"Xiao Qian, let me introduce you. This is my son, Qian Jingshen, who was an educated youth in your village."
"Xiao Shen, this is Xiao Qian who came with me on the train."
Qian Xiao nodded: "Hello, my name is Qian Xiao."
Qian Jingshen's face turned red, whether from the heat or embarrassment, he smiled shyly: "Hello, thank you for taking care of my mother along the way."
Qian Xiao quickly waved her hand: "No, we just keep each other company, it's not like we're taking care of each other."
Aunt Qian chimed in with a smile, "Your name is lovely. It's clear your parents love you dearly and hope you'll always be happy."
"Hehe, my parents are very good to me." Among rural girls, there are some who can study and live freely like her, but they are extremely rare.
"Are you all going up the mountain together? Are you coming too?" The villagers trusted this little girl quite a bit. This was even better; the more attention the little girl's family received, the more their sons could benefit from it.
"Yes, I figured this out myself. When I came back, I saw that the river was almost dry, so I had to think of another way. When I was a child, I didn't have to do any work at home, so I often went up the mountain to wander around. That's when I accidentally discovered the bamboo forest and remembered the uses of bamboo."
Just as Qian Xiao finished speaking, Qian Jingshen anxiously interjected, "Have you thought about how to handle the interface so that water doesn't leak out?"
The educated youth have been discussing the current situation a lot lately. Although they all have subsidies from their families and won't go hungry, if the village really suffers a complete crop failure due to drought, then even if they have money, they won't have anywhere to buy food. How long can they survive in that situation?
"I have indeed thought about this. Although we can make the interfaces fit together perfectly by organizing them, they are not sealed after all. There will be some waste at the interfaces, but there is nothing we can do about it."
"Although I did consider using some rubber-like materials to prevent leaks at the joints, those materials are not easy to obtain and require a large quantity, so we can only do it this way for now. Fortunately, the water resources on the mountain are relatively abundant, so the problem can be ignored."
Qian Xiao looked into Qian Jingshen's bright eyes, which seemed to say, "Ask me quickly, ask me, I have a good idea."
Qian Xiao…did she misunderstand? Does this person have some way to prevent leaks at the joint? Why not just say it directly? Why do they need someone's cooperation?
"Um, do you have any good ideas?"
Qian Jingshen nodded vigorously. Good heavens, he finally got the answer! He was afraid that no one would believe him if he told them, but it would be different if people from the village asked.
Qian Jingshen looked at the seemingly shy young man, but when he started talking about things he was interested in, he became incredibly talkative. Qian Xiao quietly stepped back a little; she didn't like being bombarded with people's spittle at all.
I mean, do you really need to get this excited?
As soon as Aunt Qian saw her son talking about something that interested her, she didn't know if others saw it or not, but she saw that her son's mouth was like a spray bottle. If the young girl hadn't been considerate of her son's feelings, she probably would have stayed far away.
Aunt Qian tugged at her son but he didn't react. She then pinched the soft flesh on his arm hard and said, "Shut up! What a waste of your handsome face. Why do you have this habit of spitting when you get excited?"
"Ouch, Mom, why are you pinching me? I haven't finished talking yet. You can talk to me later."
Aunt Qian pulled her son away from the girl with more force: "Hehe, well, my son is good in every way, but he gets a little carried away when he gets excited. Don't take it to heart."
"No, no, it's fine, it's fine. He said exactly what I hadn't thought of."
To be honest, his little problem is not a big deal. If we can fix the joint as he said, there will be fewer gaps at the joint, and the water pressure will be greater and the flow will be faster. That would be a good thing!
Otherwise, if the water flow is insufficient, drawing water will be pointless, and the daily flow will not be enough to irrigate the land, so all that effort will be wasted.
"Why don't you come up the mountain with us and give it a try?" Qian Xiao extended an invitation directly, thinking that they would know if it worked or not by trying.
Qian Jingshen's eyes lit up: "Can I really go with them?" Although this was his ultimate goal, he still couldn't believe it had come so easily.
Qian smiled and nodded: "Of course, we'll try your method first. If it works, we'll need your guidance. Wait a moment, I'll tell the village chief."
Qian Jingshen watched with expectant eyes as Qian Xiao whispered to the village chief. He didn't have any other hobbies, just liked to tinker with things like mechanisms, but they were all minor things and his family wasn't very supportive. This was the first time someone had said that his idea was good.
If he handles this well, will people stop mentioning him and only remember him crying?
He wasn't really that prone to crying; it's just that he was suffering both physically and mentally at the time, and he couldn't hold back his tears. They just kept coming out on their own, and there was nothing he could do about it!
The problem is that nobody believes his explanation. Every time he tries to explain, the people on the other end of the line are trying not to laugh. Don't think he can't see that everyone is laughing at him. He's a man and he cares about his reputation too, okay?
Now, when he doesn't have work, he doesn't like to leave the educated youth compound anymore, because he always feels that everyone is laughing at him when he goes out.
When Qian Jingshen saw the village chief glance at him and nod, he felt overjoyed, as if his heart was bursting with happiness. Today was the day he would finally avenge his previous humiliation.
Once everyone was present, the village chief said a few words of encouragement and waved his hand, "Alright, let's go. Remember to stay alert and be careful of any dangers on the mountain."
"Yes, village chief, we will be careful."
Qian Xiao led his men towards the bamboo forest, while Qian Jingshen was beckoned over by the village chief, who pointed to another leader ahead and said, "You go with them to the water source and tell them what to do."
"Yes, village chief, I will definitely do my best." Qian Jingshen's fair face turned bright red with excitement, just like a persimmon.
The village chief didn't say whether he believed it or not, just nodded: "Alright, Big Head, take good care of Qian Zhiqing."
"Understood, Uncle. We'll head over now."
The people in the educated youth compound were incredibly curious. Why did Qian, the educated youth, go along too? Should they go and see for themselves?
Before they could catch up, the village chief stopped them: "Alright, none of you are familiar with the mountains, so don't follow. If anything happens, no one will be responsible for you."
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