Xiao Lingling was not idle during this time. She counted and found that there were twenty-three dead people on the ground, but the sisters had just taken away ten horses, so there should be quite a few left. So while everyone was busy and couldn't pay attention to her, she quietly sneaked into the woods.
The horses were tied not too far away, so she rushed over following the sound and put all the remaining thirteen horses into the space.
She had heard from her grandmother that this horse was much more valuable than the donkey at home, so she should save as much as possible, just in case it might come in handy.
Just as she was about to go back, she suddenly discovered a small stone pond a little further in. It was really not big, only about twice the size of her own earthen kang.
However, the pond had already dried up, and even the rocks at the bottom were exposed. But this did not stop Little Bell from using it as an excuse!
While there was no one around, she quickly released water into the stone pond so that she could bring people to fetch water later. It just so happened that her grandfather was worried about the water issue just now.
Here, the Lin family was loading things onto the carriages. One of the three carriages was given to Lin Changhe's family, which was enough to carry the few things they had.
Of the remaining two carriages, one was used to carry Lin Changshu's family's belongings, and the other was for the children to sit in. There weren't many things to begin with, and the whole family worked together to prepare everything in a short while.
But Zhao cleaned up for a long time but didn't see any trace of Xiao Lingling, which scared her to death.
"Where's my precious granddaughter? What's wrong with you kids? You're so addicted to playing in the mud that you even forgot about your sister, right? Eldest and second oldest, what are you still standing there for? Go find someone!"
As she spoke, Zhao rushed into the woods first, shouting as she searched for him.
Little Lingling was startled by the sound. Seeing that the stone pond was already half full of water, she didn't dare to put more water in and turned around and ran back.
"Grandma! I found something great! Grandma, I'm here!"
Hearing the sound of the little bell, Zhao ran over quickly. The moment she saw the little girl, tears started to flow. She picked her up from the ground and held her in her arms, her voice trembling uncontrollably.
She was really scared, worried that someone who was not dead would cause trouble for them. What if they kidnapped Little Bell?
At that moment, countless possibilities flashed through her mind, and she couldn't accept any of them.
Fortunately, she found it, otherwise, she would have gone crazy.
It was the first time that Xiao Lingling saw her grandmother so flustered. She felt extremely guilty for a moment and patted Zhao's back regularly with her little hands. Her restless heart inexplicably calmed down.
The family members who followed slowly breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this scene.
"Grandma, Mom, I just wanted to pee. My brothers were playing, so I didn't call them and went to the woods alone. Later, I saw a wild rabbit and followed it and accidentally walked away.
But I found some water! There’s a pond a little way inside, and there’s plenty of water in it! Grandma, now we don’t have to worry about running out of water!
When everyone heard that there was water, they immediately became excited. The Lin Yue brothers immediately ran inside, and the others followed behind.
But only Zhao knew that the water was most likely caused by this little girl. She slapped Xiao Lingdang on the butt in annoyance.
"Next time something like this happens, you must call grandma, okay? It's too dangerous for you, a child. What would you do if you ran into a wolf, tiger or leopard?"
"Oh, grandma, I didn't go too deep. Besides, there's water now, so grandma and grandpa don't have to worry so much. Don't be angry, grandma, I love little bell the most."
Of course, Xiao Lingling is not afraid of these things, but it is not easy to say it directly. She can only hope to fool people by acting coquettishly and making trouble.
Zhao also felt sorry for her because she was a child but had to worry about her family and was reluctant to scold her too much, so she let her go.
But having water is indeed good news. The little water that was originally there has been used up due to the mud, and now it can be replenished.
Lin Yue and Lin Feng ran back and forth several times with buckets before they filled the water tanks of both families. Seeing that there was still some left in the pond, they directly used the pot.
Looking at the full water, Lin Changshu really breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hey, I feel much more at ease with this water. It shows that there is still a water source in this forest. Let's go!
We've wasted so much time, we have to hurry up, otherwise we might be caught up! Everyone, sit down, let's go! "
However, Xiao Lingling glanced at the corpse that was ignored by everyone and immediately raised her little hand, "Grandpa, wait a minute, we still have some good stuff to take away!"
Lin Changshu was stunned for a moment, looking at her curiously. Little Lingling said nothing, slipped out of Zhao's arms, and ran towards the pile of corpses with her short legs.
Zhao was instinctively a little nervous and quickly followed, "Little Bell, tell grandma what you want and she'll get it for you."
Little Bell pointed at the various swords scattered on the ground and said, "Grandma, these are good things. If we run into bad guys, it's definitely better to use these than a kitchen knife!"
Zhao was stunned for a moment and looked around. Many of these swords were stained with blood, but they did look much sharper.
She was unsure for a moment and turned to look at Lin Changshu, "Old man, this..."
Naturally, everyone also heard what Xiao Lingling said. They hadn't thought about it this way before, but now they think it makes a lot of sense.
Lin Changshu walked up and picked up a sword at random to take a look. It was very sharp, but there were no markings on it. Even the scabbard was very ordinary. It didn't seem to have anything wrong with it.
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