Volume Two, Chapter 5: Fourth Uncle Has Changed
Dongming Ziyu had already thought of his words, "I didn't take a torch, so I accidentally slipped down and found water here. I guess the hole was dug deep, and water seeped out."
Everyone thinks it makes sense. Who can say clearly about the water under the ground?
They didn't expect to find so much water today, so they only brought one bucket each. The seven buckets were filled in no time, and several of them were too full to drink.
Seeing how much water was left, Higashi Arita felt distressed and said, "Leave someone here to watch. Let's take a trip and come back."
Dong Youyin said: "No, if we carry such a heavy amount of water back, many people will see it, and there may be people fighting over it on the way. Some people may also look around for the water after we find it, and those who stay here won't be able to keep it.
If the hands are separated, the two ends may not be able to be saved, and they may be injured. The injuries we suffered yesterday while protecting the grain have not yet healed."
Dong Youliang said: "There were people in the village who helped yesterday, and I saw that several families came to fetch water. Why not, let's go and tell them secretly, and we can repay their kindness for helping."
"I think it works." Dongming Ziyu saw that this second brother was very thoughtful and tactful.
So, the youngest Saburo and Shiro were sent to secretly deliver messages to those families, while the rest carried buckets and loaded them into two pushcarts.
In the car, I went back in the dark.
Dongming Ziyu pointed in the direction where the potatoes were buried, "It's remote and there's no one there. Let's walk more and go from there."
The rest of the people had no problem with it. The people looking for water came from ten miles and eight villages. When they saw that they had water, they were even more ruthless than the people in this village.
Dongming Ziyu was in front, helping his two nephews to pull the cart. Suddenly he stumbled and almost tripped.
Dalang hurriedly stopped the car and asked: "Fourth uncle, are you okay?"
Dongming Ziyu said: "It's okay, I seem to have tripped over something, and there seems to be a leaf."
As soon as they heard there were leaves, several people stopped their cars and scratched the leaves to check.
"Ah! Ugh!" Erlang exclaimed, but his third uncle covered his mouth.
Dong Youliang quickly took the shovel from the car and started digging. The others joined in, pulling the soil with their hands, and hurriedly loaded several potatoes, sweet potatoes and vines onto the car.
Erlang took off his clothes and covered himself up. It was hot now and it was so tiring to find water that it was not surprising that he was shirtless.
When he got to the road where he could meet people, Dongming Ziyu took a shovel himself and said to Dalang, who was pulling the cart with a rope on his back: "You also get a shovel, and I'll poke and chop whoever comes near!"
Dalang was clever and realized that his fourth uncle was scary and seemed to be different.
Everyone has also noticed the changes in Dongming Ziyu. In the past, the fourth brother (fourth uncle) was a self-proclaimed scholar, sour in writing, and very weak in writing. Why does his voice sound like it can kill someone today?
The vocabulary in their minds is limited, and they don't know how to express the changes in Dongming Ziyu. Anyway, they feel that he is different, and looking at that tall and solemn back is scary.
Some people saw that their car was heavy, so they secretly followed them, and they joined forces to get close to them, trying to grab water.
Whoever came closer, Dongming Ziyu waved the shovel and hit the heads of those people with an overbearing aura, as if he really wanted to kill people. Those who were tempted to grab water were frightened away by the awe-inspiring murderous intent.
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Since someone has taken so much water, it means that there is still a place to get water in the river bed. Instead of desperately trying, it is better to try your luck.
Da Lang said with trembling admiration: "Fourth uncle, you are so amazing. There seems to be something different about you."
Dongming Ziyu said coldly: "I was almost beaten to death yesterday, and I realized that if someone comes to bully me, reasoning is useless. Only by beating me back hard can I protect myself and my family."
"Pfft!" Erlang laughed heartlessly, "Fourth uncle was talking about the way of a saint to those two bastards yesterday, but he was knocked over by a brick."
Dongming Ziyu: "..."
His original pedantry was his fault.
Dong Youliang scolded his younger son: "Don't talk nonsense. Your fourth uncle is a scholar and knows etiquette and justice."
Dong Youyin said in a neither yin nor yang manner: "I think my fourth brother has awakened well. After studying for several years, he is not even a boy, so he should stop pretending to be a sour scholar."
"Third brother!" The eldest and second eldest brother stopped him at the same time.
Dongming Ziyu didn't care and said, "He's right."
Dong Youyin said dissatisfied: "He, oh, his rules and etiquette, he didn't even call me Third Brother."
Dongming Ziyu was also troubled. He was a majestic emperor, the grandfather of the Emperor of the Canglan Empire, and the father of the Supreme Emperor. He was really not used to calling others father, mother, brother and sister-in-law.
However, he has traveled for many years and has strong adaptability. He immediately called out: "Third Brother."
Dong Youyin didn't expect Dongming Ziyu to be so obedient, so he stopped talking and walked on silently.
With the effect created by Dongming Ziyu, several men from the boss's family all held shovels and hoes with ferocious expressions, even though they felt guilty.
Even when people in the village use their hands, they mostly use sticks and fists, and very few people hold shovels or hoes directly to their heads.
Several people arrived home smoothly. When the family members heard the noise, they all opened the door and came out.
Qian asked anxiously while tying his clothes: "Why are you back so soon? What happened?"
When he saw Dongming Ziyu, he was shocked and asked, "Why is Si'er also there?"
Hearing the sound of the door opening in the yard next door, Dong Youyin hurriedly said: "Mom, let's talk after we enter the house!"
Qian's eyes lit up when she saw the water splashed from the trolley. She hurriedly called her daughters-in-law and quickly carried the bucket into the house.
Dongming Ziyu took two small sweet potatoes and gave one to each of Dalang and Erlang. "You guys eat and go pick up Sanlang and Silang."
It was dark just now, so I didn't even see what I was digging.
Dalang held the sweet potato and asked in surprise: "What is this? Isn't it a ground egg?"
Dongming Ziyu didn't expect that there were potatoes here, but no sweet potatoes, so he said: "I have seen in books that these are called sweet potatoes, which are similar to ground eggs. They are grains and are sweeter than ground eggs."
Erlang wiped the dirt on his body and took a bite. His eyes lit up and he nodded: "It's sweet!"
Da Lang also took a big bite and happily took Er Lang to pick up San Lang and Shi Lang.
Qian felt a little sorry for the two sweet potatoes, but she would not be ashamed of Si'er to ask for them back, so she asked instead: "How did you find so much water? You also found ground eggs and... sweet potatoes?"
There was no need for Dongming Ziyu to lie again, Dong Youliang excitedly told what happened.
Mrs. Qian clasped her hands together, thanked God and Bodhisattva repeatedly, and then said: "What the great monk You Fang said back then was right, Si'er is really our family's lucky star."
The third sister-in-law, Mrs. Sun, showed disdain and her eyes fell on the sweet potatoes and potatoes. "Mom, we have water and food. Do you want to have a better meal today?"
Qian's face turned cold and he cursed: "Eat, eat, eat, you know how to eat! I don't know when I will get water and food next time. If I can't survive this meal, will I starve to death the next meal?"
Mrs. Sun shrank her neck, with an angry look on her face.
Dong Youyin pulled her aside and yelled: "Get out of here! Your mother is in charge, so you have no right to speak!"
Dongming Ziyu said to Qian: "Mom, don't put Guanyin soil, grass roots, and tree bark in this meal today. I will figure out a way to deal with the food."
Qian still felt sorry for the food and frowned: "What can you do?"
Chapter completed!