Chapter 78: Encountering Difficulties

“Brother Seto, we are saved.”

Damn it, we have been looking for water for so long and haven’t found the water source. I didn’t expect them to find it.”

“Brother Seto, let’s go down the mountain quickly and notify Satomasa and the others.”

They had been thirsty for a long time, and like the people in Xinghua Village, they were at the end of their rope.

“Yes.” Wang Laitou nodded and looked at one of them, “Go down the mountain and inform.”

The man went down the mountain non-stop, not daring to delay for even a quarter of an hour.

“Brother Seto, what should we do with the two of them?”

Da Zhuangnai noticed the murderous intent in the other’s eyes and her heart trembled.

“No, don’t kill us.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t kill you now.”

Wang Laitou made a pun.

On the other side, Su Yin stayed under the big tree and waited. The water bladder was full, and no one was waiting.

After burning the incense, a sound came from behind the rocks. She hid behind the rocks.

After confirming whether the sound came from a human being or one of her own, she walked out from behind.

When everyone saw Su Yin, they all greeted her warmly.

“Su Yatou, good job.”

“Su Yatou, thank you for your hard work.”

Everyone stepped onto the platform, their eyes drawn to the gap under the huge stone wall, where they saw drops of water flowing out and dripping onto the ground below, quickly absorbed by the soil without any trace of it.

“There is really water.”

“The sky opened its eyes and left us a way to survive.”

“I thought I was going to die of thirst, but now there is no need.”

Yang Li was looking at the water dripping into the soil, feeling distressed and urging, “Stop being so nagging, hurry up and get the water.”

With the water flowing at such a speed, it would take a lot of time for the whole village to fill up the containers, and at least they couldn’t rush anymore today.

For water, they had to stay for half a day and set off again tomorrow morning.

The water was discovered by Su Yin. No one grabbed it, and they took the initiative to let the Su family receive the water first.

Su Baozhu did her job and put the bucket below to catch the water.

Su Yin learned about the village chief’s arrangement from her uncle and nodded her head.

That way, no one would notice them, and they would be much safer.

“Third Grandma, the water flow here is too small. Judging from the speed of water dripping, it will take several days at least to fill the entire village’s water containers.”

Su Yin was still very reserved after several days.

While waiting for them to come, she used her water bag to make calculations.

She calculated it based on the capacity of the water bladder and the time it takes to fill it.

It’s no exaggeration to say that it would only take a day or two to fill her three buckets and four water bladders.

Taking one of the buckets in her home, the capacity of the bucket is about 38 liters, and the water bladder is about 600 ml. It takes about a quarter of an hour to fill 600 ml of water.

Thirty-eight liters is equal to 380,000 milliliters, which is approximately equal to sixty-three water bladders.

A water bag lasts for a quarter of an hour, so a bucket of water lasts approximately fifteen hours, or nearly six hours.

She has three buckets of about the same size at home, and it takes a lot of time to fill them.

“I just calculated the time. It will take about a quarter of an hour to fill my water bag.”

People in the village can count very little, but they have the water bag for comparison.

After thinking about it for a while, they understand that they need to rely on this drop of water to fill the water bag.

It is very difficult for the whole village to achieve water freedom unless they are willing to stay here for a few days.

But they don’t have that much time to stay, and no one can guarantee that the water droplets here will remain forever.

Just in case it suddenly stops one day, there are risks involved.

The smiles on everyone’s faces that were happy just now have faded a lot, and they are no longer as optimistic as before.

Yang Lizheng nodded, thinking, “We can’t stay here for too long.”

Aunt Wang’s husband said, “The worst thing is, every house will have less water. Tomorrow, walk faster during the day, and don’t rest at noon.” Some people disagreed:

“We walk in a hurry every day and don’t dare to stop for even a quarter of an hour.

We only take a break at noon when the sun is the strongest. Now we have to hurry up. We adults can bear it, but children can’t.”

Actually, now everyone’s footsteps are accelerated, and they can walk as fast as they can.

Everyone was the same, and no one complained.

Many young children cannot keep up, so adults can only put them on carts or carry them on their backs.

Those older children are not so relaxed.

After walking for a day, many children’s legs hurt terribly and there were blisters on the soles of their feet.

“This won’t work, that won’t work either. What should I do?”

“If we just get a little water, it won’t be long before we are short of water again. By then, let alone leaving, we won’t even be able to lift our legs.”

Everything everyone said made sense; which one is more important or less important? Everyone has their own scale in their heart.

Yang Li was looking at Su Yin, “Girl Su, what do you say?”

“I have a way here, but there are certain risks.”

Everyone fell silent and waited for her to elaborate.

Master Wan San was sitting under the tree, holding a piece of grass in his mouth, watching her with interest.

He also wanted to see whom she would favor in this dilemma or if there was a better way to solve the two problems.

“I just observed the nearby terrain and this stone. I guess there is an underground river or a spring behind this stone wall.

We have a way now, which is to pry the stone gap a little wider.”

Everyone’s eyes lit up.

“Oh, why didn’t I think of this?”

“Yes, yes, the dripping hole is small, so just make the dripping hole bigger.”

Su Yin was not as optimistic as they were.

She didn’t study geology, so she couldn’t guarantee whether her efforts would be in vain or whether the only water they had would be lost.

“Girl Su, what’s wrong with this method?”

“I can think of two issues at the moment. First, I can’t guarantee whether the water will increase after the crack in the stone is opened wider.

Maybe it will remain the same, and if that happens, we will have done nothing and wasted time collecting water.”

“Secondly, I’m worried that if we hit the stone wall, it will damage the structure inside.”

It depends on what you want to do.”

Su Yin would not make decisions for everyone in the face of such a significant event.

Wan Sanye’s eyes brightened slightly; this girl had thought comprehensively.

It must be acknowledged that all three choices have their advantages and disadvantages, particularly Su Yin’s third option.

If successful, it would be a huge leap forward. However, if it fails, she could lose everything.

Compared to the first two options, hers was a big gamble.

Wan Sanye, the old master, waited silently without offering any comments.

Yang Lizheng looked at everyone, “You have all witnessed the current situation. Let’s discuss our thoughts.”