Chapter 51: Chapter 51: Divine Assist
Peanut Group Guests.
Gu: Whatever my sister says is right; my sister is the best!
Liu Yue: Miaomiao is the best!
Liu Man: If my good friend’s sister wants to try, then let’s try it.
Approved unanimously.
Tuanzi happily chose the front of a row of peanuts, her short legs swaying left and right, barely moving the ground.
Director Qian was so excited his voice was about to become hoarse.
"I don’t really understand this Eight Trigrams Palm, but make sure to shoot it well! Make sure to shoot it well!"
He instructed several cameras to focus on Gu Miaomiao. He thought one should focus on her, one on the peanut field, and a few on the guests’ reactions.
Most of the audience was also looking forward to it.
Here was someone who knows Qinggong and can use Xingyi Boxing to split wood; using Eight Trigrams Palm to turn the soil shouldn’t be a problem.
[What is Eight Trigrams Palm]
[It’s a martial art focusing mainly on palm changes and circular walking]
[It involves walking in circles and reaching eight positions in a circle, hence the name Eight Trigrams Palm]
[I’ve learned something new today]
There are also always discordant voices.
[Just boasting, Eight Trigrams Palm is for health improvement, never heard of it being used to turn fields]
[I know Eight Trigrams Palm is a national martial arts performance and competition item. If she’s really good, why hasn’t she participated in competitions and won or been invited to perform on platforms]
[Exactly, many people boast about her being a martial arts master, but she doesn’t seem to have any martial arts level or rank]
[Who’s calling her a master? It’s you guys hyping her up]
Gu Cheng barely had time to watch the live stream and found many doubting voices popping up in the comments.
He’s cold by nature, not sociable, but that doesn’t mean he’s unaware of certain things in the circle.
His sister is just a child with some skills, hasn’t blocked anyone’s way, at most some nitpicking hater trying to find a sense of presence. But now, many people are attacking her, saying she doesn’t have official martial arts ranks.
This is an organized attack; it’s just unclear if the target is only his sister or him or his brother.
Gu Cheng contacted his brother’s agent to check it out.
Jin Tong teased, "Director Gu, you contact me more than your brother does."
Gu Che usually doesn’t bother with these things; if you’re going to hate, then hate; if you’re going to curse, then curse; if you can hurt me, I’ll admit defeat. Jin Tong sometimes gets anxious, while Gu Che remains calm, playing games on his phone.
Conversely, it seems cold-hearted Gu Cheng has contacted him several times for the sake of his brother and sister.
Gu Che and his siblings weren’t aware they’d been criticized again.
Tuanzi walked to the front and started circling, moving faster and faster.
When practicing Eight Trigrams Palm, the specialty is agility and changeability.
But this time for Tuanzi, all the preparation was for one move.
She gathered her strength, pushed with her palm.
"Ha!"
Everyone watched intently.
In that instant, they seemed to see rolling airwaves rushing out like a dragon, lifting the soil off the ground, scattering it to the sides.
Lifted soil?
Everyone took a closer look and found this row of peanut field’s dirt had been turned over and scattered, revealing peanuts covered in some soil.
Gu Che stepped up, casually lifted them, successfully pulling up the entire plant with leaves and peanut pods.
"Miaomiao, you’re amazing!"
It’s rare to see him showing such excitement.
His sister’s move spared them the digging process; their task was now just to pull off the peanuts.
Though it would still be tiring, it’s much better than digging and pulling at the same time.
The crowd hadn’t recovered, and neither had the live stream watchers when Gu Che was already discussing with his sister, holding the peanuts.
"Miaomiao, you did this so cleanly; these peanuts barely have any soil on them. For the next row, you should..."
Tuanzi listened carefully and obediently nodded.
Gu Che wanted very much to pinch her face. How could his sister be so obedient?
But seeing his hands covered in soil, he had to reluctantly pull them back.
On to the second row!
"Hey---ha!"
Gu Che lifted the peanuts, saw they were wrapped in a lot of soil, gently shook them but not much came off, and was very satisfied.
The production team may be unkind, but the guests have their tricks.
Accompanied by the ’hey ha’ sound, the peanut field was thoroughly turned. The guests now just needed to get a small stool and sit to shell peanuts.
It would be tiring, but much less so than before and with a lot of time saved.
[I can’t believe it; before I realized, the peanut field was done]
[It was too fast; she’d have to repeat it a few times for me to catch it]
[Did you all see the airwaves too? It’s probably intense air collisions plus the Tyndall effect... oh well, I can’t continue making this up]
[Begging the production team for a slow-motion replay]
The production team actually gave a slow-motion replay on the central camera.
[It’s truly amazing. I’ve seen an Eight Trigrams Palm performance before, but it wasn’t quite like this]
[Those performances were great too, very presentable, but Miaomiao’s way just feels different]
[Miaomiao has inner strength; they don’t, so it looks different. If those teachers had inner strength, they’d achieve similar effects]
[I’m predicting now how the haters will slander this; they’ll say the field was pre-turned with mechanisms in place that activate when Miaomiao performs, hahaha]
[Hahaha, quite reasonable; the haters might happily use your version]
[I’m not like you guys; you care about the haters, but I’m concerned about Zhu Fangfangfang. Hurry up and edit!]
[Zhu Fangfangfang: I’m editing, I’m editing]
Zhu Fang spent all afternoon editing the street flying video, processing the noise, matching it with music, and posting it online, which instantly brought a wave of traffic to the show.
Fans now praise him as a multi-talented genius, no longer calling him a procrastinator.
Zhu Fang finds this both painful and joyful, having just finished editing one video, when a new task arrived.
The onlookers included not just the crew but some local villagers.
They were seeing this technique for the first time, amazed but more curious whether this could be used for their peanut fields.
Soon a grandma approached, discussing with Tuanzi.
"Child, why don’t you turn our field too? I’ll call some people over to help you pick peanuts."
Tuanzi:
"Sure, sure~"
Tuanzi actually noticed her second brother had a back problem, so she quickly agreed.
But thinking of the mischievous director uncle, she lowered her voice, scrunched up her little face.
"Auntie, maybe you should discuss it with Director Uncle; he loves to see us in trouble, but helping each other is a traditional virtue."
[Miaomiao: super softly]
[But we can all hear her]
[Smart Tuanzi]
After a ’friendly negotiation’ between the local grandmas, grandpas, and the director, everyone reached an agreement.
Tuanzi would help ten households turn their peanut fields, and each household would send one person to help the guests, no more than one person per household.
The peanut field chosen by the production team was only half an acre, not large. Clearly, the production team didn’t expect the guests to dig up all the peanuts.
The Liu Family Village’s peanut yield ranges from 500 to 800 pounds, average for the region.
Gu Che inquired about the Liu Family Village’s average yield from the villagers, and now his expression looked subtle at the director.
[Gu Che: Old man, you’re really crafty]
[If they had given an acre of peanuts, they might have completed the task directly]
[The director didn’t expect such divine assistance either]