I'M THE FARMGIRL YOU CAN'T MESS WITH

Chapter 184: Fighting For Water

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Bowen looked at his sister anxiously. Mu Yangling stroked his head and said, “This has nothing to do with you. You just have to study hard. Come back early to take care of your younger siblings after school.”

Shu Wanniang said, “Aunt, let Xiulan stay at home to look after the children. I’ll go.” Seeing that she was about to object, she said with a smile, “I’m also uneasy staying at home. I don’t know if there will be a fight for water. Since I’m an adult after all, I’d be more useful than Xiulan.”

Great-aunt immediately stopped talking and nodded. “That works too.” She looked at them sternly and said, “If someone fights for the water, don’t argue with them. Don’t get into a physical altercation with them, understand?”

Great-aunt’s gaze was mainly on Ah Ling as she said, “Ah Ling, I know you’re strong, but it’s difficult to fight back when you’re outnumbered. Since you still have to protect us, you will be no match for them. In short, I won’t allow you to get into a physical altercation with others for water. I’d rather you go home first. It’s no big deal even if we don’t water the wheat.”

Madam Ma-Liu’s son had quarreled with the son of the landlord because of Ma Youcai’s fight for water. When he returned home, he gathered his cousins and went to seek justice together. When they fought, Ma Youcai hid behind and pushed Ma Fugui out. Attacked by the landlord’s son with a hoe, Ma Fugui collapsed. When her daughter-in-law, who had gone to take a look, saw this, she quickly went forward to stop those people from beating him up. However, she was beaten up indiscriminately and died after giving birth to a baby boy.

That baby only lived for half a day before dying prematurely. This was the most painful memory for Madam Ma-Liu, and it also made her wary and afraid of snatching water. However, no matter how wary and afraid they were, they had to irrigate water to their fields. Otherwise, their crops would bear no harvest.

It was precisely because Shu Wanniang knew the danger that she wanted to follow. After all, she was an adult. Even if she was not strong, she could at least say a few words during a conflict.

The next morning, the four of them went to the east with buckets. Madam Ma-Liu said, “Ah Ling, go and dig an opening leading to the rice field, and let the water flow into the rice field. Don’t make too wide an opening lest it damages the rice.”

After Mu Yangling responded, Madam Ma-Liu brought Shu Wanniang and Xiuhong to fetch water to water the wheat.

As the 13 acres of high-grade land was facing the river, Mu Yangling did not have to spend much effort to let the water flow into the rice field. Then, she went to fetch water to water the wheat field with her great-aunt and the others.

Not to mention Shu Wanniang and Xiuhong, even Great-aunt and Mu Yangling couldn’t stand carrying water non-stop.

It was inevitable that their shoulders would ache. Even if Mu Yangling was strong and did not feel tired, her shoulder would definitely hurt from being squeezed for such a long time.

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