The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

Li Kaixin, who was at the very back of the convoy, had just gotten out of his car when he saw what was happening ahead.

He immediately took out the cotton-padded coat he had brought just in case from the bundle at the front of the car and walked quickly toward Captain Wang.

Zhou Zhiming was surprised to see his master bring out another coat and followed him, asking in a low voice, "Master, how many cotton-padded coats have you brought?"

"What, you have a problem with that? Can't I change my clothes?" Li Kaixin glanced at his apprentice who had followed him.

"No, no," Zhou Zhiming quickly shook his head and shut his mouth.

When the two arrived at Captain Wang's side, he was already surrounded by his master and apprentices.

An older apprentice spoke up first: "Captain Wang, you can wear mine! At worst, I'll sleep in the back of the truck for the next few days, and I won't get cold if I don't come out."

"Old Wang, you'll be leading the team for the next few days, so wear mine!" Master Guo chimed in. "I'll have my apprentice drive, and I'll just crawl into the back of the truck; it'll definitely hold up!"

The other masters and apprentices also pushed forward, each vying to stuff their cotton-padded coats into Captain Wang's hands.

Captain Wang was surrounded, feeling both touched and helpless.

Just then, someone outside the crowd suddenly shouted, "Stop arguing, everyone! My master has extra!"

As soon as the sound faded, everyone's eyes turned to the person who had spoken.

Li Kaixin and Zhou Zhiming, with their heads tilted back, were walking towards them.

Li Kaixin couldn't stand his apprentice's smug look any longer, so he kicked him.

Zhou Zhiming stumbled forward a few steps, clutching his backside as he turned around with a resentful look: "Master, why did you kick me?"

Li Kaixin ignored him and went straight to Captain Wang, handing him the cotton coat in her hand: "Captain Wang, this is an extra one I brought. Please put it on."

"Thank you, Kaixin." Captain Wang saw that Li Kaixin was still wearing a cotton coat, so this time he didn't refuse.

After taking it and putting it on, he couldn't help but exclaim, "I'm so happy! I didn't expect you to bring an extra one. If I had known, I should have asked you first."

Zhou Zhiming's inability to control his tongue kicked in again, and he immediately interjected, "Captain Wang, my master brought more than one extra piece of clothing; the one I'm wearing also belongs to my master!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone around him looked at Li Kaixin with strange eyes.

These days, it's good enough to have one decent cotton-padded coat, let alone three.

Seeing the looks in everyone's eyes, Zhou Zhiming knew he had said the wrong thing again, and cautiously glanced at his master.

Li Kaixin chuckled dryly, trying to evade the question: "Don't look at me like that, everyone. I sweat easily, so I brought extra clothes just for changing."

"Yes, yes, yes, Kaixin is right." Captain Wang chimed in, chuckling as he came to his rescue: "This young man is energetic and sweats a lot, so it's normal for him to bring a couple more changes of clothes."

Many people's lips twitched. They couldn't believe they could come up with such a lame excuse. But since Captain Wang had spoken, they didn't press him further and all left.

Li Kaixin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, while glaring fiercely at Zhou Zhiming.

Seeing this, Zhou Zhiming shrank his neck and obediently stood aside.

After most of the crowd had dispersed, a middle-aged man dressed in tattered clothes and with a thin build walked over.

He was trembling all over, whether from the cold or fear, it was hard to tell, and he looked like he wanted to speak but didn't dare to.

Seeing his expression, Captain Wang immediately put on a gentle smile: "Comrade, what brings you here?"

"Leader Wang, it's too cold. Nobody dares to get out of the car, and nobody's cooking," the middle-aged man stammered.

After listening, Captain Wang nodded: "Okay, comrade, you go back to the car first, I'll figure out a way to handle this."

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!" The middle-aged man quickly bowed and expressed his gratitude.

Unable to bear the cold any longer, he turned and ran to the car.

After the middle-aged man had walked away, Captain Wang stood there pondering for a while, and quickly came up with a solution:

The master and apprentices took turns cooking for the group, and then people from one truckload at a time came to collect their meals. This way, neither the apprentices nor the masters took advantage of the other, and the people in the back of the truck didn't have to endure the cold for extended periods.

Without hesitation, Captain Wang gathered everyone together again and explained his plan.

Everyone agreed after hearing the instructions and got to work as Captain Wang had suggested.

An hour later, Li Kaixin stood next to an iron pot with a rice scoop in his hand and began serving food to the people who came over.

Watching those trembling people approach, he made a decision in his heart:

Although Captain Wang's method is good, those with weak constitutions are still prone to illness. We'll have to brew some medicine for them to prevent colds later.

After getting his food, Li Kaixin added water to the pot and then threw in some herbs from his secret space to dispel the cold.

As for why I didn't wash the pot, the bottom of the pot is already clean, so there's no need to.

In no time at all, the medicine was ready.

Captain Wang and several other workers had been watching for a long time, and they saw that Li Kaixin had stopped.

Captain Wang chuckled and stepped forward, asking, "Kaixin, what kind of medicine have you brewed this time?"

"This is to prevent catching a cold," Li Kaixin replied with a smile. "Captain Wang, you just caught a chill, so you can have a bowl of this."

Upon hearing this, the other craftsmen immediately became agitated.

Master Guo was the first to squeeze forward: "I'm so happy! I feel like I've caught a chill too, I need to have a bowl!"

"Me too, me too!" The other craftsmen also stepped forward.

Whether they were masters or apprentices, everyone was eager to drink.

This left Li Kaixin somewhat dumbfounded, as he hadn't seen a single person with a cold or fever during his last visit to Inner Mongolia.

Finally, there wasn't enough medicine to share with the people in the back of the train, so he had to cook another pot.

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