The sun rises in the east and the cool breeze blows.

In today's Zhuxian Town, there is no longer the heat that is like a scorching summer.

Jiang Xiaoman opened his eyes and felt refreshed.

It was still early in the sky, and Jiang Xiaoman didn't wake up Ji Xiaoyue and Miss Xiao.

He sat on the roof and watched into the distance.

To the north of Zhuxian Town is an unobstructed wilderness.

The forest is forested, but it stretches for dozens of miles from outside the town, but the dry yellow soil is cracked.

The dry and cracked yellow and the abundant green shade can be said to be distinct.

As far as the eye can see, the Lancang River can be vaguely seen.

Jiang Xiaoman couldn't help but sigh lightly, these days have indeed suffered the people of Zhuxian Town.

Fortunately, with the red sky in the sheath, this is all over.

I think that a few gentle autumn rains can bring the town back to life again.

It's just that because of Chixiao's transformation into a Jiao, which has been tossing in Zhuxian Town for half a year, it has already exhausted the water vapor within a radius of 100 miles.

The underground river that flows through the Lethe River is full of steam, but it is deep underground.

It is not impossible to use this to clear the rain, but it is also extremely difficult.

To say the least, it will take two months.

By then, it was winter.

As the saying goes, far water can't quench the thirst of the near.

The late rain, probably the same.

Not to mention whether it will rain or snow.

The drinking water for the residents of Zhuxian Town for two months alone is already a big problem.

Could it be that you really want to go to the Lancang River dozens of miles away to get water?

The distance of dozens of miles is not far away, but it is not close when it is said to be close.

Water is indispensable for food and clothing, and even if there are less than 1,000 residents left, the daily water demand is an astronomical amount.

Relying on a car to pull people to carry water from dozens of miles away can only be regarded as a drop in the bucket.

In the past few months, fortunately, there is a Tan spring in the ancestral house in Zhuxian Town that has not dried up, and it can produce more than 100 catties of water every day.

It is also strange to say that the spring was born on the dragon-like branches of the old camphor tree, which was much older than the old house.

Three feet above the ground, it gushes out of the hole in the tree more than two inches, sweet and sweet.

No matter whether it is cold or hot, it has never stopped, as if there is a hidden spring in the old tree.

If it weren't for this, the residents of the town would have been unable to support it for a long time.

With more than 100 catties of water, it is naturally difficult to feed thousands of townspeople, and most of them are distributed to the elderly, children, women and children.

A man in the prime of life who is like Zhou Ma is sloppy, and he can only divide less than two taels a day, which is already the limit.

Now, the most urgent solution to this urgent need is that there are one or two sudden autumn rains.

"The spring rain is suitable for reading, the summer rain is suitable for playing chess, the autumn rain is suitable for storage, and the winter rain is suitable for drinking. Jiang Xiaoman put his hands on his knees, looked up at the sky and whispered to himself, the corners of his mouth raised slightly: "Today, there should be a rain, right?"

At this time, the sky is cloudless, and it does not look like there will be rain.

Before you know it, the sky is already bright.

There was a faint rooster or two crowing of the dawn.

At this time, the two girls in the carriage had also woken up from their sleep.

Ji Xiaoyue stretched lazily, opened her eyes in a daze, kicked her legs, yawned and couldn't help but close her eyes again, planning to continue to sleep.

Suddenly, the little girl felt that someone seemed to be staring at her, so she quickly opened her eyes and sat up, and saw that it was Xiao Ying instead of the hateful ginger worm, so she calmed down again.

She patted her little chest and said happily, "Morning, Miss Xiao." ”

"Morning!" Xiao Ying sat on the side of the carriage with her hands and knees, she should have woken up a long time ago, she looked at Ji Xiaoyue and said with a smile: "Little Yue, do you know that you talk in your sleep when you sleep?"

"I've never talked in my dreams before, maybe I was too tired yesterday. Ji Xiaoyue got out of the blanket, raised her little hand and yawned, rubbed her big eyes, and asked, "Hmm, what did I say?"

Xiao Ying's good-looking apricot eyes narrowed together, coughed lightly, and said in the tone of a little girl: "Jiang Xiaoworm, I like you so much." I'll cry if you like someone else, but I'll still like you. ”

"You lie!" Ji Xiaoyue hurriedly covered her face, only to feel that her cheeks were hot.

After drinking peach blossom stuffed yesterday, the little girl only felt groggy and forgot how she fell asleep.

Later, it seems that he did dream of ginger insects in his dreams.

But girls have to be reserved, even if it's in a dream, they won't say anything like that!

Miss Xiao grinned, broke the two little hands that Ji Xiaoyue covered her face, and giggled, "What's the matter?"

The little girl turned her head and said cowardly, "No!"

Xiao Ying put her hands on Ji Xiaoyue's shoulders and said softly, "It's okay, I won't laugh at you." Maybe yesterday you drank some wine and said something drunk. ”

Ji Xiaoyue nodded, puffed out her mouth and said, "Yes, that's right, it's drunken words that you talk nonsense after drinking, and you can't count them." ”

However, whether it is wine talk or dream talk, it is the real heart's words. The girl surnamed Xiao couldn't help but shake her head, chuckled, and got out of the carriage.

The little girl stopped talking, lowered her head and counted her fingers and continued to be in a daze.

"Is it Jiang Shaoxia, are you back?"

Listen to the voice, the person who came should be sloppy,

Jiang Xiaoman jumped off the roof, just as the girl surnamed Xiao opened the curtain and got out of the carriage.

The two looked at each other and smiled and said "morning" to each other.

I saw Zhou Mahu carrying a basket in his hand and walking over to this side.

Jiang Xiaoman smiled and said to Zhou Ma sloppily: "Uncle Zhou, morning!"

"Morning, Jiang Shaoxia, Miss Xiao!" Zhou Ma smiled innocently, handed the basket to the young man in front of him, and said softly: "Elder Fang can't say that one day you will inevitably come back safely, I waited by the well for a long time last night, and I didn't see Jiang Shaoxia come back, so I wanted to come and see it this morning." But he didn't expect that Fang Lao was really right. ”

"Borrow Fang Lao's auspicious words!" Jiang Xiaoman smiled and took the basket, his heart couldn't help but warm.

I saw a porcelain white bowl in the basket.

In the bowl, there is steaming white flour steamed buns and a small bottle of water.

If it was placed in the previous peaceful years, steamed buns and clear water didn't feel anything.

But by this time, the town had been suffering from a drought for half a year.

Food and water are undoubtedly valuable to the residents of Zhuxian Town.

Come to think of it, this meal is so simple that it is early, and Uncle Zhou has given it everything!

"Thank you, Uncle Zhou!" Jiang Xiaoman handed the basket to Xiao Ying, and then thanked Zhou Ma softly.

Zhou Ma waved his hand and said with a smile: "I'll just say that Jiang Shaoxia, Ji Shaoxia and Miss Xiao, the three of you are all rich and noble, and you will definitely be able to return safely." ”

Jiang Xiaoman took out a piece of steamed bun from the basket, broke it open and put it in his mouth to chew it carefully.

Zhou Mahu didn't seem to have eaten breakfast, and swallowed lightly on the side.

This made Jiang Xiaoman stunned, and immediately understood that it must have been Zhou Mahu who gave them all his own rations.

He smiled, and did not poke Zhou Ma's sloppy kindness, stuffed the other half of his hand with a full head that had not been eaten by the middle-aged man, and said softly: "I'm full!"

"This is for Jiang Shaoxia, I'm not hungry. Zhou Ma was a little embarrassed and refused again and again.

Jiang Xiaoman chuckled, "By the way, Uncle Zhou, that red snake has already been subdued by Miss Xiao." Come to think of it, the climate of our Zhuxian Town should return to normal in the future. ”

"What?!"

With a click, the steamed bun fell to the ground.

Zhou Mahu felt distressed, and hurriedly bent down to pick it up and put it to his mouth and blew it, and sent it directly into his mouth.

I didn't care about burning my mouth, and devoured the steamed buns into my stomach.

This middle-aged man, who was only forty years old, but gradually grew gray hair for the town in just half a year, excitedly grabbed Jiang Xiaoman's arm tightly with both hands like a child, for fear that he had heard it wrong, and his voice trembled a little: "Jiang Shaoxia, you mean, you mean that our Zhuxian Town will no longer be affected by the scorching heat and drought?"

Jiang Xiaoman nodded, looked at Xiao Ying beside him, and chuckled: "This is thanks to Miss Xiao, if it weren't for her, it would be difficult for that red snake to be subdued in such a short time." ”

Zhou Mahu hurriedly bent down and bowed to the two of them, and said in a deep voice: "Jiang Shaoxia, Miss Xiao, this great favor, I, Zhou Mahu, only thank you in advance on behalf of the 2,700 residents of Zhuxian Town. ”

Jiang Xiaoman wanted to help, but this middle-aged man had a stubborn personality and insisted on repeatedly thanking him before he was willing to get up.

For Zhu Xianzhen, this is undoubtedly a great blessing.

After thinking about it, Jiang Xiaoman continued: "Right now, although the climate has returned to normal within a radius of a hundred miles from the town. However, the drying up of water sources is not something that can be solved in a short time, and I think that there will be a long time after the town will be prepared for drought. ”

Zhou Ma Hu danced happily and laughed: "Don't get in the way, don't get in the way." So much suffering has been carried over, and a little drought is nothing. It's a big deal, I led the big guy to the Lancang River to draw water, even if I carried it on my shoulders, I would definitely be able to hold on until the rainy season came. ”

At this time, Ji Xiaoyue got out of the carriage, she looked at Zhou Ma Hu with big eyes, and said a little confused: "Jiang Xiaoworm, what's wrong with Uncle Zhou at this time?"

Compared with the little girl, Zhou Mahu was even more confused, he looked at Ji Xiaoyue dumbfounded, and stammered: "Ji ...... Ji Gongzi, you ...... How did you....... ”

Vaguely, he could recognize that the little girl in front of him should be the Ji Gongzi he had seen before.

But why, why did you suddenly become a daughter?

Ji Xiaoyue was stunned for a moment, then covered her mouth and giggled: "Oh, Uncle Zhou, don't care about these details!"

Right now, Ji Xiaoyue, who has recovered her daughter's body, is playful and lively.

Jiang Xiaoman couldn't help but rub the little girl's head, and smiled at Zhou Mahu: "She was originally a girl, and she pretended to be a man to avoid suspicion, Uncle Zhou doesn't have to care." ”

Zhou Mahu nodded approvingly: "When you go out, it should be like this." ”

Just because he doesn't care doesn't mean that anyone doesn't care.

Xiao Ying looked at Ji Xiaoyue, who was happily tugging on the young man's sleeve at this time, and sighed for no reason.

Such a heart-warming 'Ji Gongzi' is not the lover who can be entrusted with a lifetime for a woman in the world.

But how did she become a girl.

At this time, Fang Lao was supported by the two little children and walked over slowly.

He looked at the three young men, smiled kindly, and said softly: "It's good to come back, it's good to come back!"

The old man seemed to have expected it, and he was not surprised that Jiang Xiaoman and the three of them could subdue the red snake, Fang Mo glanced at the girl surnamed Xiao meaningfully, and chuckled: "I got up early today, and the old man couldn't help but have a whim, and specially divined. According to the hexagram, the three of you little guys are all people with deep fortunes, so you already know that this catastrophe of Zhuxian Town will inevitably be solved because of you. ”

"Yes, Jiang Gongzi, you are all blessed people, let us Zhu Xianzhen also be stained!" Zhou Ma nodded and said excitedly at the old man: "Old Fang, I'm going to gather the big guys and tell Li Xiaoshan and the rabbit cubs don't run away, stay and restore our Zhu Xianzhen to its original state!"

Before the old man could speak, this middle-aged man who was already white-headed, was already trotting all the way to tell the big joy one by one from door to door.

"Go, go!" Fang Mo waved his hand, he looked at Zhou Ma's back and muttered in a low voice: "It's just that this natural disaster can be eliminated, but people's hearts are unpredictable!"

"Old Fang ......" Jiang Xiaoman stood beside the old man, thoughtful.

It's just that even he didn't notice that at that moment, Fang Mo's mottled pupils turned into a faint cyan.