Gu Damu and Gu Dalin's family have many children, the two brothers gave birth to eight boys and six girls, the youngest child can't walk, and there is a weak and elderly mother, a large family, and the water consumption is very large.

Gu Damu thought of the appearance of several children who shouted thirsty but had no water to drink, and felt very uncomfortable. But he is the head of the family, and the decisions he makes are related to the life of the family, so he has to be cautious.

Gu Damu's eldest son sat on the periphery with the children of several families, blocking the sight of the surrounding victims, so that the victims could not see the adults of several families discussing things, seeing that his father hesitated, he couldn't help but say: "Dad, my son is not afraid of being tired, this work is our family's way of life, we must do it." ”

Gu Dalin's son heard his cousin's words and followed: "Uncle, Brother Qingliang is right, we are willing to do this work, and we are not afraid of getting tired." ”

What are you afraid of when you are tired?

As long as there is water, it is worth all the hardship.

Seeing the support of the children, Gu Dalin persuaded loudly: "The children are willing to do it, they are not afraid of hardship, big brother, don't hesitate, hurry up and decide, the big guy doesn't have much time to wait for our family." ”

This is a matter of the five families, and the third uncle said that this matter should be decided quickly.

Gu Dalin added: "Big brother, our mother hasn't drunk water for a day, and I can't find water tonight, what will my mother drink tomorrow?" ”

Gu Damu has always been filial, thinking that the old lady was already so thirsty that he couldn't speak, he finally patted his thigh and said, "Third uncle, our family has done this work, let's go dig water tonight." ”

When the third grandfather heard this, a smile finally appeared on his dark and serious face: "Okay, since everyone is willing to dig water, then this matter is decided, let's gather at the entrance of the mountain in half an hour and dig water together in the mountain." ”

After the matter was finalized, the families took action, and the Tian family, Gu Damu, and Gu Dalin's family took the children back to their resting place, ate dinner, and packed up the tools they could use.

After Gu Dashan and Cui's family left, they came to the resting place of the third grandmother's house, both of them had injuries on their faces, Cui's face had a clear slap mark with five fingers, Gu Dashan's forehead was red, and he was swollen by something.

The third grandmother looked angry: "The older the Pan family is, the more poisonous it becomes, why didn't God send thunder to kill her." ”

"Alright, we still have work to do, hurry up and pack our things and go." The third grandfather whispered Gu Dashan and Cui's about Gu Jinli's finding of the underground water road and the fact that several families were going to dig water in the mountains overnight tonight.

Gu Dashan and Cui's eyes lit up when they heard this, and their hands trembled with joy: "Yes, there is a water source." "It was found by his small fish.

The third grandfather nodded and said, "Well, you two go to have dinner, you have a lot of work tonight, and you are all full." ”

They had already eaten it, leaving three servings, two for their husband and wife, and one for the Chu family.

Gu Jinxiu brought the two of them dinner, which was a chowder of Sichuan grass vegetables, beans, leaves, and grass roots mixed in a wooden bowl.

The couple took it and ate it, it tasted very strange, but it was the only cooked food they had eaten in the past few days, and Cui's ate it with tears.

By the time they finished their dinner, the third grandfather, Luo's father, and Luo Wu had already packed up their tools and tied them to their bodies.

Father Luo knew that the old Gu family's iron tools and jars were all in the hands of Mrs. Gu, and Gu Dashan had no tools available, so he handed a shovel and two water jugs to Gu Dashan: "Take it." ”

Gu Dashan took it gratefully: "Second Brother Luo." ”

Father Luo smiled heartily: "Don't say anything, you have followed the master to dig a well, and I want you to make a lot of effort tonight." ”

The third grandmother also distributed her iron pots, jugs, bamboo tubes, and ropes to several children and tied them to them: "It's all hanging, and I'm going to use it tonight." ”

Gu Jinli also carried his own straw mat on his back and said to the third grandmother: "Third grandmother, let's bring the straw mat too." ”

"Yes, yes, bring straw mats, take turns to rest when digging in the middle of the night, and use straw mats." The third grandmother hurriedly brought her own straw mat, and Luo Huiniang also put her own mat on her back when she saw this.

Gu Jinli smiled, she brought a straw mat not only for rest, but also for an important purpose.

After everyone tied up everything, the third grandfather looked at the completely dark sky and said, "Xiaoyu and the Luo family will go first, let's wait for half an hour before we set off, all go in the dark, gather at the mountain pass, and then light the torch after entering the mountain." ”

Although their resting place is remote, there are many victims around, and the movement is too eye-catching, so they must leave in batches.

Father Luo nodded, and took Luo Wu, Luo Huiniang, and Gu Jinli to leave first.

The night was dark, covering them.

Two quarters of an hour later, the five families met at the entrance to the mountain, lit the torches with fire folds, and walked together towards the mountains.

Gu Xiaoyu walked in front to show everyone the way, walked briskly for half an hour, and finally came to the place where he had picked Sichuan grass vegetables before.

The Chu family and Aunt Tian were not here, and Father Luo shouted worriedly: "Damn it, it's us, come out quickly." ”

Chu Shi heard Luo's father's voice and took Aunt Tian out of the weeds: "We thought it was other disaster victims, and we hid for fear of danger." ”

Chu Shi lit the light of the torch, looked at a large group of people, and said with a smile: "Everyone is here." "Even Gu Damu and Gu Dalin's old lady are here, which shows that everyone attaches great importance to water sources.

The third grandmother handed her the evening food she brought: "Eat quickly." ”

Tian Erhua also handed over the dinner prepared for Aunt Tian.

Gu Jinli took everyone to the small pit dug earlier, poked it into the pit with a wooden stick, and brought out the muddy wet soil: "Third grandfather, look. ”

The third grandfather grabbed the wooden stick, looked at the muddy wet soil on it, and nodded excitedly: "There must be water in the ground here, just dig it here." ”

Luo's father worked as a dart master, with a burly and powerful body, and took Luo Wu and the two of them to hoe together.

The third grandfather said beside him: "Dig a three-meter-wide pit first, and then dig deeper." ”

The wells are all funnel-shaped, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, and then deepened.

The Luo family father and son are extremely powerful martial arts practitioners, and they quickly dug a three-meter-wide pit, and then followed this big pit to reduce the area and continue to dig deeper.

The girls and daughters-in-law of several families were responsible for transporting the soil, and when there was nothing to load, they piled up the excavated soil on the straw mats, and several children carried the straw mats to carry the soil away.

The other strong laborers who can dig are resting beside them, and they don't know how long they will dig tonight, and they must take turns, otherwise such heavy work will exhaust people's lives.

The father and son of the Luo family are very powerful, and an hour later, the father and son have dug a mud pit three meters deep and more than one meter wide.

Seeing that the two of them were so tired that their faces turned pale, the third grandfather hurriedly called them up to rest, woke up Gu Dashan and Uncle Tian, and let the two of them go down to the pit.

Gu Dashan and Uncle Tian couldn't wait for a long time, so they tied a rope and went down to the pit and continued to dig the soil.

Gu Jin'an and Uncle Tian's son followed, loaded the excavated soil into the pot, and transported it out of the mud pit.

After more than half an hour, the mud pit was more than a meter deep, and Gu Dashan and Uncle Tian were so tired that they collapsed and were hung out of the mud pit.

The third grandfather hurriedly asked, "Is it out of the water?" ”

Gu Dashan shook his head: "The bottom of the pit is muddy, and the water has not yet come out." ”

The third grandfather frowned, and shouted to Brother Gu Damu and Gu Dalin: "You go down and dig." ”

"Huh." Gu Damu and Gu Dalin's brothers responded, tied a rope and went down to the mud pit.

After the Gu Damu brothers were too tired to dig, the third grandfather, Gu Qingliang, and Gu Qingtian's cousins went down to the pit to continue digging, and when they couldn't dig anymore, they changed ......

Several families took turns digging the earth, and they were busy for several hours without seeing the water come out.

Gu Jinli waited anxiously while helping to transport the soil, until she was too tired to fall asleep, and was awakened by a burst of cheers: "Out of the water, out of the water!" ”