45: Chapter 45 798 Farming Team
Everyone followed Susu and the accompanying camera crew toward the site where the activities for the next few days would take place.
Just then, Wen Bin, wearing a baseball cap, walked over. Tong Jingchen handed the Livestreaming phone to him and said, "Don't talk, and don't read the bullet comments. Remember, you're just a stand."
"Okay," Wen Bin replied.
Wen Bin held the Livestreaming phone, pointing it at Tong Jingchen and Cao Mo who were walking in front. Of course, the group behind them was also in the frame.
"I heard we're going to catch hornets, right?" Ying Xiaojie asked.
"If a hornet stings your mouth, it'll turn into a bee-stung pout," Zisheng said.
"Don't let it sting Master Mo and disfigure him, or our company will be swarmed by his female fans," Tian Jiu added.
"Tian Jiu, why do you keep bringing up Master Mo for no reason? Trying to leech off Master Mo's traffic, huh?" Ying Xiaojie teased.
"No! I was just saying, how is that leeching traffic?" Tian Jiu immediately explained.
"Are you sure it's hornets? Who dares to raid a hornet's nest? Wouldn't that sting people to death?" Cao Mo asked.
"Are hornets that tough?" Tong Jingchen asked.
"Of course they're tough! Hornets are huge, and one sting is bad enough; it can potentially kill someone, let alone a whole swarm. When there's a hornet's nest, people always call the fire department to handle it," Ying Xiaojie said on behalf of Cao Mo.
"It's not hornets, it's bees," Susu said, correcting them after hearing the discussion.
"Bees should be fine then," Tong Jingchen said.
"Bee stings still hurt!" Zisheng said.
"The locals here don't wear protective gear when they harvest honey," Susu said.
"Then we won't wear any either! We're going for authenticity," Tong Jingchen immediately said.
"Hey! Brother, what did you say!" Tian Jiu immediately got excited.
"We're making a show, so we definitely need to have attitude! Jiu, don't you always say you're the one with the most attitude?" Tong Jingchen said, looking at Tian Jiu.
"Then are you going to do it, Brother!" Tian Jiu said.
"I'm doing it! I'm definitely doing it! I have three teammates too, so I'm definitely participating! Cao Mo is participating too," Tong Jingchen replied.
"If that's the case, then I have no objections. You guys take the lead," Tian Jiu said.
"Tian Jiu, what about your attitude! You're actually letting the boss and Brother Yi take the lead," Wang Ziyan said.
"What attitude! Raiding a beehive without protection is just crazy! If you have so much attitude, you go first. Aren't you Lu Bu!" Tian Jiu retorted to Wang Ziyan.
"I never said I had attitude. Besides, Zhilong is a local! The local should go first," Wang Ziyan said, shifting the conflict onto Zhilong.
"What the hell does that have to do with me! You guys argue amongst yourselves, why bring me into it!" Zhilong said.
"Fight! Fight!" Ying Xiaojie shouted.
Susu spoke up at this moment to interrupt their bickering: "Over the next two days, we will be receiving requests from the villagers and completing various tasks."
"What kind of requests?" Tong Jingchen asked.
"Well, here, there are actually no young people; it's all grandpas and grandmas," Susu said.
"Oh! These grandpas and grandmas will ask us to help them with some farm work, right?" Tong Jingchen continued.
"Yes, that's right. Because it's corn harvesting season now, and you can see many cornfields over there that haven't been harvested yet. We might need to help out with that," Susu said, pointing to a cornfield nearby.
"Sure, no problem, there are so many of us! Helping the elderly is the right thing to do, positive energy, positive energy," Tong Jingchen replied.
"Brother, there's a fish pond over there!" Er Chen called out.
Wen Bin immediately zoomed in the camera, aiming at a pool of water under the distant hillside.
"Can we contract that fish pond?" Tong Jingchen asked.
"Yes, you can! We can go communicate with them," Susu replied.
"Then let's contract the fish pond and have them drain the water over the next two days," Tong Jingchen proposed.
"Brother, you're too playful, Brother," Tian Jiu said.
"No problem, we'll look into it," Susu replied.
"There should be fish in there, right?" Cao Mo asked, shielding his eyes with his hand as he looked over.
"Yes, I checked, there are quite a lot, and some are really big ones," Susu said.
"Then let's contract it! And then distribute the fish to the villagers," Zhilong chimed in.
"Yes, we'll go catch the fish and then distribute them to the villagers. Just like when I went to Sun Liangxuan's place before," Tong Jingchen said.
"We'll catch them ourselves then, and see which group catches the most," Ying Xiaojie proposed.
"Right!" Tong Jingchen agreed.
"That works, that works," Susu nodded repeatedly.
"Then it's settled. You guys hurry up and handle it, get the water drained, let's do it within these two days!" Tong Jingchen said.
"Brother Tong, you're addicted to catching fish. First you went to catch fish at Brother Sun's, and a couple of days ago you were catching fish in Shancheng," Cao Mo laughed.
"I'm just letting you guys experience it too!" Tong Jingchen said.
"Can we win duck coin from these activities, right?" Er Chen asked.
"Yes, you can win duck coin from all of them. During this period, you can't use your money, only duck coin. You earn duck coin through these sessions," Tong Jingchen replied.
"What about you guys? You don't have special privileges, do you?" Er Chen asked.
"We're the same. Except for not participating in PKs, we have to participate in everything else to earn duck coin," Tong Jingchen answered.
"Brother, I want to go see the bees. Didn't you say we were going to harvest honey!" Tian Jiu said at this moment.
"Alright! Then let's go see the bees," Tong Jingchen replied.
"Let's go then!" Susu immediately led the team toward the beehive.
Everyone set off again, and on the way, they passed by Tian Jiu's house.
"Hey! Isn't this Master Jiu's house!" Tong Jingchen said.
"Yes, do you want to go in and sit for a while?" Tian Jiu chimed in.
"Do you have tea?" Zisheng asked.
"No tea, but I have a pack of expired Banlangen. I'll brew a pot for everyone," Tian Jiu replied with a smile.
"Forget it then, another day, another day," Tong Jingchen said.
"You know, it's much cooler here than in Hangzhou," Cao Mo said.
"Indeed, it's even cooler at night. Look, the other rooms don't have air conditioning, which means you don't need it at night here, and a fan is enough during the day. It's really comfortable," Tong Jingchen responded.
"The climate and air quality are perfect for retirement," Cao Mo said.
"Master Mo, you're still young, talking about retirement already," Ying Xiaojie said.
"Brother Jie, you can come here to retire," Cao Mo looked at Ying Xiaojie.
"It's still too early for me too," Ying Xiaojie replied.
The group chatted and laughed, and soon arrived at the location of the beehives.
It was actually just beehives.
"So small, what could be in there!" Er Chen said boastfully.
"Then you go, go take one now," Tong Jingchen immediately said.
Er Chen smiled and didn't reply.
After looking at a few beehives, Susu introduced the firewood chopping area nearby, and then they went to see the pigs.
"Later, we'll also slaughter a pig, and we'll share it with the villagers to eat together," Susu said.
"Slaughtering a pig is so much fun," Er Chen said.
"Do you know how?" Tong Jingchen looked at Er Chen.
"I do! I experienced it when I was a kid. First, you knock it out, then tie its legs," Er Chen said confidently.
"No, it's tie the legs, and then stab it with a knife," Tian Jiu countered.
"Stop bragging, you two! Let me see you slaughter a pig. A pig that big can't even be held down without several people, and you're talking about having slaughtered pigs," Cao Mo said.
"I haven't slaughtered one, but I've watched it," Er Chen explained.
"Haven't you ever heard the saying, 'Even if you haven't eaten pork, you've seen a pig run'!" Tian Jiu added.
"Just a bunch of posers, believe them," Tong Jingchen laughed.
"If the pig actually got out, they'd be the first to run," Ying Xiaojie added.
"Master Mo, let them brag. When the time comes, let them show us how to slaughter a pig, a bunch of posers," Zhilong said to Cao Mo.
The group chatted as they arrived at the pigsty below, where there were indeed three big, fat pigs.
However, due to signal issues, they only took a look and then came out; it was lagging too much.
Although a signal truck had been brought, its coverage area was limited.
This demonstrated the value of Cao Mo's black-tech Livestreaming phone, but Cao Mo wouldn't use his black-tech phone for Brother Tong's livestream.
If Brother Tong asked Cao Mo where he bought this phone, Cao Mo wouldn't know how to explain it.
Although he could pass it off as being 'far ahead' of the competition, the texture was still different.
After seeing the pigs, Tian Jiu asked Tong Jingchen: "Brother, what are we doing next? Are we going to check the rooms?"
"No room checks, I already said no room checks," Tong Jingchen replied.
"That's fine then, pack up what needs packing, and rest if you need to rest," Tian Jiu said.
"Right! Pack up what needs packing, and rest if you need to rest. Later, I'll have someone distribute the duck coins to you team leaders, forty per team, which means ten for each person," Tong Jingchen said.
Cao Mo didn't believe for a second that there wouldn't be room checks. If there were no room checks, how would the small shop do business, and the duck coins would lose their purpose.