The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 256 - 255 Super Filter_1

Chapter 256: Chapter 255 Super Filter_1

Such admiration for Professor Wang only grew!

Seeing Professor Wang say this, Qi Xiaoyan still insisted, "Teacher Wang, if you don’t accept it... my heart... "

He Tiantian stepped forward to mediate, "Professor Wang, please accept it. This is Xiao Yan expressing her sincere gratitude. If you don’t accept it, even if she goes to the unit, she will feel unsettled. Although times have changed, there’s nothing wrong with respecting and valuing our teachers!"

Respecting and valuing our teachers?

Professor Wang was taken aback and laughed bitterly, "Alright, I’ll accept these things. Is that good enough now?"

If it had been in the past, when a good student achieved something, she could have given something as a gift; but now... nevermind, with limited means at her disposal, there will be a longer road ahead to make it up to Qi Xiaoyan later.

Seeing that Professor Wang had accepted her gift, Qi Xiaoyan was very happy and said, "Teacher, once I earn a salary, I will take care of you properly in the future."

"Don’t let yourself suffer out there," Professor Wang instructed, "Even after you’re in the army, make sure to practice the breathing techniques I taught you every day and train your voice daily without fail. Having a good natural talent may make learning easier for you than for others, but hard work is even more important. You must not waste such a great talent."

This was a matter of the heart for Professor Wang, hoping that Qi Xiaoyan would practice diligently and achieve greatness soon.

"I will, Teacher Wang," promised Qi Xiaoyan, then she talked about the day of the exam with Professor Wang.

Meanwhile, He Tiantian went to cut grass in the back mountains; she had already taken several days off and couldn’t slack off anymore.

This year the livestock team had a heavy burden, and with the drought and lack of rain, there was much less grass on the mountains, requiring them to venture into the dense forest for grass.

Hopefully, the water from Spring Pool would continue to increase so that more crops could be irrigated.

Secretary Qi, having difficulty providing for the livestock due to the water shortage, struggled after having worked so hard to secure quotas from the unit. He hadn’t anticipated a drought. Originally, the livestock were fed green grass, which now was also sparse.

But to slaughter or sell them now, when they were still small, they simply wouldn’t fetch a good price!

With Aunt Liu, He Tiantian, and several others collecting grass daily, they just barely managed to meet the livestock’s needs.

By noon, He Tiantian and Qi Xiaoyan went home together.

Third Grandma Qi had already prepared the meal and maybe because they were hungry, as soon as they stepped through the door, they found the food at home smelled better than before.

He Tiantian brought home wild vegetables she had collected the night before, and after a wash, Third Grandma Qi fried them, adding another dish to the table.

"Grandma, today’s food tastes better. Did you notice?" He Tiantian finally couldn’t help but ask Third Grandma Qi, wanting to confirm whether it was just her imagination.

Third Grandma Qi chuckled and said, "The flavor is a bit better than before, but I cooked it the same as always, with nothing special in it."

How strange!

This kind of conversation was happening in many homes in Qijia Village!

Unable to understand it at home, but when fetching water from Spring Pool, it suddenly made sense.

The water from Spring Pool was clearer, cleaner, and sweeter than before.

It must be the water!

Village Chief Qi spent most of his day by the pool of water, and when he saw He Tiantian coming to fetch water, he personally helped her carry it up.

"Thank you, Village Chief Qi," said He Tiantian crisply, "The water really is clean!"

"Yes, our Qijia Village is saved," Secretary Qi laughed, "Now I don’t wish for anything else, I’d be content just for this spring water to keep flowing without dwindling."

"It will, it surely will," echoed He Tiantian, "Secretary Qi, the stream is too low to reach the fields. I’m afraid we’ll have to organize the villagers to start carrying water for irrigation soon, right?"

"Yes, once we’ve watered the lower fields well, we’ll have to start on the higher ground," Secretary Qi said with a smile, willing to carry water for irrigation if there was enough, as the common folks never lacked the strength to work.

In the evening, He Tiantian, worried about Little Rotating Turtle, went to check on it in the back mountains.

"Why are you still drinking?" He Tiantian curiously asked, noticing that Little Rotating Turtle looked different – its shell was blacker and shinier than before.

"Well, there’s nothing else to do, so I keep drinking," said Little Rotating Turtle, "How impressive am I, creating two to three times more water on my own, right?"

He Tiantian swallowed hard. Although it was a lot to take in, it was true, "Impressive, very impressive. It’s just that this water is going underground. It’s a pity we can’t get it to the surface."

Little Rotating Turtle proudly declared, "No, I went in to check just now. A big part went underground, but a small portion flowed to the surface."

"The surface?" puzzled He Tiantian, "Are you talking about the mountain spring?"

"No," laughed Little Rotating Turtle cheerfully, "the spring at the entrance to your village is connected to here!"

Hearing this, He Tiantian’s expression turned sour – oh no, they couldn’t escape drinking its "urine" after all?

"You..." He Tiantian, at a loss for words, pointed at Little Rotating Turtle, thinking it such a... naughty creature...

After taking a few more sips, Little Rotating Turtle said, "Honestly, I’m very clean. I don’t have a digestive system like you humans, with food and drink turning into waste. What comes out of me is still water, and it’s even cleaner than before. Just think of me as a talking filter, isn’t that fine?"

"Is that a reasonable explanation?" He Tiantian chuckled bitterly, who’d call Little Rotating Turtle dull? It wasn’t foolish at all – she was the foolish one!

"Of course, it’s reasonable. Cooking with this water tastes better, and irrigating with it makes the land fertile. Look at all the benefits. You should be praising me, not disgusted with me!" Little Rotating Turtle complained, quite dissatisfied with He Tiantian’s previous repulsion.

Thinking it over, He Tiantian realized that Little Rotating Turtle was right. It was like a water-filtering device, and that settled it.

"Alright, I’ll agree that you’re right," He Tiantian laughed, "I was wrong to dislike you before."

Little Rotating Turtle’s pride swelled, and its neck twisted back and forth. However, it was no longer small sized, but as large as a millstone, which made such a cute gesture somewhat unnerving.

"You’ve admitted your mistake, that’s good. I forgive you," said Little Rotating Turtle. Since arriving here, it found this place particularly suitable for cultivating and became very grateful to He Tiantian. Its hidden desire for revenge also diminished.

If it weren’t for He Tiantian, it would still be suffering under the sun in the plaza, ridden by people.

Staying here wouldn’t be bad. And if He Tiantian or Snake King visited often, they could keep it company, which would be even better.

"You’re really kind," He Tiantian thanked it. How things were elsewhere wasn’t her concern, but at least the state of Qijia Village wasn’t too bad.

What He Tiantian didn’t know was that the entirety of Taoyuan County was suffering a severe drought, with only Qijia Village having a water source. This made others more envious than last year when there had been game in the back mountains.