Participating in a money-saving variety show, I became famous on the Internet by being stingy

Chapter 59 Successfully earned the first pot of gold!

After Zheng He caught the first fish, he excitedly wanted to get up and prepare to go home. After all, one fish was enough for him to eat. Now that he had no electricity, he could not use a refrigerator, so it was useless to catch more fish.

And he was so hungry that one hundred and eight ways of cooking fish appeared in his head.

But as soon as he raised his butt, he saw Chen Xixi still sitting there fishing.

Zheng He didn't understand, a three-jin fish wasn't enough for Chen Xixi to eat? How big was Chen Xixi's appetite?

Han Qianyi, a novice standing by, had never fished before. She secretly followed Zheng He's lead and fiddled with it for a long time, but still hadn't put the bait on.

The fish pond does not provide bait, so she and Zheng He use earthworms dug from the land nearby as bait.

When I was digging just now, I used a shovel borrowed from the boss, and I didn't get my hands dirty the whole time. But when it comes to hanging the bait, I have to use my hands.

The wriggling worms looked so disgusting that her scalp was tingling and she really couldn't bring herself to touch them.

Seeing Zheng He was about to leave after fishing, Han Qianyi stopped hesitating and asked tentatively: "Can you finish this fish?"

Zheng He glanced at the fishhook in Han Qianyi's hand and immediately understood Han Qianyi's little plan.

He obviously doesn’t know how to fish after not casting a hook for so long.

Zheng He smiled nonchalantly: "You want to eat? Sure, five dollars, you can eat together."

Han Qianyi was so angry that she almost rolled her eyes: "Five dollars, why don't you go and rob?"

Zheng Heqian said quickly: "You are a little ungrateful. Can you get a plate of fish for five dollars outside? I am taking extra care of you!"

[Zheng He is planning to empty Han Qianyi's wallet! ]

[Haven't they always been good friends? Why did Zheng He suddenly start targeting Han Qianyi? ]

[How can there be long-term friends in this kind of game where you compete for prize money? They are just superficial! In reality, you just want the other person to be eliminated and go home! ]

[However, what Zheng He said is indeed correct. It is absolutely impossible to eat a plate of fish outside for five yuan. ]

But for Han Qianyi, who only had five dollars on her, it would be better for her to starve than to spend five dollars on a plate of fish.

Han Qianyi suddenly thought of something and asked, "Do you have water and electricity to cook fish?"

Zheng He had thought it through. If there was no electricity, he could buy a lighter and use fire, but water... was indeed a bit difficult.

There was indeed a well in the yard of the big house where he lived, but it was a small-diameter well and water could not be pumped out manually. It required an electric water pump to pump up water.

It’s not like he hadn’t thought about going to someone else’s house to ask for some water, but the program crew had already arranged everything in the village, so how could anyone possibly provide them with help?

Zheng He looked at Han Qianyi, "Can you get some water?"

Han Qianyi raised the corners of his lips slightly: "I can provide you with water, and you have to treat me to fish."

"Okay." Zheng He responded, and suddenly asked, "You won't play tricks on me again this time, right?"

"I won't do that, don't worry!"

He can rest assured at all!
This woman is no less cunning than Chen Xixi!

But now for the water...

Zheng He put the fish back into the plastic bucket, sat back on the stool and picked up the fishing rod again, "Let's go later. We need to catch another one for the two of us, otherwise I'm worried that there won't be enough to eat."

It took Zheng He more than two hours to catch his second fish. It was a little small, but it was okay.

Zheng He asked the boss for a plastic bag to put the fish in, then turned around and saw Chen Xixi still sitting there fishing.

Is she planning to sit here and fish all day?

"You take advantage of any opportunity you get, you're just a poor guy!" Zheng He mocked in a low voice.

Han Qianyi took Zheng He back to the shabby house where she and Chen Xixi lived. She pointed to the well in the yard and said, "Please draw some water. I can't do it."

Zheng He was shocked. Although this small shabby house was shabby, it actually had usable water!

Zheng He suddenly fell in love with this well and wished he could own it.

But he was reluctant to leave his big house.

[Han Qianyi can't do it? Didn't she help Chen Xixi fetch water before? ]

[Maybe she was just trying to hold on last time! But in order to eat fish, Han Qianyi told Zheng He about her own water source. Doesn't that mean Zheng He will have to come to them to fetch water every day? ]

[I wonder if Chen Xixi would be mad to death if she knew this. After all, this is like helping Zheng He.]

After Zheng He finished fetching water, he was exhausted and panting. He straightened his back, wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at the shabby house in front of him with disdain and suggested, "Let's go to my place to eat. My place has a good environment."

By the way, make Han Qianyi jealous.

"No, let's eat here." Han Qianyi was so hungry that she didn't want to make any more trouble. She just wanted to eat something quickly.

Zheng He saw Han Qianyi sitting aside, not wanting to move at all, and it seemed that she was hungry.

He was also very hungry and wanted to eat something immediately.

Forget it, I’ll make Han Qianyi jealous next time.

Zheng He went to the convenience store and spent one dollar to buy a lighter. This lighter can be used for meals later, so it is not a loss to buy it.

They had the fire, but they faced another problem: no seasoning.

Fish cooked without seasoning will definitely not taste good.

Finally, Han Qianyi found the landlord, Aunt Wu, and she gently said, "Auntie, can you lend me some seasoning?"

Although Aunt Wu likes this little girl very much, she still has to abide by the arrangements of the program team. She can't just take the money given by the program team for nothing.

Aunt Wu: "For one dollar, you can choose five kinds of seasonings, and each seasoning can be used once."

Zheng He, who was following behind Han Qianyi, frowned and said immediately: "Auntie, can you make it cheaper? We don't have much money in our pockets... How about fifty cents?"

Zheng He really never thought that one day he would bargain for something worth one dollar.

Aunt Wu sticks to her principle: "Not a penny less."

Unable to come to an agreement, Zheng He turned to look at Han Qianyi and said directly, "50 cents each for the two of us."

It has come to this point. Eating first is more important than anything else. Han Qianyi reluctantly agreed: "...Okay."

Neither of them had fifty cents, and neither of them trusted the other, so they were unwilling to pay first.

In the end, they both paid fifty cents each, and Aunt Wu gave them the change.

[These two are starting to pick their teeth now, hahaha! ]

[I have no money, there is nothing I can do! ]

[Why is Chen Xixi still fishing? When will she finish fishing? She looks so sleepy! She caught so many fish, but there is no refrigerator. If she can't finish them, won't it be a waste? ]

[You can't catch many fish. There are only a few fish in the clear pond.]

Zheng He picked up a few bricks in the yard and built them into the shape of a stove. He then picked up some tree branches and worked for a long time. Near noon, the two of them finally had their first meal of the day.

Zheng He ate the grilled fish meat that was charred on the outside and slightly burnt on the inside, and felt that his life had reached its peak at this moment: "It smells so good!"

When people are hungry to a certain extent, as long as the food they eat is not particularly difficult to swallow, the satisfaction on their taste buds will be a hundred times greater than usual.

Han Qianyi was busy eating and had no time to pay attention to him.

Just as the two were enjoying their meal, Jin Cheng and Wan Chen walked in.

Wan Chen: "Chen Xixi has made a lot of money, and you still have the mood to eat."

Zheng He and Han Qianyi suddenly felt that the fish in their hands no longer tasted good!

They both looked up at the same time and said in shock: "What?!"

Zheng He frowned and asked in confusion, "Where does she make money? Doesn't the program crew forbid people from working to earn money?"

(End of this chapter)