A lucky wife born again from a farm family

Gu Jinli sat up in shock, ran to the mud pit, looked into the deep mud pit and asked, "Is the water out?"

"The water is out, it's really out of the water. We can save the little fish." Ms. Cui cried with joy. She, Ms. Yan from Gu Damu's family and Ms. Xie from Gu Dalin's family had been transporting soil. As soon as the water was dug out, they knew.

Luo Huiniang supported the third grandma and walked over, followed by Gu Jinxiu and Cheng Ge'er, and behind them was Gu Damu's mother, Lao Yan.

Lao Yan was supported by his eldest granddaughter Cui Niu, pointing to the mud pit with one hand, and asked in a hoarse and difficult voice: "Is the water out?"

Lao Yan was so thirsty that she could not speak. It was the third mistress who took out the few remaining water and forced her to drink it before she could speak.

Mrs. Yan and Mrs. Xie walked over with tired steps and said with joyful faces: "Mom, there is water at the bottom of the pit. We are saved."

After hearing this, Mr. Yan said three good words in a row, and tears burst into his eyes.

The third grandfather was awakened by the sound and knew that he was out of the water. He hurriedly asked the Luo family and his son to pull the rope and pull the people below up.

The one who was pulled up was Uncle Tian.

He and Gu Dashan were digging soil together. They were both about to take a rest. When Damu and Dalin brothers went into the pit to replace them, water began to seep from the bottom of the pit. Brother Dashan said that this was an underground waterway dug.

Third Grandpa hurriedly asked: "How much water came out? What color is it?"

Uncle Tian's face was covered with mud, and his lips turned white from exhaustion, but he said happily: "Just out of the water, there is not much water yet, just up to the ankles, the water is muddy yellow."

"Muddy yellow? We are very lucky." Third Grandpa smiled so hard that the folds on his face were squeezed together. It would be better if it wasn't muddy gray.

He then asked the Luo family and his son to pull out the other people from the bottom of the pit: "The water is out, but you can't stay at the bottom of the pit for too long, or people will drown."

With smiles on their faces, the Luo family father and son pulled up the people from the bottom of the pit one by one.

When brothers Gu Damu, Gu Dalin, and Uncle Tian's eldest son Tian Daqiang, Gu Jinan, and Gu Dashan were pulled up, they were all covered in mud and their pants were soaked through.

Gu Dashan was the last one to come up. After taking a few breaths, he said to Grandpa San: "Uncle San, the water at the bottom of the pit is quite good. When I came up, the water was already up to my knees. I took pictures of the walls of the pit three times. Strong, but with layers of sand in the ramparts.”

Third Grandpa frowned. There was a layer of sand in the pit wall, and the entire pit would collapse.

He explained: "Don't go down yet. Use the rope to hang the water jug ​​down. Let's put in some effort to fetch water. It's better than getting into trouble."

Everyone nodded in agreement. It was difficult to dig out the water, but it was not worth it to cause death.

After the water came out, we had to wait for the silt to settle. The third grandfather decided: "Everyone has a rest first, and we will fetch water in half an hour."

Gu Jinli said: "Third Grandpa, we can fetch water now. I have a way to filter the dirt in the water and make the water clear."

They had been digging for water for a long time, and now that it was almost dawn, they didn't have much time to wait for the water to settle.

Third Grandpa now trusted Gu Jinli and asked her to tell her the solution.

"Take a jar, crack open the bottom, cover it with straw mats, sand, and gravel, and pour the dirty water from the mouth of the jar. After the water passes through the stones, sand, and straw mats, and then flows out from the bottom, it will turn into clean water." Gu Jinli explained the method again and added: "This method was told to me by the grandparents of the victims."

Luo Huiniang used to think Gu Jinli was stupid for always helping those victims, but now she is very envious: "There are benefits to helping others."

Gu Jinli smiled and said, "Yes, those grandparents are older, have been through a lot of things, and know a lot of local methods."

Third Grandpa looked at the sky and made a quick decision: "Just do what Xiaoyu did. Everyone hurry up and get water, filter the water, and get enough clean water before dawn."

After everyone heard this, they all started to move. Several men tied the jars to ropes, put them into the deep pit, and started to draw water.

The wives of each family took out all the things that could hold water. Jars, pots, bamboo tubes, and water bags were all placed on the ground.

The third grandmother knocked open the bottom of a jar and handed the jar to Gu Jinli: "Xiaoyu, take it."

Gu Jinli took the jar, took out the sand and pebbles he found while transporting the soil, cut half of the straw mat, and then cut the straw mat into small pieces and put them at the bottom of the jar. Then he poured in the sand and spread the pebbles.

"It's done." She held the jar and said, "Put the water in."

Luo Wu had good arm strength and took the jar: "I'll do it."

Gu Jinli gave him the jar, found a pot and placed it under the jar, waiting to catch the water.

Luo's father brought a jar of water and poured it into the jar held by Luo Wu. The dirty water passed through the layers of gravel and straw mats. When it flowed out again, it had become less turbid, but not clear enough.

Seeing that Gu Jinli's method was really effective, Third Grandpa was so cruel that he asked Third Grandma to open another jar, cover it with straw mat, sand and pebbles, and then pour the filtered water in and filter it again. This time, what came out was clear water.

"Oh, the little fish is so awesome. The water is as clear as the water from the well in the village."

The third grandma was so happy that she couldn't wait to fill up the pot of water. She took the pot away and showed it to the third grandpa, and then to Lao Yan: "Sister-in-law, look quickly, we have clean water. Don't worry about drinking it. Don't save it." .”

Lao Yan's throat was damaged by thirst.

Lao Yan looked at the clear water, her turbid old eyes kept shedding tears... Finally there was water, and she was no longer afraid that her children would die of thirst.

The third grandmother felt sour in her heart, so she took the water to the fire, boiled it, let it cool, and then presented it to Lao Yan in a wooden bowl: "Sister-in-law, drink quickly."

Lao Yan did not refuse and drank the whole bowl of water.

At this time, clean water from three jars, four pots, four bamboo tubes, and two water bladders had been filtered out.

Gu Jinli looked at the water and finally dared to speak out his proposal: "Third Grandpa, those rich households must also be short of water. We might as well trade water with them for food."

All their families were short of food, especially hers!

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up and they all looked at the third grandfather.

The third grandfather was very decisive and knew the importance of food. He made the final decision: "Okay, let's go find the rich households to exchange water for food."

Uncle Tian said with some worry: "Uncle Gu, if we exchange water for food, the village won't drive us away when they find out, right?"

His family has a foreign surname and lives cautiously in the village, not daring to violate the village's rules.

Third Grandpa sneered and said: "The underground waterway was found by Xiaoyu, and the water was dug out by us. What can the village say? We will tell the village about the water after we get food."

It makes no sense that they work so hard that they get nothing in the end.

Luo's father walked past the escort and left it to him to find rich people to buy water.

Luo's father didn't want everyone to have any discord, so he took Gu Dashan, Uncle Tian, ​​and Gu Dalin with him.

They didn't take much water, only four bamboo tubes, and headed out of the mountain to the resting place of the wealthy households.

The wealthy households all gathered together to rest. They were wary of the victims and would not get too close to the victims. There were servants guarding the resting area of ​​the wealthy households, surrounding the tents and carriages of the wealthy households in the middle.

As soon as Luo's father and others arrived near the wealthy family's resting place, they were scolded by the patrolling guard: "Stop, if you dare to take another step forward, the sword and stick have no eyes!"

Luo's father said: "Brothers, we don't mean any harm. We have extra water at home. Let's bring it to the masters in exchange for some food."

Luo's father rolled the two bamboo tubes into the middle and said: "Here are two bamboo tubes of water. The water in one bamboo tube is for brothers to moisten their throats. The water in the other bamboo tube can be brought to the masters. We will wait here. information."

The rich families fleeing the famine were also short of water. The servants and nurses could only get a small cup of water every day. They were so thirsty that the master nurse asked two servants to run over to get water. He opened the stopper of the bamboo tube and lit a torch to see what was inside. After clearing the water, he took a few sips and said to Father Luo, "Wait."

A quarter of an hour later, the nursing home master came out with a man who looked like a housekeeper and shouted to them: "Come here and talk."