After returning to the yard, Xia Tian did not go directly to where the program crew parked their vehicles, but quietly ran to the utility room next to the kitchen to get a straw.
By the way, he ran to the kitchen and took two empty barrels of oil.
Xie Jinglong was completely stunned by Xia Tian's actions.
He asked curiously, "Brother Xia, what are you going to do with these? Are you going to use them to store diesel later?"
Xia Tian nodded: "That's right, no matter where we go to refuel, no one will give us a container, so we'd better prepare something in advance."
Xie Jinglong asked in confusion: "I can understand you taking the oil drum, but what are you doing with the straw?"
Xia Tian laughed and said, "Hehe! Of course it's for extracting oil. I'm telling you, don't underestimate this little straw. It can be very useful at critical moments."
Xie Jinglong curled his lips and said, "This shouldn't be necessary, right? Even though this is a relatively remote suburb, there must be a gas pump inside the gas station."
"When the time comes, we just put the bucket there, and they insert the oil nozzle, and it will be full in a few seconds."
Xia Tian shook his head: "No, we're not going to the gas station, so the pipes still need to be prepared."
"Ah? Not going to the gas station? But if we don't go to the gas station to refuel, then where should we go?" Xie Jinglong asked in confusion.
Xia Tian smiled and said, "I'd like to go to the gas station, but a gas station isn't a charity. Do you think they'll give us two barrels of gas for free?"
Xie Jinglong shook his head: "Of course that's impossible. Besides, even if they wanted to give it to us, their words don't count. The oil belongs to the boss, and the people who refueled us are just ordinary employees."
"But why go through so much trouble when we can just buy it directly?"
Xia Tian searched his pockets and revealed the empty inner pocket.
"Look, I don't have any money anyway. Do you have any money?"
Xie Jinglong shook his head awkwardly: "Uh! I don't have any on me either. I gave them all to the production staff on the day I came to the farm."
Xia Tian rolled his eyes and said, "That's it. We don't have a penny on us. How are we going to buy gas at the gas station?"
"If someone took a video and posted it online, saying we were both at a gas station and were filling up with overpriced gasoline, wouldn't that be embarrassing?"
Xie Jinglong smiled bitterly and said, "It's true that we can't go to the gas station. Not only will we not be able to fill up, but it will also cause embarrassment."
"But it seems we have nowhere else to go except the gas station. After all, we can't buy gas anywhere without money."
Xia Tian laughed and said, "Hey! Who said that things must be bought with money?"
"Have you forgotten that the teacher said that before the advent of currency, people used to barter?"
"We can just exchange things."
When Xie Jinglong heard what Xia Tian said, his eyes lit up instantly.
"Hey! That's a pretty good idea. The production team just said we can't borrow our previous funds and connections, but they didn't say we can't rely on what we have now to exchange with others!"
"What are you going to give us in exchange? We don't have anything worth selling on this farm except for the vegetables in the backyard garden!"
"But those vegetables are not worth much, and I don't know how much diesel we can exchange for them. Is it enough for us to harvest all the land we are responsible for?"
When Xie Jinglong first heard Xia Tian say that he wanted to exchange something, he was quite happy and felt that he had finally found a solution to the problem.
But as he was talking, he couldn't laugh anymore, because even if he had to make an exchange, he could give out something of almost the same value as the other party and that the other person just needed.
Otherwise, other people are not fools, so why would they trade with them?
Xia Tian smiled and comforted him, "Who told you we don't have anything valuable? Don't worry, I've already thought of something to exchange for diesel."
Looking at Xia Tian's confident smile, Xie Jinglong seemed to have thought of something.
"Yes! If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten that you have amazing cooking skills."
"With your cooking skills, no matter which hotel you work for for a day, if they give us two barrels of diesel as a gift, I believe they will not refuse."
Xia Tian shook his head: "I have no intention of doing odd jobs for others. After all, I have to go to the city."
"First, the journey is too far. Second, if I leave, what will happen to the women's meals?"
Xie Jinglong immediately patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, brother Xia, I can just come back and cook for them."
"Although my cooking skills can't compare to yours, it's still enough for two meals."
"As long as we explain the situation clearly to the three of them, I believe they will be willing to be patient for a while."
Xia Tian smiled and said, "But I don't want Meng Yun to suffer any injustice. I worked so hard to make her plump up. If she becomes thinner again because of this, I will cry to death!"
Xie Jinglong complained gloomily, "Brother Xia, my cooking skills may not be as good as yours, but it's not as bad as you say!"
"When you say that, it sounds like I want to abuse them."
Xia Tian: "Haha! That's not true. I just thought of a better way, so I don't have to do odd jobs anymore."
Xie Jinglong asked curiously, "Oh? Have you decided what to exchange it for?"
"But in our yard, apart from vegetables and unharvested rice, there's nothing else of value!"
Xia Tian smiled and said, "Okay, don't ask any more questions. Just follow me."
"Remember, enter the village quietly and don't use guns!"
After saying that, he made a gesture to silence Xie Jinglong.
Seeing Xia Tian deliberately lighten his steps, Xie Jinglong unconsciously closed his mouth.
Soon, under Xia Tian's guidance, he came to where the program crew parked their car.
Because the people from the program crew often have to drive out to buy supplies, and there is no one else in the yard except them and the staff from the program crew.
All the car keys were left directly in the car, and the doors were not all open and not locked.
Seeing Xia Tian open the door of a car and sit in the main driver's seat, Xie Jinglong smiled and said, "I was wondering why you wanted to bring me here, it turns out you're just here to drive!"
"Actually, you don't have to be so nervous. I asked the staff before, and if we need to go out, we can borrow their car."
Xia Tian laughed and said, "Hehe! Just borrowing the car is not enough. How can we exchange it for diesel?"
Hearing Xia Tian's words, Xie Jinglong instantly thought of some bad things.
"You...you...you're not planning to sell the production team's car, are you?"
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