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

Chapter 3: The Dispute Arises from the Disruption of the Flow

When Su Tai came out of the time-space portal transfer station, there was still a commotion outside. She couldn't go out and cause trouble at this time, so she could only lie back down and think about what to use to earn virtual currency.

The Su family was destitute; they had nothing to sell.

The only things that farmers can offer are handicrafts, but the original owner doesn't remember any bamboo products. It's estimated that bamboo doesn't grow in this area, and most of the things the villagers make are for household use, so they're rather rough and don't fetch a good price.

The drought outside is severe, and everyone is worried about water. Even though Su Chunlin loves her, he wouldn't go to such lengths to do these meaningless things.

Selling handicrafts is not a viable business model.

Before she could figure it out, there was suddenly silence outside.

Su Tai tilted her head and looked towards the doorway.

Madam Han stormed into the room, but when she met her eyes, her expression instantly softened with heartache. "Xiao Tai, the Xiong family is no good. It's better to cancel this marriage. I'll definitely find you a man a hundred times better than Xiong Kai in the future."

Su Tai nodded obediently, which made Han Shi feel even worse.

Su Chunlin said ingratiatingly, "Girl, as you said, I'll have Xiong Kai compensate our family with a bag of grain and two vats of water, and pay it off within three days. Are you satisfied?"

It wasn't that Su Chunlin was soft-hearted, but the Su family only had two large water vats, and there was no room to store more.

Now every household has a fixed amount of water to draw. If they draw too much, other villagers will complain. Their water storage can't even fill one tank. If they had two full tanks of water, they could catch their breath for a few days. As for food...
Food was scarce in the surrounding villages, and many families were so hungry that they had to dig into the soil and eat tree bark to survive. Even the Xiong family might not be able to afford a single bag of grain.

Su Tai smiled at Su Chunlin with satisfaction, "Dad is still the best!"

Su Chunlin was so flattered he was completely overwhelmed.

Su Zhan retorted, not to be outdone, "Big sister, I also helped beat up Xiong Kai and his aunt just now."

"You're amazing too," Su Tai praised without reservation.

The joy of the crowd dispelled the gloom brought by the Xiong family, but the news of Su Tai's annulment of the engagement still spread. Many people sympathized with her, and many others were just watching the spectacle.

Han had been looking depressed for the past few days, but Su Tai didn't care. She was busy picking up stones from the dried-up stream near her home, which was the only commodity she could think of that she could sell to the Time-Space Automated Trading Center.

The stream not only contains stream stones, but also many beautiful pebbles. Occasionally, you can find some low-quality jade or small jade stones of decent quality. A basket of ordinary stream stones can only be sold for 3 virtual coins, but if you can find a single low-quality jade stone, you can sell it for 2 virtual coins. Unfortunately, she has been busy for several days and has only found three or four low-quality jade stones. Currently, she has only accumulated a little over thirty virtual coins, which is not enough to open the portal to the space-time—the water.

The Su family members were puzzled as to why Su Tai was so obsessed with collecting stones. Seeing that Su Tai was staying quietly in the vicinity of her home, they stopped paying attention to her.

Especially with the water level of the Xiaoshizi River dropping significantly, Su Chunlin and his wife had even less time to care for Su Tai.

That night, Su Tai had just lain down when she heard a commotion in the yard. When she went out to check, she saw Su Chunlin and his wife furtively carrying out all the wooden barrels in the house, which puzzled her.

"Father, Mother, why aren't you sleeping?"

Su Chunlin waved his hand guiltily at Su Tai and coaxed, "Little Tai, go back to your room and sleep. Your father and mother will be back in a little while."

Since the couple didn't say anything, Su Tai didn't press them for details.

The next day, she saw that the water vat in the kitchen was half full of mud, and there were three wooden buckets covered with thick river mud. She could roughly guess what her parents had been doing.

Just then, Su Zhan returned from outside.

Su Tai grabbed him and pressed, "Is the Little Pebble River dry?"

"Big sister, how did you know?" Su Zhan looked shocked. Following Su Tai's gaze to the water vat in the kitchen, he quickly pulled Su Tai inside and whispered, "Don't go spreading this around. The water in the Little Stone River has dried up recently. Yesterday, the village chief discussed it with everyone and asked the villagers to go down into the river to drain the water overnight. The village chief said that if the water isn't drained clean, it will all be gone when the sun shines at dawn. But this matter can't be publicized, otherwise Zhongmen Village and Ximen Village will cause trouble, and even the township head won't be able to control it."

Su Tai immediately pointed to the sky and swore an oath.

Su Zhan breathed a sigh of relief, a slight smile appearing on his face. "I believe in my eldest sister."

Before he could finish speaking, a rapid gong-beating sound came from the village.

Su Zhan's expression changed drastically. "Oh no! Something's happened!"

He said that and then ran away.

Su Tai subconsciously chased after them, and all the way to the edge of the small pebble river, where she found it teeming with people.

The three factions were divided into three groups, creating a tense atmosphere that looked like a fight could break out at any moment.

Her forehead wound had just healed, and she didn't want to be affected again, so she quickly found a shady spot with few people to stand in, while also looking for Su Chunlin and Su Zhan.

Just then, a girl popped up behind her and pulled her away a bit, "Xiao Tai! You've only just recovered, why are you going to crowded places again!"

Su Yan was very worried and stared at Su Tai's head with concern.

Su Tai remembered her and immediately smiled shyly at Su Yan, "I'm fine now."

Su Yan was shocked. "Xiao Tai, you can actually answer my question! It seems Auntie wasn't lying, you really are cured!"

Su Tai nodded slightly.

Su Yan breathed a sigh of relief. "You've finally recovered from your illness, so you can't get hurt again. I'm telling you, if they start fighting later, you'd better run."

"Why did you have to fight?" Su Tai frowned.

Su Yan explained helplessly, "The Xiaoshizi River has dried up. Not only is there no water here, but even Ximen Village upstream has no water. They've been investigating all the way here, saying that we're stealing water, causing the water from upstream to flow to our side. They demand an explanation from us. Everyone is short of water, how can we give them an explanation? Judging from this situation, they're definitely going to fight."

Just as Su Yan finished speaking, a loud shout came from the other end. The two looked over at the same time and saw that the villagers from the three villages had started fighting. There were hot-tempered people everywhere, and they were ruthless and fast. Before long, someone was bleeding.

Su Yan's face turned pale, and she tried to pull Su Tai back.

Su Tai also wanted to leave, but found Su Zhan being beaten by a group of teenagers. She immediately broke free from Su Yan and ran in that direction.

Su Yan screamed in fright, "Xiao Tai!"

Su Tai didn't have time to respond. She dodged and picked up a stick along the way to get close to Su Zhan. She struck quickly and ruthlessly, catching the boys off guard and making them howl in pain.

"Kill this filthy woman!" Xiong Dao roared angrily after being hit by Su Tai's stick.

Su Zhan was terrified and stood protectively in front of Su Tai, saying, "Big sister, what are you doing here? Go back right away."

Upon hearing this, Xiong Dao became even more enraged. "So she's my cousin's idiot fiancée! If it weren't for this wretched woman, our Xiong family wouldn't have become the laughingstock of Ximen Village! Brothers, get her! Beat her to death!"

"it is good!"

A group of people angrily charged at Su Tai, brandishing sticks.

(End of this chapter)