Li Jiang's words gave reassurance to the entire Ji family.

The problem of robbers that they were most worried about has been solved. They don't need to worry about food and drink on the road. It is only a matter of time before they are separated from these people.

"Mom, should we just tell them that we want to separate from them?"

Wang Xueyan saw the relief on everyone's faces and asked curiously.

Is it possible to just say that they want to separate from everyone?

Wouldn't this be a little bad?

"No." Mrs. Ji glanced at the crowd with deep meaning, "We are thinking of a way out for ourselves. If they think like us, we know how to deal with it."

As for whether they will behave as they predicted, Mrs. Ji hardly needs to consider this.

The human heart cannot withstand any test!

It's just a matter of time.

"Okay." After everyone understood what Mrs. Ji was thinking, they all nodded to express their understanding.

After that, a few people just dispersed, minding their own business, as if nothing had happened.

Perhaps heat always goes hand in hand with drought.

At this time of water shortage, traveling on the road was enough to make me thirsty, but it rained all night, and the sun was extremely strong the next day, which made my mouth dry.

Many children were crying out that they were thirsty again, and even those who had followed Ji Liangqing and others to the creek to find water were beginning to have trouble.

It is only when the child is crying and fussing that he is willing to give the child a sip, but it is only a small sip, and he is not willing to give up any more.

Nowadays, water is so precious and even rarer than food, so they don’t dare to waste it.

Mrs. Ji still didn't want the conflict to arouse so quickly. She asked Li Jiang that it would take at least a few days to reach the forked road. It would be better to maintain the relationship with everyone first, so as not to worry about the safety of the children at home along the way.

Therefore, Mrs. Ji specially told the children at home that if they want to drink water, they must get it from the oxcart and cannot drink it from the car like before.

Moreover, in order to protect the safety of the children at home, the little boys were not allowed to get off the bus and had to sit on the bullock cart with Dr. Liao and Ji Miaomiao.

Fortunately, they had made the cattle carriage quite small before, so these people had no problem sitting down in the cattle carriage with a little squeeze.

Ji's family drank water secretly, and their faces were not so ugly.

The three brothers of the Ji family listened to their mother's words and were unwilling to break up with the people of Niutou Village in advance, so they deliberately reduced the frequency of drinking water, and their lips became slightly peeled.

This bit of disguise is better than nothing, but those people before were still resentful, especially Ergou.

He made up his mind that the Ji family must still have a lot of water, and he couldn't help but start to doubt the Ji family.

Before, I couldn't guarantee that the Ji family secretly hid a lot of water when they were looking for the creek.

Otherwise, how come their faces are so much prettier than these people?

But they had asked Ji Liangqing to borrow water yesterday. If they went there again in a short time, the village chief would be the first to spare them.

Therefore, although Ergou was angry, he still only hated him in his heart and showed nothing on his face.

Naturally, the first people to be overwhelmed at this time were those who had neither borrowed nor looked for water before.

The village chief's family was prominently among them.

Seeing that his grandson Zhao Jiawei was crying less and his lips were dry and peeling, the village chief looked at his son with distress:

"Chuanyong, look how thirsty Weiwei is now. Take some of the villagers who don't have water to look for them and see where there is water. The sun is so bright and it's really hard to hold on without water.

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The village chief knew that Ji Liangqing had said before that he would never go into the mountains again to look for water.

The Ji family didn't know how much they helped Niutou Village along the way. The village chief didn't have the face to ask Ji Liangqing to take them into the mountains to find water, so he ordered his son to go.

Zhao Chuanyong understood in his heart, nodded in agreement, and then led a group of people to go into the forest to take a look.

"Remember, don't go too far. Always pay attention to the situation in the mountains. If you find anything wrong, come back quickly."

Before leaving, the village chief looked at Zhao Chuanyong with a hundred thousand worries in his heart.

In times of drought, ferocious beasts like to attack people the most, fearing that something will happen to their son.

It’s just that there’s nothing we can do about it. Who’s going to have to escape?

If you don't look for water, you will be "dead". If you look for water, you may find life in it.

"Dad, I understand." Zhao Chuanyong held the kettle in his hand and nodded solemnly.

There were many people following him, and the two dogs were also with him.

The fathers, mothers, and daughters-in-law of each family gave careful instructions, and the men walked in after complying.

Looking at the backs of the men leaving, everyone looked worried.

Some people also complained about the Ji family.

Obviously they have the most experience in hunting in the woods, so why are they unwilling to follow them into the mountains to find water?

If they had followed, these people wouldn't have to worry so much now!

At this moment, they seemed to have forgotten that Ji Liangqing had taken them out of danger and hunting several times before. They only remembered that he did not follow them into the woods to find water now.

It was precisely because she understood people's thoughts that Mrs. Ji told Ji Liangqing not to go in and asked everyone to prepare to separate from these people and go alone.

No matter what everyone thinks in their hearts, at least for now they are still maintaining superficial peace.

Everyone was preparing to eat while waiting for others to come back.

I just saw that the food was finished and I had been waiting for almost half an hour, but the young adults still hadn't come back.

Many people who had gone there stood at the entrance of the forest and looked at it, wringing their fingers and showing obvious nervousness on their faces.

Why haven't you come back after being away for so long?

Could it be that there was an accident?

This thought made many people pale, and they could only console themselves in their hearts that they must have found the water source, because it took so long to drain the water.

I'm afraid it won't be long before I can come back.

"These people just like to come home late." A woman laughed, but she just insisted.

These words were also approved by others, but the worries in everyone's eyes did not diminish even half because of these words.

At this time, they were still in the mood to joke and comfort themselves, but after half an hour passed, they could no longer sit still.

Even if we really found water, would it take an hour?

They all know that they can't stay here for too long, and they won't stay here for so long!

Could something have happened on the road?

The village chief was even more anxious.

Now he only has one son, Zhao Chuanyong!

If something happened to their son, how could their family survive in this troubled world?

There are only an old couple, a woman and a baby in their family!

After thinking about it, he was forced to do nothing, so he shamelessly approached Mrs. Ji and said with tears in his eyes:

"Sister, I know you said before that you don't want Liang Qing to go into the mountain again, but...but I really have no choice! Can you let Liang Qing go and have a look, without going too far in, just to have a look?"


Chapter completed!