Because there were not many rooms, Zheng Xiao slept in the room with Feng Mao and the others, and Du Yuanzhe and Yang Zhongjinming shared a room. The camera of the program crew was always on, so he couldn't call Xia Ningmo and could only chat with her by messaging her for a while.
Du Yuanzhe was tired after an entire afternoon. He took a shower, lay down for a while, and fell asleep. He slept until dawn.
After Du Yuanzhe woke up, he felt some soreness in his shoulders as soon as he moved. He didn't feel anything yesterday, but it seemed that all the pain had exploded today.
He was not surprised; that was what happened to people who didn't work often.
Jinming and Yangzhong had already woken up, and now he was the only one in the room. He took out his phone, took a picture of the scenery outside the window and sent it to Xia Ningmi, said good morning to her, and got up and left the room.
As soon as he walked into the living room, he saw Wei Lingling and others rubbing shoulders, and he immediately laughed: "It seems that we are all the same."
Feng Mao was much better than them and said, "We have one day today, and with Lao Han and the other three joining us, we can relax a little."
Du Yuanzhe sat down and saw the buns on the table. He was surprised and asked, "How early did Teacher Feng get up to cook?"
Steaming buns is not like making dumplings. You have to knead the dough one or two hours in advance.
Feng Mao smiled and said, "I made the noodles last night and I took them out of the refrigerator this morning and they are ready to use."
Wei Lingling said: "Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Feng."
Feng Mao: "We have to do some hard work today, so we have to make sure you guys have enough to eat."
After hearing this, everyone's spirits were greatly depressed, but they also knew that this matter could not be avoided.
Jinming shook his head and said, "Why do you feel like we are well-fed pigs waiting to be slaughtered?"
Hahaha--
Several people laughed.
Du Yuanzhe laughed and said, "It's not a pig but a donkey. The production team treated us like donkeys pulling a millstone and ordered us to do what we want."
Han Jinghao nodded: "You're right, the production team can torture us as much as they want."
A few people were chatting and laughing while eating. After resting for a while after the meal, a few of them carried bamboo baskets to pick peaches.
On the way, Du Yuanzhe approached Feng Mao and told him the idea that came to him yesterday: "Teacher Feng, I have an idea. If it can be realized, I won't have to be so tired today."
Feng Mao asked curiously, "What idea?"
Du Yuanzhe: "Today is the market day. We can transport the peaches to the town and sell them. We can use the money to buy ingredients ourselves, which is definitely more cost-effective than selling them to the program team."
Han Jinghao said: "But we need a car to transport the goods, but we don't have the money to rent one."
Du Yuanzhe said: "We can discuss with the villagers to pay the debt first. We can't run away anyway."
When Wei Lingling and the others heard that they didn't have to work hard to pick peaches, they agreed, "We can give it a try."
Feng Mao made the decision: "Okay, let's give it a try."
Of course he wanted to relax.
Han Jinghao turned around and approached the photographers, smiling and saying, "Hand over your phones."
Yang Zhong also walked over and said, "We must take away their cell phones. We can't let them report this."
The photographer stepped back and said, "Teachers, this is not in accordance with the rules."
Feng Mao said: "Didn't the director claim that this program is the most free? When did it become a rule?"
The photographers were helpless. They had cameras on their shoulders and it was impossible for them to really fight with Feng Mao and others, so they could only hand over their phones.
Feng Mao said, "Yuanzhe, go talk to the villagers about renting a car, and we'll go pick peaches. If we can rent a car, we can drive directly into the peach forest and first transport a few dozen kilograms to see if we can sell them."
Du Yuanzhe nodded: "Okay."
Afterwards, Feng Mao and his companions continued to move forward. Du Yuanzhe looked around at the houses around him and soon saw a single-row small truck parked in front of a house. This was the kind of small truck that was usually used to transport vegetables, and it was more than enough to carry a few dozen kilograms of peaches.
Du Yuanzhe walked up to the door and knocked. Soon a middle-aged man came out. When he saw the camera behind Du Yuanzhe, he realized that this was a star who came to the village to record a show.
Du Yuanzhe said in a gentle voice: "Uncle, we want to go to the town, can we rent your small truck?"
The uncle didn't refuse, but said, "One hundred a day, must be paid in cash."
This is what the village chief asked them to do, and they have to do this whenever guests come from the show to rent a car.
Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "We can give you 150, but please agree to one request."
"What request?"
"We are going to the town to sell peaches, but we don't know the way, so we hope you can be our driver."
The uncle was a little tempted and said, "Two hundred! I'll take you to the town."
Du Yuanzhe nodded: "Okay. Uncle, are you free now? We need to go to the town as soon as possible and sell more at the market."
"I'll go back and tell my family and then leave."
After the uncle left, the photographer asked in confusion: "Teacher Du, why didn't he ask you for money?"
The production team had considered that the guests might pay in cash for car rentals, so they specifically told the villagers that car rentals must be paid in cash and that cash payments were not allowed.
Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "Even in the city, it doesn't make sense to pay before you do any work. I rented the car and myself together, and the uncle followed us the whole time. Plus, there were cameras, so of course the uncle wasn't in a hurry to get the money."
It suddenly occurred to him that there was no need to discuss the debt with the villagers directly, as it would seem like he was violating the rules by relying on his celebrity status. He could just rent a car according to the normal procedures.
The photographer immediately realized that the program crew had overlooked this point. The program crew only thought that the guests would rent cars, but did not expect that they could also hire people.
The program crew made the mistake of inertial thinking. They thought that the guests could drive and there was no need to spend extra money to hire villagers as drivers.
If Du Yuanzhe wants to sell peaches, he must find a local to understand the situation. Finding a local to be their driver can help them a lot.
Twenty minutes later
Feng Mao and others who were picking peaches turned their heads when they heard the sound of a car and saw Du Yuanzhe jumping out of the passenger seat of a pickup truck.
Han Jinghao was surprised and asked, "Yuanzhe, did you really rent a car?"
Du Yuanzhe turned around and said, "Uncle, please wait for a moment. We will discuss it and then go to the town."
The uncle was very satisfied with the extra money he made and said with a smile, "It's okay, you can leave whenever you want."
Du Yuanzhe walked over to Feng Mao and the others and whispered, "I didn't tell you about the debt collection. Don't mention it for a while."
Jin Ming was surprised: "Then how did Brother Zhe rent a car?"
Feng Mao understood immediately and praised: "Yuanzhe is smart. He doesn't need to pay the villagers immediately when hiring them as drivers. He can just pay them when they come back from selling peaches."
Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "It just occurred to me. Teacher Feng, I just asked the uncle about it. The price of peaches here is generally not high, only about RMB 3.5 per pound. If we want to sell peaches, the best way is to start a price war. We can sell them for RMB 3 per pound."
"Besides, it would be too boring for us to just sell peaches. I have already discussed with the uncle, and he will help us find an acquaintance who sells fruit, so that we can sell together with that person."
Zheng Xiao said: "It's not like there are no places that sell just one kind of fruit. Do we really need to go through so much trouble?"
Feng Mao understood Du Yuanzhe's thoughts and said, "We are not familiar with this place and have no idea which location is better, but the locals definitely know that peaches are the most abundant fruit here. If we don't choose a good location, we may not be able to sell many in a day."
Du Yuanzhe continued, "Not only that, fruit vendors always have to import fruit. If possible, we can sell them a batch of peaches at a low price. They don't just sell fruit in this market."
When Zheng Xiao heard this, he knew that he had thought too simply, so he frowned and said nothing more.
Jinming admired him and said, "Brother Zhe, you are amazing. You can think of so many things."
Du Yuanzhe said helplessly: "It's really too tiring to carry peaches for a whole day. If I want to relax, I can only rack my brains to think of a solution."
"Don't be too happy, we still owe you two hundred yuan. If we can't even earn two hundred yuan, it will be a huge disgrace."
Several people looked dazed when they heard this.
Feng Mao immediately said, "Let's pick the peaches quickly. It's troublesome to run back and forth. Let's just pick a few hundred kilograms of peaches and load them into the car. We can sell as many as we can."
Without having to carry the peaches back to the yard, they were all full of energy and spread out to pick peaches.
An hour later, eight full bamboo baskets were loaded onto the truck.
But now there was another problem. There were eight of them in total, and they couldn't all go with them.
Feng Mao thought for a moment and said, "I, Yuanzhe and Lingling will go sell the peaches. Old Han, you guys continue picking peaches. When we come back, we can directly transport them back by car."
Besides them, there are two photographers, so five people are more than enough.
Han Jinghao nodded: "Okay."
Zheng Xiao was obviously reluctant, but he also knew that the car could not accommodate so many people. This idea was thought of by Du Yuanzhe, and he could not argue with Du Yuanzhe at all.
Feng Mao got in the passenger seat, Du Yuanzhe and the others sat in the car, and the group of people rushed to the town with a cart full of peaches.
Wei Lingling asked, "You've never been in a truck fight like this, have you?"
Du Yuanzhe held onto the side to prevent himself from swaying and said, "You talk as if you've done it before."
Although Wei Lingling comes from an ordinary family, she is from Yancheng and has never lived in the countryside.
Wei Lingling said proudly, "I once filmed a period drama and was in many car fights. I have more experience than you."
Du Yuanzhe took out his phone and saw the message about Xia Ningmi. His eyes lit up and he said perfunctorily, "You are really amazing."
Qiqi: “My photography skills are too poor”
This was Xia Ningmi's reply two hours ago.
Du Yuanzhe: "I'm sharing my daily life with you, but you only pay attention to the photography skills"
Qiqi: "Not working?"
Xia Ningmi might have been looking at her phone and replied to the message immediately.
Du Yuanzhe complained to her that he would have to work all day and might be so tired that he couldn't even lift his hands.
Du Yuanzhe: "I am so smart, how can I let the program crew exploit me? I am on my way to sell peaches. Today I am an expert in selling peaches."
Du Yuanzhe: "If everything goes well, I can have a big meal at noon today. Teacher Feng's cooking skills are very good. If I hadn't remembered not to expose my cooking skills, I would have wanted to learn a few tricks from him and cook for you when I get home."
Qiqi: "You can learn from others"
Du Yuanzhe couldn't help but laugh: "You are so smart"
At this moment, a message suddenly appeared in Wei Lingling's dialogue box.
Du Yuanzhe clicked it in confusion.
Wei Lingling: "Put away your silly smile, the camera is still here, pay attention to your image"
Du Yuanzhe immediately restrained his expression and looked up at Wei Lingling.
Wei Lingling gave him a joking look.
Du Yuanzhe remained calm, told Xia Ningmi that they would talk in the evening, and then put away his phone.
......
Du Yuanzhe and his companions arrived in the town in a truck and first went to a supermarket to buy 200 plastic bags.
It is worth mentioning that it was the uncle who helped pay for the plastic bags because they were so poor that they didn’t have a penny.
After buying the plastic bags, the uncle took them to another road and drove out of the town before stopping.
Du Yuanzhe looked around. There were only a few stalls selling fruits and vegetables here. It was totally incomparable to the bustling market in the town.
Before they could ask, the uncle explained: "This road leads to several villages in the east. They don't grow peaches there. You can sell peaches here."
"Two people can stay here to sell peaches, and the other person can come back to town with me. There is an acquaintance who sells fruit there, and you can sell peaches with him."
The uncle now knew that they had no money, so he kindly helped them find two places selling peaches, hoping that they would have money to pay the bill when the time came.
Feng Mao said, "Brother is right. We have too many peaches and cannot sell too many in one place. Yuanzhe, you and Lingling stay here. Brother and I will go back."
Du Yuanzhe and his companions agreed, took four boxes of peaches from the car and placed them on the side of the road, and also took out the electronic scale that the uncle had helped to borrow, because without this thing they couldn't sell anything.
After Feng Mao and the others left, Du Yuanzhe looked at the scattered people around him and said, "Why do I feel like I've been exiled?"
Wei Lingling felt the same way: "Can peaches really be sold here?"
She doubted that many customers would come.
Du Yuanzhe blinked his eyes: "I hope what uncle said is true."
Du Yuanzhe glanced at the photographer and said, "Brother, you are too conspicuous here. The guests will know at a glance that we are recording a program. Please move away from us."
The photographer looked around and found a telephone pole over there. He walked over and hid behind the pole, while keeping the camera aimed at Du Yuanzhe and the other man.
This way, guests won't notice you're being filmed at first glance.
Both Du Yuanzhe and his companion carried microphones with them, so they didn't have to worry about not being able to record sound because they were too far away.
After waiting for a few minutes, a man on an electric bike wanted to enter the town. He saw the peaches in front of them, stopped and asked, "How much are these peaches?"
Du Yuanzhe immediately said, "Three yuan a pound, freshly picked peaches, sweet and fresh."
My brother just took a look and rode away.
Wei Lingling said disappointedly: "We finally got a guest and he left."
Du Yuanzhe was in a good mood and said, "Doing business is not that easy, just take it slow."
Wei Lingling said with a hint of joking: "You have been influenced a lot during this period of time. You should be quite good at doing business. I will be in charge of weighing and collecting the money in a moment."
Du Yuanzhe understood her joke and raised his eyebrows, saying, "According to what you said, you have to be better at business than me."
Wei Lingling laughed: "You really don't like to suffer losses."
She teased him about Xia Ningmi, and he fought back with Jiang Chelin.
Du Yuanzhe said: "It is impolite not to return the favor."
Wei Lingling rolled her eyes and said, "Brother Jin regards President Xia as his goddess and wants to join Qianying Entertainment. Shouldn't you help him?"
Du Yuanzhe's eyes sparkled, and he said, "Brother Jin is so outstanding, he doesn't need my help. I heard from Brother Liu that President Xia is very interested in you. I wonder if President Jiang is willing to let you go?"
Wei Lingling turned her head and looked at him: "Is it really okay for you to undermine me so blatantly?"
Du Yuanzhe smiled: "General Jiang is so generous, I believe he won't be angry with me."
He would just want to kill me.
Wei Lingling couldn't win the argument with Du Yuanzhe, so she had to retreat: "Another guest has arrived."
This person was just like the previous one. He just asked the price and left.
In the next twenty minutes, several customers came, but only one of them bought three pounds of peaches; the rest just asked about the price.
Wei Lingling was puzzled: "Our peaches look great and are cheap, why is there only one person buying them?"
Du Yuanzhe said thoughtfully, "I guess they were comparing prices. The lady who bought peaches just now was on her way home from the market in town. She must have asked about the price of peaches, and bought them when she heard ours were cheap."
"A few others are going to catch up. They haven't asked about the price yet, so they want to go into town to find out the prices of other people before making a decision."
Wei Lingling suddenly realized: "It is very likely to be the case."
As if to confirm Du Yuanzhe's words, as it approached noon, more and more people rushed to go home after shopping, and their business became better and better.
The two people divided the work, one weighed the items and the other collected the money, and they all collected cash. They couldn't scan the QR code.
During this process, Du Yuanzhe obviously found that many people who had asked about the price before, it seems that after comparing the prices, they found that theirs was still the cheapest.
They were busy until half past eleven, and only one and a half baskets of peaches were left out of their four boxes.
Wei Lingling counted the money in her hand and said with a smile, "Finally I've earned enough money to give to uncle."
Two hundred and ten yuan in total.
Du Yuanzhe said: "Even if we don't make any money next time, as long as we ask the uncle to help transport the peaches, we can quickly complete today's task."
Du Yuanzhe checked the time and said, "Let's wait another half an hour. If no one comes, we'll pack up and go back."
Wei Lingling said: "I'll call Teacher Feng to tell him."
Three minutes later, Wei Lingling ended the call.
She said excitedly, "Teacher Feng's business is better than ours. He has already sold out and is buying vegetables now. He and the uncle will come to pick us up soon."
Du Yuanzhe's eyes lit up: "We have enough money for today's meal. We will leave as soon as Teacher Feng comes."
The two of them felt much more relaxed.
At this time, a young man wearing sunglasses came over, asked about the price of peaches, then looked at them and said, "You look familiar to me, are you celebrities?"
Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "Yes, we have played several roles."
Reality shows are very common nowadays, and it is not uncommon for celebrities to sell things as part of a mission. A few people had guessed that they were celebrities before, but they just said a few words and left, after all, they were not fans of them. Their fame was not big enough to cause a sensation.
The young man said, "You guys should be recording a variety show. I see you still have a lot of peaches left. If you perform a show, I will buy all the peaches here."
Wei Lingling was surprised: "Performance show?"
The young man nodded: "Yes, I see that celebrities can perform in variety shows, you should be able to do it too, right?"
Seeing that he was making the request as if it was a matter of course, Du Yuanzhe refused and said, "Sorry, we are only selling things today, not performing any shows."
The young man frowned and said, "I will buy all the peaches while you perform. This way you can complete your task ahead of time. It's a good plan."
He made this request because he thought Du Yuanzhe and his friend had to sell all the peaches before they could complete the mission.
Du Yuanzhe said: "It is not our mission to sell things. Thank you for your support, but we don't need it."
The young man pursed his lips, a trace of embarrassment and anger appeared in his eyes, and said: "Even if it's not a mission, since you are selling peaches, you must want to sell them all. I just made a request. You can complete it by singing a song. Why do you have to refuse?"
Du Yuanzhe looked at him and said indifferently: "Because it is our freedom to refuse."
Many young people today suffer from schizophrenia. On the one hand, they chase after celebrities and take photos and interact with them as a way to show off; on the other hand, they look down on celebrities, thinking that they are just actors and should not have such a high status.
Du Yuanzhe knew very well that he had met such a person now.
The man looked at the two of them with a mixture of eagerness and disdain.
When the young man saw Du Yuanzhe's expression, he couldn't help but shudder at his heart, but he didn't have the courage to make a big fuss, so he left with a grim look on his face.
Wei Lingling asked, "Is this person here to cause trouble on purpose?"
Du Yuanzhe motioned her to look in another direction and said, "You are treating us as objects of fun and show-off."
Wei Lingling looked over and found several young people standing there, huddled together and no one knew what they were talking about.
Wei Lingling's face darkened: "Do we look like we are easy to bully?"
“Maybe we would be wary of the presence of cameras.”
I really don't know where these people get their inexplicable sense of superiority from.
Next they sold another dozen kilograms of peaches. By the time Feng Mao arrived, they only had one basket of peaches left.
Feng Mao helped them load the things into the car, with a smile on his face, and said, "I have bought enough ingredients for today, and also bought a lot of lobsters. I will make spicy lobsters for you when I get back."
Du Yuanzhe asked, "Teacher Feng, how much is a pound of pork at the market?"
He had been curious about this question since he heard the redemption price from the program crew.
Speaking of this, Feng Mao could not help but grit his teeth: "I bought it for 16 yuan per pound. The program crew must have been mad. They charged us 40 pounds of peaches for 16 yuan per pound of pork."
Forty kilograms of peaches cost one hundred and twenty yuan, and this is the price after they reduced the price. If they were sold at the normal price, it would be more expensive.
Wei Lingling's eyes widened: "Is their pork inlaid with gold?"
Du Yuanzhe said: "They think it is Huang Shiren's reincarnation!"
"Of course!"
Several people complained about the program crew because of this incident.
When they returned to Changlin Village, they immediately saw Han Jinghao and others waiting at the entrance of the village.
Han Jinghao saw them and immediately asked, "How is it going? Is everything going well?"
Feng Mao laughed and said, "It went very smoothly."
Several people immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
Han Jinghao said: "We picked a lot of peaches, we need to trouble the uncle to help us pull them back to the yard."
The uncle was about to say that it was no problem, but Feng Mao said, "We have already bought enough ingredients for today. We don't need to exchange peaches for ingredients anymore. The Cheap Program Team is worse than Cheap Big Brother."
"Brother, the peaches we picked are given to you. Just carry them back to your home."
The uncle was overjoyed when he heard this. He didn't expect that this trip would bring him an unexpected gain. He first sent them back to the yard before leaving to pick peaches.
Although every family had peach trees, this batch of peaches was a pleasant surprise. They would make a lot of money if they were sold, and no one would complain that it was too much money.
Han Jinghao waited until the uncle left before wondering, "Why are you so generous?"
Feng Mao sneered and told them the prices of vegetables and meat at the market.
For a moment, the crowd was furious.
It's not that they don't know that the program crew is unscrupulous, but there hasn't been such an obvious contrast before. But now after hearing the price comparison, they feel that they are the ones who have been taken advantage of.
The group angrily walked into the courtyard to settle accounts with the program crew.
"Huang Shiren! Come out and apologize to us!"
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