I became a movie star at the age of three; Dilraba and I are childhood sweethearts.

"Look at you... what kind of things are you teaching the kids?!"

"You've really learned your tricks."

Dilraba looked at Xiao Chen with admiration. In her heart, even the way Brother Chen disciplined people was so refreshing and unconventional that he was practically a god.

Xiao Chen, the instigator, shrugged innocently and said slowly.

"Black cat or white cat, as long as it catches mice, it's a good cat. See, the problem is solved, isn't it?"

He stepped forward, patted Tiezhu on the shoulder, and added a sentence in a serious tone.

"However, this method cannot be used indiscriminately. From now on, you must win people over with virtue, understand?"

"To be a leader with culture and good manners."

Tie Zhu nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Then, with his gang of henchmen, he continued to patrol their "territory" with great pride.

As they watched their departing figures, the smiles on everyone's faces had not yet faded.

A funny little incident made the morning even more interesting.

After saying goodbye to Tie Zhu and his "Boy Scouts," the group continued to stroll around the village.

This village is small, called Xiaxi Village, and its people are simple and honest.

Although everyone lived in the village before, they spent most of their time going back and forth between the mushroom house and the farmland.

Even though I visited the village, I didn't talk much with the villagers.

They were in a good mood and had plenty of time, so they slowed down and truly immersed themselves in this land.

They passed by a house and saw an elderly woman with gray hair struggling to draw water from a well using a well pulley.

Mei Yanfang was the first to walk over quickly.

"Grandma, let us help you!"

Andy Lau and Cheung Hok-yau immediately rolled up their sleeves, eager to crank the windlass.

The old lady was a little hard of hearing, and looking at the several people from Chengli who looked like paintings, she was somewhat at a loss.

Andy Lau called out to the old lady with a smile.

"Grandma, you rest, we'll do it!"

He grabbed the handle of the winch and started cranking it with all his might.

As a result, because he used too much force and his posture was wrong, he wobbled all over the place and almost threw himself off, which made everyone burst into laughter.

Leslie Cheung was more experienced. He took the handle and cranked it steadily, and soon a bucket of clear well water was lifted up.

Xiao Chen and Dilraba each helped the old lady to sit on the stone bench next to them.

Dilraba asked in a sweet voice.

"Grandma, how old are you this year?"

The old lady squinted her eyes.

"He's eighty-six."

She carefully examined the young people in front of her, a kind smile appearing on her face.

"You kids are really good-looking. Are you here to play in the village?"

As Mei Yanfang helped pour the water into the water tank, she answered with a smile.

"Yes, we came here to experience life."

The old lady clearly didn't recognize these big stars; she just mistook them for ordinary tourists.

She chatted with them about everyday things, saying that her son and daughter-in-law worked away from home and only came back once a year.

My grandson studies in town and only comes home on weekends.

"It's tough, but at least there's hope for the future."

The old woman's wrinkled face held a peace and contentment that came with the passage of time.

"With grain in the fields and vegetables in the garden, one will not go hungry. People should be content."

Listening to the old lady's simple words, the superstars, who were used to the glitz and glamour of the world, felt a sense of emotion.

They possess wealth and fame that ordinary people cannot imagine, but they also bear pressure and troubles that ordinary people cannot imagine.

The old man before us may be materially poor, but he is incredibly rich in spirit.

After saying goodbye to the old lady, they continued walking and saw several old men sitting together in the threshing ground at the village entrance.

He was smoking a pipe while picking peanuts.

Zhang Xueyou took the initiative to step forward and greet him.

"Gentlemen, busy at work?"

The elderly men looked up and were taken aback when they saw the group.

One of the more talkative old men, Mr. Li, asked while puffing on his cigarette.

"You're those... celebrities from the Mushroom House on TV, right?"

It seems the production team's presence here has some influence.

Andy Lau smiled, squatted down, picked up a handful of peanuts, and started picking them like the others.

"Yes, sir, we've come out for a stroll." His clumsy manner made the other old men burst into laughter.

Grandpa Li joked.

"Young man, your hands are for holding a microphone, not for farm work."

Andy Lau was taken aback.

"How did you know I had the microphone, sir?"

"You were singing in the fields yesterday, and your voice was so loud that half the village could hear you!"

The crowd burst into laughter again.

They simply sat down by the threshing ground, helping the old men with their work while chatting about all sorts of things.

They talked about this year's harvest, the whereabouts of the young people in the village, and the most pressing difficulties faced by the farmers.

Grandpa Li sighed and tapped the ash from his pipe.

"Farming is all about relying on the weather."

If the weather is good and the harvest is plentiful, that's fine, but if a natural disaster strikes, a year's work can be wasted.

"Moreover, grain prices are not going up right now. Take peanuts for example, we work hard to grow them, dry them, and sort them."

"It only sells for two or three yuan per pound."

"Once you get to the city, you can have it processed at the supermarket, and a small package will cost ten or twenty yuan."

His words contained no complaints, but rather a sense of helplessness.

Xiao Chen listened quietly without saying a word. He picked up a peanut and skillfully peeled it open.

He handed the peanuts to Dilraba, who was watching him expectantly.

Leslie Cheung then asked.

"Sir, haven't you thought about doing something else?"

"For example, starting a farm stay business, or branding agricultural products and selling them directly online?"

Grandpa Li waved his hand.

"We old men don't know anything about those trendy gadgets."

"Young people who know how to use mobile phones and access the internet have all gone out to work. Who would want to stay and tend these few acres of barren land?"

These words silenced everyone.

They enjoyed the tranquility and simplicity of the village, but they also saw the real difficulties behind this tranquility.

However, this heavy topic did not last long.

Soon, everyone started talking about interesting things in the village.

Grandpa Li recounted his stories of catching wild boars when he was young, which Liu Dehua and Zhang Xueyou listened to with great interest.

Another elderly man, Mr. Wang, is a chess master. Hearing that Leslie Cheung also likes to play chess, he immediately set up a chessboard and challenged him to a game.

Thus, a wonderful scene unfolded on the threshing ground in the countryside.

Legendary superstar Leslie Cheung is locked in a fierce battle with an old man from the countryside on the Chu River and Han Border.

The two superstars, Andy Lau and Cheung Hok-yau, awkwardly helped pick peanuts, and occasionally bickered about who could pick them faster.

Pop diva Anita Mui and rising star Dilraba Dilmurat stood around, cheering each other on and handing water to each other.