After running for a whole day, I finally returned to the snake cave.
The water bags they brought with them had been used up long ago. The two hadn't had water for almost a day. After arriving at the snake cave, they ran towards the depths without saying a word. Duan Yidao put his mouth to the water jar and drank directly.
When Song Yuehua went to scoop some water from the pool to drink, she found that the pool, which had been mostly empty, was now full again.
"Master Duan, the water is full again!" Song Yuehua said happily, "It's amazing!"
Duan Yidao was stunned for a moment and nodded, "It is a bit amazing."
They went back home and cooked a big pot of corn porridge. After they had eaten their fill, they returned to the snake cave to guard it.
After watching for two days, I roughly figured it out. There is about two large tanks of water in the entire pool. After all of it is emptied, water will slowly seep upwards from the bottom. It will take two days for the pool to fill up again. Once the pool is full, no matter how long you wait, it won't seep any more.
After figuring out the principle, Song Yuehua began to think that she didn't know how much water there was, so instead of waiting for it to be slowly consumed, it would be better to save it.
After thinking it over, the two of them started to act. Duan Yidao dug a hole in the cave, and Song Yuehua took out all the oilcloths she had in stock and bought a lot of oilcloths from the villagers.
It was originally a job that required several people, but with the help of Song Yuehua and Duan Yidao, the two of them took turns working day and night and finally dug it out.
Although the New Year is approaching, there is no festive atmosphere in the village.
Dabao and Xiaobao haven't taken a bath for several days. Those martial artists on the mountain can smell the odor from a long distance away.
Song Yuehua saw Dabao and Xiaobao scratching their itch against the wall several times.
"Come here," Song Yuehua reached her hand into the two little ones' vests, "Where do you feel itchy? I'll scratch it for you."
"Down," Dabao said with a frown, "vest."
After scratching for a long time, Song Yuehua felt something was wrong. She reached out and took a look, and found that the gaps between the nails were full of black mud.
Dabao rubbed his nose with a smile, while Xiaobao took two steps back and said, "Big sister, your hands are dirty, I won't scratch them anymore."
Song Yuehua, "..."
As the New Year was approaching, Song Yuehua discussed with Duan Yidao and decided to take Dabao and Xiaobao to the snake cave to take a bath.
Duan Yidao agreed very much and added, "I'll bring some clothes too. A jar of water is enough for the two of us."
It seems that Mr. Duan also wants to take a bath.
Just as Song Yuehua was about to nod, Xie Yu ran in and said, "Sister Song, take me with you!"
Song Yuehua, "..."
Late in the evening, Xie Yu and Duan Yidao drew lots, and Xiaoyu drew the lot to be washed first.
Xie Yu and Xiao Bao high-fived each other, expressing their great joy.
In order to take a bath, Song Yuehua and Duan Yidao brought a large wooden basin and a large pot of water during the day. The pot was boiling water outside, and the wooden basin was placed not far from the cave entrance.
There was a lot of charcoal burning nearby.
Xie Yu and Xiaobao were scrubbing their bodies inside, while Duan Yidao, Song Yuehua and Dabao were boiling water outside.
"Girl, aren't you going to take a shower?" Duan Yidao had wanted to ask this question for a long time. Among the four people, only Song Yuehua didn't bring any clothes.
Song Yuehua shook her head and said, "There is no water to drink now, and it is not appropriate for our family to make it smell good. I will wash it in a few days. There is no need to rush it today."
Duan Yidao said, "You are just making yourself look bad."
"It doesn't stink, does it?" Song Yuehua sniffed and asked Dabao, "Does Big Sister stink?"
Dabao felt the ways of the world for the first time. He stared at Song Yuehua for a long time, but couldn't say a word.
Song Yuehua, "..."
Duan Yidao said a little embarrassedly, "Or, I won't wash it either."
"It's okay, you and Dabao can go wash up. It's only one day at most, and you won't be clean for long." Song Yuehua said indifferently, "Xiaoyu is the teacher, it doesn't matter if she and Xiaobao are clean."
Duan Yidao, Dabao, "..." Just talk, why do you have to say something insulting?
Xiaoyu and Xiaobao washed two large pots of hot water, and when they came out, their faces were red.
When it was Duan Yidao and Dabao's turn, Song Yuehua, Xiaoyu and Xiaobao boiled water for them outside.
The two asked the same question to Master Duan, and Song Yuehua gave the same answer.
Xie Yu sighed and said, "Sister Song, is this the home of Bai Daxian?"
"Yes, that's right." Song Yuehua said.
"It's good to hide here. We have food and water." Xie Yu said.
Song Yuehua nodded and said, "There are also ferocious beasts."
Xie Yu, "..."
Song Yuehua smiled and said, "When that day comes, you can dig up the gravel under your feet. There is 1,000 kilograms of food buried underneath. It will be enough for you to eat for several years."
Xie Yu asked, "Sister Song, what about you?"
"Sister, why don't we hide Grandpa Zhou, Grandpa Ma and Grandma Wang here?" Xiaobao asked, pulling Song Yuehua's hand.
Song Yuehua smiled and said, "Don't worry, everyone will be fine."
The next day, Master Duan took Dabao to practice martial arts in Dongshan. In less than a quarter of an hour, the two were sweating all over, and with the sour odor of several disciples on them, no one noticed that they had taken a shower.
The Chinese New Year is just a few days away, and there are fewer and fewer refugees outside the wall, and they come less often.
The hearts of the villagers who have been cheated and defrauded are no longer so pure.
Everyone suspected that the group of people wanted to make them let down their guard first and then catch the villagers off guard.
For this reason, everyone became more vigilant.
Zhou Dafu didn't say anything when he saw this. After all, it wouldn't hurt to be vigilant.
On the New Year's Day, Xie Quan asked someone to bring a message to Xie Yu, asking her to spend the New Year in the village without worry and that he would not come to pick her up this year.
Xie Yu was nervous for a moment, and hurried to Song Yuehua to discuss, "Sister Song, do you think anything will happen to my family?"
"No, it won't." Song Yuehua said with a little lack of confidence, "You have to trust your two uncles."
With Xie An and Xie Feng around, even if something happened in Xinan Village, his brother and sister-in-law should be safe.
should……
On this day, the village was quiet and there was not a single New Year atmosphere.
Everyone is doing what they are supposed to do.
Even those who come to the school to ask for the word "Fu" are very few.
This is not only the case in the village, but also in the Song family.
On New Year's Eve, the family had no white flour and could not eat dumplings, so they could only cook a big pot of cured pork ribs stewed with sauerkraut, steam a pot of dried beans and cured meat, stew ham with potatoes, and stew air-dried chicken with dried bamboo shoots, four big pots of meat and vegetables.
Song Yuehua consoled him, "When it rains next year, we'll have lots of dumplings and double the amount we didn't eat. What do you think?"
Xiaobao is still very sensible, "Big sister, this is delicious too."
Xie Yu ate absent-mindedly. After Master Yi and Master Duan finished their meal, they drank two cups in a low voice and went back to the school.
There have been disasters for two consecutive years. There is no harvest and no water to drink. The people above are indifferent and the people below are on the verge of death. God doesn't know when it will rain. I don't know how many days I have left to live. Naturally, I can't be happy.
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