The staff member watched Lin Fei and Ji Leyu pack up their winter vacation homework and walk toward her. She handed them the task card in her hand with a smile.
Ji Leyu took it and read it happily. “Digging potatoes.”
“Yes.” The staff member smiled.
“Children compete to dig potatoes. Whoever digs the heaviest potatoes can…” Ji Leyu looked at the pinyin for a moment before continuing, “The winner of the potato digging competition will get a bag of sweet potatoes as a reward. Parents can steam sweet potatoes for their children.”
Ji Leyu read it word by word before asking curiously, “What about potatoes? Can the potatoes be eaten by the children?”
The staff member shook her head. “The potatoes can’t be eaten. They will be carried to the market tomorrow to sell.”’
“Market?” Ji Leyu didn’t understand.
“It is almost the new year. There is a market in town these days. Dig potatoes today and carry them to the market tomorrow to sell. If you sell them, you can buy candy for yourself.”
“Is the money from the sale my own?” Lin Fei keenly grasped the main point.
“Yes.” The staff member nodded.
The purpose of digging potatoes was to let children realize that labor wasn’t easy, while selling potatoes was to let children experience that it wasn’t easy to make money. This would give the show a certain educational significance.
As for the money from selling potatoes, it was equivalent to a small reward from the program team. The children who came to record this variety show weren’t short of money, but the program group hoped to let the children know the hard work of making money through this process, so as to learn the virtue of diligence and thriftiness.
Lin Fei nodded. “Okay.”
Lin Luoqing saw this and thought it was over. If this was linked to money then Lin Fei would probably win first place.
After all, their little Chairman Fei was really concerned about money!
“Then let’s go,’ the staff member said gently.
Lin Fei turned his head to look at Lin Luoqing. “I’m leaving.”
“Okay, come on.” Lin Luoqing sent him and Ji Leyu out.
As soon as they left, they happened to meet Ji Yuxiao, who came to find them.
Ji Leyu immediately reported to him. “My brother and I are going to dig potatoes.”
“Really?” Ji Yuxiao chuckled. “Then dig more.”
“Yes,” Ji Leyu replied obediently.
Ji Yuxiao was still worried about him and told him, “Follow your brother obediently and don’t run around. Listen to your uncles and aunts.”
“Yes.” Ji Leyu nodded obediently.
Lin Luoqing touched his head. “Then you go.”
After that, he looked at Lin Fei again. “Fei Fei, watch him a little bit.”
“Okay.” Lin Fei agreed.
Ji Leyu raised his little hand and waved at Lin Luoqing and Ji Yuxiao. “Bye bye.”
Lin Fei also glanced at the two of them. He didn’t speak but he was obviously saying goodbye to the two of them.
“Pay attention to safety,” Lin Luoqing told him.
Lin Fei nodded. He took Ji Leyu’s hand, turned around and walked forward.
Lin Luoqing watched the two of them slowly leave his sight. Then he turned to look at Ji Yuxiao. “How is it? My dear Mr Ji, is the fire ready?”
Ji Yuxiao looked proud. “You go and see. It is burning very hot right now.”
Lin Luoqing heard this and raised an eyebrow slightly. “Really?”
“Don’t you trust your husband?”
Passion CP fans were instantly blown up by this sentence. [Ahhhhhh! Husband! This is the first time I’ve heard Chairman Ji say this!]
[Sure enough, it is different when you get married. You can directly say ‘Husband.’]
[So sweet, so sweet. Passion is really as sweet as always!]
[Wu wu wu, I really like Passion. This is the way my dream couple gets along.]
[Who is drunk? I am again! Hehehe.]
Seeing how confident he was, Lin Luoqing smiled and walked toward the bedroom.
At this time, there was no longer smoke in the room. He walked to the stove and looked down to see that there were really flames there.
“Yes.” Lin Luoqing praised him. “You really made a fire.”
“That’s right.” Ji Yuxiao hugged him. “It is just a fire. How can it be difficult to live with your husband here?”
Lin Luoqing chucked. Wasn’t it Ji Yuxiao who choked on the smoke just now?
Ji Yuxiao raised his chin and gestured to him. “Go touch the kang and see if it is hot?”
Lin Luoqing walked over and touched it. The head of the kang near the stove was already hot, but the end of it wasn’t.
“Wait a minute,” he said. “But in a while, I’ll have to ask the villagers how to control the fire while sleeping. Otherwise, if it is too hot then the four of us will be burned on an iron plate.”
[Hahahahaha.] Netizens instantly laughed. [Iron plate. There is an image.]
[It also comes with its own flipped side.]
[Sprinkle some chili pepper and cumin, brush on sauce, and the fragrance… suck suck suck.]
[Don’t say it, don’t say it, I’m hungry!]
[I want to eat!]
Lin Luoqing and Ji Yuxiao were about to go to the kang to experience the temperature and feeling of the kang. Then they saw the program team’s staff lift the curtain and walk in.
“Hello, two teachers. Here is your task card.”
“We also have a task?” Lin Luoqing was a bit surprised. He thought that they would clean up the house and cook.
“Of course.” The staff member smiled.
Lin Luoqing took it and found that it was paper cutting.
It was approaching the new year and the villages here had the custom of putting up window paper cuttings. The program group especially arranged this task to add a new year flavor to everyone as well as to promote folk cultural customs.
Lin Luoqing hadn’t cut window paper cuttings before and was interested for a while. He agreed. “Then let’s go.”
“Okay.” The staff member said and prepared to take them to the meeting place.
Lin Luoqing and Ji Yuxiao walked out. Before going out, they specially asked fellow villagers to help them look after the fire and asked them how to make the fire burn a bit longer. Once they almost learned it, they rushed to the small courtyard that was the meeting place.
On the other side, Lin Fei and Ji Leyu had already arrived at the village chief’s yard.
They lived on the hillside and were the last two children to come. Tang Jiale, Yang Wenjing, Geng Shansi, Wu Han and Wu Menglei all arrived in the yard. They were talking in groups of twos or threes.
Tang Jiale had talked to Ji Leyu before. In addition, the only boys recording this time were him, Wu Han, Ji Leyu and Lin Fei. Therefore, Tang Jiale had been thinking about the cute and soft Ji Leyu while waiting for him in the yard.
Once he finally arrived, Tang Jiale quickly ran to his side and said positively, “We are going to dig potatoes.”
Ji Leyu said casually, “Oh.”
“Potatoes are dug up from the ground.” Tang Jiale was surprised. “If you can’t dig it later, call me and I’ll help you dig.”
Ji Leyu laughed and said politely, “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome,” Tang Jiale said happily.
As he said this, he stood next to Ji Leyu and wanted to hold Ji Leyu’s hand.
Ji Leyu hurriedly hid behind Lin Fei and didn’t let this person touch him.
Tang Jiale didn’t understand it. He looked over and Ji Leyu was still smiling.
Tang Jiale also smiled and scratched his head naively. He felt that this younger brother was really shy.
Lin Fei, “……”
Lin Fei thought that this child was a bit stupid.
Of course, he couldn’t be blamed. Ji Leyu’s appearance was too deceptive and it was normal to be deceived by him.
He looked back at Ji Leyu helplessly.
Ji Leyu smiled at him and let go. Then he changed to the other side to hold Lin Fei’s other hand, which was a bit further away from Tang Jiale.
Netizens saw it and couldn’t help asking: [Does this Tang Jiale like our Xiao Yu? As soon as he saw Xiao Yu, he ran over to talk to him.]
[Probably. He seemed to want to hold Xiao Yu’s hand just now.]
[Unfortunately, Xiao Yu avoided it. Hahahaha, our Xiao Yu is quite shy.]
[Xiao Yu looks cute and smiles sweetly. He is very attractive at first glance. It is normal for Tang Jiale to like him.]
[Xiao Yu’s personality is still relatively outgoing. In comparison, Fei Fei is more introverted. I don’t know which child will like our Fei Fei the most.]
[There is no need to ask. It is naturally Xiao Yu [amused].]
[Hahahah, that is true. Xiao Yu must like Fei Fei the most.]
[Similarly, Fei Fei must like Xiao Yu the most.]
[Very good, very good. Our Feiyu are good brothers who love each other.]
The host saw Lin Fei and Ji Leyu coming and clapped his hand, stopping the girls who were still playing.
“Let’s arrange you in order of size,” he said softly.
Tang Jiale immediately looked at Lin Fei. He was around the same height as Lin Fei. If compared seriously, Lin Fei might be a bit taller.
Tang Jiale was reluctant but he still followed the rules and told Lin Fei, “You are at the front.”
As he said this, he prepared to stand between Lin Fei and Ji Leyu.
Ji Leyu, “!!!”
Ji Leyu grabbed Lin Fei and stared straight at him.
Lin Fei, “……”
Lin Fei looked at Tang Jiale helplessly. “You stand first.”
“But you are a bit taller than me,” Tang Jiale said honestly.
“No.” Lin Fei was very calm. “You are a bit taller.”
Ji Leyu hurriedly nodded. “Uhuh, you are taller.”
Tang Jiale heard Lin Fei speaking so certainly, and Ji Leyu also said he was taller. He instantly became arrogant and felt that he should indeed be the tallest.
He happily moved to the first position while feeling that Ji Leyu liked him quite a lot. Ji Leyu actually felt that Tang Jiale was taller than his brother and helped speak for him.
He looked at Ji Leyu and thought he was really cute.
Ji Leyu didn’t have the time or mind to take care of Tang Jiale. He was holding Lin Fei’s hand and looked at Lin Fei with very childish happiness and pride on his face.
Lin Fei saw his careful thinking and reached out to pinch his face.
Ji Leyu let Lin Fei pinch him, very obedient.
Tang Jiale instantly became envious and also wanted to pinch it. This younger brother looked like a doll and must be very good to pinch. So envious.
Netizens watching the live broadcast saw his expression and instantly laughed. [Hahaha, look at Tang Jiale. He is about to cry with envy.]
[Lele also wants to pinch his face! Lele also wants to hold his hand! Lele wants to pinch his face while holding hands!]
[Who wouldn’t want to? Let alone Lele, even I want to!]
[But Lele is so funny. He really thinks that he is taller than Fei Fei. Little fool, the brothers united to cheat you [covers face].]
[I’m laughing to death. Lele doesn’t know and only feels that he is the tallest!]
[Hahaha, I can see that our Xiao Yu only wants to stick to his brother. He doesn’t want to be separated from his brother at all.]
[That’s right. The moment Xiao Yu heard Lele say that Fei Fei should stand in the first position, he was so frightened that he stared at Fei Fei out of fear that Fei Fei would really go to the position.]
[Fei Fei also dotes on Xiao Yu. Needless to say, he knew it just by looking at Xiao Yu, so he told Lele that he was shorter.]
[Fei Fei is really good. He satisfied Xiao Yu’s heart of not wanting to separate and made Lele feel that he is really tall. The two of them are very happy.]
[Yes yes, before, Lele felt he was a bit shorter and was a bit reluctant. Later, he heard Fei Fei and Xiao Yu saw he was taller and immediately floated up out of happiness. Hahahaha.]
[Fei Fei is a really good brother. So enviable.]
[Who says no? I also want to have an older brother who spoils me so much.]
[Good-looking, doting and good at studying. He even leads his little brother to study together. My god, this is really a little male god!]
[Who has started to envy Xiao Yu? Me! This type of high-quality brother is too rare!}
[Stop talking. I’m already envious wu wu wu.]
Soon, the other children lined up according to their height.
The host placed a small back basket in front of them and there was a small shovel in the basket.
“This is the tool for everyone to dig potatoes.” The host laughed. “Now, everyone should carry their own small baskets and go dig potatoes together.”
It was only then that Ji Leyu reluctantly let go of Lin Fei’s hand and grabbed the small back basket in front of him.
He lifted it up, showed it to Lin Fei and carried it on his back.
Lin Fei also quickly carried it on his back and stood up.
“Let’s go.” The host waved the little red flag in his hand like a big rooster with a group of small chicks. “Turn right and walk together.”
The team instantly moved. Wu Menglei, who was the shortest, took the lead and followed the old man who led the way.
The host stepped aside and watched them, so as to not leave any chick behind.
It was the first time Ji Leyu had come to the countryside and he was surprised to see everything. Soon, he changed from standing in front of Lin Fei to standing beside him. “Brother, look. A little lamb.”
Lin Fei glanced at it and answered in a low voice.
Ji Leyu looked to the left and right but not at the road beneath his feet.
Seeing that he was about to step on the poop left by some family’s dog, Lin Fei reached out and grabbed his hand, pulling Ji Leyu toward him.
Ji Leyu turned to look at him.
“Look at the road,” Lin Fei told him.
Ji Leyu obediently said ‘oh.’ Then after a while, he started looking around again in his usual cute manner.
Lin Fei was helpless. Forget it, he would help Ji Leyu look. If Ji Leyu didn’t want to look at the road then don’t look at the road.
In any case, Lin Fei wouldn’t let anything happen to him.
Proofreader: Wei
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