Director Liu, who was watching the live broadcast, was a little surprised that Xiang Nan was able to hear news about the neighbors from the staff while they were moving things.
But even so, he was not worried at all. Song Tiantian and the others found their neighbors to inquire about the news going to the town.
After all, this village is a good place carefully selected by Director Liu. The nearest town is about an hour's drive away, but if you want to walk there, don't even think about it.
When Director Liu thought of this, he became curious about Song Tiantian's reaction when they came to his house.
While Director Liu was sitting back and relaxing, Song Tiantian and the other kids said hello to Lu Chuanbei and the others and headed to their next-door neighbor's house. However, the neighbors here lived a bit far away.
When Lu Chuanbei heard the news, he immediately nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go with you to take a look. By the way, I'll ask them if they have a car they can lend us to drive to town."
"Then I'll go too." He Xuebin also said quickly: "Anyway, it will take a while to finish here, so why not go to the neighbors and ask about buying building materials first."
Fang Xiuzhu said: "You are right, you can go and ask clearly first, I am here."
"Okay, just wait for our good news." He Xuebin said happily, and then he and Lu Chuanbei took a few children and walked forward along the cement road at the gate of the courtyard.
Along the way, they can see large areas of saxaul and sea buckthorn forests on both sides.
Song Tiantian looked at the ripe fruits hanging high on the branches, but no one was picking them. She couldn't help but look at Lu Chuanbei and said, "Dad, why are there so many Elaeagnus and sea buckthorn fruits here and no one is picking them?"
"This..." Lu Chuanbei looked around.
Although he has never been to Xinjiang, he has heard that the sand dates and sea buckthorn fruits produced in Xinjiang cannot be sold every year.
Because of this, every year when the berries of the saxaul and sea buckthorn are on the market, many farmers and growers would rather let the berries rot on the trees and be eaten by birds, or fall to the ground and become nutrients for the next year, than spend a lot of manpower and time picking these berries.
After all, in Xinjiang where sand dates and sea buckthorn fruits are everywhere, these fruits cannot be sold at a high price even if they are picked, and it will also waste manpower and material resources.
Lu Chuanbei looked at the puzzled little girl and decided to tell her why no one was picking these saxaul and sea buckthorn fruits.
Song Tiantian looked at Lu Chuanbei in disbelief: "How could it be? Why is no one buying such delicious saxaul and sea buckthorn fruit?"
"Because there are so many Elaeagnus angustifolia and sea buckthorn fruits here, almost every local farmer has them, so we can't sell them at all."
"If they can't be sold locally, there are still other options," He Jingnian said innocently, "as long as we pick them and ship them out, won't someone buy them?"
"Yes, the saxaul and sea buckthorn fruits here are so delicious. If we take them outside to sell, they will definitely sell well."
"It can be sold, but even so, the price of the fruit here is not high enough to cover the labor costs."
"Why is this happening?"
"Because there are too many saxauls here, if the price is too high, no one will buy them. If the price is too low, they can't even cover the labor costs. So in the end, everyone has to let them rot in the fields except for the ones they eat."
After hearing this, netizens shouted in the live broadcast room.
[They don't want to buy it, but we want it!]
The saxauls shipped to me are selling for almost ten yuan per pound, yet some people still leave them to rot in the fields instead of selling them!
[This wasteful habit is unacceptable. Why don't you sell it online and let us consume it for them?]
[Such excellent elata and sea buckthorn fruits, yet some people would rather let them rot in the fields than sell them. How cheap would the purchase price have to be to encourage farmers here to do such a thing?]
This is incredible! The dates Tiantian and her friends ate were almost as big as a child's fist. And yet, some of these large dates are still unsaleable!
[This wasteful behavior is shameful, so let me help the farmers here eat it! ]
Director Liu looked at the netizens' appeals and couldn't help but have an idea come to his mind.
Lu Chuanbei and his friends walked along the path at the door for more than an acre before they saw their neighbor's house.
This is a typical Xinjiang courtyard. The house is covered with colorful paintings and various quaint and flavorful carvings.
In front of the house, there is a long corridor painted with local traditional patterns, which is full of charm and unique with colorful paintings.
But……
Lu Chuanbei looked at someone sitting under the porch, eating grapes and basking in the sun, and suddenly felt something was wrong: "Tiantian, why don't we walk forward and see if there are any other neighbors."
"I think it's okay."
Having said that, Song Tiantian and the others were about to leave.
Director Liu, who had been leisurely waiting for business to come, stood up immediately when he saw this: "Stop! Aren't you going to find the neighbors? Why are you leaving as soon as you find them?"
[I was wondering why I hadn't seen Director Liu these past few days. Turns out he'd been hiding here laying an ambush!]
Director Liu is truly worthy of being Director Liu. His ability to plan his steps carefully is truly remarkable!
I feel sorry for Xiao Lu and the others. They finally made it here and wanted to find a neighbor to ask about the situation, but unexpectedly they bumped into the neighbor Lao Liu who was waiting for them.
[Hahaha, this really is my neighbor Lao Liu! ]
"Maybe it's because the neighbor we want to find is not like you." He Jingnian said while glancing at Director Liu. His helpless little eyes made netizens laugh.
[Pfft... What truth is Niannian saying?! ]
[Hahaha, it seems our neighbor Lao Liu is a bit unpopular!]
【Be more confident and get rid of some things! 】
Director Liu's face froze, and then he immediately changed the subject as if nothing had happened: "By the way, what do you want to see me about?"
"No." Song Tiantian replied quickly: "We are not here to see you."
"Yes, yes, we went to the wrong door. Let's go now." As he said that, Lu Chuanbei was about to pull the children out.
Director Liu, who had waited so long for them to come to him, would never let go of these rabbits, no, guests, who came to him on their own!
"Then you can go. Anyway, we have informed the neighbors here. They won't help even if you come to their door." Director Liu sat back in the rocking chair with ease. After hearing this, he quickly turned around and looked at the little guys who were coming towards him.
He Xuebin even protested directly to Director Liu, "Director, this is being unfair! How can you force villagers to help you record a show?"
"Haven't we always been like this?" Director Liu looked at He Xuebin in surprise. "You didn't just find out, did you?"
"I just know too much." He Xuebin gritted his teeth as he looked at Director Liu's old face, which was somewhat similar to Zhang Bosong's. He almost couldn't help but expose the collusive relationship between the uncle and nephew during the live broadcast!
Director Liu, who was still unaware that his relationship with Zhang Bosong had been exposed, was still looking at Lu Chuanbei and the others with a smug look on his face. "Now it's up to you guys. Do you walk half a mile to ask other neighbors, or do you accept the task directly from me?"
"It has come to this point, and there is still a mission?" Lu Chuanbei was stunned by Director Liu's behavior of plucking feathers from a passing goose.
Director Liu said as if it was a matter of course: "Of course, you come to me to ask something, you can't just do it for free."
"We're here to look for our neighbor." Xu Anjia couldn't help but say, "Uncle Liu, why don't you ask the neighbor to come back so we can talk to him directly."
[Haha, Jiajia wants to skip the middleman and not let him make a profit from the price difference!]
Look at you, Lao Liu! Even the children can't stand your attitude! (Pointing and gesturing)
Old Liu knew it, but he didn't change and even enjoyed it.
Director Liu simply ignored Xu Anjia's suggestion, coughed a few times at them, and continued, "By the way, why did you come to see me today? If nothing else, I'll go back to my room and take a nap."
Seeing this situation, Lu Chuanbei and the others finally had to surrender.
"We came to ask our neighbors how to get to the nearby town." Lu Chuanbei deliberately emphasized the word "neighbor".
"Yes, we're going to town to sell building tools, limestone, and iron slag." He Xuebin added, "This is all thanks to the good place you arranged for us."
"Okay, okay, as long as you like it."
[Tsk tsk, Director Liu is really shameless! ]
So, what kind of mentality did he have when he said this?
[Director Liu has no heart...]
【What the above person said is right! 】
So, the careless Director Liu started his trick again: "The town is not far from here, only seven kilometers away. If you want to go, it's best to drive. Oh, right, I remember, your car was taken away, right?"
"Yes, isn't this all thanks to you?"
"Wasn't that done by your production team? What does it have to do with an honest neighbor like me?" Director Liu was very quick to pass the buck.
Lu Chuanbei and the others were so quick that they didn't react.
The corner of Lu Chuanbei's mouth twitched. He really wanted to ask Director Liu how thick his skin had been trained to be able to say such shameless words without batting an eyelid.
The netizens in the live broadcast room were also shocked by Director Liu's words.
[yue, tell a joke, Director Liu said he is very honest]
I can't quite figure out what the words "laoshibajiao" mean. How else could Director Liu have associated them with himself?
My friends and I were shocked.
[No, I need to look it up in the dictionary. Does "老实巴交" still have the same meanings as I thought?]
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