The Lucky Farmgirl

Chapter 2257 - 2232: Water Shortage

General Meng hesitated. He needed to first pacify the bandits and horse thieves within the pass before he could focus on the affairs outside the pass. Sending troops to chase a few people now clearly wasn’t worthwhile.

But thinking of Yin Huo and their identities, he got a bit of a headache.

It wouldn’t have mattered if he didn’t know, but knowing and turning a blind eye was unacceptable.

So, he thought for a moment and said, "First, treat those who are still alive, then interrogate them to find out where their hideout is. If it’s not too far, then we can send troops to wipe it out."

The deputy general acknowledged with a "Yes."

Junior General Meng, after receiving a beating, limped back and heard that his father was still considering whether to chase them. Immediately, he clutched his backside to find his father.

How could he not seek revenge for such a humiliation? He had to give chase, not only to chase but also to personally pursue them.

In the end, he was scolded out of the room by General Meng, who said, "You reckless boy, do you think fighting in the desert is easy? Do you know the way? Can you find water, or would you drink horse urine?"

Meanwhile, Manbao and the group, who were fully prepared, also felt the harshness of the desert because their water was running low.

They had clearly prepared enough food and water, but the desert consumption exceeded their expectations.

Manbao began to subconsciously conserve water. It seemed next time she would have to have Keke carry some extra water for her...

What should she use to carry it?

She couldn’t just conjure up a jar from thin air; she’d better buy one from the mall.

Manbao was daydreaming because she was alone in the carriage, and her consciousness sunk into the mall, clicking around. Then she suddenly remembered, since she could buy containers in the mall, why couldn’t she buy water?

Manbao’s eyes lit up, and she immediately typed "water" into the mall. Many pages appeared, but it didn’t seem like drinking water, or rather, there was drinking water, but it looked different from normal water.

Manbao pondered for a moment and typed in "natural water."

Several pages appeared, and Manbao glanced at the title: one ton of water for twenty points. Her eyes immediately lit up. Keke couldn’t help but remind her, "Host, aren’t you going to look at the delivery distance and cost?"

Only then did Manbao look at the small print below, and she thought: ...

Manbao lay motionless on the seating platform, indeed, there were no free pies falling from the sky.

Manbao poked around in the mall and finally bought a twenty-liter barrel of water. Although the price was also twenty points, at least the delivery fee wasn’t high, only twenty points, the same price as the water, and the container didn’t have to be bought as it was packaged for delivery.

Manbao took the bamboo tube hanging from the carriage, filled a tube of water, and leaned out to hand the water to Daji, "Daji, take this to Mr. Zhuang."

Daji glanced at the bamboo tube in her hand and declined, "Miss Man, there’s still some water on the carriage. You should keep this for yourself."

Manbao shook her head, "Give it to Mr. Zhuang. Other water can be less, but drinking water cannot be less."

Dayu rode up from behind, eyeing the bamboo tube, "If you don’t take it, I will."

Daji took it, turned around, and left without even giving him a look.

Manbao leaned out the window to talk to him, "How long until the oasis?"

Dayu wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Not long, I remember there should be a ditch ahead. When we left Small Town, it took us about ten days to get there. We’re not slow either. If not today, then tomorrow we should reach it."

Hearing this, everyone perked up and quickened their pace.

Mr. Zhuang took Manbao’s bamboo tube, poured a few sips into his own tube, and gave the rest to Daji to return.

Daji carried the bucket around the team, and finally, it was Bai Shan who brought back the bamboo tube because it was hot. They nearly stopped riding except in the morning and evening, which saved energy and water.

Bai Shan jumped onto the carriage directly from his horse, ducked inside, and handed her the bamboo tube, "Why did you give all your water to others?"

Manbao glanced at him, put the bamboo tube away, and cheerfully said to Keke, "Another one!"

But Keke couldn’t help her unscrew the bamboo tube cap to pour more water, so her cheerful command only echoed in her mind, and nothing happened.

Manbao and Bai Shan stared at each other.

Bai Shan looked at her empty hands, already sitting upright in anticipation, but seeing her just staring with wide eyes without moving for a long time, he felt uneasy and asked softly, "Does Uncle Zhou want to tell you a secret?"

Manbao’s gaze drifted, and she whispered, "Why don’t you wait for me at the carriage shaft?"

Bai Shan had no objections, so he respectfully sat at the carriage shaft to keep watch for her.

The driver didn’t understand why the young master came out, and felt tense. But since he wasn’t moving from the carriage shaft, he didn’t dare ask, so he gently tapped the horse’s backside to keep close to the carriage ahead.

Could it be that the couple had a fight?

He didn’t hear any arguing just now.

Manbao entered the space to fetch water and brought Bai Shan’s bamboo tube as well. After filling it, she emerged and cleared her throat. Bai Shan then turned back inside.

The driver was:... completely confused.

Manbao happily handed the water to him, "You can drink it directly, go ahead."

Bai Shan opened it and glanced inside. It was full of clean water. Slightly astonished, he raised it and took a big sip, then whispered, "Is Uncle Zhou still here?"

"No," Manbao replied.

Bai Shan was less nervous then and curiously asked, "Did Uncle Zhou help us find water ahead?"

Manbao sighed, "There’s no water found nearby."

She had Keke check earlier. Keke even compassionately didn’t charge her points, just casually looked while scanning for collectible biomes.

But there was no water, so she asked Dayu. Dayu had more experience and his knowledge was likely far wider than Keke’s.

Hearing this, Bai Shan drank a small sip and said, "Next time we’ll prepare more water."

Manbao nodded, also planning to look for water storage items in the mall later. They couldn’t afford to buy water, but they could replenish here.

Manbao handed the bamboo tube to Bai Shan, "What’s Yin Huo up to? Take this bamboo tube to him; he needs to drink more water."

"He’s showing Liu Huan some chess moves..."

"Huh?" Manbao tilted her head slightly because Keke said in her mind, "Water source located, eighteen kilometers ahead on the left..."

Manbao lifted the curtain to look outside and saw a winding path extending towards the left front, clearly their route as well. She then looked excitedly at Bai Shan.

Without her needing to say a word, Bai Shan understood her meaning. He smiled brightly, feeling relieved. Finding water meant hope.