Chapter 146: Mrs. Lu is in a hurry
Unexpectedly, even Uncle Ding Gui opposed this matter. The simple-minded Dabao thought that he would discuss it with Erbao after returning home.
He also lay down, looking at the twinkling stars in the sky and the crescent moon that was just peeking out. He couldn't help wondering if God was watching them as well.
"Dabao, listen to uncle. We will definitely find a new water source. Don't let your imagination run wild, okay?"
Ding Gui, who was beside him, saw that the child's eyes were wide open, and he was afraid that he was still thinking about secretly returning to Yangliu Town. He felt uneasy. He was very tired before, but now he couldn't sleep!
He has to keep an eye on this kid.
"Uncle, don't worry, I will think about it again."
Don’t even think about it!
Ding Gui was so depressed that he was speechless. He was really like a newborn calf that was not afraid of a tiger. The desert soldiers were beasts to begin with, not to mention that they were now Gangbujili's men.
It took a while before he drowsily closed his eyes. He had slept for less than two hours before being woken up by Master Lu and chopped down again. Then he took the sedan chair back to the other side of the forest. Master Lu meant to go back and rest for a day.
Firstly, I can get together with my family, and secondly, I can replenish my energy.
Although the fire zone has almost been cut off, it is still very far in depth and we have to keep working hard.
On the way back to reunite with our families, no one even had the energy to talk.
Ding Gui and Lai Fu accompanied Master Lu to the final stage.
Strangely enough, this Mr. Lu is from a wealthy family. According to most people's concept of wealthy families, they are usually spoiled, fat and greasy, but Mr. Lu is not like that. Although he has worked hard with a group of farmers all night, he still looks energetic.
It can be seen that practicing martial arts to strengthen the body is really reliable and effective.
Ding Gui was getting more and more interested. He was about to ask Master Lu to teach him a few moves when Lai Fu asked, "Master Lu, where do you think we'll end up if we keep going along the forest?"
Master Lu said, "After leaving Dayun Mountain, there are still mountains. The mountains over there are so strong that it is impossible to avoid. However, there is a small path that leads directly outside, but we can't reach it in a short time. It will take at least ten days to half a month to find the official road from that path."
"Where does the official road lead to?" Ding Gui quickly regained his composure.
"Although we've taken such a long detour, the official road still leads to Wo County. However..." Master Lu sighed thoughtfully, "I heard the situation in Wo County isn't good either. So we'll have to pay a huge price to get there directly. Is it worth it? We need to consider this carefully."
"Then our best option is to go back to Yangliu Town?" Lai Fu asked.
They saw Mr. Lu nodded, but then shook his head. Perhaps even he himself didn't know if he could go back to Yangliu Town. Even if he could really go back, it was unknown whether that home still existed.
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After returning to the forest and seeing his wife and daughter, Ding Gui finally relaxed. Led by the Lu family, the women of the village distributed a portion of dry food to each of them. Because they were afraid that the desert soldiers in the town would see the smoke coming out of the mountains, they could only eat the steamed buns that the Lu family brought with them when they entered the mountains.
This is all saved by the women and children in the family.
After Ding Gui finished eating the steamed bun, he fell asleep on the ground.
Zhang Xiu cared about him and helped him chase away the mosquitoes in the woods: "Look how tired he is. Before..."
I never felt so tired when I ran a supermarket before.
Ding Xiaodie quietly poured some water on her sleeves and helped her father wipe the sweat from his forehead.
She had originally planned to discuss the water source issue with her father when he came back, but now seeing how tired he was, she couldn't bring herself to speak.
But just last night, she and her mother went to visit Mrs. Lu, and on the way back they accidentally discovered a good place.
Not far from the village team, there was a dead tree lying on the ground. The tree had collapsed and withered over the years, and the middle of the tree had been hollowed out. When it lay there, it looked a bit like a huge wooden water trough.
Think about it, if you put all the water in the cuckoo machine into it, it will at least be able to be used for a while.
But the problem is that the dead tree is too close to the team. What if someone hears it when the water is released?
It’s all because of that cuckoo machine. It always makes that cuckoo, cuckoo sound when it’s adding water, as if it’s afraid that others don’t know how important it is.
Zhang Xiu saw that her daughter was worried about this matter, so she whispered, "Let him sleep for a while."
Ding Xiaodie could only nod.
Fortunately, Dabao was too tired to talk about what happened in town, so Erbao was also very well behaved. Xiaodie felt relieved as long as she saw that the two brothers did not leave the team.
Next, she looked after her grandmother and father. The family was sitting on a slightly flat slope, surrounded by villagers. Zhang Xiu went to look for firewood with other women. At Zhang Xiu's suggestion, they used branches to build two huts at the foot of the distant mountain.
Not to mention that in ancient times, men and women were not allowed to touch each other, even in modern times we have to have rules. The environment around the toilet will not be a mess. As long as it is clean, the plague will not come.
"Sister Xiu, you really know a lot."
"That's right. We still need a backbone no matter what we do. Zhang Xiu and Ding Gui are a good couple."
"Yes, yes, I think so too."
The women started gossiping while they were doing their work, and they couldn't control their mouths even when they were hungry.
Zhang Xiu smiled awkwardly, "It's not a matter of understanding or not. We're still living the same way as we did in the village. When we were in the village, every household had a toilet, right?"
Of course she knew that there had to be a toilet, but her daughter Xiaodie secretly taught her how to build one.
Now I think about how my daughter used to watch those wilderness survival programs and she used to think they were quite boring. Now it seems that it’s a good thing that she watched them and learned how to build a simple little house with branches.
Seeing how modest Zhang Xiu was, the women tactfully kept their mouths shut.
It took two hours to finally build the toilet. It was located on a small hill, with the men on one side and the women on the other. Although it was simple, there was no need to hide anymore.
Especially Mrs. Lu o(╥﹏╥)o
Zhang Xiu felt sorry for her when he saw how haggard she looked overnight.
Although we are all women, she has been a princess all her life, so no one can blame her for being spoiled. Any woman who grows up in such conditions will eventually become spoiled.
It was also Zhang Xiu who overheard the Lu family's maid whispering that Madam Lu had never used the toilet in the wild, so she would rather not eat or drink than endure it. How could that be possible? We are all human beings with flesh and blood, and we have to have urgent needs. If we keep holding it in like this, sooner or later something bad will happen.
So when she came back, she discussed it with Xiaodie and came up with the idea of building a toilet.
(End of this chapter)
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