Chapter 284. The Light of Hope
In the following days, at the behest of the children’s father, Mrs. Qi had to cook a lot more food each day so that he could store it in the space.
Three days later, Hua Chengtian, accompanied by Hua Yunao and three nephews, left the valley with three large dogs: Hei Da, Er Hui, and San Huang, while their parents and daughters waved goodbye.
To go out with their uncle, Hua Dagumei and Second Aunt’s sons still competed for spots, with Zeng Li, Zeng Jin, and Liu Rong finally chosen.
They were the brothers with relatively higher combat power and aptitude for martial arts, and they were also more honest.
Hua Dagumei’s eldest son, Zeng Yi, and fourth son, Zeng Xiao, along with Second Aunt’s Liu Guang and Liu Ming were relatively more clever, which was why Hua Chengtian chose to take the other three children.
He had secrets, so being honest was preferable.
Leaving to find salt wasn’t kept from the villagers; knowing that he was doing it for everyone, a few people close to him immediately expressed their desire to join, but were declined by Hua Chengtian with the excuse that they needed to protect the village and take care of the fields.
In fact, it was true; the vast valley was different from the cave where they had previously stayed, although it wasn’t deep within the mountains, it was close. While security measures had been thoroughly implemented before, and there were daily patrols in the valley, it wasn’t the busiest time, food still had to be tended to, and patrols needed to be conducted. Realistically, their manpower was indeed limited.
Besides, they were searching for salt; finding it was still uncertain, so it was unnecessary to have too many people.
Hua Chengtian was very confident in their safety; even if danger arose, the three large dogs could anticipate it, and they were not weak people—they carried weapons. In the worst-case scenario, they could climb trees or run.