Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 222: Finding a New Water Source

"Okay, that's what you said! Then I'll wait." Grandpa Zhao smiled happily.

"Just wait! I still have a lot of delicious food to cook!"

Xu Han suddenly remembered that the oven that she and Lu Chuan had built before had not been used much! It seemed that she could study it when she had time.

After Grandpa Zhao and Xu Han finished their lunch, they continued to prepare other food...

After Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest finished their breakfast, they set out to the valley to check out the water source.

The two of them walked very quickly and it didn't take long for them to reach the valley.

After entering the valley, I could clearly feel the difference between this place and other places.

Everywhere else was dry and there was nothing in sight.

Even if a layer of green weeds and leaves grew in the spring, they would have withered long ago because it hadn't rained for a long time.

The situation on this side of the valley does not seem to be particularly bad at the moment. At least there are green weeds next to the big puddle!

After the Taoist priest and Lu Chuan came in, the small animals in the valley were frightened, and pheasants, rabbits and the like began to flee in all directions.

"The water resources here are very abundant! Look, there are also many wild animals!" said the Taoist priest.

"Yes! I discovered this place by chance when I was hunting before! There is a nice cave over there." Lu Chuan said and pointed in a direction.

The Taoist priest looked over and said, "This cave is really big. Let's go over there and take a look when we go back."

"Yes! Okay, Xiaohan and I have been inside before, and the layout is not bad. But it's too humid here, and it's not suitable for living."

"I can see that there are a lot of snakes and insects. It's not suitable to live here."

The Taoist priest changed the subject again and said, "The water level in this big puddle seems to have dropped a lot. Do you know how deep it is?"

"It's quite deep, and it gets deeper towards the middle, but I don't know exactly how deep it is. There was more water before, so I didn't measure it carefully."

Upon hearing this, the Taoist priest picked up a stone from the ground, raised his hand and threw it into the big puddle. There was a loud bang.

It seems that this big puddle is quite deep, and the flow will not dry up for a while at least.

"Where does the water in the puddle come from? Is there a water source?" the Taoist priest asked again.

"Xiao Han and I looked for it before, but we didn't see any water flowing this way. The water source should be under the puddle."

"Although this puddle seems to have no shortage of water at the moment, after all, we can't see any running water flowing in. This can only be used as a backup plan. Let's look for other running water in the mountains!" said the Taoist priest.

"I thought so too. It's too late today. Let's catch some game nearby and bring it back! We can go to other places to look for new water sources tomorrow." Lu Chuan suggested.

"Okay, we haven't hunted for a long time. It's a good opportunity to let the dogs exercise, otherwise they will become unfamiliar with the hunting skills over time." After the Taoist priest said this, he began to call the dogs over.

Then Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest began to cooperate with each other in hunting, and they did not start to rush home until the sun set.

"Wife, we are back." Lu Chuan held the prey and shouted loudly to the people in the yard.

Upon hearing this, Xu Han hurried over to open the door. Seeing the prey in Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest's hands, she was overjoyed and said, "Today's harvest is so good!"

"Yes! I haven't hunted for a long time. These were caught in the valley." Lu Chuan said proudly.

After Lu Chuan put the prey away, Xu Han handed a cup of warm water to the two of them, and then went back to the kitchen to continue working.

Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest took a short rest and then started to process today's prey.

At dinner time, the Taoist priest said, "On the way back, Xiaochuan and I discussed that we should look for new water sources near our home during this period of time.

By the way, I'll go hunting around to see if I can catch some fresh prey. The most important thing is to observe whether there are any large prey nearby that have entered this place."

"I think this is a good suggestion. It's better to take precautions before it happens. It's better than having a wild beast suddenly break in at that time." Grandpa Zhao agreed.

"Yes, then you can just hang out near home during this time! Grandpa Zhao and I will still be in charge of the household." Xu Han also agreed.

"Okay, let's settle it then."

"How was the situation in the valley today? Is the water source okay?" Xu Han asked.

"It's similar to the last time we went there, but there are obviously fewer weeds and the water level in the big puddle has also dropped a lot." Lu Chuan replied.

"That's fine. We're just looking for it anyway! We can't put all our hopes here. You are more familiar with this mountain, so you can take the Taoist priest for a walk!" Xu Han said.

"Well! Let's look for it, and I'll tell your fortune later." The Taoist priest said with a smile.

"Just show off!" Grandpa Zhao said disdainfully.

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and after dinner, they all made dumplings together in the yard.

This afternoon, Xu Han prepared a lot of dumpling fillings and dough with different flavors, and made all of them into dumplings tonight.

After cooking, put it in the space and you can eat it at any time. No other side dishes are needed. You can eat it directly as a staple food. It is simple and convenient.

The four of us chatted and made dumplings until about 10 o'clock in the evening, then we packed up and went to rest...

Have a good night's sleep...

The next morning, after having breakfast, Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest set out to look for water nearby, also bringing the dogs at home.

While hunting, we were looking for water sources. However, today's harvest was definitely not comparable to yesterday's, but that was something everyone accepted.

In this way, another five or six days passed. The Taoist priest and Lu Chuan only hunted a few prey during these days, but they had not found a particularly abundant water source.

We did find many other water sources, but the conditions were not very good. Maybe there really are no large water sources near our home!

After all, Lu Chuan has lived here for so many years and he doesn't know where there is any good water source nearby to deal with the drought, so he will definitely not find much new information if he searches for it.

That night, after everyone finished dinner, the Taoist priest said, "Tomorrow we plan to go deeper into the mountains. Although the water source we are looking for is quite far from here, we can always make a backup plan in case something happens.

If it really doesn't work, we won't look for it anymore. Anyway, we have the water in Xiaohan's space. At least we won't die of thirst. It's enough for daily drinking."

"Okay, if you really can't find it, then don't look for it. It's far away and it will be troublesome to get water even if you find it." Grandpa Zhao agreed.