CHAPTER 200: CHAPTER 190: BROTHER ZE, ARE YOU WORRIED?

The water really emerged. Just when everyone was feeling discouraged and even considering giving up, the pond truly yielded water!

Right at the spot where Li Sheng had been digging, with just a few more swings of the hoe, the water flow increased, and everyone thought to keep going and make the outlet bigger.

But they were stopped by some elders in the village.

Though the younger ones didn’t know the reason, as the saying goes, "Not heeding the advice of the elders leads to immediate disadvantage," everyone chose to bring their things directly ashore.

Almost the entire village turned out, regardless of whether they were aunties or young women.

Even Li Sheng’s wife, Xiuniang, came to the pondside with her big belly, supported by her sisters-in-law.

Seeing his own wife, Li Sheng hurried over and, supporting her, moved to where Jiang Hu and Liu Yang stood.

Erniang Chunxiang was also there with her children, watching the water as it gushed from the pond. She inquired about Xiuniang’s belly as well.

She was expected to deliver around March, and now at the end of January, her belly was already very large.

Granny Liu, or rather Liu Yang’s mother, was also nearby. Having quietly listened to the younger women’s chatter, she suddenly spoke up.

"By the way, aren’t Xiaomi and Tiedan turning three tomorrow?"

She had assisted at Erniang’s delivery, so apart from the Jiang family themselves, she naturally knew best.

Erniang nodded: "Indeed, tomorrow is their birthday."

She then broke into a smile.

"I was just thinking, since tomorrow’s their birthday, maybe we should use a little water tonight to wipe the kids down. I never expected water to come out today. We might even be able to wash them clean."

The once fair-skinned and clean little children were now dusty and smelly, their hair combed daily with lice combs to prevent lice.

"Is tomorrow Little Lucky Star’s birthday too?" someone nearby exclaimed, "Then this water arrived just in time!"

This exclamation was heard by everyone around.

Those originally focused on the pond turned their gaze with surprise and amazement.

Xiaomi, too, was squeezing through the crowd with Tiedan, fully prepared.

If the water couldn’t be found after more digging, she planned to wait until everyone gave up, and then stealthily pour the water from her space into the pond while everyone was asleep.

She had originally mentioned the pond with this intention.

But even Xiaomi herself hadn’t expected that they’d actually find water!

The gentle flow surged from the ground, and even though the inflow wasn’t visible anymore, the surrounding water level continued to expand.

The pond spanned about half an acre, but the entire pond bottom was only about ten square meters. Now, the water had already spread to the edge of the bottom.

Xiaomi was genuinely curious and surprised, something others noticed too when they looked over.

Due to the water shortage, her previously pale and tender face had turned dusty, smudged with black, and her clothes were filthy.

Yet her bright, rolling eyes remained lively and alert, showing no signs of listlessness due to the lack of water.

You could say, among the whole Fu’an Village, regardless of age or gender, Xiaomi was absolutely the least affected and unconcerned person.

Xiaomi had her space, with water and food, enough to sustain the entire village for a while, so she wasn’t in a hurry.

For Xiaomi, the matter hadn’t reached a critical point of concern at all.

But the others didn’t know that.

Watching Xiaomi’s curious gaze at the pond now, recalling how she remained cheerful day in and day out,

Everyone suddenly had the same thought pop into their heads.

Could this Little Lucky Star, who seemed carefree and untroubled every day, have somehow known all along, no matter how dire the situation, a solution would certainly be found?

The more they thought about it, the more plausible it seemed!

Even though Little Lucky Star was still small and didn’t understand much, her reactions had already said it all!

From the moment that person shouted about tomorrow being Xiaomi’s birthday, to now, it had been just a few breaths of time.

Xiaomi was still tiptoeing, holding one hand to her brother and clinging to her father’s pant leg with the other, craning her neck to look at the pond.

After a while, she realized everyone was staring at her, quickly withdrawing her neck, and tugging at her father: "Daddy, what’s wrong? Why is everyone looking at me?"

She had been lost in her thoughts and hadn’t noticed the activity around her.

Jiang Hu bent down, regardless of the mud on his hands, and picked up Xiaomi and Tiedan, one in each arm.