After saying that, Lin Jinyue didn't persuade him any further. It all depended on Li the Blacksmith's idea whether to go together or not.
After Lin Jinyue left, she planned to buy a few more water bags for emergency use before it got dark.
Lin Shucheng went out of the back door of Li the Blacksmith and found a secluded corner. He collapsed completely. "Hey, hey, I'm so tired. I should have called your brother over earlier."
Lin Jinyue saw that there was no one around, so she quickly put all the things into the warehouse.
Fortunately, the farm has been upgraded to level three and the farm warehouse has been expanded, otherwise these things would not be able to be put away.
After the few of them bought the water bags, Lin Jinyue found a secluded place and put her parents into the space. She also went to the space to change into a set of dirty clothes and put some dirt on her face. She looked like an ordinary child from a poor family.
Buying so many water bags at one time would definitely attract attention. Lin Jinyue has always been cautious and would never put herself in danger.
After she left the city gate, she slipped into the woods and trotted all the way towards the villagers.
After entering the deep mountains, she made sure that there was no one around before releasing her parents and the horse.
Before Lin Jinyue could react, a piece of orchid bean was stuffed into her mouth. This was the freshly fried bean they had bought in town just now.
Lin Jinyue stuffed a few more into her mouth and ate them with gusto.
After the two were released, Lin Jinyue looked left and right and said, "Dad, where are the forty water bags? Are they all filled with water?"
After buying forty water bags, they only had six taels of silver left.
But the water bag was big enough, so she could save some to drink. Then she could think of other ways to get clean water, and she would definitely be able to find a place with clean water.
Lin Shucheng: "It's all filled with water and put in the warehouse. When it's almost done, you can just take it out, so the horse won't be too tired."
As he spoke, he carried Lin Jinyue onto the horse's back.
When Lin Jinyue and the others returned, it was already evening.
She distributed the water bags and said to everyone, "Drink the water first, and drink sparingly. We will eat dry food from now on, and try not to wash vegetables or cook rice until we get through this side."
Everyone was extremely thirsty, but remembering the dire situation in the past few days, they did not dare to drink more water, nor did they know how far they had to walk.
Each household was given two or three water bags, which were distributed according to the number of people. Even Lin Youliang's family was given a few bowls of water.
Lin Jinyue also left a few water bags for emergency use, fearing that they would drink too much and run out of water later.
After everyone quenched their thirst, Liu the butcher belatedly asked, "Er Ya, how much did you spend on the water bag? We only have a few copper coins left, is this enough?"
The Wang family's wife also said, "This water bag is big, it's not cheap, I think it will cost at least one or two yuan each."
The village chief was shocked, "Er Ya, where did your family get so much money?"
The villagers also asked in unison:
"Have you paid for the water? Erya, how much is this water bag? I didn't want to buy it before, but now I know how important it is. You tell me how much it costs, and our family will definitely raise the money."
"Yes, Erya, your whole family has worked so hard, how can we let you lose money again? How much silver is there? We must find a way to get it."
"Arya, how's the situation in town?"
In short, these people asked questions at the same time, and Lin Jinyue was confused for a moment.
And now the villagers no longer ask her father, they ask her directly.
Lin Jinyue shouted loudly: "Stop arguing and listen to me."
Lin Jinyue explained to them one by one: "Keep the water bags. Each family has two, but some people have more and some have less. If there is a shortage of water again, we have to help each other. Don't worry about who gets the better deal and who gets the worse deal. We are all in this together now, and no one is allowed to abandon anyone."
"You don't have to pay for the water bags and water bottles. These days, everyone has been helping to collect herbs. We just found out that the price of herbs outside is higher than we thought, so we kept some of them and sold the rest. We exchanged them for some herbs we didn't have, and some food and water. At least we can survive. We also have some money. I exchanged it with people for dead rabbits on the roadside."
Lin Jinyue didn't want to explain in detail the source of his money. The most important thing right now was to let the villagers know about their current predicament.
As a result, the villagers began to talk again, interrupting Lin Jinyue's words:
"I said Arya was a lucky star. She could even find dead rabbits on the roadside."
"Hey, we are able to survive, thanks to Arya. We have to be nicer to Arya in the future. Without her, we wouldn't be so lucky."
“…”
Lin Jinyue:......
She didn't know what to say. This was not just luck, but was all thanks to the fact that she had to look up all kinds of information when she wrote novels in her previous life, as well as her golden finger system.
Everyone in the village was praising Lin Jinyue, but Lin Youliang's family was regretting their decision to the core.
They all got less water than others.
They didn't gain any advantage from fleeing the famine this time, and the third brother's family was separated. If the family hadn't been separated, how could Erya, a girl, have the chance to ride on a cart or a horse every day?
But no matter how unhappy Lin Youliang was, he could only hold it in.
At this time, he also saw the situation clearly. If his family left the refugee group, they would surely die.
Several people were unhappy, but no one dared to speak out.
*
That night, Lin Jinyue asked about the water situation. Sure enough, they were extremely thirsty. Even though they were almost thirsty, they had to go to her house to prepare extra water bags, and there was less than half of the water left.
Originally, if Lin Jinyue bought more water bags, it would cause more trouble. She was not planning to go up Xifeng Mountain for fear of causing trouble.
But now they have to go to Xifeng Mountain to buy some water, at least to get them out of this area.
They were in a hurry to get to Xifeng Mountain, and traveled in the dark, without even having dinner. When they were hungry, they just ate some dry food. They took advantage of the cover of night, and soon they reached the foot of Xifeng Mountain.
Lin Jinyue prepared to let the villagers go first and wait in front while she waited for blacksmith Li behind.
I don’t know whether Blacksmith Li and his family will come.
However, when they were about to leave, Goudan, the grandson of the village chief Lin Youcai, fell to the ground holding his stomach.
Lin Youcai was anxious: "Goudan, Goudan, what's wrong with you?"
Goudan covered his stomach and cried miserably: "I, I... I was so thirsty, I couldn't help it, I drank a mouthful of water from the pond, I saw it was clear water..."
He had felt a dull pain in his stomach half an hour ago, but he didn't take it seriously, thinking it was not a big deal and that he could just find a place to relieve himself during his break.
This is how it has been all the way here.
Who would have thought that after he had finally left, he was almost dying, and it felt like a knife was twisting his stomach.
A group of people were in a hurry.
In another hour, it would be daybreak, and perhaps many people from the city would come to fetch water.
Lin Jinyue said hurriedly, "You guys go first. My mother will stay to treat him. Is there anyone else who drank the water secretly? Hurry up and stay to treat him together."
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