Chapter 148 What a coincidence
What made Xia Xing'er speechless was that when these officers and soldiers called the people over, they only knew to let the people use a crooked knife to get water to drink, and did not think of finding a large vat or bucket to store water.
Such a huge amount of water flow was wasted like this. They are not convinced by being called fools. They are obviously a group of idiots who don't know how to adapt.
When the officers and soldiers heard Duan Yu's urging, they couldn't help but look at the master.
The master thought for a moment, carefully recalling what Duan Yu and the others had said.
Thinking back to before, he also thought that these two people were making up stories to tease the officers and soldiers of Qu County. He was a little annoyed at the time, but the fact was that everything these two people said came true one by one.
The medicinal herbs and spring water they mentioned were indeed there, but if we go back now to get a water tank, it would take a lot of time to go back and forth, and it might not be as efficient as it is now.
After all, it takes a lot of time to collect water. If many people scoop water together, the water will soon run out and you will still have to wait in the end.
When the lawyer thought about this, he gritted his teeth and prepared to go all out.
"What are you all still standing there for? Didn't you hear what Young Master Duan said?"
He thought carefully for a moment. If the method Xia Xing'er and the others suggested didn't work, the spring water would still be underground. They would only cut down the bamboo, and it would not affect the water flow from the original bamboo joints. So it wouldn't make much difference whether they cut it down or not.
When several officers and soldiers heard that the advisor had agreed, they immediately began to chop down the bamboo with their swords.
Everyone present was thinking that even if these bamboo joints were cut down, no water would come out, so they just wanted to see how Xia Xing'er and Duan Yu would get slapped in the face.
After the bamboo was cut down, the bamboo joints separated from the original spring source and rolled on the ground for a few times. Then no spring water gushed out of it, and everyone looked as if it was just as they expected.
"Look at what I said. It's a slap in the face now. Just now they were talking about something so magical, saying there would be a spring gushing out. Now, where is the water?"
"I think they're just trying to gain fame and reputation, and they're trying to be mysterious. Look at these bamboo joints. They won't produce water if they're separated from the water source above ground. Yet they insist on asking us to cut them off. It's really a waste of effort, and they've wasted all our time!"
Everyone was talking excitedly when Xia Xing'er pulled them aside, walked forward, squatted on the ground, picked up the bamboo joints she had just cut and put them on the ground.
The moment Xia Xing'er put down the bamboo joint, spring water suddenly gushed out from it.
When everyone saw this scene, they couldn't help but open their eyes wide and stare at Xia Xing'er in a daze.
Xia Xing'er wiped her wet hands and glanced at the people around her. With a look of disdain, she said, "You just told me that bamboo joints can't live without underground water, but why are you just standing there like idiots? Don't you know that the bamboo joints need to absorb the water from the ground to make the spring water gush out?"
When everyone heard Xia Xing'er's lesson, they looked at each other, not knowing whether to laugh or cry!
What they wanted to say was that they really didn't expect that water would really come out by just casually placing a bamboo joint on the ground?
In their minds, it is impossible to expect water to come out by simply placing a bamboo joint on the ground!
But now this impossible thing was unexpectedly done by this woman with ease.
Is the world really messed up or are they crazy? Why would such an incredible thing happen?
Seeing that water would come out of the bamboo joints when they were placed on the ground, the master's eyes lit up and he quickly ordered everyone, "Hurry up and pick up those bamboo joints on the ground!"
Everyone finally came back to their senses and quickly squatted on the ground, picking up the scattered bamboo joints and standing them up on the ground.
All the bamboo joints were just like the one Xia Xing'er had supported before, and spring water gushed out of them all at once.
Some people still didn't believe it and tried to move the bamboo. As a result, after they moved the bamboo joints, the water on the ground immediately disappeared.
Put the bamboo joint somewhere else and water will immediately gush out of it again.
Everyone looked at these bamboo joints as if they were rare treasures.
This is not a bamboo joint, it is a moving water source.
In the future, they only need to take these bamboo joints with them to any place. As long as they put the bamboo joints on the ground, water will gush out immediately, and they will no longer have to go through the trouble of fetching water.
What is even more surprising is that the water coming out of this bamboo joint is extremely sweet, and tastes hundreds or thousands of times better than the water they usually drink!
The most important thing is that after drinking this water, I feel relaxed all over and all the fatigue in my body disappears. This water is really magical.
With this in mind, many of them began to think about this bamboo joint.
However, there are so many people around now that it is inconvenient for anyone to take action. I want to come back late at night and find a way to take the bamboo joint away.
Just when the people were busy getting medicine and water, the sound of gongs suddenly came from afar.
"The county magistrate and everyone are here!"
Since the plague broke out in Qu County, the people have never seen their father-in-law again. They didn’t expect to see him here. It was really a wonder!
Xia Xing'er and Duan Yu exchanged a glance, and Duan Yu whispered to Xia Xing'er, "This county magistrate is really arrogant, even more arrogant than the emperor!"
Although Xia Xing'er did not answer, her expression showed that she agreed with Duan Yu's words.
The people never imagined that the first time their Qu County official appeared, he would not be concerned about the situation of the plague.
What happened to these people?
Instead, he blew his beard and glared, and asked sternly: "Where did you get these medicinal herbs?"
When everyone heard the county magistrate's harsh rebuke, they were both angry and afraid.
Everyone looked at each other with confused expressions.
No one answered the county magistrate's question. They really couldn't understand why the county magistrate was so angry and looked like he was going to accuse them!
When Xia Xing'er heard the question from the County Magistrate, she answered in her heart: "Do I even need to ask? Of course I got it from your house!"
She was the only one among all people who could answer the dog county magistrate's words.
The reason why County Magistrate Gou came here must be that he thought the medicinal herbs here were the ones he had lost.
The medicinal herbs, gold, silver, jewelry, and rare antiques in his house were stolen just moments ago.
Soon someone told him that medicinal herbs for treatment and protection could be obtained for free in the dilapidated temple in the west of the city. It was really a coincidence.
He knew very well that in the entire Qu County, only his county magistrate's mansion had those medicinal herbs. It must be that ignorant thief who stole the medicinal herbs from his mansion and transported them to the dilapidated temple in the west of the city. Otherwise, how could such medicinal herbs suddenly appear in this dilapidated temple overnight?
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