Chapter 132 The Journey Across the Wilderness (The End)...

The house is basically divided into three parts. Upon entering, there is a large living room, and the room on the left is the bedroom, which contains a large earthen bed.

Walking straight in from the living room, there's a small room on the right-hand side, blocked by a dilapidated wooden door. Opening the door reveals a small kitchen of about ten square meters. Not far from the rural stove is a cabinet, which used to hold pots and pans, but it's now empty, presumably because the people who used to live here moved away a long time ago.

Seeing that there were few viewers watching the live stream, they worked together to clean the house. They managed to find a few plastic buckets, a broom covered in dust and cobwebs, and some other odds and ends.

The edges of the plastic bucket were tattered and torn, but it was still usable for now.

They can't completely ignore the live stream. When cleaning the house, someone has to act as a cameraman, holding the live stream equipment and filming them precisely. The live stream's quality has already been compromised due to lighting issues, and if the angle can't satisfy the audience, the effect will inevitably be even worse.

Meng Fanxi suggested that Xu Youlai be the 'photographer' for the live broadcast.

Xu You was clearly surprised, and he stared wide-eyed, eager to hear Meng Fanxi's reasoning.

Meng Fanxi presented her argument: "During the Spring Festival last time, didn't you send Ren Yuchen a video of me and Gu Huailang cooking, complete with commentary? It was very well done. This time it's similar to that time."

Lin Ruohe and Zhang Yang weren't there that time. I heard that they had a New Year's gathering and then went to see Ren Yuchen. So, after everyone went home after their performance at Xingguangtai on New Year's Eve this year, the two of them specially invited everyone to get together again on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, so that they wouldn't hold a grudge.

After hearing Meng Fanxi's words, Xu You roughly knew what style he was supposed to portray. It turned out to be the kind with commentary!

Zhang Yang agreed wholeheartedly, his face expressionless, but his words stung Xu You for some reason: "Yes, you're the most suitable person for this job because you talk too much."

Xu You: ...

Xu You picked up the equipment, adjusted his gaze, and pointed the camera at the backs of everyone coming and going. He stared at the live stream and began to commentate, occasionally glancing at the comments below.

He noticed a significant change in the number of viewers in the live stream compared to before; dozens of people had joined, all asking what kind of live stream it was, seemingly driven by curiosity.

Hsu Yu: "Welcome everyone to our live stream. We're going to spend the night in the wild tonight, so we need to clean up this abandoned house. We'll show you the cleaning process, so please come and watch from my perspective."

They planned to tidy up the bedroom first, then the small kitchen, and finally, if they had the energy, the living room.

Meng Fanxi and the others took out masks from their emergency kits and put them on. They zipped all the zippers on their clothes all the way up, put on the hoods that came with their clothes and tied them up tightly, wrapping themselves up completely.

Zhang Yang and Gu Huailang carried buckets to fetch water, while Meng Fanxi, Lin Ruohe, and Ren Yuchen tidied up the clutter and trash in the bedroom and moved it to the living room.

The three of them busied themselves tidying up when Xu You came in with the equipment: "This is the bedroom, cough cough cough, there's so much dust here."

Meng Fanxi handed him a mask, but he refused to wear it, saying, "If I wear a mask, my voice might be muffled, and people won't be able to hear me."

"Huh?" Xu You noticed a sudden and significant change in the live stream data. "Why did the number of viewers suddenly increase so much?"

As soon as he finished speaking, no one crowded around. They continued doing what they were doing, but they kept talking.

Meng Fanxi guessed, "Are the fans here?"

They knew that many of the guests' fans were trying to outwit the production team and find the live stream of "Wilderness Journey". They didn't expect that the fans would find them so soon after the live stream started.

The comments on the live stream were scrolling by incredibly fast.

[The background noise sounds like Yu-zai, it's so close, it feels like he's talking right above my head.]

[Hehe! Her beauty can't be hidden even with a mask on, mua!]

[Team leader Ah Chen, Fancy, and two others are so engrossed in their work that they can't tear themselves away.]

What about the other two?

[Haha, yes! The entire team from the only company has come looking for us!]

[Fanxi is so thoughtful, Xuyou is so earnest. Please put your masks back on, we can hear you clearly.]

Xu You could barely catch the rapidly scrolling comments, so he could only click on them to view them and occasionally answer everyone's questions: "Brother Yang and Huai Lang went to fetch water. We're staying here tonight, and we're tidying up the house now."

【Huh? Sleeping here?】

Is it safe to be outdoors?

【Huh?? Wilderness Conquest, you're really going all out!】

Xu You held the live streaming equipment and pointed it at the three busy people, earnestly answering the fans' questions. The number of online viewers had easily reached 100,000 and was about to reach 200,000, increasing rapidly every second. The topic also began to be discussed on various platforms' trending searches.

This unnamed live broadcast has reached the homepage of the live broadcast platform due to its rapidly increasing popularity. Passers-by who love watching live broadcasts on the platform have also clicked on it and found that it is actually content about survival in the wild. It seems to be a live broadcast of the popular variety show "Wilderness Journey". They all sighed that they finally caught up with the live broadcast and stayed for the live broadcast.

The buzz continues to grow, with the number of viewers for the live stream exceeding one million.

Xu You noticed that electronic fireworks were playing automatically on the screen, apparently because their live stream had set some kind of record.

Xu You was greatly encouraged. He took his equipment and made adjustments to ensure a better angle for everyone, recalling his favorite viewing angle when watching live streams.

The clutter in the bedroom has been mostly tidied up; now all that's left is dust.

The two men who had been carrying water brought it back. There was no rag available, and the original rag-like object in the room was actually a lump of black mud, which made everyone hesitant to touch it.

Meng Fanxi thought about all the cloth-related items he had on him and made two suggestions: "Either cut a piece off the bed sheet to use as a rag, or take out the emergency kit and supply pack and modify them to use as rags."

The emergency kits were made of cloth, and they all had backpacks. The only difference was that they moved the contents of the emergency kits into their backpacks, and everyone agreed on the latter approach.

Before starting to wipe, Meng Fanxi took a dirty broom to the door, and slammed it against the wall to remove all the dust. Ren Yuchen had another broom in his hand, and seeing this, he did the same as Meng Fanxi.

Meng Fanxi asked everyone to go out first, and to reduce the amount of dust, he poured some water into the bedroom.

He and Ren Yuchen stood on the kang with brooms in their hands. They first swept down the fluffy dust, spider webs, etc. on the walls, ceiling, and corners, and then began to sweep the dirt on the kang onto the ground. The water they had poured before was useful but not much. After all, the dust here had accumulated for many years and could not be controlled at all.

Dust filled the air, and the entire room seemed to be enveloped in black mist, appearing even more terrifying under the beam of a flashlight.

The remaining four people stood outside the window watching the two. After they had swept the dirt off the kang (a heated brick bed), Lin Ruohe, Zhang Yang, and Gu Huailang soaked and wrung out the rags they had made from emergency kits and immediately went inside to start wiping the kang.

They told Xu You to stay outside, since the window only had one frame and wouldn't obstruct the view, so there was no need for him to go in and get covered in dust.

Meng Fanxi and Ren Yuchen sped up their efforts to sweep the dust off the ground, piling it up and clearing it away together.

Turning around, he grabbed a rag and joined the others. Since the live stream time was limited, they sped up and worked in perfect harmony, wiping the bedroom three times before finally getting it clean.

The kitchen was small and easy to clean. Meng Fanxi and Ren Yuchen swept and wiped the kitchen, while the other three went outside to collect firewood and branches.

Xu You managed to take care of both ends with the equipment, which amazed the viewers watching the live stream.

It's a pleasure to watch them tidy up the house; they're efficient and clean, and they don't seem to mind getting dirty at all.

[He doesn't seem to have the same fear of hardship or fatigue as some of today's young male celebrities.]

[It's probably because I'm on a TV show that I'm acting like this. I can perform very well on TV shows too.]

[The person who said it was because of the TV show, has he never watched Wilderness Adventure?]

[Which guest on "Journey to the Wilderness" didn't come prepared? But when faced with the actual situation, very few could actually deliver on their promises. That's why many guests on this show get criticized.]

I watched their talent show and listened to their albums, thinking they'd be on some lighthearted variety shows, but they ended up on Wilderness Journey! [Thumbs up]

Watching some of them tidy up while others gathered firewood to prepare for the next step, everyone praised their well-organized division of labor.

Xu You: "Thank you for your praise. I saw someone asking why we are so in sync. It's probably because we've been together for so long and we've gotten to know each other so well. Next, we're going to make a big meal, so please stay tuned. Our group has several chefs, including me, the instant noodle chef. It's just that we don't have enough ingredients today, so I can't show off my cooking skills."

[Hahaha, the instant noodle chef]

[This is the first time I've heard of someone being unable to make instant noodles due to limited ingredients, but it's true, haha.]

There aren't many idols who can cook, are there? I'd like to see for myself.

[Go, babies!]

At some point, the number of viewers of the live broadcast has exceeded five million and is increasing rapidly.

Clips from the live stream were also shared and discussed by fans on various platforms in real time, attracting more and more people to click into the live stream.

Xu You took his live-streaming equipment and walked over to the fish he had caught that day. The fish had already been put back into the water, and the camera was focused on three plump fish. "These are the three that Fanxi caught this afternoon. If it weren't for the limited time and the need to hurry back to clean the house, he probably would have caught even more."

Wow, what a fat fish!

[Fanxi is awesome!]

Is there anything your group can't do?

[It's a perfect match for wilderness adventures]

After cleaning up the kitchen, everyone was starving. With fish in front of them, no one wanted to eat bread.

Meng Fanxi learned many skills in the play in his previous life, including how to start a fire in this kind of earthen stove. If they hadn't found a box of matches while searching the house, they would have really intended to start a fire by rubbing sticks together.

Meng Fanxi skillfully started a fire. He was covered in ash, even the upper part of his face was blackened, but he seemed oblivious, focusing on the task at hand. Everyone gathered around him, ready to offer help at any time.

This group must have a very good relationship.

[They get along so well, I could watch this all day.]

I'm a fan now, I'll watch the show after it airs.

[Waaaaah, my little rascals!]

[62 looks so beautiful as she focuses intently in the warm firelight.]

After starting the fire, they began cooking, taking out the pots, pans, and utensils they had brought from their backpacks.

Wow, you've prepared everything so well! I was just worried about how to cook.

[Haha, the six of them must have done a lot of research]

But the pots are completely mismatched!

That's when they discovered a bug: the pot on the earthen stove was too big, while the pot they brought was the kind used on city gas stoves, and the size was different.

However, they did not plan to use the pot on the earthen stove because it had accumulated impurities over the years that could not be removed.

Meng Fanxi wandered around the kitchen and found a hollowed-out base to insulate the hot pot from the floor. He placed the base inside the pot on the earthen stove, poured in water, and created a structure similar to a steamer. Then he placed his own pot on the base, thus solving the problem.

Meng Fanxi, Lin Ruohe, Zhang Yang, and Gu Huailang all know how to cook, while Ren Yuchen is a beginner. After discussion, Meng Fanxi and Ren Yuchen withdrew from the fierce competition in the kitchen.

Lin Ruohe, Zhang Yang, and Gu Huailang stayed in the kitchen to cook. They chose to stew fish. Lin Ruohe stayed in the kitchen to watch the flames and kept adding water to the pot to prevent it from boiling dry.

The main chefs were Zhang Yang and Gu Huailang, who handled the preparation, marinating, and cooking with great skill.

When processing the fish, Xu You thoughtfully covered up the parts involving the catfish.

It feels so homey.

Instead of complaining when problems arise, we actively try to solve them.

[Such a harmonious scene! Does Will even teach people how to cook?]

Seeing the comments on the live stream, Xu You explained, "Our company doesn't teach us how to cook; we're all self-taught."

Meng Fanxi and Ren Yuchen walked to the equipment to read everyone's comments, and to their surprise, the number of views had already exceeded ten million!

The comments section wasn't just filled with fans sharing their experiences, but also with casual observers offering suggestions. When Xu You saw one comment, "Go make your bed," he remembered that he hadn't made up the blankets and mattress in his bag yet.

He handed the live streaming equipment to Meng Fanxi and Ren Yuchen, saying, "Your coats are still dirty, mine are better. I have to do something too, I can't just sit there holding the equipment. I'll go make the bed."

Without waiting for their reaction, she went to the bedroom to make the bed.

The two of them followed Xu You with the equipment. Meng Fanxi turned to Xu You, worried that what he had just said might cause some misunderstanding among his haters, and explained for him: "Holding this equipment is not easy. The professional equipment stand is very heavy, and you also have to hold the fill light and other things. It's very hard work. No one has it easy and no one has it hard."

What a wonderful team!

Both are thinking of the other person.

Life is so tiring, so watching more heartwarming videos is just what I need. I've been watching from the beginning to now, and tidying up the house is such a stress reliever.

Haha, I also think this is a great way to relieve stress. I'll try to tidy up my room properly tomorrow when I have some free time.

This was amazing! It's the most exciting live stream of Primal Journey I've ever seen; I didn't want to miss a single frame.

...

With only a few minutes left, the equipment indicated that the live stream was about to end. The bed in the bedroom was already made, but the fish in the kitchen was still stewing. The camera focused on the pot, slightly lifting the lid, and after the steam dissipated, it showed everyone the current results.

Meng Fanxi adjusted the camera to selfie mode, with all six people in the picture. Each person said a farewell, and the live broadcast ended with everyone's reluctance.

The live stream's viewership reached nearly 20 million views.

After the fish was cooked, everyone sighed with delight upon tasting the rich fish soup.

After dinner, they tore off half of the bed sheet and tied it to the drafty window in the bedroom to make a makeshift screen. They then closed the bedroom door, and at least it wasn't so drafty at night.

After a quick wash, everyone used their coats as pillows, brushed the dust off each other's pants, and then crawled into bed.

Apart from feeling a little cold, Meng Fanxi fell asleep immediately.

The next morning, they packed the blankets and sheets back into their original bags, worried that they might need them later, and took turns carrying them as they went.

Arriving at the center of Quluo Village in the afternoon, I felt a very complicated feeling after seeing the villagers' houses.

Following the program's instructions, everyone found the family to whom the small box from the beginning of the program was to be delivered.

It turned out that the items and letters were sent by the parents who went out to work to their children. The children's expressions when they opened the packages were deeply etched in their hearts. In the days that followed, the six of them further experienced the simple and honest customs of the village and integrated themselves into the lives of the villagers.

The recording of the program ended with reluctance. After getting on the car back, Meng Fanxi received a message from the crew of "Yunzhou Travelogue".