Chapter 8: Neighbors
Mu Ling Mu Daqiang Yao had dinner, it was only three o'clock, and the sun had not yet set in the west.
Yao feeds his three children porridge in the hall.
Mu Daqiang went to pick up water again, because he had only picked up a small half bucket of water before.
Although Mu Ling secretly added three times as much as to it, after washing the vegetables and cooking, there was now only half a pot left to cool and boil.
There was not even water for washing dishes in a shabu-shabu for a while.
Not to mention the washing water for a family of six tonight and tomorrow morning.
Mu Ling thought to himself that if the dry well in the southeast corner of the house could open up the water veins and produce water for a second time, it would be much more convenient to use water in the future.
Mu Lingcai went out of the gate, and suddenly saw many villagers coming towards her, thinking that they were here to find fault, she immediately ordered the invisible Ai Ci: Be sure to protect the safety of A-Niang and the three babies.
"Yes! Master. Stealth, Ai Zhi turned neatly and entered the house.
After talking to the villagers, Mu Ling figured it out.
It turned out that all the villagers of Jinhua Village had fled the famine and settled down here many years ago, under the leadership of Xie Lizheng, who had gone through a lot of hardships from thousands of miles away.
They understand better than anyone the hardships of the newly relocated households, and they also understand the importance of hoarding food better than the original inhabitants of the country. Although the drought has lasted for two years, the surplus grain of every household in Jinhua Village can basically last for another half a year.
They heard Xie Lizheng say that the seven members of the newly settled Mu family, one was seriously ill and three were weak, and their lives were more difficult than when they settled down, so they all came to deliver things sincerely.
There are those who send bundles of firewood, those who send large bundles of fresh dried wild vegetables, and those who send small half bags of coarse grains...
There was a silver-haired old woman, carrying a bucket, staggering to Mu Ling, panting and saying: "Don't, don't have anything else, I don't have the old wife, this small half bucket of water, make porridge for your three boys tomorrow morning." ”
Mrs. Xie approached Mu Ling, and while others were not paying attention, she took out about half a catty of white rice from her sleeve pocket, and her voice was low, "It's okay child, the suffering is only temporary." ”
Mu Ling prides himself on being a cold-hearted person, but at this moment, he couldn't help but redden, and said in a dumb voice: "Thank you, Grandma Xie, thank you, Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle and Auntie." ”
It is said that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors.
How fortunate is it to be so kind to your neighbors?
At this moment, Mu Ling was even more determined to open up the underground water vein!
After the villagers who had come to deliver the things left, Mu Ling went straight to the dry well in the southeast corner of the house and summoned the stealth Ai Ci.
"Ai Ci, investigate whether there are water veins under this dry well."
"Yes! Master. The blue light in Ai Ci's eyes flickered for a moment, and he said crisply: "This dry well continues to dig 137.562 meters deep, and it can open up a first-class spring." ”
"What is a first-class spring?" Mu Ling hurriedly said: "In a word, is the water output of the first-class spring enough for the daily drinking of more than 400 people in Jinhua Village?" ”
When the stealthy Ai Ci heard this, he smiled, "The flow rate of the first-level spring is more than three thousand liters per second, not to mention more than four hundred people, more than four million people are absolutely fine." ”
Mu Ling felt very incredible, "Really? ”
The stealthy Ai Ci said solemnly: "After one hundred ninety-nine thousand six hundred and twenty-two thousand three ...... The result of the precise calculation is absolutely accurate! ”
Mu Ling raised his forehead, "It is not necessary to say that the values are so precise. ”
When it got dark, the three babies fell asleep.
Yao's can be regarded as idle.
Mu Daqiang came back with two halves of water.
Mu Ling invited Mu Daqiang and Yao to sit under the dim candlelight in the hall, and then told them in detail about his preparation to dig a dry well.
After all, digging nearly 140 meters deep into the dry well is a very arduous project.
Not to mention the hardships you have to face when digging deep into dry wells.
The direction of the water flow after the opening of the first-class spring is also a problem.
However, there are many things, even if Mu Ling talks to Mu Daqiang and Yao, they will definitely not understand. What's more, there are many things that I can't talk to them directly.
"Daddy, Auntie." Mu Ling looked at Mu Daqiang, then at Yao, leaned forward slightly, and whispered with a mysterious face: "There is something, you may not believe it when you say it." ”
Mu Daqiang and Yao were both stunned.
Yao spoke, "Let's talk about it." ”
"Daddy, Auntie, do you know why I bought this house?"
Mu Daqiang said with a smile: "The price is cheap and there are many rooms. ”
Mu Ling smiled and didn't speak.
Yao glared at Mu Ling and said with a smile: "Don't tell me, this is a rare feng shui treasure." If this is really a rare feng shui treasure, the former owner's family will not be exiled for thousands of miles. ”
"This is truly a treasure trove of feng shui! The former master's family was exiled for thousands of miles, and that was because of their loss of virtue and unhappiness! ”
Mu Ling saw that Yao opened his mouth to refute, and hurriedly continued: "The night before yesterday, I dreamed of an old immortal, and he told me that as long as I live in this house, Leng Yuan will wake up!" ”
Mu Daqiang exclaimed: "On the night of check-in, Yuan'er really woke up. ”
"Yes." Mu Ling nodded at Mu Daqiang, "The old fairy also told me that in the mezzanine of the east wall of the cellar of this house, there are ten night pearls the size of eggs. ”
During the conversation, Mu Ling took out a lacquered red sandalwood box from under the coffee table, placed it flat on the table, and opened it casually.
Ten egg-sized pearls of the night, uh, the bright light from the camp lamp fell on Mu Daqiang and Yao's faces.
The huge living room was as bright as day in an instant.
Mu Daqiang hurriedly closed his eyes, and after a while, he carefully opened a slit until he was completely accustomed to the light of the "Night Pearl".
Yao subconsciously raised his hand to block his eyes, and his gaze full of shock and curiosity landed on the ten "Night Pearls" through his fingers from time to time.
Mu Daqiang stretched out his hand to take the "Night Pearl" to take a closer look, why is it so bright?
Yao slapped Mu Daqiang's hand away, and then "snapped" the wooden box to cover, and the room, which was as bright as day, suddenly darkened like a sudden power outage.
Yao's voice was low but stern, "It's the second watch, the whole Jinhua Village is blinded by black lights, our house is suddenly so bright, be careful to invite the disaster of annihilation!" ”
"A-Niang is very right." Mu Ling wanted to use the matter of "Old Immortal Dream" to achieve his goal, but he really didn't think about safety.
Under the faint candlelight, Mu Daqiang stretched out his hand to the Yao family without giving up, "Give it to me, I will immediately carry it to the room and hide it." He wanted to hold the two quilts on top to see how bright the ten night pearls were after they were lined up.
Yao saw through Mu Daqiang's mind at a glance and hugged the wooden box tightly in his arms.
"Ahem..."Mu Ling coughed lightly, "The old fairy also said, please eight hundred and sixty-four young adults around the dry well in the southeast corner of our house, dig for dozens of days in a row, and you will see water!" ”
After a pause, Mu Ling deliberately said in a worried tone: "Leng Yuan will wake up and there is a night pearl in the crack of the cellar wall, both have been fulfilled, and I don't know if this third thing can be fulfilled?" ”