Twelve days may not be long or short, but it is enough to make an anxious person restless.
"Send people to explore again, where will the river be transferred?" Zisai stared at the waterway where there was still no movement, and there was uncontrollable panic in Zisai's voice.
"Yes!" Mr. Yuan responded and glanced at the Yamen servant beside him.
The yamen officer understood, got on his horse, and galloped towards the snow-capped mountains.
"The twelfth day has just begun, there must be time!" Mr. Yuan said to himself, as if speaking to Zi Sai, but also as if he was comforting himself.
Zisai looked slightly cold and pursed his lips tightly, giving people the illusion of coldness.
In the distance, Zhihua, who is wearing old clothes and has a thin body, comes alone.
Master Yuan saw it with sharp eyes and said hurriedly: "Master Zisai! He is here!"
Zisai followed Master Yuan's gaze and his expression became a bit colder.
"The twelfth day has arrived, what is the result of the test?" Zhihua came closer and asked loudly.
"You are wrong, the twelfth day has just begun!" Mr. Yuan corrected him.
Zhihua walked up to the two of them and looked at the empty waterway: "It seems that you can't succeed!"
Zisai's cold eyes swept over Zhihua: "The time has not passed yet, don't make a conclusion too early!"
A sarcastic smile flashed across Zhihua's eyes: "Sure! I'll stay here with you until midnight!" After saying that, he found a flat place to lie down, crossed his legs, and enjoyed the warm sunshine in the morning.
As time passed, I and the people in the city flocked here one after another, hoping to witness that exciting moment.
The yamen servant who had left and returned quickly jumped off his horse and respectfully reported back: "Two adults! The water source will arrive here in about an hour!"
"Okay!" Zisai was quite satisfied with this result.
When the people heard this, it was like a pot exploding.
"It was successful! It was really successful..."
"Finally we have water, and we can finally be self-reliant! It's great! It's great..."
"The sky really has eyes!"
…
The cheers of the common people spread far and wide in the open wilderness.
Zhihua found a piece of dead grass from somewhere and held it in his mouth. A coldness escaped from the corner of his lips and he said coolly: "The water hasn't arrived yet, so whatever they say will be accepted!"
Zhihua's voice that ruined the atmosphere was decisively suppressed by the cheers of the people.
As the people waited eagerly, an hour later, a white light was vaguely reflected in the waterway in the distance.
"Water! That's water!" Someone shouted, and the already boiling crowd cheered even more.
Looking at the water slowly flowing in the distance, Zisai turned his eyes to Zhihua: "What I promised you has been completed, is it time for you to fulfill your promise?"
Zhihua stood up from the ground and looked at the slowly flowing water in the distance, with surprise and joy intertwined in his eyes.
Finally... the people can finally live a normal life... and finally no longer have to live a life without food and clothing...
Some people couldn't wait to run towards the water source; when they saw the long-lost river water, they all rushed towards the river.
When the water splashed into their mouths, the smiles of the people froze on their faces: "Salty?"
"Is the river salty?"
"Why is the river salty?"
"How can we eat such salty water?"
"that is……"
The doubts of the people drowned out the joy just now.
"People, please be quiet! Please be patient..." Mr. Yuan hurriedly climbed up to a high hill to calm the people's emotions.
Zhihua walked quickly to the river, bent down, dipped some water and put it in his mouth: "It is indeed salty!" His eyes turned to Zisai: "Is this the river water you extradited from?"
"Since we have a way to divert the river water here, we also have a way to turn the river water back into normal drinking water!" Zi Sai said to Master Yuan with hope: "He will explain to everyone soon!"
After Zisai finished speaking, Master Yuan opened his mouth to explain.
"Common people! Please listen to me quietly..." After Mr. Yuan comforted him again and again, the mood of the people finally relaxed: "... Because the snow-capped mountains are too cold, the water source cannot flow out normally, so we are in the river.
Put a lot of edible salt in it, so that the water will not freeze easily. Only in this way can we hope to transfer the water here..."
"But it can't be eaten or used, so what's the use of all this water?"
"that is!"
"We want water that we can eat and use, not this salty water!"
"We need drinkable water..."
The people started to boo again.
"People! Be quiet! Listen to me..." Mr. Yuan pointed with his fingertips at the rows of iron pots not far away: "...People! Some of you must have noticed the rows of iron pots there, right?
"
"What's the use of having a pot? Can you control what we eat and what we drink?"
"Who says otherwise!"
"We want fresh water! We want fresh water..."
Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming increasingly uncontrollable, Zisai flew down beside Mr. Yuan and glanced at everyone with his cold eyes.
Under the pressure of Zi Sai's momentum, everyone's voices became quieter and quieter, until they finally disappeared.
Master Yuan secretly gave Zi Sai a thumbs up; it seems that having a strong aura attached to him can be quite useful sometimes.
"Explain to the people the purpose of the iron pot!" Zisai ordered.
"Yes!" Mr. Yuan responded, pointing to the iron pots in the distance: "The rows of iron pots there are our tools for converting river water into normal drinking water. Now, let the government officials give you a live demonstration!"
After finishing his words, he waved his hand.
The government officials, who were always waiting for orders, quickly fetched water from the river and put it into the iron pot; then they operated according to the method demonstrated by Zi Tong before.
In the doubtful attitude of the people, time passed little by little; until the first yamen servant took out a bowl of distilled water, then the second, the third... each yamen servant took out a bowl of distilled water from the pot and sent it to the people.
before.
"If anyone has any doubts about the water, you can come forward and drink some to try it!" As Master Yuan finished speaking, the people swarmed in.
"Eh?! It's not salty anymore!"
“It’s really not salty anymore!”
"Great! This method really works!"
"We don't have to worry about running out of water anymore! That's great..."
Zi Sai waved to the Yamen servant and motioned for him to bring a bowl of water.
The Yamen servant understood and respectfully brought the bowl to Zi Sai.
Zisai took it and strode up to Zhihua: "Try it!"
Without hesitation, Zhihua stretched out his fingertips, dipped some water in it, and put it into his mouth.
"how?"
"The method is very effective!" Zhihua praised without hesitation.
"These methods were all thought up by Zi Tong!" Zi Sai handed the bowl back to the Yamen servant beside him.
"I know what you want to say!" Zhihua gave a sincere smile this time: "Don't worry! She is very good! I will send her back safely as promised before, and as for me, I will voluntarily accept any punishment from you!"