At noon, everyone passed by a forest. The village chief wanted to invite everyone to take a rest in the shade of the trees and have a meal to replenish their strength.
But a group of people shook their heads like rattles and said, "It's better not to do it. It's not easy to get some water. We want to save some water."
The main reason is that on days when your mouth is on fire, no one wants to do it a second time, so they save what they can.
You can’t save money...you have to save money even if you tighten your belt.
Seeing everyone's resolute attitude, the village chief had no choice but to agree. When he turned around and thought of something, he went for a walk around Mr. Shu's house and told Mrs. Shu:
"If you are short of water, just tell me. Don't be thirsty. The child is young and cannot bear hardships."
Yan Yan quickly raised the small kettle in her arms to show off to him: "Yan Yan has something to drink. Water with sugar added is very sweet!"
Mrs. Shu also waved to him, "Don't worry! Yanyan is my granddaughter. I can't lose my granddaughter to anyone!"
"That's good, that's good..." The village chief nodded and left, looking at Yan Yan with a smile before leaving.
Yan Yan immediately replied with a big smile, "Grandpa, the village chief, also needs to drink more water. Drink more water and you will be in good health!"
Under the sunlight, Xiao Tuanzi's eyes were as bright as a pair of sparkling gems, which made the village chief's heart brighten.
Oh, what a lovely little girl, it would be great if she was his granddaughter.
It's a pity that my son is not good enough. He can't do anything except open his mouth and talk loudly. He is a waste!
The village chief held back his sadness and waved his hand to Xiaotuanzi. When he went back, he happened to meet Shu Changshun who was raising his neck to drink water. He was unhappy for a while and gave him a fierce look.
Shu Changshun: "..."
He didn't seem to say anything this time, right?
Not long after, Stone Girl came to the donkey cart with a few pieces of candy. When she saw Yan Yan sitting obediently in the cart, her face turned into a smile, "Yan Yan, come and eat some candy."
With that said, she directly stuffed the candy into Yanyan's hand.
"Thank you, Grandma Sun." Yan Yan thanked her happily. After they left, she picked out the largest piece and handed it to Mrs. Shu's mouth. "Grandma, try it. The candy Grandma Sun gave you is the sweetest and the best."
have eaten!"
The old lady came up to the candy and smelled it twice, then rubbed her little fleshy face and said, "Well, it's very sweet. Grandma has already smelled it. Let's leave the candy to Yan Bao."
Yan Yan clutched the candy bar and said nothing, her eyes like purple grapes kept wandering around. Then when the old lady wasn't paying attention, she jumped up and stuffed the candy bar into her mouth.
The successful little dumpling smiled and rolled his eyes, raising the corners of his mouth proudly, like a cunning little fox.
"The sugar is still sweet in your mouth, but you can't smell it!"
Yan Yan expressed her opinion, lowered her head and counted the remaining candy bars in her hand, one, two, three... Oops, not enough.
Shu Mingli, who was driving the car at the front, saw Xiaotuanzi holding his cheeks and looking embarrassed. He raised his fingers and said, "Give me the candy, and I'll break it up for you."
Yan Yan handed the candy to him with great trust, "Break a few more pieces. I saw my grandfather secretly licking his saliva."
"Don't worry, I'll do the work." Shu Mingli raised his eyebrows, put his hands together, and clapped them hard. When he opened them again, a few pieces of candy turned into a handful of powder...
Yanyan twisted her eyebrows and her face fell instantly, "What I want is small pieces, not like this!"
How can she divide it up like this?
The three young men stared at him angrily: "You pay for our candy!"
Shu Mingli's back felt like there was a fire, and he panicked, "Why don't you each take a lick and eat some together? When we get back to Qizhou, I will make a lot of money from fishing and buy you a lot of candies."
For the sake of more sugar, a few of them reluctantly forgave him. One of them dipped his little finger into some powdered sugar and licked it twice with his tongue to satisfy his cravings.
After eating the sweets, some villagers came over to greet Yan Yan, and they all looked at Yan Yan with a clear purpose and asked, are you thirsty, hungry, tired...
Yan Yan answered obediently one by one, and in the end she laughed so much that her cheeks were sore. After sending Old Man Tang away, she couldn't bear it any longer. She rubbed her face and raised her head and asked Mrs. Shu: "Grandma, why do they always come to me?"
say something?"
The old lady smiled lovingly and said: "Because everyone likes you, they want to talk to you because they like you."
After leaving the water pool, Mrs. Shu had been thinking about how to explain Yan Yan's matter to everyone. Later, she felt relieved after hearing the sincere greetings from the villagers.
If you can't explain it clearly, I won't explain it.
Everyone can think whatever they like, and if they are willing to treat Yan Yan well, they should accept the kindness calmly and repay as much as possible.
As for those who want to have evil thoughts, haha, with so many pairs of eyes watching, don’t even think about it!
"Then they didn't come to talk to me in the past few days. Could it be that they didn't like me in the past?"
Yan Yan stopped the old lady with a question, and before she could think of a suitable answer, Xiao Tuanzi suddenly let out a string of cheerful laughter.
Then I saw her holding her face and chanting intoxicatedly: "Oh, I must have become prettier."
Who doesn’t like good-looking Zaizai?
"Pfft..." Shu Mingli laughed so hard that his saliva gushed out. He didn't realize that this little girl was quite narcissistic.
He wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, turned around and was about to make a joke, when suddenly a shout of "Ouch" came from in front of him, and then the donkey cart stopped.
Old man Shu rubbed his butt that had been bumped by the donkey and cursed: "What are you doing for food? Didn't you see the car in front of you stopped?"
Shu Mingli: "..."
He really didn't see it.
At this time, a familiar gong sounded from the front of the team, "Folks, there is a river ahead and there is water in the river. How about we rest here today."
Everyone's first reaction: It must be another small broken river that has dried up to the bottom. It's not as good as the water they have stored themselves! Garbage!
However, reality slapped them in the face again.
What lay in front of them was a large river with abundant water resources. The blood-like setting sun poured down from the western sky and merged with the swaying river water in the wind, creating endless magnificence and beauty.
Shu Mingzhi looked at the emerald river surface and then at the bottles and cans on the donkey cart, feeling a little complicated.
If he had known that he would encounter this river, why would he bother to fight the bullies for water in the morning?
Others didn't know whether to be happy or sigh. In order to save water, they didn't even dare to eat lunch. Now, it's all in vain!
The village chief looked at the lush green on the other side of the river and couldn't help but his eyes turned red. "Folks, the hard days are coming to an end. Look, the crops and trees in front of us are all alive. We are out of the dry land!"
"Finally... finally got over it."
Many people wiped their tears and looked back at what they had experienced along the way, water shortages, water hoarding, bandits, bullies... It was an exciting life!
In contrast, children don't have so many ideas.
In their eyes, having water means having delicious food. A bowl of fragrant wild vegetable porridge can wake you up from your dreams with a smile!
Yan Yan's pursuit was higher. As soon as she got off the donkey cart, she stared at the fish scurrying in the river. Crucian carp soup, grilled small fish, and braised big carp were all waving to her!
"Uncle Seven, eldest brother, second brother, and third brother, let's go catch fish!"
Xiaotuanzi reported a series of names without taking a breath, and after saying them, he jumped up and down like a monkey and headed straight to the river bank.