Reborn in the 60s, I hunt to support my family and even seduce the village beauty.

"Son-in-law, how...how did you know there was water here?" Sun Xiulan was still unable to calm down.

This son-in-law is amazing!

Chang Kun climbed out of the pit, took the towel Cheng Min handed him, and wiped the sweat from his face.

"Mother, I just feel that this place is called Muddy Bay, so there must have been water before. The water is gone, but it doesn't just disappear into thin air; it's just hidden away."

Sun Xiulan looked at him, speechless for a long time.

She lived in this village for more than ten years, from when the muddy bay still had water until it dried up, and never thought that the water could "hide".

Those who dug wells dug to depths of more than ten meters, until their arms went weak, and in the end they could only shake their heads and sigh.

But this child, just by standing here, knows where the water is.

Chang Kun patted the dirt off his hands and glanced into the pit again: "There are still fish in here. We should be able to catch them in a while."

Sun Xiulan was taken aback: "Fish? There are fish underground?"

Chang Kun nodded without explaining further.

Sun Xiulan stared at the puddle, watching the thin stream of water still bubbling out, and a strange feeling welled up in her heart.

If there are fish, it means the water is alive and can nourish people.

Her voice trembled slightly: "It's good to have fish, it's good to have fish... If there are fish, the water is drinkable!"

Cheng Min walked over, took her mother's arm, and whispered, "Mom, now the villagers don't have to fight anymore."

Sun Xiulan nodded, her eyes reddening again.

Yes, there's no need to fight anymore.

With this water, what are the two villages still fighting over?

She looked at her son-in-law, who was covered in mud, by the kang (a heated brick bed), and suddenly remembered the first time she met him. He was tall and big, didn't talk much, but had a steady gaze.

At that time, she only felt that her daughter was lucky to have married into a good family.

Now she realizes that this isn't just good fortune, but the result of her ancestors' accumulated virtue.

……

The back mountain.

The two groups faced off across the dry ditch, the tension reaching its peak.

Erniu stood in the middle of the field, his legs shaking like a leaf. The towering figure opposite him crossed his arms, grinned, and looked at him like a cat watching a mouse.

"Come on, kid." The tower took a step forward. "I'll give you three moves."

Erniu swallowed hard, clenched his fists, and didn't dare to move.

The man in the Zhongshan suit stood at the front of his team, his palms sweating. He knew Erniu wouldn't last long, and he just hoped they wouldn't lose too badly, so they could win the other two games convincingly.

The goatee squinted, a smile playing on his lips, looking as if victory was assured.

"Alright, stop dawdling." He gestured with his chin toward the tower. "Get to work, the sooner we finish, the sooner we can call it a day."

Iron Tower nodded, took two steps forward, and clenched his fists so tightly they cracked.

Erniu took a step back, then another.

Just then.

"Wait! Wait!"

A small, thin figure rushed down the hillside, panting heavily, his face flushed red.

Everyone was stunned.

Cheng Xin?

Cheng Xin ran to the sidelines, put his hands on his knees, and gasped for breath, barely able to speak.

"No...stop hitting...there's water...there's water now..."

The goatee frowned and looked him up and down. "What did you say?"

Cheng Xin raised her head, her face still flushed, but her eyes were surprisingly bright.

"Muddy Bay...my brother-in-law dug up water!"

There was a moment of silence in the room.

Then, a burst of laughter erupted from the neighboring village.

"Hahaha—Muddy Bay?"

"So many wells have been dug in that area, but not a single drop of water comes out!"

"This kid's too scared to fight, so he's making up lies?"

"coward!"

The laughter grew louder and louder, and everyone ignored it.

Cheng Xin panicked, jumping up and down and shouting, "It's true! We really found water! I saw it with my own eyes!"

The goatee laughed the loudest, shaking his head as he laughed: "Alright, alright, stop making things up. If you're scared, just say so. Who would believe this kind of nonsense?"

Cheng Xin's face turned bright red as he turned to look at the people from his village.

The man in the Zhongshan suit frowned as he looked at him, his eyes filled with doubt and a hint of scrutiny.

He always felt that there should be water in that place, Lanniwan.

Because of this intuition, he has hired people to dig several wells over the years, the deepest of which was nearly 20 meters deep, but it still dried up in the end.

The villagers gossiped behind his back, saying he was wasting manpower and resources by doing nothing.

But he just wasn't willing to do it.

That place is called Muddy Bay. It used to have water. Could the water just disappear into thin air? It must still be hidden somewhere underground.

Now Cheng Xin is coming to say they've dug up water?

His brother-in-law... Zhongshan Suit remembers, he only came to the village to recognize his relatives the day before yesterday.

How could an outsider, who has only been here for two days, be able to dig up water?

Unless he worked day and night and dug ten meters deep?

But how long has it been? From this morning until now, it's only been two or three hours at most.

Zhongshan Suit was feeling very uneasy and couldn't make up his mind.

He glanced at Erniu in the arena, who was his nephew within five degrees of kinship, and according to seniority, he should call him uncle.

Erniu is such an honest and simple kid, he's not cut out for fighting. If a fight really broke out, Tieta could knock him down with one punch. If he gets hurt, how would he explain it to his relatives?

The goatee urged from the side, "Are you still going to fight or not? If you're not going to fight, then admit defeat and the water is ours."

The man in the Zhongshan suit gritted his teeth, then suddenly raised his hand: "Wait."

The goatee paused for a moment, then squinted at him.

The man in the Zhongshan suit ignored him and looked at Cheng Xin: "Cheng Xin, come with me."

Cheng Xin was taken aback: "Where to?"

"Muddy Bay." The man in the Zhongshan suit stared at him. "If you're lying to me, you'll regret it."

Cheng Xin panicked: "Captain, I'm not lying to you! There really is water! My brother-in-law dug it out!"

The goatee sneered from the side, "What? Trying to desert at the last minute? Just admit defeat, stop with the nonsense."

The man in the Zhongshan suit turned to look at him: "I admit defeat?"

He chuckled. "Why would I admit defeat? The water level isn't even confirmed yet. If my village really finds water, will your village still have the nerve to compete for this ditch?"

The goatee's expression changed.

The man in the Zhongshan suit ignored him and waved to the people in his own village.

"Let's go to Muddy Bay."

He turned and left, and Cheng Xin quickly followed.

The remaining people looked at each other, unsure of what to do. Some whispered amongst themselves, others exchanged glances, but in the end, they followed.

The goatee stood still, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.

Iron Tower leaned closer and whispered, "Uncle Hu, what should we do?"

Goatbeck gritted his teeth: "Let's go, let's go see what they're up to. I want to see what tricks they have up their sleeves."

Muddy Bay.

Chang Kun had put in a tremendous amount of effort to dig water out of the dry, muddy ground, but now that effort had been redirected, he felt his arms and legs ache.

"Wife, quickly give me a massage..."

Seeing that Chang Kun was indeed grimacing in pain, Cheng Min blushed, glanced at her mother, and leaned over to gently massage him.

The young couple were so loving that Sun Xiulan couldn't help but smile from ear to ear.