Not long after walking, the team leader sighed, "You city kids are really willing to spend money. You spend such a large sum of money without even blinking an eye."
Li Chen grinned and said, "Didn't you say we're short of everything? Besides, there are four of us. If we don't buy more, how will we be able to use it?"
The team leader took off the pipe that was hanging on the driver's waist, filled the pipe with tobacco leaves, then took out a match to light it, and started smoking with a comfortable look on his face.
After a while, he finally said, "That being said, why did you buy two pots?"
"One cooks, the other prepares dishes." Li Chen said casually, then asked, "Captain, what is your name?"
"It doesn't matter if it's expensive or not. My last name is Ge."
"Where is this comrade who drives the coach?"
"He is my eldest son, and his last name is also Ge."
The driver turned to look at Li Chen and the other three, "My name is Ge Shui. From now on, I will be responsible for you guys. If you encounter any trouble, you can come to me."
He is not tall, with dark skin. His eyes are small but bright. He looks to be in his twenties or thirties.
He also had a white towel wrapped around his head, but it was a little dirty and old.
Although Li Chen and others didn't know what position he held in the brigade, he had a father who was the brigade captain. With him taking care of them, they would probably be able to avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble.
Liu Yunxiao cheerfully pulled a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed one to the captain and Ge Shui. "Captain, Brother Ge, we'll be in your good graces from now on. We're new here, so if there's anything wrong, just tell us and we promise to correct it."
After taking the cigarettes, the two men became more enthusiastic. The captain even asked Ge Shui to stop the car and asked Li Chen to take out the white towel he had just bought.
Li Chen had seen the captains all wearing white towels on their heads. Although he didn't understand the meaning, he still thought it might be useful, so he bought more than ten at once.
Now hearing these words, he knew that he must have bought the right thing, so he quickly took out four white towels and held them in his hands.
The team leader picked up a towel and asked the short Liu Yunqin to stand in front of him. He wrapped it for him and said, "It's windy here all year round, and there's sand in the wind. The sun is also very hot, so the villagers wrap their heads with towels. It not only protects them from the sun, but also prevents sand from falling into their hair.
There are certain techniques for wrapping a towel. Watch my movements carefully, I will only teach you once."
Liu Yunqin didn't dare to move, letting him do what he wanted. But he asked, "Captain, if there's sand in your hair, can't you just wash it off? Why do you have to do this?"
Before the team leader could answer, Ge Shui smiled and explained, "There's a water shortage in this area. Just like our Nangou Brigade, there are only two wells. The water we draw is turbid, and there's more mud than water. So people rely on water cellars to store water.
Whenever it rains, the rainwater flows into the water cellar. We live on this water, but there is not much rain in our area, so we often cannot store much water and can only use it sparingly.
I know you are from the city and you may not have had a shortage of water where you lived before, but now that you are here, you must remember to use water wisely and not waste it.
Good job.
Li Chen and others exclaimed in their hearts, "Wow!"
You have to know that even in the previous years of drought, Tang County’s water consumption did not reach this level. They felt tremendous pressure when they saw this situation for the first time.
At this time, they also roughly guessed the origin of the name Ge Shui.
Just as they were silent, the captain finished his work and said, "It's wrapped. You all try it."
Li Chen and the other two each took a towel and quickly wrapped themselves up according to the steps they had just seen.
The captain nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad, they are all smart kids."
This made the three of them feel a little helpless.
The technique of wrapping a towel is very simple. As long as you have a normal brain problem or lack of hands-on ability, you can basically imitate most of it after watching it once. The rest just requires more practice.
But they are indeed teaching them, so they should still be thanked.
Li Chen took out two more white towels from the sack and handed them to the captain and his son. He said earnestly, "Captain, Brother Ge, you got up so early to pick us up and even delayed your farm work. We don't have much to offer, so these two towels are our token of appreciation. I hope you don't mind."
He knew that the captain was teaching them a lesson because of the two cigarettes, so he couldn't give them towels under the pretext of teaching, and had to find other reasons.
The captain understood what he meant and stared at him for a long time before finally deciding to accept it.
There was no way, he really couldn't refuse.
Because buying towels requires receipts, it is extremely difficult for country people to obtain receipts.
As for this favor, just take better care of them in the future.
Seeing him accept it, Ge Shui breathed a sigh of relief and asked Li Chen with a smile on his face, "Comrade, what are your names?"
Li Chen introduced the four of them one by one. Ge Shui took note of what he had said and said, "Brother Li, if you have any difficulties in the future, just tell me. Don't hesitate."
It doesn't matter whether they have money or not, he just likes to make friends with rich and generous people.
Hearing this, Li Chen was very happy and nodded repeatedly, thinking that the gift was not in vain.
Then everyone continued on their way. Liu Yunxiao asked, "Brother Ge, you just said that we rely on water cellars for water storage here. Are they public or private?"
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