"Erdan, when did you get back? What are you doing?" Are you going to start a fight with a stick in your hand? But such a long, thin stick could easily break, right?
"Grandpa, Grandma, I'm in a hurry to go out. I'll tell you when I get back," he said, and ran towards the river.
Grandma Qian panicked when she saw this: "Third son, hurry up and go see what's going on. What's the matter that you're in such a hurry?"
Qian Sanbao quickly put down the carrying pole on his shoulder and followed Qian Xiao as they ran towards the river.
Don't let Qian Xiao's current height of only 1.6 meters fool you; she runs incredibly fast. By the time Qian Sanbao caught up, she was already at the riverbank. Qian Sanbao, panting and scolding, looked at his eldest niece and gestured with his thin wooden stick along the riverbank.
"Erdan, what are you doing? Do you need Uncle San's help?"
Qian Xiao was startled when Qian Sanbao spoke up. She had forgotten to bring paper and pen when she came out and was diligently writing down the measured data.
"Oh my god, Uncle, you scared me! No need for help, I'll be fine soon."
What are you doing with this?
"It's not that I thought it was too tiring for you to carry water, and the fields couldn't wait for you to carry water. I thought I'd build a waterwheel to bring the water from the lowered river up, so that the water could flow into the fields by itself along the original ditch."
"Waterwheel, what is a waterwheel?"
Don't blame Qian Sanbao for being ignorant; he doesn't even know what a waterwheel is. His third uncle has lived all his life, and the farthest he's ever been is the city. They don't even have waterwheels here, so it's normal that he's never seen or heard of them.
"You won't understand if I say it like this, but you'll understand when I draw it."
Qian Sanbao scratched his head. Anyway, he wasn't as educated as his eldest niece, so he just had to listen.
Seeing Erdan walking back, he asked, "Are you done?"
"Ah, right, let's hurry back. I'm afraid I'll forget the measurements I made halfway there. Don't talk to me yet, I'll write them down later."
Qian Xiao muttered the measurements to herself, not daring to say a word more than necessary, afraid that she would forget them if she opened her mouth. When she got home, she went straight to her room, found a pen, and started drawing on a wooden stick so that she could easily find the ruler and know the exact measurements in a short while.
Qian Sanbao followed Qian Xiao into his room. He was curious. What was a waterwheel? Could there be a vehicle that could be driven on water? Wasn't that a boat? And what kind of boat could it be used to transport people?
Only after Qian Xiao finished gesturing did Qian Sanbao dare to speak: "Erdan, what kind of waterwheel are you talking about? Is it similar to that boat?"
Qian Xiao patted a piece of paper on the table: "Look, this is the general outline I drew, but we still need to think about the details. We must calculate all the data before we start working on this big project, otherwise it will be a waste of time."
Just then, Old Man Qian came in with his hands behind his back. He had overheard his uncle talking about it, but judging from his uncle's expression, he probably thought it was just a child playing around. However, Old Man Qian knew his granddaughter well; she was not the kind of child who would joke about serious matters.
Old Man Qian glanced at the paper in his son's hand and asked, "Is this the waterwheel you were talking about?"
Old Man Qian had ventured out into the world when he was young, and he had seen waterwheels before, but he didn't know the specifics. If his granddaughter hadn't brought it up today, he would have completely forgotten about it.
"Ah, yes, sir, you heard what the old man said?"
"Hmm, I heard your grandfather mention it briefly. Are you confident?"
Qian Xiao shook his head: "I don't know. I'll ask my second uncle to make some parts for me later. I'll make a small one to try first. If that doesn't work, I'll calculate the specific dimensions and make a larger one."
"Whether you succeed or not, just do your best. What can a whole village do? Can they rely on just one child like you?"
What Old Man Qian meant was that since so many people couldn't come up with any solutions, Qian Xiao shouldn't take it too seriously; even if they failed, no one could really say anything.
"Okay, sir. I'm thinking of giving it a try too. Anyway, I'm on vacation now and don't have much to do."
Speaking of this, Old Man Qian suddenly remembered that his granddaughter had already finished her exams: "How did they go?"
Qian Xiao said with a proud look, "You're still worried about your granddaughter? If I don't get into university, no one in our village will be able to."
The problem is, Qianjiatun has never produced a college student, so Qian Xiao can boast about it however he wants.
Old Man Qian laughed heartily: "Alright, there's no need to go out and say these things. We'll keep it to ourselves."
"Hehe, of course I only say this at home. I'm being modest, except when it comes to your granddaughter."
Qian Sanbao... I've never seen you humble before.
"Alright, we won't bother you anymore. If you want anything, just tell your second and third uncles and have them help you."
"Why would I be polite to my second and third uncles?"
This was the first time Qian Xiao had ever been so serious; the kerosene lamp stayed on until midnight.
She rubbed her stinging eyes and asked, "Double Egg, could you help me check if these blueprints are okay?"
Shuangdan stayed with her the whole time and didn't go to answer the boss's questions today. This was a rare occasion for its host to be serious about doing something, and it was determined to support its host spiritually.
Shuangdan scanned Qian Xiao's drawings: "The data for the bracket is a bit off, and the fourth section's water jet section is also a bit off..."
Shuangdan immediately pointed out five or six incorrect data points. If the data is incorrect, the finished product will also have problems. Shuangdan doesn't understand this, but it can find unreasonable parts from the complete drawings.
Qian Xiao changed the data: "And this time?"
"The data is correct this time, but it wasn't easy. I don't have the specific instructions on how to modify it in my database. Do you want me to ask my boss to take a look?"
"Ah! Isn't your boss no longer in this world?"
"Even in parallel universes, the histories are roughly the same, so I guess he might be able to do it?" It's better not to let the host know that the boss she works for is now in the same timeline as her, and not only in the same timeline, but they've even met in person.
It was afraid that its host might have wild thoughts, like how to get rid of the boss they were working for, since they were still using the boss's space.
"That's fine. Can you ask around for me and see if there's anything that needs improvement? If they don't know either, we'll just stick with this drawing for now. I need to take a nap."
Qian Xiao rolled into her bed in one swift motion, closed her eyes, and fell asleep instantly.
Seeing how exhausted the host was, Shuangdan felt sorry for him and, without caring what time it was or whether the boss was asleep, went straight to find Sun Kaicheng.
Sun Kaicheng was irritated by the little system in the middle of the night. The system said it would be right back to help him with his questions. Well, he didn't care about the system's broken promise, but he still had to be woken up by it in the middle of the night.
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