"Sangsang, there’s another matter. There are a few wolves on Manghuang Mountain. Since everyone will be fetching water from the mountain, those wolves..." Clan Chief Lin looked at Lin Caisang, hesitatingly asked.
At that time when Lin Caisang kept wolves, he didn’t say anything about it. He also thought Clan Chief Lin Laogeng was very sick, eldest son Lin Baizhong had gone missing, and not mentioning Liu Baixiao, who was a disgrace, only Lin Baiyi was left at home.
Manghuang Mountain, which was such a large asset, only belonged to Lin Caisang. Without some formidable beasts to guard it, it would indeed be easy for someone to bully her.
"No worries about this."
Lin Caisang quickly spoke up, handing back the papers in her hand to Land Officer Uncle Jin.
"Clan Chief Grandfather, Uncle Jin, everyone does not need to go to Manghuang Mountain for water. You might already know, I dug several ponds, each about an acre in size, on the hillside and at the foot of Manghuang Mountain. From now on, if you need water, you can fetch it from the pond at the foot of the mountain."
Clan Chief Lin and the Land Officer exchanged a glance, both looking at Lin Caisang simultaneously.
"Sangsang, the pond at the bottom of the mountain would not last many days, right? There are many places in our village that need water." Land Officer Uncle Jin said to her.
Lin Caisang shook her head.
"Uncle Jin, you can confidently fetch water from the foot of the mountain. I assure you, the water in that pond will not run dry," she said.
Land Officer Uncle Jin was somewhat unable to understand her words.
"Uncle Jin, if my sister says the water won’t run out, it definitely won’t run out," Lin Changhong stepped forward and spoke to Land Officer Uncle Jin.
"When my sister initially constructed a sluice in the mountain’s pond, she made it so that if the water in the pond at the foot of the mountain is used up, water from the mountain can be directly released from above, which is very convenient. This way, it also spares everyone the effort of trekking up the mountain.
Even though the path is even, after all, you have to walk downhill, and carrying two buckets of water can strain one’s shoulders. If we really fetch water from the mountain, by the time we get to our own fields, probably only half of the water will remain,"
He also didn’t realize until now why his younger sister had to construct such a large sluice on the mountain and those few large windmills. It turns out they all had their purposes.
"So that’s the case. Alright then."
Land Officer Uncle Jin nodded, although he somewhat did not understand Lin Changhong’s words, as long as there was water, he was all set.
The water matter was resolved just like that. Everything was arranged by Clan Chief Lin and Land Officer Uncle Jin, saving Lin Caisang a lot of trouble. Even so, Caisang still urged her eldest brother and the other members of the family to check more often when they were free.
"Sister Sangsang, you earned a lot of money from selling water, but you have spent it all. Don’t you think it’s a pity?" Lin Caiqing, seeing that Sangsang had spent unacquired silver without any qualms, couldn’t help but to ask.
It was silver after all. For so many people in their village, each household at a rate of one coin per day, it would amount to quite a sum of silver at the end of the month.
"Why should I be upset?" Lin Caisang looked up and asked her with a smile.
"You really aren’t upset?"
Lin Caiqing, after hearing this, knew that she truly did not regret it, but still couldn’t help but ask once more.
"You and Brother Molian are getting married tomorrow, and a lot of silver has already been spent on the feast. If that silver hadn’t been spent, it should be able to cover the cost of the feast, right? To spend it , what a waste."