Suddenly, Chen Lao Er exclaimed excitedly, "Dad, this strange bucket is full of water, a full half bucket!"
Chen Kai looked up and, to his surprise, it was a bottled water container, half full.
Old Man Chen and the others were all very excited, gathered around the bottled water.
"May our ancestors bless us! May our ancestors bless us!"
The second son's wife tapped on the water bottle and said, "What a strange bottle, the opening is so small."
The eldest daughter-in-law said happily, "It doesn't matter if it's a little strange, as long as there's water."
Chen Kai searched around but couldn't find any beer bottles, so it seemed hopeless to use Molotov cocktails.
Chen Laosi pulled out a strange object, then pulled it out and found it was a knife. "Is this a dagger?"
Chen Kai looked up and said, both amused and exasperated, "It probably isn't, but it can be used as a dagger." It was just a fruit knife.
Old Chen picked up a small stone to test it, and immediately cut off a piece of it. "This knife is good, very sharp!"
Er Ya was examining a square, flat, white object. It didn't look like a lump of iron that she couldn't eat or drink. The treasure bestowed by their ancestors couldn't be something useless.
Er Ya continued her research and discovered a small dot that could be pressed down. After pressing it, words appeared on the square box.
Isn't this some Arabic numeral my uncle taught them? This number looks like 90.
Chen Kai's legs were a little numb from squatting. As soon as he stood up, he saw the power bank in Er Ya's hand and said happily, "Er Ya, let me see what you have in your hand."
Er Ya handed it over; she wasn't interested in it, as it was neither edible nor drinkable.
Chen Kai looked at it and saw that there were still 90 bars of power left. The power was quite sufficient. Although it couldn't be used to charge anything, the power bank had a lighting function!
Chen Kai pressed a button, and a white beam of light shot out. It was daytime, so it wasn't very obvious, but everyone could still see it.
Old Man Chen asked curiously, "My dear son, what's that in your hand?"
Chen Kai laughed and said, "It should be a light source, it emits light and doesn't get hot to the touch."
Xiao Bao took it, touched it, and exclaimed in surprise, "It's really not hot!"
Old Man Chen asked Big Black in his mind, "Power bank? Can it charge? Can it provide light?"
He could understand lighting, but what was this about charging? Was it like being struck by lightning? That was terrifying.
Old Man Chen was startled, and then took the power bank from Xiao Bao's hand, saying, "This thing is dangerous; you can't play with it carelessly."
Big Black just watched quietly without saying a word. It seemed that there was another communication barrier between him and his host. Was it because his level was too low?
Chen Kai was speechless. "Dad, why is it dangerous?"
If we don't let them play, what will they use for light at night?
Old Man Chen: "Big Black said this is called a power bank. It can charge devices and provide light."
Chen Kai blinked. "Hmm, and then?"
Old Man Chen: "He can generate electricity."
Chen Kai was puzzled. Discharge? Being able to charge could be loosely understood as being able to discharge, but it shouldn't be a problem. How could it be dangerous?
When the adults heard that it could generate electricity, they all shuddered. Could this be a secret weapon like a Molotov cocktail?
Zhou said, "Then put them away carefully and save them for a critical moment. We can use lightning to kill them then."
Chen Kai then realized that they weren't on the same wavelength at all. What did they think electricity meant? Lightning? They were dreaming!
Chen Kai rubbed his forehead and said, "Dad, ask Dahei. This electricity shouldn't be the lightning you're thinking of. The power bank isn't dangerous at all."
When Old Man Chen asked, it turned out to be true! So he had no choice but to return the power bank to them.
At this moment, Old Man Chen remembered the secondary system next door and asked Big Black to operate it.
The Bai clan members, seeing the treasure that had suddenly appeared, excitedly surrounded it.
The village chief, with his sharp eyes, spotted a treasure and exclaimed excitedly, "This is precious glass, just like the one from Chen Dong's family. It can be used to make Molotov cocktails!"
"Quickly, look for it, see if there's any more!"
One of the clan elders exclaimed happily, "There's water in this bottle!"
The village chief's wife pulled out several pairs of ripped jeans, overjoyed; they could make denim shoes again.
The village chief's son pulled out several transparent takeout boxes. "Dad, these are the same boxes the Chen family uses to pack food. There are several of them!"
The three clans agreed: "Find them all, and put them aside for now."
At the Chen family's side, there were not only takeout boxes but also tote bags.
Chen Lao Er's wife exclaimed in delight, "This bag is really sturdy! Oh my, the opening can even be glued shut, so I don't have to worry about things falling out! And this red color is so pretty."
Chen Kai looked up and was speechless. It was actually a takeout packaging bag, but the seal was indeed able to stick and seal it.
Chen Nong picked up a box and said happily, "There's a knife here, a very small knife."
Xiao Bao ran over to take a look and saw that it was indeed very small, only the size of an adult's finger. However, when put together, it looked like a strange knife.
Chen Kai was stunned when he saw it. Chen Nong was holding a pencil case. He took it and looked inside. There were two 2B pencils and three small knives in total, all of them black.
Xiao Bao muttered, holding the small knife, "It's too small, it doesn't look like a dagger."
Chen Kai was both amused and exasperated. It was a pencil sharpener, so of course it was small. But even small, it was still sharp and good for cutting rope.
"This knife should be quite useful for cutting ropes, why don't you give it a try?"
Xiao Bao tried it and found it to be very sharp; he immediately fell in love with it.
The three small knives were divided up among the children after a discussion.
After sorting and organizing everything, the most important thing was water. Apart from the bottled water which was half full, the rest of the water we found was poured together to get another half full.
Now that there's a severe water shortage, Chen Kai no longer complains about the water; he's grateful to have any to drink.
Don't be fooled by how generous they were yesterday, exchanging half a bucket of water for donkey meat. It was only because of the injuries in their family that they gritted their teeth and gave up so much water.
They now have the Chen family, plus the families of their three maternal uncles, and the family of Chen's daughter-in-law's parents—so many people—and only three buckets of water are left in their storage.
They not only had a large number of people, but also a large number of livestock. In order to prevent the livestock from dying of thirst, they would frantically dig up moist grass roots to feed the donkeys whenever they rested.
Moist grass roots are hard to find, and people often fight over them.
At that moment, the system in Chen Nong's mind beeped, indicating that they could upgrade.
Chen Nong exclaimed excitedly, "Grandpa, the steamed buns can be upgraded!"
The adult asked happily, "How much silver do we need this time?"
Chen Nong: "Three hundred taels of silver can increase the space by 0.5 cubic meters."
The adults' lips twitched; they were getting better and better at spending money.
After the upgrade, Chen Nong was overjoyed. His steamed buns were now 2 cubic meters in size, upgraded to level 2, and could hold even more things.
Suddenly, the sound of a gong rang out, signaling it was time to pack up and continue the journey.
After more than ten days of exertion, everyone's donkey carts had some space available, and the children could finally sit in them and rest.
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