The longed-for village system

Chapter 2 Rental
As they chatted about Chen Qing, they walked along the asphalt road and then a short stretch of cement road before finally seeing a unique two-story courtyard house.

Putting everything else aside, just looking at the overall courtyard, He Jiong and Huang Shi felt it was quite nice, and it was also quite a distance away from the other villagers' residences, which would minimize the impact on their later filming.

Moreover, the house is clearly new, which will make the later renovations much easier and save them a lot of time.

As longtime friends, the two knew what the other was thinking with just a glance. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this would be the location for their Mushroom House in the fourth season. Of course, the group still went into the courtyard to take a closer look.

"Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen! Are you there?"

Chen Qing, who was working inside, heard the village chief's voice, put down his hammer, and came out. He was surprised to see He Jiong and Huang Shi, then turned to the village chief with a bright smile and asked, "Old village chief, is there something you need?"

Seeing Chen Qing's smile, He Jiong and Huang Sanshi felt a ray of sunshine. They were inexplicably gratified that Chen Qing, an orphan, could have such a smile. It showed that the villagers were simple and honest and that the neighbors were quite considerate of each other.

"Let me introduce you to some important people; they are all big stars," the village chief said with a smile, greeting Chen Qing.

He Jiong, as the host of Mango TV, took the opportunity to pick up on the topic of the village chief and stepped forward to greet him, "Hello handsome young man, I am He Jiong, a host from Mango TV. These two are Huang Shi and Lao Wang, the director of our program."

"Hello everyone, I grew up watching Teacher He's shows!" Chen Qing joked with a smile, then said seriously, "I wonder what brings you all here today? Is there a program you'd like to film here?"

Based on his memories from his previous life, he did remember a variety show called "Back to Field". He had just finished watching the third season in Wengcao Village. It seemed that the filming location for the fourth season might be in their area. He couldn't think of any other reason why these people would come here.

He Jiong was used to Chen Qing's teasing; he would be teased like this almost every time he met a younger person. On the contrary, he was slightly surprised that Chen Qing talked to them so naturally.

However, due to the tight schedule, he went straight to the point and asked, "It's like this, we came to you this time to choose a location for the Mushroom House. We looked around the whole village and your house is the most suitable. We wonder if you could rent your new house to us for a few months for filming."

"This"

Chen Qing wouldn't mind borrowing something from him, but renting a house was something he had to think about carefully. He had put a lot of thought and effort into this house, and he felt unbalanced if it was rented out without him even staying there for a day and he had to go back to his old house.

"Please wait a moment, everyone. We need to say a few words to Xiao Chen." The village chief said to He Jiong and the others, then took Chen Qing's arm and led him to the side of the courtyard. He said in a low voice, "Xiao Chen, your uncle is sorry. If it weren't for the special circumstances this time, we wouldn't have forced you. You know what happened at the beginning of this year. We need their help now."

“Yes! Xiao Chen, we know it hasn’t been easy for you to live alone all these years. You finally built a new house, and it’s not good to rent it out before you’ve even moved in. But we have no choice. We need them to help us promote our fruit, otherwise our harvest this year will be ruined.”

"Xiao Chen, could you please help them out? They're only filming here for a few months. Of course, they'll give you a substantial commission, and we'll try our best to get you as much as possible."

Seeing the village chief's troubled expression, Chen Qing understood their predicament. However, he couldn't refuse; as a child who had grown up relying on the kindness of everyone in the village, he felt he had to make some contribution. "Alright! Since they've come to help promote our village's fruit, I can't let myself hold them back. Let's rent this house to them for filming!" Chen Qing agreed.

Hearing Chen Qing's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. If Chen Qing insisted on not giving up the house, they would not be able to force him to do so. After all, they knew how difficult it was to build this house, which Chen Qing had spent a lot of time building bit by bit every day.

An orphan doesn't have much savings to begin with, so building a new house is even more difficult, let alone such a beautiful courtyard.

"Teacher He, Teacher Huang, you can film in this house, but there's still a little finishing touches to complete," Chen Qing said to the two of them as they returned to their original spot.

"It's alright, I think it's almost done. We can ask the craftsman to come and help finish the rest of the things in the yard." Hearing Chen Qing's words, He Jiong breathed a sigh of relief.

"No need, there's only a little bit of assembly work left, it can be finished tomorrow."

Chen Qing declined He Jiong's offer, not because he looked down on the teachers, but because everyone has their own expertise. His skills were not something that ordinary teachers could do. The skills given by the system were all crafts by ancient masters, and those without such skills simply could not put them together.

After both parties signed the contract, everyone finally felt relieved. After completing their task, the village chief and the others said a few words of advice to Li Qing and then left.

As for Teacher He, Teacher Huang, and others, they stayed to check the specific situation of the house. After all, there is a difference between filming a program and living in a normal house. For example, the bedroom layout needs to be appropriate, and there will definitely be male and female guests staying overnight here.

What Huang Shi cared about most was his workplace, the kitchen, but after walking around and looking inside and out, he couldn't find a stove or anything that looked like a kitchen.

"Where is Xiao Chen's kitchen? I've walked around and can't find the stove." Huang Shi finally asked the homeowner.

"Teacher Huang has a kitchen! This is where we'll cook from now on. The open kitchen is spacious enough, isn't it?"

He had planned the kitchen's location, of course, but although he was a homebody, his cooking skills were really not that great. Plus, since he was alone, he was too lazy to make a proper kitchen. Rather than wasting the space, he figured he might as well make good use of it.

He envisioned this place as a workshop, where drawing and assembling work would take place. One side would be open, well-ventilated, and well-lit, and people could easily cook something to eat if they got hungry.

"Hey! That's great! Cooking here is great in terms of lighting, ventilation, and view. We can just put two small stoves here. Young people have good ideas!" Huang Shi clapped his hands with a satisfied expression.

He Jiong, who had finished looking at the room upstairs, came down and exclaimed, "Don't even mention Xiao Chen, this house of yours is amazing! Did you really build this all by yourself? Impressive, absolutely amazing!"

(End of this chapter)