Maomao didn't lead the way, so Yan Laoer fumbled around based on memory.
After constant trial and error and going around in circles, Yan Laoer and Qi Da finally found a water pool hidden in a cave.
The water in the pool is quiet and quiet, and when you fish it out casually, the cold touch refreshes your spirit.
"Qi Da, we really found it! We found it!" Mr. Yan danced with joy.
Qi Da grinned, took the water in the bamboo tube he carried with him, and drank it all in one gulp, so happy!
Yan Laoer used the light of the fire to look carefully at where the pool water came from, and gradually went deeper.
"Qi Da, look at these, are they human footprints?" Yan Laoer asked.
There was no light in the cave, and it was all illuminated by the flickering firelight. Yan Laoer was not sure if he was wrong.
The two men lowered their bodies, the torches almost touching the ground.
"Yeah!" Qi Da looked at it clearly: "It's a footprint."
"Some people have been here, quite a few." Yan Laoer followed the footprints and saw more traces of people's activities.
"They should also be here to fetch water." Yan Laoer judged.
Who would come here to fetch water?
Victims passing by? People living nearby?
"Let's go down the mountain quickly and tell everyone to fill up the water." Yan Laoer quickly made a judgment that it was not advisable to stay for a long time.
No matter who they are, they are not suitable for contact with people right now.
Qi Da responded.
The two people filled the bamboo tubes they carried with them with water and hurried down.
The way down the mountain was completely different from the way up. Yan Laoer kept playing the drum, but he felt in his heart that this direction should be correct.
The two people were struggling all the way, sliding down the steep slope, and happened to see a few bright lights not far away.
Getting closer and closer, it’s my own team.
The two of them ran back with silly smiles.
"Found it, we found water!" Yan Laoer's loud voice woke everyone up before he could reach them.
The word water has magic power, and the tiredness of the body is no match for its silent call.
Everyone cheered up and every family was packing their own water containers.
"Yan Er, is it far? Is the road easy to walk?"
"I have to walk for a while. I am in a cave. It is quite high. The mountain road has twists and turns, and it is dark... You just follow me. Qi Dagang and I walked once, and we know what we are doing."
Yan Laoer kept urging: "Hurry up, I will forget how to walk later."
Yan Huaiwen also silently picked up two buckets.
Yan Laoer: "Brother, just rest. I'll take Sanbao up."
"The cow is tired after walking for a day. Let it rest more. Let's add a few more people to our family to save you from running back and forth." Yan Huaiwen greeted a pair of children.
Yan Laoer looked over and saw that Sanbao had been lying down and unable to get up in obedience to his orders. Who knew who had given it more food and drink, and it was chewing happily.
The eldest nephew and eldest niece were fully armed and carried large bags behind them. Inside were bamboo cans filled with water. The eldest nephew was holding a large pot and the eldest niece was holding a jar.
have to!
You have to keep acting.
Yan Laoer carried a square bucket himself, tied all his bamboo tubes with ropes, put them on his body, and made a clanking sound when he walked.
Men, women, old and young joined the battle, and the silent night became noisy.
Yan Yu rubbed his eyes, feeling sleepy.
Just when I was about to continue sleeping, I suddenly stood up and sat up.
No, even half-grown children went into the mountains to fetch water. The team's defense was unprecedentedly empty.
Before she could greet them one by one, the boy scouts got up one by one.
Spontaneously stay near the team.
Rubbing their sleepy eyes and yawning, the little ones were extremely sleepy. They were leaning on the small wooden sticks on the ground, as if they would fall asleep in the next second.
Yan Yu patted his little face, forced his eyes open and looked around.
Li Xuemei kept boiling water, and let the boiled water cool down before putting it away.
When Yan Laoer was finally able to rest, he lay on the frame of the car, motionless.
Yan Huaiwen rolled up his sleeves and put his hands on his legs to press them unskillfully.
Yan Laoer hummed at first, but then he felt something was wrong and turned around suddenly, almost dodging his waist.
"Brother, I'm fine, just lie down." His face suddenly turned red, and he sat up numbly, hiding his uncomfortable legs.
Yan Huaiwen said calmly: "My brothers and sisters have boiled water, and you can scald your feet to relieve your fatigue."
"I understand, brother, I will bring you a basin later." Yan Laoer said hurriedly.
Yan Huaiwen nodded.
Li Xuemei saw her father running over like a rabbit.
"Oh, my mother! Lao Yan just pressed my legs!" Yan Laoer lowered his voice and opened his eyes wide. This thing really shocked him.
"Just press it. That's your brother. It's okay to press it twice. I think it makes you tired." Li Xuemei thought it was nothing. They are all grown men. What's wrong with pressing it twice? Besides, her father is busy with the child.
Everything else is for someone else, not just for this family.
"Look at our daughter."
Yan Laoer followed her line of sight and looked over.
Yan Yu slept like a little pig, snoring and snoring regularly.
"The kids can't hold it anymore, can we get on the road on time today?" Li Xuemei asked.
Yan Laoer nodded with difficulty.
"We have to go. There are a lot of people coming to the cave to fetch water. We are here at night. If we go there during the day, we might run into them.
We know what's going on, and if we can avoid meeting people, we'll try our best not to do so."
Li Xuemei nodded, not only the thieves, but also those who had to guard against being pointed out where they were going.
"If your children are small, let them come to our house to ride in the car. The space is big and they can move around easily."
"Okay, I'll talk to them later so that they don't have to be crowded together with the injured and don't dare to move the whole time. It'll look weird and uncomfortable." Yan Laoer said.
Yan Yu was dreaming, and in the dream she became the crow who couldn't drink water.
They were screaming anxiously around the water jar.
She thought to herself: You idiot, just grab a stone!
The crow seemed to have thought about it, and flapped its wings to take off, but it couldn't fly.
It's so heavy and heavy that it can't be lifted by the wings.
Yan Yu fell into deep anxiety. Is he so heavy?!
She was anxious and woke up.
Then she saw a little doll crawling on top of her. When she opened her eyes, she was startled. She quickly retracted her little hand and looked at her pitifully.
If she read it correctly, she should be the daughter of Uncle Hu's family.
"Xiao Ni, where is your mother?"
Hu Xiaoni pointed her fingers and said nothing.
She glanced around and was surprised to find many little dolls in her car.
Not the ones in the Boy Scouts, but real cubs.
Li Xuemei was telling them a story gently, and she was talking about crows drinking water...
Maybe he was too serious, and the children listened attentively, but no one noticed Hu Xiaoni, a little kid who broke away from the group.
"Everyone else listens to stories, why don't you?"
Yan Yu hugged Hu Xiaoni over, and the medium-sized child looked very happy while holding the small-sized child.
Hu Xiaoni looked at her timidly for a while, and seeing that she was not angry, she stepped forward and covered her mouth with her little hand, pouted, and made a "huhu" sound.
Yan Yu:......
so awkward!
Did she snore?
What a good Hu Xiaoni, you can learn to be so impressive at such a young age!