Chapter 108: Who to Believe?

Everyone was surprised, it was beyond everyone’s expectations.

The closer you get to the city gate, the more news you hear.

“There is water for sale in Anping County.”

Someone shouted. When the refugees walking on the road heard this, their eyes widened, and their eyes shone with light.

“Mom, did you hear that? That person said that there is water for sale in Anping County.”

“There is water there.”

The refugees who were on their way could not help but quicken their pace and headed towards the city gate.

“Yinyin, there is water for sale in the county town.” Su Baozhu was also surprised, “Should we go to the city to buy some.”

“No need to worry.” Su Yin was not so optimistic.

Shopkeeper Li’s family, who were following the team, showed joy when they heard that water was on sale.

“Mr. there is water for sale in the county town.”

“Let’s go to the city to buy some things, otherwise life will be difficult later,” the fisherman said excitedly, as if she saw a glimmer of hope.

Doctor Li was also happy, but he had not forgotten who the leader of their team was.

“Don’t worry, just follow the big army.”

Hearing this, the other four women all had a smile on their faces.

“It seems that Anping County is good.”

“I wonder if those wealthy households are still buying people.”

“It’s useless to think so much now. You’ll know it when you enter the city.”

“I don’t want to leave the team.” Madam Zhang sighed.

“It’s impossible not to leave. Everyone said they would only take us to Anping County.”

The others sighed.

Old man Zhang looked at his eldest son and said, “We don’t have much water.

When the time comes, we’ll go to the city and see how much the water costs. If the price is okay, buy some. If it’s too expensive, buy less.”

The group of people in Hui’an Prefecture were killed before and they made a fortune, but they were willing to spend part of their money to buy water.

The boss of the Zhang family frowned, “Dad, I forgot to tell you something.”

“What?”

“We killed a group of gangsters earlier, and the leader of the gangsters told a secret about Anping County.

He said that there is something in Anping County. An ancient well has water all year round, but the water is occupied by the county magistrate and wealthy businessmen and is not available to ordinary people.”

The joy on the old man’s face disappeared at this time.

The gang leader was very close to Anping County, so he must know the situation in Anping County better than they did.

But what he said now was completely opposite to what he encountered now.

This has to make people think deeply.

“Is there something fishy about selling water?” Old Man Zhang guessed.

Mr. Zhang shook his head, “I don’t know.”

Mr. Zhang slapped his forehead, “We don’t have the brains. We will follow Miss Su later.

Let’s do whatever Miss Su does. She is smarter than us, and she must know what to do. Who do you believe?”

“That’s what I mean.”

Old man Zhang sighed, “I hope nothing will happen.”

The father and son looked at each other with deep worry in their eyes.

Yang Dashan handed the reins to his son, jumped out of the cart and found Su Yin.

“Uncle.”

“Yinyin, why do I feel something is wrong.”

Su Yin also handed the reins to Su Baozhu, jumped out of the car, and walked side by side with his uncle.

“Didn’t the gang leader say before that the water in the ancient well in Anping County was occupied by the county magistrate and merchants.

But the current situation is completely different from what that person said. Not only did the county magistrate not occupy it, he was also willing to sell it. Come out.”

Yang Dashan frowned, “Do you think this county magistrate has any conspiracy?

Is it possible that he wants to lure all of us into the city and then kill us to steal our property?”

Having seen too many dark sides in recent days, they instinctively lost trust in the officials of the Great Yong Dynasty.

“Not sure!”

She now has too little information to make a judgment.

The same is true for Nanjingzhi. The information we have is different from the actual information, which can’t help but make people worry.

The three-party team is getting closer and closer to Anping County, and a long queue has formed at the gate of the city.

“Uncle, you guys stop outside first. I’ll go to the front to inquire about the news.”

“Okay. I’ll watch the team. You can go without worry.”

Su Yin walked to the city gate alone. Nan Jingzhi and Zhang Bingliang, the boss of the Zhang family, and immediately caught up with him.

The three of them walked to the city gate together. When the soldiers guarding the city saw them approaching, they waved and scolded: “If you want to enter the city, line up at the back.”

The three of them did not step back in fear because of the other’s scolding. Su Yin continued.

He stepped forward, stretched out his hand, took out an old purse and handed it to the other party.

The city guard soldier took the purse, weighed it a few times, and put it into his pocket with satisfaction.

His eyes softened when he looked at Su Yin, and his attitude became much better.

“My lord, I would like to ask, how to sell the water in the city?”

After collecting the money, the soldiers guarding the city were very straightforward, “To tell you the truth, this water is not cheap.

A bucket of water costs five taels of silver.”

“How much?” “Zhang Bingliang was shocked, and then he asked, “One bucket? How big is it?”

“That’s the bucket used to draw well water.”

Zhang Bingliang was shocked by the price.

He was prepared that the water would be expensive, but he didn’t expect it to be so expensive.

Five taels of silver can buy a lot of food, enough to feed their family of twenty for one season.

Another soldier just walked out of the city and happened to hear the price of water.

He said directly: “Five liang per barrel, you can’t buy it even if you want to buy it. The county magistrate has just changed the price to “Eight taels per barrel.”

“Eight taels per barrel!”

Zhang Bingliang was so surprised that he said something else.

“Don’t think it’s expensive. It’s just eight taels per barrel, and people in the city are rushing to buy it.

Not everyone is qualified to buy it. Only the people in the city are qualified to buy it, and they are only eligible to buy it once every three days.”

After receiving the money, the soldiers guarding the city spoke more tactfully, but they also showed one thing.

No matter how expensive it is, they don’t have to worry about selling it.

“Then when these people go in to buy water, don’t they return empty-handed?”

The soldiers guarding the city sneered, “How could that be possible? Just let the people in the city sell it to you.

It’s just a matter of spending more money.”

Zhang Bingliang finally understood. , they are not qualified to buy eight taels per bucket of water, and if they want to buy it, they have to pay a high price.

I made a lot of money unexpectedly before. At that time, I felt that my family’s financial resources were much stronger.

But looking back now, that little money is not enough to buy a few buckets of water.

“Master, how much does it cost to enter the city?” Su Yin asked.

“Sanwen.”

“Thank you, sir.”

The three of them returned.

Nan Jingzhi said, “What do you think of this matter?”

“It’s a bit advantageous to the gang leader.”

Zhang Bingliang didn’t react for a while. After thinking about it, he hurriedly asked: “Why did he lie to us?”

“It’s very simple. If we believe him, we will naturally be suspicious of the county magistrate’s actions.

Then we will not dare to enter the city to buy water or other supplies, which is a small revenge on us.”