Chapter 24 Weird Kid 24
Yan Xia was scolded by the dog for no reason. If his brother hadn't told him to leave, he would have wanted to say something back. Who wouldn't bark?
At the same time, he felt deeply that the atmosphere among the animals in this village was really not peace and love. Any one or two of them could make the translator produce garbled characters. If he stayed for a few more days, he was afraid that the thing that Brother Fo had written temporarily would crash.
When the two returned to the yard, the game was already over.
At the three-hour mark, Feng Lele and his son lived up to expectations and took the last blood.
Running outside for three hours in such hot weather was more or less tiring. The director did not make any other arrangements, so the group just sat in the air-conditioned living room and chatted.
When the sun once again appeared like a soft-boiled egg yolk on the sea, several children expressed their desire to watch the chef cook.
Feng Jianxian lay on the sofa and touched his belly: "Let's go together."
He was also a little hungry.
The chef did not use the kitchen of their current house to cook, but used the one owned by the program crew, which was not far away. The group of people came in a large group, and it did not seem like they were there to watch the chef cook, but more like they wanted to clean out the kitchen.
Yan Xia was walking in front among the group of children and soon arrived at the destination. The layout of this house was similar to the one they lived in, but it was obvious that the one they lived in had been uninhabited for a long time.
I heard that the program crew rented this building temporarily from villagers who had moved in with their relatives. There were chickens raised by the villagers in the chicken coop outside, and it seemed the program crew had given them a lot.
The kitchen window was open, and even before getting close, Yan Xia could see the backs of the chef and his apprentice working inside. In addition, Yan Xia also saw a familiar little figure - the delicious bird that tried to hatch eggs but ended up eating them itself.
It turns out that he didn’t eat enough at noon, so he came to look for something at night.
Unfortunately, the chef didn’t seem to prepare the quail eggs dish today. Part of the ingredients for dinner were the harvest that they didn’t sell out in the morning, and part were provided by the program team.
The birds who didn't know about this were still wandering outside, staring at the window with their little eyes from time to time, like a father waiting for his children to finish school. Unfortunately, this father eats his children.
After the group of people arrived, they did not disturb the chef too much. They just leaned on the window or the door and stared at him eagerly. If you didn't know, you might think they hadn't eaten for three days.
The chef in the kitchen was working hard and energetically, showing no sign of the lethargy he had when he played games in the afternoon. It turns out that passion is the source of motivation.
The chef smiled at the outside like a kindergarten teacher and gave a group of children two plates of appetizers. After eating a few pieces of dessert, Yan Xia realized that the bird hovering outside was gone. He didn't know if it was tired of flying and ran to find food.
Just as Yan Xia had this thought, there was a sudden commotion in the chicken coop left by a villager not far away. The noise was so loud that it attracted the attention of everyone outside the kitchen.
"What's going on?"
"There was a fight."
When it comes to new and interesting things, children are always the first to rush forward. Yan Xia was lying outside the chicken coop and saw the scene of the bird being beaten up by the hen.
Yi Jingchen asked softly, "Did it steal the chicken food?"
Yan Xia glanced at the broken eggs on the ground and said nothing.
"It stole the eggs," the little fat boy said in a carefree tone.
Although the fighting power of a hen sitting on its nest and a mother dog giving birth is different, their temperaments are really not much different. Yan Xia closed the bunch of garbled pages in the translator and sincerely thought that he should use this function less before leaving the village.
It is true that the land and water shape the people. The hen cursed even more foully, and he didn't see a single normal word.
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The group came empty-handed and left with full plates. The chef was already halfway through his work and several adults couldn't wait to bring the finished products back to the dining table.
By the time the chef arrived with the last dish, the sun had already set.
At the dining table, the master chef and his two apprentices were arranged in the C position. The seated master chef was smiling, and because of his body shape, he looked like a kind-hearted Maitreya Buddha. He introduced the dishes to everyone seriously, and when he received exaggerated praises, he smiled so hard that his teeth were showing.
Yan Xia sat next to his brother, and did not stop moving his hands or mouth while he echoed the praise. After all, he was a famous master chef, and he handled all kinds of ingredients very well, which was obviously not something ordinary people could compare to.
While they were chatting, they took a small portion of each plate on the table. Feng Jianxian, who was sitting opposite Yan Xia, hadn't even swallowed a bite of food yet. As if he just remembered something, he tapped the table lightly, said "oops", and then left his seat and went into the house.
After a while, Feng Jianxian came out with a cardboard box and took out several bottles of red wine and two large bottles of Coke.
Feng Jianxian put the wine on the table and said with a smile: "How can delicious food be served without good wine?"
Night, beach, dinner, it's really suitable for a drink.
Yi Lixiao picked up the bottle and looked at it: "When did you buy it?"
There is also a price tag on the bottle with the name of the village’s small supermarket, making it very easy to recognize.
Feng Jianxian opened a bottle skillfully: "I went out for a walk with Lao Yuan."
Yuan Yankai handed over a disposable cup from the kitchen: "If you didn't take it out, I would have forgotten about it."
There is naturally a difference between the wine bought from small supermarkets and regular brands, but conditions are limited and people are not that particular.
When adults drink, children also enjoy the freedom of drinking Coke. The fat house’s happy water is really a source of happiness at all times.
Yan Xia ate the food and drank from two paper cups. The third cup was about to be empty. Yan Xia picked up the paper cup and prepared to finish it and then go for a refill. The brown liquid passed through his mouth, but the familiar bubbly sweetness disappeared, replaced by the astringent aroma of wine. Yan Xia swallowed it and realized that he had taken his brother's cup by mistake.
Under the light, the difference between the two similar colors was even less obvious. Besides, the paper cups all looked the same. Yan Xia smacked his lips. To be honest, he really hadn't had a drink in a long time.
In his previous life, he also drank with friends, but he couldn't say he was a fan of it. It was just a drink for pleasure. After being personified as a system, he was busy trying to taste the wonderful flavor that he had missed for several years. Alcohol was not on the must-have list, so it was naturally forgotten.
Yan Xia poured the last bit of the liquid in the cup into his mouth. The moment he put the cup down, Yan Ji turned around and saw it, but he said nothing and turned back. Obviously, in the eyes of both of them, this matter was nothing out of the ordinary.
Yan Xia reached out and got another empty cup for his brother. People with mysophobia absolutely cannot tolerate sharing cups, even family members.
The little episode between the two brothers did not attract anyone's attention. There was a constant stream of topics at the table. Several adults chatted while eating, ranging from local culture to global crises. This is what happens when there are many people around. They can connect the dots on any topic.
A table full of dishes was completely devoured while they chatted, and after eating and drinking, they stretched out on the chairs to dry their bellies. Among the people lying around, Yan Xia found that his head was becoming more and more dizzy. It was different from when he felt sleepy. He was so confused that he could hardly tell where he was or what he was doing. Three philosophical questions began to circulate in his mind.
What he didn't realize was that even though his head was a mess, it didn't show on his face. His little face was still fair under the light, his eyes were clear, and he sat quietly. He was what other parents would call a good child. He didn't make any noise and just waited obediently until the adults left the table.
The adults who had not left the table were talking at the same time, and a few words of returning to reality were interspersed in the conversation.
"This is a big project!" Yuan Yankai glanced at the pile of dirty dishes on the table.
The middle-aged men who rarely washed dishes at home expressed their agreement.
"Let's guess the Dingke, how about the two losers wash the sieves?" someone suggested.
"I think so."
When several adults tried to avoid labor through luck, Yan Xia, who had been quiet all the time, suddenly stood up, and the stool slid backwards and made a loud noise.
Feng Jianxian smiled and looked at the child: "Xiao Xia, are you going to fight on behalf of your father?"
"Hey! I think this is a good idea. Let the kids guess and the daddy washes the table if he loses."
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The topic was immediately opened up again, and the person being questioned just shook his head, said nothing and left.
Yan Xia walked in a daze to the middle of the yard a few meters away from the dining table. He felt like he was in a floating state. He was aware of his surroundings, but not very clearly.
What others saw was that the child walked to a flat area not far away with his chest and head held high and a righteous look, then sat on the ground and started... doing sit-ups.
He put his hands behind his head, raised his upper body slightly, crossed his legs and stretched them straight, and every movement was extremely standard.
The people who were talking fell silent, and someone asked, "Why are you exercising all of a sudden?"
The child who had not spoken before now spoke.
Yan Xia moved while breathing evenly.
"Work out your abdominal muscles."
“I don’t have abs anymore.”
Everyone: “…………”
Have you ever had this before???
In the subtle and quiet atmosphere, Yan Ji glanced at the empty cup beside him, with a thoughtful look in his eyes. He called out to someone in his sea of consciousness, but got the same words.
"Work out your abdominal muscles."
“I don’t have abs anymore.”
Even the tone of his voice didn't change, and it was obvious that he was not in a sober state.
Yan Ji: “…………”
Yan Ji stepped forward and pulled the man up. It was indeed a bit weird to see him practicing on the ground in public.
When my hand touched the child, he stood up, but he used his arm as a horizontal bar and started doing pull-ups. After doing a few, a look of disgust flashed across his little face, as if he felt that the horizontal bar was a little disobedient today. How could he exercise if it kept moving around?
Yan Xiasong slid to the ground and stood steadily, then walked closer to the group of children, with his hands behind his back, and said seriously, "Rock, Scissors, Paper!"
Every word is sonorous and powerful.
Even though his little brain was already dizzy, he still remembered to execute what he had just heard.
So, before the adults even shouted "start", a few children had already unilaterally decided the fate of the old fathers for a while.
After several rounds, Yan Xia single-handedly secured one of the two dishwasher spots for his elder brother.
“…………”
Yan Ji glanced at the messy table in silence.
Yan Xia, who had tricked his elder brother, was unaware of it. He seemed to have vaguely realized that the yard was not a good place to train abdominal muscles, so he went to the living room with a few friends who had just finished playing the game of guessing the ding shell.
The small coffee table in the living room was surrounded by carpets. Yan Xia took off her shoes and started doing plank exercises. Feng Lele, who was about to find something to play with, didn't notice anything wrong with his friend tonight. He just stared at Yan Xia on the floor with curiosity and touched his belly: "Can I have abdominal muscles by exercising like this?"
Yan Xia, who was holding on motionlessly, nodded.
If someone looks closely, they will find that the head nods like a robot.
Feng Lele also immediately lay on the ground, and then... it only took one second from the beginning to giving up.
The fat boy who was lying on his stomach stood up naturally, and pulled Dong Laixi to play flying chess. He didn't mention it again and wanted to try to have abdominal muscles.
He didn't want to mention it again, but the cameraman filmed the entire thing.
【Who is playing me???】
[Hahahahaha our Lele knows how to hide the embarrassment. ]
[Compared with Xia Xia who works out hard, this is my roommate who is always the best and me who is always playing badly. ]
[It’s not healthy to exercise right after eating. 】
[It's been a while since they finished eating, they just sat there without moving. ]
[I looked at the geese I raised, then at the takeaway food that had just arrived in my hand and fell silent. ]
[If I hadn't seen this familiar crunch, I would have forgotten that I still have a □□ body card. ]
…………
Before Yan Ji went to clean up the dishes, he walked to the door of the living room and glanced inside. The child was lying on the carpet and working very hard. It seemed that he wanted to exercise secretly while his friends were playing in order to surprise everyone.
Although all this might seem to make people sigh in amazement, it was all within a reasonable range. Yan Ji lowered his eyelashes, thought deeply for three seconds, and then left without paying any attention to the child who seemed extremely serious and self-disciplined to outsiders.
Twenty minutes later, Yan Ji came back after cleaning up. The child on the carpet was already doing the third round. There was no sign of tiredness on his little face, and he even looked like he could do ten more rounds.
Yan Ji paused for two seconds, took out his cell phone to check the time, then went into the house and picked up the child. It would be a bit too much to continue practicing.
Other parents came in behind him and urged their children to take a bath.
This time, Yan Xia, who was picked up, no longer treated the man as a horizontal bar. He nestled obediently in the broad shoulders, with his big eyes open and his eyelashes fluttering. No one knew what he was thinking.
Yan Ji put the man down and made him stand beside the bed. After thinking for a while, he took up a towel and covered the camera in the room. The cameraman usually didn't enter the room, and the fixed cameras in the room were used at night.
Some of the children are obviously not sober tonight. Although their previous behaviors are within the normal range, who knows if they will do something reasonable later.
Yan Ji covered the camera in advance before asking in his mind, "Can you take a shower by yourself?"
bath? ?
The child who was about to lie down on the spot to exercise straightened up, blinked, turned around and walked out the door. Not every bedroom in this house has a bathroom, and the public bathroom is right next to the room.
Yan Ji narrowed his eyes, feeling that things were going a little too smoothly, but the sound of water could be heard in the bathroom.
Ten minutes later, Yan Ji put down his phone and went out. Usually the child would come out in about ten minutes.
Before Yan Ji reached the bathroom door, he slipped on the overflowing water. He didn't know how the people inside were washing and how the water overflowed.
Yan Ji knocked on the door, and the door opened directly under that little force, without being closed at all.
The child who was supposed to have finished his bath obediently was now lying naked on the ground... doing the standard breaststroke posture, with hot water flowing from the shower head.
There was also a plastic bag on the floor drain, which came from somewhere. The bag was full of water and directly blocked the floor drain. No wonder the water could flow out.
Yan Ji rubbed his brows and his eyelids twitched several times. A feeling of fatigue that he had never felt in his previous life when he was the only one supporting the family business suddenly surged into his heart. He walked forward, picked up the child, quickly rinsed the child with the showerhead, then wrapped the child in a bath towel and carried him back to the room.
The child in the bath towel was shaken onto the bed, and his limbs began to wave around again after regaining their freedom.
Then, after only a few seconds of freedom, someone put on pajamas and wrapped me from the neck down with a thin blanket, making me look like a cicada pupa that had not yet emerged from its cocoon.
Yan Ji stared at the little face and said in a deep voice, "Go to sleep."
There was dissatisfaction written on the little face and in the big eyes, as if questioning the person standing there, "Who are you to dare to order me around?"
Yan Ji rubbed his brows again, and no longer cared about the child who could not move. He went out to clean up the overflowing water in the bathroom. When he was halfway done, Yi Lixiao, who was about to take Yi Jingchen to take a bath, opened their bedroom door.
Seeing the bathroom like this, he asked, "Is it leaking? Is the pipe broken?"
Yan Ji put the mop away: "It's not broken, the floor drain is blocked."
Yi Lixiao said "Oh" and when he was taking his son to take a bath, he looked at the clean floor drain and was a little confused. There was not so much fallen hair in their bathroom, so how did it get blocked?
Inside the room, Yan Ji came back after cleaning up. The cicada pupa on the bed... no, the child had already closed his eyes. It only took him a few minutes to go from being so excited that he wanted to climb Mount Everest to sleeping soundly.
When Yan Ji untied the man from the quilt, the man was calm and motionless.
As the night deepened, the whole house fell into darkness until the sun rose above the sea.
The sunlight attempts to wake up everyone who is sleeping, but is often blocked out by the curtains.
In the room on the second floor, Yan Xia was stunned for a long time when he opened his eyes, like an antique desktop computer that was about to be scrapped and could not be turned on for a long time.
The scenes that were unclear last night when I was in a daze were now replaying in my mind extremely clearly. After a while, the person on the bed raised his arms and covered his eyes.
Although his mind was extremely clear, Yan Xia felt as if he had just had a dream. It was just one mouthful, no, to be precise, it was one and a half mouthfuls.
He was knocked down after just a sip and a half of red wine. He never expected that his body could not bear even a little bit of it.
Under the quilt, Yan Xia moved his arms and legs. Although he had exercised a lot last night, the pain was blocked and he didn't feel particularly uncomfortable, except for feeling a little weak.
Yan Xia threw back the quilt and climbed up, thinking that when he had time in the future, he would definitely give Brother Fo a suggestion on the opinion form. It was okay to pour it in one gulp, as the smallest unit of measurement was one cup.
When Yan Xia was about to climb out of bed, he heard footsteps outside the door and the voices of his brother and Yi Lixiao talking.
As soon as Yan Xia's feet touched the ground, the door of the room opened from the outside. Yan Ji and the cameraman who followed behind him stood outside the door. Before Yan Xia could say anything, he felt weakness in his legs, and then he wished his elder brother a happy new year with a "thump".
Yan Xia: “…………”
Yan Ji: “…………”
Live broadcast audience:
【Why are you being so polite so early in the morning! 】
[No, no, I don’t have any red envelopes prepared! ]
[Hahahaha, Xia Xia, who just woke up, is so confused and cute. ]
【It’s a bit early to pray this year [doge]. 】
【Were you too tired last night? 】
Among the masses, there are always one or two people who possess the truth.
Yan Ji walked in, and his consciousness communicated in his sea of consciousness: "You don't have to be so polite."
Yan Xia: “…………”
Yan Xia stood up with the help of the bed, but he didn't stand firmly and almost bowed to his brother again.
But thinking of his brother's helpless expression last night because of his drunken behavior, he thought it would not be a bad idea to worship one more person.
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Yan Xia dragged his weak body after excessive exercise and took a few more minutes to wash and change clothes.
A new day of recording has begun.
After playing a few small games in the morning and having a simple lunch, they took a nap. Yan Xia followed Yan Ji and was just about to go out.
At the door, Tan Yi appeared out of nowhere and handed over a task card.
It says above that today is actually Yuan Xiao’s birthday. The other five families need to work together to prepare a big meal for Yuan Xiao in the evening. Every child must participate so that the little birthday girl can have an unforgettable birthday on the show.
Yan Xia stared at the task card and read the words "everyone must participate" several times. He could almost foresee that this birthday would be an unforgettable one.
Because everyone lived together, the program crew didn't plan any surprises. If they were close, surprises wouldn't be possible, so Yuan Xiao and her daughter didn't have to do anything in the afternoon.
Yuan Yankai led Yuan Xiao like a small contractor, inspecting the dinners prepared for them by the five families.
Although the kitchen is large, it seems messy and noisy with more than ten people rushing in at once, and the smell of chaos permeates the entire afternoon.
Yan Xia firmly occupied his own corner in the midst of the noise. Since the ingredients and tools were limited, he could only choose a simple version of the birthday cake.
Yan Xia first steamed a dozen cupcakes. He placed the one for Yuan Xiao on a separate plate and decorated it with cream. He couldn't let the birthday girl not even get to make a wish.
The finished product was simple yet exquisite; before it was even placed on the table, the little birthday boy was jumping around to express his satisfaction.
By the time the noise in the kitchen died down, it was just time for dinner.
Although the adults were not very good at cooking, they had made some improvements after two episodes and chose simple ingredients as much as possible.
The final product was within an edible range, but the children involved...
Yan Xia stared at the plate of pitch-black stuff that Feng Lele placed in front of him. He didn't want to say anything, but he could tell from the shape that it was probably a plate of chicken wings.
Of course, not everyone can see it. Little Yi Jingchen looked up and asked, "Brother Lele, what are you doing?"
Feng Lele had an expression that you couldn’t even tell from this: “Chicken wings, cola chicken wings.”
After saying that, his expression changed a little, and he scratched his head: "Although it's a little mushy, it's edible!"
Yi Jingchen's little face was full of cute confusion: "Really? It's not poisonous, right?"
Feng Jianxian passed by and proved it for his son: "It's edible. It tastes good except that it's a little mushy."
Yan Xia looked up at Feng Jianxian, and it seemed as if she saw an eight-meter-thick filter in his kind eyes.
It was the first time that Feng Lele made a dish by himself. Although it was done under the guidance of his father, it was indeed the first time. Feng Lele was very excited to share it with his friends. He looked at the children expectantly and said, "Try it. It's really delicious."
Under such watery and expectant eyes, the youngest Yi Jingchen reached out his hand first, took a piece and put it in his mouth, showing the momentum of a newborn calf not afraid of a tiger, and then frowned: "Bitter~"
Feng Lele immediately added: "It's not bitter inside, it's bitter because the outside is mushy." After saying that, he looked at others expectantly.
Yan Xia reached out and took a piece. It was indeed a bit bitter when he put it in his mouth. He had to chew it for a few times before he could taste the meaty aroma.
There were two people taking the lead, and the rest of the friends were also considerate and took a piece each. While they were exchanging their experiences with the mushy chicken wings, Yan Xia was chewing a chicken wing when he suddenly felt something was wrong.
Yan Xia pulled the napkin from the table and put it to his mouth to spit out the food he had not swallowed. There were a few strands of bright red blood mixed in the black chewed food.
The blinding red color immediately stunned the surrounding children. Little Yi Jingchen cried out, "Brother Xiaoxia has been poisoned!"
Feng Lele's stunned expression suddenly collapsed, and she burst into tears loudly: "Wow wow I'm sorry!! Please don't die!!! I'm sorry!"
Amid the earth-shaking cries, a group of adults and several staff members instantly surrounded him.
"What's wrong, dear?"
"Is anyone hurt?"
"Oh my god, what's going on?"
…
The area was tightly surrounded, and the person involved, Yan Xia, mumbled out a... big front tooth.
There was still a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth. He patted the frightened Feng Lele and said, "It's okay. I'm not poisoned. I should just..."
"It's time to change teeth."
The last three words were complicated and hard to describe. After he finished speaking, he glanced at Yan Ji who was also standing around, and he saw the same emotions in the other's eyes.
Feng Lele, who hadn't changed her teeth yet, stopped crying and said, "Change your teeth?"
Yan Xia, who had lost his front teeth, nodded with difficulty: "Yes, change teeth."
After saying that, he added, "Chicken wings are still delicious." I was really worried that this would leave a psychological trauma on the child.
Feng Lele burst into laughter and said, "I thought you were going to die."
Yan Xia: “…………”
In the eyes of these friends, he seemed to be very easy to die.
The misunderstanding ended, and the child's tooth replacement was seen as a trivial matter by everyone, except the person who was having the tooth replacement.
Yan Xia picked at his clean white front teeth with a toothpick. He wanted to rush back to the bureau, shake Brother Fo's shoulder, and tell him that some functions and settings really didn't need to be so rigorous and comprehensive!!!
Although there was a small episode in the middle of Yuan Xiao's birthday dinner, fortunately it started smoothly. This dinner is naturally not as good as the one made by the chef last night, but it is all thoughtful of everyone.
As dinner was coming to an end, fireworks were set off on the beach.
"Wow! It's fireworks!"
“So beautiful!!”
Exclamations of surprise rang out one after another.
The director wasn't really a bad person. The little girl celebrated her annual birthday on the show, so they still showed some appreciation and bought a lot of fireworks.
Everyone in the yard ran to the beach, and the sound of fireworks was mixed with the sound of waves.
On the last night of our stay in this small village, the twelve of us took a group photo against the backdrop of fireworks.
In the group photo, everyone is smiling like a flower, even Yan Ji, who usually doesn’t like to smile, has a slightly raised corner of his mouth.
Only a certain gap-toothed system was left, pursing its lips tightly.
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