14, spring water

After the seventh prince put down his prey, he hurried to the residence of the empress dowager, handed the belt containing the small bottle to Cheng Yuanjia, and said, "I found six water sources all the way. I took the water. Take a look."

Cheng Yuanjia smiled at him and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Seventh Prince. If you find good water, I promise to make the first one for you to drink."

After taking out a few small cups, Cheng Yuanjia poured out each small bottle and tasted them one by one. After tasting the last cup, she looked surprised and said, "Sure enough, I found it. I knew that when I was on the edge of the forest, I would always find good water."

Pointing to the six bottles in front of him, Yuan Jia smiled happily and said, "Two of these six bottles of water are from the same source, which should be only the difference between upstream and downstream. Although the other three bottles of water are of good quality, the earth is too heavy and slightly fishy. It belongs to the living water from the mountain stream. Only the water in this green bottle is sweet. There are no impurities and no odor. It is the best water. It is definitely the water of underground springs, and you should only take the surface water. If you take the water from the depth, there should be better discoveries.

"This bottle is really taken from a small spring. This spring water looks clear to the bottom, but it's strange that there are no fish and shrimps. I also took a sip and thought it was very delicious, so I remember it deeply." The seventh prince nodded.

Cheng Yuanjia picked up the water frockery, a water can, and some tea sets, wrapped it around her body, and said eagerly, "Take me there. I want to see this water source in person."

The seventh prince looked at her strangely and said, "Are you going out like this?"

Cheng Yuanjia looked at herself and couldn't help laughing. With three thousand years of habit, she always wears a wide-sleeved gauze skirt. Whether she walks or kneels, she is as elegant as a fairy, but I'm afraid it's difficult to walk in this kind of outfit in the forest.

"Look, I'm so happy." Putting down the package, Cheng Yuanjia hurried to her boudoir to change her clothes. Since she comes out to hunt, even if she walks through the scene, she will wear short clothes, so she doesn't have to worry about changing clothes.

"Okay, let's go." Cheng Yuanjia, who put on a short suit, lacked the original fairy-like temperament and a more heroic posture.

Of course, the seventh prince would not refuse, and immediately took Cheng Yuanjia to the gate of Bieyuan.

Seeing the horses at the door, Cheng Yuanjia's face was a little embarrassed and said, "Do you want to ride there?"

"Of course, the horse-drawn carriage can't pass there." The seventh prince stepped on the horse and looked at Cheng Yuanjia, who was still staring at the other horse prepared for her, and suddenly said, "So you can't ride a horse."

"Well... I've always lived in the south, and I have more opportunities to take a boat than to ride a horse. Besides, my father said that girls don't ride horses, their legs will turn into circle legs." It's rare for Cheng Yuanjia to blush.

Cheng's family is located in the water town in the south of the Yangtze River. It is common to go out by car, sedan chair and boat, but there are very few people who ride horses. Except for delivering darts and those who are in a hurry, almost no one rides a horse. Southern women are gentle and elegant, and they don't take the initiative to learn to ride horses, so it's normal for Cheng Yuanjia not to ride horses.

The seventh prince bent down, picked up Cheng Yuanjia and placed it on his saddle. He sat directly on the horse and said, "There's nothing you can do. You can make do with it like this."

Cheng Yuanjia's face turned redder, but at present, there is really no other way to let her fly over. Even if she can really fly, it is impossible to live an ordinary life in the future. If someone hugs her like this, she will definitely resist. Only the seventh prince will not. Usually, she is a little used to hugging her. She doesn't reject such close contact at all.

The two rode the dust together. No one saw a face twisted by jealousy, anger and excitement in the shadow of the hidden corner tower.

The place where the seventh prince took the water is a little far from Shanglin Beiyuan. After half an hour, the two fast horses finally saw the clear spring water in a small col.

Cheng Yuanjia observed the condition of the spring and affirmed, "This is a groundwater vein, and it is also living water. The spring is under the stone of the spring, so you can't see the change of the water flow."

As he spoke, he opened the package and took out the utensils for fetching water.

The seventh prince saw this kind of special water tank for the first time. Compared with the ordinary clay pot, this kind of tank is thicker and can sink quickly when it falls into the water. The structure of the lid on the jar is quite complicated. When taking water, it is directly covered on the jar. There is a loose-leaf device in the middle, which is controlled by two ropes to open and close. When it is put down, it is closed. When it comes to the depth of water, pull one of the threads to open the loose-leaf, install the water, and then pull the other rope to close the loose-leaf. There is also a thick rope with several knots tied on the jar. Looking at the distance of about one foot between each knot, it should be used to mark the depth of water.

"Don't be stunned. Help me cut two branches, one thick and one thin, straighter, about a foot long." Cheng Yuanjia sent the seventh prince very rudely.

Of course, the seventh prince, who has drunk good tea for two years, will not have any complaints and completed Cheng Yuanjia's order efficiently. Besides, there are only two of them here. You can't let Cheng Yuanjia, a delicate daughter, climb trees and cut branches.

Under the command of Cheng Yuanjia, the seventh prince quickly built a simple shelf. A thick branch was cut off and left with short branches slanted to the surface of the water. It was fixed on the shore with cut branches and stones. The thin branches were also cut down and left a short branch in his hand.

Cheng Yuanjia picked the water tank on the fine branches and hung it on the branches of the thick branches. The water tank fell vertically to the surface of the water. Under the operation of Cheng Yuanjia, a can of water was taken out from the foot below the surface of the water.

"The closer the water is to the shore, the more turbid the water quality is, and it is easy to be affected by the smell of soil, so it is best to take the water in the middle of the spring water. At the same time, if you can't take it on the water, you should take it at least one foot below. The most important point is that you can't throw the jar into the spring. You must put it down slowly, otherwise once the water is muddy, it will be a big trouble. Cheng Yuanjia took the water and explained it to the seventh prince.

After tasting the water taken out, she splashed the rest of the water into the grass and said to the seventh prince, "You have seen how I take the water. Then I'll leave the rest of the work to you. I took a foot of water just now. You continue to take two feet of water until it is seven feet."

"Oh" The seventh prince took the water tank, picked up the water tank and stretched it to the surface according to Cheng Yuanjia's method of fetching water.

Cheng Yuanjia was not idle. She built a simple stove in a dry place with a few stones, took out a bag of carbon from the package, and lit a fire with a fire fold. She didn't carry much carbon, and she went nearby to pick up some dead branches and put them on the edge for later use.

When doing these things, the seventh prince had already taken out four cans of water from the spring. After asking her to take a cup of tea, she poured it three times, leaving only the last five-foot can, poured it into the copper kettle she brought and put it on the stove that had already turned on fire.

Cheng Yuanjia was in a good mood. With an intoxicating smile on her face, she looked at the busy seventh prince and said, "This kind of good opportunity to make tea is not often. Today, I will treat you to tea brewed with the freshest water."

"Then I'm really honored. You can soak more. I'll have a few more drinks." The seventh prince wiped the water droplets splashed on his face and said with a smile.

Although the conditions are simple, Cheng Yuanjia still made a pot of fragrant tea with the tea he carried with him.

The light green tea is in a white porcelain cup, surrounded by the unique fresh breath of the forest and the moisture brought by the spring water around it. Everything is not as beautiful as in the world, making the seventh prince intoxicated.