When Liu An arrived, the victims had already organized an area of ​​more than 20 meters square under the organization of Liu Bei and Liu Ming.

The rocks have been cleared away, and the trees among them have been cut down and moved outside. Only some tree roots that are difficult to dig out are left. 20 victims with hoes are working hard to dig out the roots.

Seeing Liu An arriving, Liu Bei and Liu Ming came over.

Liu Bei was entrusted by Liu An to come here to help, while Liu Ming was just here to join in the fun. Anyway, he was the eldest son of the family and had no worries about food and clothing. He had nothing to do on weekdays, so it was just a good time to relieve his boredom.

"Uncle, it's already getting late. It's so dark that I can't see anything. We can only continue tomorrow." Liu Bei said.

"That's what I thought too. I'll move all the things down first, and then start living and cooking."

Liu Bei and Liu Ming went to arrange for people to move things. Liu An thought about the water problem after talking about cooking.

There must be no water source nearby, and I can't take out the endless kettle in front of everyone. I can't cook without water, so I have to think of a way.

Liu An stood there, directing people to move things, and thinking about how to get water.

After much thought, there is no good solution.

In desperation, Liu An could only ask someone to empty his ox cart, arrange for someone to move a water tank to his ox cart, put another bucket in, and then told Liu Bei:

"I know where there is water nearby, but it's a bit far from here. I'll drive the ox cart to get it. Xuande, you will arrange for them to bury the cauldron first, add firewood, and light a fire for cooking when I come back."

The big cauldron Liu An bought did not have a bracket underneath, so it was impossible to light a fire directly underneath. It was necessary to dig a hole in the soil and dig out a channel for putting firewood to put the cauldron on it.

The ones with brackets are not called cauldrons, but tripods, and they are much more expensive than cauldrons.

Liu Bei knew that Liu An was weak and originally wanted to go with Liu An, but Liu An refused because he was already heavy enough to put a tank of water in the car, and adding another person was afraid that the cow would not come back.

"By the way, those carriages are for rent. They will leave after unloading the things. I have already paid for it, so I don't have to pay anymore. Also, those round things in the cauldron are vegetables. Just peel them and stew them with the meat. Xuan

"Take care of yourself, be sure to watch them all stewed, and don't leave any raw ones!" Before leaving, Liu An reminded Liu Bei again.

After saying that, Liu An drove the bullock cart to the other side of the mountain.

It was almost dusk, and it would be dark in the blink of an eye. Fortunately, Liu An had brought the blood spirit with him, otherwise, he would not have dared to go this way at this time.

After walking for about two or three miles, Liu An made sure that he would not be seen here. Liu An turned the cow's head and turned the car back. Then he stood on the car and started to fill the water tank. When the water tank was full, he put the bucket again.

It's also full.

The mountain road was rugged and I didn't know how much water would be poured on the road. Of course Liu An poured as much water as he could.

His bullock cart can hold three water tanks, but he is really afraid that the cattle will not be able to get back when they are filled with water. Moreover, the water tanks filled with water are heavier and may break if they are bumped a few times on the road.

, then the gain outweighs the loss.

The round trip took just over a quarter of an hour. When Liu An came back, the victims had already set up three large pots.

One-third of the water in the water tanks and buckets was sprinkled on the road. That is because the ox-cart was slow, walked steadily, and the distance was not far, so only this amount was sprinkled. If it were a horse-drawn carriage, it would definitely be more water.

Liu An asked someone to take a bucket and put all the water in the water tank into the cauldron. He handed the fire sickle to Liu Bei and asked them to start cooking while he went to fetch water again.

After four trips back and forth, the three cauldrons had been filled with water and the rice, potatoes and meat had been washed.

Liu An went back and forth five more times to completely fill the other three water tanks before asking someone to remove the water tank from the car.

When Liu An went to the city in the morning, he had already bought a water tank, and in the afternoon he went to the city to buy three water tanks, so now there are four water tanks in the camp for the victims.

After doing this, the sky was completely dark.

When Liu An went to fetch water, Liu Bei had already asked people to light torches, and the moonlight was good today, so although it was late, the camp could still be seen clearly.

At this time, the rice was cooked, and the first batch of victims gathered together and ate the rice with big mouthfuls.

Liu An gave each of Liu Bei and Liu Ming a bowl of potato broth to appease their bellies first.

It was already so late, and the two of them must be hungry.

Looking for a few young men who were not eating, Liu An asked them to build 10 fires in two rows and light them. The victims were arranged in groups of about 20 people to gather around the fires to keep warm.

They wore little clothing, and the temperature dropped after the sun went down, so many victims were shivering from the cold.

Liu An stood in the middle of 10 fires and shouted loudly: "Everyone, listen to what I have to say!"

Hearing Liu An speak, all the victims looked towards the center. Those who were talking stopped talking, and those who were eating also stopped eating and looked at Liu An quietly.

"First of all, if you are eating, continue eating as long as you don't delay my conversation. After you finish eating, there are still people waiting to eat!"

Hearing what Liu An said, the victims holding bowls in their hands continued to eat carefully.

"My dear Liu An, I haven't had my crown yet, and I haven't expressed my love yet. You may have seen later that my family is indeed not a wealthy family. We can't provide clothes and shoes for everyone at the moment, and we don't have a place to live.

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"However, since I am grateful for your support and are willing to follow me, Liu An, I will never starve everyone. If I, Liu An, have something to eat, you must have something to eat!"

"In the next few days, the place where we live will be built, so that everyone will no longer be allowed to live in the open, and clothes and shoes will be gradually provided to everyone."

"As I said before, I appreciate your admiration and willingness to follow me. I will definitely take responsibility for you! However, if you have a better way out, I, Liu An, will not stop you and will just leave on my own!"

"Furthermore, the house is not built yet, so I can only ask you to be careful not to extinguish these ten fires at night. There is enough firewood, so feel free to use them, but don't catch a cold!"

"Well, that's all I have to say, everyone, please take a rest after eating!"

After Liu An finished speaking, he greeted Liu Bei and Liu An, took a torch to light it, and prepared to go home.

When the victims saw that Liu An was leaving, they all got up to see him off.

Liu An noticed the movement behind him, so he could only stop and repeatedly told him not to send him away. He hurriedly finished his meal and rested. Only then did the victims stop, knelt down on the spot, and knelt down to send the Prime Minister away.

In desperation, Liu An could only quickly ask Liu Ming and Liu Bei to get in the car and drive away as quickly as possible.

After an afternoon of familiarity, Xue Ling, who was extremely perceptive, gradually became familiar with some people who often came close to Liu An, such as Liu Bei and Liu Ming. Xue Ling had allowed them to come within ten feet of him and ride on an ox cart.

It was getting late, and Liu An could barely identify the road by the moonlight and torches, and drove the cattle slowly home.

Fortunately, he does not have night blindness, otherwise he would not be able to go home at night.

On the way, Liu Bei finally asked what he had been holding back all afternoon.

"What does uncle want to do this time?"

He could tell that Liu An wanted to do something big, otherwise he wouldn't have gone bankrupt to fund the straw mats and straw sandals that his family relied on for survival.

But we still need to ask clearly what is going on and how to act next.

It's late at night, and the cold wind from the north is especially noticeable at night.
Chapter completed!