There is no way around it. Water is a luxury. My son works so hard to earn money, so they can still have enough food to eat. However, apart from the monthly water allocation in the shelter, if they want more water, they have to buy it on the black market.

Water is scarce there and very expensive. If I hadn't used up too much water in the first half of the month, I wouldn't have been so short of water in the last few days.

Shuangshuang's eyes darted around. Isn't this a ready-made customer? She quickly started promoting her drinks to Mr. Wei.

"Mr. Wei, I happen to run a beverage shop here. One power coin for each cup. If you need me to fill up your bamboo tube, three power coins will do. I'm sure you'll want more after you've had some."

"Mr. Wei, would you like a drink?"

Old Wei looked at Shuangshuang and stretched out three fingers to him, but he didn't take what she said to heart. After all, Shuangshuang's previous businesses had failed.

However, thinking that his family really needed water, and looking at the half bamboo tube of water left at home, Mr. Wei gritted his teeth and ran back home, poured the water into the cup leaves at home, took out three supernatural coins from under the pillow, and ran out in the surprised eyes of his wife.

When they came to Shuangshuang's beverage shop again, Mr. Wei handed three supernatural coins to Shuangshuang.

Shuangshuang took it with a smile, asked Mr. Wei what kind of fruit drink he wanted, and asked Brother Han Cheng to fill the bamboo tube before handing it to Mr. Wei.

Mr. Wei carefully closed the lid, fearing that some of the liquid would spill out. He said hello to Shuangshuang and left in a hurry.

Mr. Wei was reluctant to take a car and walked for half a day. He was not willing to drink a sip of water even when he was thirsty.

You can also meet some other people on the way, their purpose is to go to Mingchi. Some of them are going to dig Qingming together, and some, like Mr. Wei, are going to bring some food to their families.

The group walked while being wary of each other. When they were tired, they sat down to rest and then continued on their journey.

Finally, around noon, Mr. Wei and his large group arrived at Mingchi.

The pool was very large, and there were many people inside the pool struggling to search. There were also some people on the shore, sitting on a simple shed to rest.

There were so many people in Mingchi that it would not be an exaggeration to say there were tens of thousands of them. Mingchi was also so vast that it stretched as far as the eye could see. Old Wei couldn't find his son, so he could only go to the tent of his son's team and wait there.

It is called a tent, but in fact it is just a few pieces of wood built on top and covered with leaves. It can neither block the wind nor the rain, and its purpose is to prevent others from peeping into it.

There was a man guarding the tent at this time. When he saw Mr. Wei, he ran over happily and took the things from Mr. Wei's hand.

"Mr. Wei, you're here, I'll help you get it!"

Mr. Wei couldn't refuse, so he just agreed. Seeing that he was the only one in the tent, he looked at the other person in confusion.

"Where's Qiangzi? Isn't he here?"

"Mr. Wei, Brother Qiangzi was originally going to wait for you here today, but the captain discovered a place where there seemed to be traces of Qingming. Isn't Brother Qiang strong? So the captain let Brother Qiang go."

"Come on, Mr. Wei, please sit here and take a rest."

The man poured a glass of water for Mr. Wei. Mr. Wei was very thirsty, so he didn't refuse. After thanking the man, he picked up the glass and started drinking.

Li Li watched Mr. Wei drink the water and felt fortunate that his wife had come to bring him water and food yesterday, otherwise there would be no water for Mr. Wei to drink today.

After drinking the water, Mr. Wei was no longer impatient and started chatting with the other person.

"Li Li, you've been here for more than half a month, but you still haven't found Qingming?"

Li Li didn't want to make Mr. Wei worry, so he started to explain to him.

"Mr. Wei, the Ming Pond is so big. Even if Qingming is found, those with poor skills and strength will not be able to catch him. But don't worry, the captain of our team is very fast. Usually, as long as Qingming is found, the captain and Brother Qiangzi will work together to ensure that he will not run away."

After hearing this, Mr. Wei nodded, but then spoke with some concern.

"Ming Kun hasn't appeared recently, right?"

Mr. Wei was really worried about his son. Once Mingkun's sleep was disturbed, many people would die in Mingchi every time.

Li Li smiled after hearing this.

"Don't worry, everyone is being very careful. No one dares to make too much noise when digging. Except for some fearless people and those with special abilities, most people only dare to dig close to the shore."

Mr. Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. Every time he came to deliver food to his son, he was excited and worried. Every time he saw his son, he didn't say much to him.

After the two chatted for another hour, Qiangzi and the team returned.

Wei Qiang was very happy to see his father. He took the food from his father's hand and had a simple meal with Old Wei before sending him away.

After Qiangzi came back, he put the things and the bamboo tube away, poured a small cup of water from the bamboo tube and intended to return it to the captain.

Seeing that the poured water was colored, Wei Qiang thought that there was no water at home and that his father had bought low-quality water on the black market, so he walked slowly into the captain's house.

Besides the team members, there were other members in the room. When they saw Wei Qiang, they greeted him and prepared to go to Mingchi.

Seeing that the captain was about to leave, Wei Qiang brought the water from behind him to the captain.

"Captain, this is to return your water, but-"

Everyone saw the color of the water. In order to appease Wei Qiang, the captain took it and took a sip.

"Everyone has drunk this kind of water, there's no need to—"

Before he could finish his words, the captain froze in place, then took another sip.

Wei Qiang felt a little ashamed at this time. The captain lent him good water, but he returned the poor quality water to the captain.

Wei Qiang was still feeling sad, but the captain drank all the water in one gulp, and then looked at Wei Qiang with stars in his eyes.

"Qiangzi! Where did you get this water? It tastes so good. How about I trade some of it with you? I won't let you suffer a loss. I'll trade you twice as much water."

The captain's words not only confused Wei Qiang, but also puzzled the other team members.

Seeing the captain happily walking into the house with Wei Qiang, the others also exchanged a sip with Wei Qiang to try whether it was as delicious as the captain said.

After the change, the captain was satisfied, but the other team members and Qiangzi were not.

The reason was that Wei Qiang also tasted it, and after tasting it, he regretted exchanging with the captain, because the captain had exchanged half of his food.

Seeing that other teammates also wanted to change, thinking about how others had lent them water when they were short of food and water, and looking at the people looking at them, he could only reluctantly change a cup for each of them.

Although Wei Qiang had replaced more water, he felt a pang of pain in his heart when he thought about how he hadn't drunk much of the delicious water, as most of it had gone into his teammates' stomachs. After changing the water, Wei Qiang put the bamboo tube away.

Seeing that Wei Qiang was really reluctant to change it, although the food tasted good, there was not much after all. Everyone wanted to wait for the next time Wei came to find out where such delicious water came from.

Mu Sheng had no idea that the things he sent to Shuangshuang were so popular.

She hadn't slept all night since she sent the stuff over.

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