Ji Xizhi was working on some questions in her room; the other guests hadn't returned yet.
Looking at the gradually rising sun, she couldn't help but frown.
Ji Xizhi went downstairs and immediately saw Director Wang with the crew happily enjoying porridge in the village chief's yard.
Wooden tables and bamboo chairs, a layer of golden oil floating on the white porridge.
Director Wang was poking a salted duck egg with his chopsticks, smelling delicious.
Seeing Ji Xizhi come down, Director Wang deliberately took a big sip, and laughed, "Hungry?!"
Although he didn't disturb Ji Xizhi's study earlier, he couldn't let go of the grudge for breaking the crew's rules!
Ji Xizhi indeed felt a bit hungry.
She hadn't expected the crew's task to be so difficult. Why hadn't anyone returned yet!
Director Wang saw Ji Xizhi not responding, slurped the porridge again, and picked up a side dish with his chopsticks, munching crisply, "Don't wait for them, they haven't earned any credits yet!"
Director Wang revealed this information to Ji Xizhi, hoping she would join everyone in work.
Even though Ji Xizhi might not be useful, how could the guest torment session be complete without one?
Director Wang thought slyly.
But unexpectedly, Ji Xizhi didn't follow his plan to head to the cornfield.
Ji Xizhi said "Oh," turned and borrowed a small basket and a pair of scissors from the village chief's house, and left the yard.
Director Wang holding the porridge: "?"
Watching Ji Xizhi ignore the crew's task, walking alone towards the nearby foothill.
Director Wang was so angry his hair stood on end.
He thought Ji Xizhi would be the highlight of the show last night, but today, Ji Xizhi had entered a rebellious phase, not participating in tasks at all!
Without going to the cornfield, where would the attention come from, where would the flow come from?!
Director Wang's face was full of regret, wishing he hadn't bought a trending search for Ji Xizhi last night!
[Hilarious, I've been following 'Life Experience' to this point, really first time seeing Director Wang so angry, it's too funny!]
[Director Wang's ruffled feathers.jpg Welcome everyone to use!]
[Can't blame Director Wang for being angry, who wouldn't be with Ji Xizhi behaving like this, promised to do tasks together, and now she's avoiding labor! I feel Director Wang kind of wanted to hype her up, but she missed it!]
[Indeed, while studying is good, it's still important to prioritize, especially since this is a recorded show, it's really not good to drag everyone down.]
The little bit of popularity Ji Xizhi had just accumulated in the live stream quickly got swept away by a wave of discussion.
Ji Xizhi at the foothill was unaware of Director Wang's disappointment, propping herself with one hand on the slope, leveraging it to climb.
She didn't know the crew's task, but going down to the fields was likely some physical labor. If five guests couldn't complete the task, then her participation wouldn't change anything either.
Rather than waiting to exchange with the crew, she might as well find some food herself.
In her previous life, when she pursued a PhD, she helped many bigwigs with legal cases, experienced four or five kidnapping incidents, and once was thrown onto a deserted island overseas, surviving for weeks before finding a way to escape. Shortly after escaping, she decisively sent the mastermind behind bars.
Now, these crew tasks didn't pose any difficulty for her.
Ji Xizhi's direction was clear, her mountain climbing movements were decisive and efficient, soon reaching mid-hill.
It was autumn now, with numerous chestnut trees on the mountain. The ripe chestnut shells opened up, spilling shiny brown chestnuts all over the ground.
She reached out and peeled one open, it's aromatic, crispy and sweet, absolutely delicious.
The live stream audience who were talking about Ji Xizhi instantly got tempted.
[These chestnuts look delicious, they seem so fresh, wow!]
[Learned something, so this is what a chestnut tree looks like, with spikes! I've never seen one before～]
[Sister, I want to eat sugar-roasted chestnuts! Please give me a bite～]
Ji Xizhi gathered half a basket of chestnuts, turned and climbed towards another small slope.
With scissors in hand, she inserted the tip into the soil, lightly flicked it, and a green wild vegetable was dug out.
Passing under a tree after digging, she also harvested a bunch of fresh mushrooms.
Plus some unknown wild fruits in the bushes...
There's nothing the audience could imagine that Ji Xizhi couldn't pick.
[Can you actually eat those? Won't they be poisonous! Ji Xizhi really dares to dig!]
[The umbrella-shaped vegetable is edible, I've had it at my grandma's, it's super aromatic!]
[The mushrooms are also edible, I remember seeing a science article, this type seems edible!]
[Here I am, a grad student in botany from the Agricultural University, wild vegetable is shepherd's purse, makes for delicious dumpling filling, mushrooms are pine mushrooms, commonly growing under pines, all edible!]
[Not sure if I should say it, but I'm craving, that fruit looks so juicy!]
The audience was astonished, watching Ji Xizhi flipping over a mountain ridge.
Almost all edible wild vegetables on the mountain were picked by Ji Xizhi, and the basket she carried was fully loaded.
Enough for not just one meal, but probably even three.
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Compared to Ji Xizhi's abundance, in the nearby cornfield, the five guests after working hard for half a day, had only managed to fill half a bag of corn.
They wondered if it was their bad luck or just a poor harvest this year, many corn stalks didn't yield corn, thus more corn stalks needed to be chopped, increasing workload.
The sun gradually rose high within the sky, three male guests bent over chopping stalks, their backs couldn't straighten, gloves worn out.
Ji Fengyuan, who usually wore a cool expression, had grown impatient, with three small blisters already forming on his hands, compromising their aesthetic.
His hands previously ranked first on the best-looking hands list on Weibo, but now, due to this show, they've worn out like this.
Ji Fengyuan was quite frustrated.
Zhu Xiu'an and Qin Yutian were no better off.
Lu Lu and Fang Zhuyue crouched nearby, sun exposure washed off layers of sunscreen, makeup partially melted, live broadcasting so touch-ups were impossible, leaving them with expressions showing anxiety and irritation.
The whole cornfield was filled with a stifling atmosphere.
Many viewers watching the live broadcast felt the oppression.
Lu Lu also felt the silence on site, and in this type of live show, once there's a lull, audience loss increases.
Therefore, the guests must constantly find ways to keep the audience.
Lu Lu worked hard to participate in the show intending to gain popularity, naturally reluctant to see her fame fade.
She forced a smile, making small talk with Fang Zhuyue.
"Wonder how many credits we can earn today, feels like we're still far from a bag full of corn!"
Fang Zhuyue got parched from sun exposure, entirely reluctant to speak, but Lu Lu started talking, she had to follow suit, so she nodded.
"Afterward, you have to give half your credits, wonder if both you and Sister Xi Zhi will have enough!"
Lu Lu showed worry.
Fang Zhuyue felt the same struggle, but having promised, she had to see it through.
She replied, "No problem, if it's not enough, I'll give all my credits to Sister Xi Zhi, at least she'll be full!"
Lu Lu was stunned, seemingly not expecting Fang Zhuyue to be so sincere, she smiled warmly, displaying elder sister vibes, taking care of Fang Zhuyue, "Then I'll give you some credits, can't let you starve!"
[Lu Lu is only a year older than Fang Zhuyue, she's really good at taking care of others!]
[Ji Xizhi, die! It's all her fault!!!]
[LOL, help, it's so funny, if I were Ji Xizhi, I'd really want to thank both of them!]
[Hahaha Ji Xizhi run quickly, better without these credits!]
[Originally Ji Xizhi starts with 0 credits, and then Fang Zhuyue gives credits to Ji Xizhi, Ji Xizhi instantly has -2.5, so tragic!]
[Do they really think they can get a meal, I see Ji Xizhi has already prepared the dinner ingredients!]
[?? What's the person above talking about!]
[Navigate to Ji Xizhi's live stream, wow～it's the real life experience!]
The audience primarily tuned into the five major streams in the cornfield saw this comment, instantly got curious.
Isn't Ji Xizhi slacking off? How could she experience life?!
Is it a scam by internet trolls?!
Audience left to comment exited the live stream.
But upon switching, they saw on camera a basket full of assorted wild vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, with two fish strung next to the basket handle with grass.
New audience: ?
This shamelessly is called slacking off?
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