Shen Qiqi was so excited when she held the shiny special tool, she couldn't wait to use it on the irrigation system.
But when she actually got started, she found that things were far from as simple as she had imagined.
"Why does this thing feel a little wrong?" She muttered as she carefully pushed the tool into a rusty interface, but the tool was like a disobedient child and refused to cooperate. It either slipped or got stuck and could not exert any force at all.
Her brows were furrowed, her face wrinkled like a steamed dumpling, and the excitement in her heart was like a balloon that was punctured, and it deflated with a "poof".
The air around them seemed to become sticky, and the tense atmosphere was like an invisible net, tightly entangling everyone present.
Lu Qing looked at the sweat on her forehead and felt a little worried.
Shen Qiqi took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. She began to try different angles and strengths, but the results were all the same. It was as if the tool was playing hide-and-seek with her, always failing at the most critical moment.
She tried a few more times unwillingly, her palms sweating. The tool was like a hot potato in her hand.
The surrounding villagers watched her busy for a long time but made no progress, and the original expectations on their faces were gradually replaced by disappointment.
Whispers began to appear in the crowd, "Is this girl capable?" "I think she's just messing around?" "Don't break the irrigation system!" These discussions were like invisible needles, piercing Shen Qiqi's body. She felt under tremendous pressure, as if she was carrying the hopes of the entire village on her back.
She pursed her lips, her eyes became more determined, and she secretly swore in her heart: If I don’t succeed, I will die. I must fix this broken thing today!
She raised the tool again and was about to start working when she found that the tool in her hand trembled slightly as if it had its own ideas. She suddenly felt that something seemed wrong.
She looked at the tools, then at the irrigation system, her eyes flickering as if she was thinking about something.
Lu Qing looked at her and found that she did not give up, but frowned, as if she was thinking about something difficult.
Just as Lu Qing was about to speak, Shen Qiqi suddenly put down the tools in her hand, turned around and looked at Lu Qing with a hint of doubt and excitement in her eyes, "Brother Qing, do you feel that this tool seems... a little different?" Her words stopped abruptly, leaving an intriguing suspense.
When Shen Qiqi said this, everyone present was stunned. The tools are different?
What could be different?
Isn’t it just a lump of iron?
Lu Qing was also confused by her question, but when he saw the gleam in her eyes, he knew that this girl must have made a new discovery.
His heart warmed up and an inexplicable sense of anticipation arose.
Shen Qiqi ignored everyone's doubts and picked up the tools again. This time, her movements became noticeably gentler yet firmer.
She no longer acted recklessly as before, but instead carefully "took the pulse" like an experienced doctor.
She held the tool in front of her eyes and examined it carefully against the sunlight, her eyes like X-rays, not missing any details.
She frowned and nodded from time to time, as if she was having a silent conversation with the tool.
Suddenly, the corners of her mouth rose slightly, revealing a sly smile, as if she had discovered some huge secret.
"So that's it!" She exclaimed softly. Although her voice was not loud, it was like a thunderclap, exploding in everyone's ears.
She suddenly turned the tool over, and a small mechanism that had been overlooked before appeared before her eyes.
She pressed lightly with her fingertips, and with a "click", a small barb popped out from the head of the tool.
It turns out that this tool does not work directly, but requires the use of a hook to clamp the interface before exerting force.
A confident smile appeared on her lips, and she aimed the tool at the interface again. This time, the tool seemed to have found its home and was stuck firmly in the interface.
"Click, click", after a few crisp sounds, the rusty interface was miraculously reconnected.
She worked hard and repaired several interfaces in succession.
The speed was so fast and the technique was so skillful that the surrounding villagers were stunned and their jaws almost dropped to the ground.
"Holy crap, it's really fixed?!"
"This girl is so awesome!"
"I used to think she was no good. I'm really old and my eyes are blurry!"
The villagers' previous doubts now turned into amazement and admiration.
As they looked at Shen Qiqi's figure, the originally tense atmosphere was swept away, replaced by jubilation.
Everyone was talking to each other, and the atmosphere was joyful, just like the New Year.
Lu Qing excitedly hugged Shen Qiqi and held her tightly in his arms, "Qiqi, you are really my pride!" His voice trembled slightly, and his eyes were full of love and pride.
Shen Qiqi felt his warm embrace, and her heart was filled with happiness.
She raised her head, scratched his nose lightly with her finger, and winked mischievously, "That's right, don't you see who I am!"
At this moment, a light cough suddenly came from the crowd, like a small stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples.
Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing turned their heads at the same time, only to see Mrs. Lu standing at the edge of the crowd with a complicated expression. She stared intently at the tools in Shen Qiqi's hand, then looked at her again, her eyes flickering, as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself, and slowly walked towards them.
Old Madam Lu walked in front of Shen Qiqi, her expression changing unpredictably, like a color palette.
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