The longed-for village system

Chapter 8 Entertainment
"It's fake! How can you build a house without nails? It would collapse in the wind!"

"The person upstairs is making a fuss over nothing. In ancient times, many workers built houses without using nails. However, this technique is not something that ordinary master builders know, and nowadays, very few people know it."

"I never expected this landlord to have this skill, he's a real gem!"

"I just don't believe it! A young man in his twenties can make mortise and tenon joints? And build such a big house? Is this some kind of publicity stunt by an entertainment company?"

There are those who believe it and those who doubt it, especially architecture students and architects. They understand better than ordinary people how difficult it is to build a house with mortise and tenon joints, let alone in just over half a month.

Of course, there is also a group of mindless keyboard warriors. These people don't need any reason to criticize others; as long as their sour feelings are aroused, they will start criticizing without thinking.

Inside the Mushroom House, Lao Wang ignored these doubts and comments. It was natural for people to be skeptical. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would have questioned Teacher He's words too. This skill was simply not something a young man in his twenties could possess.

The group was unaware of the comments in the live stream. After dinner, they began their usual game time at the Mushroom House, which was also Peng Peng's happiest time.

"Brother Chen, do you know about the switch game?"

"Switch game?"

Chen Qing was a little unsure about Peng Peng's question. Was it the game that had driven many guests crazy in his previous life? Could it be that this game was also popular in the Mushroom House in this world?

Peng Peng became excited upon seeing Chen Qing's puzzled expression and immediately started gesturing wildly.

"Is this on, this is off, is this on or off?"

"close?"

"Haha! Wrong, it should be 'open'."

After making two mistakes in a row, Chen Qing realized that this game was the same as the 'switch' game in his previous life, where the opening and closing of the mouth determined the switch. Of course, his second mistake was just for the sake of the show.

Two mistakes are enough; the third time he successfully "guessed" it, which was perfect for the show. He really went through a lot for a meal.

"Is this on, this is off, is this on or off?"

"open."

"Should we open or close this time?"

"open."

Peng Peng's excited expression completely disappeared after Chen Qing succeeded three times in a row. He didn't expect that Chen Qing would know the rules after only two mistakes. This was not very fulfilling.

Of course, he still harbored a sliver of hope that Chen Qing had just guessed correctly, as this had happened before.

Teacher He also wanted to know whether Chen Qing truly knew the rules or just guessed correctly by chance, so he asked, "Little Chen, how did you guess it?"

"Actually, it's not difficult. The first time I looked at Peng Peng's movements, but it shouldn't have anything to do with the movements. So the second time I looked at Peng Peng's micro-expressions. Maybe Peng Peng was trying to remind me because his mouth was too prominent."

"Of course, I still spoke with a bit of guesswork the third time, and it proved that my observation was correct. This game is not difficult. As long as you are not confused by Peng Peng's movements, it is easy to find the rules."

Teacher He raised his water glass and clinked it against Chen Qing's, praising, "Impressive! Few people can spot the pattern so quickly." "Indeed impressive, Xiao Chen, I didn't expect you to be so observant. It's rare to see such keen observation skills in young people," Huang Shi added, also praising him.

Peng Peng disagreed and wanted to continue challenging Chen Qing. He said the game was so easy to break through, and he, Peng Yuyan of Mushroom House, had no face left!

"Let's change the game this time. Let's guess the horses. Listen carefully, how many horses?"

Seeing Peng Peng's unusually enthusiastic applause, Chen Qing smiled inwardly. This silly boy, having watched "Longing for Life," was this game a free win? However, to cooperate and to make Peng Peng happy for a while, he decided to let him win a couple of rounds.

"Is this a powered train? It's made of cowhide."

"puff!"

Upon hearing Chen Qing's answer, Teacher He and Huang Shi burst out laughing instantly. None of them expected him to give such a "bragging" answer.

"I didn't expect the landlord to have such great comedic timing on variety shows. You're really something else."

"Haha! This is the best answer I've seen in all the episodes of this game. The landlord is awesome."

"Shouldn't it be Power Train that's awesome? How much did Power Train give you, bro? My UC Shock Department will give you double."

Peng Peng laughed so hard at Chen Qing's answer that he made a goose-like sound. After finally catching his breath, he continued his obsession with the game.

"Listen carefully, how many are there this time?"

To prevent Chen Qing from giving another answer like "awesome," Peng Peng simply clapped his hands once and then stopped.

"A cow?"

Chen Qing's answer was once again unexpected. Fortunately, everyone was prepared this time and did not continue to spray water, but they were still amused by his answer.

"Haha! Little Chen, I didn't expect you to be so funny. But you guessed wrong again this time. This time it's 5 horses." After laughing again, Teacher He announced the answer.

"Oh! I really want to know! Now that I know, let's do it again!"

Hearing Chen Qing's words and seeing his confident smile, Teacher He and the others were somewhat surprised, especially Huang Shi. He knew that he had only discovered the pattern after four or five failures when he first played this game. Could this young landlord really be that clever?

"Alright, I'll handle this one. Listen carefully, how many?"

Teacher He clapped three times, then lowered his hands and looked at Chen Qing, anticipating Chen Qing's answer.

I guess it's two.

"How many are there now?"

"5 horses!"

Seeing that Chen Qing answered two more questions correctly, everyone knew that he really knew the rules of the game. This was unlike the 'switch' game, where you could just guess the answer. After all, the previous game only had the answer 'on' or 'off', and there was a 50% chance that you could guess the answer correctly in a row.

(End of this chapter)