Chapter 86: Chapter 86: Fighting for Roast Chicken
Director Chen didn’t intend to waste time on choosing houses.
Trees are precious in the desert, and it’s impossible to cut them down for the guests to build houses.
He directly sent out tents of the same specification.
"Alright, it’s time for us to play a game to select ingredients and tools."
The tools they selected last time have been returned, so this time, they have to choose tools again.
Gu Jiujiu held onto Gu Ran’s clothes, took a deep breath, and then bravely spoke, "Are we still playing ring toss? If it’s ring toss, this Prince wants Miaomiao to toss them; she’s the best!"
Director Chen shook his head.
"Our game is planting trees."
The show chose this uninhabited place, but if you drive out a few kilometers, people living there plant trees in the desert all year round.
"It’s now 8:30 in the morning, let’s go help plant trees for two hours. Hmm, let’s say... three trees can be exchanged for one tool or one portion of food."
Director Chen didn’t know how fast these people could plant trees.
Everyone got back on the bus and went to the tree-planting site.
Gu Cheng: "They’re all saplings, that’s a relief."
If they were medium-sized trees, planting just one would take quite a lot of time.
But now, they just need to dig a deep hole, place the sapling, press the soil, and water it.
After observing how others planted trees, the guest group quickly got to work.
Gu Cheng and Fu Guoqiang were responsible for digging holes, Cui Chi placed the saplings, Gu Ran and Xiong Chenfei pressed the soil, and the kids were in charge of watering.
Gu Ran said with a smile, "Let’s aim for an assembly line operation to plant more trees."
At this moment, Tuanzi pouted and walked over to Gu Cheng, tugging at his clothes.
Gu Cheng was about to get a shovel when he looked down and saw his sister’s face full of unhappiness.
"What’s wrong?"
Tuanzi complained, "You didn’t ask Miaomiao what she wanted to do, you just assigned her to water."
Gu Cheng paused.
He squatted down, "I’m sorry, I forgot again. What does Miaomiao want to do?"
"Dig holes," Tuanzi showcased her little arms, "Miaomiao is really good at digging holes."
She pointed to the small shovel prepared specifically by the program team.
"Miaomiao can dig holes really fast, so everyone can plant more."
While others have to exert a lot of effort to dig holes, she just uses her Inner Strength, and it doesn’t tire her at all.
The more she thought about it, the more upset she became, Tuanzi glared at him, "Big brother is so dumb, not tapping into everyone’s strengths."
Gu Cheng readily admitted his mistake.
He politely asked the other kids what they wanted to do.
Other than little Cui Jixing wanting to press the soil, everyone else wanted to water the plants.
Gu Jiujiu said in a childish voice, "I only know how to water, nothing else. If I waste time for fun, it would be bad."
Fu Youyou and Xiong Chenli nodded in agreement.
Tuanzi had already picked up the small shovel and moved to the designated spot, shoveling down once, then another, at an extremely fast pace.
Before anyone realized it, she had already dug one deep hole.
Gu Cheng: "Miao..."
Before he finished speaking, Tuanzi had run to the next spot, repeating the previous action.
She ran to another spot, repeating the previous action.
The staff rubbed their eyes.
"Are we watching with our naked eyes, or did we mistakenly press the fast-forward button?"
The main reason was that Tuanzi’s speed was too fast, like a video being fast-forwarded.
[Too fast, isn’t it?]
[If it wasn’t a live broadcast, I would suspect the show faked it]
[So how can she be so fast? Isn’t she tired?]
[I do farm work at home every winter and summer break, I can testify that digging and turning soil is tiring]
[It feels like she’s not digging by herself, it’s like using magic]
[Hahaha, the Little Heroine is not using magic, it’s Inner Strength]
Tuanzi demonstrated with her skills that she really knew how to dig holes.
Thinking back to when she stole the beggar chicken her master made and worried about being discovered, she always dug deep holes to bury the chicken bones.
[Miaomiao: Does Master have a dog’s nose? Miaomiao buried it so deeply, yet he can still smell it]
Yet she was discovered every time, forcing her to run wildly on the mountain with a bun in each hand.
[Ancient Martial System: Is it possible that only you and Master live in that area, and the chicken was stolen, so even if you use your toes to think, you know who the ’culprit’ is]
Tuanzi snorted.
She huffed and puffed as she dug the holes.
Thanks to her, Gu Cheng and Fu Guoqiang didn’t need to dig holes and could help transport and plant the saplings.
As a result, the speed of all ten guests increased.
Fu Youyou encouraged everyone in her childish voice.
"Three trees for one portion of food, keep it up~"
Who knows what the parents thought, but hearing this, the kids worked even harder.
Were they planting trees into the ground? No, it was roasted duck, roast chicken, and roast goose waving at them!
Tuanzi dug quite a few holes in one go.
She stopped to wipe her sweat.
[Ancient Martial System: Why not take a break?]
The viewers thought so too.
[Miaomiao must be tired]
[Even adults can’t do what she did]
[She’s already dug over a dozen holes, very impressive]
Tuanzi refused to rest.
She muttered.
"Braised pork, spicy chicken, steamed pork, sweet and sour ribs..."
She started listing dish names.
Yesterday, when they were at home, her big brother made steamed pork and spicy chicken, and the taste was incredible. She wanted to eat it.
Wiping away the nonexistent drool, Tuanzi continued working diligently, humming various dish names under her breath.
Pig, cow, sheep, chicken, duck, fish, and goose—all these common meat ingredients in her mouth had been cooked into various delicacies.
[Haha, I knew she was working hard for food]
[She’s making me hungry]
[Let me think about what to have for lunch]
[Hopefully, this director is capable and is genuinely willing to provide decent ingredients]
[If the director’s playing them, Miaomiao might cry on the spot]
[Cry on the spot? I think the Little Heroine would just lift and throw the person out]
Two hours later, seeing the six rows of trees, the guests were quite satisfied.
"Ten trees in one row, a total of sixty trees."
Gu Jiujiu excitedly hugged Cui Jixing, "We can get twenty kinds of tools or food."
Everyone took photos in front of the trees and returned to the place where they were supposed to seek adventurous survival.
As soon as they got off the bus, the kids surrounded Director Chen.
Tuanzi: "Roast chicken!"
Fu Youyou: "Roast duck!"
Gu Jiujiu: "Steak!"
Xiong Chenli: "Lamb chop!"
Cui Jixing thought for a moment, scratched his head, "A bag of rice!"
Director Chen: "..."
Director Chen didn’t expect everyone to be so impressive.
But if he gave out so many food items all at once, this show would become a camping program.
He hurriedly instructed to reduce the portion of the meat ingredients.
Fu Youyou, who was squatting on the ground trying to pick an oddly shaped flower, quickly stood up and ran back upon hearing this.
"Miaomiao, Prince, that uncle is being naughty, he wants to take our food!"
Youyou repeated Director Chen’s words in her childish voice.
Tuanzi raised her fist, "Not allowed!"
Gu Jiujiu was also very angry.
He put on a princely demeanor, leading the kids to negotiate with Director Chen confidently.
Seeing this, Gu Ran felt a wave of emotion, her eyes slightly reddening.
She previously doubted her decision to bring her son here to suffer. But now, seeing her son become cheerful and confident, she felt relieved.
Gu Miaomiao and several others, besides family, were some of the few who were willing to play the Prince game with Gu Jiujiu.
In the past, he had faced curiosity from other children about his family situation. Some were genuinely curious; others asked with malice, mocking him for not having a dad.
Because teachers couldn’t attend to every child all the time, over time, her son became unwilling to attend kindergarten.
Some kids were asking merely out of curiosity, while others were indeed malicious, mocking Gu Jiujiu with comments about not having a father.
Teachers couldn’t possibly watch every child at every moment, and over time, her son became unwilling to go to kindergarten.
It seemed that the little boy, who appeared pampered, was quite lonely.
Now, several people, other than his family, are willing to play the Prince game with Gu Jiujiu.
Fighting the injustice of being cheated out of food, the group of children surrounded Director Chen and made a forceful protest.
Amidst the lively chatter.
Director Chen had a headache.
"We are genuinely low on supplies this week," Director Chen sighed, not knowing how to appease the children’s excitement.