Crossing the farm gate, the whole family reunites in the disaster year

The boy swallowed.

"Go east and it's down the slope."

Cui Zhaozhao happily handed the egg to him and walked in the direction the boy pointed. The constable looked at each other and immediately followed.

The boy held the egg cautiously, put it to his nose and sniffed it again and again, then carefully hid it in his sleeve and was reluctant to eat it, so he quickly chased after it.

"Sister, my name is Mancang. If you have any questions, I can tell you."

Cui Zhaozhao smiled: "Okay."

The detectives followed slowly behind, as they wanted to see what fun this girl could come up with after giving away an egg for free.

The doors of all the houses along the road were closed, with only a few houses having their doors open and looking dilapidated.

The village was flat, and after a few minutes we saw the slope that Mancang mentioned.

Mancang raised his face with a smile: "Sister, this is it."

After going down the slope, there are houses on both sides, and there is nothing special to see.

The muddy ground was so hot that the detectives' feet were burned, so they found a shady place to cool down.

Cui Zhaozhao looked around on the surface, secretly opened the mall and found the detection column.

The village was so quiet that it seemed to have been abandoned. I didn't see a single adult along the way, and the only children were all skinny and pale from hunger.

They were all about the same age as Xiaoliu, but they were guarding a desolate village, not knowing what they would have for their next meal. There wasn't much she could do, and she could only pray secretly that she could find a water source.

Xiaoliu should be eating chicken nuggets at home at this time.

With the cooperation from last time, Cui Jingwen knew that his sister would look for water. Seeing her walking around, he did not disturb her and turned his attention to Mancang.

"Boy, where is your village master?"

Mancang pursed his lips and said nothing, his eyes full of vigilance.

Cui Jingwen muttered, "I told you to be smart. You ignored me even though there were no eggs."

When he heard the word eggs, Mancang's eyes lit up.

At this time, Cui Zhaozhao suddenly grabbed Cui Jingwen.

Fortunately, there is a water source shown on the map. Although there is only one, it should be enough for the villagers to use.

The water source is shown to the south.

"Let's go and take a look to the south."

Cui Jingwen immediately followed and asked in a low voice: "Did you find it?"

Cui Zhaozhao gave him an affirmative look. As siblings for many years, Cui Jingwen immediately understood what she meant.

Three acres of land received!

The detectives followed reluctantly.

"We've been walking in the sun all morning and haven't even had a bite to eat, and we've let these two mud-legged guys play around. Boss, leave them alone and find a pot to cook some rice so we can fill our stomachs first."

The other two agreed, saying that the village was empty and there was no danger, so they brothers might as well go eat.

Captain Yan said sternly, "Zhao Li will cook, and the others will follow."

The task assigned by County Magistrate Wang was to protect the Cui siblings. Regardless of whether they had the ability or not, he had to fulfill his duty.

The constable who was forced to follow was dejected: "I don't know what kind of drug Magistrate Wang was given. He really believed that two half-grown children could find water."

"They can find water, and I'll kneel under the carriage to serve as a footstool for them."

They seemed to be saying this on purpose for Cui Zhaozhao and his sister to hear; half the village could hear it clearly.

Cui Zhaozhao paused.

"Sister, can you really find water?"

Mancang looked at Cui Zhaozhao nervously. This sister was willing to give him eggs, so she couldn’t be a liar.

But the village head said that there would never be water in the village again.

Thinking of his sister, Mancang desperately hoped that they could find water so that his father would not sell his sister.

Cui Zhaozhao wanted to touch his little head, but before he put his hand on it, he saw a flea jump out and silently withdrew his hand.

"Sister will keep her word and will definitely let you have water."

Take a shower by the way.

Following the map, we turned eight corners, passed countless houses, and finally arrived at the location of the marked water source.

Cui Zhaozhao looked at the map, then at the scene in front of him, and subconsciously bit his lip, feeling a little embarrassed.

The water source is in a house.

Mancang tilted his head: "Sister, why are you always looking at my house?"

Cui Zhaozhao was surprised: "Is this your home?"

"Yes." He pushed open the door and saw that the yard was very tidy, with things neatly arranged in the corners.

Cui Zhaozhao's throat was a little dry: "Can I go in and take a look?"

"Okay, come in, sister."

Mancang warmly invited everyone in.

"We are here to find water, not to visit friends."

Constable Yan stopped her impatiently.

Cui Jingwen stood in front of Cui Zhaozhao and said, "Why can't we find a water source when we visit? The water source might be in the yard."

Constable Yan stared at him expressionlessly, but Cui Jingwen confidently walked around him and protected Cui Zhaozhao into Mancang's house.

"Boss, this kid..."

"Shut up."

Captain Yan's forehead veins were throbbing. He hoped they could really find water.

Mancang followed his parents' example, moving out benches for them to sit on, and then pouring water for the guests.

But there was only one bowl of water left at home. If I gave it to them, there would be no water left when my parents came back...

Cui Zhaozhao heard a prompt sound in his ears, in the west room.

"Sister, this is my room."

Cui Zhaozhao smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to face the simple and hospitable Mancang.

The water has been found, but it looks like your home is about to be lost.

At the entrance of Beili Village, groups of villagers walked back dejectedly. The last well in the village had run out of water yesterday, and all the food they could eat had been eaten up. All that was left for them was begging.

I begged all the way to the county town, but apart from a few buckets of water given by kind people along the way, I didn't get a single bite to eat.

"Why is there a carriage at the entrance of the village?"

The hungry crowd slowly looked towards the village entrance, and the next second they were filled with fear.

"Could it be that kidnappers came to the village to steal children?"

"My son! My son is still in the village!"

A woman was panicked and ran home with her last bit of strength. The child was the belief that kept them alive, and she couldn't let the damn kidnapper steal him away.

The other villagers also hurried back.

There was a hurried sound of footsteps in the village.

"what's the situation?"

Captain Yan drew his sword and pointed the cold light at the rolling smoke in the distance.

Mancang knew that the villagers had returned and pushed through the crowd excitedly: "Dad! Mom! Sister!!"

When Mancang's mother saw the constable at the door, she hugged Mancang in her arms and her legs became so weak that she could not move another step.

"Sir, please spare us. We didn't do anything."

Seeing that it was a villager, Constable Yan quickly put away his knife, but his legs remained standing without moving.

Mancang blinked and whispered in his mother's ear, "Mom, I earned an egg."

Mancang's mother covered her mouth and said, "Give it back quickly. You can't take the official's things."

"No, it was given to me by a kind sister."

Mancang turned around to look, and Cui Zhaozhao just came out, and immediately pointed in that direction with her little hand.

"This is the egg my sister gave me."