Chapter 80 Water Source
Although the old lady didn't understand how to put out the fire, she had already figured it out over the past few days. Sang Ning had a very righteous mind and was not influenced by others, but he was definitely not a reckless person. If he could take action, he must be more than 50% sure of success.
Seeing the county governor's anxious expression, she said in a deep voice, "Sir, our Huo family is now headed by Sang Ning. She must have considered everything carefully before making any decision. Moreover, she is very knowledgeable, beyond the reach of ordinary people. Please wait patiently for a while."
Bai Yi was surprised.
They let the Sang family be in charge?
And knowledgeable?
You know, the Marquis Boyang’s Mansion has produced a talented young scholar who is the top scholar. What level is the person who is called knowledgeable by the old lady?
Mo Cuiyu glanced at Li Yuzhi worriedly, but saw that she was standing on a broken tree, tiptoeing hard to look at the fire in front of her, and was not paying attention to what the old lady said.
Wouldn’t the eldest sister-in-law feel uncomfortable as the Sang family is in charge?
Suddenly, Sang Ning breathed a sigh of relief.
His tense shoulders slumped.
She squatted on the trunk of a tree that had just been cut down and had not yet been moved.
"Okay, no need to chop."
"Why don't you cut it down?"
Ding San, who was chopping with his butt sticking out, looked up in confusion, looked at Sang Ning, and then looked at his parents.
What happened just now?
Bai Yi seemed to understand it only then.
She asked people to cut the isolation belt as a preparation for both scenarios.
If the previous efforts fail, the isolation zone can still serve as a buffer, making it relatively easy for them to extinguish the fire.
If it succeeds, it won't be needed.
Such a meticulous mind.
"The fire is smaller!" General Su climbed a tree to watch.
I saw with my own eyes that the flames gradually got smaller and smaller and stopped spreading towards this side.
"I'll go over and take a look!"
He jumped down from the tree, pulled up his clothes, covered his head with them and rushed forward.
"Lao Su!"
Just as Bai Yi was about to stop them, he heard Sang Ning say in a weak voice, "Take some people and put out the remaining fire. Put it out thoroughly, don't let the dark fire reignite."
If there is even a little residue, all the efforts will be wasted.
In fact, although she was calm and composed and gave orders in an orderly manner just now, she was also very nervous inside.
She is not a professional firefighter, so how can she be sure that it will succeed?
It's really just a gamble.
"Then what is the purpose of you asking us to cut down trees?" Ding San was still confused.
Sang Ning: "My family is short of firewood, so I'll drag it back to use as firewood."
"That's great. With so many trees, I don't have to go out to chop them for many days." Huo Jingya touched the egg in her belly happily.
"You're a pregnant woman, and you're still out chopping wood?" Ding San stared at her belly, which was at least five months pregnant, with wide eyes.
Huo Jingya was furious and yelled, "Yes! I'm not pregnant with just one, I'm pregnant with ten!"
Ding San: “…”
Why do I feel like the Huo family members are different from others?
Each woman has a worse temper than the other.
Bai Yi, perhaps also impressed by his subordinates' stupidity, kicked Ding San on the butt and said, "Hurry up and put out the fire!"
It was obvious that he was carrying something in his clothes pocket. I didn't know what he was looking for, but he treated it like a treasure.
There is nothing interesting here except weeds and rocks.
"Sir, my son..."
Huo Baohong ran forward and followed Bai Yi to plead for his son.
Mo Cuiyu also wanted to go, but was stopped by Li Yuzhi.
"Cui Yu, what happened between you and your eldest cousin? Did he really bully you?"
Second Aunt never liked Mo Cuiyu. Li Yuzhi knew it and said that she was taciturn and like a piece of wood.
Fortunately, she had her husband's love in the past, so she smiled and did not refute even when her second aunt ridiculed her.
If even her eldest cousin doesn't protect her now, can she still live a good life?
"No." Mo Cuiyu said in a low voice.
"Why not? Last night..."
"Sister-in-law, don't ask, there really isn't any."
Li Yuzhi wanted to ask more, but Sang Ning interrupted: "Did the child drink any water? Is the fever gone?"
When talking about children, Mo Cuiyu's wooden expression becomes a little more lively.
"I drank it. The fever has gone down a little, but I'm still very weak."
She opened her mouth several times before she said again, "Thank you."
Sang Ning didn't care. He whispered something in Huo Jingya's ear, then jumped off the tree trunk to go to the bathroom.
After walking about thirty meters, she spotted a rare big tree.
It is not rare, but it is due to excessive logging in modern times and its number has become scarce.
It is listed as a national second-level protected wild plant.
That is, elm.
Manchurian elm is not a willow tree, but a species of fraxinus in the Oleaceae family. It is a type of tree with tough wood and is a very rare high-grade wood.
This is not the point. The point is that this tree likes to grow in moist soil, especially in riverbeds with sufficient water and the lower reaches of mountain rivers.
But there is more than one here!
And it was already over thirty meters high, blocking out the sky and the sun.
This means that it has a history of at least hundreds of years.
Sang Ning was very confused.
This isn't a deep mountain where no one has ever been. If there were a river, how could it not be discovered?
Just as she was thinking, the sound of a baby that she hadn't heard for a long time came to her mind.
"There's a cave 200 meters ahead, 30 meters underground. There are golden line barbels, there are golden line barbels."
The golden line barbel is also a national protected animal. It is a cave fish that lurks in the dark waters inside caves!
There is a hidden river in the cave ahead!
Sang Ning understood that this might be the source of the Moon Spring.
She guessed that it was due to climate reasons that caused geological changes and blocked the water source.
After running to the cave and taking a look, I understood why no one had discovered that there was a water source here.
Because the hole is blocked!
After about ten meters in, there was no room for anyone else. There was only a hole the size of a basketball. When I reached my hand in, I could feel the cold and damp wind blowing in.
I don’t know where this place is connected to, but there is no entrance here.
Sang Ning guessed that the underground river might be flowing from the mountain.
OK! Time to make a great contribution!
If you dig a well in the elm forest area, you will definitely get water.
As for the underground river in Dongxue, don't let anyone disturb its tranquility.
She took out Chen's kitchen knife from the space, chopped down a few straight willow trees, and walked back in a very good mood.
"Fourth sister-in-law, why are you so slow? The eggs are cooked!" Huo Jingya asked loudly.
Then he bent down, pulled apart the wood, and dug out the eggs from the soil.
Sanning had a meal.
Why?
She hasn't peed yet?
Forget it, I think I should hold it back.
The old lady held Sang Ning in her arms and complained quietly, "You kid, why did you let Xiaoya roast all the eggs? Such precious things should be saved for later."
"No, eat them all. I already know what kind of egg this is. We can eat it every few days from now on."
"Huh? What kind of egg is that?"
"Swan eggs!" Sang Ning made up a lie.
Who cares? She's going to eat eggs later! Eat eggs!
"They lay eggs right here in the mountains. I'm sure we'll be able to pick up a lot next time."
"...Oh" the old lady took a long time to respond.
She has eaten swan eggs before.
Although the egg skin is also white, it is far inferior to this one and not as delicious as this one.
Unfortunately, the eggs were all cooked by Xiaoya.
otherwise……
Huo Jingya tied the five cooked eggs back to her stomach and took them back to feed the children at home.
There are five left, just one for each person.
One was stuffed into Mo Cuiyu's arms.
She looked at Sang Ning hurriedly.
His voice trembled: "How can this be?"
It’s not the eldest sister-in-law who is in charge now.
"Take it and go back to feed the child." said the old lady.
Li Yuzhi also asked her to take it and took out her own egg yolk to give to her.
"I feel like I'm choking. You eat it."
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