Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 7
Wang Qifeng is a spoiled child, how could he refuse the child's request and nodded.

Down the well, Wang Dalang stretched out his hand to catch Wang Sanlang who was leaning forward, "Wow, it's so cool."

"Cool?" Ma Min'er didn't believe it. She looked at the well that had been pushed away for a while, and then looked up at the sun like a fireball. It had been baking for a long time, so it shouldn't be cool.

"Really, big sister!" Seeing that she didn't believe her, Wang Dalang replied affirmatively.

"Oh!"

Seeing that the eldest sister still didn't believe it, Wang Dalang said, "Why don't you come down and feel it."

Ma Min'er looked at the abandoned well with a small mouth and a wide bottom, squatted down, dragged the rope she had twisted just now, and carefully descended the well: "Hey, it's really cool."

It was like the outside world, Ma Min'er was very surprised, and quickly waved, "Father, you come down too, it's hard to breathe here."

Wang Qifeng also wanted to go down to cool off, but the youngest daughter was still at Guo's house.

"Father, when it cools down for a while, we will have strength, so hurry up and keep up."

Wang Qifeng was right when he thought about it. He couldn't move a few steps for a long time without physical strength, so he might as well cultivate some energy to catch up quickly, so he also went down the well.

Although there is no water at the bottom of the well, it is really cool!A family of four stood at the bottom of the well with silly smiles.

"Father, it would be even better if there was food at the bottom of the well." Wang Sanlang said, clutching his hungry stomach.

Wang Qifeng reached out and touched the child's head without saying anything.

Ma Min'er turned her head to look at the wall of the well, "I guess this well was dug by a wealthy family or by the cooperation of the village."

"Why?" Wang Dalang asked casually.

"Ordinary people can't afford such a big well." Ma Min'er recalled the small alley where her family lived in modern times. Before the demolition, there was also a well. It was straight up and down, but it was much smaller than this. Only one person could stand. It's like now, four or five people can stand there, it's a well, it's better to say it's a cellar.

"Oh!" Wang Dalang didn't understand this.

Ma Miner reached out and touched the wall of the well, picked some moss, and rubbed it with her fingers, "The mouth of the well is tightly sealed, and there is moisture inside. They grow well, I wonder if they can be eaten?"

"It should not be eaten!"

Ma Min'er sighed, unwilling to give up, "Brother, see if you can find some water at the bottom of the wall, even a little bit."

"Row."

Wang Sanlang was the happiest when he heard that he was looking for water, looking here and there like a little monkey.

Outside the well platform, dozens of horses galloped and roared. It was the same as yesterday, but the direction changed. Yesterday it was facing south, today it was facing north.

The sun was getting hotter and hotter, and the man on the horse couldn't help but groan, "Why is this hell getting hotter every day?"

"Seeing that it's dog days, can't it be getting hotter and hotter?"

"Fuck his uncle, what kind of official from the capital didn't even receive our little general himself, what do you want to do?"

"What can you do, go to the sky."

"Haha... In such a hot day, maybe it's really amazing in that place."

……

Several people were chatting happily, when suddenly someone at the front shouted: "Be careful...there is a hole in the road..."

"Hs...hs..."

"Hs...hs..."

……

The horses were restrained one after another, and everyone took a closer look, hey, there is really a hole, the first horse has a hoof stuck in it.

"What's going on?" The young general sat on the horse and asked with a frown.

"Someone may have dug a hole for water."

"Isn't it sick to dig a hole on the road to find water?" Someone said as he got off his horse and approached the entrance of the cave.

The young man who was thrown by the horse got up from the ground, "Damn, who did it, I almost died." He had bruises on his knees and elbows, and a military doctor immediately came to help him clean them up.

The horse stuck at the entrance of the cave was also rescued by several soldiers.

After searching for a while, the members of the Wang family found nothing.

"This drought is so severe that even such a deep well has no water." Wang Dalang said with emotion.

Ma Miner squatted in the well in despair, and said puzzledly: "There is cool air in the well, and the moss is also green. It is reasonable that there should be some water. Why is there no water?"

"Maybe it's because it's sealed well and there's moisture in it." Wang Dalang replied.

Seeing that his youngest son was still picking moss, Wang Qifeng said, "Sanlang, save some energy and get ready to go out."

"Oh!" Wang Sanlang just wanted to straighten up, the ground shook, even the inside of the well felt it, he staggered in fright, there was moss on the bottom of his feet, he slipped and fell to the bottom corner of the well, "Oh!"

"Little brother..." Just as she was about to see what was happening outside, she heard her brother's cry. Ma Min'er hurriedly took a step to pull it, but she also slipped and bumped into a corner. It hurt so much that she stretched out her hand I went to rub the painful place, but my foot was smashed.

"Little brother, big sister..."

"Don't move!" Ma Min'er felt water droplets on the water finger and exclaimed, "Hurry up and bring the bamboo tube."

The light at the well head was blocked by the fallen horseshoe, so it was very dark, but Wang Dalang still quickly and accurately pushed the bamboo tube to the peeling stone brick. bamboo tube.

Tick...tap... Even if it was a slow beep, the Wang family was very excited, "God, there is really water."

Wellhead's horseshoe was pulled out, revealing the light.

"Can you describe it as a trickle?" Wang Sanlang asked his father in surprise.

Before Wang Qifeng could answer, a head poked down from the mouth of the well, "There is water?"

Wang Qifeng is an adult with the tallest stature. He could reach the well with his hand, and subconsciously grabbed the straw rope tied to the stone slab by the well.

"I'm asking you, is there any water?" The soldier looked at the man at the bottom of the well. He was dressed and dressed differently from Yizhou people. He seemed to be a person of some status, and he controlled his arrogance when he asked.

"Not really." Wang Qifeng thought for a while and replied.

If it weren't for his gentleness, the soldier could yell at him, what the hell is that an answer, he turned his head impatiently, babbled, and jumped into the well with his hands on his hands.

Seeing the person from the mouth of the well jumping in, Ma Min'er quickly stuffed the water he had received into his younger brother's mouth, "Drink quickly."

Wang Sanlang didn't even have time to answer, he took his sister's hand, gurgled, and drank the few sips of water he had just waited for in one go.

As soon as the little brother finished drinking, Ma Miner continued to pestle to the edge of the soil to catch the water, nervously waiting for the water to gather into the bamboo tube again.

Seeing the officer was not afraid, Zhang Nianmei raised her eyebrows high, "Okay, I have passed this road for ten days and eight days, and I never knew there was a well on this road. What's the matter, seeing this General, you can't even practice etiquette, dare to commit the crime of disrespect?"

Holding the bamboo tube in both hands, Ma Min'er turned her head to look at the young man, then at her father, saw that he raised his hand in salute, then turned her head to look at the flowing water, which flowed very slowly, "I finally know why there is 'seepage' ' That's the word."

Wang Dalang was nervous, when he heard what the elder sister said, he smiled, "The elder sister is right."

"It may take half a day to pick up a bucket of water."

"almost."

Seeing that there were two or three sips of water in the bamboo tube, Ma Min'er hurriedly stuffed it to her elder brother's mouth, "Elder brother, drink it quickly."

"You... drink..." Da Lang declined.

Ma Min'er poured it into his mouth vigorously, "Drink it quickly, Dad is still waiting!"

Hearing this, Wang Dalang didn't push any further, drank a few sips of water from the bamboo tube, and instantly felt as if his whole body came alive.

"Tsk tsk...Little lady, don't you take this general seriously!"

Ma Miner turned the bamboo tube to the mouth of the water, and said with a smile, "General, how could it be!"

"The facts are right in front of you."

"General, the emperor's rations have raised you to have a ruddy complexion and a strong physique. What do you care about with these hungry refugees like us, don't you think?"

(End of this chapter)