Chapter 49: About to Erupt

Forgive her selfishness, but she was afraid to call someone over in case they saw fish in the pond and she had to dive in to catch them, which might lead to resentment.

So she left two fish on the shore and collected the rest into the kitchen in her space, then swiftly left.

The reason she didn’t put the fish into the stream in her space was that she didn’t want to pollute the stream. She wasn’t sure if the stream water could evolve on its own. If it couldn’t, the water would get dirty over time.

Anyway, there was a pond by the waterfall where she could raise fish and shrimp.

Thinking back to the scene at the pond just now, Luo Qiao suddenly stopped in her tracks. Oh, she understood now. Villagers said there were fish in the pond, but they were difficult to catch. Moreover, the pond was very deep, and villagers were cautious about going in.

It took her quite a while after dropping well water into the pond for those fish to arrive. There must be an underground river beneath the pond; otherwise, so many fish wouldn’t have appeared densely in such a short time. Normally, fish were only occasionally seen swimming in the pond.

Just now, after she stopped dripping water, the fish gradually dispersed. It was certain that without well water, there was no attraction, so those fish returned to the underground river.

Wow, does that mean she found a way to make money?

If she could find a fixed place to cooperate, regularly provide them with some new fish, hehe, wow, she was about to hit the jackpot.

With her plan set, she walked lightly down the mountain.

Upon descending, she saw Grandma Lin from the east of the village gathering firewood at the foot of the mountain. However, there wasn’t much good firewood here, just some small twigs that barely burned.

Luo Qiao suddenly felt a bit sour in her heart, sighed, and walked up to her, saying, “Grandma Lin, are you gathering firewood?”

Grandma Lin, seeing a lively young girl, asked, “Which family’s young lady are you?”

Luo Qiao smiled and said, “Grandma Lin, I’m Luo Qiao. I just settled in our brigade.”

Grandma Lin suddenly remembered something and said, “You’re that girl from the Zhao family who they disowned?”

Luo Qiao replied, “Grandma Lin, I was never a daughter of the Zhao family to begin with. It’s right for them not to recognize me.”

Grandma Lin sighed, “Young lady, I really don’t know how to speak.”

Luo Qiao reassured her, “It’s alright, Grandma Lin.”

Grandma Lin continued, “Young lady, thank you so much. A few days ago, the captain and the accountant Sun came to our house with grain, saying you asked them to deliver it. Oh, the old man hasn’t been feeling well these past few days and didn’t have time to come over to thank you in person.”

“Thank you so much, young lady. Without that grain, we…” Grandma Lin’s eyes welled up, and she choked up, unable to continue.

Luo Qiao said gently, “Grandma Lin, it’s okay. That grain was from the penalty imposed on the Zhao family for their wrongdoing. It’s good to do something beneficial with their things, so please don’t worry about it.”

Seeing only a few twigs left in Grandma Lin’s bundle, Luo Qiao asked, “Grandma Lin, how much firewood do you have left at home?”

Grandma Lin sighed and replied, “Not much left. I saw that Mr. Lin was feeling better today, so I thought I’d come out to gather some firewood, just in case it rains. That would be troublesome.”

Luo Qiao thought to herself that she should gather more firewood on the mountain another day to help this elderly couple. It was truly a tough life for them.

So she put down her bundle and helped Grandma Lin pick up the firewood. Grandma Lin tried to stop her, saying, “Young lady, you go and just do your business. I can’t delay your time. I’ll gather a bit more and then head back.”