Chapter 16: It’s a blessing to be able to fill this well

At the same time, Xiao Mujin also felt the change in the hose in his hand, and he said in surprise: “Grandma, I guessed right, this hose can produce water.”

Imperial Concubine Yun also reacted at this moment. She didn’t care about the cold feeling of her legs being soaked in water, and hurriedly shouted to the outside of the door: “Someone, send a few large water tanks over quickly.”

For a city like Qiushui, this water was more precious than anything else, and it cannot be wasted.

While waiting for the servants to send the water tank, Imperial Concubine Yun was worried that such good water would be wasted, so she grabbed the hose and drank it without caring about her image.

After wiping the water stains from the corners of her mouth, she muttered to herself with satisfaction: “This water is really sweet.”

It was not that Imperial Concubine Yun made such a comment because she couldn’t drink water for a long time. The tap water in Si Si’s place was different from other cities.

Because the area where she lives has many naturally formed lakes, and the water sources of these lakes all come from springs in several mountains. The tap water that citizens drink is all filtered from these lakes.

To put it bluntly, this tap water was made of mountain spring water, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was sweet.

Imperial Concubine Yun drank her fill and quickly took a few teacups on the table and filled them all up. Not only that, she also filled the copper basins that the two children used to wash in the room, and even the night pot behind the screen was not spared…

The servants finally brought a water jar. Imperial Concubine Yun couldn’t move it herself and didn’t want those people to enter the room of the two children, so she ordered them to put all the water jars in front of the door and leave the yard.

The servants looked at each other, not knowing what Imperial Concubine Yun was doing, but they still left obediently, and some sensible people even closed the yard door tightly.

After Imperial Concubine Yun went out to check and confirmed that there was no one else in the yard, she called Xiao Mujin to pull the water hose out.

At this time, Si Si had already opened the tap valve to the maximum, and it didn’t take long for Imperial Concubine Yun to fill the several large water tanks brought by the servants with water.

When the water tanks were full, the water in the hose continued to flow out. Seeing the water flowing away in vain, Imperial Concubine Yun felt very distressed.

She hurriedly shouted to the outside of the door: “You continue to move the water tanks here, move all the water tanks in the mansion, and in addition, send copper basins and iron pots and other things together.”

The servants continued to complete the order of Imperial Concubine Yun.

Imperial Concubine Yun knew that she only had this much power at the moment. If the water continued to flow and filled up all the water jars and copper basins sent by the servants, she would have no more options.

Then, she ordered the people outside to quickly invite Qi Mohan back.

Qi Mohan had been busy in the city all day. Although the porridge distribution in Qiushui City has lasted for two years, it has been suspended recently. He was worried that someone would cause trouble, so he took his subordinates to patrol back and forth.

At this time, all the food sent by Si Si, except for white flour and corn flour, had been made into porridge and distributed to the people. The porridge stalls were also closed one after another, and he took his people back to the mansion.

As soon as he walked out of the gate, he heard that his mother was anxious to find him. He told his subordinates to rest and then strode to the yard of the two children.

As soon as he entered the yard, Qi Mohan was stunned by the scene in front of him.

There were more than 20 large water tanks in the yard. In addition, there were copper basins and iron pots in the open space.

That’s not all, these objects were all filled with water.

Xiao Mujin was holding a water hose in his hand, and water was still gushing out of it……

Imperial Concubine Yun looked at her son as if he were a savior.

“Mohan, I don’t know what method Miss Si used. When Mujin came back, he was holding this thing in his hand, and water was still flowing out of the hose.”

She pointed at the objects in the yard: “Now all the tools that can hold water in the palace are used, and this hose is still flowing out. You should think of a way quickly. You can’t waste the water source like this.”

Qi Mohan didn’t have time to ask about the source of the water source, because he didn’t want such a precious water source to be wasted.

After thinking for a moment, his eyes finally fell on a dry well in the yard.

Qi Mohan strode in front of Xiao Mujin, took the water hose in his hand, and immediately plugged it into the well.

Seeing his operation, Imperial Concubine Yun was a little dumbfounded.

“Mohan, what do you mean?”

This well has been dry for two years. The water in it was no different from sinking into the sea. Isn’t it just wasted?

Qi Mohan knew what his mother was thinking and explained: “Mother, this is the last dry well in the mansion. If I guess correctly, this well should be connected to the river in the city.”

Although Imperial Concubine Yun was a woman, she had also read some books. After hearing Qi Mohan’s explanation, she understood.

“You mean, if this water keeps flowing, it will sooner or later flow into the river, then the people in the city will also have water to use, and it won’t be strange.”

Qi Mohan nodded: “As long as the water source is continuous, I can guarantee that there will be water in the river in a few days.”

“Even if there is not so much water source, it is a blessing to fill this well.”

Qi Mohan didn’t dare to hold too much hope. He just returned to the mansion and thought about how to prevent the water source from being wasted. He has not figured out the source of the water.

Qi Mohan said this, and he only hoped that the future would be the same as it looks now and that the water flowing out of the hose would never stop.

Watching the water flow into the dry well, Qi Mohan turned around and called a few people into the room.

After sitting down, Xiao Qing brought a teacup full of water from the table and said: “Uncle, drink some water.”

Qi Mohan took a look at the water in the teacup and knew that the water must have flowed from that hose.

He was thirsty at that moment, so he drank the whole cup.

The capacity of the teacup was very small, and for Qi Mohan, the water in this teacup was only enough to moisten his throat.

This time he was not polite and drank the water in all the teacups on the table one after another, without any burden in his heart.

Xiao Mujin was very perceptive. After seeing her uncle finish drinking all the water in the teacup, he continued to fill the well with water on his short legs and brought it back.

Imperial Concubine Yun looked at Qi Mohan with satisfaction: “This water is comparable to the mountain spring water in our Qiushui City. It’s very sweet.”

While speaking, Imperial Concubine Yun’s eyes unconsciously looked at the position in front of the cabinet, because when the two children went to find Si Si, they disappeared there.

She instinctively thought that Miss Si Si was in that direction.

“Miss Si is a capable person. I don’t know what method she used to let Mujin bring back this hose, which can produce water continuously.”

Qi Mohan knew that it was all thanks to Miss Si Si that so much water could be collected, but he still had to ask the two children in detail about the specific situation.

 


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5 thoughts on “Chapter 16: It’s a blessing to be able to fill this well

  1. It’s great that they can have an endless supply of water, but I’m more curious about Sisi’s water bill, lol. It’ll be suspicious for a closed down shopping mall to suddenly have an exorbitant water usage. On a side note, I’m guessing the “water pipe” is a water hose? It seems to make more sense that way, lol.

    Thanks for the chapter! 😀

    1. Oh, right. It’s a water hose. You know when it’s in your mind but you’re typing something else.
      I’ll edit it. thanks. ^.^

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