Chapter 68 69. Not Thirsty

"This matter is closely related to the two people who crawled out a few days ago. I guess the prefect is half-believing and half-doubting, and has sent people to secretly follow us." When Village Chief Li said this, he glanced at He Caogen meaningfully, because these people were recruited by their villagers.

"Tsk, tsk, didn't you see those old oxen in our team that were almost dying of thirst, they were all checked several times by them."

"What's there to check about this cow?"

"You don't understand this, right? A miracle? Maybe it's the Bull God appearing." Village Chief Li laughed to himself after saying this.

“Speaking of this, He Tuliang from your village has received retribution. Yesterday, his old ox didn’t hold on and died of thirst.

Last night, they were looking for someone to help separate the cattle, but no one was willing to help. Now the whole family is still busy there. "

"That shouldn't be the case!" Village Chief Shi was a little surprised. "After all, it's still meat. As long as we give others a little benefit, there should be people willing to help."

He Caogen now wished he could lower his head to his chest. It wasn't that no one was willing to help, but that He Zhou was too powerful. He was only willing to offer half a pound of beef and said that everyone was already taking advantage of them.

Now, as long as there is strength, everyone would go outside to find more grass roots to replenish water and help their family take care of the cows. They get themselves smelly and there is no way to clean it up, and the days that follow will be even more miserable.

Besides, half a pound of meat, who are you insulting? It's not enough to replenish your physical strength, even the newly arrived refugees are unwilling to eat it.

"Several village heads are here. Let's ask them what to do. Staying here all the time is not a solution. If we don't go out and find another way to make a living, we are really waiting to die." He Caogen said quickly when he saw several people coming over together.

"Is there any other way to survive? All of our hopes are blocked by this wall. Can we still go back? Can we get there?"

"Don't say anything discouraging here," Gu Sanbu glanced at them, "Each family will select one person tomorrow, and then we will form a team to look for it in a farther place. If that doesn't work, we will find a moist place to see if we can dig out a water source."

This was what the few of them had just discussed in the corner. They could neither move forward nor retreat, so now they could only think of a way out on the ground.

There is water in this city, which means the drought here is not as severe as in other places. We have to find a way to survive.

"Ah! Dig it yourself?" Village Chief Shi said with a bitter face, "We can't spare so many people."

Their village has the most people who have gone missing. Now most of them are elderly and children, minus half of the women, there are not many who can really help.

"What should we do? Are we all waiting to die?" Seeing that his nephew was not giving him face, Shi Lichang almost raised the crutch in his hand.

"But……"

"It's settled. You should notify them immediately today and assign people early tomorrow morning." After the elders finished speaking, they didn't bother to waste time with the village heads and walked towards the city gate together. Every day they would inquire about the situation here, so that if a noble person came out to distribute water and food one day, they could be the first to line up.

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"Uncle, aunt, my brother Yuan Yu and the others are back." Before Gu Mingqiu arrived, his voice had already echoed outside the city gate.

"Yuan Yu? Lao Qi and the others are back?" Gu Dashi stood up suddenly and accidentally pulled the wound on his shoulder. The pain made him squat down again.

"Seventh Brother, have you seen our Letian and Lejia?" Xie Ruyi changed his usual lifeless look and rushed over, searching the crowd with his eyes, and slowly fell into disappointment.

"Sister-in-law?" Gu Wenheng looked at the woman with a sallow complexion and messy hair, and was a little bit unbelieving. This was the sister-in-law who had combed her hair meticulously a few days ago and always had a serious face. "Why didn't Le Tian and the Le family leave the city?"

"You're not together?" Xie Ruyi was still unwilling to give up, "Then have you run into them in the city? Any news about them?"

Jin Qianqian was also shocked by Xie Ruyi's change. It had only been a few days, how could she become like this? "Sister-in-law, we separated from everyone as soon as we entered the city, and we didn't meet them."

Xie Ruyi shook his head in disappointment, turned around and left muttering to himself.

"Now that you are back, there is still no news about my second brother's family, Letian and the Le family. Your sister-in-law is really worried." Hong Daya said with some discomfort while holding Gu Leshun's hand.

Seeing my sister-in-law like this, she must be really anxious and crazy.

"Fifth sister-in-law," Jin Qianqian greeted Hong Daya, then squatted down and looked at Gu Leshun, "Xiao Shunshun, do you miss your aunt?"

But when she saw Gu Leshun's cracked lips covered with blood, she felt distressed, "Are you thirsty, little Leshun? Auntie, let me give you some water first."

Jin Qianqian quickly took off the bamboo tube from her waist, which she had boiled overnight.

But Xiao Leshun looked up at Hong Daya, waiting for her to speak.

Hong Daya swallowed her saliva, her eyes reddened, and she squatted down to look at the two of them, "Seventh brother's wife, I owe you this favor, I will find a way to repay you in the future."

Jin Qianqian ignored her and carefully placed the bamboo tube next to Gu Leshun's mouth. "Auntie will feed you. Let's drink slowly. Auntie will save all the water for you."

Gu Leshun took two sips and gently pushed the bamboo tube away, "Can my mother have some too?"

"Yes, Auntie will give you all this bamboo water. You can make the decision, okay?"

“……” Xiao Leshun looked at Hong Daya obediently again.

"How can this be? Water is hard to come by now, so you'd better keep it for me, sister-in-law." Hong Daya didn't dare to take it. You know, even if everyone squeezed together in the entire Baini'ao, they might not be able to get enough water in a bamboo tube.

During the short period of their conversation, all the Gu family members gathered around, and many of them looked at the bamboo tube in Jin Qianqian's hand with shining eyes.

"Aunt Qi, please give us some water too!" Gu Lehua stretched out her hands in front of her, but her eyes were fixed on the bamboo tube in her hand.

Jin Qianqian stuffed the bamboo tube in her hand directly into Hong Daya's hand, "This is what Auntie has promised to give to Le Shun..."

Before he could finish his words, Liu Liu interrupted him sharply, "These are all Lao Qi's nephews and nieces, you can't treat them differently.

Why can Le Shun monopolize such a large bamboo tube of water? It is not good for the elders to be so partial. "

Jin Qianqian's face darkened. They hung so many bamboo tubes on their waists just to give them one for their small family, but she was criticized before she could even finish her words.

Now she was not happy anymore, but the fact that she was screaming at such a high pitch meant that she was not very thirsty, so she just continued to endure it.

(End of this chapter)