Yao Qingshuang thought to herself, with so much water, there must be enough for the people in Sujia Village, and they don't have to worry about water shortage anymore.
Thinking of this, Yao Qingshuang was filled with joy, turned around and ran back impatiently.
The footsteps were so light as if walking on clouds, raising a little dust along the way.
When she was ten meters away from the camp, she couldn't contain her excitement. She put her hands to her mouth and shouted with all her strength: "Come on, I found water!"
The sound echoed through the mountains and reached the ears of everyone in the camp.
The village chief who stayed behind in the camp was sitting by the campfire sighing. When he heard Yao Qingshuang's cry, he was like being injected with a shot of cardiotonic. He suddenly jumped up from the ground and almost fell down.
He eagerly grabbed Yao Qingshuang's arm and asked with a trembling voice, "Mother Wencheng, are you telling the truth? Did you really find water?"
The surprise and anticipation in his eyes were almost overflowing.
The other people around were also attracted by this sudden news. They gathered together and started chattering and asking questions.
"We really found water? That's great!" a woman said in surprise.
"Grandma Yao, where is the water? Take us to get some water quickly!" A strong man also shouted.
The children were even more delighted. They jumped and danced in the crowd, cheering and shouting, "Great! There's water! There's water!"
The joyful shouts immersed the entire camp in a sea of joy.
Yao Qingshuang was suddenly surrounded by a group of excited people. Everyone was asking all kinds of questions at once, and the noisy voices almost drowned out her ears.
She was just about to speak and tell the good news of finding the water source in detail, but before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by the crowd's questions.
Just when everyone was arguing and no one could hear what anyone was saying, the village chief shouted, "Shut up! Everyone, be quiet and listen to what Wencheng Niang has to say!"
The village chief's voice was so loud that it seemed to shake the air around him. The crowd instantly quieted down and everyone looked at Yao Qingshuang eagerly, their eyes full of eager anticipation.
Yao Qingshuang felt everyone's hopeful gazes and didn't want to beat around the bush. Her face was filled with excitement as she excitedly said to everyone, "I really found water! It's right up ahead. There's a really large pond with clean, clear water. It's only a quarter of an hour's walk from here. Don't worry about running out of water!"
After hearing her words, everyone's faces suddenly lit up with joy. Those families who had been suffering from water shortage were so excited that they danced with joy.
The wrinkles on the faces of the elderly were smoothed out, and they smiled with an especially kind smile. The young people celebrated by high-fiving each other, and their laughter echoed throughout the camp. The children were even more joyful, and they kept cheering, "There's water, there's water, it's great!"
The village chief's face also broke into a happy smile of relief. He shouted to everyone, "Everyone, this is a great thing. Hurry up and get some containers to fetch water! Don't delay this great opportunity!"
After hearing what the village chief said, the villagers immediately cheered happily and turned around and ran towards the place where their buckets and water bags were placed. They walked so hurriedly, as if they were afraid that the water would disappear if they were too late.
Yao Qingshuang, with a heart full of joy and pride, walked ahead with big strides, leading everyone steadily towards the pond.
Along the way, the villagers' joy was beyond words. Everyone cheered, some clapped each other to celebrate, and some excitedly talked about what to do after the water was full. The lively scene seemed to be celebrating a grand festival.
The women smiled and told the children not to run around, while the men carried containers for water, their steps as light as if they were walking on clouds.
Everyone's laughter seemed to dispel the depressing atmosphere that had accumulated due to lack of water.
As a result, it took less than a quarter of an hour for everyone to successfully reach the big pond that everyone was looking forward to.
When the villagers saw the clean and clear water in the big pond with their own eyes, many of them suddenly had tears of joy in their eyes, and then burst out.
Everyone looked at each other, and kept saying, "Finally, there's water! God is watching over us!"
That voice was filled with so much emotion and gratitude. The difficult days of water shortage during this period really made everyone suffer.
After expressing his feelings, he didn't have time to say anything else. He just saw a group of people rushing to the edge of the pond like hungry wolves seeing their prey.
They got busy with excitement. First, they quickly opened the water bags they carried with them and carefully poured the clear water into them. As they watched the water bags swell up little by little, the smiles on their faces became brighter.
After the water bag was full, they hurriedly picked up the bucket and filled it with water one bucket after another. The sound of the flowing water seemed like the most beautiful music in the world to everyone's ears.
In this way, everyone kept filling the containers until all the containers they brought were full and could not hold another drop of water.
After the first group of people finished filling their water tanks, the village chief hurried over, patted them on the shoulders, and said with a serious and somewhat anxious look, "Hurry back and notify the rest of the people to come and fill their water tanks!"
The first group of people who had fetched water listened to the village chief's words, and without saying a word, they picked up the containers filled with water, turned around and ran towards the camp, their footsteps so fast that they raised dust all the way.
The villagers all had joyful smiles on their faces, and they walked back briskly with buckets, water bags and other containers filled with water in their hands.
There was constant laughter and joy along the way, and everyone was excitedly talking about how they had finally solved the big problem and no longer had to worry about having no water to drink.
Soon, after receiving the notice, another group of people who stayed in the camp also hurriedly rushed to the pond, carrying buckets and other containers to fill up with water.
Their eyes were full of anxiety and anticipation, fearing that the water would disappear if they arrived too late.
Before long, all 31 households in Sujia Village successfully filled their containers with water.
At this moment, Yao Qingshuang cleared her throat and loudly suggested, "Fellow villagers, while we have water, why don't we just wash up? We've been traveling all this time and are already extremely dirty. Besides, we don't know when we'll have the chance to wash up again."
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