After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

They traveled in silence until Ye Sanqing and the other three arrived at the farmhouse where the mission had been assigned.

The courtyard gate was open. Sheng Hanyu raised her hand and knocked on the gate, then called out to the inside, "We're coming in."

An aged voice came from inside, "Come in!"

When everyone went inside, they saw an old lady sitting on a bamboo chair in the yard.

The old lady smiled at them, her wrinkles crinkling up, looking very happy.

"So, you're the young people who came to help?" The old lady looked to be in her eighties. She spoke with some difficulty, pausing frequently, and then tried to get up to greet them.

Sheng Hanyu quickly stepped forward to help the old lady, saying, "Don't bother, we're here to do the work. You just need to rest."

The old lady's raised arm trembled slightly, but with Sheng Hanyu's help, she sat back down steadily.

She squinted as she sized up the group of young people.

"Oh my, what a handsome boy!" The old lady slapped her thigh, then turned around and called loudly into the house, "Sister, we have guests! Come out quickly and greet them!"

"Coming, coming." A voice came from inside the house, and soon a middle-aged woman leaning on a cane came out.

"Mom, please sit here and don't move. I'll take care of them." The middle-aged woman first instructed the old lady, then looked at them, "Hello, are you all here on assignment from my family?"

“Yes, the three of us took on the corn quest, and she took on the cabbage quest,” Sheng Hanyu replied, then asked, “What’s wrong with your legs…”

"Hey, something unexpected happened, so we had to stop working halfway through. I've been really worried these past few days. If we don't harvest the cabbage, it'll just sit in the field forever, and we need to get rid of the corn as soon as possible. Luckily, your crew is here!" The middle-aged woman led the way into the house. "Come in, let me pour you some water."

"No need, no need," everyone quickly waved their hands in refusal. Sheng Hanyu said, "Just tell us where the hot water is and we'll pour ourselves a cup. Why don't you go outside and spend more time with Grandma?"

Ye Sanqing looked around the room. It was generally tidy but a little messy. It was probably usually kept very tidy, until this aunt injured her foot and couldn't keep it so well-organized.

The house is quite spacious, with a large kitchen to the right of the entrance hall, which looks like it can accommodate more than a dozen people to eat together.

Sheng Hanyu chatted with the other person for a few minutes and learned that her name was Liu Damei, the old lady's eldest daughter, and that her family was considered to be one of the better-off families in the village.

Liu Damei has two older brothers and a younger sister, all of whom work in other places. Although the journey is long, their income is decent, and they send money home from time to time to improve their lives.

Liu Damei married into the nearest town, so she often comes back to help the elderly with farm work.

The other children had advised the old woman to stop farming and just leave the land there, but she insisted that the land should not be abandoned. Liu Damei also offered to help, so the land is still being cultivated.

After the harvest, some of the vegetables will be stored for the winter, while the rest can be taken to town to be sold.

After understanding the situation and drinking water, everyone went to the yard and took their tools according to the location indicated by Liu Damei.

Ye Sanqing grabbed his sickle and basket and prepared to go to the cabbage field that Liu Damei had mentioned.

The place doesn't seem far; it's said to be right next to the harvested cornfield behind the house, and there's a sign there, so it's easy to find.

Sheng Hanyu spoke a few words with the other two, then came over and asked, "Noodles for lunch?"

"Huh? Aren't we going back to eat?" Ye Sanqing asked doubtfully.

"I just told my aunt that I can cook, and she asked if I could help make lunch and prepare dinner, since she has difficulty walking. Then she said she could treat us to one meal as payment," Sheng Hanyu explained.

The program team did not stipulate that you cannot accept tasks other than those on the task board, and you cannot take the things given by the villagers. However, if you exchange labor for materials, this should be within the permitted scope.

"Okay, then I'll have two bowls." Ye Sanqing glanced at the camera. "Uh, is that alright?"

“No problem, I’ve already told my aunt that we eat quite a lot, and she said it doesn’t matter, she can afford it,” Sheng Hanyu said with a smile.

"Great, then I'll leave it to you! I'll set off right away and be done before noon." After saying that, Ye Sanqing ran off in a flash.

Family, I think I've discovered the secret to winning over Ye Sanqing!

Who doesn't love delicious food? No problem.

[Haha, it's just that I grew up in the countryside and never had any good food. I'd run away with a bowl of noodles.]

[You must have a very difficult life, given how harsh your words are.]

[Honestly, we work so much every day, what's wrong with eating more? It's not against the rules, so what's your problem?]

She's arrived. Will she be finished before noon? This vegetable garden is quite large!

It's alright, my cabbage field is much bigger than this, this looks like a little over one or two acres.

[If I can finish collecting these items in half a day, I'll wash my hair while doing a handstand.]

I've helped with the harvesting a lot when I was home; it takes a whole day to clear a roughly the same area, and I'm exhausted. But with her, she might be able to manage in half a day.

Why did she only take one basket? There's no way it will fit.

[The harvested crops are not stored immediately; they must be left to dry in the field for two days before being harvested.]

Oh, I thought we were going to ship it back. Turns out we just cut it down today, and shipping it back will count as another mission then.

What do you mean by "just"? Do you think it's simple?

Hmm...it doesn't seem that difficult after all.

After Ye Sanqing tried cutting one or two, he found the knack and quickly harvested along a row, his movements fluid and graceful.

[What kind of chosen one is this, picking up a cabbage?]

[Haha, I already said I grew up in the countryside, so what's wrong with being able to do farm work?]

【Try saying this is the countryside again?】 Suddenly, a very indignant comment appeared, attracting everyone's attention.

[Hehe, you're from the same village as Ye Sanqing, aren't you? Country folks really have no manners.]

[Our place isn't a city, but it's not the countryside either. You can check out my profile; there are videos to prove it.]

Naturally, everyone was curious and flocked to this person's homepage to take a look.

The homepage has several short videos that look like they're all of scenery. But when you click on them, you see neat little houses and a few luxury villas, and every house has a luxury car parked in front of it that costs hundreds of thousands or even millions of yuan.

The blogger thoughtfully blurred out the license plates. They also filmed a short video, possibly of their own kitchen, filled with expensive, modern appliances.

Wow, this really isn't the countryside!

This is what they call a new countryside... a new countryside in coastal areas, you know what I mean, right?

[Is that the limited-edition supercar from last year...? Am I seeing things?]

What's going on in your village? Explain yourself!

There's not much to explain; that's just how the environment is, it's just called a village.

[Who spread the rumor that Ye Sanqing used to live in the countryside?! I'm so envious of his living conditions!]

This is the real countryside they live in now, isn't it?

[Hmph, so what if you have a luxury car? It's not like it belongs to your family.]

That's not important. What's important is that you stop calling people "country bumpkins" so often.

[Foolish! There aren't any truly poor people living around here...]

So, Ye Sanqing's life wasn't so bad before? LOL, I thought she had a tough time, but she doesn't deserve any sympathy.

Okay, okay, you both have something to say, right?

[Heh, those people were so condescending just now, but I didn't see any sympathy from you.]

Besides, regardless of the past, isn't she now a young lady of the Ye family? Where do you get the nerve to talk to her like that, so condescendingly? How noble do you think you are?

The barrage of comments was so aggressive that those who disagreed had no choice but to shut up for the time being.

Ye Kening put down her phone and let out an angry sigh.

You little brat, daring to have a problem with your older sister, she'll give you a good scolding!

She had been pulled into a gossip group by Cha Ziwen, and then learned a lot about Ye Wanyin's past actions.

This includes, but is not limited to: keeping fish as a backup option for all the boys in the school; school bullying, because she felt that other girls were more popular than her, or if a boy did not accept her advances, she would target him.

However, she often instigated others from behind, causing everyone to suffer greatly without any clear evidence to prove it.

Moreover, she kept the degree of intrusion at a delicate threshold, such that if the other party went back and told her, people might say, "Are you overthinking this?"

Therefore, the victims can only vent their frustrations in a small circle.

Ye Kening had a deep impression of Ye Wanyin at the banquet that day. She hoped that this person was not her sister!

Moreover, Ye Wanyin knew she was there that day, but pretended not to know and didn't come over to greet her at all, which made her feel relieved.

She went back and told her parents about it. They were a little sad, but they still said they just hoped she would be happy.

So Ye Kening naturally let her be; it was best if she didn't come back!

Then, she watched the live streams these past few days and felt that Ye Wanyin was going too far, always making sarcastic remarks about her sister whenever she had a spare moment.

My sister is so cool! She scolds people when she needs to!

The more Ye Kening looked at her, the more she felt that her sister's true nature had been brought out. After all, she had never encountered any major conflicts before, so she was relatively calm.

Damn it, I'd rather be on this show! At least I could help my sister cook! What good is Ye Wanyin besides crying all day long?!

But Ye Kening was just saying it; after all, she was still in school.

But Ye Wanyin's fans can't be allowed to talk nonsense like this, so today she found an opportunity to slap them in the face.

[Is there any way to deal with her? She brings her online trolls and keeps saying we're from the countryside. It's so annoying. I don't mean to say the countryside is bad.] Ye Kening still couldn't get over it and sent a message to Cha Ziwen.

[I'm already on standby in town, ready to respond to any situation.] Cha Ziwen is a man of action; he has already found a hotel in town to stay in.

"What role can you play there?" Ye Kening asked, puzzled.

【I might be able to film something the production crew missed. I'll try to get into the village tomorrow】Cha Ziwen was very confident! Nothing could escape his lens!

Good luck!

Ye Sanqing worked incredibly fast, and within two hours he had harvested half of the crops.

Because the footage was repetitive, viewers started switching between different live streams, leaving only a small number of people watching.

I'm even starting to feel relieved.

[I must say, the sound of chopping cabbage is quite relaxing, and she doesn't make any unnecessary movements, it's a pleasure to watch.]

I could watch it all day.

[Xiao Sheng's group is also quite stress-relieving. The three of them divided the work: one peeled the corn husks, one threaded the rope, and one hung them up—it was like an assembly line! Their choice of three people for this task was wise.]

Let's go take a look.