LIGHTNOVELONLINE
Chapter 43
"Huh? Where's Shen Tang?"
"She should be at the front..."
A few guests looked towards the front where some rustling sounds were coming from, all somewhat shocked.
"Shen Tang?"
"Yo!" A voice answered from far away.
"How did you finish so quickly!"
"Speedy girl!"
Shen Tang's hands kept moving. She had a lot of experience in her previous life. Shucking corn and sprinkling water was nothing to her.
Before long, the corn that was owed from breakfast was all shucked, and it could be said that the vast majority was done by Shen Tang.
The few guests were so shocked their jaws nearly dropped.
"Are you even human?"
"Of course I am. I just have some experience. Practice makes perfect. Let's go plant the fields!"
Ao Ziping swallowed his spit. "Sister Tang Tang, aren't you tired?"
"How could I be? Anyway, the sooner we finish, the sooner we can end."
"I guess..."
After being praised by Granny, the few set off with armfuls of stuff Granny gave them and changed direction to go plant the fields.
The fields were currently at the seedling transplantation stage.
Because of the uneven terrain of staggered paddies in odd shapes, large transplantation machines could not be used. They could only transplant by hand, and progress was very slow and tiring.
But although the guests were tired, they never complained or slacked off. Despite the slow speed, they kept seriously working.
This was also one of the reasons the show was so popular.
With Shen Tang added, many anti-fans flocked to the livestream, not optimistic at all.
[I bet this wannabe can keep up her act for how long]
[Why do I see Shen Tang wherever I go, so annoying]
[My family is rural, let me say this. Shen Tang's corn shucking actions were pretty standard]
[How much do you water army get paid per post? Make some money and bring your sisters in]
Shen Tang didn't know about the barrage of attacks on the screen.
If she knew, she'd probably applaud and cheer, since the more people scolded her, the more people were watching, the hotter the show, and the more money she earned.
After all, getting scolded doesn't make you lose any meat.
Shen Tang looked at the ground and heaved a long sigh. Having great strength didn't mean she couldn't get tired.
In her past life, she had transplanted rice too, but only during her school breaks when she did part-time work. She could earn a good 200 yuan a day. Working a few days a month was enough for her monthly living expenses.
Now looking at the rice seedlings, she strangely felt a sense of intimacy.
Shen Tang opened her arms wide and took a deep breath. "Little seedlings, here I come!"
The other guests: "......"
They quietly distanced themselves a bit from Shen Tang.
[Haha dying, every guest's face clearly says "we're not close"]
[Shen Tang's acting is too much, when will her acting be as little as your brain]
[Can we have less screen time of this attention seeker, so annoying to watch]
Whether it was on purpose or not, it seemed Shen Tang's screen time increased.
Transplanting seedlings also relied on practice. Shen Tang worked nonstop at lightning speed, quickly moving to the front.
Ao Ziping stood up straight and massaged his waist. He discovered Shen Tang was getting faster and faster.
"F*ck!"
The other guests hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"
"Quick look!" Ao Ziping pointed ahead.
Then they saw Shen Tang's speed getting quicker and quicker, almost like a robot.
"No way...did she secretly get trained somewhere?"
"Sister Tang Tang, doesn't your waist hurt?"
"You guys chat slowly. I'm going to catch up!"
The guests raced one another to keep up, even the female lead.
Many old fans started wondering if this was still the same show they watched.
The ones who previously sighed and groaned, why were they suddenly so energetic today like chicken blood was pumped into them?
In the end, less than half a day's tasks were finished in a day.
Ao Ziping clapped his muddy hands. "As expected, human potential is unlimited. If you don't push yourself, you'll never know what you can achieve."
Shen Tang glanced at him. "I want to eat a big meal."
"Huh?"
"Do you want to push yourself more and earn more ingredients?"
That's right, today's ingredients were still up in the air. Not to mention whether they could have a big meal, having enough to eat was an issue.
Ao Ziping immediately slapped his chest, "Sure! Sister Tang Tang, wait for me. Today's big meal is my treat!"
The female lead came over too, "Anyway, the tasks are finished. Why don't we all work together, to be honest, it's been so long since we had a good meal ourselves."
Shen Tang didn't decline, however——
She lowered her voice and said, "The production team is too nasty. We can help the villagers like this morning and get ingredients in exchange."
The others didn't immediately decide. Apparently they knew what their own work output was like, and in the end it was still Shen Tang who did the most.
Shen Tang grabbed the female lead's hand. "Come on, the earlier we finish the earlier we can eat!"
She couldn't help but squeeze. Tsk, the female lead's hands were so soft.
It was a busy farming season, and there were still quite a few families that needed help. Moreover, they only wanted ingredients instead of money, which was advantageous for both sides.
After a simple lunch, the few found a family that needed help. They agreed that after finishing work, they would get a big goose.
Big geese were precious goods. Braised goose especially was superb.
The guests hadn't enjoyed a good meal for a long time, just thinking about it made their mouths water.
"Work work work!" "Sister Tang Tang, you're good at cooking, you make dinner tonight?"
"Sure!"
Shen Tang didn't mind cooking. Her junior was quite lazy usually, but could buckle down when needed.
Moreover, these others weren't very good at cooking either.
She had speed-watched the livestream replay overnight. She could only say it was pretty impressive they hadn't poisoned themselves with their cooking yet.
Flavor was not even a priority anymore. As long as the food was cooked it was good enough.
That afternoon, everyone worked hard, with no intention of cutting corners whatsoever.
By night when they finished, not only did the other family give them a big goose, but also a lot of side dishes.
It was just that the goose was alive, and Shen Tang didn't dare kill it.
She held the knife to the goose's neck, aiming here and there, but ultimately didn't dare put it down.
"I don't think I can do it. Anyone else want to try?"
The few guests all shook their heads and backed away.
"I don't dare either..."
"I've never killed anything before..."
In the end they all stared blankly at each other.
Ao Ziping scratched his head, "So what now?"
He was really hungry, and also craving meat.
Alright, not craving, extremely craving.
Shen Tang tentatively asked, "Why don't we...not eat it?"
She really couldn't do it. You have to know, when she cooked in the past, she used pre-slaughtered meat bought at the market.
If she had known earlier, she would've asked the owner to kill and clean the goose first before taking it back.
But she also felt a little bad about asking that. Slaughtering geese was probably troublesome too, and the busy villagers should properly rest at home after work, without extra tasks.
Ao Ziping painfully swallowed his saliva. "Okay, then what about the goose?"
"Let's keep it..."
And so, the first small animal joined their small courtyard——the big white goose.
If you ignored its constant honking while craning its neck, it was still pretty cute.
At least it wasn't casually biting people like in online jokes.