They could rub mud off their bodies, and their clothes had a sour smell. When they stopped to rest in the evening, they asked their two daughters-in-law to prepare dinner. Without waiting for her, they decided to go find Xia Hua to wash up. She knew the village chief was worried, but they still had some water. They would find a way to get their own water when they ran out.
Xia Hua knew why she had come and nodded happily. She also felt that she should wash up. She had been itchy all day, and when she had time to scratch, there was dirt under her fingernails, which disgusted her so much that she didn't eat dinner.
But there was no other way; the weather was too hot, and she sweated a lot, so her back was often wet. She couldn't scratch it and could only endure it. Now that she could have a proper wash, she would be a thousand times, a million times willing.
She told her eldest son to take care of her grandson and that Song Shi didn't need to wait for her for meals. Then she and Niannian hurriedly left. Fortunately, there was a forest not far from where they were resting today. Although it was a bit far, the two of them didn't care.
Worried about being discovered while showering, they decided to go further away. An Shuyi also took out her large knife and beat the grass. Looking at the lawn in front of them, the two decided to shower there.
"Huahua, did you hear anything?" An Shuyi took out the toiletries and clothes and was about to find a place to put them away when she heard a dripping sound. Could this be what she was thinking?
Xia Hua listened carefully for a while, then shook her head. "There's no sound. Are you sure you didn't hear wrong?"
"I can't have misheard, Hua Hua, get the water here, I'll go check!" An Shuyi grabbed her big knife and walked towards the direction of the sound.
"Be careful, and call me loudly if anything happens," Xia Hua instructed.
"good."
When she got to the place where the sound came from, An Shuyi pinched her thigh hard. "Ouch, that really hurts. It seems it's true. Now the water in my warehouse can be saved for a while."
As she spoke, she wiped away the tears that had welled up in her eyes from the pain and turned to find Xia Hua.
Seeing her return, Xia Hua asked, "Shushu, you're back. How did it go? Did you find what it was?"
An Shuyi nodded, "Found it. It's a pond, a bit small, but enough for us to replenish the water we've used up these past few days. The dripping sound we heard just now was the sound of water dripping into the pond."
She hadn't expected there to be a pond here, but with the air so humid, she should have thought of it sooner. Now Mu Tou wouldn't have to be so anxious; otherwise, seeing his mouth full of blisters all the time would have been quite pitiful.
"Wow, Shushu, you're amazing!" Xia Hua hugged her excitedly. "Tell me quickly, do you have some amazing skills you're hiding from me? Are you the Heavenly Dao's favorite daughter? Or a lucky charm? You can't believe you've encountered such good fortune."
An Shuyi supported her, "If you put it that way, maybe I really am, but you have to calm down. Maybe I can find other water sources in the future!"
"But the most important thing for us now is to take a bath, and then tell Village Chief Lin and the others the good news so they can come and fetch water. We can't let anyone else find out, or we won't be able to keep it a secret."
“Yes,” Xia Hua pointed to the large bucket she had taken out from the ground. “The bathtubs in my mall are all too shallow and there’s nothing to cover them, so I took this big bucket. You take one and I take one. I’ve already filled it with water, but it’s all cold water. Just make do with it. If you catch a cold, go see Dr. Liu again.”
At this point, she didn't care whether the water was cold or hot. The weather was so hot that she could take a cold shower. Besides, taking a shower was more important than catching a cold. She couldn't stand getting a fingernail full of dirt with every scratch.
"If you can find hot water now, that's really impressive. Cold water works too. Hurry up, or your sons will come looking for you again." An Shuyi said, choosing a large tub, taking out her toiletries, quickly taking off her clothes, and then getting into the tub.
"Ouch, it's really cold, but it'll be fine in a bit." I grabbed the body scrubber, wet it, and started scrubbing my body.
"I'm here too!" Seeing her go in, Xia Hua also took off her clothes and went in. "Ah, I'm freezing! Shu Shu, can you help me scrub my back later? I haven't showered for almost ten days, I smell terrible, and the dirt must be thick."
An Shuyi nodded, "Okay, I'll rub it for you later."
After the two of them washed themselves clean and smelled nice, they took out a basin, filled it with water, and started washing their hair. They used shampoo three times, and their hair was almost chapped.
Looking at the sky, Xia Hua packed up her things. "Shu Shu, you wait here. I'll go and call Village Chief Lin and the others. Later, I'll have your son bring the water container so you don't have to run back and forth."
An Shuyi nodded, "Okay, but tell Mutou to be careful and not let others see us. Otherwise, the pond isn't very big, and if there are too many people, we won't be able to catch many fish."
Although there was no one near where they were resting, if too many people acted together and were seen, it would be difficult to protect the water, since the water did not belong to them; they had only been discovered by the group.
"Don't worry, I'll tell them about these things. Just be careful." After saying that, Xia Hua hurriedly ran back to her resting place and called Village Chief Lin aside.
"Village Chief Lin, Shushu has found a pond and wants you to notify someone to bring the water back. Be careful and don't make too much noise, or you'll be in trouble if someone finds out. Also, leave someone at the resting place; don't send everyone."
Village Chief Lin grabbed her arm and asked excitedly, "Sister-in-law Xia, is what you said true? That's wonderful, I..."
Slap! Xia Hua slapped his hand away. "Men and women shouldn't touch each other, you know? Your wife is watching right there. You're trying to get me killed."
"Go and inform them quickly, but keep it down. Shushu is still waiting there. Take the water container with you. I'm going to tell Shushu's sons to come with me later." After saying that, he glared at him and left!
Village Chief Lin muttered to himself, his hands behind his back. Sister Xia had hit him too hard. He was just too excited when he heard the news, it wasn't intentional. Looking back at his wife's gloating face and the onlookers' stares, he was speechless and could only go and inform others.
Liu had only been waiting to see what Xia's wife wanted to do with her husband, and since An's wife hadn't returned, she hadn't expected to hear about the water and see her husband excitedly grabbing Xia's wife. She hadn't had any thoughts about it at all.
Because she knew that her man was not that kind of person, she was even more amused to see him being beaten, especially by the sight of his hands turning red instantly. As her man went to inform the tribe, she turned around to get the water container and then went to inform the others.
When the clansmen heard that there was water, which was found by the An and Xia clans, they were all happy and set off with their water containers. However, the village chief Lin instructed them to send fewer people, otherwise the commotion would be too great and they would be discovered.
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