"Brother Ming, can I keep a bucket of the water they fetched for my own use? Life would be really inconvenient without it."
In the mansion on the right, Liu Li, legs trembling, has just cleaned up from the bathroom. She tiptoes over and sits down next to Li Ming and asks.
"This is river water, it's not clean. Wait and fetch some groundwater from my place."
Li Ming sits on the couch, resting quietly. Upon hearing Liu Li's question, he shakes his head in response. Then, somewhat puzzled, he asks, "Have you run out of the bottled water I left you before?"
The mansion that Liu Li lives in doesn't have electricity, not only do they need to use candles for lighting, but the water situation is also tricky. For chores like laundry, they use river water, and for everything else, they rely on the bottled water that Li Ming has been providing. Of course, the water they cook with every day is actually groundwater that's been fetched over.
