The village chief and a group of people quickly arrived at the pond.
"Village chief, there's so much water in this pond."
"Village chief, we can finally continue to store water."
"Village chief, we are so lucky to find so much water in the mountains."
"Uncle Yun, did you catch this fish? Did you catch it in the pond?"
"Uncle Yun, the fish you caught is so big!"
When everyone actually saw the pond, they all started talking about it with great joy. Two young men, wandering around the pond, saw the fish caught by Yun the Butcher and cried out in surprise.
"Yes, we caught the fish in this pond. How about it? It's big, right? After we finish transporting the water, we will collect the fish together and give each family a few when we go back. Then we can all eat fish tonight." Yun the butcher said happily.
"Butcher Yun, I didn't expect there are so many fish in this pond, and they are quite big. Tonight, the people of our Yunjia Village will have a treat." The village chief said happily after looking at the fish in the puddle.
"I caught the fish with a basket. However, the puddle I dug was too small to hold too many fish. I'll have to find time to dig a bigger one later. I'll try to give each family more fish." Butcher Yun said, pointing to the full puddle.
"That's easy. No need to wait. There are so many people here, we can dig a big puddle for you in no time."
"Don't look at the pond for now. Come over here and dig a bigger hole to catch the fish later." The village chief arranged for everyone to dig a hole first.
"That's great, Village Chief. I was worried that I couldn't dig fast enough by myself." Yun the Butcher said happily.
"Village chief, Yiyi has come up with a good idea for transporting water to the camp. Let me tell you about it, please listen." Butcher Yun pulled the village chief to the side and said.
"I just happened to have everyone here. We can start transporting water anytime. But you go first. I want to hear what Yiyi has to say."
"Village chief, it's like this. Yiyi divided the route for us to transport water into four sections. When transporting water, each person is only responsible for transporting water for one section." Yun the butcher drew a line on the ground and divided it into four sections.
"This is no different from us carrying the water back home by ourselves," asked the village chief in confusion.
"Village Chief, it's like this. Look, this first section is carrying water from the pond to the fork in the road you just took. This section of the road is very short, so we don't need to arrange a lot of people. Just a few people can supply the people behind."
"The second section of the road is from the fork in the road to the area where there are rocks on the ground and many dead trees."
"The third section of the trail is from the area with the dead tree to the exit of the woods behind the camp."
"The fourth section of the road leads from the exit of the woods to our camp."
"For the second and third sections, we can arrange for the men in our village to carry water. They are strong and can walk fast on mountain roads."
"The last section is special, Village Chief. Because it's close to the camp, we can arrange for the women and children in the village to help carry water. Village Chief, think about it, you originally planned to carry a bucket of water back by yourself, and then carry it back and forth like this, right? The main reason is that it's far from the camp, and the women and children can't help."
"But, according to what I said, women and children can also help transport water, and our water transportation speed will be greatly improved. In this way, everyone can store more water. Village chief, think about whether what I said is right." Yun the butcher said slowly.
"Yun the Butcher, I understand. You leave a few people for the first section of the road, and leave more people for the difficult second and third sections. For the fourth section, use women and children directly. This is equivalent to the whole village transporting water. Yes, this method is good, and it will definitely transport water faster. Haha, Yiyi is such a smart kid." The village chief said as he happily patted Yun the Butcher's shoulder.
"Yes, village chief, what you said is what I wanted to say. The main thing is that Yiyi and I walked around the pond and found many animal footprints around. So we can't stay in this pond for long. It's not safe to stay here for a long time." Yun the Butcher said in a low voice.
"Butcher Yun, are you telling the truth?" the village chief asked in surprise.
"I didn't lie to you, village chief. It's drought everywhere now. Not only do we lack water, but the animals in the mountains also lack water. If we really encounter them, it will be difficult for us to escape." Yun the Butcher continued in a low voice.
"Okay, after they finish digging the water hole, I will take everyone back to transport water. On the way, I will tell them how to transport water." The village chief looked at the group of people who were digging the water hole and said in a low voice.
"Well, that's perfect, Village Chief. I'll have Yiyi guard the pond. When you go back, tell everyone to empty all the water containers and let everyone store as much water as possible. We don't know when we'll be able to store water again."
"Okay, I just checked, there's enough water in the pond for us to store."
"Village chief, I will take three young men to carry water on the first section of the journey. You can arrange the rest of the journey." Yun the butcher added.
"Okay, I understand." said the village chief.
There is strength in numbers, and soon a large puddle with a diameter of one meter and a depth of about sixty centimeters was dug.
"Come on, everyone fill the buckets you brought with water, we are ready to go back." The village chief shouted loudly.
Following the village chief's advice, everyone filled their buckets with water, covered them, and placed them in their baskets. After the village chief took up his basket and began walking back, everyone else followed suit, forming a line and heading up the mountain. Soon, everyone disappeared. Only Yun Yiyi remained at the pond.
Yun Yiyi first checked the basket in the water. Previously, everyone had been splashing water in the pond, making quite a noise and scaring the fish away. Now, with no movement, the fish swam back in. Yun Yiyi watched for a while and saw that three fish had already swam into the basket.
Yun Yiyi quietly stepped back a few steps and circled the pond. The woods were quiet, with no animals approaching. She returned with peace of mind.
She looked into the water again and saw that the basket in the water had already contained more than ten large fish. Yun Yiyi lay on the edge of the pond, leaned into the water, grabbed the basket with both hands, and suddenly lifted it up. The fish jumped around in the basket.
Yun Yiyi waited until the water in the basket had drained out, then held the basket with one hand and used the other to prop herself up and sit up. Then, she held the basket with both hands and placed it on the shore.
The basket was Yun the Butcher's firewood basket; it was large and deep, taller than Yun Yiyi when standing on the ground. Yun Yiyi dragged the basket to the puddle, tipped it over, and all the fish inside fell into the puddle.
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