Gu Xinran shamelessly made a request to Dr. Ling and vividly recounted his heroic deeds.
Doctor Ling knew that Mingzhan and his team had taken over the gold mine and were in the process of overhauling it, but he didn't know that this girl had also gotten involved. She's such a troublesome person, but he had to praise her as "awesome", saying that she's a perfect match for Mingzhan!
Gladly, I met her request.
By the time Gu Xinran finished his work, the Qingshan villagers had also bought food.
It was already noon, so we decided to rest in the county town for half an hour and have lunch before continuing our journey.
A lot of time has been wasted these days, so in order to get ahead as much as possible, we must speed up.
Doctor Ling asked the cook at the grain store to prepare food and invited the Gu family to join him for the feast.
At this time, supplies were scarce and there were no good dishes in the grain store, but there was enough steamed buns and dry rice.
The Gu family provided roe deer meat and pheasant to complement the dishes.
Gu Xinran sponsored a large pork elbow and a roast goose.
She also served a jar of tiger bone wine at the dinner table, and everyone was very satisfied with the meal.
The happiest person was Doctor Ling. He only took a sip of the jars of wine that Gu Xinran gave him every day to satisfy his craving.
He didn't expect that he could drink it to his heart's content with delicious food at noon today. There was still a little left in the jar, so he held it in his arms and refused to let go.
He thought to himself that being with Ran Yatou was happiness. Alas, he also began to envy Xiao Ba.
The banquet is over and everyone is leaving!
In the afternoon, the Qingshan villagers left Hong County and headed for their next destination.
After inquiring, I learned that it would take about ten days to leave Chengzhou and enter Lin'an City in Jinzhou.
For the next three days, everyone had a smooth journey. The biggest problem was the lack of water. Several groups of people came to the Gu family to borrow water.
Since leaving Chengzhou Prefecture, we have not encountered any water source, and the drought situation is becoming more and more severe.
At noon on the fourth day, everyone rested in a large deserted village at the foot of the mountain. Two other groups of hundreds of people also rested here.
Although all the wells in the village have dried up, this is a good place. There is a big mountain behind it, and from afar, there are green tree shadows.
Village chief Li asked Gu Yuchen to organize everyone to go up the mountain to find water. In fact, many families had no water to cook, and when they were thirsty, they could only take small sips to wet their lips.
A few young men were left behind to protect the elderly, children, women and children in the camp, while the others were divided into four groups, led by Brother Gu, Brother Qiu and the two team leaders of the guard team, each leading a team to go up the mountain from different directions to look for water.
Brother Gu’s team includes Gu Xinran, Xiao Ba, the Zheng brothers and Boss Wang.
Xinran took these two needy families with her on purpose, hoping to find an opportunity to take care of them.
As soon as they went up the mountain, they headed towards the lush green mountains. The mountainside was bare with only a few half-dead trees, so there was no way there was water.
After two quarters of an hour, we finally entered a forest with green trees. After turning around a few times, we found nothing.
We continued to move forward, and after another quarter of an hour, we could occasionally see the feces of small animals. Small animals also need water to survive, so there was hope.
Everyone dispersed and looked everywhere, but there was still no sign of water. Time was running out, so they had to rush back.
Gu Xinran thought, since I’ve come all this way, how can I go back empty-handed?
Even if there are no conditions, you can still reap rewards by creating them.
Let’s have some wild game first. Gu Xinran seizes the time and repeats the same trick, sprinkling spiritual spring water to lure the prey.
Boss Wang and the Zheng brothers, who were experiencing this for the first time, were stunned by the swarms of small animals.
The bows and arrows they lent them couldn't shoot accurately, so they mainly relied on Gu Xinran and the other two.
This time we caught five rabbits and three pheasants.
Gu Xinran made the decision to give each poor family two rabbits and a pheasant. Although their family contributed the most labor, they had no shortage of food, so one of each would be enough.
The Zheng brothers and Boss Wang were extremely grateful. They were lucky to have the Gu family take care of them along the way, otherwise they didn't know how miserable their situation would have been.
On the way back, Gu Xinran, who was walking at the end, found a small puddle among the pile of rocks against the mountain wall. Drops of water were seeping out from the mountain wall and falling into it.
There was probably only half a bucket of water, which was not enough to share. Gu Xinran simply filled up a pit, and in an instant, the small puddle turned into a big pool.
Another day for doing good deeds.
She put the water in, called out to everyone who was rushing back to the camp, and said in a feigned surprise, "Come on! There's a pool here with really clear water!"
Everyone gathered together quickly and saw that there really was a pool of clear spring. Everyone smiled happily.
Boss Wang's eyes were red with excitement. His family's water bucket was already empty. In order to save water for his wife and children to drink, his lips were chapped and would bleed if he opened his mouth a little wider.
Silly said happily: "The water in the city costs 100 coins a bucket, and it's not even as clear as this. How much silver must it be worth!"
The Zheng brothers' eyes lit up and they smiled like a child. His family had been saving water these days, but the amount was getting less and less every day. They were about to run out of water to cook porridge. Now it was good, they could connect the water.
Several people rushed over and drank some water first.
Seeing how thirsty they were, Gu Xinran couldn't stop them. The main reason was that most of the water was from the space pool she released, which was comparable to mountain spring water and relatively clean.
But the necessary reminders still needed to be given. After they had drunk enough water, Gu Xinran spoke:
"Animals also drink this water in the wild, and sometimes their excrement gets directly into it. There are even some tiny insects we can't see. It's safer to boil it before drinking. Drinking unclean water can cause diarrhea at best, or serious illness at worst."
Several people knew that Gu Xinran was doing this for their own good, so they all kept in mind that the old and young in the family must not get sick, and from now on, they would boil the water before drinking it.
Soon everyone's water bottles were full. Brother Gu took the Zheng brothers and Boss Wang and rushed down the mountain, anxious to go back and call someone to fetch water.
Gu Xinran told them to be quiet and fill the water for themselves first, otherwise, if everyone rushed in, the pool might not have enough water.
She and Xiao Ba are guarding here, trying their best to prevent the small animals from coming to harm them.
After traveling for half a day, searching for water and hunting, the two were so hungry that their stomachs were growling. Due to this delay, they didn't know when they would have lunch.
Gu Xinran, like a magic trick, pulled out a bag of peach cakes and a few twisted dough sticks from her backpack and enthusiastically invited Xiao Ba to eat with her. "You must be hungry. Have some to fill your stomach first."
Xiao Ba was over seventeen years old and in the period of growth. His energy was consumed quickly and he was already hungry. He didn't hesitate and stuffed the snacks into his mouth, saying thank you vaguely.
Not to mention, since he followed Gu Xinran, he has had three meals a day on time, the food is good, and he has even grown five centimeters taller.
Xiao Ba has become accustomed to Gu Xinran taking out food anytime and anywhere, but she wonders why she can never finish her snacks.
"Xinran, you are so capable. I will never go hungry when I follow you."
Gu Xinran squinted at him and said, "If you feel hungry, just let me know. I'll satisfy you anytime. Eat quickly, and then get back to work."
Xiao Ba quickly took a bite of the pancake and sipped some water, then replied with a chuckle, "No, I'm saying this to thank you. You've been so kind to me. Just tell me what you want me to do!"
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