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

Chapter 27 Deploying the Large Spring

After finishing all the work, Su Tai felt exhausted and covered in sweat. Fortunately, she was only wearing a thin undershirt while working.

The water temperature was just right, neither too hot nor too cold, perfect for a nice bath.

The next day was the second day of the Lunar New Year, and Han was going to take them back to her parents' home.

Su Chunlin packed the prepared food early, and Su Tai took the opportunity to take out two cabbages. "Dad, take these with you too."

Su Chunlin and his wife were stunned when they saw the items. "How come there are still more?"

"That's all, only these two are left," Su Tai said.

The couple then stopped asking any further questions.

When the family arrived at the Han family home, Old Man Han and his wife, Madam Gao, were already waiting in the main room. Upon hearing Madam Han's call, the two immediately called out all the younger members of the family.

Su Chunlin enjoyed the feeling of being valued and quickly handed over the things he had brought to Gao.

Upon seeing both grain and cabbage, Gao couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Where did you get cabbage in the dead of winter? And it's so fresh!"

Han didn't want to say too much, so she said vaguely, "It was given by the Shen family, the family Xiaotai is engaged to. There were only two, and I brought them with me."

"Oh! You mean Shen Yi? I've heard about it. This time, we owe a lot to your family and Shen Yi for their help during the typhoid outbreak. The town officials have notified every village, and quite a few families in our village are saying they want to go to Shen Family Village to personally thank Shen Yi!"

I've also heard that many families wanted to marry their daughters to Shen Yi, but they were all very disappointed when they found out he was engaged to our Xiao Tai!

Gao looked relieved when she talked about it.

Madam Han also looked like she had struck gold, grinning from ear to ear, "Our Xiaotai really got a bargain! Ever since Xiaotai got engaged to Shen Yi, good things have been happening all the time in the family. Even when we encounter trouble, we can solve it. Moreover, Shen Yi treats Xiaotai exceptionally well, much better than that ingrate Xiong family!"

Gao took Su Tai's hand and walked into the house, saying as they went, "You probably don't know yet, but the Xiong family's son is already married. He married a girl from the Mo family in the same village, the one who was engaged to Shen Yi before. Isn't that a coincidence?"

Gao looked suspicious, clearly suspecting that the two people had been up to something, but he didn't have any evidence and couldn't say it outright.

Madam Han was so shocked that she covered her mouth. "I really don't know what to say! If I had known this would happen, I should have arranged for Xiaotai and Shen Yi to get engaged back then, so that the Xiong and Mo families could be together."

"You're so naive! I bet there's more to this than meets the eye!" Gao retorted irritably, then stopped Su Tai with concern. "Anyway, those scoundrels have nothing to do with us, let's not talk about them!"

As they were talking, the group entered the room, and Han Yan quickly closed the door.

When everyone gathered together, the topic of spring plowing inevitably came up.

Old Han looked at Su Chunlin and asked, "Are those two wells in your village still producing water?"

Su Chunlin nodded. "We were worried that such a small amount of water wouldn't last long, but the water level hasn't decreased at all. What about Zhongmen Village?"

Old Han sighed, "There's still water, but the snow wasn't heavy this year. I'm afraid if we're relying on that well next year, spring plowing won't be possible. What a worry!"

Su Chunlin wanted to take a look at the well, and Su Tai happened to follow him.

In such cold weather, the villagers were afraid that the well would freeze, so they specially built a shed over the well and took turns guarding it.

When the other party saw that the person Old Man Han brought was Su Chunlin, they immediately gave him a warm welcome.

While they were exchanging pleasantries, Su Tai secretly entered the Water Dimension and spent 100 virtual coins to buy the right to deploy the Great Spring. She then deployed the Great Spring into the well, creating a small spring superimposed on a large one, which would increase the water output.
She emerged from the portal and, while everyone was chatting, curiously went over and lifted the well cover. The villagers watched, knowing that Su Tai, a young girl, couldn't cause any trouble, and no one stopped her.

Su Tai witnessed the well water rise at a visible speed, and only when the water was about to overflow did she feign panic, "Father, Grandfather, look, the water is coming out!"

"What's coming out?" Old Han said as he walked towards Su Tai. When he saw that the water was about to overflow the well, he screamed in fright, "My goodness! It's really coming out!"

Everyone crowded around out of curiosity, and the thatched hut was instantly filled with noise.

The villagers on guard immediately ran to find the village chief, and soon, men, women, and children from the village all gathered around.

Seeing the water gushing out of the well, everyone hurriedly brought all the wooden buckets from their homes and went from house to house to collect water, afraid that not a single drop would be wasted.

Su Chunlin muttered to himself, "Why is there suddenly so much water in the well? That's so strange!"

Su Tai shook her head repeatedly, "I don't know, Dad. Whatever the reason, it's a good thing. Maybe in a few days the water in our village's well will be able to overflow."

"Haha, if that's the case, then we won't have to worry about spring plowing!" Su Chunlin said casually, not taking Su Tai's words to heart at all.

When he got back, he told Han about it as if it were a rare event.

Because the well in Zhongmen Village produced a large amount of water on the second day of the Lunar New Year, all the married women who had returned to their parents' homes knew about it, and the news spread quickly.

When the family returned to Dongmen Village, Su Chunlin immediately went to the village chief to tell him about the matter, while Su Tai made an excuse to go to the well, put water into the two large springs, and then quietly slipped back.

Han was busy packing her things and didn't pry into the matter.

Before Su Chunlin returned after she finished her work, the village was already in an uproar. She went out for a bit, then rushed home excitedly, "Xiao Tai, A Zhan, quick! Get the buckets, we're going to fetch water!"

When the family arrived at the well, they found that many villagers had already gathered there. Everyone tried their best to draw water, but they still couldn't keep up with the well's flow rate. In just one hour, the water in the well had already flowed out of the well, which made Su Changxi very distressed.

Left with no other option, they gathered the villagers to dig ditches and pits around the well, hoping to at least save some money.

The ground was frozen solid in the dead of winter, making it really hard to dig. They had to use hammers to break it down. Everyone was busy and working hard, and they never stopped.

The small pits that were originally planned to be dug turned into large pits, the large pits into small ponds, the small ponds into large ponds, and finally the water was simply diverted into the fields.

By connecting all the fields, the benefits can be distributed equally among all households.

As a result, the villagers no longer hibernate, but go to the fields every day, as if afraid that the water will not flow into their own fields.

By mid-February, the land of every household was flooded with well water.

People from Ximen Village who came to buy water were so envious they cried, but there was nothing they could do.

Gao Zhi was also anxious. He personally went to Dongmen Village, and after returning, he became withdrawn, lost his appetite, and even wanted to die.

The villagers brought up the old story again, saying in front of Xiong Kai and Mo Chunxiang that they were unlucky; one missed the opportunity to become a son-in-law of Dongmen Village, and the other missed out on a husband who would be praised by the town official.

The young couple were so angry they wanted to stay home, preferring to avoid seeing it altogether.

Meanwhile, the vegetables that Su Tai planted are ready to be harvested.

(End of this chapter)