CH 133.1

You Si Zheng pestered the director to try again. However in the end, he pulled out a two hundred roots, which further proved he truly had a pair of stinky hands.



After the several people worked together to make the meal at noon, they became a lot more familiar with each other. Yan Zhou Ming didn't keep his facade on anymore and relaxed his whole person. Because You Si Zheng stayed with him and knew Yan Zhou Ming wouldn’t get angry with him, so sometimes You Si Zheng would deliberately tease Yan Zhou Ming, creating plenty of comical materials.



The task of each person getting five lotus roots isn’t too much but nor is too little. If it was left to someone who has never done it before, it probably will take a long time to dig out even one.



Therefore, the five people didn't dare to delay. They put on the clothes and shoes the program team prepared for them and went out to the pond.



Currently, it is the season that lotus root is the most crisp and delicious. When the group arrived at the pond, the green lotus leaves were stretched out, but they hadn't turned yellow or withered. Qiu Xue Er looked at the scene in front of her in surprise and couldn't help swallowing her saliva. "Zhen'er, I think we could make Beggar's Chicken tomorrow. It just happened there are chickens in the backyard and not using these lotus leaves would be a pity."



You Si Zheng raised his hand, "I agree! It can also make Steam Lotus Leaf Rice. Wa, just thinking about it makes me drool."



"No problem, but before that, we have to tackle today's dinner."



"Qing Xiao and I will go down to give you guys a demonstration first. Afterward, you can all come down. If you don't have experience, it is easy to trip and fall, so be careful." Nie Zhen'er said as she stepped down.



She didn't rely on her own experience to take big steps, but slowly took tentative steps, testing the depth of the water and the feeling of silt below before relaxing her tense body. Then, she turned around and gestured to Luan Qing Xiao an OK sign. Next, she turned back around to bend over and stretch out her hand to dig at a lotus root.



The three people above the pond stared intently. Seeing Nie Zhen'er bending down and retrieving a half-meter-long lotus root within five seconds, they couldn't help but feel eager to try.



"It seems very simple." You Si Zheng said.



Qiu Xue Er pumped her fist, "I will definitely get the longest one."



Yan Zhou Ming glanced at them faintly as a sarcasm smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "I should be one with the longest."



You Si Zheng’s eyes flickered down, "!!!"



Qiu Xue Er blushed.



Yan Zhou Ming made an expression that he couldn't maintain his composure with a slight embarrassment, "I'm talking about the lotus root, the lotus root! What weird place are you thinking about?"



You Si Zheng quickly shook his hands, "Lotus root ah, we know you’re referring to the lotus root." He winked at Qiu Xue Er as he said this.



"Hahaha— —" Qiu Xue Er couldn't help bursting into laughter.



Yan Zhou Ming turned glum. He felt his film king disposition had been ruined by the misunderstanding of his sentence just now.



At this time, Luan Qing Xiao also harvested a lotus root, which seemed to be longer than the one dug out by Nie Zhen'er.



When You Si Zheng saw this, he hurriedly nudged Yan Zhou Ming and Qiu Xue Er, who was breathless from laughing, "Let's go down quickly or else the long lotus roots will be all dug up by Zhen'er and Qing Xiao in another moment."



Luan Qing Xiao placed the lotus roots Nie Zhen'er and her dug into the basket behind her. Then, she stood there watching Nie Zhen'er. When Nie Zhen'er dug one, she would collect it until Nie Zhen'er they had five. Afterwards, the two of them transported the lotus root to the shore together before coming back together. This time, it became Luan Qing Xiao digging the lotus roots while Nie Zhen'er waited.



The two worked well together and successfully completed their task in less than fifteen minutes.



Because there was sufficient time, the two didn’t directly head over to help the other three. Instead, they sat comfortably on the shore, guiding them.



"Si Zheng, open your feet apart a little more. Yes, bend over and feel the bottom."



You Si Zheng raised his head with difficulty and asked, "Qing Xiao, what am I feeling for?"



"Feel for the silt, the lotus roots are all in the silt."



Yan Zhou Ming eventually dug out a lotus root from the water. Before he could get excited, he realized the lotus root had broken and only managed to get out half of it.



Nie Zhen'er added in, "Big Brother Yan, you have to use two hands to loosen the silt around the lotus root, and then slowly take out the lotus root."



Yan Zhou Ming did exactly what Nie Zhen'er said. Sure enough, he managed to dig out an entire long lotus root. Holding up the lotus root he dug, he asked the cameraman to take a picture of him.



When You Si Zheng saw this, he deliberately went to make trouble. At the moment the picture was taken, he suddenly grabbed Yan Zhou Ming's waist and fell back together.



Yan Zhou Ming was taken aback. By the time he reacted, half of his body was already submerged in the water.



Originally, You Si Zheng planned on fleeing. However, his foot accidentally sank into the mud and he couldn't pull it out in time when Yan Zhou Ming directly fell onto him.



"Brother, Big Brother, please quickly get up. I'm about to vomit blood." You Si Zheng struggled.



Yan Zhou Ming glanced back, "How can you be pressed down if you didn't deliberately mess around?"



After speaking, he slowly stood up.



This time You Si Zheng learned from his mistakes and didn't dare to provoke Yan Zhou Ming again.



Once Yan Zhou Ming stood up, he continued digging his lotus roots. While he was digging, he suddenly remembered that the lotus root he had just dug disappeared.



When he returned to look for it, he found two broken sections of a lotus root.



Yan Zhou Ming glanced at You Si Zheng with a dark face. However, You Si Zheng was busy digging attentively and didn’t notice.



Qiu Xue Er nudged him as a reminder, to which You Si Zheng replied, "Xue Er, don't touch me, I’ll be digging out the longest lotus root ever."



"Is that right?"



"Yup." You Si Zheng suddenly stopped. Why did he hear Yan Zhou Ming's voice in his ears?



In the next second, Yan Zhou Ming grabbed a handful of mud and wiped it on You Si Zheng's face.



Nie Zhen'er couldn't help but laugh and fall into Luan Qing Xiao's arms.



You Si Zheng didn’t understand what was going on. He raised his head to look at Nie Zhen'er and the others blankly, "What did Big Brother Yan wipe on my face? Why does my face feel so cold?"



Qiu Xue Er laughed, "Who let you provoke Big Brother Yan? You're done for now, hahaha."



You Si Zheng's hands were muddy and there was no way to confirm it himself, so he can only ask the people around him. But because he was too mischievous just now, no one at the scene, including the cameraman, told him what he had on his face.



Five lotus roots, because of You Si Zheng's goofing around, the three spent over an hour on them.



After Qiu Xue Er got ashore, she collapsed onto the floor and didn't want to move anymore.



Luan Qing Xiao took the basket off her back, while Nie Zhen'er helped her up, "Let’s rest when we head back. You guys are soaked, if you stay here, you’ll definitely catch a cold."



As for You Si Zheng and Yan Zhou Ming, the two have already supported each other and begun their walk back.



By the time they returned to the courtyard, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon. The five took turns taking a shower, changing their clothes and resting until five before getting up to prepare meals for the two upcoming visitors.



"Si Zheng is still responsible for starting the fires. The vegetables Xue Er and I harvested in the morning could be put to use, so we don't need to pick anymore. Us two, one of us will be responsible for washing the vegetables whereas the other will cut the vegetables."



Yan Zhou Ming walked in with the meat they exchanged with lotus root from the program group, "Since I have limited cooking skills, but decent knife skill, I'll be responsible for cutting the meat."



Because they need to serve the visitors, they can't make them feel dissatisfied. After the incident this morning, Yan Zhou Ming has gained a deeper understanding of his own cooking skills and voluntarily gave up his job as a chef and was relegated to a small vegetable chopping job.



The five people now have more tacit understanding and paired with Luan Qing Xiao's command, they did things in an orderly manner. At seven o'clock, all seven dishes and one soup were completed.



Since they weren’t sure the specific time the two visitors would arrive, in order to prevent the visitors from eating the cold dishes, they kept the hot dishes and soup in the large pot to keep them warm.



At seven ten, someone pushed open the wooden door of the courtyard.