Surviving In The Ancient Times With Limitless Supplies
Chapter 161: Really Bold

Chapter 161: Really Bold

"Stop right there! Who are you?" One of the soldiers asked.

Xiao Gui stopped, out of breath and looked at the two guarding soldiers. One of the soldiers was taken aback when he saw his face, and asked, "Xiao Gui? Why did you come back alone? Where are the others?"

Another soldier looked at his comrade and asked, "Do you know him?"

The soldier nodded and said, "Yes, he is a young soldier under General Ren. We both worked in kitchens before we transferred to our current positions."

Waving his hand, Xiao Gui was still gasping for breath. Two minutes later, he finally managed to speak out of breath: "I... I need to... to find General Ren. There... is... urgent matter to... to report."

When the two guarding soldiers heard that there was something urgent, they hurriedly let Xiao Gui pass. After being stopped at the entrance of the barrack, Xiao Gui was too tired to walk, but he still ran as fast as he could to Ren Fanyan’s tent persistently. Stopping in front of Ren Fanyan’s tent, Xiao Gui speaks to the two guarding soldiers.

"Brothers, please inform General Ren that Xiao Gui has an urgent report about the matter of buying water." He said after taking a few deep breaths.

One of the soldiers nodded and said, "Wait here."

After speaking, he entered the tent. Not long after, the soldier lifted the curtain and said, "You can go inside."

Xiao Gui walked into the tent while saying, "Thank you, Brother."

Stepping into the tent, he knelt down in front of Ren Fanyan, cupped his fists and said, "This subordinate sees General Ren."

Ren Fanyan put down the bamboo scroll in his hand on the table and said, "Stand up and talk."

"Thank you, General." Xiao Gui said and stood up.

Ren Fanyan looked at him and asked, "What urgent matter do you want to report to me?"

Xiao Gui, who just ran for five hours, took a deep breath to calm his frantic heartbeat. After calming down, he said, "It’s about the matter of buying water."

Hearing that the report was about the matter of buying water, Ren Fanyan said, "Speak."

Xiao Gui nodded and said, "Reporting to General Ren. After leaving the barrack last night, my team had visited more than five villages, and finally arrived at a village eighty li away from here. Fortunately, the villagers are willing to sell us their water. It’s just that the price is too expensive. My team leader couldn’t make the decision, so he told me to come back and ask the general to make a decision."

"How much is the price?" Ren Fanyan asked calmly.

"For muddy well water, fifty Wen for a bucket of water. For clean water, five taels of silver for a bucket of water. One bucket of water is enough for five grown men to drink for a day." Xiao Gui replied calmly.

Ren Fanyan was shocked when he heard the price of the water. The price of water was way beyond his estimation. He frowned and asked, "Are you sure it’s five taels of silver, and not five Wen?"

Xiao Gui nodded and said, "We were also taken aback when we heard the price. My team leader tried to negotiate the price with the villagers, but the leader of the villagers said that if we thought it was too expensive, they wouldn’t force us to buy it. Their leader said we can buy well water instead of clean water. But the well water is too muddy to be safe for drinking."

Ren Fanyan tapped his fingers on the table and asked, "How many buckets of water are they willing to sell to us?"

Xiao Gui replied: "The leader said that now they have two thousand buckets of clean water that they can sell to us."

Ren Fanyan nodded and said, "It’s not a small amount of money. Ten thousand taels of silver is exchanged for only two thousand barrels of clean water. This price is ridiculous."

The tent fell into silence after he finished speaking. After a moment of silence, Ren Fanyan stood up and said, "Come with me. I have to ask General Yao to make the decision."

"Yes, General Ren." While speaking, Xiao Gui took a step aside and let Ren Fanyan go out first.

The two then left Ren Fanyan’s tent and went to the training ground to find Yao Zhen. Seeing them coming, Yao Zhen put his bow back on the weapon rack.

He turned his head to look at Ren Fanyan and asked, "Fanyan, do you have something important to report that you couldn’t even wait and come to this training ground to find me? Is it about the matter of buying water?"

Ren Fanyan clasped his fists, bow slightly at him and said, "General Yao, it is indeed about the matter of buying water."

After speaking, he turned and looked at Xiao Gui. Xiao Gui glanced at him, took a step forward, knelt in front of Yao Zhen, cupped his fists and said, "This subordinate sees General Yao."

Yao Zhen looked at the young soldier and said, "Stand up and talk."

Xiao Gui stood up while saying, "Thank you, General Yao."

Looking at their supreme general, Xiao Gui was intimidated by his fierce aura, but he still calmly said, "Reporting to General Yao. This subordinate is one of the soldiers sent by General Ren to buy water from nearby villages. After leaving the barrack last night, we went to five villages, but we couldn’t even buy a drop of water. Today, we finally found a village willing to sell water to us. But the price is too expensive."

After listening to Xiao Gui’s report calmly, Yao Zhen asked, "What is the price?"

This time, it was Ren Fanyan who answered him. He frowned slightly, and said, "Five taels of silver for a bucket of clean water, and fifty Wen for a bucket of well water."

When Yao Zhen heard the price of water, he couldn’t help laughing angrily. He rubbed his chin and said, "These villagers are really bold. Do they have dragon’s gall or tiger’s courage?"

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