Chapter 30 30. On the way

"Hurry up, something's happening." Everyone was still resting when they were woken up by the person on duty.

Everyone's first reaction was to grab their self-defense weapons, with a look of nervousness on their faces.

"What's the matter?" Liu Chunsheng leaned against the edge of the team and didn't see any outsiders, so he was the first to ask the question.

Gu Mingxia looked mysterious, "A miracle has occurred."

After just a few words, everyone sat up and stared at Gu Mingxia.

At this time, everyone's eyes were shining, indicating that everyone had hope of survival again.

"Where?" Gu Daping looked excited and began to paddle his bamboo tube, wondering how much water everyone would get this time.

Gu Mingxia pointed at the team in front and said, "They are all with the head of the village. Now, according to the population, we have also been allocated two large buckets. Uncle, let's go in batches to avoid arousing suspicion."

Everyone nodded in understanding and walked forward in twos and threes in an orderly manner according to the order of their families.

"I can't hold on here for much longer," Jin Qianqian looked at everyone's happy expressions, feeling a little bitter in her heart.

At first I thought I had stored too much water, but I didn’t expect that as it dissipated along the way, the purified water would have run out long ago.

Now all that's left are the drinks and juices. If they really get out, things will get really bad.

Gu Wenheng, "It's okay. If we go a little further, we will be close to Shangjing. Those dignitaries, whether for the sake of face or for the stability of people's livelihood, will not do things so drastically as the ones mentioned above."

There were water sources in many places, but the local officials were only concerned about their own safety and forcibly kept the victims out. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been so many casualties along the way.

Jin Qianqian fell into self-blame, "Why didn't I think of getting more water at that time? This way, we could have saved more people."

"You've done a great job," Gu Wenheng looked at the girl in front of him. At first, she couldn't stand the dirt on her body and wanted to clean herself. Now, she has to calculate every drop of water.

There were even a few times when he saw this girl secretly giving her drinking water to several children, and then secretly using carbonated drinks that could not be exposed to the public to quench her thirst.

"Boss, you brothers come here." Just after dividing the water, Gu Dashi put his hands behind his back and called all the brothers of the Gu Da family together.

Everyone looked at each other. Why were they making trouble instead of taking this time to rest?

"I called you here to discuss something with you," Gu Dashi spoke when he saw all his sons sitting on the ground.

"Where is my mother?" Gu Yuanjin saw the man running away and finally felt that something was wrong.

Usually the old lady has the final say at home, why is it the old man who is speaking now?

Gu Dashi glanced at the eldest brother and said, "I asked your mother to go see how your sister is doing. She will be back soon."

The brothers exchanged glances. Since the old lady had been sent away, they didn't know what big event the old man had this time that required him to avoid people.

"Dad, tell me what's the matter. Today is my turn to be on duty, and I need to take some time to rest." Gu Yuanmu yawned. If he didn't get a good rest, he wouldn't have the energy to travel at night.

"What's the hurry? Is sleep more important to you, or is your brother's marriage more important?" Gu Dashi patted his thigh, while Gu Yuanlei, who was sitting next to him, lowered his head shyly.

"What? Xiao Lei has chosen a partner this time?" Gu Yuanjin's face was full of joy. If the youngest child got married, he could also set up his own household.

"That's right," Gu Dashi's face was full of joy. He could finally comfort his ancestors that his life was worth it. He raised his sons and helped them get married. Now he could live out his retirement in peace.

However, when he thought of the current situation, Gu Dashi's face darkened and he was not in such a good mood.

"Whose girl is this?" Gu Wenheng was already recalling which family Gu Yuanlei had been close to these days, and who was the matchmaker?

"It's not from here," Gu Dashi said without hesitation, "Just now when the youngest brother went out to look for wild vegetables, he saw a girl fainted on the ground. He was soft-hearted and gave her some water. Now that the girl has woken up, she is so grateful that she insists on staying with the youngest brother to repay him for saving her life."

Gu Yuanlei's ears turned red and he lowered his head even lower.

"So what?" Gu Wenheng saw that his other brothers were all shocked, so he could only ask himself, "Did our family get a wife for free?" Isn't this too hasty?

"How can you say this is a free gift?" Gu Yuanlei no longer cared about being shy. He raised his head and looked at Gu Dashi nervously.

Gu Dashi patted his hands soothingly, then turned to the Gu brothers and said, "This girl has a father and a mother, so she won't follow the youngest brother for nothing. We still have to pay the due betrothal gift."

As the eldest brother, Gu Yuanjin nodded naturally, "This is what we should do, but everyone is in a difficult time now, they shouldn't be too excessive!"

The other brothers were all worried, wondering if their father was going to ask them to borrow money?

"No, no, no, Lan Ying said she doesn't want a betrothal gift. Just give them some water to survive." Gu Yuanlei was so excited that he spoke before Gu Dashi.

"No betrothal gift? Just some water?" Gu Yuanmu almost jumped up. Seeing the old man's glaring eyes, he muttered the rest of the words, "This is even more deadly than asking for money."

The brothers all had their own plans in mind, so no wonder they were all called over; they needed their help.

"Don't give too much. It just so happens that everyone has received water today, so half a bamboo tube will be enough for each person."

Gu Yuanhuo was the most impatient. "What? Half a bamboo tube per person is enough. Our family only has one and a half bamboo tubes in total. What kind of girl is so precious that she needs three or four bamboo tubes?"

Gu Wenheng was sitting aside, almost unable to hold back his laughter. He tried hard to suppress his laughter. No one would have thought that marrying a wife is measured not by betrothal gift but by water.

Soon, he restrained his expression again, and couldn't help but think of an old saying, "In troubled times, a woman is worth a bushel of rice, in prosperous times, a woman is worth ten thousand gold coins."

He didn't even know that he should lament that these barrels of water were more valuable than rice.

"Isn't this just a coincidence? Think about it, if you just spend a little money now, you can arrange your brother's marriage, which is much more cost-effective than paying real money later."

The more Gu Dashi talked, the more he felt that this deal was a good deal. He didn't even bother to discuss it. He just said, "I'll give you these bamboo tubes. Remember to fill them with water for me."

Gu Yuanjin was hesitating and was about to reach out to take it, but was stopped by Gu Yuanmu and Gu Yuanshui beside him.

(End of this chapter)