Chapter 6: A favor of a drip of water should be reciprocated with a gushing spring
Xiao Han was surprised to see her coming back with an old bamboo basket on her back. After she put the bamboo basket on the ground, he looked at her and asked with a smile on his lips.
"Miss Xu, where did you find this old bamboo basket?"
She sat down on the ground, took away the old cloth, and said, "I walked for two hours and found an abandoned hut in the forest. After searching for a while, I found half a jar of water. This bamboo basket can still be used, so I brought it with me by the way."
Xiao Han heard that Xu Xiang found half a jar of water, and he looked at her with suspicion in his eyes. Now the weather is getting hotter since it's already the end of spring, and combined with the long drought, water can no longer be found easily. Where did she get the water from? He didn't believe that she was so lucky.
Xu Xiang didn't notice his probing gaze, and took out two birds and an earthen jar from the bamboo basket. Looking at the birds, a gleam flashed in Xiao Han's eyes.
With a mentality of testing the waters, he pointed at the two weak birds with broken wings and asked, "Miss Xu, these birds... Where did you find them?"
"Oh, I saw them fall from the tree when I came back from the hut. Now that they can't fly, I tied them up and brought them back." She calmly answered while opening the jar.
Listening to her answer, Xiao Han looked at her for a while before looking away and couldn't help but think: 'Father is right. This Miss Xu is not simple.'
Didn't notice Xiao Han's hidden thoughts, Xu Xiang pushed the earthen jar towards Wen Wan, and said, "Aunt Wen, I already drank some water before I came back. You can use this water to refill your water bags. It is very clean and can be used as drinking water."