Dressed as a vicious stepmother, the whole family is full of wealth

Chapter 221, Find the source of water

Xiao Qing turned back and put the white cloth wrapped in food back into the bamboo basket, but when he looked back, the white cloth fell into the mud and grass and was sinking.

She felt strange in the muddy grass, so she took out half of the bamboo basket and threw it in the muddy grass, and the light bamboo piece slowly sank.

"Is this place of frustration?" Xiao Qing exclaimed.

A Luan said: "There are no ferocious beasts, no flying insects, and no ground beetles here. The reason why they dare not come in is because the muddy swamp swallows people here. Once trapped, they can't get out even if they want to. I have seen A leopard fell here, the more it struggles, the faster it sinks!"

As soon as he finished speaking, more than 20 other people looked at each other, this place... what kind of mountain is this Yaoshan, why is it killing people everywhere?

"I thought there was water and grassland here, and it was close to the water source. I didn't expect it to be a mud swamp. I heard in the topography that Yaoshan has quagmire, which can swallow carts, horses, rocks, and I didn't expect it to be true!" Qu Zhong panicked.

Can swallow mountains and rocks, chariots and horses?
"Then how should we get there?"

"There are mountain walls on both sides, is this the only way?"

"Yes, this is the only way to go to the spring on the mountain. After passing this wetland, you should worry about how to lead the spring down the mountain." A Luan said.

He stood in front of the swamp and saw that the bamboo pieces on it could sink.

"Everyone, find more long straight wooden sticks, find some vines between the mountain walls on both sides, and weave them into two wooden rafts!" A Luan looked at the knights: "You guys follow me as I step on the muddy ground. The haystack is over, or you feel that you are not good at jumping, just lie down and roll over here quickly?"

As soon as everyone heard that there was a way to get over, they felt at ease. They really couldn't stand the torment anymore, and if they continued to toss, they would all be tossed to death.

After eating something, everyone moved.

There was a dead silence in the eyes of the villagers and the policemen. Thinking of the ground turtles and mosquitoes behind him, they felt uneasy. After packing up, he began to weave the wooden raft.

Ah Luan stepped on the chaotic grass in the swamp, and jumped forward step by step. In the blink of an eye, he jumped to the side of the mud alone, one mile away from them.

Xiao Qing didn't dare to try, if she was asked to roll from here to there, she couldn't do it, so she simply followed them to weave a wooden raft, like a snowboard.

She was tied to both feet, and Ah Luan threw a vine from a mile away for her to grab.

After Xiao Qing caught it, he remembered the haystack he had just jumped over. After jumping a few times, he felt that there was no point of strength on the haystack, and every step was empty. If Ah Luan hadn't pulled her, she might have fallen down long ago. .

It's just that no matter how strong Ah Luan is, she is too fat, about 150 kilograms, and she will fall if she shakes it a few times.

"Hey...help me,...help me!" Xiao Qing yelled.

Ah Luan saw her clumsy body swaying, he shook his head helplessly, he jumped up, stepped on a few haystacks in the water and came to Xiao Qing, took her by the collar and led her to a safe place .

Xiao Qing's feet were hanging in the air, feeling as if he was falling off the wire, he was too scared to scream, he could only wait for the landing, and said in a dazed voice: "Thank you, thank you!"

She was really afraid that he would think she was fat in mid-air, so she would just throw it in the muddy grass and let her roll over by herself. Fortunately, he was not so heartless.

"Eat less in the future, and if you become thinner, it will be a good thing for you and others. You see, I was strangled by you when I carried you in my hand, heavier than a strong man." Ah Luan said disgustedly.

Xiao Qing turned cold and muttered softly: "I haven't eaten your food again!"

Ah Luan heard it, and smiled coldly: "You have a sharp mouth!"

Then he threw the vines to other people, and several knights stepped on the grass and jumped over to help him pull the villagers and the police behind him.

After they were picked up, Ah Luan led them to the spring on the mountain without giving them a break.

She remembered that at the beginning, the policemen, Qu Zhongyi, the knights and others had a lot of opinions on Ah Luan, but she didn't expect that Ah Luan would become their leader in just a few hours.

Qu Zhongyi couldn't say a word because he was frightened by this journey, he just followed behind the crowd, silently counting how many people were left and how many people he could protect.

As a member of the yamen, his responsibility and obligation is to protect the villagers and the police. Now that nearly a dozen people have died, and he doesn't know what will happen before, he really can't bear it.

The higher you go, the higher the mountain. The group of people are very tired after walking for a day. They saw the bones of some fierce beasts on the road. The villagers and the police did not feel afraid, and the sky gradually darkened. Follow the people in front of you. Leave without posting.

If they were not quicker, they might have rested on the mountain.

As they were walking, the sounds of fierce beasts biting were heard in the woods on both sides. Ah Luan and Xiao Qing knew that it was a few painted faces preventing other fierce beasts from attacking them.

When they were about to reach the top of the mountain, Ah Luan led them down the mountain again, and it became more and more damp as they walked. The forest here is more luxuriant and the grass grows better.

"The fountain is in front!" Ah Luan pointed to the front.

When Qu Zhongyi heard the source of the spring, his eyes suddenly brightened, and he ran quickly in the direction of Ah Luan's finger.

He ran faster and faster, and the more he ran, the happier he was, when he heard the sound of water.

"There is the sound of water, there is the sound of water!" He shouted in surprise.

When they reached the top of the mountain, their eyes opened up instantly. Everyone looked down. There was a mountain depression halfway up the mountain, and there was a spring in the mountain depression that was bubbling clear water.

The water flowed out continuously, as if all the energy in the spring was erupted.

Everyone looked towards the spring in surprise, and said with great joy: "It is saved, the villagers at the foot of the mountain are saved! With water, the farmland can be irrigated!"

Ah Luan and Xiao Qing stood still.

Their task was completed, and the next step was to see how the county government and themselves should divert water from the mountain to the mountain.

And how should they go back to the village, if they go back the same way, I don’t know how many people will die. The mountain here is high and steep, and they can’t go down the mountain directly. This night, they will definitely rest on the mountain.

Xiao Qing looked back at Ah Luan who covered half of his face, and said sincerely: "If it weren't for you, no one would have survived this journey."

Ah Luan narrowed his eyes, looking at the group of people rushing towards the water source with a half-smile.

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Fangjiacun

Before Xiao Qing left, he asked Thomas to go to Fang's family in Fangjia Village first, and discuss with Fang Huai how much money they needed to sell the broken kilns on the edge of Yaoshan Mountain.

After lunch, Ma Xian went to Fangjia Village alone.

Fang Huai had never been to Yaoshan Village since he and Jiao Pinliang participated in the Dutong affair.

He has heard a lot about Yaoshan Village recently, but he doesn't take it seriously.

I knew that the Xiao family of the old Qiao family was so powerful, and they wanted to get their son Fang Jiazhu's marriage no matter what.

Why did he listen to Qi Dazhen at that time, saying that her girl, Qiao Yu, was young and dishonest, pretending to be stupid, and arrogantly wanted to ask his family for 20 taels of silver.

(End of this chapter)