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As soon as they were ready to eat, they saw a few people carrying winter things up the mountain, so they put them in the cave, and they wondered, "Is the flood coming again?" But the river is fine. ”

It turned out that as long as the flood came, they would move to the mountain, and as soon as the flood left, they would go down to continue farming, but many times it was the flood that had submerged the houses before they realized that they had to run up, so the losses were heavy, and this time the water had not yet flooded the tribe, but the people began to do things up the mountain to make the handshake follow the doubts.

"Mother, haven't you come down all these years?"

"No, my mother doesn't like that river, because it takes you away, and my mother doesn't want to drink a sip of the water in that river." Shake Deng said decisively, which shows how hard the departure of "Yao Chonghua" hit her back then.

"How did you get water, mother?"

After pointing to the mountain, "There is a mountain spring behind, the spring is not big, but it is enough for my mother." ”

Yao Chonghua nodded, as soon as the flood came, the water in the river was mixed with a lot of sediment, and it was impossible to drink, although it could be used as a water tank, but it would take several days, but Yao Chonghua estimated in his heart that Youyu's embankment could not last so long, and the top priority should be to strengthen the embankment first, since there is a spring to provide drinking water, the matter of making a water tank can be moved back.

That night, Yao Chonghua went to bed early, and the next day he took Dongfang Buzi to the river to wait, and the hand and the tooth also followed, and there were many people who gathered, but there were only twenty or thirty people with sacks in their hands, and it seemed that there were few people who listened to his words, and his father also came, with nothing in his hand, it seemed that he was just going to take a look, and he didn't want to participate, Yao Chonghua had nothing to be disappointed in his heart, and he could agree to throw his child into the river, can he still expect him to love himself?

"The embankment is strengthened, so that the flood will not be able to break out of the river, so as not to hurt the grain that you have grown with great difficulty, and now the men and I will load the soil with me, and then go to plug the weaker gaps in the river, while the women help weave sacks, and the boys of twelve to sixteen years old turn the soil out with a pinch to make it easier for us to bag it."

After listening to Yao Chonghua's words, Shake Deng organized women to weave sacks together, and Xuya also borrowed a handful of rakes and took the lead in digging the soil, Yao Chonghua and Dongfang Buzi glanced at each other and began their own work.

He and a lot of people watched from the sidelines, and they didn't help or organize, as if all this had nothing to do with them, and for those who were indifferent, you wouldn't necessarily hurt them if you pricked them with a needle.

Yao Chonghua's younger brother Xiang followed by the side of the Xuansuo, looking at him with some fear, when Yao Chonghua sacrificed to the river god, the elephant was still very young, and he had no impression of Yao Chonghua, yesterday his mother said that there was an elder brother in the tribe, he would rob his father with himself, so the elephant hated this brother very much, today his father said that he wanted to see his brother, he did not agree, and he did not let his father go out, and his father took him out, but as soon as he arrived, there was a person with strange eyes who walked out, and that person just swept his eyes coldly from the elephant's body, He never looked at the elephant again, but the elephant was still afraid.

About an hour later, Yao Chonghua and others were still busy carrying dirt and sandbags, and the onlookers also felt bored, so they dispersed, and it was almost time to go back to make lunch.

He still didn't want to participate in Yao Chonghua's team to strengthen the embankment, people couldn't fight natural disasters, everything was in vain, and he went back with the elephant.

At noon, he looked at the sacks that the women had made together, there were dozens of them, and he wanted to go back and cook some food for Yao Chonghua, they had been doing it for so long, they must be hungry.

Yao Chonghua nodded, but he looked at the woven sacks, frowning, these dozens plus the previous twenty sacks, now this amount is too small, not enough to plug the gap, but there are no more women, women still have to take care of the logistics of food, and the speed of weaving is difficult to go up.

Here he hadn't left yet, but he asked about the smell of the food, and six or seven girls came over from afar, each holding pottery in their hands, and the girl headed by Yao Chonghua's second sister was Yao Chonghua's second sister, and walked to Yao Chonghua's side happily: "Brother Shun, you see what my sisters and I have brought to you." ”

"Why are you here?" Yao Chonghua was also surprised, he hadn't seen the head at all since he came back, compared with previous years, she had grown a little, more and more beautiful, and had the youth of cardamom, but there was stubbornness in her eyes, his sister was not ordinary.

The head pouted: "Yesterday I heard that Brother Shun came back, but my father didn't take you home, today I overheard that Brother Shun will come to the river, so I came out with me to see, but you have been busy, and I can't help, so I went back to find a few sisters who have good fun to help you make food, so that you don't have anything to eat when you are hungry." ”

"I'm getting more and more sensible, my aunt hasn't seen you for a while, but I didn't expect to become such a little girl." Shake the head of the benevolent hand and silently bow the head.

The head politely gave a salute to the handshake, "Auntie, recently the head was called to learn to weave, and I haven't been able to see the lady for three months, is the lady okay?" ”

"Okay, Auntie is good for everything."

The head nodded to the handholder, and then sent the clay pot to Yao Chonghua as if offering a treasure, "Auntie, Brother Shun, you can eat quickly." ”

Yao Chonghua asked Shake Deng to eat first, and Shake Deng was reluctant to let Yao Chonghua eat first, and said with a smile: "Auntie, Brother Shun, don't push it, Shake Head has done a lot." ”

Yao Chonghua was very resolute, "As a son, if you want to be filial, you should give your mother to eat first... Shake Deng is pleased, her child knows how to be filial to her at such a young age, there is nothing happier than this, the lady next to her is envious, "Shake Deng, or your family is sensible, my family doesn't know when it will grow up." ”

"Isn't your kid also over there helping to dig the soil? One day they will be filial to you, too. ”

Hold Deng ate first, the girls gave the clay pot to the women, and went back to bring a new clay pot, Yao Chonghua took a copy, Yao Chonghua still didn't eat, "Let everyone eat first, I'm responsible for organizing everyone, there's no reason to let them be hungry, but I just want to fill my stomach first." ”

kept pushing like this, Yao Chonghua Dongfang became the last person to eat, and the head gave the three of them one by one to the pottery bowl, so that they could eat slowly and manage enough.

Yao Chonghua patted Dongfang Buxu, "Come back to your senses, what to see." ”

Dongfang Buzi was a little embarrassed by Yao Chonghua, "Who is that girl?" ”

Xu Ya held the bowl and smiled: "She is Ah Hua's sister, the daughter of our chief, and she is the most beautiful in the whole tribe." ”

Yao Chonghua pouted, this Dongfang Buzi can't be moved by the heart of spring, his sister is only twelve, he is still a young shoot, he is six or seven years older than the head, the fire is booming, a girl who is not an adult can look at him stunned, get along for so many days, why didn't Yao Chonghua see that Dongfang Buzi is such a person? Usually more old-fashioned than his cousin. "Lao Dong, my sister is still young."

Dongfang was stunned for a moment, and looked back at the head who was still busy adding food to everyone, "Then I can wait for her to grow up." ”

Yao Chonghua was disdainful, "I just met, who believes it." ”

Dongfang Bu was silent and did not answer.

Yao Chonghua called the head aside and asked her, "Where did you get this grain?" There are so many of us, you still have enough. ”

When the head heard this, she sighed in her heart, her brother Shun has been smart since he was a child, and finally asked, her eyes quietly looked around, and then whispered in Yao Chonghua's ear: "I secretly took it from my father's warehouse." ”

Yao Chonghua was surprised, when did the head become so bold? "Aren't you afraid that your father and Erniang will beat you?"

"I don't care, it's not like I haven't been beaten anyway." The head behaved like it didn't matter.

Yao Chonghua also knew that when he didn't leave, he and the head were often beaten by Erniang, and his father also beat him, but the head was better than Yao Chonghua, and he was not here in the past three years, leaving the head to suffer alone.

"Anyway, my mother is always greedy for other people's cheapness, most of the food that can be stored at home is collected by her father in the name of her father, you are doing good things for our tribe now, you are your father's son, what are you afraid of eating your own food, if they really want to beat people, I will carry it."

Yao Chonghua was silent, how could he let the head be alone, the temperament of the head has changed a lot compared to three years ago, and this suffering is not less.

"Brother Shun, don't think too much, there's nothing to owe to them, they can throw you into the river, or they may throw me in, if you don't have a tough heart, they will think you are a bully." It seems that Yao Chonghua's sacrifice to the river god had a really great impact on the head, but he still has to play hard in his own family to survive.

"Brother doesn't want anything, don't worry, now that my brother is back, I won't let you be bullied."

"Hmm." The head smiled sweetly at Yao Chonghua.

Yao Chonghua squatted among the people, struggling to eat two mouthfuls of food, eager to eat the empty warehouse at once.

Uncle Rong Xi, who was beside Yao Chonghua, looked at him and asked, "Chonghua, did the river god really say that he wouldn't accept the undead?" Yao'er doesn't know where she is now... ”

Yao Chonghua looked at Uncle Rong Xi's face that had been ravine, he was younger than Xuansu, he had been working hard all his life, but now he was still living a hard life, his little doll was also taken to sacrifice to the river god last year, he was reluctant in his heart, but if he didn't give it, they would be expelled from the Yu clan, and then they would become a homeless without a tribe, or become a slave, or die, there are still old and young in the family, and he can't help it.

Yesterday, when he heard Yao Chonghua's words, he couldn't cry when he wanted to, and he decided to stop believing in Wu Zhu and the big leader, as soon as he went home, he took his family to move all the things that could be used at home up the mountain, and today he took a family to respond to Yao Chonghua's call.

Yao Chonghua couldn't bear it, he lied again, he just wanted to make the people who were still in the world feel better. "Uncle, don't worry, the river god said that Yao'er has gone to a very beautiful place now, and he is doing well there."

"Really? That's good, that's good. Uncle Rongxi's sad face showed a hint of relief.

At this time, a strong brother Peng Qi also came over, "Chonghua, I also wanted to strengthen the river dam for a long time, but I just can't think of any way to do it, earlier, I also noticed the situation of the river, and mentioned it to the chief, but the leader ignored me, I didn't expect me to think of it with your thoughts, you want to strengthen the river dam, I must support, that's what I've always wanted to do." ”

Taking advantage of the lunch time, everyone gathered around to say a few words to Yao Chonghuajiang, and agreed with Yao Chonghua's idea of strengthening the embankment, Yao Chonghua was also very happy.

For the next two days, Yao Chonghua kept repeating this incident, and the embankment was partially reinforced, but it was not yet completed, and he would come to see it for an hour every day, and then go back.

On the night of the third day, it began to rain lightly, and Yao Chonghua always felt very uneasy, but on the afternoon of the fourth day, Yao Chonghua's intuition came true.