"Folks, don't worry, let's go to a strong man first, there are too many I can't arrange for a while."

"If you have an idea, come to our house in a while to register your name, and then I will personally take everyone into the city!"

After speaking, Gu Wensheng turned around and walked home with his hands behind his back.

The villagers seemed to have been savior, some immediately ran home, and some followed Gu Wensheng happily, but some people didn't want to believe that they chose to continue to rely on the village chief.

"I heard that Old Man Gu is personally writing down the names of the villagers."

"No, I'll leave tonight. I don't know if I'll be able to find a job successfully, but if it does, I'll be able to get through it if I come back in time for something else......"

When the village chief and Gu Jiu went back after taking the rope, they heard the villagers on the side of the road discussing in a whisper.

At the moment, many people are still in a wait-and-see state, if Gu Wensheng's side is successful, they will be happy, if not, they will not have additional losses.

"Xiao Jiu, what do you think...... Wensheng, what is the probability of your uncle's side? ”

After walking away, the village chief suddenly asked. These words should not have been said to a child, but somehow they were asked.

Maybe it's because Gu Jiu has also lived in the city for a while!

Gu Jiu was silent for a moment, this thing is really hard to say, but as far as she knows about Gu Wensheng, the probability is a bit slim.

And...... Even if there were, it would be very tiring to think about.

"The possibility of success is not great, one will not suddenly ask for people in the city, and the other will go to the city There are many people, there is such a good thing, it is impossible that there is no rumor at all."

The village chief nodded: "Xiao Jiu, wait for the village chief to go down, you doll is too dangerous." ”

Gu Jiu shook his head.

"After going down more than ten meters, the soil becomes moist, and if the weight is too large, there is a possibility of stumbling."

"Besides, it's not a good relay, and you need someone to help you when you come up. If you go down, village chief, I may not have the strength to pull you up. ”

The village chief nodded silently: "Then you be careful, shout if you have something, and I will pull you up immediately!" ”

"Hmm!"

When he arrived at the place, after squeezing the two bundles of rope together, Gu Jiu slowly climbed down.

The rock was so smooth that he couldn't borrow his strength, and Gu Jiu suddenly slipped under his feet and fell down quickly.

Looking at the rope that suddenly accelerated, the village chief hurriedly grabbed it with his hand, leaned back to control the rope.

"Xiao Jiu, what's wrong? Don't be afraid, the village chief will pull you up immediately! ”

"It's okay, I didn't stand firm just now."

Gu Jiu clung to the rock in shock.

The palms are slippery and there is a lot of water oozing from the rocks, which indicates that there must be an abundance of water nearby.

"Village Chief, it's too slippery here, I can't borrow it. You slowly lower the rope, and I'll look down. ”

"Okay." The village chief grabbed the rope with one hand and wrapped several loops of rope around his wrist with the other to prevent the speed from dropping too quickly.

This is...... Groundwater!

Gu Jiu couldn't help but be a little shocked when he looked at the natural groove in front of him.

The water on the stone wall slowly flowed down, converging drop by drop into the ten-square-sized hole in front of me.

Gu Jiu grabbed the rock wall, let himself stand on the edge of the pit, and held a little with his hand to his mouth and tasted a little.

Slightly sweet, it is actually mountain spring water.

"Village chief, if you find water, you can go up." Gu Jiu shouted at the village chief after loading a gourd of water.

"Really? Yes! Wait! ”

The village chief's voice couldn't suppress the joy, looking at the gourd that Gu Jiu pinned to his waist, his eyebrows and eyes were full of anticipation.

"There is a ten-square-sized natural pit underneath, which is completely enough for the villagers."

The village chief took the gourd and tasted it, and when he heard Gu Jiu's words, he immediately smiled happily. It's really the way to the sky!

"Is it really ten squares?"

"Yes, it's more troublesome to mine, and we have to find a way to transport the water up."

The village chief said excitedly: "How about digging a ditch?" This has been the way the water has been diverted for many years. ”

"There's a rock down there, it's hard to dig."

"Then go and fight, and the villagers are okay at the moment. It's the same as before, every day, every day. ”

Gu Jiu didn't speak, but looked in the direction of Peach Blossom Village.

"Peach Blossom Village is so close to us, and our Gujia Village is completely cut off from water, so it is only a matter of time before Peach Blossom Village is cut off. Village chief, I'm worried that when they run off the water, they will come and grab our water supply. ”

Although it is closer to Gujia Village, there has never been a rule that only people from Gujia Village are allowed to come to this mountain.

"In that case, Xiao Jiu, I'll tell the villagers about finding the water source tomorrow afternoon. Let's both go back today and think about what to do. ”

"There are many people in the village who are closely related to Taohua Village and Zhaojia Village, and if someone leaks their mouths and asks others to occupy this place, it will be troublesome."

Gu Jiu nodded: "I'll bring back a few sweet potatoes, wait for the next family to divide half of them, let everyone take a break." ”

"Good, good. Xiao Jiu, can you tell me in detail what the specific situation is below? ”

……

After descending the mountain, Gu Jiu saw the shadow of the carriage in the distance.

"There are people in our Gujia Village who can afford to buy a carriage." Looking at the passers-by on the side, Gu Jiu deliberately exclaimed.

"You don't know? That's your cousin's sir's. People are real talents, and they must take a carriage when they go out. ”

"Sir has come to the village?"

"It's not." The man shook his head: "It was borrowed by your uncle, and they went to the city tonight." ”

Is it so urgent? Gu Jiu vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say what was going on.

"Village chief, have you thought of a way? Now I can only chew the leaves to drink some water, and now there are not many leaves at the beginning of spring, and you can see that the leaves that have just grown are still yellow! ”

The man took out a handful of yellow-green doped leaves from his bosom and complained.

The village chief nodded, and without waiting for the man to be happy, he took the lead and said, "I have an idea, but I don't know if it will work." Wait, the results will be available by this time tomorrow. Go home first, Xiao Jiu brought back a little sweet potato from the city, and waited for the next family to divide it in half. ”

"Yo that's okay, then I'll go back!"

When Gu Jiu and the village chief went to the mountain, Aunt Xia helped Gu Jiu pack up the bedding.

"Xiao Jiu, you sleep with your aunt today, and let your Uncle Li Zheng sleep with your brother. You see that my aunt is afraid that you will not sleep well, so she specially laid you an extra quilt! ”

"Thank you, auntie."

"Thank you, this rest is good, and Ming'er has the strength to continue looking for water, right? By the way, did you find anything today? ”

Gu Jiu nodded, opened his baggage, took out two sweet potatoes from it and handed them to Aunt Xia.

"I have an idea, but I don't know if it's feasible yet, so I'll have to see it tomorrow."

"It's definitely no problem, you Aunt Xia, I can see people accurately, since the last potato incident, my aunt knows that you are definitely much smarter than your cousin who reads."

"Just like Gu Zhiqi, you still want to take the Xiucai test? I'm going to eat swan meat, dreaming! ”

Aunt Xia took the sweet potato and continued to be indignant. She just can't get used to looking at the old man's family, her man has paid so much regardless of pay, and they want to get it for nothing in a few sentences? It's weirdly beautiful!

"Okay, Xiao Jiu is still so young, why are you talking to her about this?" The village chief said and beckoned to Gu Jiu: "Xiao Jiu, let's go and send things to everyone first, everyone is thirsty for so long." ”

Aunt Xia was stunned for a moment, looked at the more than 20 sweet potatoes in the baggage, and subconsciously reached out and grabbed the baggage: "Who are you going to send it to?" ”

"Give the villagers a share, half a family."

Hearing this, Aunt Xia was a little reluctant, but after all, it was not her own, and she had no right to interfere if she wanted to.

"Then you should come back quickly."

"Okay."

Gu Jiu thought about it, counted it roughly, and when he was about to go out, he took out five sweet potatoes and handed them to Aunt Xia.

"Auntie, dinner will be handed over to you."

"Ouch." Aunt Xia looked at the sweet potato and patted her chest busily to reassure.

"Don't worry, my aunt will definitely let you eat enough!"

Although eighteen or nineteen sweet potatoes can be taken by one person, the villagers have been thirsty and hungry for a long time after all, and in case of crazy robbery, one person may not be able to control it.

"Just give half of it!"

Lao Shatou looked at the sweet potato in his hand, squinted at the burden again, and said with some disgust: "Aren't there so many of them?" You have to give me a whole one! ”

The village chief pulled Gu Jiu back, stepped forward, and scolded: "You don't know what the situation is now, this is still bought by other people's children at their own expense!" If you want it, if you don't want it, you can return it! ”

As he spoke, the village chief reached out to take half a sweet potato from Lao Shatou's hand.

Lao Shatou screamed, and hurriedly stepped back into his yard.

"Look, look, I didn't say don't ......"

After Lao Shatou entered the house, Gu Jiu and the village chief continued to the next house.

"Xiao Jiu, you don't ...... Look at your grandma? ”

Passing by Old Man Gu's door, the village chief hesitated and asked.

"Nope."

Gu Jiu didn't stop at all, and went directly to the next one.

"When I signed the pledge, I said that I didn't need to give them anything." If they are unkind, why should I be righteous?

During the period of red potatoes, Gu Jiu found that the existing home actually looked okay, but some of them were visibly stretched to the limit.

"Didn't you say half a family?" An old lady with a cane and three seven or eight-year-old children looked at the half-sweet potato in front of her and asked uncertainly.

"Grandma, you are the last one, and these will be given to you."

Gu Jiu's voice fell, and the village chief continued: "The problem of water sources will be solved soon, and there will be a letter of approval tomorrow at the latest." After boiling it up, it will pass immediately. ”

"Hey, good! Iron eggs, grass flowers, and big willows, quickly thanked the village chief and sister. The old lady wiped away her tears and pushed the three children.

"Thank you village chief, thank you sister."

……

Dinner was simple, two roasted sweet potatoes, three raw sweet potatoes, a large plate of unknown wild vegetables and a few somewhat roasted mushrooms.

Gu Jiu nibbled on the sweet potato, thinking about how to draw the water out.

They don't need to pump the water out, they just need to be able to ensure that the villagers have normal water supply for a month or two. When the time comes, other villages will rush to make trouble, and they will follow them.

"If only we had something in our village that could store water, and when the time comes, we will not be afraid of other villages making small moves."

What is the storage of water......

The village chief stared at the sweet potatoes and pondered: There are not enough cans and tiles for each household.

The people in the village are accustomed to fetching water for the same day, and no one will put so many things that store water.

The village chief frowned and sighed.

"Why don't you build one?"