Chapter 5
"Huaiqin, let's go together!"
Su Huaichen came over to Chu Huaiqin, backpack on his back. The three-man team consisted of a celebrity, an amateur, and an athlete. As for who would lead the team, it all depended on individual determination. Su Huaichen's status was a big deal, and the other two had a good impression of him, so they unconsciously made him captain.
"Sure," Chu Huaiqin put on his backpack, squinted his eyes and scanned the mountains and fields, pointing to the bamboo forest in the distance and said, "Let's go there first!"
"Where are we going and what are we doing?" Su Huaichen wondered.
"I know. Go get a bamboo tube to make a kettle." The little monk came over, jumping and skipping with a big bag on his back. The copper pot was tied to the side of the backpack, making a clanging sound.
"You've thought it through. We've already had one meal of noodles, and even if we save a little, the rest can only last for two meals. We need to start storing food. It's spring now, and maybe there will be bamboo shoots. We can stir-fry them." Su Huaichen licked his lips. He loved eating these fresh foods the most.
"Okay, okay, let's go dig spring bamboo shoots!" The little monk agreed, and the others agreed too. They put on their backpacks and were about to set off. A timid voice rang out, "Brother, can I go with you?"
Everyone turned around and saw that it was Lin Zhinan. She was the youngest here except for the little monk. She was a movie star who made her debut at the age of five. When she was eight, she filmed "I've Been Alive", a movie about a girl who was abandoned by her biological parents due to illness. She became the youngest Chinese film queen.
She has a very good personality and many bigwigs in the entertainment industry like her very much.
Lin Zhinan's two teammates were both tall and strong men. They were almost laughing silly at being on the same team with Lin Zhinan. They just went along with whatever she said and had no objection at all.
Chu Huaiqin responded readily: "Of course, little monk, I'll leave Zhinan to you."
The little monk's eyes lit up, and he ran over, pulling the shoulder straps. Looking at the pretty little girl, his cheeks flushed, "Don't worry, brother, I will take good care of her."
"Oh my, this monk has impure senses!"
Seeing this scene in the live broadcast room, people were joking and laughing, and more people were thanking the little monk for taking care of his sister. They felt that Lin Zhinan's two teammates looked like rough men. After hearing the list of names, her fans were worried that they would not be able to take good care of her.
The three teams gathered together and headed towards the bamboo forest. Surprisingly, Xia En and An Manrou's teams also followed.
"How come there are two teams following Chu Huaiqin all of a sudden? He doesn't look like someone who can lead a team."
"Just go with him, right? Xia En and An Manrou's teams also got the A3 map."
The livestream room was buzzing with activity. It was nearing noon, the sun a bit fierce, and the grass rustled underfoot. A young monk walked in front, smacking the calf-high grass with a stick. He ran back and forth, carrying a large backpack, looking completely untired, like he was just out for an outing.
"Ah, brother, look, it's a drone." The little monk seemed to have seen something powerful, his eyes widened in shock, and then he looked at other people, trying to find a sense of identity, but found that others acted as if it was nothing, so he timidly put down his hand.
"cut!"
The little monk blushed instantly at the clear sound of disdain.
Chu Huaiqin smiled and said, "This drone is really amazing. I've never seen one fly so fast and so steadily."
"real?"
"Yeah, really."
Chu Huaiqin reached out and poked the little monk's dimple. He had wanted to do that before. It was so cute.
"Hmph!" Another snort was heard, and then the person who made the noise said in a cold, nonchalant voice, "What's the big deal? My company provides the camera. If you like it, I can sell you one cheaply after the event."
Chu Huaiqin: ...
Audience: Are you a fool?
The little monk ran up to Xia Entang and walked backwards, step by step: "Can you sell it to me at a discount?"
Xia Entropy: “No.”
As the ancients said, "Looking at the mountain, the horse will die if you run." Truth is not deceiving. The bamboo forest looked close, but it felt far away. Furthermore, the mountain path was difficult to navigate. The group, carrying their backpacks, walked for nearly twenty minutes before reaching their destination. After unloading their backpacks, some were already panting, the little girl Lin Zhinan being especially exhausted. An Manrou's backpack had only been on Xiao Dugui's shoulders for ten minutes. She had asked Xia En for help during that time, but Xia Entang didn't even glance at her, a truly arrogant act.
An Manrou's fans scolded Xia En in the live broadcast room, saying, "Such a beautiful girl, but he has no gentlemanly manners at all. The same goes for the others. The girls don't even help." Fortunately, Xiao Dugui came to help take over, otherwise the scolding would have almost reached the head of Chu Huaiqin, the spoiled brat.
At that time, Chu Huaiqin's fans were ready to roll up their sleeves and take on the responsibility, but they didn't expect that their idol would not be included.
"Brother, what should we do?" Lin Zhinan put down her backpack and ran to Chu Huaiqin with a blushing face. She had worked with Chu Huaiqin before and liked him very much.
"As for me, Huaiqin, you make the decision," Su Huaichen looked at the other two team members, "Is that okay?"
The two nodded in agreement.
Chu Huaiqin asked: "Okay, then I will assign tasks. Who among you can edit the frames?" "Me." The little monk raised his hand high.
"And me." Bingxiang and Fengshan also responded. It seems that all the disciples from Shaolin can make up stories.
"Although I don't know how, I can learn." Lin Zhinan also raised his hand.
"Okay, I'll assign them," Chu Huaiqin took on the task without hesitation. "The little monk and Bingxiang will weave the backpack frame, Lin Yongfu, Jiang Boyi, and others will chop bamboo, Su Huaichen and Lin Zhinan will fetch water and boil it, and An Shunan and Fengshan will dig bamboo shoots."
After that, Chu Huaiqin handed the card with the herb picture printed on it to the two bamboo shoot diggers, telling them to dig it up whenever they saw it, and to not miss any other mountain products they saw. Feng Shan was a lay disciple from Shaolin, and he often traveled in the mountains, so he was very familiar with mountain products. An Shunan was an athlete, so he had to let Feng Shan teach him.
After hearing Chu Huaiqin's words, the live broadcast room was surprised to find that ordinary people actually had certain wilderness survival skills. It seems that the director was letting these lay disciples of Shaolin participate in the program as a favor, or he wanted these people to help these stars grow, at least learn some wilderness knowledge. As for how far they can go, it is hard to say.
"Director Huang has good intentions!"
"They climbed up by surviving for the past five years, and hopefully they can stand this year."
"Hey, I have a question. How do you cut bamboo without a saw?"
Doubts were raised in the live broadcast room, but soon this team of people refreshed their cognition. They saw Chu Huaiqin pick up a palm-sized stone on the ground and smash the edge of it against another stone twice and handed it to Lin Yongfu. Amidst everyone's puzzled gazes, Lin Yongfu picked up a bamboo as thick as his arm, squatted down and rubbed it in circles around the bamboo. After rubbing out a green mark, he kicked it out, and with a click, it broke. It was very easy to cut bamboo in this way, and he could cut four or five trees in a few strokes.
Someone in the live broadcast room was confused:
"Can someone explain the principle? Why use a stone when you have a dagger?"
"A dagger is sharp, and it's fine for cutting things, but it needs something with teeth to be useful for sawing. Chu Huaiqin used the stone to hit it twice just now because he wanted to knock out a small saw on the edge. It seems he really did his homework."
"It feels a bit tricky right now. I always thought Chu Huaiqin would be the laggard, but now he's taking the lead. Did I bet on the wrong horse?"
The livestreamers marveled at how different Chu Huaiqin was from their memories. Lin Yongfu had already sawed the bamboo into three sections, tossing it to Lin Zhinan to fetch water. He then continued sawing. With nine members in their team, they needed to get at least nine. The young monk dragged a fallen bamboo to the other side, then used the half-arm-length dagger provided by the production team to shave off the branches and leaves in a few strokes, breaking it into pieces. He then removed the inner white bamboo flesh, leaving the outer bark for weaving frames.
These guys have really good kung fu, their movements are so smooth that people in the live broadcast room kept exclaiming in amazement, wondering how they could shave the already thin bamboo strips into something as thin as paper, their kung fu is really amazing.
The two-person team that was digging bamboo shoots started to set off, and the drone followed them with a buzzing sound. The screen of the two people was cut apart, and many people in the live broadcast room followed them to see how they were digging bamboo shoots.
By this time, Su Huaichen's fire had already started, but Chu Huaiqin had disappeared. The people in the livestream had focused their attention on Lin Yongfu's broken bamboo, and suddenly disappeared without even noticing him. There was no one in A1's livestream, so someone went to the split channel and saw him picking up branches.
Audience: ..., he is indeed a pampered one, he always chooses the easiest jobs.
“Tsk!”
Chu Huaiqin, who was bent over in the picture, suddenly stood up straight with a wrinkled face, but his eyes were moist in an instant and his hands were shaking. When everyone looked over, they found that his finger was scratched by something, leaving a half-finger-long wound, and blood was coming out.
"Ahhh, brother, your hand is bleeding, go stop the bleeding! Someone, my brother is bleeding."
"You don't have to scream so exaggeratedly. Even though it looks a little painful, a grown man shouldn't shed tears or blood. Is there any need to cry?"
"But seeing his eyes are red, it's really pitiful."
Chu Huaiqin didn't want to cry either, but the problem was that he couldn't control himself. He sniffed and wiped his tears with his hand. Chu Huaiqin sighed deeply and murmured, "How rude!"
audience:……
Because it happened so suddenly, Chu Huaiqin's easy job wasn't mentioned again. Walking back, clutching a dry branch, he bumped into Xia En, glaring at him fiercely, arms folded across his chest. It was unclear what the grudge was. Chu Huaiqin arched his brows at Xia En, a captivating smile. Xia En's face instantly flushed, from face to ears to neck, like a steamed shrimp. Xia En quickly turned his head away, his eyes flickering.
Chu Huaiqin shook his head and said, "You are still a child, you are still a child!" He walked towards Lin Zhinan with firewood in his arms.
Xia En stared at the ground, blinked, moved his ears, and was silent for a moment. He suddenly turned around and found that Chu Huaiqin had already walked away. He could not help but grit his teeth and stare at the receding figure. The fists hanging at his sides were clenched tightly, with murderous intent, as if he would pounce on Chu Huaiqin at any time and eat him alive, but there was a hint of unwillingness in his heart.
The live broadcast room was frightened by Xia Entang's expression. Everyone agreed that Xia Entang must have a grudge against Chu Huaiqin. It was obvious from his undisguised hatred. Chu Huaiqin's fans were terrified and kept refreshing the channel asking if there was any way to notify their idol to stay away from Xia Entang.
Chu Huaiqin returned to Lin Zhinan's side. She was squatting and making a fire. This was a bamboo forest with many dry leaves that could be ignited easily. However, because the leaves were light, they would fly away when the wind blew, so it was safer to use branches to start the fire.
After Su Huaichen discovered that Chu Huaiqin's hand was injured, he opened the medicine bag and found only gauze, mercurochrome and disinfectant, but it was enough. Su Huaichen sat cross-legged on the ground to disinfect and apply medicine to Chu Huaiqin.
"Brother Xia, why don't we also use bamboo tubes to store water? And why do they weave bamboo frames? Do you know?" Shao An approached Xia En, whose delicate face was most popular among little girls nowadays. His big eyes blinked as if they were filled with water.
Xia En frowned: "Who are you?"
Shao Tai was surprised, then smiled and said, "I'm Shao Tai from your team!"
"Stove? I don't know what it is," Xia En said, then turned and walked away. He stopped after taking a few steps and said with a cold face, "Go make bamboo tubes!"
Shao Tai blushed and said, "I can't."
Xia Entropy: "How stupid!"
Audience members before the live broadcast: Trash, trash, definitely trash.
The director team currently filming: ...
Chu Huaiqin's team had already boiled water in a small steel pot and was washing bamboo tubes as thick as calves and as long as arms. The young monk and Bingxiang were also weaving the frames with great vigor. The other two teams watched the three teams' swift and swift work, which looked like they had the potential to be champions, and couldn't help but feel a little envious. Thinking that the directors hadn't stopped the grouping, Su Feichen was the first to propose joining Chu Huaiqin's group. The others were about to follow Chu Huaiqin's example and use bamboo tubes to store water, but when they heard his words, they were stunned.
"I agree." Xiao Dugui responded. The distance from here to the destination is too long, and they will be eliminated soon without mutual support. As for how to compete for the five team places later, it depends on their personal strength.
Shao Tai was reluctant and said, "Actually, we can team up together! Right, Manrou."
An Manrou glanced at Xia En and nodded, "Yeah!"
"It's up to you." Xia En said calmly, his eyes still fixed on Chu Huaiqin.
The directors nearby looked at each other in bewilderment: It would be more accurate to say that Xia Entang came to monitor people rather than to participate in the show. This was puzzling.
Cleaning the bamboo tubes, disinfecting them with hot water and filling them with water were not difficult tasks. Lin Zhinan and his team completed them quickly. The bamboo shoot digging team also returned with more than twenty bamboo shoots wrapped in banana leaves, as well as a kind of succulent wild vegetable called slate vegetable, which was light purple and slightly quadrangular in shape. It was the end of March, which was the season for its growth.
"Is this a medicinal herb?" Su Huaichen had never seen this thing before, but he thought it would be useful if he picked it.
"It's not the herb specified by the program team, but it has certain medicinal functions. It's mostly used for cold dishes and is delicious." Chu Huaiqin divided the stone slab vegetables into three piles, one for each team, and the spring bamboo shoots were also divided. He poured the half-cold hot water into the bamboo tube, and placed three weaving frames in one team. In the middle, he also used bamboo to carve chopsticks, bamboo bowls and other things. The live broadcast room was amazed again and again, and finally felt that as long as they didn't use bamboo to build an airplane, there was nothing to be surprised about.
After hard work, all the things were finished and packed into bamboo frames. Looking at the time, it was almost three o'clock in the afternoon, so we set off.
The other two teams, who had decided to form their own team, didn't catch up because they were slower than Chu Huaiqin and the others and were only now getting started with the bamboo tubes. Xia Entang looked at them with regret; he should have teamed up with them earlier. However, he was unwilling to be forgotten like this. He was unwilling to accept this.
Xia En hesitated for a few moments, wanting to catch up, but then stopped abruptly. Thinking of his brother's words that he would be thrown back to the United States if he didn't complete the task well, he had to condescend to squat down and help with the bamboo tube.
The other few people were so suppressed by Xia En's low pressure that they dared not speak and buried their heads in their work.
Director Huang, who was controlling the drone from Yuanhang, shook his head. He was indeed a typical young man, very impulsive.
"Brother, do you know Xia Entang? Why does he always stare at you viciously?" The little monk noticed it a long time ago. If he didn't feel that Xia Entang had no ill intentions, he would definitely beat him up.
"Hmm," Chu Huaiqin touched his chin, frowned and thought for a while, then said, "Maybe he has a crush on me!"
"Wow, brother, you're amazing. Even men have a crush on you."
"Of course I am. I am a very handsome man, so it's not surprising that a few men admire me."
Live broadcast room:?
Agent Chen Guo, who just finished other things and went online for the live broadcast:?
Chen Guo opened her phone and glanced at Weibo's trending searches. Luckily, after Chu Huaiqin's narcissism, news of him being spoiled, arrogant, and pretentious hadn't surfaced yet. However, his "hungry" trending search was seventh, with the potential to rise or even explode. After exiting the trending searches, Chen Guo searched for topics and, gritted her teeth, saw that Chu Huaiqin's "narcissism" trended higher. It seemed like it wouldn't be long before he was trending again.
The majority of comments under the topic were still "hahahaha," with the rest tagging the "Black Support Group," urging them to come out and expose the shameless Chu Huaiqin. Meanwhile, Xia En's background was also being dug up. He was the chairman of Qingshang Technology, and the drone was indeed sponsored by his company. He was only twenty years old, a master's student, and had started his business in high school. Qingshang Technology is now ranked among the top three tech companies. It's a pretty impressive background. As for why he participated in this program, the audience generally believed it was to promote his company's products.
The mountain range chosen by the program team was also dug out, and it turned out to be a famous natural scenic spot in China. However, their location is relatively remote, and the vegetation and animals there are relatively rich. Bears and tigers are local residents, and pythons live next to them. The most important thing is that there is a lot of rain.
In the evening, the survival team members who had finally climbed up from the foot of the mountain were caught off guard by the rain. The heavy rain seemed to be about to wash away the mountain.
Darkness fell, and fatigue increased exponentially. On the first day, some people finally couldn't help crying.
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