Ye Jingxing considered for a moment, then decided to go to the breeding base first. Zhuo Fan had wanted to go too and was happy to have company.
"Why don't I try too?"
Fang Zhongwen felt tempted seeing them both go. It wasn't necessarily about herding geese; there were ducks too. At worst, if it didn't work out this time, he could clean out the pigsty again.
Chen Yi sat to the side, looking troubled. She absolutely did not want to deal with any livestock. Therefore, cleaning pigsties and herding ducks were immediately out of the question for her. She couldn't stand those dirty, smelly environments.
However, if she were separated from the others, her screen time would be significantly reduced. The audience would undoubtedly want to follow Ye Jingxing and his group, so she had to stay with them.
"Since everyone is going, I'll try it too!" Chen Yi's smile was somewhat forced.
"Chen Yi clearly doesn't want to go, why force herself? It's like everyone is bullying her."
"It's for the cameras. If she doesn't go, she'll be separated from the other three guests. Who will watch her then?"
"She at least has some self-awareness."
"I used to like Chen Yi; some of her movies and TV shows were quite good. Ever since watching this variety show, I can't like her anymore."
"Forget it! Which of her popular movies and TV shows became popular because of her? It was the good plot and the director's skill."
"She's an actress who won an award, she's not that bad; at least she has acting skills."
"I don't even want to talk about that 'water-filled' award-winning actress."
Meanwhile, the group had arrived at the breeding base by car. The base owner was a middle-aged man who was slightly overweight. Knowing a show was being filmed, he had specifically put on a brand-new suit.
"The situation is that our base is expanding its ponds these days, so the ducks and geese cannot stay in the base ponds for the next few days. We need you to herd them into the river not far from the base." the owner said to everyone after a warm greeting.
"Is it the river we just saw? Over there?" Zhuo Fan pointed in a direction outside.
"Yes, it's not far, just a few hundred meters," the owner nodded.
"We'll give you one hundred ducks and one hundred geese. You can divide them yourselves, fifty each. The ducks are all young ducklings and have never been out, so they don't know the way. The adult geese have been there a few times, though."
"I want to herd the ducks," Fang Zhongwen said, still a little apprehensive about the plump, strong-looking geese.
"I'm fine with either! It's up to you guys," Zhuo Fan shrugged and looked at the others.
"Never mind, I'll herd the geese. Jingxing, you and Teacher Chen can herd the ducks!" Fang Zhongwen looked at Nuannuan, gritted his teeth, and made his decision.
Chen Yi was the only female guest, and with her daughter, it was more suitable for her to herd the ducklings. Ye Jingxing was a grown man, but he couldn't bear to let such a young girl like Nuannuan herd the adult geese.
"Uncle Fang, Nuannuan likes geese," Nuannuan could understand Fang Zhongwen's thoughts and really liked this considerate and straightforward uncle.
"Nuannuan, the geese are very fierce. Let Uncle and your brother come! Your brother Fang Lei is thick-skinned and isn't afraid of being pecked."
Fang Zhongwen completely missed Fang Lei's look, which seemed to ask, "Am I adopted?"
"Nuannuan isn't scared, Uncle, Nuannuan wants geese," Nuannuan said firmly.
"Brother Fang, then let us herd the geese!" Ye Jingxing agreed when he saw Nuannuan liked them.
After some discussion, Ye Jingxing and Zhuo Fan's families went to herd the geese, while Fang Zhongwen and Chen Yi went to herd the ducklings.
Herding ducks was indeed safer, but the ducklings were too young and unfamiliar with them, making them disobedient, and the two adults were a bit flustered.
Fortunately, despite some setbacks, the ducklings were eventually herded into the water. Chen Yi walked behind her daughter the entire time, while Zheng Jiajia enthusiastically chased the ducklings all over the place.
"Chen Yi is less useful than a child. She's hiding far behind, and her disgust is practically overflowing from the screen."
"If it weren't for Jiajia, she would never have completed the task."
"Little ducklings are so cute, what's there to dislike? They're clean too."
Meanwhile, the two groups herding the adult geese were still delayed halfway.
No one knew how the base raised these adult geese; they were all fierce, spreading their wings and chasing the two men all over the place.
"What the heck! These geese are so fierce and won't listen!" Zhuo Fan said, dusting himself off.
"Nuannuan, get further away, be careful you don't get hurt."
Ye Jingxing kept an eye on Nuannuan, who was enthusiastically watching the geese, fearing she might try to grab one.
"Fourth Uncle, the geese are really fat," Nuannuan clapped her little hands excitedly.
Zhuo Wenxing was quite timid and hid in his father's arms, tears welling up in his eyes, his face full of fear.
"Jingxing, what should we do? Should we just give up?"
"We've done half of it, we can't give up," Ye Jingxing was now determined to get the better of these geese.
"Gaa-aang~ Gaa-aang~"
A very strong, large white goose took the lead, its head held high and wings spread, strutting past them with an air of utter disregard.
"It's this goose, it's the most disobedient and has the worst temper," Zhuo Fan pointed.
The white goose seemed to sense something, turned its head, let out a loud honk, and charged towards Zhuo Fan with its wings spread.
"Oh my god!"
Zhuo Fan ran with his son in his arms. The white geese on the ground also started running, and Ye Jingxing was also dodging them in a rather awkward manner, feathers flying everywhere.
Nuannuan, watching from the side, was filled with righteous indignation. Taking advantage of Ye Jingxing's dodge, she rushed behind the large white goose.
"Nuannuan!"
Ye Jingxing's peripheral vision caught a glimpse of a short, chubby little figure rushing in. He was horrified and wanted to go and grab the little dumpling.
Nuannuan stretched out her two small hands, nimbly grabbed the large white goose's long neck from behind, and straddled it.
With its throat caught, the white goose felt uncomfortable. It flapped its wings a few times, and Nuannuan could barely hold on.
"Big White!" Nuannuan shouted fiercely, then squeezed its neck hard and shook it.
Nuannuan's grip made the white goose dizzy, and it stopped struggling for a moment. Nuannuan dragged the white goose by its neck towards Ye Jingxing. Ye Jingxing was still stunned by Nuannuan's actions.
"Big White! You can't bully Nuannuan's Fourth Uncle! Apologize to Fourth Uncle quickly!" Nuannuan said, shaking it again.
"Gaa-aang~" The white goose let out a weak cry.
"Fourth Uncle, look! Nuannuan caught it!"
Nuannuan's little face was flushed with excitement, a few goose feathers stuck to her head and body, her eyes shining as she looked at Ye Jingxing.
"Nuannuan, let go quickly, you're going to choke the goose to death."
Ye Jingxing reacted, pulled Nuannuan over, held her in his arms, and retreated a few steps, afraid that the goose would recover and peck them.
The white goose, now free, shook its head and flapped its wings again.
Ye Jingxing quickly retreated a few more steps, thinking it was going to attack. However, the white goose ignored him, let out a few long honks, and then waddled off towards the river with its companions.
"Fourth Uncle~ Big White is obedient now!" Nuannuan clapped her hands happily in Ye Jingxing's arms.
"Phew~ Nuannuan, you are truly brave!" Zhuo Fan ran over from a distance, wiping his sweat, and gave Nuannuan a thumbs-up.
"Nuannuan, you can't do that again in the future, it was too dangerous just now!" Ye Jingxing said with lingering fear, then reached out to remove the goose feathers from her one by one.
"Okay~ Nuannuan understands~" Nuannuan obediently nodded in agreement.
"Wow! This is truly reckless!"
"My heart stopped when Nuannuan grabbed the goose. Can people really subdue these animals?"
"I've actually been pecked by a goose, and now I'm afraid of geese."
"Goose: If you have the guts, don't grab my neck, let's have a one-on-one!"
Finally, all four guests and their children completed the task. Except for Chen Yi, the other three families received 50 yuan.
Chen Yi didn't count carefully; she just wanted to finish the task quickly. She only counted roughly, and seeing that the numbers were about right, she left. As a result, two ducklings had hidden in the reeds and didn't return with them.