Chapter 205 Well Water Mutation When the veteran cadre returned home, his wife had already prepared a meal waiting for him.
The couple now has no children, and their only son died because he had little to eat when he was born.
My wife is in poor health and cannot give birth again.
Many people advised the veteran cadre to marry another one, but the veteran cadre just liked her.
Is it important not to have children?He doesn't think it's at Mrs. Xu in the west room, even if she has a child, her life is not as good as hers.
Just grow your own vegetables and land, and live a normal life.
When the time comes that someone can bury him and his wife together, the veteran cadre will feel that he will be grateful to this person in heaven.
"Why are you back so late today?" My wife brought the rice chopsticks and looked at the veteran cadre and asked curiously.
"A Taoist priest came here. I helped him find a place to live." The veteran cadre took the bowl and said.
"Is this the one who came today?" My wife asked doubtfully. "Why did you come to us? There is no one here to do anything."
"People come here to gain experience, not to do rituals. In today's society, even a Taoist priest can afford to travel around." The veteran cadre said with emotion.
"Speaking of which, the water in the well in the village has become clear recently. I wonder if you have noticed it, old lady."
"I haven't gone to fetch water yet." When my wife heard the old cadre's words, she became curious.
"I heard from the villagers that it tastes quite sweet. You will bring some back tomorrow."
"Nazhong, I'll go take a look later and add some water to the stove." My wife nodded when she heard this.
After finishing the meal and cleaning up the kitchen, I was speechless all night.
The next day the veteran cadres went out to herd sheep.
My wife carried the bucket and walked towards the center of the village.
After walking a few steps, you can see the golden tree crown in the was like a golden cloud, thickly covering the village.
When she walked to the well, she saw many old people in the village sitting by the tree and chatting.
"Brother Chen, why did you come out to have some fun?"
"Sister Zhang, I haven't seen you for a long time."
After saying hello to the old people, my wife hung the bucket below and threw it into the well.
She looked at the sparkling silver water in the well and thought why the water was so beautiful. It made her feel like taking a big sip.
Lifting the water up, I saw that the well in the barrel was crystal clear, much clearer than the mountain stream.
It looks very delicious.
I picked up the ladle and scooped up the water. When I brought it to my mouth, I smelled a light fragrance.
She couldn't wait to drink it into her mouth. The sweet and mellow aroma filled her mouth, making her feel energetic.
She had never drunk such delicious water.
She couldn't help but drink a few more scoops. She didn't stop drinking until her stomach growled and she was satisfied.
When several old people saw her like this, they all laughed at her for never drinking water.
My wife was not angry, and handed over a ladle of water with a smile, and took it back after several old people drank.
Seeing their dumbfounded expressions, my wife felt particularly happy.
"What kind of water is this? Why does it taste so good?"
"I've never drunk such sweet water. Is this still well water?"
The old man who had tasted it shouted and stopped sitting under the tree to all went home to get water-filling tools to prepare some spare well water for themselves.
When Jiang Wen came out, he saw the lively scene of villagers gathering around the well to fetch water.
Jiang Wen was a little confused. Is there anything wrong with the water? After asking a few people, I realized that the water from the well was so delicious that everyone was rushing to get water.
"Is it really so delicious?" Jiang Wen scooped up a bowl of water in confusion and frowned after drinking it into his mouth.
It's so sweet, it's as if sugar has been added to the well water.
But after swallowing it, I felt a strange feeling. There seemed to be something wrong with the well water.
Seeing the villagers fetching water so lively, he didn't say anything for the time being.
When it was time to eat, the villagers came to call Jiang Wen.
Some asked Jiang Wen if he had eaten, and some just pulled him home, not treating Jiang Wen as an outsider.
Jiang Wen refused several times, and finally had no choice but to go to the veteran cadre's house for a the meal, he told the veteran cadre that the villagers were too enthusiastic, and four or five people called him to have dinner.
When the veteran cadre heard this, he lit up his cigarette and said with a cheerful smile: "It's rare for the villagers to see outsiders, so they are very enthusiastic."
"No, everyone must be happy that your little baby is here. Even I want a grandson."
"It depends on what you said, Grandpa Chen." Jiang Wen heard the veteran cadre's words and touched Mo Xiang's head. "You can also consider Mo Xiang and me as your biological grandchildren."
When the veteran cadre heard this, his eyebrows were covered with wrinkles.
He turned to look behind him, shouted into the room, and wiped his eyes.
"Da Mei, look! I can have two grandsons too, old man."
As he spoke, he turned to Jiang Wen and said: "Fifty years ago, the child was broken. I never asked for it again. I always felt that I owed her something..."
The veteran cadre said, rubbing his eyes vigorously with his hands.
Jiang Wen heard his choked voice and knew that he was also feeling uncomfortable.
After all, at that time, everyone was short of food and everyone was hungry.
Some things are also choices made out of desperation.
If the child could be saved, Jiang Wen felt that the veteran cadre would definitely be willing to replace the child himself.
"Well, I'm old, and I feel sad about these things in the past."
The veteran cadre gathered his emotions and smiled at Jiang Wen.
"I know, Grandpa Chen. It will be fine in the future." Jiang Wen comforted him.
The two talked about the well water, and the veteran cadre said that he would inform everyone not to eat well water for the time being.
The next day, Jiang Wen saw many villagers standing outside the house.
"What's wrong with you?" Jiang Wen asked, looking at the villagers.
"Little Taoist Priest, go and see what's wrong with my chickens." An old man stepped forward and said anxiously. "When I woke up in the morning, the chicken was completely hairless and now it's completely naked."
"Yes! Xiao Taoist, please go and see my sheep. They are also losing hair all over their bodies and are all bald."
"Is it because of the well water yesterday?"
The villagers looked at Jiang Wen eagerly and talked about whether the hair loss was caused by drinking well water.
Jiang Wen was so noisy that his head hurt, so he reached out to comfort the villagers.
"Grandpas and grandma, don't be impatient. I believe it won't be bad news. Let's go check on the chickens first and then we'll find out."
Jiang Wen followed the old man to his chicken nest and couldn't help but laugh when he looked at the nest full of naked white chickens.
"Little Taoist Master, you see it is like this." The old man pointed at the white chicken and spread his hands and said. "You're from the city, you should know what's going on."
"Let me take a look." Jiang Wen nodded when he heard the old man's words. He reached out and grabbed a white chicken and looked at it carefully.
All the feathers on the white chopped chicken have fallen off, and even the skin has turned a little black.
It must have been a problem after drinking the well water yesterday. Seeing that the chicken's energy was a little sluggish, he felt that a lot of his energy and energy had been drained away.
This well water is really strange, it can have such an effect.
He gathered the villagers in front of the ginkgo tree in the village and explained the situation to them.
"Don't drink the water from the well just yet. There may be some problems."
Jiang Yu said and asked about what happened after they drank the well water.
The villagers looked at each other, thinking that there were some changes yesterday.
"My legs are a little sore."
"My back hurt all the time when I slept at night."
"My appetite has improved a lot and I can eat now."
After Jiang Wen heard what they said, he asked the villagers not to drink the water from the well for the time being. He was going to take Mo Xiang to the well to find out.
After all, according to the villagers, this well is almost 500 years old and is the only water outlet in Fenghuang you can't eat this water, you have to transport it from ten miles down the mountain.
I have been eating it for so many years without any problem, but now something happened. It was either poisoning or something happened in the well.
Jiang Wen only felt that this was a bit abnormal, and he was afraid that something had changed at the bottom of the well.
(End of this chapter)