coobybook Chapter 494: A Night of Waste
Chapter 494: A Night of Waste
As soon as it got dark, more than 20 people from Songzhuang Village set out quietly.
They didn't dare to go directly to Chenshui Village, but walked into the mountains.
Finally, I saw the long, round pipe with water flowing in it.
They lifted it up with all their strength, pulling and tugging, and moved the pipe towards their village.
When they scouted the area during the day, they knew that it was this magic weapon that brought water out of the deep mountains.
These days, they also went to the waterfall to fetch water, but it took most of the day to go back and forth, leaving them exhausted, and the amount of water they carried was very limited.
Moreover, dozens of people had to set out together for fear of encountering wild beasts.
If we bring this magic weapon to their village, even if we use it for one night, by the time Chen Shui Village finds it tomorrow, the wells and ponds in Songzhuang Village will be full, and at most they will just curse them a few words.
The head of Chenshui Village was worried that other villages would steal the pipes, so he sent people to keep an eye on them.
The villager who watched the water was called Xiaoshanzi, and he was only sixteen years old.
With the faint starlight, he saw a group of people carrying water pipes. He was definitely no match for them alone, so he ran towards the village chief's house.
When the village chief heard this, he knew it must have been done by a neighboring village, so he immediately ran to the Shui family to discuss it.
Gu Xi and others had just finished dinner, and Xu was sewing clothes under the lamp. Gu Xi used stones as chess pieces, drew lines on the ground, and used a lantern to illuminate the lines, while teaching Shui Lifang how to play Gobang.
When the village chief arrived, he said:
"Brother Youcheng, Pingfang, something bad has happened. Someone is here to steal the water pipe that the mountain god sent to our village."
When Shui Ping heard this, he also became anxious.
"How many people are here? Let's go and check. We can't let them steal them!"
The villager who was watching the water pipe said:
"Brother Fang, it's dark so I can't see clearly, but from a distance I can see there are dozens of people."
The village chief said seriously:
"Then I'll quickly go gather the villagers and bring more people. We might have to fight a big battle!"
Gu Xi said leisurely:
"I don't think it's necessary. It's not good to hurt anyone."
The villager who was watching the water pipe said anxiously:
"But we can't just watch them steal the water pipes!"
You know, only half of the land in their village has been watered, and they are waiting to water his house tomorrow.
Gu Xi smiled slightly:
"The mountain god said that this water is for Chenshui Village. Without Chenshui Village's consent, they will definitely not be able to get the water!"
Well, it’s just getting dark now, the solar power has not been exhausted yet, and the water is still flowing, but if you wait a little longer, haha, the water will stop flowing.
Anyone who steals water pipes is doomed to failure.
Shuiping believed his sister's words very much. He said:
"Then let's not get into a conflict with them for now, just quietly follow behind and take a look, and by the way, find out which village did this immoral thing!"
Today, Shuipingfang was praised by the villagers as a disciple of the mountain god, and the village chief also listened to his words.
So two people were arranged to follow the group quietly together with Shui Fang.
Gu Xi doesn't need to worry about these things, just go to sleep.
The next morning, the village chief came to the Shui family.
Shui Youcheng, who had just woken up, was walking out of the room with a cane. Seeing that only the village chief was coming, he hurriedly asked:
"Village chief, where is my Pingfang?"
The village chief smiled and said:
"Brother Youcheng, Pingfang will be back soon. He is being surrounded by people from the neighboring Songzhuang village who are asking him to apologize!"
Shui Youcheng: "What? Did you find the thief from last night?"
The village chief nodded:
"Yes, it was the people from Songzhuang Village who did it. These black-hearted people even dared to steal the water pipes. They took great pains to move the water pipes back to the village, but as soon as the water pipes arrived at their village, there was no water. Haha!"
"Miao Miao is right. The mountain god is here to protect our Chenshui Village. Those guys from Songzhuang worked in vain all night!"
Shui Youcheng breathed a sigh of relief and asked:
“Have the water pipes been brought back?”
The village chief said happily:
"Of course! No matter how the people in Songzhuang Village fiddled with it, the water pipe just wouldn't come out. They moved the pipe away in the first half of the night, and had to deliver it back in the second half. It was very tiring."
"As soon as it was sent back to our village, water started leaking from the pipe. Isn't that weird?"
Aqua City laughed:
"Haha, of course. The water pipes recognize their owners. They belong to our village. No one can take them away!"
The village chief said:
"Well, I think Pingfang has been filial and sensible since he was young. He is worthy of being a disciple chosen by the mountain god. He will definitely have a bright future!"
At this moment, Shuiping Fangzheng was standing by the pond at the entrance of the village. Watching the water flowing out of the pipe, he also breathed a sigh of relief.
He had been following the people from Songzhuang Village all night and saw that after the water pipes were moved to their village, there was no water. He was worried that they had been damaged by these guys.
Fortunately, after they sent it back, water flowed out of the pipe again.
Village chief Song was so sad that he could not even cry when he saw water coming out of the water pipe as soon as it returned to Chenshui Village.
They worked in vain all night and didn't even get a bucket of water, and were branded as thieves.
More than twenty young men bowed their heads and apologized to Shuifang.
"Brother Shui, this is all our fault. I'm sorry. The crops in our village are dying. I'm really worried!"
"There's not even any drinking water in my house. I'm so thirsty that my throat is smoking. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to do this."
In fact, the two villages are not far from each other, and the relationship is usually good. There are also many relatives between the two villages. It is not surprising that the level is not good. I can only say:
"If you have no drinking water, you can come to our village to fetch water, but you can't steal water pipes anymore."
People in Songzhuang Village would never steal water pipes. It’s not that they don’t dare, but stealing is useless.
The mountain god only recognizes Chenshui Village. If you move to another place, the water will not come out.
They thanked him repeatedly and went home to get their belongings. Some carried the water on poles, some used carts, and hurried home to carry the water.
Anyway, the water pipe was always flowing out, so Shuiping Fang didn't care if people from the neighboring village came to fetch water.
The villagers of Chenshui worked together and worked hard for another day to water all the land in the village.
The people in Chenshui Village breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the crops, which had originally wilted, stand up again and begin to ear after drinking enough water.
Gu Xi also received a system reward:
[Bring water to save the crops in Chenshui Village and be rewarded with 100 points! ]
[Current points: 100 points.]
[System awakening progress increased by 10%, current progress: 30%. ]
It seems that I need to do more good deeds to activate the system.
Gu Xi said to Shui Pingfang:
"Brother, after we finish watering the land in our village, let's put the water pipes by the river, so that the villages downstream can also use the water."
Of course, Shui Pingfang listened to his sister. As long as there was enough water, it would be fine. Any more would cause flooding.
The first village downstream of Chenshui Village is Songzhuang Village.
The next day, people in Songzhuang Village discovered that there was water in the river. Although it was a thin stream, the water flowed very fast, and they were very surprised.
The villagers desperately fetched water to irrigate the crops, and even blocked the river to prevent the water from flowing away.