I will lead the whole village to occupy the land and become the king.

This time, the Lu family received 50 kilograms of grain.

Originally, according to Village Chief Li's method of distribution, the Lu family could only get 30 kilograms of grain, but Jiang Qinyu discovered the largest batch of grain, and the village chief gave the Lu family an additional 20 kilograms, and no one in the village objected.

Adding the 300 kilograms of food that was robbed from the Lu family and what is left at home, the Lu family now has nearly 600 kilograms of food, which can last for two and a half months if eaten normally. If eaten sparingly, it can last for three months without any problem.

Old Man Lu was guarding the food allocated to him by the village chief, while Chen took Jiang Qinyu to the ancestral hall to find Meng to get the things she brought back last night.

Chen was not one to take advantage of small gains, so she only picked up things she needed at home from the bandit's lair last night and wrapped them in a torn sheet.

"Let me get it, Mom." Jiang Qinyu said.

Chen smiled and shook her head. "Why do I need you? I can carry it. Just fetch the water. Let's go home and have a good meal at home tonight!"

Not only was food distributed today, the village chief also specially distributed the little water from the village's wells to everyone.

What’s rare is that the water I was allocated today is half a bucket more than before. If I take it back to cook, I can still make a lot of things.

Jiang Qinyu's back stiffened when she heard this. In fact, she didn't want to eat anything made with that kind of turbid water. Although Village Chief Li was taking care of the Lu family this time and they were the first to get water, the water looked relatively clear.

No, she would have to find a way to change the water at home later.

There are quite a lot of mineral water at the cashier counter, as well as a number of ten-liter bottled water from Moufu Mountain Spring, which is at least enough for cooking tonight.

After returning home, Jiang Qinyu took advantage of Chen's absence to put away the grain and quickly ran into the kitchen. She rinsed the water tank with the water she had just been allocated, and then poured 25 liters of mineral water into it.

Just as she was considering whether to pour some more in, she heard Ma's annoying voice behind her.

"Tianbao, hurry up, there's water, go drink two bowls..."

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Qinyu felt someone bump into her waist, and then she saw Lu Tianbao's dirty little hands holding a chipped bowl, trying to put it into the water tank.

Jiang Qinyu's eyes twitched fiercely a few times, and she quickly grabbed Lu Tianbao's hand, "Wash your hands before drinking!"

If this naughty kid really puts his hand in, the water in this tank will be useless.

"Mom, look at my aunt, she won't let me drink water!" Lu Tianbao knew that Jiang Qinyu was not easy to deal with now, so he gave up struggling and turned to Ma for help.

Ma still remembered how badly Jiang Qinyu beat her yesterday. She didn't dare to approach Jiang Qinyu. She just stiffened her neck and yelled, "Sister-in-law, you're stopping the child from even drinking water. Isn't that too much?"

"Can't you see how dirty his hands are?" Jiang Qinyu said sternly, "If he sticks his hands in there, no one in the family will be able to drink from this jar of water!"

Ma immediately said sarcastically, "It's already this late, why are you still pretending to be clean? Who in the village has clean hands these days? You are so precious, but your hands are..."

She originally wanted to say that Jiang Qinyu's hands were also dirty, but when she looked closely, she saw that Jiang Qinyu's hands were washed clean and there was no trace of dirt at all.

"aunt!"

At this time, Shu Fan and Pan'er also came. They were a little timid when they saw Lu Tianbao, but when they saw Jiang Qinyu, they plucked up the courage and ran to her, grabbing her clothes.

Jiang Shufan mustered up the courage to glare at Lu Tianbao, "Don't bully my aunt!"

Lu Tianbao's wrist was tightly grasped by Jiang Qinyu, and it was already hurting. When he heard Jiang Shufan's words, tears immediately flowed down his face. "Who bullied her? Are you blind? It's obviously my aunt who bullied me!"

"You're talking nonsense! My aunt would never bully anyone!" Jiang Pan'er immediately raised her little face and replied.

Ma was also unhappy. She had just wanted to blame Jiang Qinyu but failed. Now that she saw the two children coming, she immediately changed her mind and said, "Aren't your two little brats' hands also very..."

Before she could utter the word "dirty", she saw Shufan and Pan'er's clean little hands, and she was immediately speechless.

"You...how can you wash your hands with the drinking water at home?" Ma was stunned for a moment, then slapped her thigh and ran out. "Oh my God, Dad, Mom, Lu Laoer, we can't live like this. Jiang used the water at home to wash her hands, so what are we going to drink?"

Her shout called Chen over, but Old Man Lu and Lu Yancai were not at home.

When Chen heard what Ma said, her heart skipped a beat. After all, water was as important as food. Their family of seven depended on the small bucket of water they had just brought back to survive for three days!

Soon, Chen and Ma arrived in the kitchen. Ma pointed at Jiang Qinyu and Shufan Pan'er's hands and said, "Mother, look, their hands are clean! They must have used the water we drink to wash their hands!"

If you look closely, you can see a glint of gloating in Ma's eyes.

Lu Tianbao stopped crying, broke free from Jiang Qinyu's hand and ran to Chen, "Grandma, even though my parents made a mistake, you can't always side with my aunt and the others! How can our family survive without water?"

Jiang Qinyu had a cold face and said nothing, just standing in front of the water tank with her back straight.

Chen looked at Lu Tianbao, then at Ma, and then looked up at Jiang Qinyu, her face full of heartache. "Eldest wife, the water is used, it's okay. Your father and I will just drink less these days. But... you should be more frugal with water in the future, so as not to..."

Seeing that Chen Shi didn't blame her, Jiang Qinyu's expression softened. She pointed at the water tank and said, "Mom, there's plenty of water. We didn't use the water at home to wash our hands."

As for how to wash it, of course I can't tell them.

Upon hearing this, Chen strode forward and looked over. "Oh, is this all the water we got today?"

Moreover, the water in the water tank looks very clear, cleaner than the water distributed in recent days, and can be used without waiting for sedimentation.

"The village chief gave our family more money to thank me for my help." Jiang Qinyu said calmly, glancing at Ma and Lu Tianbao.

Chen turned her eyes and saw that there was still some water in the bucket next to the water tank. She quickly took the chipped coarse porcelain bowl from Lu Tianbao and poured the water in the bucket into it.

"Tianbao, this is enough for you to drink."

I don’t know if it’s her illusion, but she always feels that the water in the tank is cleaner than the water in the bucket.

But they are short of water now, so any kind of water, as long as it is drinkable, is fine.

"Mom, I'm so thirsty too, I..." Ma came closer with a flattering look.

Chen shoved the bucket into her hands and said coldly, "Everything left in the bucket is yours! If you make such a fuss again, I'll punish you!"

If it weren't for the sake of the second son and Tianbao, she would have divorced Ma, the troublemaker, long ago!

After saying this, Chen said kindly to Shufan and Pan'er, "You two help grandma guard the water jar and don't let them ruin such good water. Grandma will make you something delicious later, okay?"

"Yeah!" Shufan and Pan'er nodded at the same time, licking their lips unconsciously.

Jiang Qinyu also smiled, took Chen's arm and said, "Mom, let me help you cook?"

It seems that she has to find water while looking for food, otherwise she may not be able to get the villagers to give up the idea of ​​fleeing famine in the end!