Gu Damu and Gu Dalin's family have many children. The two brothers gave birth to eight boys and six girls. The youngest child cannot walk yet, and there is also a frail and elderly mother. The whole family consumes a lot of water.

Gu Damu felt very sad when he thought of the children crying out for thirst but having no water to drink. But he was the head of the family, and the decisions he made were related to the lives of the whole family, so he had to be cautious.

Gu Damu's eldest son sat on the outside with the children of several families, blocking the sight of the surrounding victims and preventing them from seeing the adults discussing things. Seeing his father's hesitation, he couldn't help but said: "Dad, my son is not afraid of being tired.

This work is our family’s livelihood, we must do it.”

Gu Dalin's son heard what his cousin said and said, "Uncle, Brother Qingliang is right. We are willing to do this work and we are not afraid of being tired."

What are you afraid of if you are tired and miserable?

As long as there is water, all the hardships are worth it.

Seeing the children's support, Gu Dalin once again advised: "The children are willing to work and are not afraid of hardship. Brother, please don't hesitate and make a decision quickly. You guys don't have much time to wait for our family."

This is a matter for the five families. Third uncle said that a decision should be made quickly on this matter.

Gu Dalin added another sentence: "Brother, my mother hasn't drunk water all day. If we can't find any water tonight, what will our mother drink tomorrow?"

Gu Damu had always been filial, but when he thought that his mother was so thirsty that she could not speak, he finally slapped his thigh and said, "Uncle Third, our family has done this work. Let's dig for water tonight."

When the third grandfather heard this, a smile finally appeared on his dark and serious face: "Okay, since everyone is willing to dig water, then the matter is settled. Let's meet at the mountain entrance in half an hour and go into the mountain to dig water together.

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After the matter was finalized, each family took action. The Tian family, Gu Damu, and Gu Dalin family took their children back to their resting place, had dinner, and packed up the tools they could use.

After the Tian and Gu families left, Gu Dashan and Mrs. Cui came to the resting place of the third grandmother's house. Both of them had injuries on their faces. Mrs. Cui had a clear slap mark on her face. Gu Dashan's forehead was red.

Something is swollen.

The third grandma was angry when she saw this: "The older Pan gets, the more poisonous she becomes. Why doesn't God send down a thunderbolt to kill her?"

"Okay, we still have work to do, so hurry up and pack up and set off." The third grandfather whispered to Gu Dashan and Cui that Gu Jinli had found the underground waterway and that the rest of the family had to go to the mountains overnight to dig water tonight.

Gu Dashan and Cui's eyes widened when they heard this, and their hands trembled with joy: "Yes, there is a water source." It was his little fish who discovered it.

Third Grandpa nodded and said: "Well, you two go and have dinner quickly. We have a lot of work tonight and you are all full."

They had already eaten and left three portions, two for the couple and one for the Chu family.

Gu Jinxiu brought them their dinner, which was a stew of Sichuan vegetables, beans, leaves, and roots served in wooden bowls.

The couple took it and ate it. It tasted very strange, but it was the only cooked meal they had eaten in the past few days. Cui ate it with tears.

By the time they finished their dinner, Third Grandpa, Luo's father, and Luo Wu had already packed their tools and tied them to their bodies.

Luo's father knew that Mrs. Gu was in charge of the iron tools and jars in Gu's family. Gu Dashan had no usable tools, so he handed Gu Dashan a shovel and two water jugs: "Take them."

Gu Dashan took it gratefully: "Brother Luo..."

Father Luo smiled heartily: "Don't say anything else. You have followed the master to dig the well. I will ask you to put in a lot of effort tonight."

The third grandma also distributed all the iron pots, water pots, bamboo tubes, and ropes she had at home to several children and tied them to them: "Hang them all up, we will use them tonight."

Gu Jinli also carried his own straw mat on his back and said to Third Grandma: "Third Grandma, let's bring the straw mat with us."

"Yes, yes, bring a straw mat. You have to take turns to rest when digging in the middle of the night. You need a straw mat." The third grandma hurriedly brought her own straw mat. Seeing this, Luo Huiniang also carried her own straw mat.

Gu Jinli smiled, she brought the straw mat not only for rest, but also for important purposes.

After everyone tied up their things, Third Grandpa looked at the completely dark sky and said, "Xiaoyu and the Luo family will leave first. We will wait half a quarter of an hour before setting off. We will all walk in the dark and gather at the mountain pass. We will light the fire after entering the mountain."

Bundle."

Although their resting place is remote, there are many disaster victims around. Too much movement will attract attention, so they must leave in groups.

Luo's father nodded and took Luo Wu, Luo Huiniang and Gu Jinli to leave first.

The darkness of night covered them.

Two-quarters of an hour later, the five families met at the mountain entrance, lit torches with fire sticks, and walked toward the mountains together.

Gu Xiaoyu walked in front to guide everyone. After walking for half an hour, they finally arrived at the place where they had picked Sichuan vegetables.

Mrs. Chu and Aunt Tian were not here. Father Luo worriedly shouted: "Child, it's us, come out quickly."

Mrs. Chu heard Luo's father's voice and emerged from the weeds with Aunt Tian: "We thought they were other victims and hid for fear of danger."

Mrs. Chu looked at the large group of people by the light of the torch and said with a smile: "Everyone is here." Even Gu Damu and Gu Dalin's mother came, which shows that everyone attaches great importance to the water source.

The third grandma handed her the dinner she had brought and said, "Eat quickly."

Tian Erhua also handed over the dinner prepared for Aunt Tian.

Gu Jinli took everyone to the small pit dug earlier, poked it with a wooden stick, and brought out the muddy wet soil: "Third Grandpa, look."

The third grandfather grabbed the wooden stick, looked at the muddy wet soil on it, and nodded excitedly: "There must be water underground here, just dig here."

Luo's father worked as a bodyguard and was tall and powerful. He took Luo and Wu to work together.

The third grandfather said from the side: "First dig a big hole three meters wide, and then dig deeper."

Wells are dug in the shape of a funnel, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, and then deepen.

The Luo family father and son were extremely powerful martial arts practitioners. They quickly dug a three-meter-wide pit and then followed the pit to reduce the area and continue digging deeper.

The girls and wives of several families were responsible for transporting the soil. They had nothing to pack, so they piled the excavated soil on the straw mats, and several children carried the straw mats to carry the soil away.

Other strong laborers who can dig the soil are resting nearby. I don't know how long I will dig tonight, and I have to take turns, otherwise such a heavy work will kill people.

The Luo family father and son were very powerful. An hour later, the father and son had dug a three-meter-deep mud pit.

Seeing that the two of them were pale from exhaustion, Third Grandpa hurriedly called them up to rest, woke up Gu Dashan and Uncle Tian, ​​and asked them to go down to the pit.

Gu Dashan and Uncle Tian couldn't wait any longer, so they tied ropes down to the pit and continued digging.

Gu Jinan and Uncle Tian's son followed them down, put the excavated soil into a pot, and transported it out of the mud pit.

More than half an hour later, the mud pit was more than one meter deep. Gu Dashan and Uncle Tian collapsed from exhaustion and were lifted out of the pit.

The third grandfather hurriedly asked: "Are you out of water?"

Gu Dashan shook his head: "The bottom of the pit is muddy, and there is no water yet."

Third Grandpa frowned and called to Gu Damu and Brother Gu Dalin: "Go down and dig."

"Hey." Brothers Gu Damu and Gu Dalin responded, tied a rope and got down into the mud pit.

After the Gu Damu brothers were too tired to dig anymore, the third grandfather, Gu Qingliang, and Gu Qingtian's cousins ​​went down to the pit to continue digging. When they couldn't dig anymore, they changed...

Several families took turns digging the soil, and they were busy for several hours without seeing any water.
Chapter completed!