitched as he stared at the few abandoned pits around him, feeling somewhat helpless. But seeing that Su Tai didn't want to leave, he could only say, "We can give it a try."

Anyway, he didn't expect this family to actually find water. Seeing Su Chunlin working with great enthusiasm, Shen Yi turned to look at the village and said, "I'll go check other places."

"Then let's dig first."

Su Chunlin led Han Shi and Su Zhan to work, and Su Ming, being small, could help carry soil.

Su Tai excused herself to relieve herself and then used 50 virtual coins to purchase the right to deploy a spring. Using a medium tool, she precisely deployed the spring to a depth of nearly one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) below the surface.

The spring water was poured in, and it started gushing out. I estimate that we'll see moist soil by this evening.

After doing all this, Su Tai breathed a sigh of relief. To keep Su Chunlin's confidence up, she kept flattering him. Every time Su Chunlin wanted to give up, Su Tai's coaxing made him grit his teeth and continue digging.

(End of this chapter)