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âBut there are also many refugees. When we are really at the end of our rope, the resources in our village arenât even enough to fill the gaps between their teeth.â The village chief spoke with a worried expression.
âThen, if we go out to seek refuge, can you guarantee that we wonât be robbed on the way?â Gu Chengrui asked in return.
âAs far as I know, the entire North suffers from a drought, so the only place we can escape is to the south. But how are we going to live there without land and houses? Do we really have to abandon our family business here?
âIf we are planning to come back after this drought, I donât think itâs necessary to go through so much trouble since itâs so far away.
âTherefore, I think the most urgent thing is to quickly go up the mountain and find the nearest water source. If we find a water source, we can survive even if there is no water in the well.â
âWater source?â The village chiefâs eyes lit up when he heard that, but he smiled bitterly. âMost of the water sources are deep in the mountains. Even if we find one, itâs not easy to transport it out.
âBy the way, is the river source in our village far away? Although it doesnât flow anymore, maybe there is still water at the source.â
âI know where it is. Itâs not far, but itâs high up. Unless the water flows down naturally, it isnât practical to go up and reach it.â The patriarch replied.
âThere are always more ways to solve a problem. Besides, no matter how difficult it is, itâs still better than running away from here. How deep is the well in our village?â Gu Chengrui asked.
âThe well at the village entrance is five feet deep, and the one at the foot of the mountain is three feet deep. Why?â The village chief asked. âCould it be you want to dig a well? But if thereâs no water in one, wouldnât it be useless to dig more?â
âDo you really think so? If we dig deeper to ten or even twenty feet, there would definitely be water.â Gu Chengrui reminded them.
The village head and the patriarch looked at each other as their eyes lit up. They didnât know if this would work in other places, but their village was at the foot of a mountain, so they had more water than in other areas.
If they wanted to dig a deeper well, they could try it. As for the funds needed, this was something the two clans could provide. The only thing the villagers had to do was dig it.
âThen itâs decided. Weâll find someone to try to dig a well. If it really doesnât work, then weâll talk about fleeing here.â The village chief made a decision.
âYeah. Honestly, Iâm scared to even think of fleeing here.â The patriarch nodded in agreement.
âTake the opportunity to set up some traps near the village. Otherwise, our village will become a target for everyone because of our water and food.â
âAlright, this matter must be arranged, too, as it isnât safe to rely on the patrol team.â The village chief nodded in agreement.
After that, the three men went out and wandered around the village to find the location of a water source.
At this time, Gu Chengrui discovered that the water measurement here relied on mugwort as a guide. There was no scientific basis for it.
Regardless, he still managed to lock onto three possible water sources before the sky turned dark.
In the evening, when they returned home, Gu Chengrui asked, âBabe, can you go to the interspace and look for the two water meters we kept there? Letâs try it out in the village at night and see if we can find some underground water source.â
âWhy? Is the village going to dig up more wells?â Zhou Ying asked in surprise.
Gu Chengrui nodded and told her about the village chief and the patriarchâs request. âThatâs why we have to try. If we manage to dig a well, weâll be benefiting the people.â
âAlright. You keep an eye on things while I look for the equipment.â After Zhou Ying finished speaking, she went to the west room and entered her interspace.
She rummaged through the warehouse, and there were indeed two water-measuring devices. According to the instructions, they could measure up to three hundred meters, more than a thousand feet deep.
She placed it in the villa, then took a small watermelon that weighed about four to five pounds out of her interspace.
After the two of them finished eating the watermelons, they rested on their beds for a while..