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Chapter 29
The male host took out four closed food boxes and distributed them to the chefs: “The food boxes contain little assistant badges. Chefs, open the lids and pin the badges on your chef uniforms, and you will have a capable little assistant~”
The chefs opened their food boxes one after another and showed everyone the little assistant badges in their hands. These badges had Q-version figures of the guests, which accurately depicted the characteristics of the guests. They were cute and easy to recognize.
The master chefs and the guests, upon seeing the miniature figures, had a pretty good idea—except for Chef Liu.
Chef Liu looked at the bald monk in his hand, then looked at the guests, with a very confused expression, and had no idea at all.
The female host didn’t notice his confusion and continued the cue process: “Now, please ask the assistants to go to the corresponding chefs according to the instructions on the badges.”
Shi Xi walked up to Chef Liu and smiled at him: “Please take care of me.”
When Chef Liu saw Shi Xi, he raised the bald man in his hand in shock and couldn’t help asking: “This is you? Your hair…”
Shi Xi pointed at the bald man and explained: “This is my look in the movie. I played the role of Buddha Wuchen in “Phantom”.
Hearing the name of the movie, Chef Liu had some impression: “Is it the movie that Niannian is filming? What a coincidence, she was also my partner last time she came to play, and she did mention your name in the show.”
Shi Xi smiled and nodded.
“Your image in and out of the play is so different,” Chef Liu glanced at the camera and asked quietly, “Your wig looks so natural. Can you recommend a brand to me after the recording?”
“…”Actually, this is real hair, but Shi Xi has indeed reviewed a good wig brand.
“No problem.” She looked at Chef Liu sympathetically. It seems that he also has the problem of hair loss.
【Laughing to death, Chef Liu dare not recognize it. Is the program group trying to cause trouble by giving Shi Xiao this Buddhist badge? 】
【Program team: We are promoting the movie for Teacher Xiao Shi~】
【Chef Liu’s mental journey: It’s you! ——Have your hair grown out? ——Please share the link of your wig (please). 】
【Other partners are exchanging cooking skills, but this pair is exchanging wig brands? 】
【The host thought: Teacher Xiao Shi brought sunset light and romance into the cafeteria. In fact: Teacher Xiao Shi brought sand sculptures into the kitchen. 】
After the guests and the chef got to know each other, the female host began to introduce the amateur guests: “These five are the guests of the farm homestay and the experience officers of the canteen this evening. Their choices will determine the ‘best partner’ tonight.”
The male host said: “Several experience officers, please tell us about your preferences and taboos. This will become the basis for our chefs and assistants to decide the menu. Each pair of partners needs to serve at least four dishes. It should be noted that the assistants must complete a dish independently.”
The female host smiled and said: “Let me give you a sample. I personally like Western food very much, especially steak, medium rare.”
The male host clapped his hands with her and cleared his throat: “I like to eat pasta. I wonder if anyone has the same taste as me.”
The amateur guests laughed together.
“Are the two hosts hinting that we should add more dishes?”
“I started to feel hungry when I heard the name of the dish. I can’t wait to eat.”
The amateur guests said their preferences and taboos in turn. At the end, everyone specifically mentioned “I like to eat steak and pasta” to deliberately tease the two hosts.
The male host laughed: “Next is the menu-making session. Now the pressure is on the chef and the assistants~”
The female host reminded: “After deciding on the menu, you need to race against time to find ingredients on the farm. It will be more difficult to get ingredients after dark.”
The male host: “Well, now please ask the assistants to get your blackboards and make the menu with the chef!”
After the host announced the start, the three guests rushed to get the mobile blackboard. Shi Xi walked slowly at the back, and didn’t seem to care about time at all.
After getting the blackboard, the other groups began to actively discuss the menu.
“Let’s start with the preferences of the experience officers and make the dishes they like to eat,” Bai Man is experienced and first asked the chef who partnered with her: “What seasonal ingredients are there on the farm now?”
Jiang Xingmian and his chef were relatively quiet. The two of them discussed in a low voice. While discussing, they wrote and drew on the blackboard, and their presence was not very strong.
Guan Xing did not discuss with the chef at all and made a unilateral decision: “The host mentioned steak and pasta right at the beginning, and has positioned this episode as Western food. We will make high-end Western food.”
The camera turned to Shi Xi, and she said to Chef Liu: “We are partners, so I need to know your thoughts. Do you value winning or losing or experience?”
Chef Liu looked at her hair with envy: “Winning or losing doesn’t matter. I care more about the wig brand now.”
Shi Xi couldn’t help laughing: “Okay, I’m here to have fun this time. Now our goals are the same. Since someone has taken care of the taste of the experience officer, let’s make something we like. What cuisine are you best at? “
“I am an all-rounder, but I am best at Cantonese cuisine.” Chef Liu sighed regretfully: “It’s a pity that I have been making Western food and innovative dishes in the previous issues, and I have no chance to make classic Cantonese cuisine.”
“Now you have a chance. I love Cantonese cuisine,” Shi Xi turned the chalk in her hand flexibly: “You don’t have to think about other things. Make three of your specialties and I will get whatever ingredients you need.”
“It’s best to have meat.” Shi Xi added.
Chef Liu thought for a while, picked up the chalk and wrote down several dish names on the blackboard: “How about these dishes?”
Shi Xi took a look and saw the blackboard: scallion chicken, steamed prawns with garlic vermicelli, steamed fish and blanched lettuce.
Shi Xi was hungry. She gave Chef Liu a thumbs up: “They are all my favorites.”
“To be honest, I also like these dishes,” Chef Liu smiled and said kindly: “There are fish and shrimps in the fish pond of the farm, but it is difficult to catch them. If you don’t want to go into the water, we can change the menu.”
“No need to change,” Shi Xi said: “Make a list of ingredients for me.”
Chef Liu began to make a list and said: “I guess you can’t tell the types of fish, just catch them, and hope they are fatter.”
“Teacher Xiao Shi, I’m leaving first!” Bai Man waved the list of ingredients in her hand to Shi Xi, and went to the tool room next to her to choose tools.
“She got there first!” Guan Xing urged his partner chef anxiously: “Write faster, I must not lose!”
The chef was sweating because of his urging, and wrote on the paper: “Right away, right away.”
On the other side, Shi Xi picked up a bottle of juice sponsored by the sponsor and drank it leisurely, and also reminded Chef Liu: “Don’t be in a hurry, write the strokes clearly.”
When Chef Liu finished making the list, the other guests had already left the kitchen, but Shi Xi was still unhurried, and when she left, she still had the unfinished juice in her hand.
【Other people’s menus are all the food that the experience officer and the host like to eat, but Shi Xi’s menu is all the food that she and the chef like to eat? 】
【She is really an experience person, just here to have fun, this is the meaning of farming food variety shows, the chef who can be her partner is really happy.】
【Don’t say it too soon. Old fans of this variety show are telling you not to think farming is too good. With her menu, she has to go to the fish pond and catch chickens. If she takes her time like this, she may not even get the ingredients… Chef Liu may cry by then. 】
【Indeed, even if she gets the ingredients, she won’t have time to cook. Won’t she be in a rush by then? I appreciate the action of other groups, especially Guan Xing.】
【Shi Xi is too bad. I think she will lose】.
【The action of other groups is great, but I also like Shi Xi’s free and immersive play. To be honest, she doesn’t care about winning or losing, but it doesn’t mean she will definitely lose.】
【To be honest, if I were to participate, I would also like to cook what I like. 】
Shi Xi came to the tool room, and the farm owner Shu Ge handed her a hand-drawn map of the farm and introduced it to her: “You can take any tools here, and you can take any ingredients from the farm. In addition to the ingredients needed for cooking, you can also pick your favorite fruits and vegetables and take them home to eat after recording the show.”
Zhang Qingyu appeared in front of Shi Xi and said excitedly: “Junior sister, junior sister, let’s go pick tomatoes!”
“No problem.” Shi Xi nodded to Zhang Qingyu and thanked Shu Ge.
Shu Ge was very cheerful. Seeing that Shi Xi looked gentle and might not have much experience in farm work, he offered to help her look at the list of ingredients.
Shi Xi handed over the list, and Shu Ge said after reading it: “I suggest you go to the fish pond first. It’s not safe to go into the water after dark. It will take a few minutes to get there by sightseeing bus. There is a small tool room next to the fish pond, where there are fishing tools and waterproof overalls for going into the water.”
“Okay.” Shi Xi circled several destinations on the map with a pen and formulated the most efficient route.
Shu Ge pointed to the wall: “Take a small basket and a small sickle. After catching fish and shrimp, you can go directly to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables. Pick whatever you like. Don’t be polite.”
“Then I won’t be polite with you.” Shi Xi picked up the largest backpack.
Shu Ge laughed and said proudly: “I’m not being polite. The more you pick, the happier I am. This is an affirmation of me and the farm. If you can fill this basket, I will give you a free coupon for a year-round farm tour. You are welcome to pick vegetables anytime, anywhere!”
Shi Xi raised her eyebrows: “I’ll try my best.”
【This basket is really small.】
【 I’m jealous. I’m jealous.】
【 It’s hard to carry it if it’s full. Shu Ge said every episode that you can pick whatever you want, but I haven’t seen any guest really take fruits and vegetables home. Shi Xi is just being polite, right?】
【 You don’t know Xiao Shi. Don’t look at her lazy now. She is a doer.】
Shi Xi picked a small sickle and got on the farm sightseeing car to the fish pond. A few minutes later, she arrived at the fish pond. The clear water reflected the gorgeous sunset. Shi Xi walked on the path of the fish pond with a bamboo basket on her back, and raised her hand to gently stroke the mulberry leaves on the roadside. The whole picture was as beautiful as an impressionist oil painting.
Shi Xi looked back at the photographer: “Photographer, can mulberry leaves be eaten?”
This sentence brought the photographer back to reality. It seems that fairies also have to eat.
The photographer couldn’t talk to her, so he could only nod with the camera.
Shi Xi had already started thinking about those ripe and tempting mulberries: “These fruits look very sweet, they must be delicious.”
The photographer took a look at the fruits on the tree, slid his Adam’s apple, and nodded again with the camera in agreement.
“Ahhh!!” A scream came from another fish pond.
Shi Xi quickened her pace and rushed over. She saw Guan Xing climbed up from the water in a mess. He was soaked all over. It seemed that he accidentally fell.
Bai Man was also fishing and asked with concern: “Are you okay?”
Guan Xing carefully wiped the water off his face and ignored her with a sullen face.
Bai Man didn’t feel embarrassed and turned away expressionlessly. When she saw Shi Xi, she immediately smiled sweetly and waved enthusiastically: “Teacher Xiao Shi, are you going to catch fish too?”
Shi Xi smiled at her: “I want to catch fish and shrimp.”
“There are a lot of fish in this pond. The water is clear enough to see the fish, but they are so sensitive, and the mud in the pond is so slippery that you will fall if you are not careful. I still have no harvest now.” Bai Man sighed helplessly: “If it doesn’t work, I can only give up this dish. Teacher Xiao Shi, go get the tools.”
When Shi Xi went to get the tools, there was another scream behind her. It was probably Guan Xing who fell again.
It was too troublesome to put on the equipment for going into the water. Shi Xi thought of a good way to catch fish, so she only took the fishing net and the small bucket for aquatic products.
When she returned to the fish pond, Bai Man saw that she was not wearing wading pants and water shoes, and reminded her: “Teacher Xiaoshi, you forgot to wear your swimming equipment.”
Shi Xi said: “I’ll fish on the shore.”
Guan Xing smiled disdainfully: “I can’t catch any fish even after I go into the water, you might as well just give up.”
Bai Man heard Guan Xing’s voice-over: If you don’t want to work hard, get out as soon as possible.
Bai Man smiled and spoke for Shi Xi: “Since you can’t catch any fish even after going into the water, then fishing on the shore is also a solution, Teacher Xiaoshi, come on!”
Shi Xi winked at her: “To thank Man Man for your encouragement, I’ll give you one if I catch one later.”
Bai Man put down the fishing net and made a heart to her: “Whether I can eat butter fried fish fillet tonight depends on Teacher Xiaoshi!”
“I think you two should give up together.” Guan Xing said sarcastically, turning around and walking to the other side.
【Guan Xing’s words are a bit harsh, it really ruins the atmosphere. 】
【I admit that Guan Guan’s words are a bit blunt, but he is also disappointed. Shi Xi is too obvious to be a bad person. Everyone else is in the water, but she is trying to be special. She is unwilling to go into the water. What kind of farming variety show is she recording? 】
【She will definitely not catch any fish with this attitude. What’s wrong with letting her give up? Look at how hard our Guan Guan works. 】
【Shi Xi has summarized the failure experience of the previous two guests and decided to try a new strategy. But what if this time they actually succeeded? What would you say then? 】
Guan Xing put the fishing net into the water and waited with bated breath for the fish to pass by.
When he felt the time was right, he immediately swung the pole to catch fish! With a splash, the water droplets raised a beautiful arc in the air and slowly fell to the water surface. Guan Xing looked at the fishing net – empty.
He changed his position with difficulty and repeated the operation again. This time, a fish got into the fishing net. He was so excited that his heart was pounding and his movements became very cautious. Just when he thought victory was in sight, the slippery fish swung its tail flexibly, jumped out of the fishing net and jumped into the water.
Guan Xing completely lost his patience and threw the fishing net into the water in annoyance: “I can’t catch it at all!” Broken fish pond!
He was holding back a thousand swear words in his heart. If there was no camera, he would definitely curse.
Just then, he found that the nearby fish were swimming in the same direction at a very fast speed and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
It was so weird.
Guan Xing frowned and looked around, and found that Bai Man had already gone near Shi Xi.
A large group of fish gathered on the water in front of Shi Xi. These fish did not hide at all, like a group of koi waiting to be fed.
There were even fish jumping into the air, wagging their tails to attract her attention.
Guan Xing’s eyes widened: Are these the same group of fish that just avoided him?
Shi Xi squatted on the shore and looked at Bai Man nonchalantly: “What kind of fish do you want? Choose one.”
Bai Man felt the fish swimming past her, and goose bumps appeared on her thin arms. She was shocked beyond words: “Teacher Xiao Shi, what did you do? How come all these fish swam over obediently?”
Not only did they swim over obediently, they almost said “Choose me, choose me”.
Shi Xi looked up into the distance, her ghost friends were playing in the fish pond, driving the fish towards her while playing.
She tilted her head, and the cinnabar mole under her eyes was even more moving in the twilight: “I didn’t do anything, I just wanted to please the fish.”
【I asked the fish in my fish tank, and they said it must be an act.】 ]
【My dad, a ten-year fisherman, is crying with envy now.】
【I was shocked. What kind of physique is Xiaoshi? She dominated the fish pond directly!】
【You are also very likable. The fish who want to be your sister, woo woo woo…】
【Don’t forget, Xiaoshi is a magician, a part-time job.】
【Let me say quietly, this picture is a little bit weird, think about Xiaoshi’s other part-time job, it’s really scary. 】
【Is this the difference between fruitless effort and the art of doing nothing? Guan Xing worked his fingers to the bone, only to be left empty-handed, so mad he threw his net away. Shi Xi, on the other hand, didn’t lift a finger, and yet all the fish came to her.】
【It seems that many people said that she couldn’t catch any fish just now. You call this not catching any fish? 】
Shi Xi chose a big fat fish and enough shrimps, and helped Bai Man choose a fish and pulled her ashore.
The resentful spirits also left the fish pond. Everything returned to normal. The fish quickly dived to the bottom of the water.
The two girls walked towards the tool room, talking and laughing. Bai Man stretched and sighed, “The evening breeze is so comfortable~ I am so happy hugging my teacher Xiao Shi’s thigh~”
It was getting darker, and Guan Xing was the only one standing in the water. He looked at his empty fish basket and suddenly felt that the water and wind were so cold, and he wanted to go home.
AloeVera[Translator]
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