The little ancestor of the family

"Humph, you really think you are blessed. There are more than a dozen villages in Yuntong County without water. Why would you meet a savior?"

Lee couldn't help but sarcastically say so.

The village head was not annoyed: "Is it not allowed to dream?"

Seeing how seriously they were discussing, Ye Xinran did not interrupt for a while.

After the village head had coaxed his wife, he asked Ye Xinran, "Huai'an, why did you come to see me? Did you find something edible in the mountains again?"

When he talked about this, the village head's eyes gleamed.

Ye Xinran couldn't help but laugh: "Uncle Lizheng, you really think I'm a lucky star. I can find food as soon as I go up the mountain!"

"Ah!" The village head remained calm and tried to comfort Ye Xinran, "It's okay, it's okay if you didn't find anything. The kudzu root we got last time is enough for everyone to eat for a while. So, tell me about your problem?"

Ye Xinran straightened her expression and said, "Although I didn't find anything to eat, I found a water source on the mountain. Uncle Li Zheng, there may be a spring on Milu Mountain!"

When the village head heard this, he stood up from the bed and asked, "Are you telling the truth?"

Ye Xinran was startled.

Li also slapped the headman's back and complained, "Why are you so startled? Look how scared Madam Ye is."

The village head immediately apologized: "Huai'an people, don't be afraid, this is my temper. Tell me in detail, how big is the spring water on the mountain? Is it enough for our village people?"

Ye Xinran smiled apologetically: "I don't know exactly how big the spring is. The water source is hidden behind the rocks. We have to dig up the rocks to find out.

But Uncle Village Chief, you have also seen that Milu Mountain is always shrouded in fog, especially in the early morning and evening, when the fog on the mountain is particularly thick.

That’s a sign of sufficient groundwater resources.”

"Is there such a saying?" The village head rubbed his hands excitedly.

"I told you that there must be a savior in our village, but you still don't believe me." He said to Li, "Isn't the savior right in front of us?"

Li was also very happy to hear this, and even a little bit unbelieving.

"Madam Ye, are you telling the truth?"

"Whether it's true or not, the village head will have to send someone up to dig and we'll know."

"Oh, that's great. If we can dig water from the mountain, we don't have to compete with Donggou Village for water, and we don't have to worry about the river drying up." Li looked at the head of the village with anticipation.

"Of course! Without further ado, I'll take people to the mountain to take a look."

The village head went out for a walk and came back with seven or eight young people.

They were all carrying hoes and pickaxes in their hands, and were dressed the same as in the morning.

"Uncle Lizheng, if we fight again this time, you better not come forward and hide behind us."

"That's right. If you get hurt again, we'll have to kneel in the ancestral hall."

"What are you talking about? What are you talking about? I, Zhang Yasuo, have always won people over with virtue. I hate fighting and killing the most." The head of the village straightened his back.

Ah!

The young men were dissatisfied in their hearts but dared not say anything.

I forgot so quickly about wanting to fight the other person this morning!

The group walked hurriedly up the mountain.

There was no such thick fog on Milu Mountain in the afternoon.

Ye Xinran walked in front, and a few strong young men walked behind, but they felt more and more guilty.

"Uncle Lizheng, aren't we here to find water? Why are we here in the mountains?"

"The tigers on this mountain won't listen to reason, Uncle Li Zheng. If you really run into one, don't rush forward. I'll carry you on my back."

"My mother has always told me not to come to this mountain since I was little. Uncle Lizheng, if my mother beats me when I get home, you must help me plead for her."

Seeing that the young men had all backed off, the village head laughed and said, "You guys are so tall, but you've grown so tall in vain. Look at Madam Ye, such a weak woman dares to come to the mountain alone, and you guys are scared to follow me."

"How can it be the same? Uncle Li Zheng, Xiao's sister-in-law must not have heard of the legends of Milu Mountain. I guarantee she wouldn't dare to come up after hearing them."

"So what did I say? People should read more books. Reading more books can help them understand things. Madam Ye must have read a lot of books when she was at home. Otherwise, how would she know that the heavy fog on the mountain is a sign that there is water underground?"

Ye Xinran was walking in front just fine, but when she heard the village head suddenly mention her name, she quickly explained, "Uncle village head, I didn't study much."

"Look, you're already so good after just reading a little. What would happen if you read a lot?"

After hearing what the head of the village said, the young man could not help but retort: ​​"We would like to go to school, but Uncle Head, the school is so far away, and we will be bullied if we go there. The books are not easy to read!"

The village head was speechless after hearing this.

There is nothing wrong with what the kids said.

There has never been a teacher in the village, so all children have to go to Donggou Village to go to school.

Over the years, he went to give gifts to the head of Donggou Village every year, hoping that he would agree to allow the children in his village to study in their school.

As a result, the old guy agreed on the surface, but in fact always treated us differently.

There were quite a few people who went to study in the first two years, but this year, only Changsheng and Erdan were left.

"Forget it, you don't have to worry. When Erdan and Changsheng have learned well, I will let them be teachers in the village and teach you everything they have learned!"

"Uncle Lizheng still has a solution. I heard from Erdan that he has also learned a lot."

As they were talking, they had already reached the rocks where the water was flowing.

Ye Xinran pointed to the crack in the rock and said, "Smash it open here. There must be water inside."

Having just been ridiculed by the village head, several young men were feeling resentful.

After hearing Ye Xinran's words, they immediately found a place to perform, walked up and said, "Uncle Lizheng, Sister-in-law Xiao, you guys stand back, leave this to us!"

Young people have endless energy, especially after having a few full meals recently, so they have more strength to work.

The crack in the rock, which was larger than two millstones, quickly became bigger as they pounded on it.

After the rubble on top was cleared away, everyone noticed that the water below was rushing faster.

“It’s really a water source!”

"Great, there is spring water on this mountain!"

"Hurry, hurry, clean this place up again. I'll dig deeper."

Ye Xinran watched as the five of them worked together to completely move the big rock away. Immediately, a large stream of water gushed out from below and flowed down the mountain.

"Great, this pit is very deep and the water source looks plentiful!"

"With this water, do we no longer have to compete with Donggou Village for water?"

"If they dare to show off in front of us again, I will beat them up until their heads bleed."

"But this place is still far from our village. How can we transport water there? We can't just carry it bucket by bucket, right?"

"How is that possible? We have to find a way to make the water flow by itself!"

At this point, several people stopped what they were doing and began to study how to dig ditches to divert water.

Erwang, the smallest one, rubbed his nose and said, "No, Uncle Lizheng, have you forgotten?

This mountain doesn't belong to our village. With this water source, Donggou Village will come and compete with us for water again!"