It was noon, around three o'clock, and the sun was still high in the sky. Although it was not as hot as summer, in Zhai City, a city on the edge of the desert or right in the desert, it was still a bit uncomfortably hot.

Zhang Zhai was sitting in a wheelchair and was pushed to the side of the two people arguing. As the distance got closer, the sounds he heard became clearer and clearer.

"But thirty yuan for a bottle of water is too exaggerated, isn't it?" the woman asked angrily,

"That's an exaggeration, sister. Walk two hundred meters ahead and there's a water seller. That's expensive. A bottle of mineral water costs at least forty." The young man said innocently, "I'm already very expensive."

Have a good conscience, okay."

Zhang Zhai had already come to the side at this time. He took a look at the woman's clothing and temperament. She didn't seem to be short of money. She was arguing with the young man selling water purely because she was angry.

Zhang Zhai looked at this scene and roughly understood what was going on, but he still asked the young man: "Brother, can I ask why your water is so expensive? I look at the mineral water in your hand.

It’s just ordinary mineral water that costs one yuan, right?”

"It is indeed ordinary mineral water, but this mineral water was transported by me from two hundred kilometers away.

It took me so much trouble to transport the water from two hundred kilometers away and sell it on the roadside under the bright sun, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Shipping cost, labor cost, hard work cost, if you add all these together, do you think selling it for thirty yuan is too expensive?"

The young man looked at the combination of Zhang Zhai and the four people and knew that Zhang Zhai was unusual, so he explained politely.

"Sister, do you want more water?" The young man turned around and asked, "Sister, to be honest, my water is really not expensive. Think about it, a bottle of mineral water is not available in some popular scenic spots.

Is it expensive?

In the same way, it is completely reasonable to sell my bottle of mineral water for 30 yuan. What’s more, the source of my mineral water is much more difficult than the water in the scenic spot. You are also out to take your children to play, so there is no need to worry about it.

This small amount of money has affected my mood, don’t you think so?”

Maybe it was because the young man was too smooth-talking, or maybe it was rare for this woman to talk to this young man, so she said, "Forget it, just give me two bottles of mineral water."

"Okay, take it, here is your water, and here is your money." Taking the woman's hundred-dollar bill, the young man handed the bottle of water to the woman, and took out another bottle of water from his bag.

bottle.

Only then did Zhang Zhai catch a glimpse of the travel backpack on the young man's back, which was full of water.

Zhang Zhai couldn't help laughing when he saw this, "Your business is really hugely profitable. You can make a lot of money in one day, right?"

"What huge profits? I'm just making some hard-earned money." The young man chuckled.

Zhang Zhai couldn't help but shake his head, "You take in so much water and sell it so expensively, aren't you afraid that you won't be able to sell it?"

"How could it not be sold? Where is Zhai City? Zhai City is built in the desert. The water shortage problem is so serious and there are so many tourists. How could it not be sold?" The young man shook his head.

, said.

Zhang Zhai's eyebrows were already furrowed. He had already guessed the reason why a bottle of mineral water sold for 30 yuan.

"Brother, why don't you also bring two bottles of water to save in case there is no water to drink? It's very miserable to be without water in such a sunny day."

"Okay, give me a bottle." Zhang Zhai raised his head and said with a smile.

…

The young man looked at Zhang Zhai who was walking away and touched the back of his head, "I always feel that the man in the wheelchair looks familiar..."

"No matter what, let's sell out this batch of water quickly, and then go back and find a place to watch Zhai Shen's live broadcast, hehe..."

…

Three minutes later, Zhang Zhai was sitting in a wheelchair, being slowly pushed away by the gray wolf. He was holding the bottle of mineral water in his hand, and his face gradually darkened.

I didn't pay attention to it during this period, and I didn't expect that the water shortage in Zhai City has become so serious.

Zhang Zhai took the bottle of mineral water and twisted him away.

"I want to see what the difference is between these 30 yuan worth of water..."

Zhang Zhai picked up the mineral water and planned to take a sip, but was stopped by a spider.

"Mr. Zhang, I suggest you not drink this bottle of mineral water. According to Mr. Zhang's judgment on the threat to other countries, the origin of this bottle of water is unknown and the possibility of being poisoned cannot be ruled out." Spider said seriously.

When Zhang Zhai holds this bottle of water, it is not a problem for him to drink it. It is also a problem for him not to drink it.

He knew very well that this bottle of water was not poisonous, but... he was disgusted.

He looked at the bottle of mineral water and handed it to Spider.

"Go to the Xihe headquarters building." Zhang Zhai said calmly without turning his head.

The gray wolf pushed the wheelchair, and the spider wolf protected Zhang Zhai. There were two special teams secretly scattered around to protect Zhang Zhai's safety.

Zhang Zhai's hands and feet were fine, but he was still pushed to the Xihe headquarters building without his feet touching the ground during the entire process.

This is Zhang Zhai's first visit after the Xihe headquarters building started operating.

At this time, there were already many office workers coming and going in the Xihe headquarters building, including those from Xihe Technology, as well as members of Mirage Technology who were temporarily working at Xihe Technology.

Although it was Zhang Zhai's first time here, when he entered the room and took off his sunglasses, few people could not recognize him.

Xihe Headquarters, top floor.

There are only two offices on the top floor. One is Zhang Zhai's office, but he has never been there before, and the other is Hua Menglian's office, which he came to for the first time today.

…

Five minutes later, Hua Menglian's office.

Hua Menglian stood in front of Zhang Zhai, who was sitting in a wheelchair.

Zhang Zhai glanced at Hua Menglian lightly, and then asked straight to the point.

"Zhai City is short of water now?"

Hua Menglian didn't understand the purpose of Zhang Zhai's sudden visit at first, but she also reacted at this time, remained silent for a while, and replied:

“Such a shortage!”

"Currently, the water supply for the entire Zhai City is transported from outside. Except for the water used in the buildings and the water used in the canteen of Xihe headquarters, the rest of the employees' daily water supply is very limited."

"Have you thought of any solution?"

"Zhai City and the nearest city are building water pipelines. Once successful, they should be able to supply basic water for existing employees, but it is impossible to maintain water supply for the entire Zhai City."

"Is there no groundwater in the desert near Zhai City?"

Zhang Zhai frowned and asked.

Generally, deserts are natural water gathering environments, which can effectively collect water and form natural underground reservoirs.

So generally speaking, groundwater is abundant in most deserts.

When Hua Menglian heard this, she couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Mr. Zhang, I don't know if this is good luck or bad luck, because there is very little rainfall in Zhai City, so there really isn't much groundwater."

When Zhang Zhai heard this, he felt helpless.

It's all because of my lack of education. Who told me that I didn't know geography at that time, so I just circled this place on the map.

Zhang Zhai was silent for a while, then raised his head and asked, "Do you have any renderings of Zhai City's design?"

"Yes, Mr. Zhang."

…

Three minutes later, Zhang Zhai took a marker and drew a straight line on the rendering of Zhai City, directly across the entire Zhai City.

"Dig a river, use the Himalayas as the source, and use the melted water from the glaciers to serve as the water source for the entire Zhai City."

Zhang Zhai flicked his pen and said calmly.

Zhang Zhai's words were an understatement, but Hua Menglian was stunned.

"Mr. Zhang...you said...what? Dig a river from the glaciers in the Himalayas?"

Hua Menglian's eyes widened and she said.

"Yeah." Zhang Zhai said calmly.

"Is this too exaggerated, Mr. Zhang? Our distance from the Himalayas is more than 800 kilometers in diameter." Hua Menglian said in surprise.

Zhang Zhai glanced at her and said, "China's longest canal is more than 1,700 kilometers long. Eight hundred kilometers is just a fraction of his."

…
Chapter completed!