The old lady was lost in thought when she suddenly raised her head and happened to look into the eyes of the village chief.
The village chief's eyes were not big at first, but now they were as wide as bird eggs.
"I heard it all. Yan Yan said she knew where the water was."
As soon as the village chief opened his mouth, Mrs. Shu was shocked.
This... how can this be reconciled?
Just when she was in a dilemma, the village chief didn't ask anything. He just stretched out his arms and said, "Come here, let Yan Yan ride in my donkey cart. We will go wherever she says, and we will listen."
her!"
Mrs. Shu: "???"
Do you believe it? You don’t even ask why?
In fact, even if the grandfather and grandson didn't tell each other, the village chief would have guessed very closely.
What kind of person can bring good luck to his family, save a donkey that is dying of thirst, and find water without moving in a donkey cart?
That must be a god!
So, Yan Yan is the little lucky girl sent by God to save Yaoshui Village!
When treating the little lucky girl, you should naturally show the utmost sincerity.
After the village chief put Yan Yan on his donkey cart, he scooped out the little water he had left and stuffed it into her hand.
The afternoon sun was still a little bit poisonous, and he was afraid that the little girl would be exposed to the sun, so he quickly found an oilcloth and asked his grandson to hold it up to Yan Yan's head to act as a human-shaped parasol.
Shu Ziwen was unwilling to do it, and as soon as he opened his mouth, his grandfather gave him a slap.
"If you don't want to work, go down and walk. I'll support you!"
The village chief's tone was quite cruel.
Shu Ziwen curled his lips and finally raised the oilcloth resignedly.
In this way, the group continued to walk forward for about seven or eight miles, then turned left under Yan Yan's guidance, and walked another four or five miles. At this time, there was no road ahead, and what appeared in front of them was
A small hillside.
Yan Yan licked her lips that were so dry that they were flaky, "It's this hill. Climb it and walk not far away and you'll be there."
The village chief waved his hand without hesitation, beckoning everyone to cross the mountain.
At this time, someone was unhappy. He stopped the car on the side of the road and collapsed on the ground, breathing heavily and unwilling to leave.
"Village Chief, let's change the route, we really can't walk anymore."
After a day's journey, everyone is thirsty, hungry and tired. It's difficult to walk on flat ground, let alone climb mountains. Wouldn't that cost lives?
The village chief wiped the sweat off his forehead and said in a hoarse voice: "Keep on holding on, and we will find water soon. Please believe me!"
"Believe you? We believed you last time, but what happened in the end?" Mrs. Tian cursed and answered, licking her lips, and her mouth was filled with the smell of blood.
She hadn't drank water for a day, her mouth was dry, her head was dizzy, and her heart was full of anger, and she always wanted to find an outlet to vent it out.
But he only started to speak before he was interrupted by his own man.
Full of anger and nowhere to vent, she knelt on the ground and sobbed.
At this time, Yan Yan's soft and waxy voice sounded in front of the team: "Grandma Tian, there is water ahead, really, let's go forward."
Under the dim sunset, Xiao Tuanzi stood alone on the donkey cart and looked back at a group of desperate villagers. Her face was covered with a thick layer of dust from running around in the past few days.
But it was this layer of dust that made her eyes particularly bright.
Like the shining stars in the dark night, they light up the path of everyone's life.
"Look at everyone, you haven't even given up on a three-year-old baby. What qualifications do you have to give up?"
The village chief wiped away his tears and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Cheer up, everyone. I, Shu Pingtai, swear to God, if I don't find water ahead, I will crash to death in front of you and apologize to the ancestors of Yaoshui Village!"
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After that, he rubbed Yanyan's head gently and forced out a smile that was uglier than crying, "Good boy, sit down, let's keep walking, grandpa believes in you."
For some reason, facing such a village chief, Yan Yan felt the urge to cry.
She clenched her fists and encouraged herself in her heart: Yan Yan, you have to work hard. You must lead everyone to find water and live up to the trust of the village chief.
For this reason, anyone who says any more depressing words would be too shameless and conscientious. At this point, there is only one way in front of them, and that is to keep moving forward.
It doesn't matter if he has water or not, just leave and be done.
It was really difficult to walk uphill, and the donkey, which had been wagging its tail all day, was no longer in the mood to waggle its tail, and was snorting heavily from its nostrils.
Not a single man or woman in the village was idle. They all consciously divided themselves into groups, pushing carts in groups of two or three.
Shu Mingli, who was the strongest, was like a hard-working old scalper, rushing back and forth between the carts in each house. If any cart got stuck and couldn't move, he would go over and push it.
The desolate hillside echoed with people's loud slogans: "One, two, three, push! One, two, three, push..."
In this atmosphere, no one cares about being tired. Everyone has only one goal: to climb over this hill! No one can be left behind!
Unconsciously, the setting sun hanging in the western sky fell into the sea of clouds, a crescent moon climbed up the forest, and the chirping of insects among the weeds came one after another. The night was already very deep.
Yan Yan, who had been tense all day, was tired and sleepy. She couldn't hold on anymore and fell asleep leaning on the sack. The people around her also lowered their voices tacitly so as not to wake her up.
Finally, the group climbed over the hillside sweating profusely.
Not far away, a village hidden in the forest appeared in front of everyone.
These days, they passed through barren mountains and ridges along the way. Occasionally they encountered a few houses, which were so dilapidated that there were only empty shells left. This was the first village they encountered since they set out.
The presence of a village means there are people, and there must be water if there are people, so they are really saved!
A group of people were ecstatic, and some even shed tears. They hugged those around them and started crying.
"Thank God, I finally found water! If I can't find water again, I will die of thirst in this poor place!"
"Village chief, thank you. If you hadn't insisted on letting us climb the mountain, we wouldn't have known how long we would have walked!"
"Thank me for what? If you want to thank me, just thank Yanyan..."
The village chief looked back at Yan Yan happily and found that Xiao Tuanzi was still sleeping soundly, so he quickly turned off the phone.
"Okay, stop yelling, let's check if everyone in the family has come down. If there is no problem, let's go into the village to find water!"
Old Man Tang, who was walking at the end, replied: "Don't worry, we just checked it and no one is missing!"
"Okay, let's set off."
Following the village chief's order, a group of people entered the village to grab money. The wind was blowing under their feet, and they walked and ran all the way, wishing they could just put on their wings and fly over.
Not long after, everyone walked through the wild woods behind the village and arrived at the door of the first house. Reality gave everyone another heavy blow. The door of that house was locked, and it was obvious that no one was living there for a long time.
The same was true for several families after that. Every door was closed, and fallen leaves and dust piled up in front of the door.
It is obvious that this is an abandoned village, just like the Yaoshui Village that they abandoned not long ago.
"It's over. There's no one and no water. What can we do now?" The man who spoke had his legs weak and almost knelt down on the spot.
The village chief rubbed his face, said "No hurry" twice to himself, then walked to the donkey cart and prepared to call Yan Yan up.
Before he stretched out his hand, a woman's scream suddenly came from the path on the left, which instantly woke up Xiaotuanzi.