Chapter 54 Borrowing and Repayment

Who has a problem?

It's definitely not Chen Fan!

After joining the account book of the production team, there are receiving procedures, and there are several people from Team Leader Yang who help to sign the certificate, what should we be afraid of?

You can get so many things for nothing without making mistakes, and you will refuse only if you are stupid.

After signing on the account book and writing off the white rice borrowed last time, Chen Fanle happily sent Captain Yang and them out of the hospital, bolted the door, turned back to the room and giggled at the things in the room.

It's not easy. When I came here alone, I couldn't even eat a meal. A few days later, there were so many floating wealth. So, knowledge is wealth, not without reason.

Jiang Lili stood at the door, her eyes only happy, 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 help it. I don't know what to do alone."

It's mainly because I'm not familiar with some things, and I need some advice.

Jiang Lili walked in, first mentioned the lantern, and said softly, "First light up the lantern. This one is much brighter than the kerosene lamp. It can be seen more clearly, but it costs a little more oil, but not much."

Chen Fan nodded repeatedly, "OK."

At this time, there was only a little light outside. It would be completely dark in five minutes, and it was time to turn on the lights.

But how can we get this lantern?

He held the lantern and looked around. He could not find the place where the glass cover could be removed.

Jiang Lili looked at him curiously playing with the lantern, "haven't you used this?"

Chen Fan looked back at her and smiled. "Ah!"

He has used kerosene lamp, but this lantern is really the first time to use it. Even as a child, he only saw it several times.

Jiang Lili pointed to the base cover below, "We need to pour kerosene here first."

Then unscrew the lid of the oil can, take up the kerosene bottle and pour a little into it, then turn an iron wire ring, and a white flat cotton ribbon wick in the lamp holder slowly emerges.

Jiang Lili pointed to a piece of iron pick again, "You hold here."

Chen Fan holds the paddle and gently presses it down. Hey, the lampshade actually rises?

How amazing!

Jiang Lili had already picked up the match on the table, lit one and stuck it in from the bottom of the lampshade to light the wick.

When her hand was taken away, Chen Fan loosened his finger, and the lampshade fell down, firmly covering the light.

He looked at the lantern with a surprised face. "It's quite interesting."

Jiang Lili suddenly burst out with a chuckle and quickly covered her mouth.

Chen Fan looked back at her and smiled, "Do you think it's funny that I haven't seen the world before?"

Jiang Lili suddenly blushed and waved her hands in denial. "No, no, no."

Chen Fan straightened up and said with a smile, "It's OK. 'Know what you know, know what you don't know, know what you don't know'. If you don't use it, you won't use it. There's nothing to be ashamed of."

After a pause, he smiled and asked, "Let me ask you one more question. Do you know who invented the lantern and how it came about?"

Jiang Lili's eyes were confused, "Ah?"

Then he gently shook his head and looked at him curiously, "I don't know, how did it come about?"

Chen Fan said with a smile, "It's hard to know who invented the lantern. Although the oil lamp appeared long ago in China, it was imported from the United States."

"Ah? Really?"

Jiang Lili opened her eyes and said, "I thought we had it in ancient times."

Chen Fan went to the nearby chair and sat down, motioned that she should also sit down, then continued, "You think, the lampshade of the lantern is glass, while modern industrialized flat glass was born in the late 19th century, and various practical glass products appeared in the early 20th century. The biggest feature of the lantern is the glass lampshade. Only the industrialized cheap glass can let the lantern enter thousands of households. Do you think it can be found in ancient times? "

Jiang Lili's eyes were full of exclamations, "So it is."

Then he asked curiously, "Who invented the lantern?"

Chen Fan shook his head. "It is not recorded who invented the lantern. However, the reason why the lantern was called the lantern is that it was first hung on the roof of a carriage, or on the back of a horse, for lighting. The earliest people who used the lantern were cowboys in the western United States.

Later, the lantern was brought to Shanghai by American businessmen. Those who just started to buy it were fishermen who fished in and around Shanghai. They found that this kind of lantern was hanging on the fishing boat. The light was much brighter than the lantern. It was very convenient to fish at night. Then the flow spread. Some outsiders didn't know why, but they only knew that it was the lantern hanging on the fishing boat, They called them ship lights and mast lights. "

Jiang Lili looked at him in amazement, and then looked at the lantern. "There are so many stories about a small lantern?"

Chen Fan stood up with a smile and said, "There are many good stories. If you want to hear them, I will tell you when I have time. Now I need you to help me organize my things."

Jiang Lili blushed and stood up quickly to prepare for work. She sorted the things and said,

"Some educated youth like lantern, but they don't like kerosene lamp. Because the lantern is brighter than kerosene lamp, there is no black soot, and the soot is covered by the lampshade, so there is no strong smell of kerosene. Unfortunately, lantern is much more expensive than kerosene lamp, and it is hard to buy lamp tickets."

Chen Fan looked at her and asked curiously, "Don't you have a lantern?"

Jiang Lili shook her head gently. "No, we only have one kerosene lamp, and we have to buy kerosene ourselves."

Chen Fan raised his eyebrows and looked back at the goods and materials on the empty bed. Just now, he heard from the keeper Huang that the educated youth standard was followed. He thought that the educated youth were all sending these things.

He asked, "What are the things that educated youth send?"

Jiang Lili looked at it and said the same thing: "A single mosquito net, a bed sheet, a set of quilt covers, two quilts, two towels, toothbrushes and toothpaste are all one piece, an enamel cup, an aluminum lunch box, a spoon, two enamel basins, a thermos, a soap, a marble lock, and that's all."

Then he turned to look at him, "There is another kerosene lamp, but not for everyone, but one in each room, not many."

Chen Fan looked at the things beside him, and there was still a piece of 9-foot blue cotton cloth, two suits of single clothes, two pairs of shorts, two pairs of sole shoes, a kettle, a flashlight, three No.1 batteries, a lantern, and a jin of kerosene.

In addition, they also gave an extra set of towel toothbrush toothpaste.

It seems that they are giving themselves high standards.

Forget it, who cares? Anyway, as long as you are on the right track, you are not afraid.

Chen Fan stood still, but Jiang Lili quickly helped him put his things in order and said,

"The toothbrush, toothpaste and towel can be put away first and kept for later use."

Chen Fan hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, take two towels, a toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste, and I will return this to you."

Looking at Jiang Lili who was a little embarrassed, Chen Fan smiled, "It's not difficult to borrow again if you borrow and pay back. If I don't have one day, I'll have to borrow from you."

Jiang Lili still hesitated. "But what I borrowed from you is tooth powder. Toothpaste is much more expensive than tooth powder."

Chen Fan laughed and said, "I'll save it for you. When I run out, I'll borrow it from you."

Jiang Lili then nodded gently, "OK."

She looks shy, as if she is not a creditor, but a debtor.