Chapter 47 Water Gushed From The Dried-up Well Again
The padded jacket made for Su Jiuyue was almost ready after Liu Cuihua's efforts. A purplish red floral long jacket matched with thick cotton trousers in purple-green and a bit black was popular among young girls. Liu Cuihua was about to hem the padded jacket but noise outside attracted her so she stopped and fixed her hair with the needle, looking up at the door.
Su Jiuyue and Wu Xiyuan just came in at the same time. Su Jiuyue excitedly told Liu Cuihua what she had discovered, "Mom, the dried-up well in our old house is gushing out water again! I just went there with Xiyuan to take a look. It does have water now."
Amazed mixed with delightful, Liu Cuihua asked, "Really? But didn't the well dry up long ago?"
If it weren't for the dried-up well, they might be reluctant to move here.
"I don't lie to you. There is really water in that dry well. Perhaps the God knew that we were bullied by bad guys and specially came to help us?"
Liu Cuihua took these casual words seriously.
She immediately got off the kang, put on her shoes, and said, "Let's go. Just check it out!"
Her home was originally in the west of the village, not very far from there. It only took them ten minutes to get there.
Liu Cuihua pushed the dilapidated door open. The weeds in the yard as tall as calves came into view.
Without caring much about that, Liu Cuihua just headed directly to the well, lay prone on the wellhead, and found that there was actually water in it, which made her overjoyed immediately.
As soon as Liu Cuihua looked back, she saw those two kids standing hand in hand at a distance, not daring to step forward.
"What's... the matter with you two?"
"Kids can't play by the well." Su Jiuyue and Wu Xiyuan responded in unison.
Liu Cuihua was amused by these two cute and funny kids.
She knew it's good for Wu Xiyuan to stay away from the well since he didn't recover his intelligence yet. What if he fell into the well accidentally?
Not to speak of Su Jiuyue who was even several years younger than Xiyuan. She should stay away from the well either.
"Mom, what're you laughing at?" Wu Xiyuan asked curiously.
Liu Cuihua just restrained her smile, picked up the shabby bucket beside and hoped to fetch a bucket of water.
"Nothing. You're both good kids. You should keep away from the well all the time."
As expected, Liu Cuihua really fetched the water that was very crystal clear. Liu Cuihua casually sprinkled a little water in the yard.
After that, Liu Cuihua talked to the two kids, "Come on, let's come back home. Bring a bucket and fetch water."
The news that the dry well in Wu family's old yard gushed out water again spread quickly in Xia Yang Village.
In the past, the Wu family spent a lot of money to buy this yard with a well. But later the well dried up that caused much gossip among the village. People said the Wu family must have done something wicked so that they were punished by the God.
Later, the third son of Wu family became stupid, intensifying the gossip.
But now, this previous dry well was gushing out water again!
Yang Fugui having been distressed for two days felt relieved.
Yang Fugui and Wu Chuan had intended to tie up Wang Guifang and her son, then drive them away when they were slack. But who could imagine the two people brought their quilts in order to sleep in the melon shed by the well, regardless of cold weather.
The matter took a turn for the better because the dry well of Wu family gushed out water now. Wang Guifang had no tricks to threaten the villagers.
Led by Yang Fugui, villagers, sticks and hoes in their hands, angrily went to the well at the east end of the village.
Wang Guifang leaning against the wellhead was sewing the soles of shoes. As soon as she saw a swarm of people coming here, she stood up immediately, then took out the bag of rat poison from her arms, pinched it firmly in her hand.
As soon as the crowd approached, she immediately shouted, "don't push me! Unless the Wu family pays us two tael, I really dare to throw this poison in the well!"
Yang Fugui snorted, "You liar! Your home is utterly destitute. Not a rat is willing to patronize your home. You even can't support yourself, how could you have any money left to buy the rat poison?"