Zhang checked carefully and found that Yun Yiyi had no injuries on her body. She instantly felt relieved.

"Yiyi, have you forgotten that time when you fell from a tree in your hometown and broke your head? How dare you be so brave to climb a tree by yourself!"

Zhang held Yun Yiyi and relaxed for a while. "Yiyi, you really scared me to death. Don't climb trees alone next time."

Yun Yiyi saw that Zhang looked extremely frightened and guessed that she was probably scared by the incident when little Yiyi fell from the tree.

Yun Yiyi went forward and hugged Zhang's waist, "Mom, you're worried. Next time I won't climb a tree if I'm alone. Besides, are you still unsure about my tree climbing skills?"

Zhang had recovered from her shock by now. "That won't work. Those who drowned in the river were all able to swim."

Yun Yiyi touched her nose and didn't dare to say anything. This was true. If little Yiyi hadn't fallen off the tree and was seriously injured, Yun Yiyi wouldn't have come.

Zhang squatted down and picked up a basket of wild pears. "Yiyi, are there still wild pears in the mountains now?"

"Mom, there aren't many. Anyway, this is the only one I came across. I also came across this wild pear tree by accident."

Yun Yiyi also squatted down, "Mom, this wild pear, don't look at its small size, but it is very sweet and delicious."

"The pear tree I came across has only these pears after all of them were picked. I think if it weren't for the drought, there would be more."

Zhang washed the two pears with water, handed one to Yun Yiyi, and then started eating the pear in her hand.

"Yiyi, you are right, this pear is very delicious." Zhang finished the pear in her hand in no time.

She washed her hands and used a comb to braid Yun Yiyi's hair into two small braids.

"Mother, I found a rock pool on the mountain. The water there is a flowing spring. We can use it for water for the villagers."

"I'll go up the mountain and talk to Dad in a minute. Let Dad talk to the village chief."

"Yiyi, this is good news. Most people in the village are short of water. I didn't expect you to find water so easily."

"Mom, there are a lot of wild vegetables next to the stone pond. I plan to take my eldest brother and the others to dig wild vegetables there. After the wild vegetables are dug, they can also be washed clean with the water in the stone pond."

Zhang laughed when she heard this. "Yiyi, your idea is great. Wild vegetables need to be washed after they are brought back. You can wash them over there and bring them home, saving your father the trouble of fetching water."

"Mom, I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going up the mountain."

"Be careful, Yiyi."

"I understand, Mom." Yun Yiyi said, and quickly climbed up the mountain.

"Dad, have you finished mowing the grass?"

Butcher Yun stood up and said, "Yiyi, we have already cut a lot of grass and will carry it back soon."

"Yiyi, why did you come up from the bottom of the mountain? Didn't you go up the mountain?"

Yun Yiyi chuckled, "Dad, I found a stone pool in the woods ahead. There is a spring of flowing water in the pool."

"Although the stone pond is not big, with the flowing spring water, it is enough for our villagers to draw water."

"And I have already cleaned the stone pond, so you can get water directly when you go there."

Butcher Yun immediately became interested, "Yiyi, you are really capable. Now everyone will have enough water. You don't know, I have been getting irritated by the lack of water these past two days."

"We have two mules, a donkey and our family. We consume a lot of water every day. I can't sleep well at night watching the water in our house decrease."

Yun Yiyi was stunned. She didn't expect that Yun the Butcher was under so much pressure. If she had known earlier, she would have gone to find water earlier. But it's not too late now.

"Dad, don't worry. Although the stone pond is not big, I have carefully checked it and it is indeed big enough for the villagers to draw water."

Yun Yiyi patted Yun Yiyi's shoulder gently and said, "Yiyi, I can trust you to do the job. I will definitely believe you when you talk about the water in the stone pond."

"Dad, there is one more thing. I have looked around the area around Shitan and there are a lot of wild vegetables there. I was thinking of taking my brother there to dig for wild vegetables later."

"After we dig up the wild vegetables, we'll wash them in the stone pond. This will save you the trouble of fetching water."

"Yiyi, this is a good idea. By the way, Yiyi, have you told the village chief about this?"

"Dad, go talk to the village chief and ask him to arrange for the villagers to fetch water."

Butcher Yun thought for a moment and said, "That's fine. You wait here for a while. We'll put the cut grass into the basket and go back."

"Okay, Dad. You can drive the mule cart to the official road to get water. It's more convenient than going through the mountains."

"If we walk through the mountains, it's far, difficult, and takes more time."

"It will be much more convenient if we take the official road and then go up the mountain."

"Okay, I'll listen to Yiyi."

"Big brother, second brother, third brother, hurry up and pack up, we will be back soon. Yiyi found the stone pond, we have a place to get water."

"Dad, did we really find water? That's great."

"I didn't expect Yiyi to be so quick and find water without making a sound."

"Yeah, so when it comes to finding things in the mountains, I admire Yiyi the most."

"Stop talking, hurry up and pack the grass. We'll get some water today so we can take a bath in the evening."

Brother Yun's words immediately stopped everyone's discussion. Everyone hadn't taken a bath for more than half a month. In this kind of weather, their bodies were almost going bad.

Even if you take a shower every day, it doesn't help. Sweating too much and not washing clothes frequently are both problems.

After a lot of hard work by Yun the butcher and the three brothers, they put all the cut grass into the basket. The grass that couldn't fit in the basket was tied into bundles and carried back.

Butcher Yun and the children quickly went down the mountain.

"Wife, I'm going to take the children to get some water and will be back soon."

"Okay, then go ahead."

"I'll go talk to the village chief about this after I get some water. I'll follow Yiyi to get familiar with the road first."

Zhang nodded and said, "We need to get familiar with the route first."

Butcher Yun was driving a mule cart with his family's three water jars on it. Yun Yiyi and Xie Zirui were sitting outside the cart.

The three brothers of the Yun family carried baskets on their backs and walked outside the mule cart.

"Dad, the distance is not far, and it is convenient to go up the mountain over there, and the road is easy to walk on."

"Yiyi, is the water in that pond clean?"

"Brother, I have already cleaned up the fallen leaves and dirt in the pond. However, the first few buckets of water I used to draw water from must still be turbid."

"Yiyi, it's okay if the water is muddy. We can bring it back to feed the mules and donkeys. And the water is in the storage tank. If we leave it for another day, the water will become clear."

"Dad, don't bother. The bottom of the stone pond is all stone. The water you draw later is clean and can be drunk directly."

Butcher Yun was very happy to hear this, "That's great."

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