There is an ice basin in the tower, so people can get through the unbearable weather, but Xiaohe Village not far away is not so lucky.

The villagers of Xiaohe Village were awakened by the sudden high temperature. When they woke up, they found that the house was like a steamer, so hot and stuffy that it was unbearable.

The villagers went out of their homes one after another, only to see that the sun was already high in the sky, with heat waves rolling and even the air seemed to be distorted by the baking.

The heads of every household in the village gathered at the village chief's house and talked about the matter, their faces full of anxiety and uneasiness.

Their main concern is that the sudden high temperature will cause their crops to wither, water sources to dry up, and their lives to fall into difficulties.

"What should we do? If it gets this hot, our crops will be burned to death!" a villager said anxiously.

"Yes, the water is getting less and less, and it's even difficult for us to drink water." Another villager echoed.

The village chief frowned and sighed heavily: "Don't panic, let's think of a solution together.

How about this, first dig up all the edible vegetables and dry them into dried vegetables. This is better than letting them rot in the ground.

As for the wheat fields, they will be ready for harvest in half a month, so everyone should work harder and water them more, and see if they can last for half a month."

Another villager said with a bitter face: "Village head, I feel it is a bit difficult. When I was drawing water from the well this morning, I found that the water level was lower than yesterday. I am afraid that there will be no water in a few days."

Some people didn't take it seriously and said, "I think everyone is just panicking too much. It's common for the temperature to be high before it rains. Maybe it will rain heavily tomorrow or in the next two days."

Everyone fell silent upon hearing this, and what he said was not without reason.

The village chief looked at the silence of the crowd and shook his head helplessly: "No matter what, we have to be prepared for both situations. On the one hand, do as I say and try to save the crops. On the other hand, we have to think about what we should do if there is really no water."

"What should we do? If you, the village chief, can't do anything, then we can only flee the famine like those refugees." One of the villagers sighed helplessly.

When the village chief heard this, he immediately frowned and said seriously: "Escaping from famine is not a good idea. We have lived here for generations, so how can we leave easily?

Besides, the situation outside is not necessarily better than here. Let's think about it carefully, there must be other ways."

The village chief was actually deceiving himself when he said this, because he had also planned that if there was really no other way at the last moment, he would have to leave Xiaohe Village and make a living in the south.

After hearing what the village chief said, the villagers looked at each other and fell into deep thought.

After a while, a villager suggested: "Why don't we go see if there are other water sources nearby? Or find a way to divert water from the river."

But someone immediately retorted: "There is not much water in the river, and it is not easy to divert it. If our century-old well and river are cut off, other places will probably dry up too."

"Uncle Zhang is right. Yesterday I went to the back mountain to look for a spring in the mountains to see if the water there would be affected. But when I got there, there was only a big pit, and there was no water at all under the mud."

The man was talking about the small pond where Su Yue had collected the spring water. Originally, Su Yue had left some water.

But it has been so hot recently that the spring no longer produces water, and soon the water in the pool evaporates and only a pit is left.

After hearing this, everyone felt even more depressed. The village chief's face became even uglier. He knew that the situation had become extremely critical.

"Is there really no way out?" the village chief muttered to himself.

Just when everyone was in despair, a little girl suddenly ran in and cried, "Dad, Mom fainted!"

When the man heard this, he stood up immediately and asked, "What? Have you gone to see your Uncle Wu?"

The little girl wiped her tears and said, "I looked for him, but Uncle Wu's door was closed. I knocked for a long time but no one came to open the door."

The village chief had a bad feeling when he heard this, "Oh, could it be that the whole family fainted in there?"

When everyone heard what the village chief said, they immediately panicked. To put it bluntly, anything could happen to anyone in the village except the village chief and Doctor Wu's family.

If anything happens to Dr. Wu, what will they do if they need to see a doctor in the future?

Without further ado, everyone left the village chief's house and ran towards Doctor Wu's house under the scorching sun.

After arriving at Doctor Wu's house, they knocked on the door vigorously but received no response. Everyone was worried.

"What should we do? Let's break down the door and take a look." someone suggested.

The others nodded in agreement, and several villagers worked together to break open the door.

After finally breaking open the gate, they found the yard was surprisingly quiet. They thought that Dr. Wu and his family had really fainted, so they immediately went to open the door to the house.

It turned out that there was no one in the room, and it seemed that a lot of things were missing, especially the large cabinet containing various medicines.

Everyone looked at each other strangely and looked everywhere. They searched inside and outside but didn't find anyone, and even the plants in the backyard were uprooted.

The village chief frowned and said, "It seems that Doctor Wu and his family left overnight."

After hearing what the village chief said, everyone felt a mixture of emotions. On the one hand, they were surprised and disappointed by the sudden departure of Dr. Wu and his family, and on the other hand, they were also speculating on the reasons for their departure.

"Why did Doctor Wu and his family pass away suddenly? Did they encounter any danger?" a villager said worriedly.

Another villager shook his head. "It's unlikely that they were in danger. It looks like they decided to leave on their own. Maybe they found a better place to go."

"What should we do now? Without Doctor Wu, what if someone gets sick in the future?" another villager asked anxiously.

The village chief was silent for a moment, then said, "Don't panic, let's think of other ways. Let's harness the ox cart first, then carry Aniu's wife onto the ox cart, and we'll take her to Doctor Qiao's home in the next village."

At this time, someone discovered that there were words carved on the gate, but he was illiterate and didn't know what was written on it. "Village chief, come and see, there are words here."

The village chief walked over and looked at the words on the door carefully. He narrowed his eyes slightly, read it for a while and said, "It says here, fellow villagers, my family has moved to the tower in the back mountain. If you feel unwell, you can go to the tower to find me."

After hearing what the village chief read out, everyone was stunned at first, and then a complicated expression appeared on their faces.

"I didn't expect that Doctor Wu and his family went to the tower. What should we do now?" a villager asked.

The village chief thought for a moment and said, "Since Doctor Wu is in the tower, we can send Aniu's wife to the tower to see Doctor Wu for treatment."

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