Farmer's Ruyi Manor

Chapter 372 The Drought Solution (4)
"Okay, then let's go to Qu'an County first. You explain the matter first, and then we'll set off." Lu Qiumo is a man of action, so he wanted to see if what Xiaohua said was true, whether it could be true find the water.

If water can be found in Qu'an County, which is the most water-deficient, then there is no need to worry about other places.

By the time Xiaohua pushed the door to Qu'an County, it was already dark.I personally live in the Qu'an County Yamen, and there is indeed a severe shortage of water here.Even in the county government, everyone is miserable and can only eat what they bring, because there is no water to cook.

Even the local magistrate Jiang can only find some wild fruits to satisfy his hunger.Most of the people here have fled to other places, and the streets are sparsely populated.

"Magistrate Jiang has worked hard for you during this period, and under such circumstances, you still stick to your post." You Zixuan was very moved, and when he returned to the capital, he must speak well for him in front of the second senior brother.

"It's okay, this is what a subordinate official should do. I hope that water can be found tomorrow. If I can find water, then I will represent the entire Qu'an people. Thank you, girl. She is our living Bodhisattva in Qu'an." Jiang County Ling now pins all her hopes on Xiao Hua.

"Master Jiang, you're being polite. Okay, let's rest first and leave early tomorrow." Xiaohua was also tired after running around all day.In such a situation where even drinking water is a luxury, it's better not to think about washing your face and so on, let's do it first.

Early the next morning.

But it was dawn, and before the sun rose, Xiao Hua woke up. "Zixuan, you guys got up so early?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked out of the yard, he saw You Zixuan and Lu Qiumo practicing kung fu.

"Xiao Hua woke up? Well, I'll call them, and we'll leave early today." Although You Zixuan felt sorry for Xiao Hua following him around like this, in fact, the entire Qingzhou city's common people don't need to press on her.

But the hope now can only depend on her, otherwise Qingzhou City is really over, and even the whole Daqing will be greatly implicated.

"Let's go to Shanglu Village first, there are several buildings over there." Mr. Jiang is quite familiar with the place where he has stayed for several years.The mountains in Qu'an can be counted with few fingers.

Now everyone has no water to drink, and they are too thirsty.Xiao Hua was out of breath and exhausted, but she persisted.

"That's it, there are only a few here. But girl, look, most of the trees at the foot of the mountain are withered and yellow." Master Jiang sighed.

"Okay, it's okay. I'll go up first, Master Jiang, Governor Lu, you go find two villagers who are familiar with the terrain and come to guide you." Xiaohua doesn't want to get lost in this mountain.

Half an hour later, Master Jiang came over with two thin and small mother and son with sallow complexion and chapped lips.It turned out that the family members of those two people either died of thirst or starved to death.

This child is mischievous, hangs around in the mountains every day, and occasionally picks some wild fruits to feed himself and his mother, so he has lived until now.And the people in the village ran and died.

"Auntie, can you please take me to see the terrain on this mountain? I'm not very familiar with this place, I'm afraid I might get lost. Now I hope you can take me to find some bamboos." Time, is to bring some water.

But there was not much water in Qingzhou City. Seeing those thirsty people on the road, I gave some back. When they arrived in Qu'an, the people who came with them had almost enough water to drink.By this morning, it was completely gone.

"Bamboo? Okay, I know where it is, follow me." It was the little boy who spoke, and Mr. Jiang has been acting as an interpreter. Xiaohua can understand a little bit, after all, this place is relatively close to Shuiwan Town .The dialect here is not very different from that of Qingzhou City, it's just a matter of intonation.

"Sister, it's here, this piece of bamboo." The little boy led them to one of the mountains, and they climbed for about an hour before reaching a bamboo forest.

It's just that the bamboo forest is about to start to wither and turn yellow, and Xiaohua knows that there is also a shortage of water here.But it doesn't matter, this is not even halfway up the mountain.This bamboo forest is about a quarter of the mountain.

"Zixuan, cut this bamboo down for me." Xiaohua knew that there would be water in the bamboo, at least it could quench their thirst first.

You Zixuan was puzzled, then picked up the hatchet he brought in the morning, and chopped off the bamboo with one stroke.Seeing the rescued water from the roots of the bamboo, everyone's eyes lit up, and a message flashed through their brains at the same time: there is water!
Xiaohua took out the water bag, filled it with water, took a sip, and sighed deeply.Only at this time will you feel how delicious and delicious the water is.

"Zixuan chop more, fill up the water bags first, if you are thirsty, drink your fill first." When everyone heard this, they began to be rude.

After everyone filled the water bags and quenched their thirst, they chopped down more than a dozen bamboos.No, Xiaohua took the opportunity to educate: "It is true that bamboo has water, but now it is cut down as a last resort. You must know that most of the lack of water is caused by the absence of trees. Trees have many functions, among which Water storage is one of the functions. Well, you have to remember to plant more trees and don’t cut them down.”

Seeing everyone nodding, Xiaohua said to the little boy: "My little friend, now take my sister to find a place where you can hear the sound of running water when you usually play in the mountains. Or there is a special wet place."

Xiaohua didn't know if she had met this child before, so she asked first.If you don't come across it, you can only find it by yourself.

The little boy thought for a long time, when his stomach started to growl, Xiao Hua took out the cake she brought and handed it to the little boy.

Anyway, I'm not thirsty now, so it's okay to eat some pastries.

The little boy thought for a while and said: "Sister, I know there is a place, you come with me." He said and ran to the upper left by himself.

This child is about ten years old, he looks like he often plays in the mountains, and he is relatively familiar with this area.

Fortunately, the trees on this mountain are generally not high, and the vegetation is not rich.Suddenly Xiaohua thought of a question, could this be the leeward slope of Chengjiakeng Mountain?

"Sister, sister, this is it." The little boy jumped excitedly.

Xiao Hua and the others were out of breath, and they were exhausted to death.I have been afraid of the mountain for several hours, and I really can't hold it.But upon hearing this, everyone turned their attention to Xiao Hua.

Xiao Hua stepped forward, peeled off the layer of leaves, and looked at the wet ground, with a smile on her face.

(End of this chapter)