66: Pure oil confident boy

Inside the cafeteria, the guests sat around the table with exhausted faces, chatting listlessly.

Hua Hua: "How come I haven't seen Xiaofan and Reba all day? Have you guys seen them?"

Han Han: "Probably quit? They're just playing tricks~"

Hua Hua shook his right hand, too lazy to bother with him. He was truly tired; he never thought washing clothes could be this exhausting.

Each piece of clothing had to be pounded several times on the front with a laundry bat, several times on the back, and several more after being folded.

Especially since they were all uniforms for the Program Production Crew; it was heartbreaking just to look at them~

Proper celebrities coming here to wash clothes for the production crew.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Han Han pursed his lips and shook his clothes on his own, splashing a mist of water.

He originally saw that the water-carrying task offered the highest amount, but only after taking it did he realize how difficult it was.

Those two buckets of water seemed to have a mind of their own, swaying back and forth. Seven or eight buckets had been knocked over throughout the morning, and he had only managed to carry 60 buckets so far.

Han Han was inevitably soaked to the bone. As for Exploding Watermelon, she was already crying. She had worked hard by the riverside to fill the buckets, only for Han Han to knock them over as soon as he hoisted them onto his shoulders. Although Exploding Watermelon felt resentful, she was too afraid to speak out.

At that moment, Liu Yunning sniffed the air, his face lighting up with joy.

"It smells so good~ Do you guys smell that? The scent of barbecue??? I knew it; the Program Production Crew couldn't possibly treat us like this."

Everyone else started sniffing too. The little bit they ate in the morning had been burned off long ago, and they were so hungry their stomachs were sticking to their backs. Now, smelling this enticing aroma, their mouths began to water uncontrollably.

Under everyone's expectant gazes, the Cooking Auntie began to serve the dishes.

Shredded potatoes with green peppers and stir-fried autumn cabbage.

After the Cooking Auntie finished serving the dishes, she went back to the stove and started playing with her phone.

The group looked at each other and then burst into laughter.

Hua Hua: "Hahaha, Auntie, hurry up and bring it out. The Program Production Crew is really something, still trying to pull off a surprise~ We can already smell it."

Han Han's lips also curled up into a wide grin: "Auntie, hurry up. We still have work to do this afternoon~"

Liu Yunning also looked at the Cooking Auntie expectantly.

Cooking Auntie: ????

In the bullet comments:

"Naive boy, greasy boy, confident boy~ Just debut already!"

"The person above is killing me. Stop talking, I really didn't mean to laugh at my Ning Ning."

"Cooking Auntie: What are you guys talking about?"

"Brother Wo Zi is too good at stirring things up..."

The group in the cafeteria almost turned the place upside down before finally accepting the fact that they might have truly misunderstood the Program Production Crew.

The Program Production Crew really hadn't planned on giving them an extra meal~

But that enticing aroma was drifting over the village, and since everyone smelled it, it couldn't be an illusion.

Everyone had a guess in their hearts, but no one said it out loud—it was too heart-wrenching~

Gao Xiaofan squinted his eyes with a cigarette in his mouth, holding a cattail leaf fan from the house. With one hand he fanned the fire, and with the other, he evenly flipped the Sturgeon.

Beside him, Reba sat squatting with a bowl and chopsticks, watching expectantly and swallowing her saliva with a gulp.

It smells so good~

Looking at the man squatting there, smoking and grilling fish, she once again praised Gao Xiaofan's decision in her heart.

The grilled fish rack they made earlier was in the car. Although there was no barbecue grill, Gao Xiaofan used a entrenching tool to build a small hearth directly on the ground.

Pepper powder, cumin powder, and chili powder—he had exchanged for all of them at 120% of the market price.

The tent, entrenching tool, and barbecue rack were free, but he had spent all his savings to exchange for the large mountain water bottle, seasonings, kettle, lighter, and cigarettes.

The two cameramen each held their cameras toward their respective targets, their expressions varied.

Qiu Gu was swallowing his saliva frantically, his expression dazed as he reminisced about the delicious food from a few days ago.

The other cameraman swallowed his saliva while casting a resentful look at Gao Xiaofan.

The case is solved! This is the guy responsible for those midnight barbecues that lasted for over ten days.

Gao Xiaofan threw his cigarette butt into the fire, glanced at the grilled fish which was now golden brown, and handed it to Reba beside him.

The two of them devoured the food. Gao Xiaofan looked at Qiu Gu, smirking mischievously as he ate.

Qiu Gu wanted to cry but had no tears; he hadn't even eaten yet~

Fortunately, the Program Production Crew had packed two meals and sent them over. As the two cameramen ate their plain cabbage, they looked at the enticing grilled Sturgeon and felt that their already tasteless food was even harder to swallow.

When the viewers in the livestream room saw this scene, they couldn't help but drool as well.

"It looks so delicious; I've never eaten Sturgeon before."

"What did I tell you? Reba's good days are yet to come~"

"Brother Wo Zi is awesome, but I still don't get why he exchanged for a tent. Is he planning to go on a long trip?"

"I'm not Brother Wo Zi, how would I know? Just watch and see. We'll ask Brother Wo Zi properly tonight."

After finishing the grilled fish, Reba licked her lips: "Xiaofan, I saw you also exchanged for a tent?"

"Yeah," Gao Xiaofan said indistinctly while sucking on a fish bone.

Seeing him like this, Reba didn't press further.

"Are we still going fishing later?"

Gao Xiaofan spat out the bone in his mouth, looked at Reba's expectant face, smiled, and stood up.

"No, the weather is still a bit muggy. If we don't deal with the fish, they'll go bad."

Beside him, Qiu Gu's eyes widened, his heart racing.

Give it to me! Give it to me! I'll help you deal with it~

Gao Xiaofan opened the grilled fish clip, put in another fish, and started grilling.

The fragrance drifted out once more, and the barbecue scent that had just dissipated over the village grew thick again.

"I can't take it anymore, I'm going to work." Liu Yunning took a sip of water, stood up, and walked toward the outskirts of the village.

This is pure torture~

Hua Hua and Han Han also took large gulps of water and headed out of the village.

No one spoke; smelling the cumin in the air, they were all completely numb.

Once they walked out of the village, everyone felt a sense of relief. The smell was gone, and they perked up to start their work.

In the peanut field.

Liu Yunning worked with his butt sticking out, his mind wandering. He somewhat regretted participating in this variety show; he could forget about earning back his 1.2 million.

Most people were clustered in Gao Xiaofan's livestream room. His own livestream room only had about a hundred people last night, and after interacting for half the night, he only got a few tens of thousands in gifts.

Thinking of this, Liu Yunning felt it was all quite dull. He shook his head to clear these thoughts and continued working.

He could only hope this variety show would give him a boost in popularity so he could get some commercial gigs.

Liu Yunning had just pulled up a peanut plant when his nose twitched.

Why did he smell that barbecue scent again? Could the entire Program Production Crew be having a BBQ? He could even smell it outside the village.

Liu Yunning looked resentful, closing his eyes in hopes of blocking out the smell.

But why was the smell getting stronger and stronger?

It even felt like it was right at the tip of his nose~

Liu Yunning opened his eyes and saw Gao Xiaofan holding a grilled fish in front of him. It was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, emitting waves of fragrance.