The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 252 - 251 The Water’s Gone! (1680+) _1

Chapter 252: Chapter 251 The Water’s Gone! (1680+) _1

Now that he had returned to Qijia Village, he couldn’t hold back any longer.

Ah?

Is that the Little Rotating Turtle?

Hungry... thirsty...

As soon as she returned home, she was both tired and hungry, and after being taken by Third Grandma Qi on a tour of the cellar, she was tired and hungry again, and she forgot all about it.

He Tiantian looked at the water, hoping to call the Little Rotating Turtle up, but then, a scene occurred that left onlookers dumbfounded.

The water in the pond was disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye!

In no time, the water level had dropped by half a meter... one meter... one and a half meters...

Qi Ergou, carrying water and walking down the steps at night, hadn’t noticed the change in the pond.

But Yang Xiuxiu was facing the pond, and seeing the water rapidly decrease, her eyes widened, and she stuttered, pointing at the water surface, "Water... water... it’s drying up... quick... the water is drying up..."

Seeing his new bride so shocked, Qi Ergou put down his bucket, turned his head to look at the water, and was himself dumbfounded, exclaiming, "Why... how can this be?"

In the past, the elders said that when their ancestors came here, they settled down because of this clear spring, sweet and cool. Although everyone has been anxious since there has been no rain since New Year, the water in the pond was still there, so no one panicked.

But now the water was drying up...

Qi Ergou, pale with fear, hurriedly said, "Xiuxiu, you quickly carry the water back home, I’ve got to tell the village chief."

At this time, Village Chief Qi would be at the village branch office, and Qi Ergou was too impatient to wait, which is why he asked Yang Xiuxiu to carry the water.

Once Qi Ergou had run off, Yang Xiuxiu picked up the water and said, "Tiantian, let’s go back."

He Tiantian swallowed, making up an excuse, "Sister Xiuxiu, you go back first, I’ll leave in a bit."

"Then I’m leaving first." Yang Xiuxiu, having seen her husband in such a panic, also wanted to go back quickly and inform her mother-in-law of the news.

After Yang Xiuxiu left, He Tiantian, seeing that there was no one by the water’s edge, hurriedly shouted toward the water, "Little Rotating Turtle, come up quickly, come up! You’ve finished the water and already scared the villagers, lots of people will come over soon. If you don’t come out now, you won’t have another chance."

"No, I won’t come up, I haven’t eaten my fill yet," the Little Rotating Turtle responded while drinking water, stubbornly refusing to come out from below.

He Tiantian panicked, if this little thing wouldn’t come out, what would the villagers drink?

Its urine?

Just thinking about it was chilling!

"Little Rotating Turtle, you’re not coming out, are you? Well then, I’ll take Snake King to the Cave of Heavenly Blessings in the back hill, and I won’t take you," He Tiantian tempted, hoping to make the Little Rotating Turtle leave the pond quickly, after all, this was everyone’s drinking water source.

Without water, everyone would be done for!

"Won’t come out, haven’t eaten my fill," the Little Rotating Turtle insisted, staying below, lying at the mouth of the spring, drinking every bit of water that came out.

That small body, drinking a whole pond of water, where did it all go?

"You better come out now, or else... or else, I’ll have Snake King seal you up," He Tiantian threatened, moving from coaxing to intimidation.

Upon hearing this, the little black Rotating Turtle immediately buried its small head into the mud, saying, "I’m not going out!"

Now the water in the pond had been entirely consumed by the Little Rotating Turtle, and the water from the spring, as it flowed, was being drunk by it.

He Tiantian, with her hands on her hips, took on the stance of a teapot and glared furiously!

This little thing is even more infuriating than the Snake King!

"Snake King, what should we do?" Unable to come up with a solution, He Tiantian turned to ask the Snake King.

In the past few days, the Snake King had become extremely irritated by this stone egg, but now, seeing He Tiantian getting annoyed, he somehow felt comforted.

"Just ignore it." The Snake King didn’t want to share a room with Little Rotating Turtle.

He Tiantian, upon hearing this, was caught between laughter and tears. One after another, at the critical moment, everyone ends up being a drag!

"Snake King, please think of something!" He Tiantian pleaded, "It’s drunk all the water, what are we going to do if the villagers have no water to drink?"

"Don’t worry, it will pee out twice as much water soon." The Snake King replied nonchalantly, in a lazy tone.

"But the liquid it pees out, that’s urine! How can we drink that!" He Tiantian raged, "Hurry up, get it out of here, quick!"

Little Rotating Turtle stuck its head out and said naively, "Actually, my urine isn’t dirty..."

"Shut up, even if it isn’t dirty, it’s still urine!" He Tiantian scolded angrily, "We had an agreement, we’re friends, your word should count. I said I’d take you to a nice place, where there’s a spring with as much water as you’d like to drink, but you just can’t do this here!"

Seeing He Tiantian so furious, Little Rotating Turtle felt afraid and pondered whether to go up or not.

Seeing Little Rotating Turtle pondering, He Tiantian added, "If you don’t come up now, people will come soon, and they will also fish you out. Perhaps you have the power to hurt them, but while hurting humans, the Heavenly Dao will also record your sins and punish you."

"Oh!" Little Rotating Turtle nodded, patting its belly with its little paws, half-full, and there was too little water inside to satisfy its thirst.

"So why aren’t you coming up?" He Tiantian said hopefully, like coaxing a child.

Little Rotating Turtle scrambled up with its four little paws. He Tiantian quickly descended the steps to catch Little Rotating Turtle in her arms!

When Little Rotating Turtle got to her, she grabbed it, held it by its little arms and legs, head down, and with her other hand plucked the turtle’s shell a few times, triumphantly saying, "There you go, caught you now, see what happens when you don’t obey!"

"But we’re friends, you can’t hit me," Little Rotating Turtle said in a cute tone, "You’re breaking your word, meanie!"

Well then, friends it is!

"Then be obedient from now on!" said He Tiantian. Sometimes Little Rotating Turtle was just like a mentally incapacitated child, a bit naughty, but overall still good.

At least not like at the beginning when it thought about retaliating against humans!

"Yep, yep!" Little Rotating Turtle kept shaking its tiny head like it was nodding eagerly.

Its demeanor was adorable, yet dazed!

But when it was infuriating, one could hardly resist the urge to strangle it.

Just as He Tiantian was about to say more, she heard numerous footsteps approaching from behind.

He Tiantian hurriedly threw Little Rotating Turtle into the Barrier Space, but the Snake King wouldn’t allow it inside, so she ended up throwing the turtle on the ground. With people coming quickly, He Tiantian had no time to argue with the Snake King. She hurriedly picked up Little Rotating Turtle and tucked it into her pocket.

At this moment, the people had arrived.

Seeing the dried-up pond, everyone was silently speechless. Is it really going to be a severe drought this year?

The thought of having no crops and no water to drink filled everyone with sorrow.

How could this happen?

Just when they had a few years of peace, disaster struck again!

Some of the less resilient people couldn’t help but choke up and cry. Without water, they could only leave their homes and seek refuge with relatives; without relatives, they were left to beg on the streets.

With so many affected by the disaster, even begging was difficult!