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We Dug Up an Underground River at Home During the 70s Great Drought

share time: 2026-02-26 00:37:23

In the severe drought of the 1970s, Lin Xiaotang had been married to Chen Jianguo in Chenjia Village for three years. She was called a "barren hen" by her mother-in-law Zhou, who even refused to let her eat more. Chen Jianguo, a quiet carpenter, always slipped her a roasted sweet potato at night and said, "I don't care about having kids—I only care about you." One day, to avoid Zhou's nagging, the couple dug a cellar in the backyard to store dried vegetables. Suddenly, their hoe hit an underground river gurgling with clear water! The river not only saved the village's dying crops but also led Lin Xiaotang to find a half-cellar of silver dollars left by their ancestors. When Zhou tried to steal the silver, Chen Jianguo stood up firmly for the first time: "This belongs to Xiaotang—no one can touch it!" Since then, they raised fish and grew vegetables with the river, living a better life. Lin Xiaotang finally got pregnant—it turned out Zhou had secretly given her medicine before, which made her unable to conceive!

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