The ground was indeed very slippery. There was a layer of mud-like substance on the surface, which was very slippery to step on.

Everyone walked forward carefully with torches. The further they went inside, the wetter and slipperier the ground became, and the more frequent the sound of water became.

After walking about ten feet, a villager pointed ahead and shouted in surprise: "Look..."

There was no need to shout, the others saw it too. There was a pool of water in front of them, with a stream of water bigger than a bowl flowing down from above.

Seeing such a huge stream of water, Zhao Guoliang and the villagers were extremely happy.

Such a large amount of water can not only be used for drinking, but also for irrigating the fields if it is diverted.

Everyone walked quickly to the pool, scooped up water with their hands and drank it to their heart's content.

They were very thirsty today. We gave them water when we delivered meals at noon and in the evening, but it was not enough for them to drink.

After filling their stomachs with water, they used torches to carefully illuminate the surroundings. They saw a gap outside the pool, and outside the gap was a bottomless hole.

They also saw that the water that had flowed out of the cave before had flowed out of the pool, but now there was not enough water in the pool to flow out.

Zhao Guoliang said: "Everyone, get started. Block the gap, then dig this side lower and divert the water out."

Everyone started to move. Zhang Hulan reminded them, "It's a bit dangerous outside. Those who are blocking the gap should tie the rope around their waists."

Zhao Guoliang nodded immediately, "That's right, you must pay attention to safety, if you fall it will be the end of you."

With the concerted efforts of everyone, the twenty or so people who entered the cave dug for more than an hour and finally dug the water diversion ditch.

They moved some stones to block the gap in the pool, and then filled it with some soil. Finally, they dug through the gap on the ditch side, and the water in the pool began to flow towards the cave.

There were people guarding outside, and when they saw the water flowing out, they were very happy.

The people inside were also flowing out, and those outside had to crawl out on the ground, so their bodies were all wet.

The water began to flow down the mountain along the ditch. Some villagers shouted happily: "With such heavy water, the millet in the fields can be saved."

Zhao Guoliang also breathed a sigh of relief. "Let's go back. We're tired after a day, let's go back and have a good sleep first."

The group began to go down the mountain. The water was moving faster than they were. When they reached the bottom of the mountain, the water had already flowed out of the ditch.

Zhang Hulan said, "Uncle Lizheng, we need to quickly block the big ditch down there and divert all the water to the fields. Cut some more bamboos, break through the bamboo joints, and build a frame a little higher up to divert a stream of water to the village."

Zhao Guoliang ordered, "Go to the village and call everyone."

Some villagers immediately ran back to the village and shouted loudly as soon as they entered the village:

"Hurry up, there's water..."

"Hurry up, there's water..."

There was movement in every household. Some villagers opened their doors and asked loudly, "Has the water been diverted?"

"Is the water big?"

"Not only is there water for drinking, but there is also water for irrigating the fields."

"Hurry to the big ditch. Li is waiting there. Remember to bring your hoe and hatchet."

The villagers were excited, and they took their hoes and started running towards the ditch. Anyone who could walk went there.

Wang stopped the villager who came back to report and asked, "Where are my Dajun and Danier? Are they okay?"

"It's okay. They're all over the big ditch."

Hearing that her son and daughter were fine, Wang felt relieved. She had been worried all day yesterday and couldn't sleep at night.

Li said, "Mom, let's go quickly. Now we have water to irrigate the fields, and the millet in the fields can be saved."

Wang and Li immediately took their hoes and walked towards the big ditch.

"Grandma, we want to go too."

Daya and her two companions and Zhang Dahua also followed, leaving Old Man Zhang alone at home.

Wang found Zhang Hulan and the others, and San Ya immediately ran forward and hugged Zhang Hulan's legs, "Mother..."

Da Ya and Er Ya also walked up to Zhang Hulan.

Zhang Hulan squatted down, touched Sanya's face, and then touched Daya and Erya, "Why are you all here?"

San Ya said, "Without mom here, we can't sleep."

"Oh, Mom, your clothes are all wet..."

"It's okay, Mom will go back and change in a while."

All the villagers arrived at the big ditch. Zhao Guoliang had already blocked half of it, and the rest was left to the villagers who came later.

Zhao Guoliang shouted: "First, block the big ditch to prevent the water from escaping. The water is led down from the fields above, and the fields above are not allowed to block the gap. If anyone blocks the gap in their own field, don't blame me for being rude."

A villager asked: "Village head, have the fields of those who left been watered?"

Zhao Guoliang said, "Don't worry about them for now, let's irrigate our fields first."

"good."

The villagers all felt that this was the right thing to do. They had left and had not contributed any effort, so why should they irrigate their fields?

Zhao Guoliang continued to instruct: "Go and chop some bamboos and build a scaffold to bring water to the village. We can't keep fetching water from the big ditch."

Zhao Guoliang looked at the crowd and shouted, "Yonggui..."

"Yes, Li Zheng."

"I'll leave this place to you. We're exhausted after a day's work, so we need to go back and get some sleep."

Liu Yonggui immediately said, "Li Zheng, you guys go back and have a rest. Leave this to me."

Zhao Guoliang nodded, and then warned, "Don't grab water. There are fewer people in the village now, and there is enough water. Don't grab it."

The villagers all assured, "Don't worry, head of the village, we won't rob you. You guys go back and have a rest."

Everyone who had gone up the mountain went back to rest. Zhang Hulan went home, changed her clothes, and fell asleep. She couldn't take a shower anymore. She had to wait for the water from the ditch to be diverted.

Wang quickly called out, "Daniel, I'll cook right away. You guys eat before you go to sleep."

"Forget it, mom. I'll sleep for a while first."

Old man Zhang asked in the inner room, "Dajun, how much water is there? Is it really enough to irrigate the fields?"

"Don't worry, Dad. The water is thicker than the mouth of a bowl. It keeps flowing and will never run out."

"That's good, that's good. There is always a way out. God still has eyes."

Zhang Hujun didn't sleep. He went to the fields to check the water.

Work hard all day and all night, or else your fields will be without water.

It was already noon when Zhang Hulan woke up. She turned her head and saw San Ya also lying beside her and snoring.

Zhang Hulan got up quietly without waking San Ya.

Outside, Daya, Erya and Zhang Dahua were picking wild vegetables together.

"Mom, you're awake!"

"Where are your grandmother and her family?"

"Grandma and my uncle and aunt have all gone to the fields."

Zhang Dahua said, "Aunt, are you hungry? The rice in the pot is ready. Eat it if you are hungry."

"Have you eaten yet?"

"Not yet, waiting for grandma and the others to come back."

"Then let's wait until they come back before eating."

Zhang Hulan said this and went out to see the water in the fields.