The estuary of the river was different from the other place, where boats needed to be flexible to deal with changes in the current, so Yao Yu knew that they did not dare to pass through the port of Biandan overnight, so before it was completely dark, the light sailboat they were riding in turned into a tributary of the Huai River and docked.

Not only did the tributary they chose have relatively high banks, but they also had lush bushes on the banks that their boats could hide in.

After anchoring, Yao Yuzhi and Deng Qin's worked together to heat up some steamed buns, flatbreads, braised eggs, and braised pork, and then specially boiled some rice paste for Bai Zehui, while Deng Xibin took advantage of the fact that the night had not yet fallen, and got off the boat to reconnoiter the surrounding environment.

It wasn't until Yao Yuzhi and Deng Qin's three little ones fell asleep that Deng Xibin returned to the boat with exhaustion.

Deng Qin took the food in the pot to Deng Xibin, and Deng Xibin sat on the deck in silence and began to nibble on steamed buns.

Sensing that Deng Xibin's mood was wrong, Deng Qin's couldn't help but worry.

Finally got Deng Xibin to finish eating, she didn't even confiscate the dishes and chopsticks and began to inquire about the situation, "Master, are we in trouble? I see that you have been worried and unwilling." ”

Deng Xibin hesitated for a moment before whispering to Deng Qin's family: "We don't have enough water. And I've been out looking for so long, and I haven't been able to find a clean source of water. ”

Deng Qin's heart chuckled.

Deng Xibin didn't mention that she had forgotten that the water they had replenished the last time they docked was indeed running out.

And they had planned to dock last night to resupply, but the appearance of the bandits made them change their minds temporarily.

"Can't you drink the water in this river?" Deng Qin pointed to the Huai River tributary outside the boat with a hint of illusion.

Deng Xibin shook his head, "There are a lot of dead branches and rotten leaves in the river, and the smell is very strong. ”

After a pause, he added, "The same goes for the other springs and streams in this forest. ”

Deng Qin's heart suddenly sank to the bottom.

As far as she knew, it would take another hour and a half to sail from here to the port of Bidan, and there would be neither tributaries nor villages on this route.

In other words, unless they turned around and resupplyed, they would have to enter the Yellow Sea through the port of Biandan in a state of insufficient water.

"It's impossible to make a U-turn. Thinking of the sudden increase in water bandits on the Huai River due to the war, Deng Qin's clan almost immediately vetoed the option of turning around and resupplying - it was obviously more unbearable to fall into the hands of water bandits than to use less water.

She stood up and ran to the warehouse, "I'll see how much water there is!

Deng Xibin didn't follow, he still had to stay on the deck to keep watch.

"There were only two barrels. Deng Qin's came back quickly, and she was still distressed.

Deng Xibin was about to speak, when Yao Yuzhi's voice came from the wooden staircase between the cabin and the deck, "What are there only two barrels?"

"Madam!" Deng Qin's hearing this, he immediately turned towards Yao Yuzhi, "It's water, we only have two buckets of water left!"

Yao Yu was stunned, but she soon figured out why.

Naturally, she was also not in favor of going back to replenish.

After pondering for a moment, she opened her mouth and asked Deng Qin, "If you eliminate the purpose of cleaning, how long will this water last?"

Because Deng Xibin was also there, Yao Yuzhi was embarrassed to say "don't wash clothes and don't take a bath".

Deng Qin thought about it in his heart for a moment before saying, "It should be able to last for five or six days." ”

Yao Yuzhi immediately made a decision, "Then we will continue to go to the side of Biandan Port tomorrow." Once we have entered the Yellow Sea, we will try to resupply us from the shore. ”

The reason for this decision was that Yao Yu knew that after entering the Yellow Sea, they would go all the way to the south, and the situation in the south was more stable than in the north.

-- Judging from the current situation, it is obviously much wiser to stay up for a few days and go to a place where the social order has not become chaotic to replenish than to turn back and send sheep into the mouth of the tiger now.

Early the next morning, as soon as the sky was bright, Deng Xibin drove the boat away from the tributary where they had stayed overnight.

At the beginning of the morning (more than nine o'clock in the morning), the light sailing boat they were riding entered the Yellow Sea through the port of Biandan, and a group of six people finally left the land of Cangzhou in the northeast safely, which had fallen into chaos, but Yao Yuzhi, Ren Hanjun, Ren Hantang, Deng Xibin and Deng Qin were all stunned and full of pain.

Because, the backbone of their family, the general Ren Zixian, is still on this land, and he still can't see anyone alive or dead.

In the next few days, the atmosphere on the ship remained depressed and heavy, and Yao Yuzhi, who had already had a few traces of vitality, was depressed again.

Bai Zehui sensitively noticed the changes in everyone's mood, and the little ear reported that Shen Moxi also quietly reported to her about the lack of water on the boat.

Bai Zehui naturally wouldn't let Yao Yuzhi and the others be thirsty, but after all, she rarely went out of the room, and every time she went out, she was held by Yao Yuzhi or Deng Qin, she just wanted Mo Xi in the ring space to add water to the barrel.

But fortunately, there is a big copper kettle for boiling water in their lounge from morning to night, and the water of this large copper kettle will be left over for the six of them to drink for a day.

Now that there is a shortage of fresh water, Bai Zehui naturally will not change the water secretly, she simply instructed Mo Xi to quietly add water to the big copper kettle of boiling water in the dead of night, while everyone is asleep.

The advantage of this is that at least the daily drinking water of the six people in their group is guaranteed, and the disadvantage is that the operation method of small quantities and multiple times is very easy to expose.

Bai Zehui didn't want to do this either, but who made her still a little kid who couldn't move freely, and Mo Xi couldn't get too far away from her.

In the thirty-fifth year of Jingping, early in the morning of September 21, Yao Yuzhi really discovered that something was wrong.

The copper kettle, which was supposed to have only a little water, turned out to be very heavy, and she lifted the lid of the kettle, and was surprised to find that the pot was full of water.

She blinked her eyes several times in a row before whispering to Deng Qin, "Ruexiang, come and see!"

Deng Qin hurriedly walked a few steps to the wooden table against the wall, "Madam, what's wrong?"

Yao Yuzhi's white finger pointed in the direction of the copper kettle, and motioned for Deng Qin to look at it himself.

Deng Qin looked in the direction of her finger, and the copper kettle was full of water that was almost overflowing, and her bright eyes were swayed.

"Ma'am, this ...... This...... What the hell is going on?" Deng Qin's excited speech stammered.

Yao Yuzhi also felt that this thing was very supernatural.

They are now on the ship, and Deng Xibin has been staying on the deck to keep vigil.

And with her and Deng Qin's alertness, the copper kettle in the lounge was filled with water, and they didn't even notice it.