Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 107: Did Something Wrong?

Chapter 107: Chapter 107: Did Something Wrong?

Shen Zhiyu has never been a picky eater. Right now, she and her two brothers each had a steamed bun in their hands, munching away with delight.

Mother Lin looked at the egg drop soup on the table and sighed in her heart, but she didn’t say anything.

It wasn’t until everyone was done with the meal, and the two sister-in-laws rushed to clean up in the kitchen that she finally pulled Nanzhi aside.

"Darling, even when we have good stuff at home, one shouldn’t eat like this."

Nanzhi was confused, and it took her a while to comprehend her mother’s words.

Good stuff, what good stuff?

Could it be that her mother knew about the meat she planned to cook tonight?

Mother Lin was heartbroken: "I know that you want everyone in the family to eat eggs, but how old is Zhiyu now? And look at how skinny you’ve become? Listen to your mother, just keep the eggs and other stuff to eat with Zhiyu."

Only then did Nanzhi understand what her mother was saying, she laughed and replied: "I thought you were talking about something else Mom, don’t worry, I’ve got it all figured out. "

"You have it figured out? It was ten eggs this morning already, and wasn’t that a pot of soup that just consumed another three? Look at those two hens in your backyard, how long do you think it will take to save up so many eggs?" The thought that more than ten eggs had been eaten just today made Mother Lin more heartbroken.

Thinking about the two egg-laying hens at her home, Nanzhi smirked. If indeed saved, it would probably take only a couple of days to gather that many eggs.

"Got it, Mom. You should also go take a break." Nanzhi gently shook Mother Lin’s arm.

Seeing the spoiled yet loving look of her daughter, Mother Lin’s resentment faded.

After all, the child had her family in thoughts.

Gently patting her hand, Mother Lin then went inside the house.

As soon as she entered the house, she saw her spouse resting on the bed.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Father Lin slightly opened his eyes. Upon seeing his wife, he quickly moved inward to make space for her.

Mother Lin patted him and said: "Wake up, I have to discuss something with you. "

"What? Did someone upset you or something?" Father Lin mumbled before sitting up.

He had been busy helping around the village due to the water shortage these days, and he was looking forward to a good rest at his daughter’s house.

"What is going on with the weather this year?" Gazing out the window, Mother Lin said thoughtfully.

"What else. The heavens are just not pleased," sighed Father Lin, looking dejected.

Having spent most of his life only to end up relying on his married daughter was quite an unfortunate turn for him.

"Everything was fine for so many years, why did the drought suddenly strike this year? Also, do you forget what our eldest two sons mentioned? Lihua Village had suffered a locust plague before! Lihua Village is just a few miles away from our village, how come the locusts didn’t reach our village?"

"Um..." At this, Father Lin sat upright, finding it very strange. Up until now, it hasn’t even rained once this year.

The couple decided to skip their nap and just stared blankly out the window.

The men on East Mountain were busy as bees.

They had started digging by the spring as soon as they climbed the mountain this morning.

But by noon all they had managed to dig was a deep pit.

While munching on the dry food they had brought from home, someone suddenly yelled out: "Li Zheng! Li Zheng! We’ve found something!"

Shen Dashan, who was eating a pancake, choked and took a while to swallow down, "Right, what did we find?"

A young man pointed to the spring and said: "We’ve dug a hole, and there seems to be water!"

Hearing the word ’water’ everyone stopped whatever they were doing and rushed over to see.

On reaching, all one could see was the deep hole they had dug has now expanded into a bigger one and peeking inside one could catch glimpses of a shimmering water surface.

"Keep digging! There is water below!"

Shen Qinghe excitedly called out with emotion, looking at the water pond below.

The group continued digging until the late afternoon, finally carving out a "path" downwards.

A cavity about three to four meters tall appeared, with a water pond right in the middle, the depth of which couldn’t be estimated.

"We’ve found water, we’ve found water!"

A younger boy scooped up a handful of water, drank it, and excitedly shouted out.

"Hurry back home to inform everyone to carry water." After having drunk some water and confirming that there was no problem, Shen Dashan laughed and said.

"We don’t know how much water there is in this pond, so let’s divide it according to the number of people for now. Those with more people in their families will carry more water back. "

Upon hearing Shen Dashan’s words, everyone hurriedly shouldered their tools and rushed down the mountain.

They didn’t know how much water was in the pond. If their family arrived late and the water in the pond ran out, wouldn’t they have suffered a loss?

For a moment, everyone wished they could grow an extra pair of legs to run faster.

Nanzhi had just woken up when she heard a series of loud knocks on her courtyard door. If not for the fact that it was unlikely, she would have thought that Shen Wenchen had made enemies and they had come knock on the door to settle a score.

Lin Yicheng and Lin Ercheng had just set up a shelter and laid back down in the house when the knocking sound woke them up again.

It felt like the person wasn’t knocking on the door, but their heads.

"Who is it?" Nanzhi, worrying it might be some village affairs requiring a meeting, quickly got up to open the door after adjusting her hair.

But, as soon as she opened the door, she saw Shen Yuntian standing there bare-chested, and she was taken aback for a moment.

"Sister-in-law, we found an underground water pond in East Mountain. Li Zheng said to inform every household to take a bucket to fetch water. But we’re not sure if there’s enough water in the pond, you should go fetch water quickly." After speaking, Shen Yuntian finally noticed the presence of others in the courtyard. He took a closer look and found that it was the Lin brothers.

"Big Brother Lin, Second Brother Lin, you two are here?"

"Yuntian." Lin Yicheng yawned, looking fatigued and spiritless.

Lin Ercheng was so tired he didn’t even have the energy to speak. He simply waved his hand as a greeting.

"Alright, thank you for the trouble. I am going right away." After thanking him with a smile, Nanzhi saw Shen Yuntian off back to the Shen family.

"Darling, what’s going on?"

Lin Yicheng was closer and had a rough understanding of Shen Yuntian’s words. He waited for Nanzhi to close the courtyard door before asking.

"They said they found a water pond on East Mountain, and they want us to fetch water." Nanzhi laughed as she spoke, then went to the backyard to get a bucket.

But Lin Yicheng and Lin Ercheng exchanged glances.

"Did Yuntian just say that there may not be enough water in the pond?" Lin Yicheng was the first to speak.

"It seems he said there might not be enough water in the pond, so he asked Darling to hurry and get some water?"

The mood of the two brothers became somber—they had come to Nanzhi’s house because there was no water in Stone Village, hadn’t they?

Now that it seems the situation in Lihua Village isn’t very optimistic either, isn’t it a burden to Nanzhi having their whole family here?

Nanzhi had only carried out a small wooden bucket, believing that the well at home could still produce water.

If the water in the pond was not sufficient for the whole village, it was best to take as little as possible.

With this thought, Nanzhi picked up the bucket and went out, not noticing the complex expressions on the faces of her two brothers.

It wasn’t until she returned from the East Mountain carrying the water bucket, that she saw her family with their belongings in the main room.

"Mom, what are you doing?" It took a while for Nanzi to grasp the situation.

Why did it look like they were about to leave?

Lin Yicheng looked at the small wooden bucket in Nanzhi’s hand and felt a pang of heartache.

Silly little sister!

She relied on this single bucket of water to live with her small nephew, and they had just cooked a pot of egg drop soup earlier!

The expressions of the Lin family members were all complex, while Nanzhi was confused.

What did she do wrong?