Preparing for Work

In her other life, when she was a lawyer, she was surrounded by people who schemed against one another. The cases she worked on were all about cold-blooded and heartless people who would not yield an inch and would even fight over small matters.

Now that she witnessed such friendship between comrades helping each other, she was both touched and envious.

"Why does it sound as if we have to offer a human sacrifice if there is no water? I know where there's water nearby," Qiao Mei said.

"Sister-in-law, are you trying to bluff us, how can there be water nearby?" asked the cookhouse deputy squad leader.

Everyone else also looked at Qiao Mei expectantly. Was it possible that Qiao Mei had really discovered a water source that they had not been able to find?