Ling Chengyan started the car, avoiding the muddy pit where the vehicle got stuck, and Wu Qingyun waved goodbye to the helpful villagers from the car window.
Ling Chengyan, sharp-eyed, noticed one of the young lads carrying a military water bottle.
"If you gave away your water bottle, what will you do for drinking water?" Ling Chengyan raised her eyebrows and asked.
"On this trip, I'll just have to drink from Sister Yan's water. By the time we return, it will be time to issue this year's supplies, and I'll have a new water bottle to use."
Ling Chengyan chuckled, "A water bottle is not a consumable item."
Uniforms and shoes are issued new each year, but the iron water bottles and tea mugs are sturdy and durable. New recruits are given a set upon joining, and that's the only time they get them issued.
