Chapter 79: Finding Wealth in Danger

Uncle Wang said, “Time is tight, we can’t stay here too long. I think we can take a risk.”

Yang Dahe then said, “I choose the third option, open it up and have a look. If there are any surprises, we won’t worry about taking too much time.”

“I think we can choose the second option,” the tree said. “We don’t need everyone to pick up too much water today and one night.

No matter how much we pick up tomorrow, we will leave early in the morning.”

“How to divide the water?” someone asked.

“It’s fairer to divide it by head,” someone responded.

Butcher Yang said, “But we have animals. You also know that animals drink more water than us. We can control it a little, but the animals can’t.”

“Yeah! It’s not easy to find this. The water is just looking at it, and it can’t be filled.

No matter how you think about it, you won’t be reconciled. Have you ever thought about whether we can find a water source later?

If we only take a small amount of water, we can’t find it later. What should we do? Everyone must have experienced the pain of water shortage.”

“The drought in Nanping County is much worse than ours. No one knows whether it will be more difficult to go down.”

Yang Dashu thought of something. “That fat shopkeeper knows a lot, why don’t you ask him.”

After his reminder, the others looked around for Wan Sanye.

Wan Sanye was confused when he was suddenly questioned. He just wanted to be a pure bystander, but he didn’t expect that the burden would suddenly be lifted.

Facing the longing looks from everyone, Wan Sanye stood up from the stone and spit out the grass in his mouth.

“Going south, passing through Nanping County, you will find Nanshan County and Jinghe County.

Of these two counties, Nanshan County and Nanping County have similar drought levels. Jinghe County is relatively better, similar to your Dongtu County.

The people there still have a little way to survive, but looking at the villages along the way, most of the villages in Nanping County are heading towards Jinghe County.”

“With so many people passing by, Jinghe County is probably going to die.”

“I can’t guarantee whether you can find water later.”

“I can only tell you what I know so far. How you decide is up to you.”

Yang Lizheng said, “Shopkeeper Bai, you choose, which one will you choose? “

Mr. Wan Sanye kept his true surname a secret from the villagers, instead adopting the surname Bai.

The Su family affectionately called him “Fat Master.”

Others in Xinghua Village would respectfully address him as “Shopkeeper Bai.”

Wan Sanye didn’t answer directly but said, “We businessmen have a saying, ‘Wealth can be found in danger.’

The riskier the business, the greater the return. I’ll choose the third option.”

There was much back and forth. Unsure individuals gradually leaned towards the third option.

Yang Li turned to Su Yin, “Girl Su, what about you?”

Su Yin pondered for a moment before replying, “The third option. It’ll take some time to pry open the stone, but overall it’s quicker than the other two.

The first two options have risks, just not immediately apparent, but that doesn’t mean there’s no impact. I personally prefer a more direct approach.”

“This is just my personal opinion. It depends on what everyone wants.”

Yang Lizheng nodded, “Raise your hands to show your support.”

Butcher Yang said, “Yinyin girl is lucky. I think following her is the right choice.”

Yang Dashan glared at him and addressed the others. He said, “Don’t listen to what others say about this matter, make your own decision.”

This was exactly what Su Yin wanted to say.

“Uncle Yang trusts me, I’m very happy, but I still hope you can think about it yourself and make your choice based on your own ideas.”

Butcher Yang chuckled, “I’ve thought about the third option.”

Many people looked at Su Yin and Mr. Wan San. The two of them taking the lead in choosing the third option inadvertently encouraged more people to take the risk.

They didn’t realize it, but during their time together, they had subconsciously grown to trust Su Yin’s opinions and follow her lead.

Those who could reach this level were typically prestigious groups, like local clan elders, the Li Zheng (village head), and country squires.

“The bold will be supported to death, and the timid will be starved to death. I’ll also choose the third option.”

“Stretching out the head is a knife, and shrinking the head is also a knife. I choose the third option.”

“The third option is life or death.”

“Everyone, don’t be so pessimistic. Think this way. If the Li Zheng hadn’t sent someone out to look for it, and Su Yatou hadn’t found it, we might not even have this little water. It would be good.”

“That’s it. Reason.”

Without any statistics, most people chose to take the risk.

With the decision made, the people of Xinghua Village were ready to cut through the cracks in the stone.

Su Yin initially wanted to come up with a quick way to cut through the stone, but she didn’t expect her uncle to directly take people to find firewood, prepare to calcine the stone wall, and then pour water on it.

This would make the stone wall easier to crack and save them a lot of time.

While they were preparing in full swing, the villagers from Qianshan Village who had returned to report the news had already run down the mountain.

“Li Zheng, Li Zheng.” He happily ran to Wang Lizheng.

“Where are the two of them?”

The other party took a breath and said excitedly, “We have good news. The people in Xinghua Village have found the water source.”

Several nearby families turned to look at him.

Someone couldn’t control his surprise and said, “Did you really find the water source?”

This loud sound was heard by everyone in front and behind.

Wang Lizheng glared hard at the man who was making such a fuss.

The man also realized that he had done something wrong and quickly lowered his head, not daring to look at what was going on.

Wang Lizheng looked around. Among the people walking on the official road, besides those from his village, there were also a few scattered refugees.

They were a little distance away and posed no threat.

“Can you tell me specifically what’s going on on the mountain?” Wang Lizheng was excited, but he pressed down his emotions and asked calmly.

After the man who reported the news took them up the mountain, he saw the people in Xinghua Village and realized something was wrong.

Then he told them everything about the incident where they caught a pair of grandparents and asked them about their situation.

Wang Lizheng nodded with satisfaction, “You have done a good job.”

“Inform everyone to take a break, and every household gathers together. Let all the people in charge of each household come over to discuss things.”

Qianshan Village’s ability to act was much better than the poor Xinghua Village.

After a while, all the families gathered together.

Wang Lizheng told everyone about finding the water source, and everyone’s face showed surprise.

“According to the information that Wang Laitou forced to confess, the water source there is very small, I’m afraid there isn’t much.”

Everyone who looked happy just now showed solemn expressions again.

“No matter how much it is, we’ll grab it.”

“That’s right, that’s right. My baby is so thirsty that he is exhausted and can’t walk now. Without water, not to mention the baby, we adults will also fall together.”

Every household was short of water. At this time, there was no sense.