Chapter 28 Water Sources
The sun was setting, the sunset was all over the sky, and on the endless grassland, four figures walked aimlessly, and no one knew where they were going.
"Xiaohua, don't you regret that you left your home for me?"
"I don't regret it, and never will!"
The tower was moved, with such a confidant, there are no regrets in life! He took Little Flower's hand and walked forward, and the setting sun stretched their shadows long, long, until at last they became one, without distinguishing each other.
"Aren't the two of them tired from walking like this for most of the day?" Lightning was puzzled.
"Big brother is accompanied by a beautiful woman, no matter how far he goes, he won't feel tired, maybe he wants to go on like this forever!" Laugh vigorously.
"Go on forever? Don't get bored? Lightning sighed, the world of adults is really complicated.
"Little ghost, you'll know when you grow up." Touched the head of the lightning vigorously, with an old-fashioned style.
"What do you mean by that? Listen to your tone as if you are much older than me, and have the ability to fight with me. ”
Single-handedly with you? I'm not drunk again! Dali hurriedly ran away, chased after him and said: "Big brother, those guys from the Mara tribe are simply blind, indiscriminate, and don't make sense at all. ”
The tower couldn't help but be a little funny, if it is unreasonable, you Brother Li on the grassland thinks that he is second, and absolutely no one dares to admit that he is first.
"Dali, why are you even scolding us together?" Xiaohua glared at him.
"Did I scold you? How did I not know? "Vigorously looked innocent.
"Your eldest brother and I are also members of the Marat tribe, have you forgotten?"
"Sister-in-law, with your eldest brother's ability, you can dominate one side wherever you go, why do you bother about that broken place?" Dali felt unworthy for her.
"The son is not ugly, the dog is not poor, no matter how ruthless they are, Xiaohua and I will always be members of the Mara tribe, and our hearts will always belong to the Mara tribe." The tower said categorically.
Xiaohua looked at the tower affectionately, which was also in her heart.
"Big brother, sister-in-law, then I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." He stuck out his tongue vigorously and grimaced, "But I always feel that it is too shameless to go like this." ”
Tie Ta smiled calmly, "Fists can indeed solve the problem, but it can't solve the problem fundamentally. I left the tribe not because I was afraid of them, but because I could find out the truth of the matter. I swore in front of Sambo that I would find out the real culprit and avenge him, and I would not let him die in vain. ”
Speaking of her father, Xiaohua's tears couldn't help but fall, at this time yesterday they were still sitting together drinking and chatting, singing and dancing, enjoying the joy of family, but only a day later, the father and daughter have been separated by yin and yang, and they can only be entrusted in a dream if they want to see each other again.
"Xiaohua, don't be sad, let me take care of you in the future." Tie Ta thoughtfully helped her wipe away her tears and said solemnly.
Xiaohua burst into tears and smiled, like a begonia after the rain, this is the first time he has heard Brother Ta say such affectionate words, is it his confession?
The sun was reluctantly going down, and the sky was getting darker.
"Big brother, where are you going to spend the night?" Asked vigorously.
"The world is big, and there are our homes everywhere." The tower pointed to the winding and undulating Majaro Mountain, "Go, go there." ”
Lightning is extremely excited, the four seas are home, chivalrous and righteous, this is the life he wants.
"Are you going to take us to your master's cave? The place is good, but unfortunately I can't jump over the cliff. "Dali, a little bit regretful.
"You're thinking beautifully." Tie Ta laughed, Master's ashes are placed there, how can these two little tricksters disturb his old man's house?
Walking up the mountain road, it is not difficult to find a place to spend the night, but the difficulty is that there are too many places to choose from, and everyone's eyes are dazzled and there is no unanimous opinion.
"Wow, that's beautiful!" Xiaohua pointed to the valley at her feet and praised, everywhere there was red gravel, shining in the afterglow of the setting sun, reflecting the whole valley into a pink, which is the girl's favorite color.
Tie Ta smiled slightly, that place is very familiar to him, when he used to practice, he had to go twice a day, there was a deep pool in the valley, he and the old turtle met there, but unfortunately the pool dried up after the old turtle died, thinking of this, he suddenly decided, "Go!" We're going to spend the night there tonight. ”
Lightning looked surprised, "Big brother, there is nothing but stones down there, how can you spend the night?" ”
Vigorously glared at him dissatisfiedly, "Since the eldest brother has already made a decision, let's follow, what nonsense are you talking about?" ”
Lightning blushed and stopped squeaking, he did talk a little too much, which is not a good habit.
Coming to the middle of the valley, the tower moved the stones scattered everywhere and built a stone house next to the cliff. These stones are very square and very easy to use, and occasionally they are flattened with the force of the palm when they encounter one or two irregular pieces, and under his abundant internal force, the hard stones are as soft as dough. After being busy for most of the hour, the stone house was finally built, with doors and windows, ventilated and breathable, spacious and practical. The tower didn't care about resting, so he ran to the grassland and came back with a few more bales of hay, and spread a thick layer on the ground.
"The house is built, I can barely cope with it for one night today, and tomorrow I will get some branches to spread on the roof, that will be more perfect, now everyone rests!" The tower made a gesture to come in.
Dali rushed in first, chose a position against the wall and lay down.
Why can't I grab him every time? Lightning was extremely depressed.
Xiaohua looked at her new home with interest, although the room was a little simple, but every stone was condensed with Targo's sweat, and every piece of hay represented Tap's heart, and her boudoir in the Mara tribe may not be as comfortable as here. "This man is so creative!" A wonderful feeling suddenly arose in her heart, and of course she knew that this was the taste of happiness!
In the middle of the night, the crow of the crow came from afar, adding to the fear of the desolate valley, but the hut was full of warmth, with stones outside to shelter from the wind and rain, and thick and soft hay inside, and they soon fell asleep.
The tower was not sleepy, looking at the stars in the sky, and his heart was full of thoughts: "If I had not been deceived by the rhetoric of the black clouds at that time, bravely stood up to expose his crimes, and let him receive the punishment he deserved, would not have today's tragedy happened?" The answer is yes, this tragedy will definitely not happen, but it is a pity that I made a big mistake by being soft-hearted. Master asked me to keep in mind the words 'worry about the country and the people', and always put the interests of the tribe and the people first, but I lost the principle of being a human being for the sake of the so-called brotherhood, which indirectly led to the death of the mountain and allowed a despicable and shameless person to usurp the power of the tribe, why am I so stupid? The tower was in a deep state of self-reproach.
"It's not too late to make amends! Since Heiyun is obsessed, he can only kill his relatives and completely eradicate him. After making a decision, Tie Ta's heart seemed to be much more relaxed, and people fell asleep unconsciously.
When the first rays of sunlight in the morning shone into the stone house, the tower was already out of the door, and he broke many branches in the trees and covered the roof tightly, even if it rained.
Xiaohua was not idle, picking a lot of beautiful wildflowers and arranging them in the house, with these colorful wildflowers embellishment, the room suddenly added a lot of life, which made people feel refreshed.
Iron Tower looked at her busy with a smile on his face, and she was still a girl who knew how to dress up.
He turned his head vigorously and said happily: "With these flowers, it is the same as sleeping on the grassland." Lightning, how about you? ”
"Do you want me to tell the truth or lie?" Lightning is an honest man who will say whatever comes to his heart.
"There are still lies to me, are we still not brothers?"
"Don't be angry, I'm not what you think." "The truth is that even though it's comfortable on the ground, I still like to sleep in a tree. ”
"What about lies?"
"Don't you like to hear lies?"
Although the two fellows were no longer as noisy as before, they still liked to argue over a trivial matter, and the head of the iron tower was too big, so they hurried out of the stone house and went straight to the waterhole.
What was once a sparkling waterhole is now a deep pit, not unlike the rest of the valley, which is barren and desolate, with no sign of life in sight.
Why does the pool dry up? The iron tower is still puzzled, if it is really as the master said that the old turtle is guarding this water source with his life, then he would rather not have his inner dan to keep this waterhole, but unfortunately this world is so cruel, even if he doesn't want anything, the old turtle will still die, this is the law of nature, no one can change it.
The tower was sad, turned around and was about to leave, when suddenly a few green things on the ground attracted him, and when he looked closely, it turned out to be a few small grasses, and his delicate body danced in the morning breeze. It must have been the birds that inadvertently threw a few seeds here, and with their thirst for life, they stubbornly grew out of the cracks in the stones.
The tower carefully removed the stones, and a wet mark appeared on the ground, could it be that there was water underneath? His heart was in ecstasy, and he couldn't hold back his excitement and pushed away the layer of sand and gravel on it, and the wet place was even bigger, and he grabbed a handful of soil and gently pinched it, and water dripped out of his fingers.
"That's right, there's water!" The tower dug down excitedly, and it was a pity that the black and red volcanic soil underneath was all underneath, and due to the lack of water for irrigation, such a fertile land had turned into a barren land. After digging four or five feet deep, a tabletop-sized stone was revealed, round and flattened, covered with crystal droplets.
There's definitely a spout down there! The tower was ecstatic and more motivated. After a cup of tea, Dashi finally revealed its true face of Lushan. The tower stood aside, unable to believe his eyes, the thing in front of him was a big stone turtle, the appearance could not be more familiar, kind eyebrows, smiling, vaguely the appearance of an old turtle.
The old turtle didn't bother to think about why the tower was here, all he had to do now was to clean the dirt off his old friend's face, even the nostrils and mouth.
Suddenly, a small stream of water trickled down from the turtle's mouth, and then it grew bigger and bigger, like a child peeing, and squirted out more than a foot away.
The tower tasted it, the water was very sweet, and there was a smell of ore.
"With water there is everything, and it will not be long before this desolate valley will be green and green, with grass and colorful wildflowers everywhere as far as the eye can see, countless baobab trees standing on the hillside, and even the bare cliffs covered with green vines. Little Flower made a wreath of wild flowers and put it on his head, and rolled on the grass with great merry, and lightning had built a new house in the trees, and a flock of chirping birds became his neighbors. The tower looked forward to it with a smile on his face, as if this vibrant scene was right in front of him.
"Maybe there is a providence in the dark, that day I watched the pond disappear but could not do anything, today through my own hands and found the water source again, it turned out that God had already arranged, I no longer have to carry a heavy psychological burden. Of course, the most important thing to thank is the old turtle, this guy surprised himself three times and twice, and it is really a blessing to have such a friend. The tower strode towards the stone house, and the good news must be shared with them as soon as possible.
In the hut, Xiaohua was taking care of her beautiful hair, and Lightning and Dali were each holding a spicy strip and eating with relish.
"Come with me, I'll take you to a good place." The tower laughed.
"Good place? I can't think of anything interesting in this barren mountain. "Lightning continued his own breakfast.
"Maybe there's something delicious!" Vigorously swallowed the spicy strips with three strokes and five divisions, and followed the tower out of the door.
The turtle's mouth was still spraying water continuously, and in just a few moments, the water in the pit was more than a foot deep and extremely clear.
"This stone turtle is so interesting, it can even spray water." Laughing vigorously, "Big brother, you have worked so hard to dig this big pit, is it just for this little bit of water?" I want to drink water from the Mara River. ”
"The reason why there is no grass in this valley is because there is no water to irrigate it." "Now that we have water, all the problems are solved, and we will plant grass and trees here, and then it will become a green water and green mountain, more beautiful than the pond of the Mara tribe." ”
"Big brother, there is grass under the mountain, why do you have to work hard to plant it?" Lightning didn't understand either.
With a look of contempt, he knew that he picked up people's teeth and was not a little creative.
"Back then, Master taught me to read an article called "The Story of the Peach Blossom Spring", which is about a group of Chinese people who came to the mountains to escape the chaos of war, where there was no war, no exploitation and oppression, only peace and happiness. At that time, I had an ideal, hoping to one day build a paradise country of my own, so that every compatriot can live a happy life. Now that the Mara tribe is in charge, and the steppe is full of slaughter all the time, this strengthens my conviction. The dry season is coming, most of the animals have to migrate in order to survive, with this water source we can live here permanently, not only to avoid the pain of running around and tired, but also to allow more people to live in, so that it can become a pure land on the grassland, isn't it good? The tower said the blueprint in his heart.
Hearing this, both little ones jumped for joy.
He said proudly: "We are the first residents of Taoyuan Country and the founding heroes, and whoever dares to disobey me will drive him out in the future." ”
Lightning looked worried, "Big brother, this is still a wasteland now, when will it reach the standard of Taoyuan Country in your mind?" ”
"This is a long-term and arduous task, but it cannot be completed in a short time, it requires our joint efforts, I am really afraid that you two will not be able to hold on!" The tower didn't forget to tease the two brothers.
"Big brother, don't worry, I will definitely hold on a little longer than Lightning." He patted his chest vigorously and said.
Lightning was not convinced, "Then we will compete with each other, and whoever loses will take out ten spicy strips." ”
"A gentleman's word."
"It's hard to chase a horse!"
The two high-fived and swore an oath.
"This spout is too small, it would have been more perfect if it were bigger." Xiaohua smiled.
"It's a little smaller, but it's better than nothing!" Tieta never believes in luck, he values personal strength more, but at the moment he has to be happy for his good luck, such a large valley has been found by himself this precious, maybe the only water outlet, this is a good omen for the construction of Taoyuan country!
Just do it, Tieta started his own great cause of founding the country with great ambition, "Xiaohua, you take them to get some hay." ”
"Is it to pave the floor? Big brother, you and I want to go together, and sleep more comfortably in a thicker bed. "Energetic is overjoyed.
"You kid knows how to enjoy." Iron Tower laughed and scolded, "Go quickly, I'll be useful." ”
Lightning covered his mouth and snickered on the side, what a joy!
The iron tower jumped into the pit and continued to work, and after half an hour, a large pit two zhang long and wide, more than one zhang deep appeared in front of him, and the black and red soil was piled up into a hill. At this time, Xiaohua came back with two bundles of hay, and Dali and Lightning did not go on an empty road, and each carried a small bundle.
"Brother Tall, is it enough? If it's not enough, we'll go again. Xiaohua didn't care about resting, so she raised her legs and walked down the mountain.
"That's enough, Little Flower." Tie Ta said distressedly, "You have worked hard. ”
"It's not hard, I really didn't do anything compared to you." Although Xiaohua is sweating profusely, her heart is beautiful, is this what her grandmother said about the pastoral life of men and women weaving?
"It's really the same life! We also worked hard, but the eldest brother didn't say a word of greeting. He pouted disapprovingly.
The tower pours water on the soil, and when you step on it to become a puddle of mud, and then add the chopped hay to stir it together, which becomes a good building material, and adding hay can greatly increase the adhesion of the soil. Seeing the two little ghosts resting there, the tower couldn't help but be childlike, grabbed a ball of mud and threw it over, and the two of them suddenly turned into big faces.
"Big brother, you're so bad." He said vigorously by spitting out the mud in his mouth.
"Haha, it's ridiculous that someone eats mud instead of eating spicy strips." The lightning spread his wings and flew out, although he also got a lot of mud, but he was far less embarrassed than Dali, and finally won a game against him.
The tower drew its feet along the pit, and a straight line appeared on the ground, as if it had been measured with a ruler. Although no one came to check the quality of the project, meticulous work was his principle. The iron tower moved the stones and lined them up, and Xiaohua was responsible for watering the mud, building them layer by layer like building a house. When the sun goes down, the pool is finally built, two or three zhang long and wide, more than one meter high, the square is very beautiful, and the stones on the ground can be used to plant grass after being cleaned up.
There was still a little mud left, and the tower was reluctant to waste it, so all the gaps in the stone house were blocked. The volcanic soil was very sticky, and when it dried, the stones stuck tightly together, and I couldn't break them with all my strength.
Today is the end of the day, tomorrow will be wasteland farming, the tower already has a set of plans in mind.