Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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He walked along the direction for a while, and not long after, a creek appeared in front of them.
Wan Yan ran over in surprise, bent down, and washed her hands.
Ling Qing also washed his hands. The water in the stream was very clear, and he could vaguely see fish underwater. They were very small, almost as long as a finger.
Ling Qing had no intention of catching it, but Wan Yan was curious and wanted to touch it, but in an instant, she saw the fish swimming away in the water with its tail swinging.
“It’s so cute.” Wan Yan said.
After she finished speaking, she turned around and her eyes fell on Ling Qing’s wrist.
“Why are you wearing a watch on your right hand?” Wan Yan asked in surprise.
Ling Qing looked at his watch. He actually didn’t have the habit of wearing a watch and didn’t usually wear it.
This time, it was purely because he couldn’t bring his mobile phone with him and thinking he might want to check the time, so he brought Xiao Liu’s watch over.
Before Ling Qing had time to answer, he heard Wan Yan say in surprise again, “That bracelet on your hand is so cute. Is it a little goldfish?”
Ling Qing raised his wrist, looked at it, and said with a smile, “Yeah.”
Wan Yan took a closer look and felt that this little goldfish was more delicate and beautiful than any she had ever seen before. It looked alive and ready to spit bubbles at any time.
“It’s really cute. What brand is it?”
Ling Qing didn’t know.
“I don’t know, it was a gift from my family.”
Wan Yan didn’t think much and just said, “Your family is really good at choosing. I have never seen such a cute little goldfish.”
Ling Qing chuckled, “It’s quite cute.”
She said, “This is the first time I have seen such a cute little fish.”
The two fetched water and walked back with the basin.
Qi Jiaxu had already returned from collecting stones and branches.
So, Ling Qing washed the vegetables they got and then started chopping them.
Qi Jiaxu watched in amazement as he raised and lowered the knife.
“What are you doing?” Ling Qing looked at him and said, “You can cut it too.”
“I can’t.”
“Cut the tomatoes into cubes and beat the eggs into a bowl, can you?”
Qi Jiaxu then started to cut the tomatoes tentatively.
Seeing that he could cut vegetables well, Ling Qing left the vegetable cutting to him and started to set up the stove.
He piled up the stones to look like a small stove, then put branches in and lit a fire.
Qi Jiaxu had finished chopping vegetables at this time and was about to take a rest when he heard Ling Qing say: “It’s not enough, go pick up some more branches and firewood.”
What he said was so natural and he looked very reliable. Qi Jiaxu did not hesitate, was very obedient, turned around and ran away again.
Ling Qing glanced at his increasingly distant figure and smiled slowly.
If Chen Hongming still dared to put his eyes on him, then he would let Chen Hongming know what counterintuitive tactics were.
He placed the pot on the fire, poured oil in, and started cooking.
When Qi Jiaxu came back, Ling Qing had finished frying the second dish and was preparing to cook noodles.
His speed was so fast, and the aroma of the food was so obvious that others couldn’t help but look at him.
“It smells so good.” Wan Yan said, “Why can’t we pair up? It would be great if we could be in a group with Ling Qing.”
Qi Tanghua also felt the same way, but the rules were the rules, so she still concentrated on making the fire.
Ding Lanzhi also smelled the fragrance and wanted to take a taste.
Not only did she think about it, but all the girls in her group also thought about it.
“Ling Qing looks young but is quite capable. He can set up a tent and cook, and he seems to have a good temper.”
“Oh, it would be great if I could be in a group with him.”
Chen Hongming smelled the smell coming from over there, and looking at the steamed buns in his hand, he just felt that life was hopeless.
“We really can just eat steamed buns.” Ji Boming asked him.
“Then what else can we do?” Chen Hongming glared at him.
Ji Boming had no choice but to open his mouth and take a bite. He was numb and felt that life was hard!
Qi Tanghua and Wan Yan were still in the fire-making stage, but their fires always went out.
Like them, Ding Lanzhi, Wang Yue, and Sun Jinghan’s fire never lasted long.
So they all ran to Ling Qing and asked him, “What should I do if the fire always goes out?”
“That’s right, I obviously learned from you, and I also built it on stones.”
Ling Qing calmed down while cooking noodles and said, “When you see the fire is about to go out, blow on it to save it.”
“How to blow on it?” everyone said in unison.
Ling Qing laughed and looked at Qi Jiaxu next to him, “You have to ask Xiao Xu. Xiao Xu helped me blow the fire.”
Which elder brother was responsible for blowing the fire? The elder brother could cook pretty well, but blowing the fire could easily lead to disgrace. Of course, he had to leave it to his younger brother to handle.
So Wan Yan and the others had no choice but to look at Qi Jiaxu.
Qi Jiaxu was unexpectedly watched by so many people, and was a little embarrassed for a moment, “Just blow like that.”
How could he know how to blow on the fire? It was exactly done following Ling Qing’s instructions such as “Left side, use less force, don’t blow too hard with one breath.”
So he could only say, “I’m not very good at it. I just listen to Xiao Ling.”
“Then can you help me take a look?” Wan Yan said, “Ling Qing is still cooking noodles at the moment. Can you take a look at it for us first? “
Qi Jiaxu thought it was okay. Wan Yan was the most popular among them, second only to Su Shu and Chen Hongming, so she dared to be the first to shout that she was tired on the road.
“Then I’ll go and help her take a look first.” He said to Ling Qing.
“Well, it’s up to you to decide your matter. Remember to come back for dinner later.”
Qi Jiaxu was stunned for a moment when he heard this.
He looked at Ling Qing’s side face with his head down cooking noodles, and suddenly felt guilty.
He had known about Ling Qing and Chen Hongming for a long time. He had heard from his agent before coming here.
At that time, he had made a plan. If Chen Hongming targeted Ling Qing, he would just watch and not interfere.
Yesterday, he met Chen Hongming, and they had a midnight snack together.
After having enough wine and food, Chen Hongming finally revealed that he didn’t like Ling Qing.
“Just find an opportunity to punish him.” Ji Boming said, “We have to record together for so long anyway.”
“Then you have to help me then.” Chen Hongming said with a smile.
Ji Boming immediately expressed his loyalty.
Seeing this, Qi Jiaxu also said that there was no problem.
But it was obvious that he was one step slower than Ji Boming, so Chen Hongming seemed to like Ji Boming even more.
So when the tents were divided, Chen Hongming chose Ji Boming to share a tent with him and let him go to Ling Qing’s side.
Indeed, as Chen Hongming wished, he started to make things difficult for Ling Qing as soon as he came.
But Ling Qing, he didn’t know whether he was really stupid or pretending to be stupid. He had no ill intentions towards him at all. On the contrary, he did everything in an orderly manner and looked believable.
He followed Ling Qing, and somehow seemed to become the one with the best treatment and the most glory.
Chen Hongming and the others could only eat steamed buns, but he had meat and vegetables.
Moreover, he had to come and go as soon as he was called by Chen Hongming, who didn’t take him seriously at all, as if he was his assistant.
While Ling Qing still remembered to remind him to come back for dinner.
Qi Jiaxu looked at his fair face in profile. He was actually not that old. He had just graduated from college and had just entered this circle. He was still a newcomer.
And was pure like sunshine.
In fact, he didn’t do anything wrong, so why should he keep trying to embarrass him?
Who had not been a newcomer? When he was a newcomer, he was bullied by his seniors. Even now, there were people like Chen Hongming who wanted to take advantage of him but were still too lazy to look at him.
He didn’t like people who bullied others based on their seniority and popularity, but now, he had become such a person.
Really, it was a bit ridiculous.
Qi Jiaxu said “hmm” and followed Wan Yan away.
Wang Yue and Ding Lanzhi looked at Qi Jiaxu and then at Ling Qing.
Ling Qing said calmly, “Look, it’s useless to look at me. I still have to watch the pot.”
Wang Yue and Ding Lanzhi had no choice but to chase Qi Jiaxu, hoping that he would help them with their fire as well.
Ling Qing finished cooking the noodles, took them out, and was about to turn off the heat when he suddenly felt darkness in front of him.
He looked up and saw Su Shu who had walked over at some point and was now staring at his small stove.
His face was good-looking, and under the firelight, it looked even brighter and more moving.
“You don’t need the fire anymore, do you?” he asked.
Ling Qing nodded.
“Then can I borrow it?”
The program team didn’t say no, so Ling Qing took it upon himself to say, “Okay.”
Su Shu took out the bag with the steamed buns and asked him to borrow a chopstick, skewered it through the steamed buns, and squatted by the fire. Then he started baking the buns.
Chen Hongming: !!!!
How could it still be like this!
Chen Hongming said angrily: This traitor!
As soon as Qi Jiaxu came back, he saw Su Shu, a popular celebrity, squatting in front of their tent and baking steamed buns. For a moment, he felt a little complicated…
But Ling Qing was very calm and handed him his bowl of noodles.
Qi Jiaxu glanced at Su Shu, then looked at Ling Qing, and whispered, “We eat meat and he eats steamed buns. Isn’t this not good?”
“There’s nothing we can do about it.” Ling Qing said, “You can’t share food. These are the rules of the program team.”
This was true. Qi Jiaxu felt that he was too happy for a moment. It was a complete mistake, but he got it right and was led away by Ling Qing in a daze.
Qi Jiaxu lowered his head and silently ate his tomato, egg, green pepper and shredded pork noodles.
Ling Qing looked at Su Shu who was squatting aside and baking steamed buns and couldn’t bear it. “Can you be full after eating one steamed bun?”
Su Shu said, “Then bake two.”
Ling Qing came closer to him and said, “Or fry the steamed buns.”
He said, “I’ll lend you the fire, the pot, and the oil and salt. You can do it here.”
Su Shu looked at him twice and said honestly, “I don’t know how.”
“What’s wrong with that? Just cut the steamed buns into slices and fry them in oil. Sprinkle some salt after frying.”
Su Shu thought it was feasible. After eating the baked steamed buns, he started cutting the steamed buns into slices.
Ling Qing watched him from the side.
He poured the oil and waited for a while. When Ling Qing said it was OK, he threw the steamed bun slices in, but very afraid of being splashed, he jumped three feet away.
Ling Qing looked at it and laughed unconsciously. Su Shu turned around and glared at him, so Ling Qing had to quickly put away her smile and pretend to be serious.
He used chopsticks to help Su Shu turn the steamed bun slices over. When Su Shu saw him taking action, he ignored him and just watched quietly.
After a while, the steamed bun slices were fried, and Ling Qing helped him put them onto a plate and sprinkle them with salt.
Chen Hongming watched from a distance and felt even hungrier.
He hadn’t eaten the steamed buns yet, simply because he couldn’t eat them.
Now seeing the fried bun slices, Chen Hongming thought he could also do it!
But he couldn’t bear to go to Ling Qing to borrow fire, so he asked Ji Boming to find stones and branches as well.
Ji Boming was not as picky as him and had just finished eating a steamed bun. Hearing what he said now, he felt unwilling but had no choice but to go back with him to find stones and branches.
But their fire was always extinguished, as soon as the pot was put on it.
So, Chen Hongming shouted again, “Xiao Xu.”
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