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Chapter 20 Finding Water
Qi Cunyi nodded with a smile, told the villagers to disperse, and then took Duan Gang to the direction of the mountain.

Qi Cunyi's eldest son, Qi Hua, stayed in the village and asked everyone to build shacks for these officers and soldiers.

The villagers saw what happened just now, and were very touched by Duan Gang's refusal of water. They spontaneously went home and brought some coarse grain pancakes and sweet potatoes, leaving some people to build a simple stove for the soldiers to use.

"Brother Xiong, they" an officer and soldier sitting on the edge spoke with some difficulty when he looked at the things in the hands of the villagers who had left and returned.

The Daxiong who was named by Duan Gang turned his head and saw a group of villagers gathering at a place five meters away from the officers and soldiers, hesitating, he was a little puzzled, got up and asked, "What are you doing?"

Mrs. An stood at the front, holding the basket in her hand in front of her and said in a loud voice: "Officer, we have no other intentions, but seeing that you are too tired, you must have rushed over without eating. The household has prepared some food, which is our kindness, and I hope you will not refuse."

Daxiong waved his hands again and again: "No, no, we can't take it. General Duan said, you can't take things from the common people. Take them back quickly. We have dry food."

When the women didn't know what to do, Chen Jingrong tugged on her mother-in-law's sleeve and pouted at the officers and soldiers.

Mrs. An looked over, and saw those officers and soldiers biting hard pancakes in their hands, some of them blushed until their necks were thick, and felt sour in an instant. , took a few steps forward and continued to speak: "Officer, you see that your dry food has long been out of use. Although the food we prepared is not delicious, it can fight hunger to some extent. You are here because of us. Take it."

Mrs. An didn't care whether Nobita agreed or not, she stepped forward and put down her things, dragged her daughter-in-law and ran away.

Others followed suit.

In a blink of an eye, a group of people disappeared, leaving only a large pile of food on the ground.

All the officers and soldiers look at me and I look at you. The soldiers who are usually frightening to look at are at a loss like fools at this moment.

"Xiong, brother Xiong, these things?" an officer and soldier asked boldly.

Nobita covered his forehead with his hands and was very helpless. He looked at those disappearing figures and smiled: "Okay, since it's everyone's wish, let's not refuse, just put it all away, and arrange for a few people to cook at the stove over there. When the general comes back, I will tell him."

Cheers sounded in an instant, and the fatigue of days was gone.

At this moment, except for An Zhongyuan who was helping out, the rest of the An family were sitting in the main room.

Old Man An frowned, not knowing what he was thinking.

Mrs. An was still feeling emotional: "If you want me to say, our village is lucky to meet such a talkative official. I used to hear that those officials oppressed the people. I took it seriously. When I saw it today, I was still a little I'm worried, I didn't expect the official who came this time to be so easy-going, it just looks scary."

Chen Jingrong nodded at the side: "Yes, I see that many officials are still young, and they are still eating hard pancakes. I feel uncomfortable."

"Hey, who's to say no, you didn't see a group of them coming over, they smelled so much, I don't know how much sweat and hardship they had to come all the way. Fortunately, life in our village is better and it can lighten their burden. The food sent today is enough for them to save for two days, and it is not easy for every family, and we don’t know when the drought will end, and our family will have a hard time if it gets worse."

After Mrs. An finished speaking, she saw her granddaughter smiling, and she felt a little better.

Turning around and seeing the old man's expression was wrong, he immediately asked: "You have been wrong since you came back, what's the matter? Are there any problems with those officials?"

Old man An shook his head: "No, I always feel that the general surnamed Duan is familiar, so I can't remember it for a while."

"Ham, what did I think? I may have heard of it somewhere. As long as there is no problem with the person, if we didn't see the village head delivering water and they refused, we wouldn't send food there. I just hope they can't do anything wrong." Just read it."

Hearing this, the old man Yan An glared at the old lady: "What nonsense are you talking about? Those officials looked well-trained and looked upright, unlike that vicious screwdriver. Don't scare yourself. When disasters happen, who dares to do anything wrong? Don't be afraid of the beheaded man above. what."

"That's right, as long as we do our duty and don't cause trouble."

Not to mention Anjia, here Qi Cunyi took Duan Gang and others to walk in the mountains, and after walking for a long time, they didn't find any water flow, so they had to return after being disappointed.

As soon as I came back, I saw smoke rising from the resting place of my subordinates, and a large pot was cooking on the stove in Xinlei. Even the hot weather could not stop the officers and soldiers from adding firewood to watch the fire.

Duan Gang looked serious: "What's going on? Where did the things come from?"

Daxiong hurried forward, glanced at Qi Cunyi and said: "The things are all sent by the people in the village. I think the brothers are all hungry, so I decided to accept it. If you want to punish me, you can punish me."

After speaking, he knelt on one knee, looking like he was waiting for punishment.

"General Duan, don't blame this military lord. It must be that the villagers are worried about the health of the military lords, so they brought things spontaneously. It's all a little thought from everyone, and it's not worth anything," Qi Cunyi hurriedly said something nice.

Duan Gang saw that his subordinates were surrounded by worried faces, his stern face relaxed, and he turned around and cupped his fists towards Qi Cunyi: "Village Qi is righteous, so I will accept it boldly, and I will report it to the court when this matter is over, and I will report it to everyone truthfully." Kindness."

Qi Cunyi's eyes lit up and he nodded again and again: "General Duan, I've been waiting for you. We also see that everyone is not easy, so we help if we can."

"Father, the hut is ready," Qi Hua led the crowd over.

Qi Cunyi turned his head to look at the shack that had been built, nodded slowly, and then turned to Duan Gang: "General Duan, the shack is simple, I hope you don't dislike it."

"Wherever we are, we are all vulgar people. There is an open space where we can rest anywhere. I will trouble you."

Three days later, Duan Gang ordered people to travel through the mountains and forests to find water sources, and at the same time arranged for people to dig wells in several promising locations in the village, without delay on either side.

Finally, on the eighth day, a well with a source of water was dug out, and water flowed out from several places afterwards, and the whole village was happy all of a sudden.

Now you don't have to worry about running out of water.

The people digging the well became more vigorous, and they kept changing people to continue digging deeper.

"This matter is over, and we are considered to be retired. I would like to thank the people in the village for taking care of me during this time. I will leave after resting for half a day."

Duan Gang looked at this place where he had only stayed for half a month, but he felt a little bit reluctant.

Qi Cunyi smiled and nodded: "Thank you, military masters, for your help to the village. It's better to leave after lunch. Now that there is a water source, you don't have to worry about being hungry. The whole village is grateful for your kindness."

(End of this chapter)