Chapter 152 You can only look at it but not touch it (please vote for me and recommend it)
Therefore, Yingbao only injects a little bit into the gourd each time, and can barely pour out three or four bowls.
When her brothers were thirsty, she handed them a long bamboo tube filled with water.
The two boys didn't understand anything and never doubted where the water came from. After they drank enough, they left some for their brothers and sisters, so the Jiang family didn't feel that they were too short of water.
"Mom, I'm thirsty. I'm so thirsty. I need some water!" From time to time, children cry and feel thirsty.
Even Jiang Jiu's two grandsons cried and asked for water.
Jiang Jiu glanced at the two big gourds in the Jiang family, licked his chapped lips and ran over to ask, "Uncle, do you still have water at home?"
"Let me take a look." Old Man Jiang picked up his gourd and shook it. "There seems to be some left. Bring a bowl and I'll pour it to you."
Jiang Jiu was so happy that he quickly ran to get a pottery bowl and asked his uncle to pour a bowl of water.
Seeing this, other people from Jiangjia Village came over to ask for water.
Now Old Man Jiang was scratching his head. He didn't have much water at home, so he gave it to others. What would his family do?
"Uncle, my grandson is very thirsty. Please be kind and give him some water." A gray-haired old man prayed.
Old Man Jiang is the youngest in the family, more than ten years younger than his eldest brother, so he is quite senior. Many people in Jiangjia Village are his juniors.
But being senior doesn't mean he has to be selfless. He gave Jiang Jiu water because Jiang Jiu was his nephew.
"Here, my house really has no water." Old Man Jiang hesitated.
The old man pointed to the big gourd: "Can I turn it upside down and look at it?" His two grandsons were very thirsty and had not drank a drop of water since yesterday.
Old Man Jiang glanced at the gourd awkwardly, and finally nodded, "Then you can pour it."
Ying Bao jumped in front of the man and picked up the big gourd and said, "I'll pour it for you."
The old man didn't doubt his presence, so he brought a pottery bowl and put it on the ground.
Ying Bao picked up the gourd and poured water into the bowl, then put her hand on the mouth of the gourd.
The old man thanked him profusely and left with the water.
When everyone saw that there was water at Old Man Jiang's house, they all gathered around and said, "Give me some, my child hasn't had any water for a day."
"I, I just want something to moisten my throat..."
Ying Bao expected this, and poured water into each bowl that was stretched out with an expressionless face.
Everyone is extremely thirsty now. From yesterday to today, they have barely drank a drop of water. Ying Bao knows this very well.
She evacuated with everyone and was besieged by bandits. With sufficient water, Yingbao really couldn't help but watch them die of thirst.
So she could only risk filling the gourd with water so that everyone could survive for a while without killing each other for water.
If a fight breaks out, Dongchen Village will definitely suffer because there are few people but many old, weak, women and children.
So she took a risk and appeased everyone first, and then they would go down the mountain and leave as soon as the bandits left.
Now it was Old Man Jiang's turn to be surprised. He didn't understand why his gourd kept leaking water, as if it would never be empty.
Sister-in-law Jiang and Chun Niang Yanru were also surprised.
Because no one knows better than them how much water is in the gourd.
The most surprising person was Jiang Quan. He jumped up to Ying Bao, took the gourd in her hand and weighed it. There was half a gourd of water in it.
"I'll pour it!" Jiang Quan's face turned red with excitement, and the words "treasure gourd" already appeared in his mind.
Ying Bao followed him, retreated to the other gourd, quietly pulled out the cork, and pressed his hand on the mouth of the gourd.
This was already the case, so she simply broke the jar and filled the other big gourd with water. When others asked, she just didn't know what to do. No one knew it was her.
More and more people came to ask for water. Jiang Quan quickly poured out half the water from the gourd, and then turned to the other gourd.
Come over and shake it, my dear, it’s very laborious.
I opened the cork and looked inside. Mom, it was full of water.
Jiang Quan opened his eyes wide and was already sure that his two gourds were treasure gourds.
He simply poured all the water in the gourd to the people who came to ask for water, and then placed the two empty gourds beside him.
Jiang Quan hugged the gourd and giggled.
Oh my god, what kind of bad luck did I have to grow two treasure gourds?
Yes, he had grown these two gourds himself. Seeing that they were the right size, he spent a lot of effort to hollow out the inner flesh and make two water gourds.
Mrs. Zhou was already stunned by her second son's coquettish behavior and couldn't help but come over and pinch his ears, "You prodigal fool! You just gave away your family's water. Do you want our family to die of thirst?"
Jiang Quan covered his ears and defended in a low voice: "Hey, what do you know? This is a treasure gourd. Are you afraid of running out of water? Don't worry, mother, I guarantee there will be water again tomorrow."
Zhou let go of his hand, a little unbelieving: "Really?"
Jiang Quan nodded vigorously: "Of course it's true. Do you think there's been a shortage of water in the gourd these days?"
Zhou shook his head.
Jiang Quan said proudly: "Your son has planted two treasure gourds. Our family will not be short of water in the future."
Ying Bao next to him glanced at him, took out a water chestnut and chewed it silently.
After everyone drank water, they no longer felt anxious, ate some dry food and began to close their eyes and rest.
They hadn't noticed anything about the Jiang family's two gourds before, so they weren't too shocked when the gourds poured out water.
But the Jiang family is different. They know best how much water is in their gourds, and they are staring at the two gourds attentively.
"Can it really produce water?" Sister-in-law Jiang couldn't believe it. She would shake it from time to time to see if water was produced inside.
"Don't keep shaking it?" Jiang Quan moved the gourd in front of him dissatisfied and wiped it with his sleeve lovingly.
Mrs. Zhou glared at her son but didn't refute.
Unknowingly, the day passed and night fell again.
Jiang Quan fell into a deep sleep. When he fell asleep, he hugged one gourd tightly and clamped the other one between his legs. The gourd's mouth was facing his belly.
Ying Bao was speechless and simply refused to add water to the gourd.
A night of silence.
When the rooster's crow suddenly sounded in the cave, a new day began again.
One person got up early and found that the bandits at the bottom of the mountain were gone. He couldn't help but scream in surprise: "The bandits are gone! The bandits are gone! Hahaha, we can go home!"
Everyone was awakened and ran to check one by one. Sure enough, there was no trace of the bandits at the foot of the mountain. They jumped up happily and repeatedly asked Old Man Jiang to take out the rope and let them go down.
Patriarch Chen disagreed. He observed for a while and said: "We can't go down now. Those bandits are very cunning. If we can't protect them, they deliberately lure us."
Since the bandits want revenge, they will not give up easily. Maybe the bandits have twenty or thirty people hiding nearby. Whenever they find someone coming down the cliff, they will definitely serve them with bows and arrows.
"Yes! We can't go down now." Jiang Dahu said: "The bandits killed a lot of people that night, and they will definitely not give up easily, so let's wait and see. Anyway, we have been here for so many days, so there is no difference. day."
Everyone sighed for a while, but didn't say anything else.
Unable to go down the cliff, the draft of these more than 100 people is really a problem.
So everyone turned their attention to Old Man Jiang's big gourd.
"Second brother, wake up!" Jiang Cheng pushed his sleeping brother.
Jiang Quan opened his eyes blankly, "What are you doing?"
Jiang Cheng pointed to the gourd he held in his arms, "See if there is water."
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