Water Source

Even the old man Li, who wanted to speak, stopped talking and waited until the child fell asleep. Not long after, AnAn's breathing soon became stable. Li Da suppressed his anxiety and deliberately lowered his voice, throwing out the questions he wanted to know urgently. He didn't feel embarrassed, because the attitude of the Gu brothers was very clear, otherwise he wouldn't have come to tell them.

"Brother Gu..."

"Brother Li, just call me Gulan."

"Okay... Gulan, where is the water source? Don't blame Brother Li for being anxious, but we don't have much water left."

"Let me take you there. The place is a little far away, and I'm afraid you'll find the wrong place."

Li Da and the others were not unwilling to do so, and they nodded and said, "Okay, okay, let's go now."

Gulan nodded, holding the child and wanted to go out, but was stopped by the old man Li.

"Gu kid, if you want to take the child with you, don't let the child catch a cold at night. If you believe what the old man says, give the child to me and I will help you hold the child. I won't let the child get hurt."

The Li brothers also wanted to persuade him but didn't say anything in the end. They were all parents, so how could they easily give their children to others? It was normal to be worried.

Gulan glanced at AnAn who was sleeping soundly. She could tell that the old man Li was not perfunctory to her, and she could also feel that the old man Li really wanted to help. She was not too worried. After all, she was doing business and following the Li brothers. She was willing to believe that nothing bad would happen, but Gulan still didn't dare to gamble. This was a famine, and human nature was the most difficult to see and the most changeable. For the time being, Gulan still only believed in herself... By the way, there was another big black.

"Thank you, Uncle Li, I'll take the child with me because he is afraid of strangers, but I may have to trouble you to take a look at my things." By the way, it can also test human nature.

Old man Li took a look at the child in Gulan's arms. To be honest, he was really worried about this. Since Gulan didn't agree, forget it. He nodded in agreement. Then Li Da and his brothers were busy unloading the things on the cart, and then pulled the mule cart with buckets, basins and empty water bags to follow Gulan to the back of the village. Of course, Dahei was also indispensable.

The night was very quiet, and the sound of the mule cart was even more vivid. It was because everyone was tired after a day and went to bed early, otherwise there would be a long tail behind them.

Soon they arrived at the back of the village and entered the field. Li Da pulled the mule cart closely behind Gulan. Although there was a bright moon and stars in the sky, it was still difficult to tell the direction. Fortunately, Gulan came with them, otherwise they might really get lost.

The road was difficult to walk at night. From time to time, they were tripped by the dirt in the field. At this time, they really admired Gulan. He walked very steadily with a child in his arms, without even slipping.

After about two quarters of an hour, they followed Gulan and stopped at the river bank. If Gulan hadn't reminded them in time, Li Da would have almost driven the mule cart down the river pit. The mule was not afraid of problems, but the cart was not sure. It would definitely affect their trip at that time. It was really a close call.

"It's here. You discuss who will stay on the shore, and the others take the things and follow me down." Gulan said lightly as she looked at the light not far away.

"Third brother, you stay." Li Da made arrangements directly. Li San nodded. His strength was not as great as his two older brothers and younger brother, so he was the one who stayed behind to watch the cart every time.

Seeing that they had been assigned, Gulan took the lead in going down the river bank. She moved very carefully. After each step was firm, the other foot followed. She was holding the little bun in her arms. She was very careful. Dahei had already reached the bottom of the river before them and ran to the river with water. When Li Da and the others looked at the small puddle of light, they couldn't help but grin with excitement.

If they were not afraid of muddying the water, the three brothers would definitely jump in and have fun.   

"Thank you, brother." Li Da was so excited that he didn't forget to thank Gulan. This solved their big problem. With the bucket full of water, they didn't have to worry about water for at least half a month. No one knew how difficult it was to have no water. They didn't even dare to give their children a sip, just to hold on for a little longer.

"Brother Li, you're too polite. If you're not in a hurry after Brother Li gets the water, there should be some fish in it that you can try to catch." Gulan reminded.

"Good brother" Li Da was really moved, his eyes shining in the moonlight. If he hadn't seen Gulan holding a child in his arms, he would have slapped his shoulder.

In fact, he also thought of it because he had just drunk the fish soup not long ago, but he thought of it, which was different from Gulan's reminder. It showed that this kid was really good and worth making friends with. Just because he brought them to find water tonight, Li Da and the others would have made friends.

Gulan: "..."

Looking at the burly man, she didn't expect that he would be so easily moved. Gulan didn't know what to say. Fortunately, Li Da did not expect Gulan to respond. In his excitement, he turned around and started fetching water with his two brothers.

Considering that he would have to go ashore soon, in order not to waste water, Li Da did not fill the bucket with water, but filled it up one by one after going ashore.

Even though the wooden bucket was half full of water, the brothers still had to work together to carry it ashore.

After loading it onto the cart, they ran several times to fill it up. During this time, they did not forget to let the mule drink the water happily. They told the third brother to keep an eye on the cart, and the brothers went down again.

After taking so much water at once, the water level in the puddle still dropped a little, but there was still a lot left.

Gulan stood quietly by the side with his son in his arms, watching Li Da and his three brothers come over again, but then the situation suddenly changed.

The three brothers actually began to undress in front of her. If Gulan had not been psychologically strong and had often seen shirtless men before, he would have been shocked. It was obvious that the three brothers were going to go down to catch fish, and in order not to get their clothes wet, they had to take them off first.

It was a bit awkward at that moment, but fortunately they stopped when they reached their underwear, and looked at him before they stopped taking off any more.

It looked like they wanted to take off all their clothes, but they didn't dare to take off all their clothes because he was here, which made Gulan feel relieved. Otherwise, she was really afraid of seeing something she shouldn't see. Just thinking about it made Gulan shudder and feel disgusted.

"Brother Gu, please keep an eye for us, and we brothers will go down and try our luck." Li Da shouted to Gulan.

Gulan: "Don't worry."

Hearing this, the three brothers couldn't wait to go into the water. They all knew how to swim without worrying about drowning.

The water level at the edge was not too deep, only above their knees. As the three of them moved closer to the middle, the water became deeper and deeper, and the deepest part reached above their chests. The three brothers stood straight in the water, trying their best to calm down the chaotic water and feel the movement in the water.

This was the only way they could think of. In fact, they were not good at catching fish, and they just relied on instinct. But they knew each other well, and knew what to do next with just one look. So when the eldest brother looked at him and reached down to catch the fish, the second and third brothers came over and started to make up for the gaps and attack. They were lucky enough to catch a fish. It was quite big and estimated to weigh more than one kilogram. They threw it on the shore immediately, and the three brothers laughed like children.