nashuaworldcup Chapter 226: Collecting Rent
Chapter 226: Collecting Rent
The guests at least had a proper meal last night, but they were miserable; all they could eat was bread and cookies.
Xie Qing swallowed the last bite of noodles and looked at Cheng Ai with a puzzled expression. "Sister Ai, your crossbody bag doesn't look very spacious. How can you fit so many boxes of instant noodles in it?"
The photographers were equally curious and listened intently.
Cheng Ai paused in her act of tossing an empty instant noodle box into her bag, then smiled faintly and gave an utterly absurd answer, "I have magic."
After saying that, she immediately got up and ran back to a pile of corn stalks as if she were running away, sitting down and quickly peeling the corn and putting it into bags.
At this moment, Cheng Ai was extremely frustrated.
Others cannot contact the outside world, but you are not restricted.
Seeing that everyone was starving, she sent a WeChat message to Lü Hanmo, asking him to prepare twelve boxes of instant noodles and put them in the bedside table in the bedroom she and Ye Jingke used to live in, where there was still a space talisman.
Then, she reached into her crossbody bag, made a hand seal, and summoned the creature for everyone to consume.
The guests and photographers only saw themselves constantly taking instant noodles out of their crossbody bags, unaware of what was happening behind the scenes, so it's understandable that they were puzzled.
It seems she'll have to trouble Ye Jingke again to inform Zhao Nan to cut this scene out.
Cheng Ai was unwilling to talk about it, and Xie Qing didn't press her for details.
She waited until the photographer finished eating his instant noodles and resumed shooting before hunching over and walking towards Zhong Zheyi, where she did her work half-heartedly.
The entire afternoon was spent working hard in the cornfield.
Ye Jingke was particularly hardworking; in the field he was in charge of, the corn stalks had been almost completely cut down.
As darkness fell, mosquitoes gathered from all directions, ready to feast.
Her arm was both painful and itchy, and Qin Meilian scratched it unconsciously, resulting in countless deaths and injuries.
Xie Qing screamed repeatedly as she was bitten, clutching her face tightly with both hands to avoid disfigurement.
Cheng Ai and Ye Jingke are protected by spiritual power; any mosquitoes that get too close will be instantly reduced to ashes.
Liao Yunyan slammed the corn she had just husked onto the ground, then grabbed her skirt and spun around wildly.
Those who knew she was trying to shoo away mosquitoes would have thought she'd gone mad.
The buzzing sound annoyed Zhong Zheyi so much that he lost all interest in cutting the corn stalks. He took off his coat and swung it left and right.
Nan Chuan swatted a bunch of mosquitoes that had landed on the back of his hand, frowned and shouted, "Jing Ke, it's getting dark, let's go back."
Ye Jingke had the same idea. He told Zhong Zheyi and the others to put away their sickles and return to their mission family together.
The journey was quiet and peaceful, with the occasional cool breeze blowing by, wiping away the sweat on my back.
Liao Yunyan surprisingly didn't cause any trouble, partly because she was too tired, and partly because she was preparing a big move.
You can't eat the vegetables from the garden until the corn is harvested.
Cheng Ai thoughtfully took out a bag of food and then pulled Ye Jingke into the room.
The remaining five guests and photographers parted ways, said their goodbyes, and left cautiously.
As darkness fell, the door of a small wooden cabin slowly opened, and Chen Gu emerged gracefully from within.
In an instant, his figure appeared in Liao Yunqing's room.
Chen Gu floated into the air, staring intently at Liao Yunyan with an extremely infatuated expression. "What a beautiful face. It's reasonable for you to pay rent since you live in Lantern Village, isn't it?"
He muttered to himself, and with a flick of his wrist, a dagger appeared out of thin air.
"The Lantern Festival is just around the corner, but I haven't found the materials to make lanterns yet. I can't let the villagers down!"
The dagger drew closer and closer to Liao Yunyan's face, but just as it was about to pierce her skin, a dazzling red light appeared.
Caught off guard, Chen Gu was slammed against the wall, feeling completely disoriented.
His angry eyes seemed to be poisoned; he wanted to kill Liao Yunyan, but he was helpless.
In the end, he just glared at the other person fiercely and then disappeared from the spot.
At the entrance of Lantern Village, two little girls are floating in mid-air, chatting away:
"The village chief seems to be injured. Should we run away first?" Xiaoyu asked excitedly, swinging her braids.
“His wound healed very quickly. I reckon we’d be caught before we even got to the village. Besides, our friends are still missing. I can’t abandon them,” Xiaorou replied calmly.
"Oh yeah!" Xiaoyu sighed dejectedly, then her eyes lit up. "Why don't we take this opportunity to curry favor with the village chief? If he's in a good mood, he might let us go?"
"Hmm?" Xiaorou became interested. "What do you want to do?"
“There are plenty of top-quality hides here,” Xiaoyu said with a mischievous smile. “Do you think the village chief will like them?”
The six photographers inside the tent were startled. Although the two little girls did not name names, they all felt that they were being watched.
Xiaorou rolled her eyes helplessly, "Go eat some walnuts!"
Xiaoyu was confused. "What?"
“You’re too stupid, you need to get your brain working.” Xiao Rou’s bright red lips parted slightly, her expression like she was looking at an idiot. “The village chief is obsessed with pretty women. These men are ugly as hell. He won’t just refuse to take them, he’ll kill us.”
She paused for a moment, then added, "Also, have you forgotten what happened last night? If you have the guts, go ahead and do it. I'm afraid my teeth will be knocked out again."
Xiaoyu's braids swayed in the wind as she retorted, "We're already dead. No matter how powerful the village chief is, he can't kill us again!"
Xiao Rou pressed her temples, her head aching, then turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared into the white lantern, remaining silent.
Xiaoyu pouted and wandered aimlessly around the village, bored.
The six photographers returned to their tents late today. They had just finished eating and hadn't fallen asleep yet when they heard two little girls chatting not far away.
They dared not speak, dared not open their eyes, dared not move, for fear of angering the other party.
Fortunately, they didn't make a move this time because they were wary of Cheng Ai's talisman, but that might not be the case next time.
Realizing the danger was over, the six photographers were finally able to breathe freely again.
"Let's sleep somewhere else tomorrow!" Jiang Liangwen, the boldest of the group, spoke first.
After waiting for a while, the little girl didn't return, and the others meekly echoed her:
"The village entrance is too scary, I don't want to stay there for even a second longer."
"Then let's move the tent to Grandpa Zhang's yard. Teacher Cheng lives there, so it will be easier for us to call for help."
"I will definitely resign after 'Dare to Go' finish filming. Hao Jian, Cheng Baoni, Wu Xu, and Song Yifei from the first segment, and Yu Duo and Fu Ruya from the second segment all got into trouble. Is this variety show cursed?!"
"The guests in the third segment are all fine, don't talk nonsense."
"Alright, go to sleep. There are still three days left, they'll be over in the blink of an eye."
Lantern Village gradually returned to peace, often accompanied by the sound of snoring.
At the same time, in the Lü family's living room.