Chapter 45

The village chief smiled and said, "Let me show you the villa first."

Everyone followed the village chief to a three-story villa and exclaimed, "It really is a villa! The conditions are so good this time! Compared to where we lived before, it's dwarfed in a second."

Nan Tao was very panicked and whispered to Jiang Hui, "The better the accommodation, the more unlucky I am. I don't believe the production team would be so kind."

Jiang Hui: "I think the village chief is smiling very deeply."

Wen Manqing came over and said, "He must be planning a big move. Have you forgotten about the time when they lived in the shipping container?"

Nan Tao and Jiang Hui shook their heads: "We remember it so clearly, how could we forget it?"

Wen Manqing: "I have a feeling we're doomed."

Zhou Mei: "When the enemy comes, we will fight them; when the water comes, we will block it with earth."

The village chief said, "Come on, come on, don't be so discouraged. Let me announce the rules of this game: Everyone will stay in a villa and complete a three-day survival challenge. The program team will not give you any money. You can draw lots to get survival tasks. After completing them, you will receive a certain amount of gold coins. Gold coins can be exchanged for survival supplies at the gold coin exchange station. The more gold coins you have, the more items you can exchange. Do you understand the specific rules?"

The scene was silent, with only the cawing of crows flying by.

The village chief coughed softly. "The tasks aren't difficult. They're just common labor. I'm sure everyone will be able to survive this three-day, two-night survival challenge."

Nan Tao: "Village Chief, what are the tasks?"

The village chief said, "That's a good question. To keep things simple and tailored to the guests' abilities, we've only prepared four tasks this time. They're all within everyone's capabilities: picking up trash, delivering packages, working part-time, and serving as a waiter."

Everyone: “…”

The village chief encouraged everyone: "I believe everyone will be fine, right?"

grown ups:"……"

Child: "Don't worry, Village Chief, we will work hard to complete it."

The adult looked down at the child: "..."

The village chief said with a smile: "Look, the children are so passionate. Adults should set a good example for the children."

Wen Manqing held down his daughter, who was clapping most happily, and sighed, "Village Chief, what are the rules for exchanging gold coins?"

The village chief said, "The labor tasks are determined by drawing lots. After completing each task according to the regulations, you will receive 100 gold coins."

Zhou Mei: "Every mission is the same?"

Village Chief: "It's the same for everyone. No matter what mission you draw, if you complete it according to the mission requirements, you will receive 100 gold coins. You can exchange the gold coins at the redemption check-in counter."

After hearing all the rules, everyone fell silent again.

After a while, Nan Tao said, "Can I not do the mission?"

Village chief: "Yes, as long as you can hold on for three days!"

Nan Tao: “…”

She is a human being, not a god. Even if she can persist, her son cannot.

Others: “…”

The village chief said: "Go to the bedroom and put down your luggage first. Then gather in the living room on the first floor to draw lots for the task."

Everyone pushed their suitcases listlessly and walked slowly, as if this could delay time.

They looked at the big villa with brand new white walls and sighed in unison, saying that maybe this was a rose with thorns. Although roses are beautiful, they have to pay the price of being pricked by thorns.

It was not until they entered the living room that everyone accepted the reality and began to discuss the allocation of rooms.

Finally, Nan Tao and Zhou Mei lived on the second floor, and Jiang Hui and Wen Manqing lived on the third floor.

After putting down their suitcases, they each rested in the bedroom for a while. After a short rest, they quickly went downstairs and gathered in the living room.

Seeing everyone gathered, the village chief took out a small box from behind him and said, "This is the task lottery box. There are four lottery papers inside. You draw once a day to determine the task for that day. The program team will send a car to pick you up at the task destination. There are only two times a day, at noon and in the evening. Who will draw first?"

Jiang Hui: "Let me go first."

Nan Tao: “Come on!”

Jiang Hui reached into the box and took it out. "It's okay."

Nan Tao leaned forward and said, "Hourly worker."

The village chief said: "Who's next? Everyone, hurry up. Those who draw first will have more choices, while those who draw later will only have the remaining ones."

Seeing that Wen Manqing and Zhou Mei were motionless, Nan Tao stretched out her hand and said, "I'll do it, I'll do it!"

After groping around for a while, he took out a small task card. When he opened it and saw the task name on it, his face turned green.

Wen Manqing saw this and came over curiously, "Picking up trash?"

Nan Tao was silent.

Wen Manqing stumbled to comfort him: "It's, it's okay..."

Netizens watching the live broadcast burst into laughter.

[I'm dying of laughter! Nan Tao was so unlucky that she actually drew the worst one.]

[Peach is invincible, and is definitely in conflict with the game.]

[Hahaha, my Manqing is stuck on the words, I really can't comfort her.]

[The worst ones were taken away, and the rest of the couriers and restaurant waiters were okay.]

[Sympathize with Taozi, pity my little Zeze. ]

[Will Nan Tao give up? After all, a wealthy woman who can afford to live in Wanyuanzhuang in Haishi City has probably never done this kind of work.]

[Forget about rich women. I, who come from an ordinary family, have never picked up trash.]

[Although I sympathize with him, I feel like laughing.]

【You are not alone upstairs. 】

[Really, I sincerely suggest that Taozi is suitable for comedy, hahahaha...]

While netizens were teasing Nan Tao, Zhou Mei and Wen Manqing had already chosen their tasks. Zhou Mei was to be a restaurant waiter and Wen Manqing was to deliver a courier.

The village chief said, "Now that the tasks have been selected, everyone should start working according to the requirements. The production team's bus will take you to your task destination."

Nan Tao felt bitter, as if she was about to cry. She could skip meals today to lose weight. But she looked down at her beloved son, gritted her teeth, and decided to go. She could just experience the miserable fate her son had described for the whole family going out to collect trash.

The village chief said: "Today's lunch is special. The program team will give each group of guests three bags of bread and two bottles of mineral water as lunch. For dinner, everyone can go to the gold coin exchange office to exchange for survival supplies based on the completion of their tasks."

After the guests boarded the program team's bus, the driver drove everyone to their respective task destinations.

Nan Tao saw Jiang Hui, Wen Manqing, Zhou Mei and others off, and she and Yu Ze were the last to get off the car.

The bus stopped at a huge open space where a catwalk and many plastic chairs were placed. The ground was covered with dense garbage, including various plastic bags, plastic bottles, paper towels, fruit peels, melon seed shells, etc. thrown all over the ground. It was obvious that a large-scale commercial performance had just taken place here.

Nan Tao originally thought that it was just a simple matter of picking up trash, but now it seems that not only does she have to pick up trash, she also has to sweep it.

According to the requirements on the task card, they have to pick up all the garbage in this open space and clean it up. The picked up garbage must be taken to the scrap recycling station and sold. The money from selling the garbage must be at least 100 yuan to complete the task.

Nan Tao's eyes went dark, and she wished she could turn back time and never agree to participate in this children's variety show.

The live broadcast netizens sympathized.

[This is too much garbage.]

[People nowadays have such poor character, they throw garbage everywhere.]

[This time, Taozi is doing the task. What about normally? It's causing trouble for the sanitation workers.]

[Think about it from another angle. If there wasn't much garbage, how did Taotao and her son complete the task? ]

Nan Tao held a large green woven plastic bag in her left hand and a pair of long tongs for picking up trash in her right hand. As she picked up the trash, she kept muttering, "There are so many, how long will it take to finish picking them up?"

An hour later, Nan Tao couldn't hold on any longer. Her back was sore from bending over that she said, "I quit!"

The woven bag and the long clip were thrown on the ground. Nan Tao picked up a chair and sat down on it, her cheeks puffed up with anger.

Yu Ze sighed like a little adult, quickened his cleaning pace, and tried to help his mommy pick up the trash after finishing.

Nan Tao shouted, "Baby, take a break and sweep again later."

Yu Ze wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Mommy, I'll sweep for a while longer. It will be done soon."

After a while, Yu Ze swept a small area clean. He was worried that Mommy would be thirsty under the hot sun, so he put down the broom and ran to the bus to get the mineral water he had left on his seat. He trotted to Nan Tao and handed her the mineral water, "Mommy~"

Nan Tao was so moved that her eyes welled up with tears. She took the water bottle and gulped down several large gulps. After she finished, she was about to talk to Yu Ze, but when she looked up, he was gone.

Looking to the side, Yu Ze was sweeping the floor diligently with a broom.

Nan Tao suddenly felt that she was a failed mother. She did not set a good example for her son and even let her son take care of himself. But... she really didn't want to work.

Sometimes I feel like I'm just playing it down, sometimes I feel like my son is working so hard, how can I be a lazy mom...

Neither left nor right, Nan Tao felt like she had grass growing on her butt and couldn't sit still.

He sighed, stood up resignedly, picked up the woven bag and clips on the ground, and continued to pick up trash pitifully.

Two hours passed in a blink of an eye and it was already 4:30 in the afternoon.

Nan Tao and Yu Ze finally cleaned up the entire area.

Nan Tao, in particular, felt a special sense of pride as she looked at the clean square. "Hahaha, I cleaned all of this."

Yu Ze's eyes were filled with smiles as he praised, "Mommy is amazing."

"That's it!" Nan Tao said proudly.

Picking up and cleaning up the garbage in the square is only the first step in completing the task. The rest needs to be sold at a scrap recycling station for money, and the sales must be at least 100 yuan. If it is not enough, you have to continue picking up garbage until you have collected enough money to complete the task.

Nan Tao carried a large woven bag and looked for several passers-by. Finally, one of them knew where the waste recycling station was.

A passerby asked, "You want to sell scrap?"

Nan Tao: "Yes, do you know where the nearest recycling station is?"

The passerby looked down at the large woven bag in Nan Tao's hand, pointed with his finger, and asked, "Is this all you have?"

Nan Tao: “That’s all.”

Passerby: "I suggest you go to the scrap recycling station on Chunfeng Road. It's three miles away. They collect scattered scrap. The scrap recycling stations in other places are farther away, more than ten miles away. And your amount is too small, so they won't accept it."

Nan Tao didn't quite understand the recycling market, but she understood what the other party meant, so she asked, "How do I get to Chunfeng Road?"

The passerby pointed at the direction sign and said, "Have you seen this road? Go straight along this road, turn left at the third traffic light, and then go straight for about three or four hundred meters and you will arrive."

Nan Tao clasped her hands together and said, "Thank you, thank you, thank you so much."

The passerby waved his hand and said, "It's okay, you're welcome."

After saying goodbye to the passers-by, Nan Tao took Yu Ze to the waste recycling station on Chunfeng Road. After about twenty minutes, they finally found it.

Nan Tao was excited when she saw the piles of waste paper and plastic bottles at the door. She thought the revolution was about to win, and if she could sell them for money, her mission would be accomplished.

"Xiao Ze, come on, let's go in."

If the garbage outside seemed to be a lot, after entering, Nan Tao realized what it meant to have a large place but be so crowded that there was no space to even step.

Looking at the piles of garbage, Nan Tao sighed: "This business must be very good."

Nan Tao stood on tiptoe and looked around, and finally saw a man under the eaves of a small house, who was busy counting the account books.

After walking in, I could see the other person's appearance clearly. He was fat, with skin tanned by the sun and neat short hair. However, his face was big but his facial features were small, which was not harmonious and looked a bit funny.

Nan Tao was afraid that her laughter would be impolite, so she suppressed her laughter and walked forward and called out, "Boss, we're here to sell scrap."

Upon hearing this, the proprietress looked up, sized up Nan Tao and Yu Ze, and asked, "What kind of garbage is this? How much is there?"

Nan Tao quickly dragged the large woven bag in front of the proprietress: "These are plastic bottles, cans, and cardboard boxes."

The proprietress frowned: "Is that all? No, no, no, get out!"