Hou Yuan's puzzle of 8 has just come to the puzzle of Jiu. This is expected, because of the existence of the Zifu whirlpool, there will be many similar accidents in the future on the path of practice, until he completely understands the secret of Zifu.
As far as the process is concerned, it's still very smooth. What's not smooth is that you can't see the end of the Dantian overflowing. How can you live to be old and explode into old age?
On this day, he saw three women in the yard wearing armor. Of course, it was not real armor, but the cloth armor that people in the wilderness were most accustomed to. The protection was better than nothing; there was also an ox cart in the yard, with a huge armor on the frame. Bucket, so he instantly understood what these three women were going to do.
After thinking about it, it seems that I haven’t gone out to relax for a while? So I walked out of the room and patted the cow’s butt.
"Going to fetch water? Then let's go together."
The three women's eyes were filled with joy. This was a request they wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask.
To get water from Xiaoqianbao, you need to go to a river about twenty miles away from the fort, a small river called Bailian River; twenty miles is not far away, and you can drive a horse back and forth in an hour, but if it is a loaded ox cart , then the time is completely different. Not only is the speed of the oxcart under load very slow, but also many factors that make the path unsuitable for the oxcart must be considered.
Traveling at sunrise and returning at sunset, it's fine if everything goes well. But if you encounter some trouble halfway, such as a car problem, a cow getting angry, or other reasons, it will be difficult to get back before dark. It is self-evident what the Yin Ling after dark means to ordinary mortals.
Every day, people would go out to carry water from the fort, and everyone would gather together to form a convoy, so that each other could be emboldened and take care of each other. For example, today, there are less than thirty ox carts in total, which means there are thirty Families have reached the point where they have to go out to fetch water.
Everyone lined up in a long queue, looking at each other from end to end, and men scattered around the queue, guarding against possible accidents; at least 30% of the families were entirely headed by women, and it was impossible to see that they had any grievances; the people living here , even women have their own heroic spirit. The pressure of life cannot overwhelm them, and they still dare to pursue their own happiness.
Just like the three sisters-in-law of the Jiang family secretly hid a man who jumped out of nowhere, no one took care of it, let alone investigated the so-called moral issue; if anyone really doubted it, don't look at the three sisters-in-law. Hou Tzu was very obedient in front of him, but when he turned around, he was the master who dared to go in with a white knife and come out with a red knife.
Hou Tsang was walking loosely beside his oxcart, and was very surprised, "I see that the Yinling forts are basically built along rivers for easy access to water, and none are more than five miles apart. Why is the small front fort so small?" Built so far away from the river?" Jiang Lin is the most knowledgeable of the three sisters-in-law. Because she read some books when she was young, she also knows a little about the history of Xiaoqianbao.
"Mr. Haojiao learned that Xiaoqian Fort was also built along the river in the early days of building the fort, relying on the Bailian River; but just a hundred years ago, the Bailian River suddenly changed its course after a heavy rain, so it became the current one. pattern.
The old river channel outside Xiaoqianbao has now been turned into fertile farmland, but it is too difficult to get water, and the gain outweighs the loss."
Hou Zi was a little speechless. This was really a trick of God, and there was nothing he could do about it. It was very difficult to change the course of a large river, because the water tribe in the river would not agree at first, and they would do everything possible to obstruct it. For example, in Anhe Country, Daomen would be blocked if they wanted to build a dam. In the face of strong resistance, projects that are obviously meant to benefit the people have been delayed in getting started;
But in the Yinling Wasteland, the situation is different. The rivers here are all small and medium-sized rivers with small flows. The key is that the terrain of the wasteland dictates that the depth of the rivers here is limited. As far as Hou Zi knows, there is no one deeper than one foot.
, there is no room for water monsters to survive in such rivers. They can be seen swimming in the water and on the shore, so it is not hidden, but relatively speaking, it is easy to change its course.
Before coming to Yinling, he checked the topography here. It seems that it is common for rivers to change their course, especially when encountering heavy rains that are rare in decades.
"So that's it, it's a natural disaster."
Jiang Lin's geographical knowledge is very solid. "The diversion of the Bailian River has affected not only our Xiaoqianbao family, but also the Daqianbao on the other side of Suqiu. Because of the diversion of the river, it had to walk an extra ten miles to get water. It's just that
It’s just not as serious as ours…”
Hou Zi's heart moved, "Daqian Fort? Where do you say it is?"
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Chapter 130 The way to get water
Xin Yiyi, "It is thirty miles west of Suqiu, and our small front fort is twenty miles northeast of Suqiu. The original Bailian River is like a line, connecting the big and small front forts with Suqiu in the middle, but
Now that the route has been changed, everything becomes farther away from the river. The big front fort is ten miles away, and our small front fort is twenty miles away..."
Hou Zi stared at it and asked, "What about the Suqiu in the middle?"
Jiang Lin thought for a while, there was no human settlement in Suqiu, and I heard that there were often vicious creatures there.
"Sir, I can't explain this clearly. I just know that it seems to be further away from the river, but how far..."
Hou Zi waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't panic, there should be this kind of old river map in the fort, right? You'll know when you go back and take a look, so there's no rush now."
Mr. Jiang Lin nodded, "Some, some, some. My father has a rich collection of books, and they are all at home, including old rivers from decades ago."
Hou Zi was thoughtful, but not in a hurry, it was just a rough idea.
They set off at the beginning of the morning and arrived at the Bailian River in the middle of the night. From a distance, it looked majestic and had a bit of an endless momentum, but if you listened carefully, you could tell that the sound of the water lacked that depth.
The feeling is more like the sound of spring water...
The water was too shallow and half frozen.
In such a deep water, not to mention water monsters, even larger fish and turtles cannot be raised.
The team let out a burst of cheers, and the bullock carts rushed to the river one after another, finding positions to carry water and fill buckets; this was not an easy task, because the river near the bank had frozen, and you had to go deeper to get water.
I still don’t dare to drive my oxcart on the ice for fear of falling into it again.
Fortunately, this is not their first time fetching water, and they all have rich experience; take the three widows of the Jiang family, for example, one person kneels deep in the ice to lift water, then ties the bucket with a rope, and the other pulls the rope back.
, and finally the third person pours it into the big wooden barrel on the bullock cart. The whole process is coordinated and pleasing to the eye.
At this time, the sun was shining, and people's moods became more relaxed, with laughter and laughter one after another. These were hard-working and simple ordinary people. Even in such a harsh environment, they still did not give up hope in life.
Hou Zi did not participate in the labor. His mission was not this. Instead, he and a dozen men scattered near the river bank to closely monitor possible dangers.
Women can also do the work, but men still have to do the fighting.
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