The peasant girl who escaped the desert: she cried when she found the cruel prince

Chapter 34 Discovering the Water Source
The two sons said in a tearful tone: "We left home in a hurry, and we only took food with us. There wasn't much water in the water tank, so we just packed some. Last night, grandma drank all the water for the children." "

Su Shi quietly pushed Jing Li: "Ah Li, give your grandma Qin some of our water."

Jingli stood up with pain all over. Widow Qin hadn't woken up yet. People around her gave her some water, but it still didn't work. Old Wangtou was also helpless.

Jing Li went over to help Widow Qin up, loosened her collar, massaged her acupuncture points, and finally poured in the water she had added with medicine.

After a while, Widow Qin slowly opened her eyes. Her son was full of gratitude to Ah Li: "Ah Li, thank you! It's really thanks to you, otherwise we wouldn't know what to do."

Lao Wangtou looked at Jing Li: "Nizi has also studied medicine?"

Jing Li smiled and said, "No way, my mother is frail and sick, and if I see her too much, she will become ill and sick for a long time."

Lao Wangtou said no more, and went to feed the old cow with lame legs.

Zhao Orion came back with his people, but they still couldn't find water, and the people's faces began to look a little desperate.

There has been a drought for almost half a year and the fields have not been harvested. I didn’t bring much water with me when I left. Many people have already drank all the water.

The elderly lady knelt down and begged, hoping that God would open her eyes and allow it to rain heavily.

Several families were beating and scolding the children who were fighting for water, and the palms and backs of their hands were full of flesh. What I saved was still not enough for the children to drink.

Jingli came to Old Wangtou and said, "Master Wang, help me keep an eye on my house. I'll take people to find water."

Lao Wangtou was not surprised and just nodded solemnly. Ever since the team started to escape, he felt that this girl was a bit extraordinary.

Jing Li refused Jing Zhenghai's offer to bring a few young adults with her. Da Lang and Erlang were now her die-hard fans, so they were not worried about any accidents, but the same could not be said for others, not to mention that many of them had grown up watching her.

Jingli took the two brothers deep into the forest, explaining to them how to find water sources and how to identify traces of vegetation and animals near water sources.

Last year's wild hunting was when the mountains were closed by heavy snow, so there was no need to worry about lack of water. Their brothers had no experience in this area, so now they could just give them some training.

The group of people walked for a while before they found a small stream near the mountain stream. Erlang was about to scream excitedly when Jingli covered his mouth.

Looking through the overgrown weeds, a group of people had gathered by the creek. They were laughing and making a fire and fetching water. It looked like they were about to cook.

Instead of being excited, the women and children were all crying.

Jingli's heart darkened. The man was happily preparing to cook, but the woman and child were crying. There was something wrong with this.

The three of them quietly retreated from the forest and ran all the way back to the Jing family's team.

When the people who stayed behind saw them coming back, they hurriedly greeted them: "How's it going? Did you find water?"

After Jing Li explained the situation in detail, everyone looked confused: "What's going on? Why are they crying when they have water and food? Are these fathers only caring about themselves and not caring about their mother-in-law and children?"

Lao Wangtou said solemnly: "No!"

"Why is that?"

Lao Wangtou and Jing Li glanced at each other inadvertently, and they seemed to understand the meaning in each other's eyes.

Zhao Lihu was a little anxious: "We have found water here. Ah Li said that it is a small stream. I think if we get some water, they won't be in trouble, right?"

Jing Zhenghai asked: "But what else is going on here?" Lao Wangtou was silent for a moment but then asked Jing Li: "Nizi, what do you think about this matter?"

Jing Zhenghai was a little surprised that Old Wangtou would ask Jing Li, and Zhao Orion and others were also a little surprised. This girl used to be quite quiet, but since she had a falling out with her mother, she has gradually become stronger. The wild boar hunt in the mountains the night before was even more impressive. , but does Lao Wangtou value her too much?
Jingli saw everyone's reaction in his eyes: "We must get water. It has been dry for so long. There is probably no water source within dozens of miles. If we don't get water here, we won't be able to go to the next place."

"There are twelve of them, and all of them are fierce bandits who have seen blood. If we want to get water, we have to find a way."

Chef Fan interjected: "How do you know they all saw blood?"

Lao Wangtou glanced at Jing Li and interrupted Chef Fan: "Keep talking!"

Jing Li continued: "We need to pick out more than [-] young men here who dare to kill people, and leave some people to protect the elderly and children. If we leave, someone will come and rob us."

"Right now, the question is, how many useful people can we pick out here?"

Old Wangtou thought for a moment: "My family has two sons and two grandsons, Lao Zhao's family has four sons and one grandson, the blacksmith's family can have three sons, Mrs. Ge has three sons, and Brother Hai's family has five. Man, including you and Dalang, there are exactly 22 people."

"Do you think we can beat them?"

Jing Li looked at the men picked out by Lao Wangtou. All of them were tall and muscular, and they should all be strong laborers in the family.

"It should be fine."

Zhao Orion's youngest son said hurriedly: "No problem, let's leave quickly!"

He had a large family, but he didn't have much water anymore. Several children kept crying and were very upset.

Jing Li frowned: "You just use a hoe and sickle to fight with others?"

"What else do you want? A kitchen knife isn't enough for a family!"

Hunter Zhao's family had some bows and arrows, Chef Fan's family took out some kitchen knives, and the rest of the family shouted: "Take my kitchen knives!"

Jing Li called Erlang, and after a while, Erlang, Sanlang and Jing Ye came over holding several machetes.

The long machete shone with a cold light, and the blade was intimidating. It was made of fine iron at first glance, and it was not comparable to their rusty kitchen knives.

The men stared straight at it. Wang Dalong, the eldest grandson of Lao Wangtou, swallowed his saliva and asked: "Oh my God! Sister Ali, where did you get all this? I have never seen such a good knife!"

Several sons and grandsons of Zhao Orion's family also picked up the knives one after another, with joy in their eyes.

Jing Li clapped her hands: "There are twelve knives in total. You guys give them one point, and then I have a few words to say!"

Wang Dalong touched the knife: "Sister, tell me!"

Jing Li said sternly: "We are facing desperadoes who have killed people and seen blood, so don't take any chances. You have never killed anyone before, and if you suddenly want to kill someone, not everyone can do it. "

"But if we don't fetch water, we will die of thirst and starvation. If we fetch water, we have to fight with them. Remember, if you hesitate for a moment, you will hand your life into the hands of others!"

Everyone put down their swords and said with a smile: "You are not afraid of a girl, how can we, a group of old men, still be afraid?"

Lao Wang hit his crutch hard on his head: "Listen to Ah Li. What she can do, you may not be able to do, but don't come back later to give me missing arms and legs!"

(End of this chapter)