57: Brother Han is awesome!

Gao Xiaofan's mind spun in circles for a few moments before he finally understood what the Cooking Auntie meant.

After all that, the main storyline of this variety show was actually survival?

He couldn't help but look at Reba beside him. She had a dazed expression, looking like her brain hadn't quite processed it yet.

"Reba, do you have any money?"

Reba froze for a moment, then cautiously glanced at the camera, nodded, and whispered.

"How much do you need?"

"How much do you have?"

"Ah, that's a bit hard to say..."

Lines of frustration appeared on Gao Xiaofan's face; he felt like they weren't even talking about the same thing.

"I mean, do you have any cash on you right now?"

Reba blinked her eyes. "No. Didn't the Program Production Crew take it all away?"

In their livestream room, the bullet chat was non-stop.

"Oh my god, Reba is too cute! Hahaha."

"I get it now! This variety show is a freaking survival program!"

"Thanks to the person above. If you hadn't said it, I'd still be completely in the dark~"

"Now I'm even more curious. Where are Brother Wo Zi and Reba going to get money?"

Indeed, where could they get money? Gao Xiaofan walked along the village road, thinking helplessly.

Reba, following behind, now also understood what the main goal of the show was.

After figuring it out, she became even more confused. Could a variety show really be filmed like this?

Lost in thought as she walked, she suddenly felt herself bump into something. Rubbing her forehead, she realized Gao Xiaofan had stopped in front of her.

Feeling the softness against his back, Gao Xiaofan's heart fluttered, and he couldn't help but shiver.

Wo Zi Army - Strong Hand Cracks Skull: "So fast! They've already started physical contact. As expected of Brother Wo Zi!"

Wo Zi Army - Intentional Punch: "Bringing a woman along is really boring..."

"Holy crap, a tycoon~ Brother Quan, do you need a sidekick?"

...Gao Xiaofan looked at Qu Lang's outfit and felt completely speechless.

Large boxer shorts, a small tank top, and a straw hat on his head. Crucially, this guy had an electric fan blowing behind him.

"Brother Lang, what are you up to?" Gao Xiaofan approached him with a fawning smile.

Qu Lang's face darkened. This guy had zero acting skills; they were clearly in the middle of a show, yet he insisted on calling him "Brother Lang" left and right.

Qu Lang took off his straw hat and casually pointed inside the house.

Seeing this, Gao Xiaofan and Reba walked inside and saw a small blackboard.

"Task: Carry 100 buckets of water. Reward: 70 yuan."

"Task: Wash 100 pieces of clothing. Reward: 50 yuan."

"Task: Harvest peanuts. Reward: 50 yuan per 100 jin."

"Task: Wash dishes. Reward: 20 yuan."

"Task..."

"Once a task is accepted, other teams cannot take it."

Reba swallowed hard. Every task on the board seemed incredibly difficult to complete.

The bullet chat was also in shock.

"This... the Program Production Crew is too ruthless."

"So what? They'll definitely just fake it when the time comes."

"To the person above, this is a 24-hour livestream with one continuous shot. How are they supposed to fake it???"

"The Program Production Crew is playing for such high stakes. Aren't they afraid of something going wrong?"

"As someone from the countryside, I'd like to say that a farmer's life is pretty much like this. The task rewards are inflated, but compared to 20 yuan for a single meal, the pay is far too low."

Gao Xiaofan frowned and turned to look at Qu Lang, who was sitting by the door.

"Brother Lang, this money can't only be used for eating, right?"

Hearing this, Qu Lang turned around and nodded.

"Once you have enough money, you can come to me to exchange it for items. But for now, you'd better figure out how to fill your stomachs first."

After hearing that, Gao Xiaofan looked at the small blackboard again.

Five minutes later, the two walked out of the house and headed straight for the location Qu Lang had given them.

Gao Xiaofan chose harvesting peanuts. After thinking about it, Reba chose the same task.

The two talked as they walked.

"Reba, do you even know how to harvest peanuts?"

"Ah, no, I don't..."

"Then why did you choose it?"

"I don't know how to do the others either... I saw you pick it and thought I'd just follow and learn from you."

...As the two headed out of the village, the other guests finally snapped out of it and started running into the village, hoping to find clues.

Just as he left the village, Gao Xiaofan squinted at the group approaching from the opposite direction. What a coincidence.

Hua Hua's eyes lit up when he saw Gao Xiaofan. "Xiaofan, what task did you get? Do you have any clues?"

Gao Xiaofan nodded with a smile. "The second house at the West end of the village is where we'll have lunch."

Hua Hua looked delighted and gave Gao Xiaofan a grateful look.

His manager had told him to stay away from Gao Xiaofan during the recording, but now he realized the guy was actually quite easy to get along with.

Han Han also approached, looking suspicious.

"You only found that one clue? Then why are you heading out of the village?"

Han Han's words alerted Hua Hua, who then looked at Gao Xiaofan.

Gao Xiaofan looked troubled. He glanced at Reba, winked, and then said softly.

"Brother Han is awesome! You actually figured it out. Sigh, we just accepted a task to harvest peanuts."

After saying that, Gao Xiaofan continued with an agitated expression.

"You guys have no idea how much of a trap this show is. We even have to pay for our own meals!"

"And the most important part—do you know?!! They only give 30 yuan for 100 jin of peanuts! It's pure exploitation!"

Surprise flashed across everyone's faces. Mi Mi covered her mouth, completely missing the shock in Reba's eyes beside her.

While Reba was still in shock, Gao Xiaofan said regretfully.

"Since you've found out, let's go together. It's already eight o'clock. If we work hard, we might still be able to afford our first meal from the crew."

Han Han began to laugh coldly. "Xiaofan, if I hadn't noticed, you wouldn't have been willing to say anything, would you? Going back and forth like this would have cost us a lot of time."

Gao Xiaofan said pleasingly, "Brother Han, I've offended you before. I'll have to trouble you to look after me in the show from now on~"

Han Han gave a cold snort and didn't say anything, but the slight curl of his lips betrayed his inner joy.

"Then let's hurry up and set off." Listening to Gao Xiaofan, Hua Hua hurriedly urged him.

Gao Xiaofan nodded, grabbed the dazed Reba's small hand, and began to jog. His hurried appearance made everyone feel a sense of urgency.

Mi Mi and Liu Yunning followed behind, whispering to each other.

"Liu Yunning, should we go back to the village and check again? What if Gao Xiaofan is lying to us?"

Liu Yunning pondered for a moment before speaking.

"He wouldn't. Sister Mimi, trust me. Gao Xiaofan has no filter. Didn't you see how direct he was before? This time, he only let it slip because he ran into Brother Han."

Mi Mi nodded and didn't say anything.

"Sister Mimi, let's hurry too. Maybe there are only a few peanuts. It wouldn't be good if they beat us to it."