Chapter 45

The village chief smiled and said, "Let me show you the villa first."

Everyone followed the village chief to a three-story villa and exclaimed, "It really is a villa. The conditions are so good this time. Compared to where we lived before, it's simply rubbish."

Nan Tao was very nervous and whispered to Jiang Hui: "The better the place I live, the worse it is. I don't believe the production team would be so kind."

Jiang Hui: "I think the village chief's smile is very penetrating."

Wen Manqing came over and said, "I'm sure he's preparing for a big move. Have you forgotten the episode where you lived in a container?"

Nan Tao and Jiang Hui shook their heads: "We have such a deep memory, how could we forget it?"

Wen Manqing: "I have a feeling we are doomed."

Zhou Mei: "When the enemy comes, we will stop them; when the water comes, we will block it with earth."

Village chief: "Come on, don't be so depressed. Let me announce the rules of this game: everyone will live in a villa to complete the three-day survival challenge. The program team will not give you a penny. You can get the survival task by drawing lots. After completing it, you can get a certain amount of gold coins. The gold coins are used to exchange for survival supplies at the gold coin exchange check-in station. The more gold coins you have, the more things you can exchange. Do you understand the specific rules?"

The scene was quiet, with only a flock of crows cawing by.

The village chief coughed lightly, "The mission is not difficult, it is just some common labor work in life. I believe everyone will survive this three-day and two-night survival challenge."

Nan Tao: "Village Chief, what are the tasks?"

Village head: "That's a good question. To simplify things and suit the working abilities of the guests, the program team has only prepared four tasks this time. They are all within everyone's capabilities. They are garbage collector, courier, part-time worker, and restaurant waiter."

Everyone: “…”

The village chief encouraged them: "I believe everyone will be fine, right?"

grown ups:"……"

Child: "Don't worry, village chief, we will work hard to complete it."

The adult looked down at the child: "..."

The village chief said with a smile: "Look, the children are so passionate. Adults should set a great example for the children."

Wen Manqing held down his daughter who was clapping the most happily and sighed, "Village Chief, what are the rules for exchanging gold coins?"

The village chief said: "The labor tasks are determined by drawing lots. After each task is completed according to the regulations, 100 gold coins will be obtained."

Zhou Mei: "Every mission is the same?"

Village Chief: "It's the same. No matter what task you draw, you can get 100 gold coins after completing it according to the task requirements. Gold coins can be exchanged at the redemption punch-in counter."

After hearing all the rules, everyone fell silent again.

After a while, Nan Tao said rudely, "Can I not do the mission?"

Village chief: "Sure, as long as you can hold on for three days!"

Nan Tao: “…”

She is a human being, not a god. Even if she can persevere, her son cannot.

Others: “…”

The village chief said: "Please go to the bedroom and put down your luggage first. Then gather in the living room on the first floor to draw lots for the tasks."

People pushed their suitcases weakly and walked slowly, as if this could delay time.

They looked at the large villa with brand new white walls and sighed in tacit understanding, perhaps this is a rose with thorns. Although roses are good, they have to pay the price of being pricked by thorns.

It was not until they entered the living room that everyone accepted the reality and began to discuss the room allocation.

Finally, Nan Tao and Zhou Mei lived on the second floor, and Jiang Hui and Wen Manqing lived on the third floor.

After putting down their suitcases, they each rested in the bedroom for a while. After a short rest, they quickly went downstairs and gathered in the living room.

The village chief saw that everyone had gathered and took out a small box from behind him. "This is the task lottery box. There are four lottery papers in it. Lotteries are drawn once a day to determine the tasks for the day. The program team will send a car to pick you up at the task destination. There are only two times, at noon and in the evening. Who will draw first?"

Jiang Hui: "Let me go first."

Nan Tao: “Come on!”

Jiang Hui reached into the box, took it out and looked at it. "It's okay."

Nan Tao leaned forward and said, "Part-time worker."

Village chief: "Who's next? Everyone, hurry up. Those who draw first will have more choices, while those who draw later will only have the remaining ones."

Nan Tao saw that Wen Manqing and Zhou Mei didn't move, so she stretched out her hand and said, "I'll do it, I'll do it!"

After searching for a while, he took out a small task card. When he opened it and saw the task name on it, his face turned green.

Wen Manqing saw this and walked over curiously, "Picking up trash?"

Nan Tao was silent.

Wen Manqing stuttered to comfort him: "It's, it's okay..."

Netizens watching the live broadcast burst into laughter.

[I am dying of laughter. Nan Tao was so unlucky that she drew the worst one.]

[Peach is invincible, and is definitely in conflict with the game. 】

[Hahaha, my Manqing is stuck on words, I really can't comfort her. ]

[The worst ones were taken away, and the rest of the couriers and restaurant waiters were okay. ]

[I feel sorry for Taozi, but I feel sorry for my little Zeze. ]

[Will Nan Tao be in disrepair? After all, a rich woman who can afford to live in Wanyuan Manor in Haishi may have never done such work. ]

[Don’t even mention rich women. I come from an ordinary family and I’ve never picked up trash.]

[Although I feel sympathy, why do I feel like laughing? 】

【You are not alone upstairs. 】

[Really, I sincerely suggest that Taozi is more suitable for acting in comedies, hahahaha…]

While netizens were teasing Nan Tao, Zhou Mei and Wen Manqing had already chosen their tasks. Zhou Mei was a restaurant waitress and Wen Manqing was a courier.

The village chief said, "Now that the tasks have been selected, everyone should start working according to the requirements of the tasks. The program team's bus will take you to the task destination."

Nan Tao felt bitter in her heart, as if she was about to cry. She could skip meals today. But she looked down at her precious son, gritted her teeth, and decided to go. She would just experience the miserable fate of the whole family picking up garbage as her son had said.

Village Chief: "Today's lunch is special. The program team will give each group of guests three bags of bread and two bottles of mineral water as lunch. For dinner, everyone can go to the gold coin exchange office to exchange for survival supplies based on the completion of their tasks."

After the guests boarded the program team's bus, the driver drove them to their respective mission destinations.

Nan Tao saw Jiang Hui, Wen Manqing, Zhou Mei and others off, and she and Yu Ze were the last to get off the car.

The bus stopped at a huge open space with a catwalk and many plastic chairs. The ground was covered with garbage as far as the eye could see. Various plastic bags, plastic bottles, paper towels, fruit peels, melon seed shells, etc. were thrown all over the ground. It was obvious that a large-scale commercial performance had just taken place here.

Nan Tao originally thought that it was just a simple matter of picking up trash, but now it seems that not only does she have to pick up trash, she also has to sweep it.

According to the requirements on the task card, they have to pick up all the garbage in the vacant lot and clean it up. The picked up garbage must also be taken to the recycling station to sell. The money from the sale of the garbage must be at least 100 yuan to complete the task.

Nan Tao's eyes went dark, and she wished she could turn back time and never agree to participate in this variety show.

The live broadcast netizens sympathized.

[There is too much garbage. ]

【People nowadays have such bad qualities that they throw garbage everywhere. 】

[This time it was Taozi who was on duty, what about normally? It would cause trouble for the sanitation workers. ]

[Think about it from another angle. If there wasn't much garbage, how did Taotao and her son complete the task? 】

Nan Tao held a large green woven plastic bag in her left hand and a long trash clip in her right hand. As she picked up the trash, she kept mumbling, "There are so many. How long will it take to finish?"

After an hour, Nan Tao couldn't hold on any longer. Her back was sore from bending over and she said, "I don't want to do this anymore!"

Nan Tao threw the woven bag and the long clip on the ground, picked up a chair and sat down on it, her cheeks puffed up.

Yu Ze sighed like a little adult, quickened his cleaning pace, and tried to help his mother pick up the trash after cleaning.

Nan Tao shouted, "Baby, take a break and sweep again later."

Yu Ze wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Mommy, I'll clean it for a while, it will be done soon."

After a while, Yu Ze swept a small area clean. He was worried that Mommy would be thirsty under the scorching sun, so he put down his broom and ran to the bus to get the mineral water he had left. He trotted to Nan Tao and handed her the mineral water, "Mommy~"

Nan Tao was so moved that her eyes welled up with tears. She took the water bottle and gulped down several big gulps. After she finished, she was about to talk to Yu Ze, but when she looked up, he was gone.

Looking to the side, Yu Ze was sweeping the floor diligently with a broom.

Nan Taoton felt that she was a failed mother. She had not set a good example for her son and had to let her son take care of her. But... she really didn't want to work.

Sometimes I feel that I am still a loser, and sometimes I feel that my son has worked so hard and how can I, as a mother, just ignore him...

Neither left nor right, Nan Tao felt like she had a sticky butt and couldn't sit still.

He sighed, stood up resignedly, picked up the woven bag and clips on the ground, and continued to pick up the garbage pitifully.

In the blink of an eye, another two hours passed and it was already 4:30 in the afternoon.

Nan Tao and Yu Ze finally cleaned up this large area.

Nan Tao, in particular, felt a special sense of pride when looking at the clean square, "Hahaha, I cleaned all of this."

Yu Ze smiled and praised, "Mommy is awesome."

"That's it!" Nan Tao said proudly.

Picking up and cleaning the square garbage is only the first step of the task. The rest needs to be sold at a recycling station for money, and the profit must be at least 100 yuan. If it is not enough, you have to continue picking up garbage until you get enough money required for the task.

Nan Tao carried a large woven bag and looked for several passers-by. Finally, one of them knew where the recycling station was.

A passerby asked, "You want to sell junk?"

Nan Tao: "Yes, do you know where the nearest recycling station is?"

The passerby looked down at the large woven bag in Nan Tao's hand, pointed at it, and asked, "Is this all you have?"

Nan Tao: “That’s all.”

Passerby: "I suggest you go to the waste recycling station on Chunfeng Road. It's three miles away. They collect scattered waste. Waste recycling stations in other places are farther away, more than ten miles away. And your amount is too small, so they won't accept it."

Nan Tao didn't quite understand the recycling market, but she understood what the other party meant, so she asked, "How do I get to Chunfeng Road?"

The passerby pointed at the direction sign and said, "Have you seen this road? Go straight along this road, turn left at the third traffic light, and then go straight ahead for about three or four hundred meters and you will arrive."

Nan Tao clasped her hands together and said, "Thank you, thank you, thank you so much."

The passerby waved his hand and said, "No problem, you're welcome."

After saying goodbye to the passers-by, Nan Tao took Yu Ze to the waste recycling station on Chunfeng Road. After about twenty minutes, they finally found this one.

Nan Tao was excited when she saw the piles of waste paper and plastic bottles at the door. She thought the revolution was about to win, and if she could make money from the sales, her mission would be accomplished.

"Ozawa, let's go in."

If the garbage outside seemed to be a lot, after entering, Nan Tao realized what it meant to have a large venue but be so crowded that there was no space to step.

Looking at the piles of garbage, Nan Tao sighed: "This business must be very good."

Nan Tao stood on tiptoe and looked around, and finally saw a man under the eaves of a small house, who was busy counting the account book.

After walking in, I saw the other person's appearance clearly. He was fat, with tanned skin from being tanned by the sun, and had short, neat hair. However, his face was too big and his facial features were too small, which was an uncoordinated combination and looked a bit funny.

Nan Tao was afraid that her laughter would be impolite, so she held back her laughter and walked forward and shouted, "Madam boss, we are here to sell the scraps."

Upon hearing this, the proprietress looked up, looked Nan Tao and Yu Ze up and down, and asked, "What kind of garbage is this? How much is it?"

Nan Tao quickly dragged the large woven bag in her hand to the proprietress: "These are plastic bottles, cans, and cardboard boxes."

The lady boss frowned: "That's all? I won't sell it to you. Get out!"