Chapter Six: The Ancient Well Shines on People's Hearts (I)
Ancient wells shine on people's hearts (I)
The days seem to have returned to peace.
The rain of the past few days has not been as industrious as before, and God seems to be tired.
The sky was clear, the blue sky was cloudless, and the wind seemed to be much gentler to the inhabitants of the archipelago.
It's a good time for fishing.
Although Xiao Yuan's father is old, he still needs to go out to sea to fish, but he can only hold on to the small fishing boat and catch some small fish.
Since Xu Changan eats other people's and lives in other people's, he naturally won't watch Abel go out to sea to fish again.
After catching fish with the young adults of the village, he took over Abo's job and let him stay at home.
Xu Changan often sat in the boat alone, took Xiaobai to avoid all the crowds, and went to find a place to fish by himself. Every time he came back late, but he always came back with a full load. Many young adults came to ask him about his route and which sea area he was in, and Xu Changan was not stingy, so he told them directly.
But even if they went with Xu Changan, they could only watch Xu Changan return with a full load, and they found nothing.
The people in the village said that Xu Fuchen, who was rescued by Abo, was lucky, and they had nothing else to explain except this. However, most of the people on the island are simple and have not studied deeply, so it is not surprising that everyone sees him looking for a sea area where no one is alone, let alone following him.
Xu Changan is naturally better at catching fish than others, not only is he a monk in Huixi Realm, but more importantly, he has Xiaobai as a helper.
Cats love fish, but they don't like water.
But if Xiaobai wants to eat fish, he must go into the water. With Xiaobai's help, he can go to sea for an hour and return with a full load. He came back first, hid the boat, and sent it to Ah Bao and Fan Bu with part of the harvest, and taught Ah Bao to read and write by the way, and only after estimating that most of the people had almost returned, he returned with a large amount of sea goods.
He gained more than others, and he came back later than others, and no one would doubt it.
The days passed quickly, and Fan Busu slowly became a little closer to Xu Changan.
Xu Changan asked Ah Bao to hide Fan Busheng's sword, he didn't teach Ah Bao anything else, just taught him to read. Ah Bao this child is extremely smart, much smarter and more obedient than he was at the beginning, they waited for Xu Changan to come during the day, and went to the only well on the island to get water at night, Ah Bao went to steal a wooden bucket to store water, and the water can be used for two days at a time.
It is close to the sea, and although there is no shortage of water, there is really not much edible water.
Fortunately, the older generation dug a deep well on the island, which feeds the island.
Because of Xu Chang'an's help, Ah Bao didn't go to the village to make trouble these days, let alone steal anything.
The days were unhurried, and Ah Bao even began to like this kind of leisurely days, taking care of the master and reading and writing.
However, they felt leisurely, and some people began to be impatient.
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Zu Yinghua's ancestral house is in the east of the village, and Xiaoyuan's home is in the west of the village.
When their brothers and sisters came back to the village, they cleaned Zu Yinghua's ancestral house and moved in.
Zu Yinghua sat in the lobby, the long sword was put aside, and all the senior brothers and sisters stood in front of him, with their heads bowed, as if they had made a mistake and were punished by their husband when they were in private school.
"Haven't found it yet?"
Zu Yinghua's face was covered with frost, and he asked in a cold voice.
His younger siblings all shook their heads, buried their heads low, and did not dare to speak.
"If anyone really believes this old madman's nonsense, it will be difficult for us to do anything. If this thing is not done well, I will not be able to break through, and I will not be able to complete the task arranged by the door master
The antidote for all of us is gone. Do you want to do it all over again?"
After Zu Yinghua finished speaking, he looked at his junior brothers and sisters coldly, and when everyone heard his words, they all shivered one by one.
Zu Yinghua's eyes glanced at everyone, and his eyes pierced everyone's bodies like poisonous scorpions.
"This old madman is a bit like the main person of the door, you serve snacks and give me a search of the whole island, do you really think that you are here to respect the old and love the young?"
With that, he stood up, his hands behind his back, and paced back and forth in the hall.
At this time, it was getting late, and Yue'er quietly poked her head out, and the moonlight hit the floor of the hall, and the plaque above the lobby was illuminated.
"Loyalty and filial piety!"
Zu Yinghua turned his head to look at the plaque, pondered for a while, and suddenly waved his hand and said, "Okay, you have to remember that our lives are in our own hands." We have succeeded in more than a dozen islands in this area, and this small village must be fine. He knew that he had been a little harsh on his junior siblings just now, so he slowed down his tone.
"I'll tell you one more thing, that old madman is a bit like the person the door master has been looking for, if it's really him, we will arrest him back, and the poison on his body can be completely solved!"
After saying that, everyone's eyes lit up.
"But time waits for no one! It is good to catch the main person of the door, but if we can't catch it, we must also find a way to get the people to take the pill as soon as possible. ”
"But now the people regard that red pill as a treasure, and they won't eat it until the last resort!"
The strength of the junior disciple in Huixi Realm was the strongest among the people, so he said boldly to Zu Yinghua.
Zu Yinghua thought for a while, a dangerous light flashed in his eyes, and suddenly said, "Since they don't want to eat, then we'll help them!"
"Senior brother, how can you help?"
Everyone immediately asked.
Zu Yinghua took out a porcelain vase from his arms, and a sinister smile appeared on his face.
"Gujing!"
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The moonlight hit the well, and after a few rains, the water of the well rose a lot.
There happened to be no water today, so Bao walked to the ancient well with a large wooden barrel.
He fetched a bucket of water, and then staggered away, but he was like a rat crossing the street, and wherever he dared to take the avenue, he always walked towards the path.
He was a child, and the bucket was so big that he only had half a bucket of water to carry back, and he had to stop and rest every time he walked a distance. In addition, he dared to come out in the middle of the night to get water, and it only took a quarter of an hour for ordinary people to do it, and he needed half an hour.
Po walked a few steps with the water and sat down in the woods to rest.
Suddenly, he saw several people walking towards the ancient well, and he was suspicious.
In the middle of the night, the villagers had already gone to sleep, and besides, the group of people carried long swords and did not carry buckets, and there was nothing else on this road except for the well, which was full of trees.
The behavior of this group of people was really suspicious, and Po decided to follow quietly.
When everyone was far away, he touched a place not far from the ancient well. Sure enough, the group of people stood at the mouth of the well, took out a porcelain bottle, and scattered things into the well.
Po was shocked when he saw this scene.
Taking advantage of the moonlight, he recognized this group of people, the same group of people who wanted to arrest him and Fan Bu that day.
Suddenly, the group of people looked in his direction, and his heart tightened, and he immediately hid behind a tree, pinching his nose, for fear that his breath would be discovered.
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"What's wrong, Senior Brother!" the female disciple from the Huixi Realm asked.
The male disciple of the Huixi Realm shook his head, his eyes solemn.
"I always feel like people are looking at us, and I don't know if it's a delusion. ”
"Maybe I'm too worried about the poison in my body, don't be suspicious, after doing this, the master of the door will help us relieve it for a year. Besides, except for the madmen and mysterious people of that day, most of them were mundane. Besides, the villagers on the island will definitely believe in Senior Brother Zu, don't worry. ”
Listening to the reassurance of the senior sister, the male disciple nodded, and the group left.
Ah Bao didn't dare to move, let alone go to see what was strange about the ancient well.
He lay in place, not daring to move more, but could only open his eyes wide, looking through the leaves and looking at the moon in the sky.
Ah Bao didn't know how long it was, but the group of disciples suddenly returned. Po closed his eyes and treated himself like a stone and a tree.
"Senior brother, I'll just say you're suspicious!"
"Be careful!"
"Hmm. ”
Po listened to the sound of them leaving, and then opened his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief.
After lying in place for a while, Po was sure that the group would not come back, so he returned to the place where he had just been, and ran back to the cave with water.
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Xu Changan came to the cave at lunchtime.
His face was very unsightly, and he was still holding a rattan in his hand, and Po was pale after last night's fright, looking at him nervously.
"Bao, are you doing bad things again!" Xu Changan put down the seafood and said in a stern tone.
Po shook his head, looking frightened.
"Well, then let me ask you, besides you, who else in the village will smash all the big tanks that store water!"
If it was before, Ah Bao might have done this, but now, with Xu Changan and Fan Busuo, Ah Bao didn't bother to go to the trouble of those people in the village.
Besides, if he wants to smash it, he will only smash those old men.
"I don't know. Ah Bao's face turned pale, and he bit his lip and said.
"What did you do last night, you are in bad spirits when you look at it. Xu Changan didn't have a preconceived idea, and he didn't insist that Ah Bao did it, but he wanted to make Ah Bao admit it himself through his demeanor and evidence.
Xu Changan looked at the bucket of water, and then added.
"You also carried water a few days ago, but I didn't see that your spirit was like this!"
Po gritted his teeth, remembered what happened last night, and told him everything he saw last night.
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In the village, many old people couldn't bear it anymore, sitting at the entrance of the village, shouting for the sky and grabbing the ground, crying and scolding Bao.
This water is already rare, let alone for the elderly. Moreover, the large tank where the water was stored was broken, and it was difficult to repair it.
All this was expected by Zu Yinghua, he didn't have much time, and he had to ask the villagers to drink the "new water" quickly and then take the pills.
Although he left when he was a child, he also heard about Po recently, and when his brothers and sisters came back, they went together to break the big water tanks of each family. It's not hard for them to sneak into someone's home.
He had expected it a long time ago, and the villagers' first reaction must have been to think of Po.
Seeing that everyone was cursing Ah Bao, he comforted a few old people with a bitter face and promised to help them carry water. Then, he turned his face and looked at his younger brothers and sisters, showing a smug smile.
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