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Zhou Village Head recalled the scene of people in the city frantically grabbing fish, feeling quite excited. Back then, Yezi had told him not to sell the fish at the Acquisition Station or Aquaculture Company. He was a bit worried—first, he feared the fish would die, and second, he worried they wouldn't sell. Unexpectedly, people in the city fought over their fish, and within two hours, not only did they sell out, but many who couldn't buy were clinging to them, refusing to let them leave.
"Ha ha! 4568 yuan! Folks, our live fish are selling for 0.6 yuan for small ones and 0.8 yuan for big ones; they are in high demand in the city! Look, my Cotton Padded Jacket is all torn!" Everyone's eyes were on those who went to sell fish in the city. They all looked dirty and disheveled, and Wednesday had several scratch marks on her face.
"This money, aside from the 3000 yuan everyone contributed, leaves us with 1568 yuan. Let's divide it equally so everyone can have a good New Year!" As soon as Village Uncle finished speaking, everyone got excited. They had only invested five yuan in raising fish and ducks in the rice fields; the ducks hadn't even been sold yet. Just from the fish alone, they not only recouped their costs but also made a significant profit! The seeds bought for the village and Yezi's proposal for Three-Dimensional Planting were invaluable. Everyone looked at Yezi with particularly affectionate eyes and happily decided to follow her lead in future endeavors—Rice Bran Oil workshop, planting peaches in spring... whatever she did, they would actively support.
Since that day when they divided the money, Yezhi's family hadn't hosted any gatherings. Today this family invited her for a pig feast, tomorrow that family would do the same. Yezhi brought her whole family along without hesitation and even shamelessly took food home after eating. Another frequent guest at these pig feasts was the village's only teacher, Xiao Cheng. The two often met at these banquets; Yezhi was quite relaxed and at ease while Xiao Cheng struggled a bit with the villagers' enthusiasm.
Perhaps truly intimidated by the villagers' hearty eating and drinking style, not long after, Xiao Cheng set off for home with mushrooms and dried goods gifted by the villagers, some pieces of cured pork, and a few Snow Rabbits.
Recently, Wolf Child had been a bit pitiful; while Yezhi and others were feasting, she could only eat some vegetable leaves and drink soup or thin porridge. Sister Ye kept nagging her about which aunt or sister specially made those vegetable leaves for her. Who cared about vegetable leaves? She wanted meat; anything sweet would do!
Yezhi ignored her. "Girl, you're still having diarrhea; even if you eat it, you won't be able to enjoy it." Xiaofan looked at the listless Wolf Sister and pulled out some sweet dates that Zhou Xiaomu had given him to feed Wolf Child. Seeing Wolf Child's little face looking so thin was indeed pitiful. So Yezhi went to the kitchen to try out the oven that Zhou San had helped her build.
After rummaging through the kitchen, she finally found some flour left over from making dumplings last time. She washed the big dates clean, boiled them in a pot with a lid until cooked through, then let them cool before peeling and pitting them to extract the date flesh. Then she put the date flesh into a pot with powdered sugar and oil, cooking it slowly over low heat until it formed a paste.
Next, she mixed flour, powdered sugar, lard, water, and honey together until she kneaded it into a smooth dough. She covered it with a damp cloth to rest for 30 minutes. Then like making buns, she wrapped the date paste in dough and baked it. Yezhi called Xiao Fang over to watch as she baked date pastries; those sold outside were shaped like chrysanthemums, but Yezhi didn't have that skill so she made a simplified version of sweet pastries.
Despite how simple date pastries seemed, Yezhi spent an entire afternoon on them. Carrying out freshly baked sweet date pastries into the room made Wolf Child extremely happy; she grabbed one and stuffed it into her mouth. Xiaofan picked one up and blew on it before handing it to Aunt Zhou; he blew another one cool before giving it to Black Treasure who was eagerly waiting with its mouth wide open as if drooling. Niu Niu barked twice in dissatisfaction; its suffering went unnoticed! Big Wolf lay there indifferent—what was so delicious about this?
In the evening, Yezhi cooked a pot of wild vegetable porridge along with cold wood ear mushrooms and pickles for dinner. Seeing everyone eating vegetarian dishes made Wolf Child feel balanced inside; her appetite opened up as she drank three bowls in a row. Xiaofan was just like Black Treasure—not picky about food and easy to feed. After so many days of greasy food, Yezhi found that plain porridge with simple dishes tasted particularly good.
Yezhi told stories until Wolf Child fell asleep; after Xiaofan fell asleep too, Aunt Zhou blew out the candle. In this cold weather, everyone huddled together on one kang felt incredibly warm. Hearing Aunt Zhou snoring made Yezhi get up; she turned on night vision mode to darken herself before climbing onto the kang to log in mentally.
Yezhi and Xiao Fang stepped onto a light bridge where countless planets whizzed past her quickly. When Cabrera Planet appeared before them, Xiao Fang pulled Yezhi off the light bridge as they fell down until Xiao Fang told her to open her eyes.
"Master, this is where the Annual Welcome Star is held—Kabra Universe Media," Xiao Fang proudly introduced as a Cabrera person.
Yezhi sighed, "The Cabra People are truly fortunate. The television station is vibrant and flourishing, with lush trees and beautiful scenery everywhere, and lovely little birds flitting about delivering messages."
They passed through the busy work area and arrived at the studio for the Annual Welcome Star, where they finally found a touch of technology. Yezhi was led by a staff member with red skin to a private makeup room. "Miss Leaf, when it's your turn, I'll come to get you. Everything in this room is prepared for you; feel free to use whatever you like."
Once the staff member left, Yezhi couldn't contain her excitement and began trying on a row of dresses. "Xiao Fang, does this one look good on me?" Xiao Fang nodded vigorously, "Master, you look good in anything!" Yezhi burst into laughter at Xiao Fang's words, giggling nonstop.
On the wooden platform lay an array of complete jewelry sets—diamonds, rubies, emeralds, jade... and many others that Yezhi couldn't even name.
The Bodria Star System values natural beauty, so there are very few cosmetics available; however, there is a wide variety of skincare products. In the makeup room, there was an unopened tube of shimmering lipstick. She had no use for any of these items and instead leaned over to admire the stunning jewelry.
"Miss Leaf, it's your turn!" Following the staff member backstage, she saw a tall figure standing there. "Xiao Bai!"
Bai Duoya was surprised that the organizers had arranged for him to receive the award alongside Yezhi. This woman really should have dressed up a bit more; it was quite disrespectful for such an important occasion!
"Your hair is messy!" Bai Duoya said coldly.
"Oh!" Yezhi quickly patted down her tousled hair. "Is it better now?" Bai Duoya nodded reluctantly.
"Xiao Bai, stop looking at me like that; it's so ugly!" As they approached the stage, Yezhi began to feel nervous and started picking on Xiao Bai. Bai Duoya turned his head away, clearly uninterested in her chatter; it seemed that if she didn't talk, she would be too anxious!
"Next up is the winner of the Most Popular Annual Star 'Couple' award: Mr. Bai Duoya and Miss Leaf!"
"Master, your heart is racing!" Xiao Fang exclaimed. Hearing the thunderous applause made Yezhi's heart race even faster, and her legs felt a bit weak. She reached out and clung to Bai Duoya. Resignedly, he wrapped an arm around her as they walked toward the stage, bright lights shining down on them while shadows loomed all around.
"Yezhi! Yezhi!"
"Bai Duoya, I love you!" The various noises made Yezhi's ears buzz. When their intimate figures appeared on the big screen, the audience's enthusiasm reached a fever pitch.
"Mr. Bai Duoya and Miss Leaf! Can you feel the audience's excitement? Do you have any good news to share with everyone?" The host teased as they approached the two.
Bai Duoya said seriously, "My new book 'Next Paradise' is about to be released. I hope everyone likes it!"
"Mr. Bai Duoya's masterpiece, we will definitely support it and read it, right?" The audience, especially the female spectators, erupted in cheers that nearly toppled the stage.
"Actually, we want to know more, Mr. Bai Duoya, is Miss Leaf really in a relationship... in love?!" The host asked with a fan-like enthusiasm.
This was an award ceremony, completely absurd. "Where's the award?" Yezhi finally spoke up. The host was pleased; the female lead was about to make a statement. "Miss Leaf, what do you say?"
"I mean, where's the award?" Leaf shouted with full energy, her nervousness and pressure dissipating strangely. The entire auditorium fell silent for a few seconds before laughter erupted.
However, after this commotion, the awards proceeded as planned. Leaf picked up the miniature Kabrala Planet Trophy and said "Thank you!" She tried to leave with Bai Duoya, but was stopped by the host. "Miss Leaf, Mr. Bai Duoya's audience is still waiting for your performance!" Yezhi felt overwhelmed; she knew earning 8 million wasn't easy.
"I'll just sing a New Year Song to wish everyone a Happy New Year!" Yezhi had already decided to sing. Before Bai Duoya could speak, the host announced that he would accompany Leaf in dance.
Yezhi stood in the center of the stage, closed her eyes, and began singing the Celestial Empire People's song: "Happy New Year, Happy New Year, wishing everyone a Happy New Year! We sing and we dance, wishing everyone a Happy New Year!" Bai Duoya listened attentively but hadn't even had time to move! Yezhi bowed and said, "Performance complete, wishing everyone a Happy New Year, goodbye!" Then she hurriedly pulled the stunned Bai Duoya offstage.
The next morning, Xiao Fang excitedly shared gossip about the Annual Welcome Star event with her. She heard that today's cosmic headline was about her and Bai Duoya's performance. An expert interpreted it as them having planned it together as a new form of comedic performance; they wanted to inject fresh blood into the mundane Annual Welcome Star award ceremony and bring laughter to everyone. They praised Leaf's songs for always being so catchy and noted Bai Duoya's superb acting skills; his moment of confusion was particularly deceptive. Yezhi laughed heartily; it turned out that even in the Bodria Star System there were experts who loved to tease. Bai Duoya must have been furious to the point of turning green with anger, but unfortunately, she couldn't see it.
Bai Duoya was indeed as angry as Leaf had imagined; he crumpled up the newspaper and recalled his shock from last night. He increasingly felt that being associated with Leaf could only lead to trouble! He looked over the invitation again and confirmed that there were no further events involving Leaf before he felt relieved enough to start working.
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