"Yiyi, I'll go with you." Xie Zirui caught up and said.
"Okay, Brother Zirui, let's go together."
A few people pretended to pass by and looked into the house curiously.
Suddenly, a voice called them.
"Stop for a moment, I have something to say."
Xie Zirui pulled Yun Yiyi's clothes and stopped because the voice he heard was very familiar.
Yun Yiyi turned around and looked at Xie Zirui in surprise.
"Uncle, do you have something to say to us?"
The tall man walked out of the room. "Yes, I want to tell you that there is a well in the corner outside the room next to ours. There is water in the well."
"We just pumped out some water. The well water is clean and drinkable. If you're short of water, you can come and get some."
Yun Yiyi's eyes lit up. "Uncle, where is the well? Could you please take us there to have a look?"
The tall man said straightforwardly, "It's just ahead. I'll show you there."
After he finished speaking, he led everyone to walk forward for more than 20 meters.
Then he went to the next room and got a torch.
Yun Yiyi and the others then saw the well in the corner.
It turned out that it was dark and no one turned around, so they didn't notice the well here.
The mouth of the well is not big, and it is built with large stones.
Yun Yiyi walked forward a few steps and looked into the well. The well was not deep. About two meters away from the well mouth was the well water.
At this height, it is also relatively convenient to fetch water. However, it is best not to come here when it is dark, as it is too dangerous.
"Uncle, it's so dark, how did you find the well here?"
As soon as Yun Yiyi finished speaking, everyone looked at the tall man.
The tall man held up a torch and said, "When we first came in, someone came out looking for rocks to build a stove. They found a big rock on top."
"After we moved the big rock away, we discovered there was a well underneath. I thought it was Longjing tea, but I didn't expect there was actually water in the well."
"This place is almost drought-free, so it's no surprise that there's water in the wells."
“Yes, it’s been quite easy for us to find water these days.
"However, we are really lucky tonight. We can draw water from the land temple."
"Uncle, thank you for telling us this news."
Yun Yiyi expressed her gratitude sincerely.
"You're welcome. There's so much water in the well, and we don't have many people in our team, so we can't use it all."
"Then we'll go back first, uncle, and ask the adults at home to come and get some water later."
"Okay, we won't cover the big stone slab above the well for now. Let's wait until you all have finished drawing water, then we can cover it up."
"Uncle, you are very thoughtful."
"Of course you are. You're welcome."
"Big brother, second brother, third brother, go back and tell dad to come get some water."
"Brother Zirui and I will go and tell the village chief and the elders."
"Okay, Yiyi."
So everyone went their separate ways.
Yun Yiyi and Xie Zirui came to the village chief's room again.
"Uncle village chief, grandpa from the clan, we were just walking around the front. A kind uncle from the team next to us told us there's a well in the corner up ahead."
"And the water in the well is clean and drinkable. You can arrange for people in the village who are short of water to fetch water there."
"However, it's dark now, so it's best not to let children go. If they accidentally fall in, it will be troublesome."
"Uncle Village Chief, you can arrange for someone to hold a torch and watch everyone draw water. Once everyone has drawn water, you can put the big stone covering the well back on."
After listening to what Yun Yiyi and Xie Zirui said, the village chief felt that the two children were very thoughtful.
"Good boy, I've remembered everything you two said. Don't worry, I'll arrange for someone to keep an eye on it."
"It's getting late, you two should go back quickly. Otherwise your family will be worried."
"Uncle Village Chief, let's go back now."
"good."
Yun Yiyi and Xie Zirui returned quickly.
"Dad, you haven't gone to fetch water yet?"
"Yiyi, I didn't expect you guys to find the well where we draw water after wandering around."
"Haha, Dad, I can only say that we are too lucky."
Butcher Yun and Zhang laughed when they heard this. What a stroke of luck! It was so dark, who would have guessed there was a well in the corner?
"I'm going to get some water now. Who of you will come with me with a torch?"
"Dad, I'll go with you."
"Let's go, boss."
Butcher Yun took Brother Yun and went to fetch water, carrying buckets.
Zhang took out bowls of noodles from the pot and asked the children to start eating.
More than ten minutes later, Yun the Butcher came back carrying two full buckets of water.
Zhang went up to him and said, "Master, this water is very clean and can indeed be consumed."
Butcher Yun nodded in agreement. "This well must be used frequently and someone takes care of it, so the water is so clean."
Butcher Yun poured both buckets of water into the water tank.
Tonight, Yun Yiyi and the others discovered the well, which really helped the family a lot.
Because they have been traveling every day for the past three or four days, the village chief did not arrange for everyone to find a water source, and there is not much water left in the Yun family's water tank.
At the latest tomorrow, we have to go find a water source to replenish our water.
Butcher Yun estimated that most families in the village were in a similar situation as his own.
It's really a drought, but the rain is just in time. It's so timely.
"Boss, how about you eat the noodles first and go get some water later?"
"No need, wife. The villagers are all cooking and eating right now. There aren't many people going to get water, so you don't need to queue."
"I guess we'll have to line up in a while. It's okay if the food gets cold. We can heat it up when the boss and I eat later."
"Okay, then I'll wait for you two to finish your work and then we can eat together."
"Okay, I'll go get some water first."
Butcher Yun hurried out carrying the empty bucket.
"Mom, my dad asked about this window and this door. Have you cleaned them up yet?"
"Yes, Mom, if you don't clean it up, you'll wake up from the cold at night."
"Yiyi, third brother, your father said that the windows were blocked with a whole piece of oilcloth."
"But this doorway is too big. Even if we hang a tarp, it's still cold when the wind blows."
"So, your father said, first block the door with bundles of firewood, and then hang up the oilcloth."
"Yiyi, I think Dad's method is definitely feasible."
"That's all right, but we need to get some firewood down from the carriage."
"Brother, you don't have to pile up all the firewood. You can leave a small door and hang a tarpaulin on it so that it's convenient for everyone to go in and out."
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