Chapter 54: Borrowing and Returning
Who has a problem?
It's definitely not Chen Fan!
After entering the account books of the production team, there are procedures for requisition, and Captain Yang and several people help sign the certificate, what else is there to be afraid of?
You can get so many things for nothing without making mistakes, and you will refuse if you are stupid.
After signing the account book, and by the way, writing off the white rice borrowed last time, Chen Fan happily sent Captain Yang and them out of the courtyard gate, bolted the door again, turned around and returned to the room, and smirked at the things in the room.
It's not easy, when I came, I was alone, I couldn't even eat, and it was only a few days later, and I had so much floating wealth, so it was not unreasonable to say that knowledge is wealth.
Jiang Lili stood at the door, with only happiness in her eyes, and asked in a low voice, "Chen Fan, do you want to help?" ”
Chen Fan turned to look at her and said with a smile, "I can't ask for it, I really don't know how to get it alone." ”
The main thing is that I am not familiar with some things and need to be pointed out.
Jiang Lili walked in, first lifted the lantern, and said softly, "Light this lamp first, this one is much brighter than a kerosene lamp, and you can see it more clearly, but it takes a little more oil, but it's not much." ”
Chen Fan nodded again and again, "Okay." ”
At this time, there is only a little light left in the sky outside, and it will be completely dark in less than five minutes, and it is time to turn on the lights.
But how do you get this lantern?
He carried the lantern and looked left and right, but could not find a place where he could disassemble the glass cover.
Jiang Lili watched him fiddle with the horse lantern curiously, "Haven't you used this?" ”
Chen Fan looked back at her and smiled awkwardly, "Ah." ”
He had used a kerosene lamp, but this lantern was indeed the first time he had used it, and he had only seen it a few times even when he was a child.
Jiang Lili pointed to the base lid below, "Kerosene must be poured here first." ”
Then he unscrewed the lid of the oil can, picked up the kerosene bottle and poured it into it a little, and then turned a wire loop, and a white flat cotton belt wick slowly emerged from the lamp holder.
Jiang Lili pointed to an iron paddle again, "You hold here." ”
Chen Fan pinched the paddle and pressed it down gently, hey, the lampshade actually went up?
It's amazing!
Jiang Lili had already picked up the match on the table, lit one, and reached in from the bottom of the lampshade to light the wick.
When her hand was taken away, Chen Fan's fingers loosened, and the lampshade fell, covering the lamp firmly.
He looked at Ma Lantern with a look of surprise on his face, "It's quite interesting." ”
Jiang Lili suddenly chuckled, and quickly covered her mouth.
Chen Fan looked back at her and said with a smile, "Don't you think it's funny that I haven't seen the world?" ”
Jiang Lili's face suddenly turned red, and she waved her hand again and again to deny, "No, no." ”
Chen Fan straightened his waist and said with a smile, "It's okay, 'knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, knowing is knowing', if you don't know it, you won't use it, there's nothing to be ashamed of." ”
After a pause, he asked with a smile, "Then I'll ask you too, do you know who invented the horse lantern and how it came about?" ”
Jiang Lili's eyes were confused, "Huh? ”
Then he shook his head lightly and looked at him with curiosity in his eyes, "I don't know, how did you get here?" ”
Chen Fan said with a smile, "Who invented this horse lantern is no longer examinable." Although oil lamps have appeared in China a long time ago, this horse lamp was introduced from the United States. ”
"Huh? Are you sure? ”
Jiang Lili's eyes widened, her face full of incredulity, "I thought it was something we had all along since ancient times." ”
Chen Fan walked to the chair next to him and sat down, motioned for her to sit too, and then continued, "You think, the lampshade of this horse lamp is glass, and modern industrialized flat glass was born in the late 19th century, and various practical glass products only appeared in the early part of this century. The biggest feature of the horse lamp is the glass lampshade, do you say it can be in ancient times? ”
Jiang Lili's eyes were full of amazement, "So that's the case." ”
Then he asked curiously, "Then who invented the horse lantern?" ”
Chen Fan shook his head, "There is no record of who invented the horse lantern, but the reason why the horse lantern is called the horse lantern is because it was first hung on the roof of the carriage, or hung on the back of the horse, and was used for lighting, and the first to use the horse lantern in this way was the western cowboy of the United States."
Later, the lantern was brought to Shanghai by American businessmen, and those who just started to buy the lantern were fishermen who were fishing in Shanghai and the surrounding areas, and they found that this kind of lantern was hung on the fishing boat, and the rain could not be drenched, and the wind could not be extinguished, and the light was much brighter than the lantern, which was very convenient for fishing at night, and it was suddenly spread, and some outsiders did not know why, but they only knew that this was the lamp hanging on the fishing boat, so they named it the boat lamp. ”
Jiang Lili looked at him in amazement, and then looked at the horse lantern, "It turns out that it is a small horse lantern, and there are so many stories?" ”
Chen Fan stood up with a smile and said, "There are still many good stories, if you want to hear them, I will tell them to you when I have time in the future, and now I have to ask you to help me sort out my things." ”
Jiang Lili's pretty face flushed, and she quickly stood up and prepared to work, she said while sorting things and putting them away,
"Some educated youths like horse lanterns and don't like kerosene lamps. Because the horse lamp is brighter than the kerosene lamp, there is no black oil smoke, and the oil smoke is covered by the lampshade above, so there is no strong smell of kerosene. It's a pity that horse lanterns are much more expensive than kerosene lamps, and it is very difficult to buy lamp tickets. ”
Chen Fan looked at her and asked strangely, "Don't you have a marquee?" ”
Jiang Lili shook her head lightly, "No, we only have a kerosene lamp, and we have to buy kerosene ourselves." ”
Chen Fan raised his eyebrows, looked back at the materials spread out on the empty bed, just now he heard the custodian Huang say that according to the standards of educated youth, he thought that educated youths were all sending these things.
Then he asked, "What are the things that know the green hair?" ”
Jiang Lili looked at it and said the same, "A single mosquito net, a sheet, a set of quilts, two quilts, two towels, a toothbrush and toothpaste are one, an enamel cup, an aluminum lunch box, a spoon, two enamel basins, a hot water bottle, a soap, a marble lock, well, that's all." ”
Then he turned to look at him, "There is also a kerosene lamp, but not for everyone, one for each room, not much." ”
Chen Fan looked at the things next to him, and there was still a 9-foot-long piece of blue cotton, two sets of single clothes, two pairs of shorts, two pairs of rubber-soled single shoes, a kettle, a flashlight, three No. 1 batteries, a horse lamp, and a pound of kerosene.
In addition, towels, toothbrushes, and toothpaste were also given an extra set.
It seems that I have a high standard for myself.
Forget it, whatever, as long as you come from the right way, you won't be afraid.
Chen Fan didn't move when he stood still, Jiang Lili quickly helped him put things in order, and said at the same time,
"Toothbrushes, toothpaste, and towels can be put away first and kept for later."
Chen Fan hurriedly said, "Wait, take two towels, a toothbrush, and a toothpaste, and I have to return this to you." ”
Looking at Jiang Lili, who was a little embarrassed, Chen Fan smiled, "There are borrowed and repaid, and it is not difficult to borrow again." In case I don't have it one day, I'll have to borrow it from you. ”
Jiang Lili's face was still a little hesitant, "But what I borrowed from you is tooth powder, and toothpaste is much more expensive than tooth powder." ”
Chen Fan laughed, "I'll just keep it with you, and when I run out, I won't have it, and I'll borrow it from you." ”
Jiang Lili nodded lightly, "Okay." ”
That shy look, as if she was not a creditor, but a debtor.