"Liang Yuan, they want to exchange everything for rice." Cai Zhi spoke up.
Liang Yuan nodded and said, "Tell them these things aren't very valuable. I can only give them 5 pounds of rice, ask them if they want to trade."
Ma Guocai couldn't help but say, "Xiaoliang, we can fish these things ourselves, why trade rice with them?"
Liang Yuan glanced at Ma Guocai and smiled, "There's no time, the flood is getting worse, soon the water will rise. What will we do when we have no ground to stand on?"
"I need to seize every moment, quickly build the raft, and leave this area as soon as possible."
"The more marine creatures here, the less steady I feel."
"Only when we quickly reach Sun Mountain or Meishan, and set foot on solid ground, will I feel assured."
Ma Guocai couldn't help but say, "Then why bother with these things? We should just build the raft directly."
"I have a use for them." Liang Yuan said directly without further explanation.
