Chapter 116 The treasure in the water reappears

He hugged his sister tightly, trying to ignore such gazes.

So hungry...

They had nothing to eat except a few dry biscuits. He looked at the cloth bag of biscuits and swallowed his saliva.

He thought he just glanced at it secretly, but he didn't know that he was almost staring at the cloth bag.

Mother touched his head: "Are you hungry, Huaibi?"

"If you are hungry, eat something first."

The brother next to him looked at him unhappily, his eyes gloomy, and he shook his head at his brother's gaze.

"I'm not hungry. Save all the cakes for mom. Mom must eat her fill before my sister can eat her fill. I'm fine."

"I see there's a river over there. My brother and I will go fishing in the river later. We might even catch two big fish."

After he finished speaking, the eldest brother retracted his gaze, and that silent sense of oppression disappeared.

Where are the fish?

During this period of drought, everyone has searched for food. Not to mention fish, the river is almost dry.

The river now is more like a small mud pit than a river. There is no difference at all.

Even in such a small mud pit, many people are scrambling to get water. The scene is so chaotic.

Mother was silent for a while, and tears fell silently.

"It's because Dad and Mom are useless. Dad and Mom are sorry for you."

"Mom is very useful, don't cry!"

Dad ran over from a distance, holding a water bag in his hand: "Drink some water, I just drew it, it's very refreshing."

The water in the water bag was not clean, and it looked very turbid, but Dad still spent a lot of effort to grab such water.

"Drink it quickly, while there is water here, let's drink more, and we can draw more after drinking it."

Everyone drank the water hard, filling their stomachs. If they drank such water in the past, they would probably have diarrhea, but in the days of fleeing from drought, everyone gradually got used to it. Even if the water was turbid, they still drank it carefully as if it were a treasure.

He drank the water and felt better. A man who looked like his elder brother came over.

"Can you give me a sip of water? I'm so thirsty and can't get it from them."

"Don't worry, I won't ask for water for nothing. I'll give it back to you after I get some."

He didn't hesitate for too long. After asking his parents, he lent the water bag to the boy.

The boy took the water bag and smiled shyly: "Thank you. My name is Xiao Chengyu. What's your name?"

"Gan Huaibi."

The boy murmured: "This name is a bit strange?"

"What's strange about it?" Hearing someone question his name, he pouted unhappily.

Xiao Chengyu smiled apologetically: "It sounds nice."

He liked Xiao Chengyu's explanation very much. He curled his eyes and said: "You have good vision. We will be brothers in the future. If you need any help, come to me. Although I have no food or water, if you need my help to look at something, it's no problem."

He was a little embarrassed.

Helping to look at things doesn't seem to be a big deal.

But he had no choice. Their family was not well-off, and they could only help with these small things.

Fortunately, Xiao Chengyu was not a stingy person. Not only did he not look down on him, but he also smiled gently.

"Thank you, I have never had any friends. You are my first friend."

Looking at Xiao Chengyu's smile, Gan Huaibi felt an inexplicable voice in his heart.

Don't believe him!

Don't be friends with him!

It was you, you who let the wolf into the house, you who killed your mother and sister!

The illogical voice echoed in his ears, the voice was so miserable that he just listened to it and got goosebumps all over his body and woke up suddenly.

His heart was heavy and very uncomfortable. Dragging his painful butt, he opened the window. The moonlight was bright outside the window and the cicadas were chirping in the yard.

He couldn't imagine how he could survive such a hard life in the dream.

Also, who is Xiao Chengyu?

Why did he kill his mother and sister?

His mind was in a mess and he couldn't figure out the relationship.

Forget it.

He is just a child and should not think so much. Instead of thinking about this, he might as well think about what to eat tomorrow morning. He didn't have any food tonight and only had a bowl of medicinal porridge. The taste...

let alone mentioning it.

Just thinking about it makes me feel that the taste is unlucky. It is better to be hungry.

He smacked his lips, went to bed in the moonlight, and fell asleep again.

This time, he didn't dream at all, but Xiao Chengyu's face was still echoing in his mind, so that when he woke up the next morning, he was listless.

Fortunately, he didn't have to study because he was beaten, otherwise he would be scolded again.

He was lying on the bed and heard something from a distance, so he limped over to the sound. When he looked closely, he found that there were many people standing by the pond.

Almost everyone in the family was here, even his sister, whose face was covered in green, was held in his arms.

Seeing him, his sister excitedly waved to him, and he happily went over to her. Only after he got to her side did he hear his sister's inner voice.

[What a big mosquito, go away, don't come over here.]

[Woo woo woo, go bite my second brother, he has thick skin, it's okay to get bit by him.]

The warmth he had just felt was suddenly broken.

Hui Niang said softly, "I have distributed the fabrics for today, and all the doors are closed. No one should come unless something unexpected happens."

Gan Tian raised her little fist.

[What are you waiting for, go down and get the treasure. 】

It was everyone’s first time to hunt for treasure and they were all very excited. Even Gongsun Yue, who was extremely wealthy, was so excited that he couldn’t sleep well that night.

If they hadn't gone into the water, they would have gone treasure hunting last night. The visibility underwater was poor, and Gan Fanren was worried about danger, so he decided to go treasure hunting during the day.

"The pond is not deep, and we only need to walk a few steps to enter the secret passage. The deeper we go, the less water there is. When we reach the secret room, there will be no water. There is ventilation there so we won't suffocate."

"Those who are good at swimming can go into the water with me, and those who are not good at swimming should stay on the shore."

Although Gan Fanren looks like a Confucian scholar, he is really good at swimming. On the contrary, Gongsun Yue, who is good at martial arts, is not so good at swimming.

Seeing this, Gan Tian took out the oxygen cylinder again, and anyone who wants to go into the water can do so.

Even without oxygen tanks, everyone wanted to join in the fun and see what the secret room looked like. With such a good thing, they naturally would not refuse it. They tied ropes around their bodies just in case.

The corrupt official thought that this place was very secretive and ordinary people could not go there. He never thought that it has become a tourist attraction now, and even an old lady in her sixties can go down to take a look.

Gan Tian was too young to go.

But she was lucky enough to see boxes of treasures being moved out. After the treasures were emptied, everyone carefully counted them.