Is it too late for me to take a taxi now?
"Dear young people, let's take a group photo after work." shouted the staff.
Jiang Lin supported Pei Xu's lumbar spine and helped him stand up. The teenagers cheered hard, expressing their excitement at the moment with the most primitive ape howls.
Pei Xu said with a smile: "Wait a minute, the villagers thought there was something dirty in the village."
The young men walked back amidst laughter and joy. Their faces were stained with dirt and their beautiful clothes were ravaged into black and white, but this could not conceal their vigorous vitality.
The sunlight shines on the earth, ushering in a new day. The young men walk slowly on the village road like elderly and disabled old men.
Pei Xu supported his waist with his hands behind his back, "Hiss... My back and waist are sore."
Jiang Lin smiled bitterly and said, "It's really not that I'm squeamish. Last time I moved so many sugar canes, I didn't even make a sound. But last night my arm woke me up in the middle of the night because of the pain!"
Cheng Enyue pinched his hand mischievously, and Jiang Lin bounced away slightly like a spring, "This sour feeling goes straight to my heart."
Li Xuran dragged his heavy steps like a zombie, blending into the team, and laughed at Chuzhe: "Can you believe it? Li Xuran's snoring was so loud last night that it echoed in my ears, and the effect was comparable to 3D surround sound."
Song Yifan joined the rant, and excitedly pointed at Xiang Chuzhe: "You snore too! I thought I heard it wrong at first, thinking that there were no children playing with glass marbles in the middle of the night."
Cheng Enyue laughed and said vividly, "Song Yifan and I got up and went to your door to listen. Wow, you two were playing a duet all winter long."
Li Xuran defended himself: "I'm too tired! My sleep quality has improved significantly."
The villagers looked at them approaching with a smile, and came forward to ask with concern: "Young men, are you okay?"
Pei Xu said weakly: "Auntie, it's not so good either." She sounded very coquettish.
Jiang Lin frowned, "Why are you acting like a spoiled brat? Speak properly!"
With Pei Xu's help, Jiang Lin climbed onto the roof of the car. He held a horn and encouraged everyone against the light, "Dearest and most hardworking folks, we still have one car left to unload. The dawn of victory is coming soon. Let's work hard!"
Pei Xu looked up at him steadily, with a tall and handsome figure, his hair on his forehead had passed his eyebrows, and he looked at everyone with a smile, exuding a youthful aura. At this moment, Pei Xu thought of his appearance on the stage, which was also dazzling and made people unable to take their eyes off him.
Wrinkled hands began to relay bags of quicklime. The old tricycle loaded with heavy cargo made clanging sounds. Sweat kept dripping from the forehead, and Jiang Lin had no time to wipe it off. He picked up bag after bag, like a perpetual motion machine.
"Pei Xu and Xiang Chuzhe are really tight-lipped! The person passing it on top hurts their back more than the person carrying it on the bottom."
Song Yifan took a deep breath, handed over another bag, and then he responded to Jiang Lin: "Brother Lin, is this considered a work-related injury?"
Jiang Lin pursed his lips and picked up a bag, then quickly handed it to Pei Xu, saying jokingly, "Ask Boss Pei if he will report our work injury."
Pei Xu took two steps, turned around and said, "Boss Pei has no money and still owes a lot of debt. You are free voluntary labor."
Cheng Enyue added at the right time: "We are considered livestock and are not included in the scope of human labor."
Li Xuran said: "Small workshops that are not formally operated are stingy!"
The villagers were greatly amused by their chatting and singing in unison.
Grandma Song said kindly, "When I earn my salary, I will take you to the street and buy you milk tea. It's seven or eight yuan a cup. My grandson always pesters me to buy it for him."
Jiang Lin shouted at Pei Xu who was more than ten meters away: "Pei Xu, Grandma Song said she would buy us milk tea, but you are not included!"
There was less and less slaked lime on the truck, and with a lot of empty promises and some chicken soup, everyone worked very hard to move the lime. Finally, by lunch time, all 60 tons of slaked lime had been moved.
Jiang Lin forcefully requisitioned a few packs of cigarettes from the program crew and handed them to the drivers. Pei Xu sincerely thanked them for waiting all night.
The truck came with a full load, but returned empty. Jiang Lin looked at his hands, which were so dirty that no lines could be seen on his palms, and said with emotion: "The drivers' hands are so rough. They earn a living by driving a truck. The money they earn from this trip is just like the money earned by the villagers from selling sugarcane. It's all hard-earned money."
Pei Xu walked side by side with him and said, "If it weren't for life, for the livelihood of the whole family, who would be willing to travel such a long distance and rest in the cab at night?"
After the moving work was completed, the production team handed over several sets of keys to the teenagers, "Our production team has rented a house. From now on, the five of you will live together and take care of your daily life, including cooking."
When they arrived at the residence with brooms and garbage bags, they all looked at the staff with resentment.
Jiang Lin pointed at the half-rotten wooden door and asked, "The Metamorphosis next door will also need to find you to become their apprentice."
Li Xuran leaned weakly on Cheng Enyue's shoulder and asked with a look of despair: "Is it too late for me to take a taxi now?"
Cheng Enyue replied: "Save what you should save and spend what you should spend. The current situation is suitable for an exclusive deal, and take me along."
Song Yifan bravely stepped forward and opened the door with his foot in disdain. He was completely depressed. "Producer, tell me, you are really not teasing us for the sake of the show effect?"
The staff member said seriously: "Some of the real farmers' accommodation conditions are even worse than this. You can still live there if you clean it up."
Xiang Chuzhe shrank his pupils slightly, "Your expressions seem to say that we beg for food and still complain that it's rotten."
The staff member said calmly: "It's good for you to know."
Jiang Lin picked up the broom and pretended to rush forward to beat someone up, but the others laughed and made funny gestures, trying to stop him from going forward.
Li Xuran pulled his arm and said, "Brother Lin, calm down. We have to return the broom to Master Qi in a while. It doesn't matter if you hurt someone, but you can't damage the broom."
Cheng Enyue smiled and stopped in front: "Today we are moving into the new house, just consider it as giving me face, let's forget about this matter." Then he turned around and said loudly to the program crew: "Brother Lin, this is just giving me face, remember to pay me the PR fee later."
The acting boys finally entered their new home wearing masks. There was an open-air yard covered with moss, a room with broken windows, a layer of dust on the table and bed, and an earthen stove and a big pot in the kitchen covered with yellow rust. Jiang Lin poked it with a stick in disgust, and it was broken!
Jiang Lin gave a thumbs up and said, "Producer, you have a good vision! How about we become a second-hand landlord and rent this house to the escape room next door?"
Pei Xu came to reinforce them with a few worn towels, a bamboo pole and some black and red garbage bags.
"This is my third uncle's house. No one has lived in it since he left." Pei Xu introduced.
Jiang Lin couldn't help but look at the production team, and deliberately emphasized his tone, "No one is here, no one is living here, then who did you rent it from?"
The boys suddenly stopped what they were doing and looked at the staff with a little horror.
Pei Xu immediately understood their thoughts and quickly explained, "Third uncle's sons are working outside and haven't been back for about three years."
The teenagers breathed a sigh of relief, and the production crew silently rolled their eyes at them.
Many hands make light work. The teenagers divided the work and worked together to sweep the floor, mop the floor, wipe the doors and windows, and sort out the sundries... After an afternoon of hard work, the new home finally looked like someone was going to live in it.
Jiang Lin twisted the towel hard and said to the camera with gritted teeth: "If time could go back, I would definitely slap myself twice and not get on the show crew's stolen car."
As an ally of the victims, Li Xuran deeply understands this, "We just arrived yesterday, and I was still fantasizing about the meeting ceremony on the way, but before I even put down the box, I was working hard!"
The program team said innocently: "That's Pei Xu and Jiang Lin's fault, we won't take it."
Pei Xu quickly explained: "Their program team specially arranged the time. We were busy contacting manufacturers and investigating the situation on the ground a few days ago. We were not busy at all."
Song Yifan put his hands on his waist and said: "The production team has 800 eyes! Now they are trying to sow discord!"
After Jiang Lin hung up the towels, he clapped his hands and said loudly: "Everyone, pack up. I'll take you to the town to spend some money."
Pei Xu sat in the passenger seat and said proudly: "Now that we have a car, our lives are getting better."
Jiang Lin specifically said to the camera: "Turn up the heating!" He looked so proud, like a puppy having fun after succeeding in his evil intentions.
Xiang Chuzhe asked: "Didn't the production team allow you to turn on the heating before?"
Jiang Lin started the car and stepped on the accelerator to drive forward, responding to him: "When your brother Xu and I went to town before, we could only drive an electric car! We went in the wind and rain, with the cold wind blowing! Even so, we had to endure the cold eyes of the program crew."
Xiang Chuzhe cried, "We finally found our relatives! They treated us the same way. We talked about it on the way here!"
At this time, the two cars complained in unison: "What a cheap team!"
The boys integrated into the rural life and quickly bought daily necessities without being picky. At the corner of the street, Jiang Lin saw that familiar face again.
The boss silently sorted the bananas on the car. Clusters of bananas were neatly placed on the car. They were already 80% ripe, and some even had black spots on the peel.
Jiang Lin shouted enthusiastically behind him: "Brother, I got some bananas to sell today."
The boss turned around when he heard the voice, his face looked a little bad, no longer as bright and energetic as last time, as if he had become a different person.
The boys were stunned and hesitated to speak.
Pei Xu asked cautiously: "Brother, how is business lately?"
The boss forced a smile and said, "Business is OK, but I just can't make any money."
The boys noticed the price written on the cardboard and looked at each other in confusion.
Bananas 10 yuan for six pounds! The boss's slightly wrinkled hands were stained with white fruit pulp, and were a little red from the cold. There were only a few customers on the street, and the vegetable stalls had been closed and evacuated one after another. The boss stood alone in the cold wind, letting the cold ravage him, looking at the customers coming and going with a pair of expectant eyes, from morning to night.
Jiang Lin discussed with the boys in a low voice for a while, then turned around and said cheerfully: "Brother, give us 100 kilograms."
The boss was a little stunned, he couldn't believe his ears, and asked uncertainly: "Brother, do you want 100 kilograms of bananas?" He glanced at the teenagers, "Bananas don't last long, you guys can't finish them all."
Jiang Lin stepped forward and pulled out a red plastic bag, saying firmly: "We need 100 kilograms, for the whole village to eat!" He turned around and raised his chin to Pei Xu, "Boss Pei will pay for all the consumption today!"
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