In my memory, the water in this stream always flows happily, and only in winter when the ice forms on the top, the water below still flows. But now the stream is dry, the fish in the stream are dead, and the pit is full of dead fish, which are stinking under the sun.

"It seems that the water here has been dry for some time." Cao Xiangnan said.

"I think so, the fish here have been dead for some time." The person behind responded and said, "It has not rained for so long, the water in the Fenshui River will dry up, let alone this stream."

The most feared thing is that if the water in the Fenshui River dries up one day, they will have no water here and will have to move south with the refugees.

The fish in this stream are not big, and there are some seasonal fish passing by. They are close to the Fenshui River, and fishermen go to the big river to fish, and few people come to this stream to fish. In the past, their family would come here to pick up snails, but later, when there was no shortage of fish at home, they rarely came to pick up these snails with only a few ounces of meat to eat. In addition, after moving to the town, they have not come here again.

If someone hadn't mentioned this, Cao Xiangnan would not have noticed this place.

They walked up along the stream until they reached the foot of the mountain. Looking at the mountain above, Cao Xiangnan did not dare to go up. "Let's just walk here and not go up." The mountains are full of dangers. It is not possible for them to go in. If they encounter wild animals in the mountains, it will be no joke.

Looking at the mountains in front of them, the leaves on the mountains are all withered and yellow, and there are fallen yellow leaves on the ground. Autumn has come.

When all the leaves fall, it will be winter.

Such a large area of ​​mountains cannot be without water sources. The water in this stream has dried up. Thinking of the water in the Fenshui River, which has been dropping again and again, Cao Xiangnan thought about this question in his heart. Where did all the water go? Water is moving. The water on the ground may have gone underground. There must be an underground river below.

"Let's go back first. We can discuss how to deal with it after we get back." They went back. They

also went to see the well in the village.

The well at the head of the village is for public use by everyone in the village. The water in the well has been pumped to the bottom. There is also an old well at the end of the village. The well at the head of the village has no water, so the villagers went to the old well at the end of the village to draw water. There were many people drawing water, and the water in both wells was all drawn. The water in the well was not as fast as the water drawn by the people, so the people in the village lined up to draw water early in the morning.

When they built the yard, they thought it was too far to go back to the village to fetch water, so they dug a well at home, which was enough for their own use. If Cao Xiangnan hadn't heard that the wells in the village were running out of water, he wouldn't have known about it. He went to Li Zheng's place and told him about the wells in the village. They decided to dig two more wells to see if they could solve the water problem in the village.

"Yes, there's one more thing." Cao Xiangnan talked about the dry water in the stream and expressed his doubts, so he wanted to go into the mountains to see if there was a water source. If they could find a water source, they wouldn't have to worry about water in the village.

If they could find a water source in the mountains, they would get water from the mountains, so that every household would have more convenient water.

"Is this possible?" Li Zheng heard what Cao Xiangnan said, and knew that if he dared to say it, he must have a way. Hearing him say that, he became expectant and said, "I will talk to you later and find a few more people to go into the mountains with you tomorrow. There are many dangerous places in the mountains, so it is safer to bring a few more people."

But Cao Gang was not in the village. Cao Gang was the best hunter in the village, and he was familiar with the mountains. Thinking of Cao Gang, you said that you finally came back, married a wife, had a few kids, and lived a good life, right? Why did you go there again!

"Brother Cao Gang has his own things to do. He is a man who can do great things. We cannot stop him from doing what he wants to do. If it weren't for these people, Zinu would have already fought to Fengdu. If the dynasty changed, our life would definitely not be easy. Seventh Master, don't worry about Brother Cao Gang. I think he will come back safely." Hearing that he was complaining about Cao Gang abandoning his family to go to the war, Cao Xiangnan comforted him. Although he was complaining, he was also concerned and worried in his heart.

He waited until the next morning, and a group of more than ten men went to the other side of the mountain with thick sticks in their hands. For

several days in a row, Cao Xiangnan took people to the mountains to find water sources. The deeper they went, the more afraid they were of encountering man-eating wolves in the deep mountains. So many of them were no match for the wolves. Cao Xiangnan was thinking that if he couldn't find it today, he would give up and not go into the mountain again. Unexpectedly, he saw a place that was different from other places.

"Everyone stop for a moment." After calling for everyone to stop, Cao Xiangnan directed people to pull out the grass and trees that covered the place. The grass and trees in other places were all dry, and this place was obviously a little different. If you don't look carefully, you won't find it.

A few people went forward to pull it out and saw a hidden cave. Looking inside, it was dark and there was no end. He picked up a stone and threw it in, and there was a thump thump thump sound.

"I think this cave is very deep." Someone said.

"I wonder if there will be wild animals hiding in it." Someone was worried.

Standing here, you can feel the humidity blowing on your face. Cao Xiangnan is 90% sure that this is the place they are looking for. He smiles. Since they have found this place after so much hardship, someone suggested, "Let's go in and take a look. Maybe there is water inside."

"Yes, let's go in and take a look."

It was only after listening to Cao Xiangnan that these men knew that there was a river underground. They were looking for this underground river. As long as they found the underground river, they would not be afraid of running out of water even if it didn't rain for three years.

Compared with the drought and thirst, encountering wild animals when looking for water was not a big deal.

After discussing, they decided to go inside and take a look. A few people stayed outside to guard, and the rest of them went in with torches in their hands. The bats hiding inside flew out. Those who rushed in were not timid. They were looking forward to finding water. They waved their torches to shoo away the flying bats and ants and walked in.

Water dripped from their heads. Hearing the sound of water, some of them cheered happily and shouted, "We found it." They

walked in carefully step by step. They encountered crawling snakes and insects on the way, but they carefully drove them away and avoided danger. When an underground river appeared in front of everyone, everyone smiled.

The village hired people to dig wells. They dug deep in several places before they had water.

They worked for half a month. After everyone's efforts, they selected some old bamboos and cut them down. The bamboos were connected to form pipes to connect the water from the mountain. The water from the mountain was brought to the village by taking advantage of the terrain. When the first injection of water fell into the tank, the onlookers in the village cheered.

"We have water..."

"We have water, we have water!"

Li Zheng, who was standing among the crowd and watching, narrowed his eyes and said, "You are the one who has the solution. You are really amazing." He patted Cao Xiangnan who was standing beside him and said, "This boy is the one who has the solution. In this way, they don't have to worry about the water problem in the village anymore. The water will be used for the fields in the village, and it will be much more convenient to use water in the future. It will really be a blessing for the descendants of Caojia Village.

Cao Xiangnan was embarrassed by the compliments and said hurriedly, "This is the result of everyone's hard work. How could I accomplish such a big thing by myself? I still need more help from everyone. Thank you for your hard work during this period."

"Yes, yes, everyone has worked hard."

With the water, they no longer have to worry about having no water to drink. The arrival of this water has greatly alleviated the anxiety and worry in people's hearts. I heard that this is the water from the underground river.

As long as this underground river does not change its course, I think Caojia Village will not be afraid of running out of water for a hundred years.

People from other villages saw that their village was connected to the water from the mountain. Li Zheng and the village heads in the village also came to ask about it. As for these matters, Cao Xiangnan did not care about them and handed them over to Li Zheng and Cao Gui to deal with them.

On this day, Cao Xiangnan came home and fell on the bed and fell asleep without even taking off his shoes.

"Really? He didn't even take off his shoes before going to bed." Qi Wanfeng walked into the room and saw her husband sleeping sideways, with both feet hanging outside the bed, and fell asleep without even taking off his shoes. Seeing that her husband had become dark and thin due to being exposed to the sun these days, and had lost a lot of weight, he felt very distressed, but he knew what her husband was busy with every day, and he couldn't stop her husband from doing these things.

Knowing that her husband was tired, Qi Wanfeng took off her husband's shoes gently, covered her husband with a thin blanket, and left the room to let her husband have a good sleep. After coaxing Xiao Baoer to go out to play, she told everyone in the house to speak softly so as not to wake up the old man.

This time Cao Xiangnan slept until dark before waking up. When he woke up, he only saw a figure swaying in the room. He called out, "Wanfeng."

"Huh?" Qi Wanfeng put down the clothes in his hands, turned around and saw that his husband, who had been sleeping on the bed for half a day, had woken up and walked over to sit beside the bed. Cao Xiangnan buried his face in his wife's belly and hugged his waist with both hands. Qi Wanfeng touched his husband's hair with his hand, and asked with a smile on his face, "Did you sleep enough?"

"What time was it?"

"The sun has set and it's just getting dark outside. I saw you were sleeping at dinner time, so I didn't call you to eat. I heated up the food in the pot for you. Are you hungry? Do you want to get up and eat?" Qi Wanfeng was afraid that her husband was hungry after sleeping for half a day, and he was just thinking about whether to call him to eat.

"Hmm, eat later. I'm not hungry yet."

The two of them chatted for a while before Cao Xiangnan got up to eat. The children at home were all asleep, saving a bunch of small electric bulbs from shining brightly. He enjoyed his wife's service and felt that this day was really wonderful.

The refugees from the north were all settled in the government. As winter was coming, there were many things to do, such as food and firewood. It was snowing and cold in winter, and it was impossible to keep warm without firewood. A lot of firewood had to be prepared, and the refugees had to chop these things themselves.

There were still many wastelands under Fenshui Town. Some of the refugees were arranged to reclaim the wasteland. Before the heavy snow came, they could grow some vegetables, which could be picked and stored as food.

Every day, Zhao Xianzhi was very busy. Cao Xiangnan had taken away a lot of people. There were still some men here who looked dishonest. With the official with a big knife watching them, those who wanted to make trouble had to tie their skins tightly.

"Those who are dishonest will be punished!" Zhao Xianzhi gave an order.

At this time, if they were soft-hearted, it would be troublesome sooner or later. With the order from their master, the officials below were relieved to follow their master's instructions.

Hearing that Caojia Village went to the mountain to find water, Zhao Xianzhi took an old servant and quietly went to Cao Xiangnan. Knowing that Zhao Xianzhi came to the village to find a water source, Cao Xiangnan also took the county magistrate to see the next water source. However, there were not many of them and it was dangerous on the mountain, so they did not go up the mountain to see the water source. They agreed to take people up the mountain together next time. After seeing the water source, Zhao Xianling went quietly and returned quietly.