Niu Baoguo was unaware of the surge in viewership in his livestream. He rose with the sun and rested with the sunset every day, breathing in the fresh air, carrying a hoe to work in the fields, and even taking a nap at noon.
In the countryside, when the sun is at its strongest, there's no need to work. However, Niu Baoguo, who had recently quit his job after working for a company for a long time, hadn't adjusted to the new routine. Since his student days, he hadn't heard of a midday nap in a long time. With nothing to do and unable to sleep, Niu Baoguo listened to the cicadas and birdsong in the quiet village at noon, polishing the wood in his hands.
Niu Baoguo didn't have any hobbies before. His work had drained all his energy, and after get off work, all he wanted to do was eat takeout and look at his phone.
He met Ouyang Weidong as soon as he arrived on the island, but his business partner was arrested and his home ransacked on the very first day.
It was a complete disaster from the start. He couldn't find a job, and Ouyang Weidong had disappeared. When he saw the news about going to the countryside, he chose to go, taking his savings with him, to experience a different kind of life in the countryside.
Look at the idyllic pastoral scenes that appeared in previous videos; are they really as beautiful and healing as they are portrayed in short videos?
Farm work is indeed tiring, but life in the village is slow-paced and comfortable. Many of the NPCs in the village are craftsmen. You can learn bamboo weaving by bringing eggs to their door. They also have a small bamboo stool at home, which is ugly, but it was their first creation.
Niu Baoguo discovered that when he focused intently on these tasks, he didn't feel tired at all. When it got dark and there was no electricity, he would buy matches and oil lamps to continue working. Of course, he also longed for the flashlights produced by the steel mill, but he had neither money nor ration coupons, so he could only admire them from afar whenever he passed by a state-run store.
The little yellow chicks are also very cute. They're tiny and chirp when it's not mealtime. If the wild vegetables they dig up aren't chopped very finely, the three chicks will fight over the same leaf.
They were fluffy and adorable, but as Niu Baoguo watched the chicks grow bigger, he felt a pang of sadness, realizing that the days of cuteness were truly fleeting.
[So heartwarming! When will Flying Entertainment Park finally open?! I'm so anxious!!!]
[Daily question: Is the park open today?]
[Director Lin, do you still want to make money? Hurry up and open the park!!!]
[Don't you understand the rules of the game?! You're livestreaming before it's even open? Fine, fine, no more cash on delivery...]
[What am I thinking? At first, I was wondering what I could watch on the live stream, but with so many streams, I'm completely overwhelmed every day. When will the show be released? I always miss some important events on live stream. Ugh, it's so infuriating!]
[Seriously? This even made it to the trending topics? Let's hope Director Lin doesn't see this and cancel the livestream. I rely on these livestreams for entertainment every day.]
[You can see it? Why is the online store still not open?!]
The city seems to change every day. Just two days ago it was an empty lot, and today it's a train station waiting hall. Construction is so fast; if you don't look at it every day, you feel like you've lost track of everything.
On the other hand, Wang Guowei shared the same idea as Niu Baoguo. He initially won the coveted job of a driver, but since he couldn't drive a manual transmission, he was reassigned to logistics, and his salary was reduced. However, after selling the job to Ouyang Weidong, he became rich overnight.
During this period, Wang Guowei discovered that the money in the park was really easy to spend. Looking at the huge sum of 150 yuan in his hand, he felt that he could live a wealthy life.
As a result, they learned that even those without work would be sent to the countryside.
Actually, he was a little dazed when he won the "Who is the Ten Thousand Yuan Household" contest. He didn't expect to win. His leave application was rejected by his boss. He heard his colleagues say that if he had won, he would definitely have resigned.
Wang Guowei hesitated for a long time, but for the first time, he felt an impulse. He quit his job and came to Penglai Island with only a few belongings from his rented room.
When he first got the job as a driver, he felt a bit lost after finishing a previous job. He didn't dare leave the office unless necessary, for fear of being caught on attendance records.
If other employees see you daydreaming without doing anything, you'll unconsciously feel restless.
So after meeting Ouyang Weidong, he sold his job. When he saw the encouragement to go to the countryside, he also volunteered to go and experience a different life.
With the subsidies and money from selling his work, he lived quite well in the countryside during that time, although there were occasional disturbances.
[Haha, it's kind of funny to see these educated youth sent to the countryside being taken to the commune by bus, and then carrying their own luggage and following the village chief into the village.]
[Where's the oxcart?! Aren't there always scenes of people vying for seats in novels? No oxcart? Thumbs down!]
[Still giving it a bad review. There are only three villages under the commune, and only one of them has cattle. You didn't see it; they practically worship those cattle like ancestors. How could they possibly come to haul people away?!]
【Ah! There are cows too?! I've never seen any before!】
[Sigh, there aren't many interesting people in this village. Everyone's watching Xie Family Village, which revolves around Qu Lixin and Xie Chunmei. The neighboring village with cows is called Wu Family Village. I started watching, but then you guys were all showing one interesting thing every day, so I switched to other live streams.]
[Three villages! I guess the production team originally planned to send these people to the countryside, hehe.]
Why are they walking so slowly? They haven't even reached the village yet! I'm really looking forward to seeing them fight over a hospital bed!
[Fellow user upstairs, I'm also waiting for the bed-stealing drama to unfold.]
Gan Xiuzhen was also a contestant. She couldn't find a job and was among the batch of people forced to go to the countryside. She didn't earn much money either. Fortunately, she heard that there were pig farms in Xiejia Village, so she should be able to find some easier work.
The dormitory for educated youth in Xiejiacun consisted of two large rooms, one for girls and one for boys.
Considering the cameras, no one rushed to grab the food despite their exhaustion. Instead, they decided to be more civilized and use a lottery or guessing game to determine the order.
Before they could even finish their discussion, an NPC who was also going to the countryside took the best bed.
Their civilized stance crumbled instantly; they rushed forward with their luggage, afraid that if they were too slow they would end up sleeping by the door.
When Shi Hongmei, an NPC visiting the countryside, thought to herself, "These kids aren't enthusiastic about anything. Aren't they tired after walking all this way? They still have the mind to chat."
[Haha, after these educated youths confirmed each other's identities as participants, they didn't pay any attention to the NPCs nearby. As a result, the NPC lady taught them a lesson about speed and how to act quickly.]
Their final expressions were like they couldn't catch up with the last bit of warmth, hahaha.
[It's a shame they didn't fight. Shouldn't they have argued their case and taken it to the village chief?]
[Haha, I noticed the village chief next door never left. Maybe he was worried they'd cause trouble, but the NPCs managed to dismantle him from within.]
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