"Mom, according to the law, everything underground belongs to the country. Even if a gold mine is discovered in Shannan, once it is mined, the bulk of the proceeds will probably have to be turned over to the national treasury."

"Then hand it over. The national treasury has benefited from so many gold mines in Shannan, so it won't give back something, right? Your grandfather Jiang can't eat all the gold he has. If you hand it over in exchange for materials and food, I think your grandfather Jiang will be more than happy to do so."

"Besides, how much the gold reserves are is up to me, your mother. I will decide how much I want their people to explore."

"If someone is too greedy, I will divide this gold mine into two parts. The smaller one will be given to the national treasury, and the larger one will be used to secretly subsidize your grandfather Jiang's private treasury and seek benefits for the people of Shannan. What do you think?"

That’s too much punishment!

Pei Zaizai never dreamed that this would be possible.

But I have to say, this is really cool!

Pei Zaizai is undoubtedly a mother-boast. Whatever his mother says or does is right.

Hearing this, without even thinking, he immediately said, "Mom, you're awesome! I agree so much!"

"So that's what we're going to do?"

"Yeah, let's do it!"

Pei Zaizai immediately nodded intensively like a chick pecking at rice.

"When the time comes, I will come to help and divide the mine into two. Yanyan, you don't have to do anything. Leave it to me."

Lu Teng also said this with full confidence.

Well, you don’t have to do it yourself, Green Vine will do it for you.

The lucky Jiang Zhenguo is still scratching his hair in worry, not knowing that he is about to receive a windfall, no, a huge gold mine will fall from the sky.

"Then do we still need to give the things in this Grand Canyon to Grandpa Jiang?"

"Let's see what we have. If we can use it, we can keep it for ourselves. If we can't use it and it's inconvenient to exchange it for money, we can give it to him and let him worry about it."

Mo Yan said nonchalantly.

Anyway, she and her son will definitely not be poor. The territory of China is so large. Once the money is spent, they can just find valuable mines underground and dig some out. Then they will never have to worry about money.

Since they couldn't spend it themselves, Mo Yan didn't mind helping others.

Of course, the prerequisite is that the people she helps are people she likes and have good intentions towards her and her daughter, such as Jiang Zhenguo and Huang Guoquan.

As they spoke, the boat slowly slowed down.

The water flow in this section of the Yangtze River is very turbulent, and the hourly flow rate is very high.

Even large ships with large tonnage find it difficult to stop in such waters.

Not to mention Mo Yan and his crew’s boat which looked very small.

But the green vine relied on a thick vine to firmly take root in the middle of the river dozens of meters deep, causing the surrounding water to flow rapidly, but the boat did not move at all.

"Yanyan, cub, next, we have to walk along an undercurrent. We have to take a shortcut to the Qingjiang River Basin on the other side of this mountain.

Mo Yan picked up Pei Zaizai and said, "If you are afraid of the dark, just stay in your arms. I am holding you!"

"As long as mom is here, the cub won't be afraid of the dark."

However, having said that, the space in the boat is limited. There were a few windows that could see the outside before, but now Aunt Lu said that if we want to enter the undercurrent, it is obviously impossible to keep any windows for ventilation and light.

In other words, this small boat will soon become a completely sealed underwater wooden coffin.

For people with claustrophobia, this kind of environment is a nightmare from hell.

Pei Zaizai doesn't have claustrophobia, but humans naturally don't like being too cramped and are afraid of darkness.

So Pei Zaizai wasn't sure whether she would be afraid or not, so he simply stopped pretending to be strong and nestled into Mo Yan's gentle and reliable arms with peace of mind.

Then she felt the boat moving again. There was still the sound of flowing water, but not as loud as before.

They also felt that something seemed to be following them outside the boat, and from time to time there were sounds of fish splashing in the water, but none of them collided with their boat.

So Pei Zaizai still feels very safe.

Mo Yan's hand stroked her back rhythmically again and again, when Pei Zaizai was so comfortable that she was about to fall asleep again.

Then I heard Auntie Green's voice ring out, "Okay, we're here!"

Then the entire upper part of the boat disappeared.

The vast blue sky, set against the jade-like water, is as beautiful as being in a painting of green mountains and clear waters.

The small boat she and her mother are riding on is the only dynamic character in this static picture.

"Wow! Where is this place? How can it be so beautiful? So quiet, without any sound. Mom, look at the water, it's really the same as fake. I never knew that after a mountain, the turbulent yellow river water would turn into a tranquil green lake. Is this still the Yangtze River?"

"Strictly speaking, the water here still comes from the Yangtze River, but the Yangtze River has many tributaries. The water in this canyon is not only connected to the Yangtze River, but also to the Qingjiang River and several other large rivers."

"The reason why you see the water surface is so calm is because the water is too deep. All the rapids and undercurrents are hidden in the middle of the water, which is dozens of meters deep, and cannot affect the water surface at all."

Mo Yan explained to Pei Zaizai gently.

"In nature, there are many places where humans rarely set foot. There are many dangers that cannot be distinguished by the naked eye, but there are ways to avoid them. For example, if it is a lake or a pool, you can roughly judge whether it is dangerous by observing the color of the water."

"Mom, how do you judge?" Pei Zaizai asked immediately.

"There's a mnemonic: clear water is shallow, blue water is wide, green water is deep, black water is abyssal, and yellow water is swift. If you master these mnemonics, you can judge whether you can go into the water based on the surface of the water."

"I understand, baby. So when we were on the Yangtze River just now, the water was yellow and rolling, which means it was very fast. When we looked at the sea from a distance, it was blue, which means it was very big. The blue of the sky was reflected in the water. So when we see the sea is blue, it also means there is a lot of water. Is that right? Mom!"

"My son is really smart. Yes, your answer is absolutely correct."

"Now I see that the water here is green. Although it may be the reflection of the plants on the surrounding mountains, the fact that the entire area is green means that the water is really deep. It is not necessarily due to the plants, right?"

"Yes! The cub is awesome!"

Mo Yan really loved her little cub and kissed her forehead again and again.

"What does it mean that the water is black? Mom, is there any place on this planet with black water?"

"Of course! My dear, the world is so big that there are all kinds of things. Don't be surprised by anything you see. But you have to remember, if you see the water is black, don't get close to it, understand?"

"I understand. I won't leave my mother to go to a dangerous place. No matter what I want to do or where I want to go, I will tell my mother. I will only go if my mother agrees."

"Good!"

"Okay, Yanyan, kids, stop being so clingy. Do you still want to go to the provincial capital for dinner before dark? If you want to go, let's go get the good stuff!"

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