Chapter 246: Slow Life in the Country

Translator: Zayn_

Song Qingyou earned 500 yuan in an hour.

With this money and the fact that she was already late, she might as well take a comfortable ride to her destination.

But who knew that the place that the production team had informed them to go was still on the mountain. The few of them had to climb up by themselves.

“The air here is pretty good.”

Song Qingyou looked around.

Although there weren’t any direct buses here, and it would take more than four buses to get here, this place was surrounded by mountains and lush greenery. It was a good place to get close to nature.

The cameraman followed Song Qingyou for a while before panting.

“I suspect that the director is actually trying to torment us, not you guys.”

“Shall I help you with the camera?” Song Qingyou laughed.

“That won’t do.” The cameraman waved his hand. “Just slow down.”

Song Qingyou nodded and slowed down, looking at the map as she walked.

Who knew that just as they reached the foot of the mountain, a rustling sound came from the bushes beside them.

The cameraman and Song Qingyou stepped back.

There might be some small animals jumping out of this mountain.

The next second, Jiang Xuyan came out from the bushes. When he saw Song Qingyou, his eyes immediately lit up.

Then, Tang Zinian, Zhao Yingnan, Xu Xingzhou…The six of them came out in a line, and each of them had some leaves on their heads.

Song Qingyou couldn’t help but laugh. “How did you guys get out of here? Why didn’t you go up the mountain?”

“We’ve been walking around the mountain for more than thirty minutes,” Tang Zinian sighed. “Finally, someone has arrived.”

Before Song Qingyou could be surprised, Jiang Xuyan said faintly,

“According to the joke encyclopedia, Qingyou should have replied, ‘I walked around the mountain for three days and three nights, and finally the six of us came.’”

“Pfft!” Tang Zinian almost choked on his own saliva. “Teacher Jiang, don’t scare me!”

“Sister Qingyou should be able to get us out of here, right?”

Before coming, Yan Xin had repeatedly reminded Tang Zinian to interact less with Song Qingyou and pretend to be unfamiliar with her. Tang Zinian had promised her, but when he saw Song Qingyou, he forgot what his manager had said.

“Should be?”

Song Qingyou hadn’t been up the mountain before, so she didn’t know why they were lost. “I brought a map.”

“Could it be a world map?”

The others were speechless.

“Teacher Jiang, please don’t make such a lame joke.” Shu Ling couldn’t take it anymore.

They had been lost for more than half an hour, and they were almost numb to Jiang Xuyan’s cold jokes.

Song Qingyou opened the map. “Don’t you have a map?”

The few of them came over to take a look. “We’re the same as you.”

“Then why did you get lost?” Song Qingyou didn’t understand.

“There’s a tea garden on the mountain. We can walk everywhere, so we…”

Song Qingyou understood. “Then I’ll walk in front. You guys follow me.”

The six of them agreed in unison and lined up behind Song Qingyou.

As there were only 30 minutes left before the latest arrival time set by the program team, the group of people walked forward with their heads lowered.

It turned out that Song Qingyou had a good sense of direction.

Half an hour later, the seven of them and a group of cameramen saw Wei Zhengrong drinking tea while waiting for them.

At this moment, Wei Zhengrong was sitting in a small farmhouse. The yard was filled with flowers and plants. Behind him was a unique ethnic style building with green tiles and white walls. It looked very beautiful.

Shu Ling walked behind the cameraman and asked him to point the camera at the director.

“Look at what Director Wei is doing here. We’ve been working so hard to climb up the mountain, but Director Wei is leisurely drinking tea. This is too much!”

Wei Zhengrong slowly put down the cup and raised his eyebrows.

“In this episode, you can also be as relaxed as me.”

“Really?” Shu Ling asked.

“I don’t believe it.” Zhao Yingnan said directly.

“This is the truth.” Wei Zhengrong spread his hands and stood up.

Jiang Xuyan: “Director Wei, don’t keep us in suspense. Tell us, what do you want us to do for this episode? Do you want to be a cow or a horse?”

Yu Muhuai smiled. “It’s not like we have to work like a cow or a horse. We passed by such a large tea garden on the mountain. Our job this time might be to pick tea leaves.”

Wei Zhengrong snapped his fingers.

“Muhuai is right. Your job this time is to pick and make tea.”

“All seven of us are doing this job?” Zhao Yingnan asked curiously.

It was no wonder she had such doubts. After all, the first and second episodes of the show had seven people doing different jobs.

“Yes.”

Wei Zhengrong smiled. “Everyone has worked hard for the first two episodes. I’m not some devil. The third episode is meant for everyone to take a vacation.”

“So to be precise, the production team will not assign you any work or missions for this episode.”

“Then what’s going on with picking tea leaves?” Jiang Xu Yan’s mouth twitched.

“This has nothing to do with the production team.” Wei Zheng Rong said, “This is a mission from the owner of this homestay.”

“Because you have no money, if you want to stay here for a week, you have to help pick all the tea leaves on the mountain and make them into tea cakes.”

The seven of them were speechless.

They were penniless. How could they not have anything to do with the program team?

“It’s been a while since we last met. Director Wei’s ability to lie through his teeth has become even better.”

Tang Zinian laughed and followed the director’s gaze to the tea garden. He could not laugh anymore.

“A mountain of tea leaves… Isn’t that too much?”

“Also, is this really a homestay? Would someone really come to such a remote place?”

“Aren’t we here?” Zhao Yingnan whispered.

The others were speechless.

Wei Zhengrong coughed and continued, “White Tea Village is a newly opened scenic spot. Most of the villagers here make a living from tea leaves. They have a history of planting tea leaves and picking tea leaves for thousands of years. Recently, they have successfully applied to become intangible cultural heritage.”

“The content of this episode is to live in this mountain village for seven days.”

“During this period, there will be guests visiting the homestay. You will be responsible for receiving them.”

“After seven days, you still have to pay the corresponding ‘rent’ to the owner of the homestay.”

“In addition, tea leaves are equivalent to money here. If you want any supplies, you have to use tea leaves to exchange for them. The price of fresh tea leaves and prepared tea cakes is different.”

After the director finished explaining the rules, he gave the group some time to react.

Song Qingyou said, “It means that not only do we have to be tea pickers, but we also have to work part-time as waiters and chefs.”

The other six heard him and looked at Wei Zhengrong with condemnation.

Wei Zhengrong cleared his throat. “The theme of this episode is ‘Slow Life in the Conn fry.’ Although the shooting time isn’t long, the program team won’t assign any mandatory tasks. I hope everyone can enjoy this vacation.”

Jiang Xuyan was speechless.

“Director, are you sure you don’t feel guilty saying such things?”

“Teacher Jiang, do you want to pick more baskets of tea leaves?”

Reality proved that the director was very thick-skinned and would not feel guilty.

Jiang Xuyan immediately shut up..