Perhaps I had some hope in my heart, and this time I walked much faster. Even the little kid who had been crying all day stopped crying and ran staggeringly beside his parents.
Sometimes I accidentally tripped over a stone and broke my knee. I didn't cry or make a fuss, I just patted the ashes on my body and kept running.
Because the adults at home have said that if you want to cry, no one will stop you, but your mouth is dry from crying and you want to drink water?
Don’t even think about it!
Eat the same amount at the same time every day, so you won’t have to take one more lick if you want!
Yan Yan was holding the fruit that Shu Mingli had given her when she got in the car. She looked at it for a few times but was reluctant to eat it, and finally stuffed it into her grandmother's mouth.
In the morning, her grandmother and grandfather didn't drink much water. She saw it, not only her family, but also the elderly in other families. Those who had something to eat and drink, stayed close to the younger ones first, and they just hung on for their lives.
At noon, a group of people rested in the woods. The children finally got to drink water. They all held water bottles and laughed like fools.
The adults bravely stuffed fruit into their mouths. The sour fruit that no one wanted in the past has now become a hot commodity. Everyone who sees Shu Mingli will praise him for his ability, which makes him happy and grinning.
After another three hours of hard work, a group of people finally chose a place to set up camp when it was completely dark.
This day everyone broke the record and walked nearly seventy miles.
The village chief was so happy that he shouted everywhere to encourage morale: "Everyone, keep going at this speed. We will be there at noon tomorrow, and there will be endless water by then!"
A man answered: "Then do we want to go out to find water tonight?"
"Look, just like yesterday, look around here, don't go too far. If you can't find it, come back and rest. Don't delay your journey tomorrow."
After arranging the manpower to go out to find water, every household was busy preparing for the evening meal.
Some families with a small population or a lot of water can still cook a bowl of porridge and eat a hot meal, but it is difficult for families with many people and little water, such as Shu Yaozu's family.
Everyone else was quietly lighting a fire and cooking porridge, but her house was in a noisy mess.
Zheng, the eldest daughter-in-law of Shu Yaozu, kept kowtowing to her mother-in-law and cried out: "Mom, please give Ye Zi some more water. The child is coughing badly and his throat will break if he doesn't drink water."
The little girl kneeling next to Mrs. Zheng was holding her neck with her hands and coughing violently, like a goose whose throat was strangled. She was breathing heavily, her voice was rough and unpleasant, and her face was red from holding back.
A mother-in-law couldn't stand it and said something to her side: "The child is coughing like this. No matter how much you feel sorry for Shui, you can't beat him to death, right?"
Mrs. Zhang clung to the bucket and refused to give in. "She has finished drinking her share, and it will be gone! There is only half a bucket of water in the house, and she drank it all. What will the others drink?"
Ms. Zheng continued to cry: "Give me another half bowl, otherwise how will the child survive this long night? Please."
When the village chief heard the crying, he quickly came over to check on the situation. When he saw the mean face of Mrs. Zhang, his brows tightened again, "What are you doing here again? Have you had enough?"
Mrs. Zhang collapsed on the ground and cried even harder than Mrs. Zheng, "Oh my god, am I trying to make trouble? Do you know how much water I have drank from this morning to now? Two sips, just two sips!"
The old lady held up two fingers and cried loudly, "Ye Zi is my granddaughter. If there is water, can I not give her a drink? The point is no, even if you kill me, I can't get it out!"
Shu Yaozu also has a large family, with nearly ten people, old and young, and most of them are girls, who are too weak to pull heavy objects.
When they set out, they brought a wooden bucket and a pot. In order to save water, Mrs. Zhang wanted to divide a drop of water into two sips and drink it. How much water anyone could drink at each meal every day was strictly regulated, and no one could even think of taking more than one sip.
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At this juncture, her granddaughter Ye Zi also suffered from a cough and kept clamoring for water. She couldn't bear to hear it and saved her own water for her granddaughter to drink. As a result, she continued to clamor at night.
What can she do? She is also helpless!
At this time, Shitou Niang came over with a bowl of water and said, "This is the water saved by my family. Give it to the girl to drink."
Mrs. Zhang looked at the bowl full of water and was so shocked that she couldn't be more shocked. At this point in time, water is life. Every household saves water as much as possible, but Stone Girl actually sends it out?
Ms. Zheng also stared at the water blankly and did not dare to take it. After a moment, Shitou Niang directly put the bowl into her hand, "Take it, no matter how precious the water is, it is not as important as the life of the child."
"Thank you, aunt, thank you." Mrs. Zheng handed the water to her daughter, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to her desperately to thank her.
Stone Girl bent down and pulled her up, and said to the villagers behind her with tears in her eyes: "Speaking of which, I also want to thank you. Thank you for not despising my stone as useless and taking us in."
Along the way, she witnessed many households being robbed by refugees. Some households even brought swords and followers, but even so they were not spared.
But their family has followed the villagers of Yaoshui Village all the way to the present smoothly, and they are really grateful.
This bowl of water is not only to repay the kindness, but also to make efforts for my smooth integration into Yaoshui Village.
Obviously, she made the right decision. The village chief was moved by her generous act of delivering water at the critical moment. He rubbed his face with thoughts and said: "Don't say anything. From now on, you will be a member of our Yaoshui Village.
Let’s help each other and never abandon anyone!”
As he said this, he turned around and patted his eldest son on the shoulder, "Go and scoop out a bowl of water from our bucket, and share it with whoever is still short of water."
Shu Changshun's heart sank, "What should we do about our donkey? Our donkey hasn't had much water for two days!"
The village chief responded to him: "Whether the life of a donkey is more important or the life of a human is more important, don't you have any idea in your mind?"
"I know, I'll go get some water right now." Shu Changshun gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, and left.
Old man Shu looked at his wife and asked, "How much water do we still have? Can we even out some more?"
Mrs. Shu replied: "There is still half a bucket. It should be enough to make a bowl."
"You two, stop messing around here." Old Man Tang interrupted the couple's conversation with his hands behind his back, "How many people are there in your family? How much water do you need to drink for one person or two? Give it to others, so I'll knock you down!"
Old Shu was so angry that he wanted to hit someone, "I love you as much as you want, what does it have to do with you?"
Old Man Tang did not argue with him, turned around, scooped a bowl of water from his own bucket, put it in his hand, and said with joy: "If you are so able to have sons, what is the use of having so many sons besides grabbing water for you?
Look at your dry mouth, you can wipe out sparks and you are still arguing with me, save your saliva and drink some water!"
Old Man Shu looked at the rival he had been quarreling with all his life, and his eyes turned red unexpectedly, "Old Man Tang, you..."
"What am I? I've been told to smile for ten years, why can't you learn it? You're so stupid!"
Old Man Shu sipped his saliva and grinned, "Yes, I'm stupid as hell. How can I be as smart as you? I heard that smart people live longer, so you can't hold them back."
"Do you even need to say that? I will definitely live a long life." Old Man Tang snorted arrogantly.