Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

Zhou Su had already started looking around, and did not forget to call Zhou Guo, "Sister, hurry up and find some water. Where is the water here?"

Zhou Guo was not in a hurry at all. He walked around and started hitting the green bamboo wall with the hoe he took from his younger brother.

The whole bamboo forest was filled with the sound of "kong kong kong".

Seeing that she was having fun knocking the stones, Zhou Su also wanted to try it. He picked up a stone and started knocking the stones one by one, completely forgetting about looking for water.

Zhou Guo ignored him and after knocking on more than ten bamboos, he came to a bamboo as big as a bowl. The bamboo had not yet turned yellow, and was still emerald green all over. When he looked up, it was so tall, and its branches were stretching out majestically.

I reached out and touched the wall, and immediately felt a layer of water droplets. It turned out that there was a layer of mist on it. The sun had not risen yet, and the mist had not evaporated yet.

She reached out and wiped it again, scraping off a layer of water droplets that condensed into water droplets on her palm.

Looking at these water drops, Zhou Guo couldn't help but move his throat. Finally, he stuck out his tongue to lick it and swallowed it.

A few drops of water were like sweet nectar, moistening the dry and burning throat, but it was too little after all. It was like scratching an itch through a shoe and could not quench the thirst at all. It was not satisfying. The body clamored for more. Zhou Guo did not care about anything else and simply held the bamboo tube and began to chew on it. The fragrance of bamboo and its unique astringent taste filled his mouth.

Zhou Su, who was standing by, was shocked when he saw this. He went up to her, pulled her arm, and said hurriedly, "Sister, sister, don't chew the bamboo. We still have so much food. Let mother serve you some fried noodles. Come on, let's go eat fried noodles."

Zhou Guo held the bamboo and sucked for a while. After a little water came into his mouth, he let it go with satisfaction. He pointed at the bamboo wall and said to Zhou Su, "I'm not hungry. Look what's on top of it?"

Zhou Su looked at it in confusion and his eyes widened in an instant, "It's water!" The bamboo wall was moist.

After saying that, I also went forward to hold the bamboo and take a few bites.

Zhou Guo quickly stopped him. There was no telling how much dirt had accumulated on the bamboo wall over the years. Children have weak stomachs and might get diarrhea after just a few bites. That would be a waste.

But I forgot that I was only eight years old.

Zhou Su was anxious, twisting his arms and legs to move forward, "Sister, I want to drink water too. I am also very thirsty. I want to drink too."

Zhou Guo had no choice but to comfort her: "Don't worry, the water here is too dirty to drink. You can only drink it after you heat it up."

After much persuasion, the child finally managed to stop drinking, but she was still pouting in displeasure. Why could her sister drink but she couldn't?

Zhou Guo also felt a little regretful. After all, his body was quite pampered. Would it be okay if he licked it?

As she thought about it, she picked up the hoe and knocked on the bamboo, and the sound of "dong dong dong" echoed in the woods.

Unlike the empty sound before, this dull sound gave her a sudden shock.

Cut a bamboo branch, pick out a straight branch, chop it off, and sharpen one end to make a straw.

She raised the hoe and quickly hammered the straw into the bamboo. She clenched her fist and waited. The next second, she saw water flowing out of the thin bamboo tube.

There is water indeed!!

She quickly pulled off the bamboo tube on her body, opened the stopper, and put the bamboo tube over to receive it.

Zhou Guo was so excited that he didn't know how much water he could get from this large piece of bamboo, but it should be enough for a drink, right?

Looking at the clear water, I moved my throat with difficulty. I really wanted to drink it. I have never thought that water is so lovely.

But she didn't know how long the water had been there, and she really didn't dare to drink it. Getting sick could be fatal these days.

There was not much water in a bamboo tube. Zhou Guo did not remove the thin tube until no more water could flow out of it. He then inserted the straw into the next bamboo tube in the same way.

Zhou Su stared at the scene in front of her in amazement, unable to understand why there was water inside the bamboo. She looked up and down, but couldn't figure out where the water came from. "Sister, how come there is water inside the bamboo?"

Zhou Guo turned around and remembered that he was still around. He thought for a moment and said, "Because bamboo also needs to drink water. If it drinks too much, it can't absorb it, so it can only store it inside and drink it next time it's thirsty."

Zhou Su's whole face wrinkled when he heard it. The more he listened, the more it sounded like someone else's saliva.

Seeing his look of disgust, she couldn't help but burst into laughter, and then said, "Go and shout a few times to ask mom and the others to come down." There was no news from above at this time, so it was probably going to be difficult, she thought as she continued to knock into the next section of the bamboo tube.

When everyone heard that water was found below, they rushed down with everything they had, not caring about anything else but the water.

Li and others also happily squeezed through the crowd and came down.

Zhou Dacang couldn't help but sigh that his little niece was really amazing. Seeing that there was not a drop of water left in the team, she still managed to find it. What luck, God really favors her.

"Where, where, where is the water?"

"Is it a lot? Is it enough for each of us to have a bucket? I have to say that Guo girl is really amazing. Her eyes are really useful."

……

No matter what, it's always right to give some praise first.

After praising him, he started looking around Zhou Guo, but he couldn't find any puddle or spring anywhere.

Zhou Guo did not answer them. He slowly put the lid on the filled bamboo tube, put it on his back, then pulled out the bamboo tube on the bamboo tube and pumped it in as quickly as before. He took the bamboo tube in Zhou Su's hand and connected it to his, and water flowed into the bamboo tube.

Seeing the scene before them, the crowd fell silent.

"Oh my god, why didn't I remember that there is water hidden in the bamboo? I have been dealing with bamboo all my life, but it's all in vain!!" An old man sighed, slapping his thigh.

"…Who says it's not true? In the past, when we cut bamboo, there was some water inside, but not that much. The bamboo outside is different. It can hold so much water."

Everyone sighed and saw that Zhou Guo had started to knock on the next section. They could not sit still anymore and went to look for bamboo. When they found some, they would have a good drink from the bamboo tube. Damn it, it had been a long time since they had a good drink.

Li and the others were about to leave with their buckets, but Zhou Guo hurriedly called out, "Mom, wait a minute, not all bamboos have water in them..."

Jiligulu told the secret. It just so happened that the water from this bamboo had been used up. No water came out when they tried to draw water from the bottom or the top. It was also empty when they knocked on it. She took them to find the next one.

The scattered people also discovered that not all bamboos contain water. Based on decades of experience, they first discarded the dead bamboos and picked the ones that were still green. By knocking and tapping them, they would find out which bamboos contained water. When they inserted a thin bamboo stick into them, water would flow out.