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    "Cottages?"

    Xu Jianian was slightly taken aback, and he let out a sigh of relief when he saw the photo that Lin He handed over.

    Strictly speaking, the house in the photo is not a thatched house, but a kind of mud house in the 1960s and 1970s, with thatched roof, yellow mud walls, and windows made of plastic film, which are quite old.

    Qin Duan asked: "Are these two rooms safe enough?"

    Wen Minmin asked: "Isn't it a dangerous building?"

    The director explained: "Don't worry, everyone doesn't need to improve their residences this time. Although our thatched cottages are simple, they have been reinforced and evaluated for safety. There are also yellow clay kangs inside, so there is no problem with keeping warm."

    Fang Luchen was surprised: "How good is the program team?"

    Lu Yiwei: "There's no conspiracy, is there?"

    As sponsors, Xu Jianian and Lin He, who knew the general planning of the program in advance, did not know about the assembly of the program. Xu Jianian said, "There must be other tasks waiting for us?"

    Zheng Na: "What mission?"

    "Everyone will know at that time." The director said, "Anyway, in terms of accommodation and warmth, the program team will definitely not wrong you."

    Huang Kaiwen nodded: "Then you really can't be wronged. If you really want us to live in a tent, you can call an ambulance for us the next morning."

    Lu Yiwei: "Maybe you have to call the crematorium directly."

    director:"……"

    Barrage: "Hahahahahahaha"

    Director: "Not much to say, let's start the game of competing for the right to choose a house. Parents and children compete separately, and the parents come first in the first round. The name of the game is 'I don't have what you have'."

    "I don't have you?" Lu Yiwei, who has experience in variety shows, raised a hand, "Did you hook your finger for that game?"

    "Yes." The director said, "Parents, please stretch out your hands and put up ten fingers. There are eight of us in total, and one person will say something that he doesn't have but others may have, such as 'I don't wear red socks',Then the guests wearing red socks will have to bend one finger. After all eight people have finished speaking, the fingers that are not bent will be the points of each group of families.”

    Huang Kaiwen: "Understood, let's start."

    Eight parents sat down on the lower bunk of the train, four on each side, and the children sat in the aisle with a small mat and watched them play games curiously.

    The director handed a dice to the children, "Children roll the dice, and determine the order of the parents' speeches according to the number from largest to smallest. The two parents of each family should make speeches in a wrong way. The first round is in positive order, and the second round is in reverse order..”

    Qin Xiaoyu, Fang Siyu, Huang Xuanyu, and Suisui threw the dice in turn. From oldest to youngest, they were Suisui's family, Huang Xuanyu's family, Fang Siyu's family, and Qin Xiaoyu's family.

    Qin Xiaoyu threw a two at the beginning, crossed his arms and sulked, his mouth pouted.

    Qin Duan sat on the outermost side of the lower bunk, comforting his "competitive" son, "It's okay, let's see how they play first."

    Everyone looked at Xu Jianian and Lin He, Xu Jianian touched Lin He with his knee: "You go first."

    Lin He raised his hands, glanced across the crowd, and suddenly said "Sorry", "I'm not thirty years old."

    The other three groups of 30-generation parents whose children are all seven or eight years old: "..."

    Barrage: "Hahahahaha Mr. Lin launched an age attack."

    "Other guests: are you polite?"

    "It's our time?" Wen Minmin said, "I'm not 1.67 meters tall."

    The men present, Lu Yiwei, who is 1.68 meters tall, and Zheng Na, who is 1.67 meters tall, all bent a finger.

    Huang Kaiwen was taken aback: "Isn't it my wife, murdered my husband?"

    Wen Minmin shook her hair: "Sacrificing one of you, you can do six, it's not a loss."

    Huang Kaiwen: "..."

    Barrage: "Hahahahaha Director Wen is so ruthless."

    "Yay! A victory for the short ones!"

    "Although, it's not worth killing one thousand enemies like this and losing eight hundred!"

    It was the turn of Fang Luchen's family, "Wife, you go first?"

    Lu Yiwei looked at everyone: "Let me think about it, be more ruthless."

    Seeing her holding back her big moves, the guests couldn't help but get nervous. Huang Kaiwen even asked the director: "Can't you think about it for so long? It's overtime."

    Just as the director was about to speak, Lu Yiwei said, "I've made up my mind. My lover and I have been in love and married for at least twelve years."

    Fang Luchen immediately echoed: "Yes, we have been married for nearly nine years, and we have been in love for three years and four months."

    Xu Jianian and Lin He were the first to bend their fingers, and Xu Jianian couldn't help but bumped Lin He's knee, "Look at your good start."

    Although they are young in terms of age, their longevity is no more than that of an old couple.

    Lin He said: "It's okay, we don't necessarily lose."

    Huang Kaiwen and Wen Minmin bent their fingers silently. They have been married for nine years, but they only dated for one year before marriage.

    Qin Duan and Zheng Na didn't bend their fingers, the man said slowly, "I'm sorry, my wife and I have been in love and married for twenty years."

    Everyone was shocked: "Twenty years?"

    Fang Luchen: "Didn't you just say that you are colleagues?"

    "It's a colleague and a childhood sweetheart. We've been together since we were seventeen." Qin Duan glanced at Zheng Na, whose cheeks were slightly red.

    Lu Yiwei was heartbroken: "I made a mistake, I thought I had been with Lao Fang for long enough."

    Barrage: "Hahahaha Sister Lu failed to show her affection."

    "Professor Qin and Professor Zheng showed their faces instead."

    "The two professors have something, I feel like they are going to win!"

    When it was Qin Duan and Zheng Na's turn, Qin Duan signaled his wife to come first.

    Zheng Na said, "I hadn't been on a variety show before today."

    "..."

    As soon as these words came out, except for her and Qin Duan, all the other guests bent a finger.

    Fang Luchen: "As expected of a cultural person, so ruthless!"

    Xu Jianian glanced at the crowd, and spoke four times in a circle. Except for Qin Duan and Zheng Na and his wife who each bent two fingers, Huang Kaiwen had already bent four fingers because of Wen Minmin's self-injury, and the rest of them also bent three fingers.

    The gap of two to three points was immediately apparent.

    "It's not good, it's not good." Huang Kaiwen said to his wife Wen Minmin, "Look, the gap between sacrificing me is obvious? We have to find the common ground between the two of us and attack each other."

    Wen Minmin pursed her lips, her brain was running fast, trying to seize the last chance.

    Seeing that his parents had the most fingers left, Qin Xiaoyu clenched his fists and shouted "YES" excitedly.

    Speaking in reverse order in the second circle, Qin Duan attacked first: "I don't have more than one love experience."

    Huang Kaiwen and Wen Minmin looked at each other, and each bent down a finger.Lu Yiwei also had no choice but to bend a finger, Fang Luchen did not move.

    Seeing that Xu Jianian and Lin He didn't bend their fingers, everyone was surprised: "You two also got married the first time you fell in love?"

    Xu Jianian and Lin He nodded, the former had a smile on his face and a hint of pride.

    Qin Duan was slightly surprised, looked at Lin He, and joked: "I believe that Jia Nian is young, but Lin can't?"

    Lin He raised his eyebrows: "Can't you be single at an older age?"

    Qin Duan was startled, then smiled and said, "Sorry, I made a preconception."

    He is seven or eight years older than Lin He. Although his younger brother and the other party are young, he has never paid attention to the other party's private love life.I only heard that he had a flash marriage last year, but didn't expect it to be his first love.

    Barrage: "Boss Lin: I'm older and single, did I offend someone? Is it against the law?"

    "Ah, ah, they are double first loves! It's killing me!"

    "My God! So Mr. Lin has been single for twenty-eight years just to wait for his wife!"

    When it was Fang Luchen's turn to speak, Lu Yiwei nudged him, "The gap is too big at the moment, so attack Professor Qin and President Lin first."

    Huang Kaiwen and his wife are now two points behind them, so there is nothing to fear for the time being.

    Lin He and Xu Jianian had one point more than them, and Qin Duan and his wife had three points more than them. They had to attack at least one of the two effectively to have a chance of keeping the top two.

    Fang Luchen thought for a while and said, "I have never published a paper."

    Huang Kai was overjoyed when he heard this, and he saw that Qin Duan and Zheng Na's couple bent their fingers.

    He reached out and gave Fang Luchen a high-five: "It's amazing, Mr. Fang, I found a way to restrain cultural people!"

    At this time, everyone saw Lin He silently bent a finger.

    Xu Jianian was slightly surprised: "You..."

    Lin He said calmly, "I posted an article when I was in college."

    Everyone was stunned for a while, Lu Yiwei laughed, and patted Lu Chen's shoulder below: "Good job! Kill two birds with one stone!"

    Fang Luchen leaned forward and was almost injured internally by her.

    Barrage: "Hahahaha Wife: Oh, it's not good if my husband is too powerful."

    "Boss Lin: If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have said anything."

    "If Mr. Lin doesn't say it, no one really knows."

    "Sisters! I really found Mr. Lin's thesis on the X website!"

    "6666 Mr. Lin is awesome!"

    It was Huang Kaiwen's turn to speak: "It's my turn, let me think about it."

    Wen Minmin suddenly approached him and whispered something.Huang Kaiwen immediately said: "The age difference between my wife and I is no less than six years old."

    The age difference between Xu Jianian and Lin He was less than six years to be precise, and the age difference between the other two couples was even smaller, so they both bent their fingers helplessly.

    Now, apart from Qin Duan and Zheng Na who each had six fingers left, the other three groups had eleven fingers in total, almost back to the same starting line.

    Everyone turned their attention to Xu Jianian.

    Qin Duan whispered to his wife: "It seems that we will become the main target of attack again."

    Wen Minmin tried to fool Xu Jianian into attacking Qin Duan and his wife: "That's right, take down Professor Qin's family first."

    Lu Yiwei chimed in: "The three of us have the same points, so we can play extra games later."

    Xu Jianian smiled and said, "I've already thought about it."

    Fang Luchen struggled: "Why don't you discuss it with President Lin?"

    Xu Jianian looked at Lin He, and Lin He said directly, "Say it."

    Xu Jianian said: "I have never quarreled with my wife, including quarrels and cold wars, neither."

    Other guests: "..."

    Lu Yiwei bent down a finger and sighed, "It's good to be married for a short time."

    Barrage: "Hahahahahaha"

    "My wife gave up a single attack, launched a group attack skill, and scored six points."

    "Other guests: It's just that you have been married for a short time!"

    "Ah, ah, family carnival is the sweetest!!!"

    "My wife is so sweet, who would be willing to quarrel with him / dog head"

    "game over."

    The director announced: "Parents' points are now being settled. Mr. Lin and Xu Jianian have 11 points, Professor Qin and Professor Zheng have 10 points, Huang Kaiwen and Teacher Wen Minmin, Fang Lvchen and Teacher Lu Yiwei have 9 points each."

    "The next thing is the game between the children." The director explained to the children, "We have prepared some simple brain teasers, and the children are asked to raise their hands to answer after listening to the questions. There are 9 questions in total, and each question earns 1 point., are you ready, kids?"

    "Ready!"

    The four children sat in a row and started to answer quickly.

    In the end, Qin Xiaoyu scored 3 points, Suisui, Fang Siyu, and Huang Xuanyu each scored 2 points.

    The tall and strong Qin Xiaoyu immediately danced on the aisle of the train to celebrate, but was soon stopped by his parents.

    Director: "According to the two rounds of competition, children Qin Xiaoyu and Lin Yu are tied, with 13 points each, and Fang Siyu and Huang Xuanyu are tied for second, with 11 points each."

    "The two groups of families tied for second place automatically choose to live in the thatched cottage. Professor Qin and Mr. Lin will discuss it. If your choices do not conflict, we have just completed the allocation. If you choose to conflict, there will be an extra round."

    Qin Duan discussed with Zheng Na for a while, looked at Lin He and Xu Jianian, and said, "We want to choose a caravan."

    Xu Jianian raised the corners of his lips: "Exactly, we want to choose a brick house."

    The next morning, Xu Jianian and others got off the train, took the bus, and finally arrived at the village where the program was recorded before noon.

    At that time, the temperature was more than ten degrees below zero, and the breath became foggy, but everyone wore thick clothes, and the noon sun brought a little warmth to their bodies.Feel the winter style of the northern villages.

    Finally, they came to the edge of the village, near the snowy field and mountain forest, and saw the house they were about to move into.

    The brick house is square, with a fenced yard outside, and a path paved with stones leads to the house.

    Entering a small hall of three to four square meters, the floor is paved with cement, and on the right hand side is a red brick kang of about four to five square meters partitioned by a sliding door. When the door is closed, it looks like a small bedroom.

    The kang mat looks like a straw mat woven with sorghum stalks and other materials. The stove is in the small hall, and you can cook and burn the kang at the same time.

    There are doors and windows, but no furniture.But it was much better than what Xu Jianian had imagined, which made him feel a little relieved.

    The two thatched houses are right next to the brick and tile houses. There are no paths or fences. The inside and outside of the house are covered with mud. The overall area is smaller than that of the brick and tile houses..

    The wall next to the kang is still covered with newspapers, and the windows are made of transparent plastic film as glass. There is also no furniture, which looks very old.

    Huang Kaiwen and Wen Minmin couldn't accept it, frowning and dare not enter the house.

    Fang Lvchen's family, who suffered a lot last season, is quite satisfied with this, "The old one is a bit old, but at least we don't have to build a house by ourselves."

    In contrast, an RV parked in an open lot is the most modern.Although the area is not as large as several rooms, it has a bed, a table, a sink and a small bathroom.

    If solar power or fuel oil is sufficient, it can also provide electricity.

    The envy of the other guests.

    At this time, Xu Jianian suddenly grabbed Lin He, "I found a problem."

    "Um?"

    Xu Jianian: "Except for the RV, none of our houses have toilets or bathrooms."

    "That's right." Lu Yiwei and the others were also aware of the problem, and looked at the director, "Look, director, you have even built a house, why not build an extra toilet?"

    The director showed a meaningful smile, and raised his finger to the back of the three rooms, "The toilet is over there. If you take a shower, I don't recommend you to take a shower in such a cold day. If you really need to, you can solve it yourself in the room."

    Xu Jianian and Lin He looked at the smaller thatched cottage behind the house, and had a bad feeling in their hearts.

    Barrage: "That small room is actually a toilet?"

    "Hahahahaha have you ever seen a dry toilet at minus 20 degrees?"

    "Learn about the chamber pot? If you go out to go to the dry toilet at night, you will be really cold!"

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