Chapter 12: If you buy on credit, you will always buy it again

"How about this? We'll keep these things and exchange them for labor later. Half price. How about that?"

When Director Xu saw that none of the five people were willing to back down, he could only negotiate with them in a bitter manner.

"Okay, let's get some food first and pay the bill. After all, we have a child. We can both go hungry. The child is still growing."

Wen Jing nodded vigorously, agreeing with Li Jianwei's words, and at the same time, quickly joined the team to select ingredients.

At this time, the most important thing is to eat enough, and face value is not important.

The matter was settled, and Director Xu had no choice. After briefly explaining the rules for this season, he grabbed the remaining items and ran away.

Out of sight out of mind!

Su Xingmian had done her homework, so even if the rules were not explained in detail, she could understand them.

What remains unchanged is that the guests still need to work in exchange for food.

However, this season, because there are poultry in the yard, if you don’t want to spend money to exchange with the production team, you can catch them yourself, but you have to deal with them yourself.

To be honest, the program's exchange rules are a bit tricky. One hundred kilograms of peaches can be exchanged for one portion of rice, which means they have to pick about two hundred peaches.

Needless to say, meat is even more expensive, starting from 400 kilograms.

The cooking utensils and seasonings in the kitchen are all ready. No matter how bad the production crew is, they can't not provide these things.

Su Xingmian simply sorted his things and hurried downstairs.

Before arriving, she had already briefly learned about the resident guests. Of the four downstairs guests, only Li Jianwei could cook some simple home-cooked dishes.

In order to satisfy his own appetite, Su Xingmian decided to do it himself.

"Teacher Li, let me help you cook." She washed her hands, tied an apron, and said.

"Xiao Su can cook?" Li Jianwei was a little surprised.

Let alone female celebrities, few girls nowadays can cook. After all, times are changing, takeout is very convenient, and if you have time to cook, you might as well get more sleep.

"I prefer to be hands-on."

After looking at the ingredients everyone had brought, Su Xingmian decided to make braised pork and salt and pepper chicken wings, and a cold dish. As for the main course, it was braised rice with Chinese sausage.

With a plan in mind, her movements became much faster. By the time Li Jianwei's shredded potatoes and scrambled eggs were out of the pan, her braised pork had already absorbed the juice.

As soon as the other pot was empty, the salt and pepper chicken wings were also prepared. By twelve o'clock, all the food was on the table. While Chu Feng was cooking, he even asked the production team for a large bucket of Coke.

Of course, it’s still on credit.

"Come on, meeting is fate, let's clink glasses first." Li Jianwei raised a cup full of Coke and said cheerfully.

He also fully demonstrated his hosting skills in the show, and his ability to control the situation was perfect.

Everyone clinked their glasses with a smile, but tacitly agreed to only take a small sip of their Coke. After all, drinking too much carbonated beverage would make you bloated, and if you missed out on a few bites of meat, that would be a big loss.

After Li Jianwei and Chu Feng started eating, Wen Jing couldn't help it any longer. He picked up the chopsticks and picked up the braised pork, accompanied by a mouthful of rice, chewing with satisfaction.

This is the taste, rich but not greasy, slightly sweet, soft and melts in the mouth. It is worthy of being the delicacy that made him pull at the sliding door of the kitchen and drool for a long time.

"This braised pork is authentic. My wife loves it the most and I make it often, but it can't compare to this." Chu Feng praised.

"Then I'll write the recipe for you later." Su Xingmian smiled happily with his eyes curved when his dish was praised.

Her cooking skills, learned from a veteran chef in the Imperial Kitchen, were naturally quite good. Everyone was very satisfied with the meal, and the three dishes Su Xingmian had prepared were the first to be left empty. If Li Jianwei hadn't been so hungry, those two home-cooked dishes would have been left over today.

Finally, the task of washing dishes was given to Chu Feng.

Because they had to pick peaches to pay off their debts and prepare meals for the evening.

Working in the fields is a physical job. Ling Jiayu and Wen Jing are young and energetic, so they naturally have to go.

Su Xingmian and Li Jianwei cooked, and after dividing the work, Chu Feng, who stayed at home today, had to clean up the battlefield.

Knowing that there would be a step of going out into the fields, Su Xingmian brought clothes that were mostly comfortable and suitable for activities, so there was no need to change clothes. He just put on a backpack, a straw hat and gloves, and set off directly.

The peach orchard arranged by the production team is located on the same land as the villagers. Four rows of peach trees stretch as far as the eye can see. Just looking at it makes me tired.

"There are so many, how long will it take us to pick them all?"

Wen Jing's face was filled with despair.

"Let's get started. If you keep complaining, you'll lose your dinner."

After eating the food cooked by Su Xingmian, even Ling Jiayu, who has never been a big fan of food, no longer wants to suffer any more.

In order to have meat and vegetables for every meal, I have to do my best!
Of course, in addition to satisfying their own appetites, another reason is that all the peaches they picked will be sold to fruit merchants. After the recording of the program is completed, the money earned from the sale of peaches will be donated in full to children in poor areas.

It's worth it for these children to put in a little more effort.

Four people stood in a row of peach trees, and they all stretched out their arms and started picking peaches from the trees.

This is a specialty of Suzhou. It tastes plump, juicy and extremely sweet.

As early as after the program team determined the recording time and location, they had people cultivate peach trees here in advance, waiting for this day.

There are quite a lot of highlights in this segment.

Except for Li Jianwei who did farm work when he was young, the other three had never been to the fields, so they were inevitably clumsy when doing things.

Especially Wen Jing, the older child, made a lot of jokes.

The temperature in the south is higher than that in the north. In order to keep cool, the child only wore a loose sleeveless vest. But he loved to move around and touched his arms and legs with his gloved hands, so the peach fuzz stuck to his body and made him very itchy.

"Go back and rinse yourself with water before coming back. Stop scratching yourself. It will be harder to treat if you scratch yourself." Li Jianwei tried to suppress his laughter and suggested to Wen Jing, who was like a monkey.

Because he was really uncomfortable, Wen Jing did not refute. He quickly ran back to the yard to take a shower. He did not care about the heat, changed into a long-sleeved shirt and ran back to continue joining the working team.

During this period, Chu Feng also brought them some tea to relieve the heat and helped them pick some.

It was not until after six in the evening that everyone was hungry and prepared to pack up and go home.

Although Su Xingmian was not skilled at the beginning, she became very fast after getting used to it. After the box was full halfway, she carried it back four times, and now the fifth box was full.

Li Jianwei's speed was similar to hers. Ling Jiayu and Chu Feng both only scored four frames.

After a busy afternoon, everyone had a great harvest, picking nearly 4,000 apples. It was a lot, but only enough to pay off the morning's debt. The evening's food was still purchased on credit.

After picking peaches all afternoon, even Su Xingmian, who was in great shape, felt a bit sore in the arms. So, he didn't make a big deal about dinner; he just made a pot of noodles with soybean paste.

But because the meat sauce was delicious, Ling Jiayu and Chu Feng each ate two large bowls.

After returning to the room and washing up, Su Xingmian lay comfortably on the bed, holding her little fox doll in her arms.

(End of this chapter)

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