Farming in space: the struggle of peasant girls

Chapter 74 074 Is there poison in the water?

Toxic in the water?

This is a question that no one has thought of. How can there be poison in the water?

But as soon as these words were said, the few people who were originally surrounded by the bucket subconsciously took a few steps back, and the people who were holding up the water to drink also stopped, even though the water in their hands dripped down and did not put it in their mouths. Go for a sip.

Although the person who said this is a lunatic, what the lunatic said is not necessarily a lie.

For a moment, everyone's attention was focused on the lunatic, hoping that he would explain the matter clearly, but the lunatic was indeed a lunatic, and at this time he became crazy again, screaming, but he stopped talking about water and poison.

One of the men fetching water picked up the lunatic and yelled loudly,

"Quickly explain, what is poisonous in the water?"

The lunatic was still insane and did not answer his question.

Then Mu Yu knew that it was impossible to get anything from this lunatic, so he frowned and thought.

Now there are two possibilities, the water is not poisonous, and the water is poisonous.

As long as there is no poison in the water, everything will be fine, and this is the most likely thing.

But if there is poison in the water, it is not good.

So many people died in the famine and troubled times, it is not easy for anyone to survive, and no one wants to die here because of such a thing.

But no one is reconciled to giving up the water like this.

"How can there be poison in the water? This lunatic must be talking nonsense."

"But what if? If it's poisonous, wouldn't we be finished?"

"Yeah, how could this lunatic say that without poison? Why is he the only one alive in this village without poison?"

As soon as these words came out, several people were silent, but it made sense.

Seeing the dispirited atmosphere spread among several people, Mu Yu finally opened his mouth and said,

"Whether it's poisonous or not, let's try it and find out."

Several people immediately recovered hope from the listless state and looked at her, "How to try?"

Zhao Cong seemed to have an epiphany and looked at the lunatic.

Mu Yu realized what Zhao Cong was thinking, and it would be a lie in her heart to say she wasn't surprised, she always thought this kid was well-behaved and sensible, but she didn't expect...

Zhao Cong looked at her with a smile on his face, with the usual hint of inviting pets, and he was still a little puzzled, as if he didn't understand why she didn't smile at him like before.

Mu Yu immediately lowered his eyebrows, took a deep breath and told the two people around him something, they nodded and left with strange expressions.

She has no position to condemn Zhao Cong. Zhao Cong is a child under ten years old. He lived in a cruel and troubled world when he was young. Everything he saw and touched made him what he is now.

His understanding of good and evil is different from hers.

This is unconscious "evil".

Mu Yu asked herself, if she grew up in this kind of environment, she might not be able to do better than Zhao Cong.

Ask a lunatic who has never met before to test whether the well water is poisonous...

She hadn't thought about it, but thinking about it now, she believed that many people would not do better than Zhao Cong when faced with this choice.

In desperation, maybe most people do this, but that doesn't mean it's right.

Perhaps, after they are settled down, it is time to teach these children to distinguish between good and evil.

Now, it's about surviving.

When the few people were waiting anxiously, the two who had left before finally came back, holding two squeaking mice in their hands.

Someone was surprised, "There are mice here?"

Someone immediately retorted, "What a fuss, we caught all the mice in Huangsha City, so we rarely see them. No one in this village catches them, so of course there will be mice!"

This logic is correct, but there is one point, mice must eat to survive.

"Master, the mouse has been caught."

Mu Yu came back to his senses, and said to several people,

"Scoop up more water for the mice to drink."

The rest of the people had an epiphany, and they wanted the rats to test the poison, so they all followed suit.

Pour the water into the rotten wooden barrel found by the well, and poke the mouse's mouth into the water. The mouse immediately gulps down the water. After a while, most of the water in the wooden barrel goes down, and the mouse's belly bulges.

The two mice were full of water, and then they only needed to wait for a while.

Mu Yu found a shady place and sat down, far away from the sun, and felt that it was not so hot, and his heart gradually calmed down.

The water should be non-toxic.

This conclusion was not drawn from the two mice that were still moving, but came to mind after calming down.

The well must have been non-poisonous in the first place, so that it could support a small village.

Assuming that the water was poisoned at one time, it would have been a long time ago, and it is hard to say how much poison it still has.

This lunatic is still alive and always needs water, and he was not poisoned to death is also a point of proof.

It is not a very important proof that the rats were not poisoned within half an hour.

It's just that if these people are to be completely convinced, more credible proofs are needed.

Rats won't die after drinking it, but it doesn't mean that people won't die if they drink it. What if the time is not long enough?
There will always be people who think so.

People cherish their lives, and some ideas cannot be changed easily.

Mu Yu looked at the bucket of water, she believed that the water was non-toxic, and she was [-]% sure.

"Okay, time is not short, the mouse is fine, the water should be non-toxic."

Several people fiddled with the fierce and energetic mouse, and nodded.

"We didn't find any other water sources in the village. The lunatic should also drink the water from this well. The hemp rope and broken barrel beside the well can prove this.

The lunatic is still alive, which also shows that the water is non-toxic. "

Several people showed deep thoughts on their faces, but no one moved.

Mu Yu sighed in his heart, it really is so.

She walked to the bucket, fetched the clean wooden ladle she was carrying, scooped up the water and stared at it for a moment, but when she was about to drink it, someone stopped her and took the wooden ladle from her hand. past.

She turned her head and saw that this person was Qi Shun.

Qi Shun was as tall as her, and when she turned her head, she could just see his pursed lips and dark eyes.

She likes such eyes, it always reminds her of stars in the dark night.

Qi Shun said, "Sister Muyu, I'm thirsty, let me drink this water first."

As he spoke, he raised his head and drank the water in one gulp.

A lot of water splashed out, splashed on his clothes, and also splashed on Mu Yu's face.

Mu Yu wiped his face and found that Qi Shun's hands were shaking violently.

Thinking about it is scary.

"Don't worry, the water is really not poisonous."

After speaking, Mu Yu scooped up another ladle of water and drank it in front of everyone.

After a long time, it was longer than the last time after waiting for the mouse and the water. After drinking the water, Mu Yu and Qi Shun did not show any discomfort.

"Okay, now it's proven that it's just a piece of nonsense said by this lunatic, there is no poison in the water at all! There is no need to mention this matter again.

Now, you can fetch water and drink water. After drinking, we will bring water back. They should wait anxiously. "

This time, the few people did not hesitate, and went forward to drink water one after another, enjoying themselves.

(End of this chapter)