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Chapter 157 The Value of Sweet Potatoes

"More than 100 yuan is enough for so many of us to eat?!" Dai Yu exclaimed with his eyes widened. After thinking about it for a while, he still found it incredible and murmured in a low voice, "This is too economical. Come on. You can only eat rice porridge and pickles, that’s a meal after all. No, the instant noodles we ate yesterday provided by the sponsor of the program team were even more economical, and we didn’t spend a penny."

Dai Yu's words of "too frugal" are indeed correct. It's all thanks to the fact that the stars selected by the program crew do not have high requirements or standards for food. They are all relatively simple and expensive. The expensive ones cost several thousand or a few dollars. Wan's dishes are edible, and meals priced at a few cents or a few yuan are also acceptable. If you're not a picky eater, a bowl of rice will suffice. There are really not many artists with this kind of personality in the entertainment industry now. The program team was able to gather so many people because this variety show was a B-level low-cost online variety show when it was scheduled to be released. There were not many people. They deserve it only if they like it.

When the previous Ming Xiaoxi came, he claimed that the minimum cost for a breakfast must be within the standard of 300+, and milk, eggs, and fruits were all required, and it had to be branded, otherwise he would never Use chopsticks even if you are hungry. Then they can't really make people hungry, so they can only save their share and give it to Ming Xiaoxi. So much so that in the last two episodes of last season, when Ming Xiaoxi came to fill in, not only did they spend all the balance of nearly 3,000 they had saved in the previous episodes, but they also owed the program team several hundred yuan. In the last two days, These artists worked hard to pay off their debts, and did not have to wait until this season to pay back the outstanding bills.

Thinking of this incident, Gu Bin and others all wanted to shed tears for themselves - after having saved so much money, they thought they would be able to do something luxurious on the last night, but they ended up being extravagant. Ming Xiaoxi was alone, and they had to work hard to pay off the debt until the last moment. If they hadn't received the announcement fee from the program team later, which made them feel relieved, they would still be in this mood.

So when Dai Yu heard that Jiang Ran could provide dinner for six of them for less than 200 yuan, the average cost per person was about 30, he was really surprised!

Although their dinner last night only cost more than 200 yuan, that was because there were some cooked food dishes they brought from home, such as braised pig trotters, steaks, etc., which could be added to the meal. There were no such extra ingredients tonight. Yes! ! ! To be honest, six artists only spent 200 yuan on a meal. If word spread, people would laugh at it, right? !

"This is the price for ordinary home-cooked food, and it's still a lot. Generally, the cost of ingredients for a meal for a family of six should be around seventy or eighty." Jiang Ran frowned slightly and continued uncertainly, "And we can also cook the mushrooms we picked up on the mountain together at night. It will definitely be enough to add two dishes."

When Jiang Ran said these words, the price level was still at the level when she was still an amateur. There was no change in her thinking about raising her consumption level now that she had become a star.

"Then do we still need to work to make money? We can just lie down! Anyway, the expenses for this period are enough."

"We spent all the money tonight," Shi Yue was stunned for a moment and asked, "Aren't you going to eat tomorrow?!"

Dai Yu was the first to raise his hand and said, "I don't have to eat. Anyway, I can leave after the recording is finished tomorrow. I will just go and eat more by then."

"..."

Zhang Haixun had a look of disapproval, "You can't do this, it's easy to get stomach problems. When you were young, you didn't think it was anything, but you will know it when you get older. You must have a regular diet and balanced nutrition..."

"Look at the director's expression. He panicked just now when he heard that we were going to spend more than 100 yuan to spend these three days. He was afraid that if we didn't work, they would have no material to edit." Liu Yue pointed to the people in the crowd. The director laughed with a wrinkled face. After laughing enough, he slowly said aloud under the glare of the director, "No matter what we do, we have to reserve some start-up funds for the next period. I personally suggest that we Find a way to make some money."

"But it's hard to make money for the program crew. A pound of sweet potatoes only costs one yuan. We can't make much even if we're so exhausted." Shi Yue sighed and said, "When I watch other people's shows, corn harvests only cost one yuan. Bananas cost ten yuan a bunch. Why have prices dropped so much when we got here? Did you break a bone?"

"It's better than nothing. It's more or less money. We still have to make what we should earn. If we add up a little, we'll make a tower. Come on!" Jiang Ran clenched her fists and encouraged the others, "And those sweet potatoes are very heavy on the scale. Yes, if the farmer uncle sells it, it only costs a few cents per catty, and the program team doesn’t think he’s cheating us.”

"Ah?!" Gu Bin and others' eyes widened in disbelief, "No way, it's so low."

Jiang Ran nodded and affirmed, "There are really only so many. Just carry a big bag of snakeskin bags and sell them on the street for dozens of dollars. I have seen when I was a child, those grandparents who wanted to save money , I always walk to the street with my things on my back, because this way I can save a few dollars on the bus fare, and it can take two or three hours to walk back and forth.”

"It's really hard for the farmer uncles. We don't have any processes such as planting, fertilizing, and weeding. It's troublesome to go directly to the fields to harvest. They still have to do these things, and then the income is so low. It's really... not easy. of."

“The pay and income are too disproportionate.”

"Yes, so we must not waste food."

Jiang Ran couldn't help but sigh, "The cheap grain hurts the farmers, alas..."

Chatting all the way, the group of people had now walked from Chen Nan's house to the outside of their yard. After opening the yard door, they were sitting outside changing their shoes. They continued chatting and said, "Then let's take a rest. I have set the alarm clock. One See you in an hour, everyone."

"Good afternoon, bye ~"

"Good afternoon, everyone."

The six of them went back to their rooms. After squinting for half an hour, Jiang Ran and Shi Yue were the first to wake up. After getting up, she first touched up her makeup in the room, and then went downstairs to call. Several other brothers.

After a few people got up, they were still a little dazed, sitting in the living room and waking up from drowsiness. The director of the program team came over to communicate with them and said that you have had enough rest. In the afternoon, you can harvest the sweet potatoes in the field in exchange for money. As previously agreed, the program team will give them a subsidy of one pound for every pound of sweet potatoes harvested. money. After all, even if you just talk about lying down when filming a variety show, you can't really lie down, right? ! You still have to do what you have to do!

Afraid that they would not agree, the director also started to play the emotional card with them - making money was a trivial matter, and the main purpose was to help them borrow the owner of this small courtyard to do some farm work, so as not to miss the season and it would be difficult for the farmers to start the next stage of planting.

So the six of them happily agreed, and went to the tool room to rummage around and found gloves, baskets, sickles and other farm tools. Zhang Haixun's eyes fell on several stacks of Luodou made of bamboo strips. , his eyes lit up, he took out a Luodou and showed it to the others, "It should be faster with this, right? Do any of you use this thing? You should use a carrying pole to carry it."

Jiang Ran and Shi Yue turned their heads and looked at each other, then shook their heads, saying that they couldn't do it - even if they knew how to do this, they didn't have the physical strength to pick it!

With her small arms and legs, it would be difficult for her to carry twenty kilograms.

"I can't." After hearing their discussion, Gu Bin answered directly without looking back. When you get older, you have to accept your age. Otherwise, you will be the only one who suffers from old arms and waist.

"This...I haven't tried it. I can give it a try." Liu Yue stepped forward and took the pole on the side, tied the rope on the Luodou, and with the help of Zhang Haixun, he picked it up and gave it a try, going back and forth. After taking two steps, I felt okay, so I nodded and took over the matter, "I can do this."

"Okay, then you'll do this later."

"Of course you can do it if it's empty. If you try it with something in it, the weight will come up. You can still do it."

"It makes sense." Liu Yue nodded in agreement upon hearing this. He looked around the room, then put the two large wooden stakes in the corner into his pocket, and then selected the experiment. Although it is a bit laborious and unstable to walk, it is indeed possible. If you walk a few more times, you should be able to master it. "I can use a little less in the front to be half-full to get familiar with it, and a little more in the back."

Gu Bin suddenly thought of something when he heard this, and turned around and asked, "Hey, do we need to pick it back ourselves? When we recorded the first season, didn't we have tricycles to assist us? This time we have to transport it back from the ground ourselves?" !”

"That's right! I'll go out and ask the director." Dai Yu clasped his hands together and clapped his hands, as if suddenly enlightened, he turned and walked out of the tool room with an expression on his face that he wanted to settle accounts with the director, but within two minutes he was in the yard Li shouted to them at the top of his lungs, "Big brother, second brother, the director said that if you want to use a tricycle, you have to pay them!"

The five people in the tool room here were actively preparing tools and equipment. They only heard Dai Yu's voice but not what he specifically said . No one paid attention to him. After waiting for two seconds, Dai Yu shouted outside again. Gu Bin was putting on wrist guards and gloves. After a while, he asked, "What is Xiaoyu shouting outside?"

"You have to spend money to use a car." Jiang Ran summed it up in one sentence.

"!!!" Gu Bin's eyes widened instantly, "What?! You have to spend money to use the car? Why? This car belongs to the show crew?"

Gu Bin reacted violently. As he spoke, he also walked into the yard. Seeing this, the others immediately followed and stood at the door of the tool room, looking at Dai Yu and Gu Bin in the yard as well as the director standing opposite them, observing the specific situation outside.

Seeing Gu Bin come out, Dai Yu seemed to have found a backbone. He showed a change of face to the director on the spot. From a weak and pitiful person, he instantly turned into a fox with fake power. He stood behind Gu Bin with arrogance and raised his voice. He stared at the director opposite with his chin raised, with an expression that said, "You must give me an explanation today."

After Gu Bin rushed out, he looked at the director with stern eyes, frowned and asked in disbelief, "Director, tell me again, what did you just say, what do you want for the car?!"

Facing Gu Bin's questioning look, the director felt inexplicably guilty. He coughed awkwardly and avoided his sight, but still stubbornly added, "It costs money."

"Why?!"

"This car doesn't belong to our program team either..."

Before the director could finish speaking, Gu Bin seemed to have caught him and immediately interrupted him to retort, "Since it's not yours, why do you still charge money? Director, don't you think this is unfair?" Great."

"Can you please listen to what I have to say first and then you can speak?"

Gu Bin nodded, raised his chin slightly and motioned to the director to continue, "Okay, director, you go ahead."

"That's right, this car was not provided by our program team, but was borrowed from a nearby neighbor. When you rent someone else's car, you have to pay them a little for wear and tear."

Gu Bin, who just wanted to go back with a righteous argument, heard this answer, and his momentum instantly weakened. He nodded and stopped arguing. He agreed with this statement, "This is indeed what should be given. How much will it cost?"

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