Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Suddenly Made a Comeback!

Chapter 58: Chapter 58: Jiang Yan Stranded Abroad

Facing Jiang Yan’s triple barrage of questions, Jiang Li’s only response was silence.

After a long while, she yawned indifferently and said, “I didn’t pick up the phone because my mobile just fell into water; this is a new one provided by the crew. I didn’t come to pick you up because the village chief agreed to let me stay, but didn’t agree to you; and lastly, you really aren’t in my eyes.”

Jiang Yan: “…..”

Did this girl really have to spell things out so ruthlessly?

“What do you mean the village chief’s family doesn’t want to take me in? What’s wrong with me? I haven’t stolen or robbed, is it you who deliberately—”

Before Jiang Yan could finish, a dial tone already transmitted through the receiver.

“Damn it!”

Unable to contain his anger, Jiang Yan grabbed his phone, wanting to smash it to the ground, but remembering he would be completely cut off from contacting anyone if it broke, he begrudgingly put it away.

Perhaps unable to bear seeing Jiang Yan stranded, the cameraman once again spoke up to remind him.

“It’s already half past nine, and most households should be asleep by now, Young Master Jiang, you better start looking quickly.”

Jiang Yan’s eyes widened, “Am I really the only one left without a place to stay? Even Wen Jiaojiao found one?”

“Yes.”

Jiang Yan: “Damn!”

He Yun was the first to find accommodation.

Despite Director Sun’s repeated emphasis on not relying on one’s reputation, it couldn’t be helped because He Yun, who started as a child star, had played many key roles, and even in this remote village with poor communications, many people had seen his movies.

Someone immediately suggested that he should stay at their house.

Shu Yan, after trying to act cutesy and ingratiating herself with various efforts, finally succeeded in winning over a little girl with the only lipstick she had left in her bag and moved in with her belongings.

Qi Tianyu and Wen Jiaojiao were the last to arrive.

Upon reaching the entrance of the village, the two went their separate ways.

Qi Tianyu, whose EQ was not low and who was a smooth talker, used a few jokes to make the uncles and aunties happy and even publicly performed a street dance he’d recently learned, easily gaining the right to stay.

Wen Jiaojiao, on the other hand, had a hard time.

She already looked down on this impoverished backwater and even though some villagers felt pity for her and wanted to take her in, the sight of the dilapidated row of houses still made Wen Jiaojiao’s face fall.

So she continued toting her suitcase and wearing size 44 sneakers until eight or nine o’clock, when she finally came across a decent house.

But that family wasn’t interested in having her stay at all.

In the end, she had to take out all her valuable possessions before she was granted a few nights’ stay.

But Jiang Yan was different.

All his belongings were in his luggage, which had been taken away by the crew, and the only thing of value on him was the old mobile phone in his hand.

But no villager was willing to trade even a cigarette for it, let alone a place to stay.

Having no choice, and not wanting to fall prey to wild animals by sleeping outside, Jiang Yan had to steel himself to knock on someone’s door.

Minutes later, the door opened and a middle-aged man’s face appeared, sizing him up with a wary look.

However, before Jiang Yan could say a word, the man’s expression turned to one of disgust and he slammed the door shut with a “bang.”

The second house to open their door was greeted by a little kid.

Probably having never seen such attire, the child burst into tears at the sight of Jiang Yan.

So, the second family also shut the door in his face.

The same happened with the next few homes.

By ten o’clock, Jiang Yan was still wandering outside.

[I’m going to die laughing, the kid from the second house just got scared into crying by Jiang Yan, right?]

[I mean, wouldn’t you be scared if a guy dressed like that knocked on your door in the middle of the night?]

[All the other guests are about ready to go to sleep, is Jiang Yan really going to spend the night outside?]

[The crew is really ruthless, not a single phone call up to now; I suddenly feel a bit sorry for Jiang Yan.]

The night breeze in the mountains carried a chill, and Jiang Yan, unable to find a place to stay, sullenly returned to sit on the very same rock.

Although he was so popular in the Capital, how could he have become the least welcomed person here?

He couldn’t figure it out.

He wanted to smoke.

To fiercely smoke a whole damn pack!

And then crush the cigarette butt furiously onto the face of Jiang Li, the one who had forced him into this TV show!

Just as Jiang Yan hesitated on whether to call Jiang Li again and coerce her into taking him in, someone suddenly poked him from behind.

Jiang Yan turned around sharply and saw an old farmer dressed in wrinkly clothing.

On his shoulder, he carried a hoe, apparently just back from the fields, with his trouser legs caked in mud.

Seeing him turn around, the old farmer smiled, gesticulating with his hands.

Jiang Yan furrowed his brows, “What do you want?”

The farmer gestured again, pointing towards a house not far away, while making “woo woo” sounds with his mouth.

Jiang Yan’s frown deepened, “What is this, are you speaking Chinese? I don’t understand any of it.”

The next second, it dawned on him that this old man might be mute and deaf.

So, he put away his phone, donned a more amiable expression, and randomly gestured at the air.

“You, what, you’re, saying, I, can’t, understand.”

The cameraman couldn’t stand it anymore.

“Young Master Jiang, he’s probably asking if you want to stay at his place for the night.”

Jiang Yan, “Is that so?”

The old farmer nodded vigorously.

In fact, he had noticed Jiang Yan searching for a place to stay quite a while ago.

Driven by curiosity about the big camera, he had followed around for a couple of turns, and finally approached when he saw Jiang Yan really couldn’t find any accommodation.

The old farmer gestured a few more times, with even more complex hand movements this time, making it even harder for Jiang Yan to understand, so he just nodded randomly.

“Alright, alright, as long as there’s a place to stay.”

The old farmer smiled and led the way forward.

[Wow, this old uncle is so kind, so good-hearted, and not even afraid that Jiang Yan might be a bad person.]

[Why do I suddenly feel like crying, the old uncle is so old, and still working outside so late, does he not have anyone else at home?]

[Exactly, besides, the old uncle is deaf and mute. Sigh, to end up with someone as careless as Jiang Yan, suddenly I feel it would be quite okay for Jiang Yan to spend the night on the streets.]

Jiang Yan also felt that the old uncle who had suddenly appeared was his lifesaver.

But he had always been too proud to admit mistakes or thank anyone.

To initiate a thank you was indeed a bit difficult for him.

Watching the old farmer’s slightly hunched figure, Jiang Yan quickly stepped forward and helped lift the hoe.

“Let me help you with this.”

The old farmer smiled and waved his hand, refusing.

“It’s fine, let me carry it,” insisted Jiang Yan.

Finally, the old farmer didn’t argue with him and handed over the hoe after a few gestures.

Jiang Yan slung the hoe over his shoulder with a swing, but the motion was too wide and he accidentally hit the camera behind him.

The cameraman, “……”

[I’m dying of laughter, I was about to praise Jiang Yan too.]

[Even though the cameraman didn’t show his face, I can already imagine his speechless and disdainful expression.]

[Luckily the camera isn’t broken, otherwise Jiang Yan would have had to pay back so much he’d be left with nothing, not even enough for a bitter cup of tea.]@@novelbin@@