The seven guests returned to Zhulin Yaju, changed into the clean clothes they brought with them, and stood in a row in the courtyard.

"Now it's time for the rewards and punishments for this episode." Director Chen noticed the expressions of the guests and said seriously, "Don't worry, the rewards and punishments this time are very simple!"

However, the more he said this, the less he believed it.

"Are you going to eat bamboo worms again?" Tang Qiaoqiao looked protesting.

Director Chen smiled and said, "Of course not! How can the same reward appear twice in the same issue? But our rewards and punishments this time are all related to eating. Without further ado, let's get straight to the rewards."

Director Chen clapped his hands, and at this moment, a staff member from the production team came in with a plate. Each plate had a bamboo stick on it.

Director Chen: "This dish is our reward for this episode!"

Ji Jingchi was puzzled: "Eating bamboo? Director Chen, are you treating us like pandas?"

Director Chen glared at him unhappily, "It's bamboo tube rice! Who said it's for you? This is the dinner prepared for the four guests who have achieved success."

"There are many types of bamboo in Zhuzhen, and the use of bamboo is closely related to the production and lifestyle of local residents. Among them is bamboo tube rice cooked with young bamboo stalks. Bamboo tube rice is fragrant and delicious, and has high nutritional value... Bamboo tube rice has a profound cultural heritage and is also a precious national cultural heritage."

Director Chen waved a palm leaf fan and briefly introduced the bamboo tube rice. Then he said, "Guests who have achieved the three-second bamboo rafting achievement can now go inside and enjoy the bamboo tube rice."

Although Director Chen said so, the winning guests were still very cautious when opening the bamboo tubes, for fear of seeing a pile of cold-mixed bamboo worms.

They could accept the deep-fried bamboo worms, which were not visible in shape, but the cold ones were too sour and refreshing because the juice splashed out when they took a bite.

In the green bamboo tube, the yellow rice is soft and delicious. The fragrance of bamboo is mixed with the aroma of ingredients such as sausage, pork and glutinous rice, and the taste is delicious.

Seeing that Director Chen was fine, Ji Jingchi, Wei Yuzhou and Tang Qiaoqiao all breathed a sigh of relief.

Director Chen announced another punishment, "As the weather turns cooler in autumn, bamboo begins to differentiate into shoots. In order to make the shoots full, fertilizers need to be applied in time."

Seeing the three people's faces change slightly, Director Chen hurriedly said: "Don't worry, it's not farmyard manure, it's quick-acting fertilizer. You three just need to fertilize the small bamboo forest nearby."

After the second episode of "Drinking and Talking about Mulberry and Hemp" ended, Gu Yang and Ruan Chu did not fly back to Jincheng that night. They temporarily stayed in a hotel in Ningcheng.

When Gu Yang went to Ruan Chu's room, he found her leaning on the bed with her eyes closed after taking a shower, and her mobile phone was playing a familiar piano melody.

Gu Yang could tell right away when she entered the room that this was one of the piano pieces she had posted on the Grape APP using the account "Yangyang". The tune was gentle and cheerful, making people feel happy.

Ruan Chu opened his eyes and saw Gu Yang. He subconsciously paused the video that was playing, then swiped the screen of his phone, "Can't sleep? I'll recommend a hypnotic song to you."

Ruan Chu forwarded the song of host Yang Yang to Gu Yang, "This is a popular piano host on the Grape APP. The piano songs she released this year seem to have magic. Although her videos only show a pair of hands, watching her piano playing movements while listening to the songs is like a superposition of effects."

(End of this chapter)