The fat wife is rebellious: she was spoiled by the group on the way to escape famine

Unexpectedly, the few remaining families in the village gathered at an old man's house waiting for them. This made Jiang Jinhe's heart tighten, and he unconsciously grabbed Song Wenqin's sleeve.

He felt her nervousness, and in return he held her hand tightly, then led the way into the house.

Fortunately, the villagers gathered to express their gratitude. After some touching words, what was even more surprising was that they took out the little remaining food as a thank you.

"We know you are helping us find water. We have nothing to repay you with. This is just a small token of our appreciation. Please don't mind." A thin old man handed over a small bag of dry food with trembling hands.

At that moment, the air was filled with an indescribable heaviness, and everyone was choked with sobs.

Seeing everyone's hesitation, Jiang Jinhe quickly took it and said firmly: "We will accept it. Don't worry, we will definitely help everyone find water."

This unconditional trust from a stranger rekindled the warmth in Jiang Jinhe's heart towards the world today.

After seeing off the villagers, they prepared to rest. Because the room was small, Song Wenqin made a bed on the floor, and Jiang Jinhe lay on the bed.

She wanted to speak several times but hesitated, wanting Song Wenqin to sleep with her, but she never opened her mouth. Until Song Wenqin fell into a deep sleep, she was still tossing and turning alone, worried about their future and anxious about finding water.

The ground here has been searched thoroughly. Tomorrow we can only try to dig for water, hoping to find groundwater.

With this thought in mind, she gradually fell asleep.

The next morning, Jiang Jinhe designated several locations and everyone started digging.

At the same time, the young and old in the village were not willing to lag behind and took out the tools at home to do their best to help.

When Jiang Jinhe made inquiries, he learned that only the elderly, weak, sick and disabled were left in the village, and all the young people had fled to escape the famine.

"This little girl is so pitiful. Her parents died long before the famine. She lives with an old woman like me. Although she is eight years old, she looks only three or four years old." Jiang Jinhe noticed that Aunt Xu was looking at the thin girl beside her lovingly, and her heart ached.

Upon closer inspection, the girl was so thin that she was almost skin and bones, and her eyes looked particularly large and empty, not like an eight-year-old child at all.

The well digging work lasted for several days, but the excavated soil was still dry and without water.

Jiang Jinhe squatted at the bottom of the pit. The soil in his hand was as hard as stone, and a feeling of despair arose spontaneously.

With their limited strength, it seems that they really can't dig up any water...

Without water, although they could evacuate, the villagers were left with despair.

She looked up at the villagers who were staring at her. In the silence, everyone had read the answer from her eyes.

The old man who had donated food to help was the first to break the silence.

"Hey, our village has long lost its chance of success. You should leave and go somewhere else. Don't waste your time here. It's meaningless."

The old man didn't mean to blame anyone, but his words were like a stone weighing on everyone's heart.

"Old man, you can't say that. Maybe if we dig a little deeper we'll find some water! Girl, you come up first and I'll continue digging. There's definitely water!"

Shi Gaoyuan insisted on continuing. After Jiang Jinhe was pulled up, he jumped down alone and plunged into the excavation.

Companions from other villages followed suit, jumping into the pit and continuing to fight.

Jiang Jinhe did not say anything to dissuade him.

Another day of futile efforts, and still no sign of water.

As night fell, Jiang Jinhe fell into insomnia again.

She looked at Song Wenqin who was sleeping beside her. He was in a deep sleep after taking the antidote and was completely unaware of her tossing and turning.

Finally, Jiang Jinhe could no longer lie there, so she quietly stood up, tiptoed out the door, and looked at the bright moonlight, her heart filled with resentment towards everyone's despair.

Gazing at the dark mountain shadows not far away, Jiang Jinhe had made up her mind. No matter what, she could not abandon them and must find water!

Recalling my past experiences of participating in wilderness survival challenges, I found hope for survival many times in the darkness.

Jiang Jinhe encouraged himself as he walked, believing that tonight would be no exception.

As Jiang Jinhe walked back along the mountain road he had walked during the day and climbed over the hill, a gust of moist and steamy wind blew towards him, giving him a boost.

There must be a water source nearby!

Jiang Jinhe's heart was pounding, and he walked quickly forward, trying to trace the source of the water vapor.

However, he lost his footing in his haste, stepped on empty air, and rolled down.

After a moment of dizziness, she luckily grabbed a dead branch to steady herself.

Without bothering to check his injuries, he looked around and found himself in a cave.

Looking up, Jiang Jinhe felt a little relieved when he saw the cave leaning on the gentle slope and the faint moonlight shining through the entrance.

Feeling the wetness coming from below, Jiang Jinhe felt that nothing was wrong, so he decided to explore further.

Listening to the subtle sounds in the cave, I soon discovered a small stream.

Although there was no torch to illuminate the water source and Jiang Jinhe could not see it directly, he could not hide his excitement.

Reaching out to test the water, he found that it was flowing rapidly, indicating that there was plenty of water upstream and the village’s water crisis was finally alleviated.

Jiang Jinhe drank a few sips of the clear spring water, left stone marks along the way, and slowly walked back.

After finally climbing to the cave entrance, Jiang Jinhe, who was breathing rapidly, was almost choked by the strong wind as soon as he stuck his head out.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

She quickly retreated, covering her chest and coughing violently.

After calming down a little, the howling wind outside made her dare not move.

The wind seemed to be getting stronger, and fear drove her back into the cave for shelter.

As I went down step by step, dodging the falling debris, the panic in my heart became more and more intense.

Could it be that she will die here?

Just as she was lost in thought, a familiar feeling gently surrounded her.

Jiang Jinhe raised her head and saw Song Wenqin's expressionless face.

"Hey, husband, why are you here?"

"Don't talk for now, why don't we find a safe place to hide."

Song Wenqin helped Jiang Jinhe down and found a relatively hidden small cave to hide in.

The wind was so strong that the only temporary solution was to take shelter.

"Husband, why did you come here?"

Jiang Jinhe asked again.

"Not long after you left, I noticed you'd left without saying goodbye. I went out to look for you and happened to see you climbing the mountain. Knowing you were in a bad mood, I didn't disturb you and quietly followed you."

Song Wenqin said so.

In fact, Song Wenqin was able to wake up in time to look for Jiang Jinhe because the person who was secretly protecting her notified him immediately after she left home.

Jiang Jinhe nodded slightly, without any doubt about his explanation.

The two of them were silent in the cave, listening only to the sound of the wind.

Gradually, the cave became colder and Jiang Jinhe began to shiver uncontrollably.

My teeth started to chatter.

Seeing this, Song Wenqin immediately hugged her in his arms and used his body temperature to keep her warm.

The two bodies were leaning against each other with clothes between them. Jiang Jinhe threw away her shyness and hugged Song Wenqin tightly.

The warm feeling made her sigh in comfort.

I secretly sighed in my heart, it’s better to have someone to rely on!

After hugging for a while, Jiang Jinhe felt that her posture was not very comfortable, so she curled up into Song Wenqin's chest.

"Luckily, Song Wenqin is a big man. Otherwise, with my body, I wouldn't be able to have such a comfortable time. It would be so embarrassing."

Curled up in the warm embrace, Jiang Jinhe felt sleepy and soon fell asleep.