The carriage continued on its way all the way north.

Zhou Mahu led the way in front of the carriage, and while walking, he talked to the young man sitting on the wheel about the customs of the three states in the north.

After eating his stomach, the voice was full of energy.

Zhou Ma Hu rode a mule, carrying the black sickle behind his back, which at first glance looked like that.

Mules are better fed than horses, even if there is no food in Zhuxian Town.

This mule, which was fed by Zhou Ma from childhood to adulthood, did not show any emaciation and weakness.

On the contrary, the endurance is much better than that of ordinary horses.

Behind the carriage, followed by the group of townspeople who didn't look like bandits.

Walking along the slightly desolate official road, the further you go, the warmer the air becomes.

It's autumn, but here it smells of heat.

Jiang Xiaoman wiped a handful of sweat beads from his forehead, looked at Zhou Ma Hu who was riding on a mule beside him, and said with a smile: "I said Uncle Zhou, it's really hot here." ”

Zhou Mahu seems to have been used to it for a long time, if it weren't for the female dependents in the carriage at this moment, he really couldn't help but take off his shirt to cool off, and he smiled bitterly helplessly, and said: "Shaoxia doesn't know, although our Zhuxian Town is not a flower, but it is also a famous summer resort in the north, it is not cold in winter and hot in summer." Even the Dugu family in Beiliang City, which has a threshold higher than the sky, has a courtyard in our town. ”

"It seems that the big red snake really hurt you!" Ji Xiaoyue got out of the carriage and stared ahead with big eyes.

Not far away, the outline of a town could already be faintly seen.

The roads are lined with dead trees and the streams are dry.

There are rice fields next to the forest, but there is still the shadow of rice at this time, and even the mud and sand in the field are gradually losing their due moisture.

What was supposed to be a lush landscape has now become a hundred miles of red land.

Even if he had seen the decay of the deserted city of the Wood Demon Clan in the Ruins Country before, it would inevitably make people feel desolate.

Three deep gullies like gutters rolled open, surrounding the three sides of the town, stretching for dozens of miles, blocking the way of the townspeople.

Jiang Xiaoman stared at the town and fell into deep thought.

Such a scene is really not something that ordinary people can do, and there must be monsters to do it.

He glanced at the group of townspeople who were cautiously following the carriage, then looked at Zhou Mahu and asked, "Uncle Zhou, you have seen that red snake, can you describe its appearance to me?" ”

Zhou Mahu recalled it seriously, nodded and said: "That big snake has red scales all over its body, and when it stands up, it is a hundred feet, and its eyes are as bright as lanterns even in daytime. Most importantly, I vaguely saw a single horn on its forehead, and two claws like falcons on its abdomen, and I heard it roar like thunder at night!"

Ji Xiaoyue's big eyes widened, and she said in a lost voice: "This is not a snake!"

Jiang Xiaoman couldn't help frowning slightly, listening to Zhou Ma's description, it was really very similar to the legendary snake.

He likes to read miscellaneous books since he was a child, and he has also flipped through the "Mountains and Seas", which contains the strange stories of the world.

Among them, in the volume of "Spirit Beasts", there is a detailed description of the snake.

However, the five elements of the snake should belong to water, and when it is in the world, it is mostly accompanied by heavy rain.

If it is close to the river bank, it will pull out a huge wave.

I really haven't heard of a snake that can attract a hundred miles of red land to appear.

Thinking like this, Jiang Xiaoman couldn't help but look at the carriage, where she was sitting quietly at this moment, wiping Bai Zhe's neck with a handkerchief.

He remembered that Mo Yu had evil thoughts about Xiao Ying because of the dragon ball contained in a snake.

Dragon Ball is a spiritual creature between heaven and earth.

Hiding the 10,000-year-old Jiao's spiritual charm is the key to its transformation into a dragon.

Although it is a spiritual thing, it is also tainted with ominousness, even the strongest person who has cultivated to the five decays of heaven and man cannot take a look.

It's just that if there is really a snake appearing in Zhuxian Town.

With his cultivation now that he has only just entered the day after tomorrow, he is really beyond his power.

Even if you add Miss Xiao, who has inexplicably become a congenital master, it still can't work.

The body is full of scales, the head is long with a single horn, and the abdomen has claws.

This is obviously the image that only a big Jiao who has practiced for at least 5,000 years and will have to fade away from the snake's body.

Even, maybe it is a peerless spirit beast that has been practicing for thousands of years, as long as it survives the Dragon Tribulation, it can soar to the Nine Heavens, Half Dragon, Half Jiao.

As long as Jiang Xiaoman thought about it, he couldn't help but feel that his head was big.

This kind of snake wisdom is not inferior to others, and after practicing for nearly 10,000 years, this spiritual wisdom is definitely much higher than that of ordinary mortals.

The human race, even if it is Tianjiao, who has cultivated to become a god king, has only approached five thousand years of longevity.

Compared with spirit beasts such as snakes, it is far inferior.

I don't know how the residents of Zhuxian Town offended this divine beast master, and they would condemn them like this.

When you're away from home, it's better to have more than less.

Especially when it comes to a peerless spirit beast like Jiao Snake, which is born by adhering to the luck of heaven and earth, it is mostly contaminated with great cause and effect.

If it were someone else, seeing this scene, even if it was a giant of the rivers and lakes in the realm of Venerable and Princely Princes, they would definitely turn around and leave without being entangled in such a big cause and effect.

Otherwise, if one is not good, it will inevitably be a catastrophe of life and death.

But Jiang Xiaoman met him, and he was born with a pure heart.

is full of blood in his bones, so he is uneven.

Since you let yourself touch it, there is no reason to do nothing.

It's just that how to manage this matter is the key.

The first thing to tackle is drought.

The most direct way is to divert the water of the Lancang River into Zhuxian Town, but the distant water cannot quench the thirst of the near.

Although it is only a few dozen miles away from the Lancang River, it is not difficult to dig a small canal to get water, but it can be regarded as a very labor-intensive project.

Even if the whole town is joined by men, women and children, it will be difficult to complete it without half a year.

By that time, before the townspeople could dig the canal, they would have died of lack of water.

Walking into the town, whether it is a low courtyard or a high wall, there are old people, women and children sitting in the shade.

Seeing Zhou Ma Hu coming back, a large group of people surrounded him.

"Mayor Town, I can find a solution when I go out this time, and if we continue like this, our Zhuxian Town will really be finished!"

One of the oldest old men couldn't even stand on his feet, and was supported by two children, trembling and walking to the group, looking at Zhou Ma Hu, his eyes showing expectation.

Jiang Xiaoman was surprised, and turned to look at Zhou Ma.

He didn't expect that this Uncle Zhou would still be the mayor of this Zhuxian Town.

The previous scene was remembered in my mind, and I couldn't help but have a trace of admiration for this man who was nearly middle-aged and carried a sickle.

The head of a town must have a high status in Zhuxian Town.

Fang Cai, but in order to protect everyone, he knelt down to himself who was only his son and nephew.

This alone has to make him respect from the bottom of his heart.

Uncle this week, he deserves the word hero.

Heroes, sometimes they are not drunk and laughing on the battlefield, nor are they walking with knives.

A hero can sometimes be an ordinary person who can kneel down for others in order to carry a burden on his shoulders.

"Elder Fang, I'm incompetent, I didn't find a way out for us this time. ”

Zhou Ma lowered his head, he didn't dare to look at the old man's eyes, let alone look at the longing expressions of the old and young women and children in the town behind the old man.

Behind him, the men who had been forced to become bandits also bowed their heads.

Among the crowd, there are their parents, their wives and children.

Ji Xiaoyue blinked her big eyes, looking at the old and young women and children who were full of desire for survival gathered on the streets, Bai Zhe's jade-like little hand couldn't help but touch Jiang Xiaoman's arms.

The little girl knew that there, all the silver tickets of Jiang Xiaoworm were hidden.

But before she could succeed, she was held by the young man's wrist.

Jiang Xiaoman shook his head at her and said softly: "Sometimes, it's not just money that can solve the problem. Even if you give them all the money we have, it will not solve the fundamental problem. ”

Xiao Tang pouted, turned his head weakly, and said cowardly: "However, with the money, they can move here and find a new land to live and work in peace and contentment!"

Jiang Xiaoman stretched out his slender finger and pointed it on Ji Xiaoyue's forehead, chuckled, and said: "We in Kyushu, what we pay attention to is that the fallen leaves return to the roots, and the homeland is difficult to leave." This is their hometown where they have lived for thousands of years. Unless it is really compelled to do so, who would be willing to leave the soil of their hometown. ”

Xiao Ying walked over, looked at the two of them, nodded seriously, and said, "I agree with Jiang Gongzi's words, if a town wants to move, it must be a great thing. Not to mention that it has to be approved by the government, but many elderly people and children must be extremely unbearable to live in such a toss on the road. ”

Jiang Xiaoman couldn't help but be a little surprised, and looked at the girl surnamed Xiao.

This Xiao Ying, hasn't she always stood on Ji Xiaoyue's side.

This time, how did you change your sex and become more helpful than helpful......

Ji Xiaoyue blinked her big eyes, tilted her head and thought about it seriously, couldn't help but nodded, and said to Xiao Yingle: "Miss Xiao, it's really such a reason, I listen to you!"

Being stared at by the little hall so directly, she couldn't help blushing again, and quickly turned her head.

Seeing that Xiao Ying turned her head and didn't speak, Ji Xiaoyue jumped forward, raised her hand to touch Miss Xiao's face, and couldn't help but say, "Ah, Miss Xiao, your face is so hot, is it heat stroke!"

"I didn't ...... No!" At this moment, the girl surnamed Xiao retreated again and again like a frightened rabbit.

The face is getting redder and redder.

In such a hot weather, I didn't feel that my heart was beating faster, and a layer of fine beads of sweat oozed from my white forehead.

Xiao Ying's already born eyebrows and eyes are excellent, and such an action adds a touch of charm.

Ji Xiaoyue couldn't help but squint her big eyes, and said happily: "Miss Xiao, you are so good-looking!"

Being praised like this by the person she liked, the girl surnamed Xiao didn't feel a sweetness in her heart, lowered her head and whispered cowardly: "Really?"

"Naturally, it's true!" As he spoke, Xiao Tangqi blinked his big eyes and learned from Jiang Xiaoworm, standing on tiptoe to pinch Xiao Ying's face, and said with a smile: "To be honest, I really envy your skin, it's so smooth!"

Gently patting the hand that was pinching her face, Xiao Ying turned around and fled, and couldn't help but sneer: "Ji Gongzi, you are so bad!"

Ji Xiaoyue touched her head in confusion, looked at Jiang Xiaoworm behind her, and wondered, "Did I say something wrong? Why is Miss Xiao angry?"

Jiang Xiaoman held his forehead with his hand, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

The so-called bystander Qing, even his simple mind can see that most of the girls surnamed Xiao have different thoughts about the small church......

Ji Xiaoyue, Ji Xiaoyue, you dead girl is really no one!

It's okay to dress up as a man, it's okay to mess around, which makes Miss Xiao secretly agree.

This is really a big oolong!

Now is not the time to speculate, how to help the townspeople is the first priority.

Retracting his mind, Jiang Xiaoman came to a well not far away and squatted down.

The well has been dry for a long time, the sunlight is sloping down the well, and a few shriveled corpses of fish and shrimp can still be seen in the sand and gravel at the bottom of the well.

Will there be fish and shrimp in the well?

Jiang Xiaoman's mind moved, he thought about it, then stood up and jumped into the well without hesitation.

"Ginger worm!"

This time, the small hall was startled, and rushed to the wellhead with a loud scream.

Seeing Jiang Xiaoman squatting peacefully at the bottom of the well, he patted his chest and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm fine, don't jump down!"

When the young man looked up, he saw that the little girl was holding the mouth of the well and wanted to jump down as well, so he hurriedly stopped it.

The bottom of the well is so big, if Ji Xiaoyue really jumps down, she will be the first to smash herself.

It's a pity that it's still a step too late.

Before the words could be spoken, the little girl had already let go of her hand and jumped down......

Before Jiang Xiaoman could react, he was smashed to the ground by Ji Xiaoyue.

The little girl is honestly not very heavy, but if it is considered the depth of the fall from the mouth of the well to the bottom of the well, it is a different matter.

Fortunately, Jiang Xiaoman's cultivation is good now, and his body is strong.

Otherwise, if you were an ordinary person, you would probably be seriously injured.

"Ji Xiaoyue, you dead girl, don't get up from me yet!"

Jiang Xiaoman was lying at the bottom of the well, and he was going to slap the buttocks of the little girl who was sitting on his back at this moment.

Snap, crisp and loud.

"Oh, you're going to die!"

Ji Xiaoyue screamed, and bounced off Jiang Xiaoman's back with a whoosh.

Two small hands covered the sore and numb buttocks, and a pair of big eyes stared at the young man who turned over and got up, and said cowardly: "I am a man!"

Jiang Xiaoman looked down at his palm, then nodded seriously, and said with a smile: "Well! It's my slip of the tongue, you're a gentleman!"

This feel is really elastic!

The little girl turned her head to look at the smooth wall of the well, and said cautiously, "You...... You know all about it?"

The boy shook his head and wondered, "What do I know?"

"Oh, nothing ......"

Ji Xiaoyue laughed and waved her two little hands, looking quite playful and cute.

Nowadays, the two of them have a tacit understanding not to deliberately mention it.

It's good to keep it that way.

Ji Xiaoyue had the heart to change the topic, and couldn't help but be curious: "By the way, Jiang Daxia, what are you doing when you jump down?"

"This well, there are some strange ......"

Jiang Xiaoman squatted down, touched the mud and sand at the bottom of the well, felt the water vapor faintly transmitted from the palm of his hand, and said softly.