The village chief rolled his eyes at his son and said, "That's enough! We're lucky to have water to drink. You still want to take a shower? None of the girls in the village are as pretentious as you!"

Chen Kui laughed out loud beside him, "Wen Xuan has delicate skin and tender flesh, he's really different from us rough old men! When we were escorting, it was normal for us to not shower for several days!"

The men burst into laughter...

Outside, the sound of villagers chatting could be heard, and not far away, three people were eating in a carriage.

Qi Yanxuan took out the meals he had made in his spare time from the space. Beef stewed with potatoes, sweet and sour pork tenderloin, and vegetables with garlic were placed on a small folding table, and each person was given a box of white rice.

Shen Yanshan felt like he was dreaming when he saw the white rice. Then he looked at the dish, thinking that it could only be made in a big restaurant. The most amazing thing was that it was still steaming, as if it had just been made.

After tasting the beef, Shen Yanshan's eyes lit up, "Xiaoxuan, this beef tastes really good!"

"Uncle! Eat more if you like it!" After saying that, he picked up another piece of sweet and sour pork and gave it to Shen Yanqing.

"Ah Qing, eat more too! This sweet and sour pork is delicious too."

"Okay!" Shen Yanqing ate the food in the bowl and looked at Qi Yanxuan opposite him, thinking that his wife was so thoughtful. She even picked up some food for him while eating. There was love in her eyes that could not be hidden. As long as he thought about how they were already... the look he gave the opposite side became wrong.

Qi Yanxuan noticed the gaze coming at him, and kicked Shen Yanqing under the table, signaling him to eat quickly. There were also people next to him who didn't know how to restrain themselves.

After being kicked, Shen Yanqing's expression immediately became serious. He picked up a piece of beef for Qi Yanxuan and said, "Ah Xuan! Eat meat!" The last two words were especially clear when he said them.

Qi Yanxuan looked at Shen Yanqing and then at the meat in the bowl. He didn't know if he was overthinking it. Maybe he was overthinking it? Ah Qing's expression was obviously serious, or was he too dirty? Then he didn't say anything and buried his head in eating.

evening.

The place where everyone chose to camp was still at the foot of the mountain. There was no other way, as there were mountains everywhere. And because of the forests, they could at least find some water, so they wouldn't die of thirst.

But today he deliberately chose to camp at the foot of a mountain covered with bamboo.

Qi Yanxuan felt that he couldn't rely on him to bring water every time. What if they were separated from him unexpectedly?

There were other disaster victims, and every time he was the only one who found water while others couldn't. Over time, these people would set their sights on the water sources in the mountain villages, or even rob them directly.

Although he could kill them, he didn't want to do it since there was a better way. It would not harm his own interests and could give others a chance to survive, so why not do it!

Qi Yanxuan: "Village Chief! It's hard to find water in the mountains now. I have a way to collect dew from the air."

The village chief was delighted. "What's the solution?"

Qi Yanxuan: "Bring me an umbrella and a rope."

The village chief quickly went to his luggage to find an oil-paper umbrella and a thin rope and handed them to Qi Yanxuan.

Qi Yanxuan took it and said to Shen Yanqing: "A Qing! Go and help me cut a bamboo. It doesn't have to be too thick, just as thick as your wrist."

Shen Yanqing: “Okay!”

A quarter of an hour later, Shen Yanqing came back dragging a bare bamboo.

Qi Yanxuan took the bamboo and cut it into sections, leaving the bottoms intact, and made cups. He also punched two symmetrical holes on the top edge of the cups.

Tie a rope to the hole so that the cup can be hung on the ribs of the open umbrella. Tie a bamboo cup to each rib. In this way, when the umbrella is left outside for one night, the dew on the umbrella surface will flow along the ribs into the bamboo tube. When you wake up in the morning, there will be water in the bamboo tube cup. Although not too much, you will not die of thirst with this water.

Qi Yanxuan finished it and handed it to the village chief. "Tell everyone to do it this way. Leave it outside overnight. In the morning, there will be water in the bamboo tube. You can also give it to the disaster victims later. Otherwise, if people are short of water, they will do anything. This is also for the safety of the villagers."

Village chief: "Okay! I'll go right away."

The village chief took the finished umbrella back to the villagers.

The village chief shouted: "Everyone come and gather!"

When the villagers heard the village chief calling for a gathering, they all rushed over.

Chen Kui: "Village Chief! What's the matter with calling us together?"

Shen Youbao: “Village chief, why are you holding an umbrella? It’s not raining.”

Shen Youfu rolled his eyes at his stupid brother. "Look carefully, there's a bamboo tube hanging on the umbrella! Can it be used to keep out the rain? No wonder big brother says you're stupid."

The village chief said: "Alright! Be quiet for a moment. This is the water collection tool Yan Xuan taught me to make. Just follow the instructions and leave it outside overnight. There will be water in the morning."

When the villagers heard that they would have water, they all started talking about it.

Aunt Cuihua was surprised and said, "Really? There will be water like this?"

Shen Dafu said with certainty: "Since Yan Xuan said it, it must be true!"

The village chief said: "Just try it and you'll know if it works! Hurry up and do it, this is something that can save lives!"

After the village chief finished speaking, the villagers took action, and the men went to cut bamboo first.

The other victims were puzzled when they saw the men from Kaoshan Village cutting bamboo. They thought bamboo shoots were edible, but bamboo itself wasn't. Why cut it? It was a waste of effort, so they ignored it.

The men dragged the bamboo back and cut it into small sections. The women tied the bamboo tubes to the edges of the umbrella ribs, and soon all the collectors in the mountain village were ready.

The village chief called out to a few men in the crowd, "Da Kui, Wen Xiang, Brunei, You Qing, take this collector and teach the other victims how to make it and explain its use!"

Shen Wenlai: "Dad! How can others believe it before they see the result?"

Village chief: "It's up to them whether they believe it or not, we just say it!"

"knew!"

After answering, several people took the collector to notify the victims.

…

When Shen Kui arrived, he shouted loudly, "Everyone! This is a tool for collecting water. Just do as follows. Leave it outside overnight and there will be water in the morning!"

"We can get water like this? Are you making fun of us?" a second-rate guy said disdainfully.

A man also said: "That's right! Nowadays, everyone's food is counted. If you exercise, the food in your stomach will be gone!"

"Anyway, I've told you the method. Believe it or not! It won't be me who dies of thirst then!" Shen Kui said, no longer paying attention to them, and went straight back to the camp. He had shown them the things, and they were not difficult to make. You could learn it at a glance.

The same situation happened to the other people. They just left after saying something. If the other person didn't believe them, there was no need to rush forward.

Except for the thousands of people who walked out of the forest together and believed it absolutely, most of the others were skeptical or did not believe it.

But basically everyone still followed the lead with the idea that it is better to believe it than not to believe it, except for the lazy one who just watched others do it without doing anything himself.

The camp was bustling with activity.