"Uncle, could you help us find the best spot to dig a well near our location? Don't worry, once you get the water, I'll make sure you get your reward."
How much can you give?
"Um?"
How much money can you give me?
Wang Tianxiao smiled. This old man was straightforward, without any beating around the bush.
How much do you need?
"One hundred yuan," the old man said readily.
Wang Tianxiao smiled; now, a hundred yuan was practically nothing to him.
"The lowest it can go is eighty."
"Haha, Uncle, listen to me..."
"Fifty is the fixed price. If you try to bargain with me again, then don't bother contacting me. I used to pay this as the lowest price for cleaning wells. If you can't even afford fifty, then don't bother talking to me."
"Just one hundred yuan it is!"
Wang Tianxiao was both amused and exasperated; this old man was truly an interesting person.
You could say he's impatient, but he went fishing alone in this place.
You'd think he was steady-mannered, but before he could even say anything, he launched into a long speech, haggling with himself over the price.
In the blink of an eye, he reduced the price of one hundred yuan to fifty yuan.
"Uncle, money is not a problem. As long as you help us find the most suitable water source, a hundred yuan is fine."
"Really?" The old man was so excited that he could barely hold onto his fishing rod.
"Of course it's true."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go now!"
The old man stood up, put away his fishing rod, and tossed it in through the crack in the window of the small room.
"Let's go, let's go see now."
"This... Uncle, slow down, don't fall."
"I might fall down, but do you even know who I am? Back when I was running around in the mountains, your baby wasn't even born yet!"
The old man didn't slow down; he leaped quickly across the grass, one step high and one step low.
It can be said that he walks with incredible speed.
Wang Tianxiao was a little worried at first, but after walking for a while, he realized that his worries were completely unnecessary.
Just as he said, the old man didn't take the mountain seriously at all.
It's strange, but I've never met this amazing person before.
All I can say is that the place he's staying in is just too remote.
When Wang Tianxiao arrived, he walked and looked around, so he walked quite slowly. On the way back, however, he was led by the old man, so he walked much faster.
In the blink of an eye, we arrived at the place below the station where we were preparing to dig a well.
Upon arrival, they found that Engineer Li was still looking around, unable to find a suitable solution.
When Wang Tianxiao returned, he still had a worried look on his face.
"Mr. Li, come here, let me introduce you to an expert."
"An expert?"
Looking at the old man standing next to Wang Tianxiao, Li Gong was a little confused about what Wang Tianxiao was saying.
So Wang Tianxiao briefly explained what the old man had said.
Engineer Li was also very surprised.
If an earthquake has occurred here, the terrain will indeed change. If we don't know this information and try to study the terrain based on the current conditions, we will definitely run into problems.
“I understand now. No wonder the soil we extracted was damp, but not moist enough. It must be because the groundwater hasn’t seeped in yet.”
Li suddenly realized what was happening, but quickly felt extremely embarrassed.
Come to think of it, they are all professional engineers, yet they made such a basic mistake, which shows that their work was not done thoroughly.
It's really hard to know how to handle this situation.
Wang Tianxiao keenly noticed the change in Li Gong's mood and knew that there was no point in saying anything now. Since things had already gone wrong, he didn't want to keep arguing with him.
There's no point in holding them accountable; after all, they're government employees.
The most important thing is to get things sorted out quickly with the old man's help.
What he needs is to solve the problem before the ground freezes and get the water to the station.
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