Su Baozhu then said, "Aren't you thirsty?"
The two little ones tilted their heads and frowned in thought.
"Grandpa is thirsty, but we are not." Little Yang Gui said in a baby voice.
Master Wan San pinched the little guy's face and said, "Give me the water and I'll tell you."
Little Yang Gui turned around, took a step, and complained to Su Yin, "Sister, the fat man bullied the child."
Su Baozhu laughed so happily, "If your sister won't help you, do you want your aunt to help you?"
“No.” Little Yang Gui turned around and ran to the back.
Su Yin looked at the sweaty Wan Sanye and said, "Fatty, you come up and catch the bus for a while. I'll go down and take a walk."
"OK."
The two switched positions.
Although he didn't have to walk, the sweat on Fatty's forehead kept flowing down.
"You guys go ahead, I'll go to the woods next to you and catch up with you in a bit."
"Be careful."
Su Yin turned and entered the woods next door, heading towards the left front. After walking about ten steps, she confirmed that she was not mistaken and that there were indeed large-leaf trees growing under the woods.
Although the big-leaf tree is called a tree, it is actually only as tall as an adult and is a drought-resistant plant.
The most eye-catching feature of this plant is its leaves, which are very large, similar to the leaves of the weeping angel. Some of the ones that grow well are even larger than those of the weeping angel.
There were more than a dozen large-leaf trees in front of her. Even in the cool shade, these trees looked wilted, which showed the severity of the drought in this area.
She picked out a few pretty good leaves and then came out.
During the Yong Dynasty, big-leaf trees were often used as makeshift umbrellas by people who could not afford rain gear. These umbrellas were better than nothing.
When she came out, the team had already walked a hundred meters away, and she quickly caught up with them.
Someone noticed that she was holding something in her hand and asked, "Su girl, where did you find this big-leaf tree?"
"I picked it up on the roadside."
"Oh, you have good eyesight, I didn't even see it."
"Aunt, you didn't notice it because you were busy with the children. If you were like me, looking around, you would definitely have discovered it earlier than me." Su Yin complimented back with a smile.
Su Yin handed the leaf to Su Baozhu. Su Baozhu was surprised and held the pole above her head, which blocked the sunlight well and her face was not so exposed to the sun.
"This is great, it can just block the sun."
Master Wan San looked at the hand holding the reins and asked, "What should I do?"
"I have a plan."
Su Yin took the rattan rope she had rolled earlier from the mule cart, strung the two large-leaf trees together, and bent them into a simple fisherman's hat.
Master Wan San took it and said, "Girl, you are quite skillful."
Su Yin also got one for her mother, which can be worn on the head to block the sunlight.
Yang Lizheng glanced at the team behind him with a frown on his face. Many people had chapped lips and were suffering from dehydration.
He looked up at the sky. The sun was shining brightly without a single cloud covering it.
The day has to remain sunny.
Yang Fu walked up to his father and said, "Dad, please sit in the car for a while."
"No." Yang Lizheng waved his hand and glanced at the second son's wife who was pregnant. "Let the second son's family get in the car and sit for a while."
Yang Fu knew what his father was worried about, "Dad, maybe we can find water ahead."
The water they brought from Yongqing County has been almost used up.
The main reason is that the cows use water to drink, and the family’s food and supplies are tight, so we have to save as much as possible.
His father was the head of the village, and sometimes he had to give water to other people who came to ask for water, which made their family's situation even more difficult.
Just as he was thinking about this, Da Zhuang's mother came over with Daya.
"Li Zheng, look at our family. We have run out of water. We didn't get any water when the water was distributed before. Shouldn't we be given some now?"
Yang Fu was so angry that he laughed at what the woman said. He didn't know how to speak, so he poked his wife with his elbow.
Yang Fu's wife understood what he meant. "Water distribution means distributing it to those who have no water. You have water at home, but you still want others to give you water."
"Everyone has a share, why doesn't my family have one?" Da Zhuang's mother started to make a fuss.
"Because you have water at home."
“Now there is no water in my house.”
"Who told you that your house has no water now? If you want to blame someone, blame it on you for having no water at the wrong time."
Da Zhuang's mother couldn't get away with being a scoundrel, so she pulled Daya over, cursing angrily, pinching Daya's arms and waist with her hands, "You idiot, I told you to come over, but you wouldn't say a word."
Yang Fu's wife didn't like it but didn't try to stop him. If she had tried to stop him, the man would have become more aggressive.
Daya didn't dare to cry. The more she cried, the harder her mother pinched her.
"You are mute. Hurry up and ask your village head grandfather to give us some water."
Daya had tears in her eyes and wanted to open her mouth, but she couldn't.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Da Zhuang's mother kicked her calf, "Speak!"
"Grandpa Lizheng, I, I...can you give us some water?" Daya said tremblingly, and immediately lowered her head, not daring to look at Lizheng Yang.
Yang Lizheng sighed and was about to speak.
The third brother Yang Shou said, "We are out of water. We don't even have enough water at home, and we can't share it."
"Village head, you can't just stand by and watch him die. My Dazhuang's mouth is cracked from thirst. If he dies of thirst, all of us will die. Please be kind and give us a little, just a little."
"No means no, no matter how much you say it, it's still nothing." The eldest son's wife said in a firm tone.
Da Zhuang's mother was very angry when she saw that the head of the village didn't say a word from beginning to end.
She couldn't get angry at the head of the village, so she could only go to her own children.
"You dead girl, you can't even ask anyone for help, you are such a useless thing. I'm going to beat you to death." Da Zhuang's mother raised her hand and slapped her in the face. After one slap, five marks appeared on her thin face.
"If you want to beat the child, go home and do it, not in front of us." The second son's wife followed up.
She is pregnant now and can't bear to see such things.
Yang Lizheng refused to listen to any persuasion or persuasion. Da Zhuang's mother had no choice but to take Daya back home with a lot of anger in her arms.
As soon as he came back, Da Zhuang shouted, "Mom, I'm thirsty, I want to drink water."
Dazhuangnai hurriedly asked, "Did you give it to me?"
“No, I didn’t.”
Dazhuangnai glared at him fiercely and said, "You useless thing, you can't even do this."
"Mom, you can't blame me for this. If you want to blame someone, blame that damn girl Daya. When she asked for help, her mouth seemed to be sewn shut. She couldn't say a word."
Dazhuangnai looked at Daya, who was shivering in fear.
"No dinner tonight."
Daya lowered her head and dared not say a word.
"Mom, I don't care. I want to drink water."
"Son, bear with it for a while. Once we find a water source, we will have water to drink."
"I don't care why they can drink water. Mom, go get it from them." Da Zhuang pointed at Su Yin's family who were walking in front.
When she saw that family, Da Zhuang's mother looked embarrassed.
That family is even more stingy than the head of the village. If you go to their place, you might get beaten back.
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