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"Sir, this monkey can find water." The soldier next to him was a little unconvinced.

"Don't underestimate them. When there is danger, these animals will give warnings." Sheng Changan sat down nearby. With the agility of baboons, Shen Huaizhi was probably the only one among these people who could give it a try.

The next step is to wait, hopefully not too long.

"Sir, this monkey was also seen by me and Mr. Shen when we were looking for water." The person who spoke had a regretful tone.

They had just been surrounded when they spotted this monkey. They thought it was just there to join in the fun and almost attacked it. "It's a pity they didn't recognize it."

After waiting for about half an hour, Shen Huaizhi finally came back with a few leaves on his body, but his face was full of excitement. "Found it."

The place is very secluded, and the entrance to the cave is blocked by patches of vines, but the trees next to it are lush and the branches are luxuriant. In the hot summer, the trees outside have already withered and yellowed, while the leaves here are thick, revealing a clear green.

After entering the cave, the vines were too lush. Even though they had cleared some of them, only a few rays of sunlight shone in through the gaps.

After entering, the temperature inside dropped a lot, and she even felt a chill. Coming from the cave entrance, it was bottomless, with stalactites, stalagmites and stone pillars crowding out from the cracks.

Going further in, there was an open water area. Shen Huaizhi lit a torch and shone it in. There seemed to be fish in it. But from the outside, the terrain here was complex. To the naked eye, there were even caves within caves.

She could even hear the sounds of reptiles gliding by, indicating that this place had long been discovered by some animals, perhaps even large ones. In short, this place was not suitable for ordinary people to enter for the time being.

The water source has been found, and the next step is how to bring the water back. However, the forest is some distance away from the county town, and it takes another day to ride on horseback, not to mention several more days to enter the forest.

She felt that she had clearly explored a lot of places, but on the map, she had not even reached one-tenth of them. A large black square that had not been unlocked, only the area the size of her little finger was visible.

When they heard that water had been found, County Magistrate Wu and his men hurried over and asked, "Sir, is there really a water source?"

The water supply in the county is indeed running out, and only a layer of water is left at the bottom of the well.

After hearing what Shen Huaizhi said, County Magistrate Wu sighed and said, "No matter what, it's good that we can find water. I'll organize people to transport water from there."

"Shen Huaizhi, you and Li Dashan, find someone to prepare defenses nearby. During the time of fetching water, at least one of you and him must be there." Under the current circumstances, transporting water by manpower is the best way.

"Sir, the Du family wants to see you," Wang Liu walked in.

Sheng Changan nodded slightly. In the past two days, the people behind him also came back one after another.

County Magistrate Wu and several others also withdrew. The most urgent task now was to solve the current water shortage problem.

"Sir, I've come here specifically to thank you for saving my life," Du Jingsheng and his wife walked in with their two children.

Mrs. Du took the two boys by her side and said, "They are Mr. Zhou's children, Zhou Shi and Zhou Lin. This time, I have a request. I heard that the county has set up a school. I wonder if these three children can be allowed to go."

In the past two days, she deliberately wandered around the county town. It seemed that there were many people exiled by the court here. The county school was actually taught by Chen Hanlin, the Prince's Tutor.

I heard that here the rule is that children under thirteen and over five, regardless of gender, can go to school without tuition. So I immediately brought people over to inquire about it, to show my sincerity.