43: Chapter 43 Little Sheep and Jiaxin
House No. 3 wasn't bad at all; in fact, the surrounding environment was arguably the best. It had a large courtyard, flower beds, and a vegetable patch, and it was a single-story house.
There were two rooms here; the first room contained two small single wooden beds, and the second room had a wooden bed with a Simmons mattress.
Zisheng and Brother Wazi would stay in the two single beds, and the large Simmons bed in the other room was clearly for Sister Nuo and Xiaotian.
In Cao Mo's opinion, this House No. 3 was better than House No. 2.
After touring House No. 3, everyone swarmed out again.
Xiao Yang stood on the steps at the corner of House No. 3, watching everyone approach.
As Tong Jingchen passed by Xiao Yang, he said to her with a sense of exasperation, "How did you end up on the same team as Tian Jiu?!"
Clearly, Tong Jingchen was feeling bad for Xiao Yang. Being on the same team as Tian Jiu meant having to live in the worst house and waiting to be crushed in the upcoming PK.
"Huh?" Xiao Yang looked at Tong Jingchen in astonishment.
"What's wrong with that, Bro!" Tian Jiu, who was behind them, immediately shouted in dissatisfaction upon hearing this.
"Yeah, what's wrong with that!" Xiao Yang chimed in.
"Exactly, what's wrong with that!" Tian Jiu shouted again.
Tong Jingchen turned back and said, "Doesn't that mean you're here to suffer!"
This left Tian Jiu and Xiao Yang speechless, and Tian Jiu scratched his face in embarrassment.
Seeing Tian Jiu like this, Xiao Yang immediately said, "I believe in my captain."
"That's right, Sister Yang!" Tian Jiu replied.
"Besides, I originally invited Master Mo to join my team, but you guys wouldn't let him. Otherwise, we definitely would have taken first place," Tian Jiu continued.
"You're not even qualified to be Brother Yi's captain," Wang Ziyan retorted.
"I never said I wanted to be captain! I even said Master Mo could be the captain, but you guys still weren't happy. You outvoted me four to one; what could I do!" Tian Jiu countered.
"Who told you not to invite other guest players and instead call these old fogies," Tong Jingchen said.
"What do you mean by that!"
"Who's an old fogy? We're not as old as you."
"Where are we old fogies?"
Xiao Yang, Jiaxin, and Xiaoxue immediately cried out in dissatisfaction.
"Exactly! Aren't Brother Jie and Zhilong old?" Tian Jiu chimed in to help.
"They may be old, but they have talent!" Tong Jingchen said.
"Bro! What do you mean by that? Are you mocking Sister Yang for having no talent!" Tian Jiu said.
"No, I'm not mocking Xiao Yang. I'm saying your entire team has no talent; you're all trash," Tong Jingchen said with a smile.
The audience in the Livestream Room, hearing their conversation, was also very amused:
"Hahahaha!"
"Tian Jiu is going to get depressed."
"Tian Jiu's depression is about to flare up."
"The points my Master Mo scores could single-handedly take on Tian Jiu's entire team with ease."
"Indeed, the two who absolutely shouldn't be on the field are Lao Liu and Cao Mo. They're both bugs; they're just not in the same league."
"It's too terrifying, over 100k now. A lot of new faces have arrived, and at least half of them are Master Mo's fans."
"This must be the time when this Livestream Room has the most female fans!"
... The main group continued forward, winding through twists and turns, going up and down slopes, and soon arrived at House No. 4.
The houses in this village were built extremely densely, connected by narrow paths that varied in elevation.
When everyone saw the exterior of House No. 4, everyone except for Tian Jiu's team found it hilarious. The house was not only remote but also quite dilapidated, with missing chunks of walls—it was definitely a dangerous building.
Of course, this wasn't the actual House No. 4; there was no way they would let people live in a dangerous building.
Passing through the dilapidated, dangerous structure, they arrived at a courtyard; this was the legitimate House No. 4.
However, this wasn't much better than the dangerous building.
The entire house had only two rooms and two beds, and one of the beds was on the second floor.
The staircase to the second floor was a crude wooden ladder.
Tian Jiu climbed halfway up, but when he saw the scene on the second floor, he immediately didn't dare to go up any further.
Because the second floor was not only dirty and messy, but also pitch black. Not only was there absolutely no natural light, but even the walls were black, making it look terrifying.
Looking at the living room, which was completely empty except for some broken wooden frames and weeds, Cao Mo smiled and said, "It's literally 'four bare walls'!"
"Damn! I have a feeling there's more than just a bed on this second floor, maybe something else," Tian Jiu quipped.
"Captain!" Jiaxin looked at Tian Jiu helplessly and called out.
"Why are you calling me! You guys didn't step up either; it's not just my fault." Tian Jiu scratched his forehead in embarrassment.
At this moment, everyone looked at the room on the first floor. This room was equally chaotic, and the bedding looked very old. The sheets were not only yellowed with age but also featured bright, tacky peony patterns.
"Damn! I feel like these sheets are older than I am," Zisheng joked.
"It's fine, we've prepared new sheets, quilts, and pillows. We can just take these off when the time comes," Susu said.
"There are only two rooms, so the three of us have to squeeze onto this one bed!" Xiao Yang said.
"Regretting it now, huh! Didn't you just say 'What's wrong with that' earlier!" Tong Jingchen teased Xiao Yang with a smile.
"I regret it. Can I defect?" Xiao Yang replied.
"I want to defect too," Xiaoxue added.
"Me too!" Jiaxin immediately agreed.
"What are you guys doing! Isn't this pretty good!" Tian Jiu shouted.
"If it's so good, you can stay here by yourself!" Xiao Yang said.
"We're supposed to share weal and woe! We're all on the same team; you can't just defect like that!" Tian Jiu tried to persuade them.
"Fine! Then you can stay upstairs by yourself!" Jiaxin said.
"There isn't even a light upstairs, and it's pitch black; it looks terrifying. Let's all four of us squeeze in together!" Tian Jiu said.
"In your dreams," Xiao Yang retorted.
"I can sleep on the floor!" Tian Jiu continued.
"If it were Cao Mo squeezing in with us, we'd be happy to. Forget about staying here; I wouldn't even be afraid to stay upstairs," Jiaxin said.
"What! Jiaxin, what are you saying!" Tong Jingchen looked at Jiaxin.
"This house is a bit scary, we're just looking for some sense of security! Sisters, don't you agree?" Jiaxin said.
"Yes, I agree," Xiaoxue replied.
"I'm willing too," Xiao Yang added.
"What about Tian Jiu? He's a big guy from the Northeast, tall and sturdy; why doesn't he give you a sense of security?" Tong Jingchen asked.
"Is that the same thing!" Xiao Yang retorted.
"How is it not the same?" Tong Jingchen retorted back.
"Bro! Stop talking, Bro! Can I compare to Master Mo! It's not about height or build," Tian Jiu immediately cut off the topic.
If they kept talking, he would only be the one getting hurt; Tian Jiu had self-awareness.
"So, Cao Mo, are you willing to squeeze onto a bed with them?" Tong Jingchen pointed the Livestream Room at Cao Mo and asked.
Cao Mo immediately replied with a straight face, "It's my duty! I'll take on the role of the protector of flowers. If I don't go to hell, who will? I won't stay at the homestay with air conditioning and a private bathroom; just let me sleep here and protect them!"
The audience in the Livestream Room, seeing this scene, immediately flooded the chat with comments:
"Damn! He makes it sound so righteous."
"Is this content allowed on livestream?"
"Hubby, if you're hungry, come find me; my sisters and I will help you."
"No, absolutely not!"
"If he really stays there, I'm reporting this!"
"Pah! Shameless."
"Is Brother Yi this popular?"
"Master Mo, don't eat the grass near your own burrow!"
"Top-tier white hair is just popular!"
"This company is too dangerous; my Little Mo will be eaten until not even the dregs are left sooner or later."
"'If I don't go to hell, who will?' If hell looked like this, everyone would be fighting to go."