weddingnovel Chapter 33 Harvesting Wheat?
Chapter 33 Harvesting Wheat?
Upon hearing Bai Ge's question, Chen Hong revealed a sly smile.
"Of course we won't forbid you from using the funds."
"However, if we want to use the funds to buy ingredients, we have to go to town."
"Then let's just go to town, shall we?"
Jiang Zhaoyue said with some doubt.
"Of course, but our production team doesn't provide transportation. The town is about ten kilometers away from here."
Chen Hong's casual words struck everyone in the small house like a bolt from the blue.
"I was wondering why your production team said it was best not to drive and told me to come by plane."
"They even said the rural roads were complicated and they were afraid we'd get lost!"
"So this is what they were waiting for us to do!" Zhang Lin said with a wry smile.
Upon hearing this, the people present looked at Chen Hong with strange expressions.
"Director Chen, Uncle Zhang is so old, this is practically a scam targeting elderly people living alone!"
Xu An was the first to speak out, filled with righteous indignation.
Upon hearing this, Chen Hong's face showed a speechless expression.
You haven't been very nice to Zhang Lin either, have you?
She wisely ignored Xu An, and with a serious expression, addressed the crowd:
"Alright, let's draw lots to decide the groups. We'll split into two groups, one with two people and the other with three people."
Although the group was reluctant to harvest the wheat, they had no choice but to draw lots one by one when faced with Chen Hong's threat to use the ingredients.
Finally, Xu An and Bai Ge were paired up, while Zhang Lin, Jiang Zhaoyue, and Shen Wanwan were assigned to a group.
Subsequently, the two groups were taken to two separate wheat fields.
Xu An looked at the wheat field in front of him, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.
This must be at least three acres, right?
How long will it take for the two of them to finish receiving it?
But it should be fine if we have a machine?
Xu An breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the machines parked beside the wheat field.
People's joys and sorrows are not shared, but the viewers in the live stream were quite happy to watch Xu An and others collect the microphone.
[Alright, alright, this is exactly what I want to see. Now, suffer terribly!]
I felt sorry for Bai Ge and the others going to harvest wheat, but my suggestion for Xu An to go harvest wheat is to let him harvest a few more acres.
[Speaking of which, could it be that An Gou caused all this trouble by making us harvest wheat? Didn't he say in the previous video that the villagers asked him to harvest the wheat?]
It's understandable that the audience is happy about this. It's common to see people doing microphone removal, but it's rare to see celebrities doing it, and it's even rarer to see popular celebrities like Bai Ge, Jiang Zhaoyue, and Zhang Lin doing it.
Of course, there are also some dissenting voices.
Harvesting wheat? These delicate-skinned people, do they even know how to harvest it properly?
Indeed, don't complain about being tired after less than ten minutes of harvesting.
I think this is just a show.
The sounds from the live stream disappeared instantly after the production team provided the microphone-collecting tools to everyone in the small house.
Xu An looked at the staff in front of him, then at the rusty sickle in his hand, his voice filled with disbelief.
"No, you're just telling us to use this to harvest the wheat?"
The staff member looked at the sickle in Xu An's hand and gave an awkward smile.
"Isn't harvesting wheat just done with a sickle?"
His voice carried a hint of guilt.
Xu An laughed in exasperation.
"No, you think I've never seen a wheat harvest before?"
"They use combine harvesters now, okay!"
"I'm not asking for a large harvester, but surely you have a small one?"
Upon hearing this, the staff member gave an awkward smile and said, "The villagers all use the harvesters, so it's not convenient for us to lend them out."
"You'll have to make do with sickles."
After saying that, as if afraid that Xu An would ask further questions, the staff member left with just one sentence and quickly slipped away.
"Our production team has booked these few acres of land. You don't need to rush. If you're not familiar with it, you can take your time."
Watching the staff member disappear into the distance, leaving only their backs, Xu An and Bai Ge exchanged a glance, both showing a hint of helplessness on their faces.
"Your production team is really treating us like we're Japanese!"
Xu An turned his head and said through gritted teeth to the photographer holding the camera.
Upon hearing this, the photographer gave an awkward but polite smile.
In the control room, Chen Hong looked at Xu An, who had a bitter expression on his face, and smiled.
You tormented me for a week as a demon pill, now you know how powerful the director is, right?
With a smile on her face, she said to the assistant director:
"I forgot to consider that I should have asked him to order takeout. Now he's out of options, isn't he?"
Upon hearing this, the assistant director was about to chime in when he looked at the screen and paused, then pointed at it and said, "Director, it seems Xu An isn't harvesting the wheat properly?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Hong was startled, looked up, and then smiled, "So it was the tractor next to the wheat field."
"Don't worry, this tractor belongs to the villagers. It broke down a few days ago and definitely can't help them harvest wheat."
Beside the rice paddy, Bai Ge watched Xu An tinkering with the tractor, a strange look on his face: "Xiao An, this tractor seems to be broken, doesn't it?"
"Why are you still looking at it?"
You can't possibly fix it, can you?
That's what Bai Ge thought, and then she discovered that Xu An seemed to actually have the same idea.
Seeing Xu An look at the tractor for a while, and then a thoughtful expression on his face, Bai Ge suddenly felt a glimmer of hope.
Could he really do that?
"Xiao An, can you figure out where the problem is?"
Xu An nodded, and a hint of surprise flashed in Bai Ge's eyes. Then, he heard Xu An say with a serious expression, "The problem is that the tractor won't move."
Bai Ge: ?
You've been looking at this for so long and this is the conclusion you've drawn?
Bai Ge almost lost his composure, and the viewers in the live stream were speechless.
[To summarize, Xu An's conclusion is essentially that being hungry is because he hasn't eaten?]
Isn't that obvious?
[You scared me! I really thought Xu An could fix this tractor!]
[Impossible. If it were a minor problem, the villagers could fix it themselves; it wouldn't be sitting here.]
[If you don't understand, just ask: Aren't tractors used for plowing fields? How can they harvest wheat?]
[You're obviously a city bumpkin. Tractors have so many uses: add a header to harvest rice, add a seeder to sow seeds, add a fertilizer applicator to fertilize.]
However, this has nothing to do with Xu An anymore; it seems he'll have to stick to using the sickle.
It wasn't just the audience who had this thought. Bai Ge looked at Xu An, who was still staring at the tractor, and a hint of helplessness appeared on her face. She said softly:
"Xiao An, stop looking, let's harvest the rice!"
"If you feel tired, you can rest for a while and then continue cutting later."
"It's okay, I'll go get it cut first, it'll be the same."
The older sister had a gentle expression. After speaking, she picked up a sickle, slung her basket over her shoulder, and was about to walk towards the wheat field when Xu An, who had turned around, reached out and blocked her way.
Seeing the somewhat puzzled yet still gentle expression on Bai Ge's face, Xu An was taken aback, then a helpless smile appeared on his face.
"Sister Ge, now that you mention it, it seems this tractor has no choice but to be repaired."
"It's just a pity, I saved up for a week..."
What does that mean?
Before Bai Ge could understand what Xu An meant, he saw Xu An's expression suddenly turn serious.
He then nimbly crawled under the tractor to inspect the engine, a look of realization dawning on his face. He fiddled with a twig for a bit before climbing out.
"Xiao An, what's wrong with you...?"
Before Bai Ge could finish speaking, Xu An stood up, dusted off his clothes, and then walked to the driver's seat with practiced ease, lifted the seat, and took out the crank handle.
Pull the throttle switch to the half-throttle position, press the depressurization lever with your left hand, and insert the crank handle into the keyhole with your right hand, turning it naturally clockwise.
After turning it twice, Xu An released the pressure relief lever with his left hand and continued to exert force with his right hand. The tractor soon started to "putt-putt" and when the crank handle was pulled out, the entire tractor was already running.
Bai Ge was completely stunned.
The viewers in the live broadcast room and the staff in the control room were also stunned.
No, it's fixed already? And it's even started?