It's confirmed that Er Ya and Huang Jingyu won't be participating. Of the three who won last time, only Ye Zi remains, but Ye Zi still hasn't received an invitation call.

Zhao Xiaogu sent a message to Ye Zi, asking if he would participate in this episode. Ye Zi explained the current situation and asked a question in return.

Unexpectedly, she also declined to participate, saying that she had just recovered from her injury and was still in the recovery period.

I casually asked about the injury and was told it was just an old one.

Ye Zi immediately understood that it must be the area that was covered up by a tattoo in legend.

Wu Jing also sent a message to inquire, but he was unavailable because he was filming and traveling all over the world.

Finally, there's Han Xijun, who has confirmed his participation and has already signed a contract.

Time quickly came to the end of the year, and Ye Zi had given up because no one had contacted him for more than a month, which already spoke volumes.

After settling things at home before the New Year, Ye Qingshan sent his wife and son to the county town and then drove back to the grassland. Ye Zi took his mother, Siqin, to the capital city of Qingcheng.

It was at this time that Ye Zi suddenly realized that the family car was not enough, because when she and her son came to Qingcheng, they took a bus.

After leaving the station, Yezi hailed a taxi and gave the name of the neighborhood where she bought her apartment.

After arriving home, Siqin put down her things and started tidying up the house again. Yezi had no choice but to help. She had originally planned to rest for a while and then go out for a meal.

Now we can only order takeout.

Fortunately, I chose a move-in ready house when I bought it, otherwise I would have had trouble getting any rest.

The next morning, Siqin continued packing, while Yezi decided to go out and buy a car. They couldn't go back without a car; they couldn't possibly take a bus with a huge pile of stuff when they returned in a few days.

Moreover, once he returns to the grasslands, he'll have to drive a pickup truck whenever he wants to go out, while Ye Qingshan will have to rely on his Seven Hands Manual.

As for that Baodian car, it's a three-no product. It hasn't been inspected, it doesn't have insurance, and its license plate has long been cancelled. The only thing that works is the horn, which goes off every now and then and you have to kick it to stop it.

They usually drive on the grasslands to pick up a newborn lamb or to transport an injured animal.

We can't even go to the county seat; the furthest we can go is to the sumu (township). It's not that we don't have enough fuel, but we're afraid of being checked by the police.

Therefore, the best solution is to buy another car, so that both father and son can use it.

Ye Zi did buy herself a motorcycle before, but riding a motorcycle in winter is too painful.

Before I even left my own ranch, my legs started to stiffen. The northwest wind was too strong, I couldn't stand it.

Therefore, it's best to drive a car rather than a motorcycle when on the grasslands in winter.

At the same used car market and with the same owner, I bought a BJ40L in less than half an hour, and all the paperwork was done.

The boss gave us a case of oil and shamelessly called over the salesperson who was live-streaming to broadcast the whole thing live.

Ye Zi didn't object; she delivered the paperwork and drove off.

The main reason I chose this car is because it has a high chassis and a large interior space; it's that simple.

After returning home, I took my mother out to buy some groceries. We rested that night, and on the third day, we took care of important business, buying new clothes for the New Year.

While Ye Zi was shopping with her mother, the live streaming platform was starting to worry because only Han Xijun, who had performed well in the last wilderness survival competition, had agreed to participate.

But he was the only one who didn't gain anything; the other four platforms didn't either.

This "gain" refers to basking in the residual warmth of the sun.

Then everyone simultaneously thought of Ye Zi, the only one they hadn't contacted.

Unlike Ye Zi's idea, the reason these platforms didn't contact Ye Zi wasn't because they were instructed by their superiors, but because Ye Zi himself was an ordinary person. Although he won the competition, there had been no news of him online since then.

Moreover, it's no secret that Ye Zi can't swim. Sending someone who can't swim to participate in island survival seems unreliable no matter how you look at it; they're more likely to end up being sent to be eaten.

But there's no other way right now. If we can't capitalize on the popularity of wilderness survival, then the show's appeal will be weak.

Siqin experienced the joy of shopping, and it must be said that shopping is a woman's nature.

Actually, Siqin had been shopping before, but this was the first time she had ever shopped so easily.

In the past, every time I went to the county town, it was for the purpose of shopping. There was always someone left at home. But when Siqin wanted to go to the county town, she usually hitched a ride with a neighbor. And she didn't buy much. After all, if the neighbor went to the county town, it must be for something or for shopping.

She bought too much stuff, and figuring out how to bring it all back is a problem.

This time is different; it's for shopping to buy new clothes for the family of three for the Chinese New Year, so we don't have to worry about supplies.

And having her son accompany her shopping made her really happy.

For two days, the mother and son wandered around various shopping malls, and when they got tired, they would find a food street to eat something and rest.

With so many things, Ye Zi simply put them in the car, and then went back to continue shopping.

While resting that night, Huang Jingyu suddenly called Ye Zi and told her that someone from the live streaming platform had asked him for Ye Zi's contact information.

Ye Zi paused for a moment, then immediately guessed what was going to happen.

After hanging up with Huang Jingyu, Er Ya also called and said something similar to Huang Jingyu's.

Despite the different platforms, both congratulated Ye Zi on receiving another bonus.

After hanging up the phone, Ye Zi began to wonder who would contact him next.

As Ye Zi was getting ready to rest in her room, her phone rang again. It was an unfamiliar number, and she guessed it must be someone from the live streaming platform.

After the call connected, before Ye Zi could ask any questions, the person on the other end said:

"Hello, Yezi, I'm Wang Zhihua, a staff member from YY Live. Do you have time to chat?"

Ye Zi paused for a moment after hearing this, because these weren't the two families who had asked Er Ya and Huang Jingyu for their contact information, but she still nodded and said:

"If you have time, how did you get my contact information?"

"I'm planning to buy a new car recently, and I've been following a few used car dealers' live streaming accounts. Today, I saw you in one of their videos, so I contacted them to inquire about you."

Ye Zi was speechless, not expecting that buying a car would bring such a reward, and then asked:

"What do you need me for?"

"Here's the thing, we're currently preparing for the second season of Wilderness Survival, the Island Edition."

As the name suggests, the survival locations are all islands, so...

I've been trying to find your contact information for a while now, and luckily I saw it while watching a video today.

The information Wang Zhihua gave on the phone was basically the same as what Ye Zi had learned from Er Ya and Huang Jingyu. The only difference was that Wang Zhihua explained to Ye Zi why he hadn't contacted him during this time.

Ye Zi nodded. Although she had already guessed that he had to be contacted because no one else was participating, she still appreciated his initiative in explaining.

I casually asked about the start time, and the other party gave me an answer, but it was only an approximate time and not accurate.