"What should we do? We can't send it away, but we don't dare keep it... Maybe we should pretend we don't know anything!"
Sister-in-law Zhou slapped her thigh and complained a few times, but her words reminded everyone.
Yes, they can simply pretend they don't know anything, and even if they are found out later, it won't concern them.
"I think it's a good idea!"
Grandpa Zhen frowned. Although he felt it was a bit unreliable, there was nothing he could do about it now!
In the silence, Zhen Wanwan slowly said, "This method is good, but it's not good for our future."
Seeing everyone looking at her curiously, Zhen Wanwan explained, "We went through so much trouble to come here so that we can live a peaceful life in the future, and also for the sake of our descendants."
"Although we discovered this iron ore at the wrong time, but..."
She paused for two seconds before continuing, "But this iron ore has a very high gold content. If we use it properly, we can live a life of luxury for the rest of our lives..."
"We don't want to live a life of luxury, we just want to live a good life!"
Before Zhen Wanwan could even begin to make grand promises, her plans were thwarted.
Fortunately, she was thick-skinned and said without batting an eye, "Our thinking is correct, but brothers and sisters-in-law, do you really want your children to be scrambling for food in the fields in the future?"
Apart from the Qu family, every family present had several children, so everyone remained silent.
Since the children started studying with Qu Huaiyuan, their temperaments have improved a lot. This is why everyone in the Qu family is willing to help with the chores without any complaints.
They naturally hope their children will become successful and outstanding, so they won't have to toil in the fields and depend on the weather for their livelihood.
"Girl, you decide what to do with this mine! Anyway, you're the one who discovered it."
"Yes, whatever you say, we agree!"
Seeing everyone's reaction, Zhen Wanwan felt reassured and immediately revealed her plan.
"What I mean is, we'll offer up the mine, but not to the magistrate of Guangling County, but to a high-ranking official who commands an army!"
"We don't know any high-ranking officials; the only one we're relatively familiar with is Lord Feng!"
Old Mrs. Li's eyes flashed, as if she understood her daughter's plan. Her fiancé was General Xiao's strategist, which was a high-ranking officer in the army!
The relationship between Zhen Wanwan and Zhuyuan was known only to Granny Zhang and Old Lady Li; even Old Master Zhen was unaware of the details.
So everyone was curious and discussing how to give up the mine.
"Everyone, please be quiet and let me finish!"
"It's like this... I'm sure everyone knows Lord Feng, and you should also know who Lord Feng is backing!"
Qu Huaiyuan's eyes darkened, as if he had guessed something.
As expected, Zhen Wanwan solemnly decided, "The strategist is General Xiao's right-hand man. Handing over the mine to him is the same as handing it over to General Xiao..."
"Everyone should trust General Xiao's character, right? Let's not even talk about how he fought bravely to protect his country."
"Just based on his attitude of never taking a single penny from the people, we would be willing to give him the mine for free, even without any compensation!"
"That's right! We all admire General Xiao very much, we'd be happy to give him to us even if he were free!"
"yes…"
The atmosphere at the scene grew increasingly enthusiastic, and everyone naturally held such a hero in high esteem.
Zhen Wanwan waved her hand and said, "So my idea is to give this mine to the strategist, and then have him transfer it to General Xiao. As for the land allocated to us by the government, I can mention it to the strategist and ask him to allocate another piece of land for us!"
"It will definitely be no worse than it is now. If there are any rewards, we can split them equally among the families. What do you think?"
"I disagree!" a rough voice shouted.
All eyes immediately focused on Dongzi, who blushed and stammered, "I...I don't think this is right! This mine was originally found by Zhen Niangzi, so if there's a reward, it should go to Zhen Niangzi!"
"I just need a few acres of fertile land, enough to farm..."
This statement was unanimously agreed upon by the Zhou brothers.
“Brother Dongzi is right. We’ve already gotten a good deal by exchanging land for us, so how can we share the reward?”
What Zhen Wanwan wanted was not fertile land or a reward; what she wanted was to do them a favor.
In the future, having a mountain to lean against will provide shade and avoid trouble for many people.
"We can talk about the reward later. What we need to consider now is whether or not to donate the iron ore to which lord I suggested!"
Zhen Wanwan looked at the people present, and at this moment, one person raised his hand and said.
"Of course we'd like to, but... although we've met the strategist a few times, we're not familiar with him at all! We haven't even exchanged a single word..."
Zhen Fugui scratched his head, holding the stone as if it weighed a ton. He looked at Zhen Wanwan with a troubled expression and asked, "What should we do, little sister?"
Zhen Wanwan patted him reassuringly and then looked at everyone in the room and promised, "As for the matter of offering tribute now, leave it to me."
"But we need to take care of our homestead in Dahe Village first, and we can postpone the land reclamation for now!"
Grandpa Zhen said, "That makes sense. Tomorrow, a few of us men will go over there, and the rest of you can stay home!"
After everyone reached a consensus, Zhen Wanwan went back to her room and began writing a letter, intending to have Zhen Fuyou deliver it to Feng He the next morning.
She wasn't used to writing with a brush, so she just used the fountain pen in her room.
This matter was too important; she didn't care whether it revealed her uniqueness.
After briefly recounting the story of how the iron ore was discovered, embellishing the details, Zhen Wanwan lay down on the bed and fell asleep with her child in her arms.
The next day, she got up early, which was unusual for her, and handed over the token she had prepared in advance to Zhen Fu.
"Second brother! Remember to give it to Lord Feng as soon as possible, and also take this thing with you."
Zhen Wanwan took out a piece of broken iron ore from her bosom and gave it to her second brother.
This time, Zhenfu was not joking around. Instead, he solemnly told everyone to pack their things away before turning around and following Grandpa Zhen and the others.
Seeing this, Zhen Wanwan sighed. She never expected that her usually unreliable second brother would become so composed when faced with such a major event.
That's really surprising.
Let's set aside the shock that Grandpa Zhen and his colleagues felt after discovering the mine.
Take, for example, the surprise Zhu Yuan felt when he received the urgent letter personally delivered by Feng He.
Only after learning that Zhen Wanwan and the others had not encountered any accidents did he sit down with peace of mind and slowly read the contents of the letter.
Upon reading the contents of the letter, he stood up in shock.
His fingers rubbed the envelope repeatedly, his heart unable to calm down for a long time; one can imagine how important this news was to him.
"Lord Feng! You and I must ride as fast as we can to Guangling County tonight!"
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