Chapter 25 Thanks to its donkey mill for generating electricity
Aunt Wu gestured wildly, as if afraid she might have missed telling Yin Xiaoyin a single word from that scene.
Yin Xiaoyin listened with great interest.
He pulled a bag of milk candy from some pocket and stuffed it into Aunt Wu's hand: "Take this with you next time."
Aunt Wu quickly refused, saying, "Oh dear, how can this be? This thing is too precious. I already lent it to you last time to scare them... I can't let you spend money again."
But his eyes were always glued to the candy, and he couldn't help but swallow hard.
This is a normal bodily reaction.
Ah, in the world of social interactions, there's always give and take, and they don't have anything valuable to repay such favors.
This is psychological self-control.
Yin Xiaoyin feigned anger: "Value is subjective; it arises from exchange. Things are different for you and for me, and they only become important to each other through exchange. Milk candy might be precious to you, but isn't the donkey you promised to lend me important to me?"
Do you feel like you've taken advantage of me?
She puffed out her cheeks.
Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu were stunned by the question, somewhat at a loss for words, and hurriedly waved their hands: "How could this be? How could this be?"
Yin Xiaoyin perfectly persuaded Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu with her reasoning. When they learned that she was going to take the donkey to the warehouse in the middle of the night, they were so eager to go with her.
"It's the middle of the night, and there's no one around the warehouse. It's very desolate. How can a young girl like you manage? We'll stay with you. Even if we can't do anything for you, we can at least give you some courage."
Yin Xiaoyin knew they meant well, and besides, she didn't intend to keep it a secret.
Don't think she couldn't see that the village chief and the village party secretary didn't really trust her. Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu were long-time residents of the village, and if they helped her out, she would have one more helper—no, three…
Uncle Wu, Aunt Wu, and that donkey.
Seemingly sensing Yin Xiaoyin's gaze, the donkey brayed and then nuzzled against her affectionately.
The group walked together toward the warehouse.
The darkness of night stretched people's shadows long.
Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu were actually curious about something that kept Yin Xiaoyin up most of the night, but Yin Xiaoyin didn't say anything. She just smiled and told them to go and see for themselves.
When they arrived at their destination, Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu rubbed their eyes.
This warehouse is called a warehouse, but it has been abandoned for years because it has been filled with useless things. Every step you take sends dust swirling in the air, and you're guaranteed to sneeze nonstop.
But now, it looks like it has been thoroughly cleaned; it's incredibly clean.
"Xiaoyin, did you put this away?"
Aunt Wu asked.
Yin Xiaoyin nodded. She needed to do something, so how could she test the machine if it was covered in dust?
Uncle Wu gave a thumbs up: "You're already tired enough from farm work every day. I heard you educated youth also go to the classroom to study. How do you still have time to clean this place?"
Yin Xiaoyin looked at the small room and scratched her head. Back then, she could clean an entire city in a day with her mechanical transformation, but now it was just a tiny room.
So he waved his hand and said, "I'm not tired, I'm not tired. I just wanted you guys to help me take a look at this."
Their gazes then fell on a lump of iron not far away.
What is this?
Aunt Wu stepped forward and touched it.
"I remember this place used to be full of random, scattered things picked up from the mountains..."
Uncle Wu also curiously circled around.
The donkey, unwilling to step over, crawled its neck directly into the circle and looked at Yin Xiaoyin, as if to say, "Let me show you my skills."
Yin Xiaoyin found it amusing and patted its head. It seemed to be vying for attention!
Uncle Wu and the others saw that the donkey, as usual, put on its collar and began to circle around tirelessly.
Uncle Wu and his companion were initially just watching the spectacle, but as the donkey began to turn in circles, the rumbling of the machine began...
Looking at the metal lump in disbelief, he couldn't help but step back while wanting to get closer to see: "It, it, it moved."
His voice even trembled slightly.
Yin Xiaoyin said happily, "It should be moving so that the machine can function properly."
Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu clicked their tongues in amazement: "What's this thing for?"
Yin Xiaoyin asked with a smile, "What's the most troublesome thing the village is facing right now?"
Aunt Wu slapped her thigh: "Then it must be a problem with the grain not drying properly..." She paused, then looked directly at the lump of iron: "Can it solve this?"
"Seeing is believing, let's give it a try!"
Yin Xiaoyin looked at the donkey again, and there was a bundle of grass in her hand. The donkey's eyes widened. When did this human take its food when it wasn't paying attention?
The weather before it rains is always humid and hot, and the hay that is brought back for the donkeys every day is only half dry by night.
The donkey looked at its master with a mournful expression...
Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu exchanged a glance and coughed: "..."
It seems to be implying that you should just bear with it.
Donkey: "..."
Yes, yes, in the end I took all the blame.
The handful of grass went into the metal lump, accompanied by the rumbling of the machine, and then, loose, yellow grass came out from a hole.
Yin Xiaoyin tugged at Aunt Wu's sleeve and said, "Take a look."
Aunt Wu picked up the loose bundle of grass with some suspicion. She first squeezed it with her hand and found that it was no longer damp. She was a little surprised. She put the grass to her nose and smelled it. It only had the strong smell of dry grass.
"Xiaoyin, this, this really can work! Our village chief won't have to worry about this anymore. If we can't deliver the grain, our village will definitely become a model village. But if we don't deliver the grain, it might spoil along with the rest of the grain."
"Let's go find the village chief now."
Uncle Wu couldn't wait any longer.
Aunt Wu looked at Yin Xiaoyin with even more affection: "Xiaoyin, you are really capable. This pile of messy and broken things has become very useful in your hands."
The donkey brayed, and Yin Xiaoyin pointed at it with a smile: "We should thank it, for the donkey-powered mill?"
The donkey brayed triumphantly.
When the group arrived at the village chief's house, the village chief and the village party secretary had been racking their brains over the matter for most of the night without reaching a conclusion. Just as they were about to wash their faces to clear their heads, they heard a knock on the door.
Uncle Wu is highly respected in the village. Although he is a generation younger than the village chief, the village chief has to call him Third Uncle.
As soon as the village chief opened the door, he saw three people and a donkey blocking the entrance. They stared intently at him as soon as he came out, making the village chief unconsciously want to check himself to see what was wrong with him.
I looked up at the sky, and it was the middle of the night.
"Uncle, what brings you here at this hour?"
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