Chapter 5: A Long Drought, a Blessing
Liang Yuanwang was extremely alert. In this era of continuous disasters, anything as small as a mistake could lead to disaster.
Led by Liang Yuanwang, a group of people continued to move forward.
On the way, because of the hot weather and the scorching sun, they drank up all the stored water. They passed several villages along the way, and the water in the rivers and streams along the way also dried up. They hadn't seen a drop of water for several days in a row.
Liang Huanxue saw it all and was worried. If they continued like this, they would not be able to escape to the county town. They would die of thirst on the way.
It was noon, the sun was shining brightly, and the family was hiding in a sun-proof place to recuperate. In the high temperature, no one wanted to say a few words.
Seeing that Liang Huanxue was not seriously injured and her mind seemed to have become a little smarter, Shen Yuefu let her go and was about to lie down in a cool place to rest with her eyes closed. Suddenly, she remembered that Liang Huanxue was still running a fever. She touched her forehead and luckily she was fine. She felt relieved and lied down in a cool place to rest with her eyes closed.
"Alas, when will this big sun finally stop shining..."
Liang Weijiang sighed, they couldn’t even remember when it last rained.
When the sun sets, they will have to travel all night. If they don't rest well now, they won't be able to rest at night.
But Liang Weijiang fell asleep on the ground. He was eleven years old and had to protect the safety of the whole family together with his father Liang Yuanwang at night.
After thinking for a while, Liang Huanxue's clever brain came up with a good idea. Since she had a natural physique of Koi fish, these were not a problem for her.
In order to avoid arousing suspicion, Liang Huanxue made an excuse that she was sleepy and closed her eyes and pretended to go to sleep. When she saw that no one was paying attention to her, she moved her lips and chanted a spell.
After making sure it was done, Liang Huanxue lay down beside her and fell asleep.
When I was woken up again, the sun had already set, and the fiery sunset was shining on the earth.
Having rested enough, they packed up and continued on their way. Not long after they walked, Liang Shoujiang suddenly shouted, "Wow, look, there is water ahead."
Hearing Liang Shoujiang's shout, everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a mountain ditch in front of them. Seeing this, everyone rushed towards it like horses without reins. It really proved the saying that after a long drought, there will be rain.
The water was so clear that you could see the bottom. Everyone happily drank the water in big gulps. After drinking enough, Liang Weijiang actually found fish in the crevices.
So the men began to take on their responsibilities as heads of the family again and started catching fish.
In a short while, they caught several big fish. Looking at everyone's happy expressions, Liang Huanxue smiled with satisfaction.
After everyone had drunk enough water, they filled their water bottles and continued on their journey. In the next few days, Liang Huanxue, who had a koi physique.
They would use koi to bring good luck and occasionally pick up a lot of food, or Liang Yuanwang would catch a lot of game.
This was not far from the county town, so they set up camp not far away. At this time Liang Huan was excited.
[There is candy in front, hurry up and pick it up. ]
After Liang Yuanwang heard Xue'er's narration, his eyes immediately looked around. Xue'er had the ability to predict, and she knew there was definitely candy ahead.
After a while, they found a bag of sugar in a hidden place. You know, it was a rare thing in that famine-stricken era.
"Xue'er, you are really our lucky star. I'll make you a sweet thing for you to try." Shen Yuefu praised her and started to take action.
After a while, Shen Yuefu took out the brown sugar cake, and several kids ate it with great relish. Even Liang Huanxue ate most of it. While eating, Liang Huanxue thought that her mother could really make a fortune by setting up a stall.
Liang Huanxue asked her brother: "Is it delicious, brother?"
Liang Weijiang has been acting like a little adult. He loves sweets very much. He tilted his head to the side and said, "It's just okay!"
When Liang Huanxue saw Liang Weijiang's relaxed expression, she knew that her brother really loved eating: "Brother, I have a way to let you eat this often, but I want you to help me with something!"
No matter how mature Liang Weijiang is, he is still a kid. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Why, what do you want to talk to me about? Why don't you go find my brother and the others?"
Liang Huanxue put her arm on Liang Weijiang's shoulder and said, "We are siblings. Your brother will definitely be easy to talk to. Don't you think so, brother?"
When Liang Weijiang heard what Liang Huanxue said, he quickly tried to suppress the corners of his mouth that were slightly raised: "Don't say that, you never come to see me normally!"
As soon as Liang Huanxue saw Liang Weijiang's expression, she knew that the matter was almost done: "Aren't we almost at the county town?"
Liang Weijiang's sharp intuition immediately made him realize that this matter was not simple: "What do you want to do?"
Liang Huanxue patted Liang Weijiang on the shoulder and said, "Brother, do you want to go to the county town to play?"
Liang Weijiang felt itchy inside, but he still refused Liang Huanxue: "My mother won't let me go! I'd better be honest."
"Brother, it's okay. We're going with Dad. Mom won't say anything." Liang Huanxue still lied to her brother.
Liang Weijiang was not a man who could easily be deceived. He took Liang Huanxue's hand down and said, "Xue'er, even if you want to deceive me, I won't believe you. If we really followed our father, you would have told him."
Liang Huanxue didn't expect that her brother was quite smart. She failed to fool him. She sighed and could only make up a lie to deceive her brother again.
"Brother, I feel that our father works so hard every day. Since you are so awesome, you must be willing to share the burden with our father!"
After Liang Huanxue praised him, Liang Weijiang's heart began to float: "I am your brother, so I am very capable. If I can really help our father, then it's okay for us to go to the county town."
Liang Huanxue nodded, and quickly flattered him: "Brother, you have thought of everything. I am not afraid anymore if I follow you!"
Normally, Liang Huanxue wouldn't follow Liang Weijiang around like this and keep saying nice things to him.
Liang Weijiang was so flattered by Liang Huanxue that he was confused. Also, since this was to help his father, he decided on this matter right away.
In the early morning of the next day, Liang Huanxue dragged the still dazed Liang Weijiang out of the house.
Liang Yuanwang could only run. Liang Huanxue and Liang Weijiang were still children. The journey was so long that the two kids would not be able to walk for long.
Liang Yuanwang felt something was wrong since they started walking in the morning. Halfway through the journey, the two children were so tired that they could not hold on any longer and sat on the ground to rest.
Liang Yuanwang looked back and unexpectedly saw his two children: "How did you two get out? This world is not good. You two kids are really brave!"
Liang Weijiang held Liang Huanxue back and said, "Dad, this was my idea. I thought you were very tired and we could help you if we went."