Chapter 55 Weird The purpose of all these weird behaviors is to prevent Gao...

Although it is hot during the day, the troglodyte courtyard is warm in winter and cool in summer. Even without air conditioning, the house is cool.

Gao Luo sat nearby and watched Gao Shule feed Ze Yin lemon water.

She advised at the right time: "Don't drink too much, it's inconvenient to go to the toilet."

There is no toilet in the troglodyte courtyard. To go to the toilet, you have to walk through the passage to the ground and then walk more than a hundred meters to get there. After drinking so much water, I’m afraid I’ll have to run back and forth on the road this afternoon.

Upon hearing this, Gao Shule stopped feeding him water and said, "Then lie down and sleep for a while." She helped Ze Yin lie flat on the kang.

"I haven't eaten yet." Gao Luo reminded her.

Gao Shule was so nervous that she forgot they hadn't eaten and didn't feel hungry. After hearing what Gao Luo said, she quickly asked Ze Yin: "Are you hungry?"

Ze Yin shook his head, "I'm not hungry."

"Stop talking nonsense. How can I not be hungry?" Gao Luo took a baked bun from the plastic bag on the table and stuffed it into Ze Yin's mouth.

The program team gave each group of guests a bag of baked buns to prevent them from really starving to death.

Gao Luo took one for Gao Shule and took one for herself.

The baked bun was cold and the taste was not very good. It was cold, hard and difficult to chew, and had no taste. Gao Luo took two bites and began to think about life. Gao Shule had no appetite and didn't eat much either.

Gao Luo's eyes wandered and drifted to Ze Yin. She saw that Gao Shule had helped him sit up again. He was leaning on the pillow, biting the steamed bun in small bites, looking nervous and uneasy.

Gao Luo asked him, "Is it not tasty?"

Ze Yin raised his head and looked over cautiously, "Not bad."

It seems like he is a little afraid of her.

It's normal to be afraid. The fact that he was exposed in public on Haidao that day probably left him with a lot of psychological trauma.

"The conditions have been tough these past few days, and we can only guarantee adequate food and clothing. If you hold on for two more days, you won't have to live in hardship any more."

Gao Luo said this to him, and also to herself and Gao Shule.

Ze Yin gradually slowed down his chewing speed and apologized quietly: "It's my fault. I'm sorry."

[Looking at Ze Yin like this, he seems quite pitiful. It shouldn’t be intentional. 】

[Who would fall into the water on purpose? The pond is so dirty. 】

[How can a seven-year-old child have such serious thoughts? Some people are just like that, they think everything is dirty. 】

[Forget it. Scheming has nothing to do with age. It has to do with one's genes and the environment in which one grew up. 】

[Then why do you think Ze deliberately fell into the water? What benefits did he get? Now Gao Shule doesn’t dare to take him out. They can’t earn a penny and can only eat cold steamed buns together. 】

[It's not good for you, but it's bad for Gao Shule. Didn't you see that everyone on Weibo is scolding her? 】

Ze Yin falling into the pond became a hot topic, and many passers-by said that Gao Shu was so generous that she actually let the young guest help her with the work, and they were so close to the pond. Others said that she was very competitive and insisted on picking the most difficult tasks, and that other guests were not like her.

Those who scolded her were those who did not watch the live broadcast. They were easily incited and followed the crowd.

Gao Luo and the others thought that Ze Yin’s matter was not serious, but they didn’t know that people on the Internet had already started to judge Gao Shule.

*

Gao Luo was a little surprised. She hadn't said anything yet, but Ze Yin started apologizing.

"I don't blame you, why are you apologizing?"

Ze Yin said timidly: "It's all because of me. If I hadn't fallen into the water, Aunt Gao wouldn't have to take care of me. She could go out and make money, and buy delicious food instead of just eating cakes."

It turns out he knew it all. He's quite self-aware. But what's the use? He did it anyway and deliberately tricked Gao Shule.

"Then how about this, I'll stay and take care of you today, and you let Lele go out and make money." Gao Luo suggested.

Ze Yin fell silent, as if thinking. After a moment, he said, "We are all children. We can't solve any problems we encounter. We still need an adult to be there."

Gao Luo snorted inwardly: It is true that men’s words are deceiving!

Gao Shule also disagreed with her suggestion, because Gao Luo was worried about her and Ze Yin being alone together, and she was also worried about leaving Ze Yin and Gao Luo together.

Although Luo is an adult inside, she looks like a child. Her abilities are limited and she cannot do many things. In a situation like today, I couldn't even hold Ze Yin back, so she definitely couldn't do it either.

Fortunately, it’s only three days, they comforted themselves, as long as they persevered, everything would be fine.

It was too boring in the afternoon, and Gao Luo suddenly had an idea. "Let's play a game."

Ze Yin was awake, and when he heard Gao Luo say she wanted to play a game, he asked, "What game?"

"I have it and you don't, have you heard it?"

"No."

"It's just finger-breaking. I tell you that I have something that you don't have, and I'll break off one finger. Whoever breaks off ten fingers wins, and the loser has to do something for the winner."

"Well... OK."

"Lele, come and play together." Gao Luo called Gao Shule to join.

So the three of them sat on the kang and played games.

Gao Luo said, "Let me go first. I have long, thick hair." Gao Luo said as she folded her left thumb.

Gao Shule: “I didn’t.”

Ze Yin: "Neither do I."

[Gao Shule doesn’t have it?] She also has long hair. 】

[The emphasis is on the adjective, dense!] Gao Shule has reached the age where her hair starts to lose, hahahahahahaha. 】

[A Luo's hair is thick and black, and her hair quality looks super good! 】

[After all, they are just children, so there is no need to worry.] I can't do that. I started losing hair when I was eighteen or nineteen, and it fell out in large clumps. Now I'm completely bald. 】

Following the order, it was Zeyin's turn and he said, "I have short hair."

Gao Luo: "Not bad, you know how to draw inferences about other cases."

Ze Yin was a child after all, and a little pride immediately showed on his face.

This round, only Ze Yin broke his finger.

The third round was Gao Shule. She observed herself and said, "I have a pearl bracelet."

There's nothing I can do about it, no one else has it.

The fourth round returned to Gao Luo, who said, "I have a beautiful dress."

She and Gao Shule both broke a finger.

Next is Zeyin, who said, "I have a lot of pants."

All three of them folded their fingers.

[Ze Yin was completely led astray by A Luo. 】

[A Luo is very clever and is very good at playing this kind of game. 】

When it was Gao Luo's turn, she mentioned several skills that others didn't have, such as "I can draw and I can make tea."

By the end of the game, she had broken eight fingers, Gao Shule had seven, and Ze Yin had five.

When it was Gao Luo's turn again, she said, "I have a smart brain, and Lele often praises me for being smart."

The next round of selection of causes follows this example: "I have a good personality and my sister often praises me for being obedient."

In the last round, Gao Luo said: "I have many people who love me, and there is one such person by my side."

Ze Yin moved his fingers, hesitated for a while, and finally did not break that finger.

Gao Shule also did not break.

Gao Luo clapped her hands: "Okay, I've won, you two should continue the game."

Ze Yin became inexplicably depressed and often got stuck while playing games. In the end, Gao Shule broke off ten of his fingers before him.

Gao Luo said to Ze Yin, "You lost, and you have to do something for me, but I haven't thought about it yet, so you owe it to me first."

Ze Yin said nothing, he just lay down, facing inwards.

Thinking he was sleeping, Gao Luo saw his shoulders shrugging after a while. She leaned over to check on the situation and found Ze Yin crying.

She turned around and made a gesture of sliding two fingers down from Gao Shule's eye sockets, indicating that he was crying.

[What’s wrong? Why are you crying again…]

Is it because you lost the game? Can't afford to lose? A'Luo hasn't made any request yet, why are you crying? 】

[Why is Ze Yin suddenly so fond of crying? He wasn’t like this before. 】

[I think Zeyin has changed since the island episode. 】

[Yes, in the previous episodes he still looked like a mature big brother, but why did he change in the past two episodes? 】

[What misunderstandings do you have about Ze Yin? No matter how mature he is, he is only seven years old! You don't really treat him as an adult, do you? 】

[Yes, what’s wrong with crying? Isn’t it normal for children to cry? He is just a child! 】

[It’s okay for him to cry, the main problem is that he cried for no apparent reason and it was very sudden. 】

Gao Luo also felt that it was too sudden. He shouldn't be so unable to accept defeat. If he really had such a strong desire to win, he should have fainted from crying when he lost to her in the part where Chashan recited the advertising slogan.

Gao Shule wanted to go over and ask him what was wrong, but was pulled out by Gao Luo.

"Leave him alone for a while. He's emotionally unstable right now." Gao Luo said.

Gao Shule was puzzled: "Is he crying because he lost to us?"

"have no idea."

Although Gao Luo said she didn't know, she vaguely sensed the reason in her heart, but she was not sure yet.

When they were playing the game just now, there were two strange things about Zeyin.

One is that Zeyin said that his sister often praised him for being obedient and having a good personality.

How do you say the word "obedient"? From a positive point of view, it means that children are easy to accept other people's opinions, respect teachers, understand rules, have self-discipline, and can restrain themselves.

But on the other hand, this word deprives a person of their self-perception, requires them to suppress their egoistic nature, lack the ability to think independently, and often compromise and obey the will of others.

In a way, this word has a certain altruistic nature.

The second strange thing is that Gao Luo said that she has many people who love her, and there is one of them right next to her. Ze Yin clearly wanted to follow Tong, but he hesitated. After thinking about it, he denied his initial idea, but he felt sad about his "denial".

Gao Luo was playing games at the beginning, but her subsequent words were actually leading. She used the relationship between her and Lele as an example, wanting to see what the relationship between Ze Yin and Shen Siyan was like.

From Ze Yin’s answer and his sudden emotional change to the point of tears, she felt that the relationship between Shen Siyan and Ze Yin was a bit complicated and a bit contradictory.

There must be something wrong with Shen Siyan's educational method towards Ze Yin. On the one hand, Ze Yin feels that his sister really loves him, but on the other hand, he is doubtful.

Why do you doubt it? Is it because he was asked to do something he couldn't accept? Gao Luo thought so and returned to the cave.

Ze Yin was probably tired from crying and fell asleep. A tall, thin figure curled up on the kang, his tears running down his temples and wetting the pillowcase.

About half an hour later, Xia Shi came back. He was holding a bag in his hand, which contained supplies purchased from the program crew, including food and water.

"Are you hungry? I bought some raw dumplings and will cook them for you right now. It will only take a few minutes, so wait a moment."

While Xia Shi was talking, his hands and feet never stopped moving. He carried the food to the kitchen, poured water, and boiled the pot to cook dumplings.

"Have you eaten?" Gao Luo asked him.

"I've eaten. There are many stalls selling food in the market." Xia Shi said, and took out a handful of food from his pocket and stuffed it into Gao Luo's pocket.

It's money, the money he earned from selling chili peppers in the market today.

Gao Luo looked at the rolled-up banknotes in her hand and said nothing.

Normally she would have jumped up with joy, but today she didn't react at all.

"What's wrong? Are you unhappy?" Xia Shi asked.

Gao Luo looked up at him and said something incoherent. "You've gotten a lot darker in the summer."

The cameraman then turned the camera over and gave a high-definition close-up of the face.

Xia Shi suddenly panicked: "Is there?"

【have! It’s really dark, but it’s been dark since the island episode. 】

[There’s nothing we can do about it. That episode was really hot and almost all the guests turned darker. However, the others are slowly recovering, only this guy is still as dark as before. 】

[Other people are doing cosmetic surgery. I was browsing Weibo the other day and saw a paparazzi report that Xue Chen went to a beauty salon in the middle of the night to get a facial. I laughed and got rich. 】

[This guy has changed a lot since the first time he came. On the first day he was like a gentle boss, but since the island episode he has turned into a dark-skinned gym student. The bossy temperament is gone forever. 】

[It doesn’t matter, he’s still handsome! This guy is so handsome! 】

…

Xia Shi asked nervously, "Is it ugly?"

Gao Luo smiled and said, "You're not ugly, you're pretty. You'll look good even when you're dark-skinned."

This is the truth. Xia Shi's facial features and face shape are very superior, and skin color has little impact on his appearance. It just looks different in style.

After hearing her say this, Xia Shi's expression remained tense. He secretly decided to do some skin care after returning home this time.

After the dumplings were cooked, Gao Luo originally wanted Xia Shi to divide them into three portions and serve two bowls to Gao Shule and Ze Yin.

Duanduan reminded them: "No, A'Luo, the supplies cannot be shared this time."

Gao Luo was confused. "Cannot be shared means... everything cannot be shared?"

"Anything purchased with the money earned from selling supplies by your group cannot be shared."

The dumplings were bought by Xia Shi, so their group had to eat them by themselves.

"Then they can only starve?" Gao Luo said.

"No, there are baked naan and fruits. They won't be hungry, unless they are picky eaters and don't want to eat."

"But there is no water supply, which means I can't wash my face or take a shower?"

"That won't affect us. There's a well in the yard. We can boil water for washing."

“…”

[The main thing is to stay alive. Don’t worry about how you live.] 】

[But I think this level of life is okay, not particularly hard. 】

[Compared to food and drink, I think running out of battery is the bigger problem. I would collapse if I can’t play with my phone! 】

[It is obvious that the people participating in this variety show have never been addicted to mobile phones from childhood to adulthood, otherwise they would have been addicted to it long ago. 】

Gao Luo had no choice but to eat alone behind Gao Shule's back.

Xia Shi scooped up the remaining dumplings in the pot, and the two of them sat on a small bench in the yard - there were no tables and chairs for eating in the house, only a low kang table. People who lived in cave dwellings used to eat on the kang, and Gao Luo was not used to it.

They moved the only chair and used it as a table.

Xia Shi poured a dish of vinegar for Gao Luo.

Gao Luo finished eating a dumpling with vinegar and asked Xia Shi: "How do you know I like to eat it with vinegar?"

Xia Shi lied and said, "I guessed."

Gao Luo praised him: "You guessed it right."

Xia Shi smiled and said nothing.

The wind rustled the two pear trees above, and the temperature in the troglodyte courtyard was pleasant. If it weren't for all these messy things, it would be quite pleasant to sit in the yard and eat.

Xia Shi ate quickly, and when his bowl was empty, he suddenly heard Gao Luo say, "You didn't have lunch, Xia Shi? Were you lying to me just now?"

Xia Shi choked, "No."

Gao Luo snorted softly, her eyes curled upwards, "Stop lying to me!" After a while, she whispered, "It must be very hard."

She didn't count the money just now, but there were a lot of red ones, about seven or eight. The unit price of peppers is very cheap, selling for about three yuan in the market. After deducting more than one yuan for cost, he needs to pick hundreds of kilograms of peppers to make that much money.

Xia Shi smiled at her, her dense eyelashes trembling, "It's not hard."

Compared to the past few years he has gone through, this is nothing. Since I saw her again, every day of my life has been like honey.

"Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, you stay at home and rest." Gao Luo said, "Since supplies cannot be shared, this much money we have is enough."

"Tomorrow... I'm afraid it won't work."

"Why?"

"Because I signed a bad check to a customer today, saying that if I sold a pound of chili peppers, I would get a photo with you."

"……mine?"

"Yeah, so you're going to come with me tomorrow."

Gao Luo raised her lips and said with a little pride: "Is my face so valuable?"

Xia Shi couldn't help laughing: "Yeah, you are a big star now!"

[Our A-Luo is very popular now. Even if she doesn’t come, just mentioning her name can boost consumption. 】

[Xia Shi is very conscientious. He did not raise the price. He just charged according to the market price. The photo with A Luo is like giving it away for free. Who wouldn't be tempted by that? 】

[You make me want to go buy some chili peppers.] 】

[Are there any local sisters who can help take care of it? I pay, the peppers are yours, and I want a photo of Luo. 】

[It shouldn’t be possible. The program team does not allow fans to buy it, but it is allowed for the audience. 】

*

Today there are three groups of guests selling lilies, among them are Xue Chen and Shen Siyan. They had discussed it and since they live together, they felt there is no competition and they can sell the same things.

After arriving on the market, Xue Chen's products sold very quickly because he had many fans - although the program team prohibited fans from buying, the fans would disguise themselves and pretend to be audience members.

After he finished selling them, he prepared to move the lilies from Shen Siyan’s stall back to continue selling them.

When the fans in the live broadcast room saw this scene, they started cursing:

[Don’t be too outrageous. You’re spending the money earned from fans on other female artists, right? 】

[Although others laugh at us for being leeks, we ourselves feel that it is worthwhile to spend money to buy emotional value. But what do you mean by asking us to buy shit now? 】

[The money earned from being a fan is not money.] 】

The fans didn't stop scolding for long because the production team took action and the PD informed them that the groups could not share supplies and could not help other groups sell things.

When fans heard this, they kissed the production team of the show.

[Xi Que Tai, if you are like this, I will always support you! 】

I hope there will be more rules like this in the future. 】

[Refuse to allow guests to help each other!] It makes me angry. 】

The program team did not allow selling on behalf of others, so Shen Siyan did not make much money in a day.

Edible lilies are bulb vegetables. The edible part is underground and needs to be dug out with a hoe.

The digging process is not easy. The artists' fingers are not used to water. If they hold the hoe for a while, their palms will be rubbed with blisters. They also have to be careful not to hurt the plants when digging. Secondly, they have to bend over all the time. There is no shelter from the sun in the fields. Basically, they will start to complain after digging for ten minutes.

Shen Siyan only dug out a few kilograms of lilies. She had not planned to make much money. Her plan was to leave room for Xue Chen to provide help.

The program team's rules directly poured cold water on her.

*

In the evening, Xia Shi prepared a sumptuous dinner and called Gao Shule, Ze Yin, and Xiao Nian over.

Put the chairs and the kang table together and place them in the yard. Gao Shule and Xia Shi sat on the bench, and the child sat on the adults' laps.

When they were halfway through their meal, Ning Heng called Duanduan over and asked her what was wrong and whether she had failed to remind them of the program team's rules.

Duanduan explained: "The situation is special."

Ning Heng was puzzled: "What special circumstances could there be?"

Duanduan said, "Today is Ah Luo's birthday. It's normal for a child to have a treat when he or she has a birthday. In the past, when a guest on a variety show had a birthday, we would plan an event and send cakes, but today there was no cake."

Ning Heng was even more confused: "A Luo's birthday? Didn't her birthday already pass?"

That’s nonsense. Didn’t I celebrate my birthday last time at the tea mountain?

"Last time it was the lunar calendar, this time it's the solar calendar."

“…”

Ning Heng rolled his eyes speechlessly, and his eyes accidentally swept to the corner of Duanduan's mouth, and found that there was a brown oil stain on her mouth that had not been wiped clean.

At first I thought she had put on some weird lipstick again today, but now I realized it was an oil stain. "You also ate their food?"

Duanduan hesitated and said, "A Luo said that whoever sees it will get a share."

“…”

[Hahahahahahahaha our A-Luo is so generous.] 】

[Today is the birthday boy, so Luo has the final say today! 】

[Really, when I was a kid I loved celebrating my birthday and Chinese New Year the most. On days like this, even if you make a mistake, there will always be someone to protect you. If you are a little sweeter, you can be the queen for the whole day! 】

[But I'm curious, is today really her birthday? It can't be nonsense, just find an excuse to treat me to a meal. 】

[Bao is talking nonsense. It’s been almost two months since my last birthday. The lunar calendar and the solar calendar can’t be that far apart. 】

Duanduan and Ning Heng both thought that the lunar calendar and the solar calendar would not be so far apart, and guessed that it was just an excuse made up by Luo, but they pretended not to know and did not expose her.

After all, the kid just wanted to find an excuse to treat someone to a meal, it wasn't a serious matter.

Ning Heng later checked Gao Luo's identity information and found that her previous birthday was actually fake. Her birthday was in November, not now.

He laughed out of anger on the spot, but he also felt that this was something she could do.

*

The next day, Gao Luo was going to go to the farmers' market with Xia Shi.

Gao Shule felt that it was not good to always rely on Ning Heng for support, so she wanted to do things on her own and have enough food and clothing.

She suggested going to the aquaculture industrial park today, but she didn't plan to catch fish in the pond, but to catch them directly in the factory.

This can't possibly fall in, can it?

Gao Luo agreed and prepared to follow her to the industrial park, and asked Xia Shi to go with them as well - it would be quick to catch fish in the factory and it would not delay them from going to the farmers' market to take photos with people.

Before going out, Ze Yin seemed very anxious. My body was sweating and my hands were shaking.

Gao Shule noticed his situation and asked him what was wrong.

He grabbed Gao Shule's hand and said, "I'm not feeling well. Aunt Gao, can you stay home and take care of me?"

Gao Shule immediately squatted down and touched his forehead. The temperature was found to be normal, but there was a lot of sweating. "Please sit down first. I'll call the doctor to take a look."

"No, I... I may have a cold after falling into the water yesterday. I'll be fine after a short sleep. Aunt Gao, please stay with me. I don't dare to do it alone." He begged.

Gao Luo tidied herself and stood at the door waiting for them. She heard their conversation and leaned over to take a look.

Zeyin's voice is normal, not nasal at all, and he doesn't have a runny nose, just sweating.

"Do you have a fever?" Gao Luo walked in and asked.

"It feels fine to me, otherwise I'll go borrow a thermometer and take a look."

After Gao Shule left, Gao Luo walked closer to Ze Yin.

She sat on the edge of the kang and observed him carefully.

At first, only Ze Yin's hands were shaking, but when she looked at him, his whole body began to tremble, and his muscles became very tense. His chest rose and fell and he breathed rapidly.

Gao Luo felt that he seemed to be really sick and not pretending. The medical staff accompanying the team were afraid that they could not treat his illness.

"You need to go to the hospital. Let Lele take you there later."

"I'm not going!" Ze Yin blurted out, then realized his tone was too harsh and immediately lowered his voice, "I... I'm fine, I just need to rest at home."

He rested at home yesterday and will rest at home today as well, and only let Gao Shule accompany him.

Gao Luo suddenly realized that the purpose of Ze Yin's strange behavior was to prevent Gao Shule from going out.

She couldn't help but wonder whether there was "something" outside or inside the house.