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

Everyone nodded, this is the truth.

Although the amount of water coming out of the cave was not small, with so many buckets, not much could be pumped out in a short time, so everyone had to wait.

Zhou Gu used bamboo tubes to collect the water dripping from the rock wall. Their buckets had already been taken down, and only these bamboo tubes were left, which were quite full.

"Why are there so many people coming down the mountain? Look, they are coming in groups. Are they here to steal food?" Someone first discovered the groups of people at the foot of the mountain and screamed.

Everyone was shocked and turned to look down the mountain. As they looked, they realized something was wrong.

"Hey, it seems to be coming from the mountain... It's coming towards us!!"

"…They must have heard there was water on the mountain and came up to get it. But there are too many of them. How long will it take for so many people to get it? The water isn't big, and we haven't finished it yet."

Wang Fugui said anxiously, "Quick, dig this hole wider. When these people come up, we have to go down."

Everyone started digging holes quickly, but the hole got bigger and bigger, but the water level didn't increase. It felt smaller than before.

"Fugui, look, why do I feel like the water is not as big as before? Is that right?"

Everyone crowded forward and said, "...It seems so. Oh, what should we do? We haven't even filled up the water tank yet!"

Wang Fugui said, "Never mind. Let's hurry up. There is water here all year round. It doesn't make sense for it to dry up after we draw a few buckets. Let's draw a few more buckets quickly. Once people come up in a rush, there will be no place for us."

At this time, it doesn’t matter whose bucket the bucket belongs to. When things are urgent and danger comes, we are all one family.

“How many buckets of water do you have now?”

"Ten barrels!"

"There are still sixteen buckets without water."

Everyone was busy and frantic, and after receiving a few more buckets, the first group of people had already gone up the mountain. They looked left and right, hesitant, "Where is this? Oops, I forgot to ask the location in detail."

Looking more closely, I saw that the grass on both sides had signs of being trampled. It seemed that the noise was quite big.

However, the trace on the left was larger, so everyone went to the left.

At this time, Zhou Dacang and his men also caught up. Knowing that there was not much water on the right side, he sent one person to tell them to prepare to follow him down the mountain, and the rest went to the left.

The two groups arrived at the pit almost at the same time.

Zhou Gu and his companions had been scooping water from bamboo tubes one by one since Zhou Guo came down the mountain. In a short while, they had filled eighteen buckets. The eighteen buckets, with their lids covered, filled up an entire open space, which was quite a sight.

Seeing so much water, those people couldn't take their eyes off it. Looking at the water still flowing out from the bottom of the pit, they were overjoyed. They ignored everything and rushed forward to the pit, not caring whether they would bump into anyone. At this moment, there was only water in these people's eyes.

They still have the common sense to know that the water in the bucket cannot be moved.

But the men in the team who were fetching water were not willing to give up like this. They were the ones who found the spring, so they had to fill their buckets. They opened their mouths to curse, but were stopped by a look from Wang Fugui.

Zhou Dacang waved his hand, and the young men came forward together, picked up a dozen buckets of water, and turned around to walk down the mountain.

The rest of the people followed closely behind with sickles and hoes.

Not long after we reached the fork in the road, a few people from the right who were fetching water came over with gourds and bamboo tubes on their shoulders. The two groups met up and headed down the mountain.

Zhou Dacang and his group protected the young men carrying water in the middle and hurried down the mountain.

Not long after we walked down, we ran into a large group going up the mountain.

Someone asked, "Hey, guys, where did you get this water? Is it a big one?"

Zhou Dacang and others nodded, "Big brother, go quickly, someone has already arrived."

Everyone was delighted when they heard this. The spring was right before their eyes. They felt energized all of a sudden and rushed up with smiles on their faces.

The group of people hurried down the mountain with their heads down. The further they went down, the more people they saw going up the mountain. Everyone's expression became solemn, especially Zhou Gu and others. They wondered secretly what the situation was like with the water on the mountain. They knew that the water was now low, and they didn't know if it would disappear later.

With so much water stored at that time, wouldn’t they become sitting ducks?

The people who went up the mountain saw them carrying so many buckets down the mountain, not to mention that it took two people to carry them, so there must be water in them.

There was a shameless old woman who pulled her granddaughter up and stood in front of Zhou Dacang and the others, blocking their way. She said pitifully, "Young men, please have pity on me, an old woman. I am old and have to take care of my granddaughter. My eyesight is blurry and my legs and feet are not very useful. I see that your buckets are full of water, so please give me half a bucket so that I don't have to go up the mountain. It will be a great kindness for you."

Everyone: "..."

Where did this crazy woman come from? What the hell do you want?

Those who were watching this scene slowly slowed down their pace, and some even stopped to watch the fun. If the old woman could get some from them, they would try it too, as if everyone has children.

Zhou Dacang said in a gentle voice, "Auntie, there will be water soon if you go up. You can go get it yourself. My family is waiting for us to bring water at the foot of the mountain. We will go down first."

As he said this, he was about to go around her and go down the mountain.

This old woman must have taken advantage of others in the village before. Not only did she not give way, she even stepped forward and said, "It's not far, but we still have to climb. And you see, the road is full of people, and we don't know when it will be our turn. Let me tell you, we haven't had any water for a whole day and night, and this kid didn't even sweat today. Just pity us and give us some."

More and more people gathered to watch the show. If they could just get a bucket of water, why would they have to go up the mountain to grab it from so many people?

The old woman saw more and more people coming and she became fearless, thinking that these people would not dare to hit an old woman in public.

He reached out directly and grabbed Zhou Dacang from behind.

Everyone's faces turned cold. Is this old woman trying to rob?

Zhou Dacang's patience was exhausted, his face darkened, he raised the sickle in his hand and pushed her hand away, whispering: "Get out of the way, or don't blame me for not recognizing you with the thing in my hand."

Her tone was grim, with a strong murderous intent hidden in it. The old woman's thoughts were written on her face. Was she afraid that they couldn't understand?

If she succeeds, they might not be able to go down today.

The old woman's face froze. When she saw the sickle in his hand and felt the rage coming from the young men in front of her, she dared not even say a word. She silently took the little girl's hand and made way.

Zhou Dacang glanced expressionlessly at the people around him who had bad intentions. Everyone he saw turned their heads away unnaturally. He snorted coldly and led his men down the mountain.

Everyone was angry on the mountain just now, and Yu Lu's anger was still not gone. You have to know that these people have fought with others, and those who were chosen have seen blood on their hands, and their aura is different from that of ordinary people.