Chapter 76 Thank God
Miao Dayou slowly raised his tear-stained face, his dry lips trembling as he took a sip of the water from the leaves. Suddenly, he smiled with tears in his eyes: "Agui, this water is sweet, you should drink it too."
"You drink first, I'll go scoop some more!" Ding Gui fed him all the water in the leaves, then quickly turned away, tears almost falling from his eyes.
People in this era have such a hard life.
None of the people who fled from Aozigou drank this kind of clear spring water. The water they drank was simply water with more or less mud.
What he saw reminded Ding Gui of the modern people in his previous life. Some of them wasted water resources without restraint, including him. He had never worried about water, so he didn't take it to heart at all.
It is only when you encounter it that you realize how precious water resources are.
Ding Gui also scooped up the water with leaves and drank two sips before going up to call Village Chief Lai Fu and others with Miao Dayou.
"Village chief, we found a water source!"
"Village chief, come quickly, come quickly!"
Lai Fu, who was crawling from a tree, stuck his head out and asked the people behind him, "What are they saying?"
The people behind him all stood there in a daze as if petrified.
Everyone heard what Ding Gui and Miao Dayou were shouting, but everyone's expression was one of disbelief, so they didn't know how to answer the village chief for a moment.
Lai Fu slowed down, looked stunned for a moment, and suddenly emerged from the tree, pushed away the people who were blocking him, and ran forward hurriedly.
He stumbled all the way and didn't care if he fell downhill. It was only when he stood between Ding Gui and Miao Dayou and looked at the clear spring that he couldn't believe his eyes.
He shook his head vigorously: "Is it true?"
"Of course." Ding Gui handed the leaf filled with water to Lai Fu.
His facial muscles twitched a few times, and he lowered his head and drank the water in a very sacred manner. Then he knelt on the ground with a plop: "Thank God, thank the God of Land, thank the gods, wuwu... The people of Aozigou are saved!"
Immediately afterwards, the villagers who came later also ran over one by one.
The same light shone in everyone's eyes, ranging from disbelief to extreme excitement.
"Water, there really is water."
“We sent it, we sent it!”
"Hurry, hurry, go get some water."
Ding Gui: "Wait."
He was mentally prepared for the current situation. Water is so precious nowadays that seeing water is like seeing a pile of gold. He cannot guarantee that everyone present can remain rational.
So he had already filled some of the water with buckets in the morning, and now he said, "Stand still, and let everyone taste the water."
"OK!"
"Agui, you are so thoughtful."
“…”
Ding Gui used this delaying tactic to calm them down, otherwise these people would have jumped in, wasting the water source and hurting their feelings.
Then he handed each of them a leaf in turn: "Then, circle it like this, like a small spoon, and then you can drink."
Everyone did as he taught, and soon everyone tasted the clear spring water.
“So sweet.”
"I've never drunk water like this in my life."
"No wonder it's called Dayun Mountain. It turns out the water there is so delicious."
After everyone finished drinking the water, smiles finally appeared on their dry lips, and the wolf nature that only knew how to fight for themselves was extinguished.
Lai Fu, who had calmed down a bit, finally spoke up, "This water is so precious! It's a life-saving spring given to us by God. We must not waste even a drop. Now let's ask Agui to go and fetch some water. No one else should go down, lest they collapse the pond dam! After we bring the water back, we'll distribute it to every household, giving them the same amount, no more, no less."
"We listen to the village chief."
"I hope God will be merciful and have more water tomorrow after we've pumped it today."
Hearing the little friend's prayer, a crow flew over Ding Gui's head... Brother, do you think climbing Dayun Mountain twice in just one day is a joke?
In the end, there were five large wooden barrels, all of which were two-thirds full. We were afraid of leaking a drop, so we couldn't fill them too full, and we were still being extra careful when going down the mountain.
After filling five and a half buckets, there was still twice as much water in the pond, so naturally it had to be topped up again.
Including the time this morning, he has climbed it twice!
Just as Ding Guixin was complaining bitterly, the village chief suddenly said, "After we leave, Agui will guard the water source. He was the one who found the water, and I trust him the most."
"Thank you for your hard work, Gui."
"Old Three, wait a minute, we'll be there soon."
As if they were still bothering him to guard the water, everyone's face showed some guilt. Ding Gui, on the other hand, rubbed his hands embarrassedly: "It's okay, it's okay. Take your time. Go slowly on the road. Don't spill it."
"Oh, I know!"
After his friends left happily, each carrying a wooden bucket, Ding Gui could finally lie comfortably on the thick fallen leaves, gazing at the blue sky and the withered treetops, wondering how many more times he could use the cuckoo machine.
…
The news that the village chief and his team had found a water source in the mountains soon spread to every household.
As soon as they stepped down the mountain, a group of adults and children followed them, shouting and laughing, and the scene was full of joy.
How long has it been since you saw so much water?
God, please open your eyes!
Some elderly people immediately knelt down and kowtowed to God.
God wants to save Aozigou, God has eyes!
People from every household ran out to watch the fun, and everyone was swallowing their saliva desperately, wishing they could have a few sips immediately.
Only Ding Xiaodie and her daughter were the calmest. They looked at each other and smiled helplessly.
Lai Fu ordered everyone to pour all the water into a large vat in his house, and asked a few people to guard it while they went up the mountain to fetch water. Wow, this scared the villagers. Is there anything else?
Ding Xiaodie and her mother had the same question. It was too dark in the morning and they couldn't see clearly how deep the pit was. They only knew that it was gurgling. They didn't expect that the seemingly small pit could hold so much.
At the same time, the people in the lotus pond also ran back. When they heard that the water source had been found, they came back to take a look.
When I first saw such a clear hand, I was so shocked that I was speechless.
Miao Daxing was the quickest to think and was the first to step forward and say, "Village Chief, since we've found the water source, we'll go with you to fetch it."
“No need…”
"Village chief, all those who went up the mountain to look for water sources today are from your family surnamed Ding. There is not a single one from our family surnamed Miao. I'm afraid this is... inappropriate, right?" Miao Ba stood up and questioned at Miao Daxing's suggestion.
Because they were worried that the Ding family would control the water source, and then the Miao family would never have a chance to get ahead, and they might even face uneven distribution.
Lai Fu said in annoyance: "Isn't Dayou's surname Miao? Look at what you said."
Miao Daxing immediately said, "Who doesn't know that Miao Dayou and Ding Gui are in cahoots?"
(End of this chapter)
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