Time Travel Article: Tool Man Rejects Plot

Seeing that it was getting late, Gu Mingyue took the pork shank bones to the kitchen.

Second Brother Gu stopped arguing with Mingyue. He took the fish to the well, cleaned it and handed it to his wife.

My uncle's house has two stoves, one in the front yard and one in the back yard.

The original intention was to make cooking more convenient for each family after the separation.

Later, the two families separated but not their stoves, and they always ate together, so the stove in the backyard remained idle.

Now it is convenient for Gu Mingyue.

Second Brother Gu asked Guangrong and Guangcan to follow Mingyue to help, and of course he stayed with his wife.

Arrange Guangrong to pick Chinese cabbage, and ask Guangcan to peel some potatoes for later use.

Gu Mingyue first blanched the pork shank bones in water.

Today's pig shanks cannot be compared with those of later generations.

In later generations, the big stick was made with meat on bones.

When you chew the bones, the meat on the bones is fat, lean and has some tendons, and it is so delicious.

If you can get a little more meat out of the two bones she bought at the grocery store, you'd have good eyesight.

However, there is one good thing because the chef has already chopped it up for me when I buy it.

The bones are full of bone marrow, and I believe they will taste just as good as meat when stewed.

Gu Mingyue was not being too generous. She only took out one apple for making soup.

When blanching, I secretly poured some Huadiao wine to remove the fishy smell.

After the water boils, skim off the foam, serve and wash.

Add another pot of water and put the pork ribs in to stew.

Nowadays, pork is raised naturally without any pig feed. Just add some scallion and ginger slices to make it very fragrant.

Wait until the bone soup turns milky white, pour in the chopped potato strips, cook until the potatoes are soft, then pour in the bok choy.

Before serving, she asked Guangrong and Guangcan to get the bucket of soup, and she added some chicken essence into it.

I tasted it and found it was a bit bland, so I added another spoonful of salt and sprinkled some chopped green onions and coriander on it, then served.

After cleaning the fish, Brother Gu cut the big fish into pieces and stewed it together with the small fish. This way it would cook faster and be more flavorful.

The second sister-in-law worked quickly. After Gu Mingyue's soup was ready, the fish was also cooked and put into the pot.

A circle of tortillas was attached to the edge of the pot.

Gu Mingyue praised, "Second sister-in-law, your pancakes are so neatly pasted."

Before the second sister-in-law could speak, the second brother Gu boasted, "That's right, your second sister-in-law's cooking skills are better than those of the chefs in state-owned restaurants."

Li Xiuhe is used to her man's boasting, but she still feels a little embarrassed in front of Mingyue.

She glared at her second brother Gu beside her shyly, "You are the only one who talks too much. Serve the fish and call everyone to eat."

All the people helping today were concentrated on digging the foundation near the house, which was not far away.

Gu Mingyue did not go to deliver the meal, but directly asked people to come to her uncle's place to eat.

Everyone brings their own bowls and chopsticks. As soon as you enter the door, you can smell the fragrance...

“It smells like fish stew!”

"Not only that, why do I seem to smell meat?"

"Yes, it smells really good."

Mingyue piled the corn cakes on the curtain, and next to them was a full pot of mixed fish and two buckets of Chinese cabbage, potato and bone soup.

Of course, Gu Mingyue is not the kind of person who would do good deeds without leaving a name.

When serving the soup, she deliberately did not remove the pork bones.

Cut a bone in half, and put just half of it in a bucket, so it is easy to see.

As expected, everyone felt a little embarrassed when they saw the bones.

They all said, "Mingyue, the meal is too grand."

Gu Mingyue said gratefully, "Everyone has helped me so much, I don't have much to repay you, but I promised to treat everyone to a meal, I can't break my promise;

It’s not okay to eat meat every day, but it’s okay to have a bone occasionally, just don’t be disgusted by the bones without meat.”

At this point, he added mischievously, "Drink the soup and eat the vegetables, but don't move the bones. Leave them for me to use in the next soup."

Everyone was amused by this and stopped being shy and went forward to get their food.

However, they all wanted to finish their meal early and go back to work.

If the house can be built quickly, Mingyue can save a few meals.

Before they knew it, everyone's eating speed had increased a lot. It seemed that everyone had the same idea.

Gu Mingyue didn't know what they were thinking, she just kept reminding them, "Everyone eat slowly, there's more in the pot."

After dinner, Gu Mingyue looked at the scorching sun and said that everyone should go back to work.

No matter the villagers were working in the fields or coming to help, they would gather under the jujube tree at the entrance of the village for their lunch break.

It's shaded and cool over there.

Some villagers were chatting and sewing shoe soles, while others were lying under the tree with their eyes closed to rest...

Nowadays, farm work is heavy, coupled with the pressure of survival, people actually have very few entertainment activities.

The rare break at noon is one of the few leisurely times.

Gu Mingwei was among them, noticing that most of the villagers were here, so he brought up the topic, "The election will be held in two days, do you have any goals?"

Hearing this, everyone became interested and started discussing:

"Aunt, is your son running for election?"

"Don't mention it. That guy is a bully at home, but he trembles when he speaks outside. He is so useless. It makes me so angry. What about you? Do you have a choice?"

"Haha, I would like to go, but I don't know a few words."

"Yes, if I had known earlier, I would have gone to listen more often when Miss Mingyue taught everyone to read."

Gu Mingyue suggested, "Village Chief, while everyone is here and there is nothing else to do, why not start the election now? It can be used as a collective activity."

The villagers thought this was a good idea, and as long as it didn't involve themselves, everyone would naturally like to join in the fun.

They encouraged each other, "Hey, go ahead, I'll vote for you."

"I'm not going. I want you to go."

"I'm not going either."

Gu Mingwei saw that no one objected, and after thinking about it, he decided that these two days were indeed not a big deal.

Arrange someone to go to the village committee to get the small blackboard, and then say, "Okay, we will count the votes on the spot to ensure fairness, justice and openness. If you have any opinions, please raise them."

After the blackboard was set up, he formally said, "Anyone who wants to run for election can stand up."

Even though everyone was discussing it enthusiastically, when it came time to get down to business, everyone just lowered their heads and acted like a quail.

Gu Mingyue was planning to leave for Harbin soon, so she brought up the topic in order not to delay the election.

She was the first to step forward and said, "Since everyone is giving way, I'll take the lead."

The people below cheered and said, "Well done, Mingyue, you are great."

Gu Mingyue imitated his elder brother and pressed his hands, causing the villagers to laugh. "Don't mention it, Mingyue imitated the village chief quite well."

Gu Mingwei coughed and signaled Mingyue to be serious.

Gu Mingyue said she received it, and introduced herself generously, "Although everyone knows me, let's still follow the formal process and introduce myself first;

You can refer to this later. My name is Gu Mingyue, I am 18 years old, and I have a university degree. "

The villagers asked curiously, "Mingyue, what does one night at the university mean? Why do you only stay one night at the university?"

Gu Guangsheng was drinking water, and when he heard this, he spat it out.

He shouted, "Uncle, it's called 'dropping out', which means that one cannot continue his studies for some reason. 'dropping out' is the word 'ye' in 'dropping out', ah, no..."

Gu Mingyue was almost amused to death by Guangsheng, this funny guy.

She explained with a smile, "To drop out is like my current situation. For some reason, I can't continue to go to school, so I applied for graduation and drop out from school. Forget it, it's a bit troublesome, so let's just use the high school diploma."

Gu Laoliu disagreed, "No, even if we drop out, we have been admitted before. It's not that we are bad at studying. We have to do it for our own reasons.

There is nothing fishy about it. I got in through my own efforts. I cannot let others misunderstand me. I must count it according to the university."

"Yes, Miss Mingyue was the best in the town at that time."

"That's right! Our little aunt Mingyue was the only one in the area. The town leaders came to congratulate her at that time."

Listening to the villagers' voices of agreement, Gu Mingyue felt regretful but also relieved.

There is a huge gap in IQ between her and the original owner.

You know, regional differences in the future will lead to different teaching resources, let alone now.

It was not easy for the original owner to be admitted to university with such limited resources.

Girls who are admitted to university are even rarer.

This is also the biggest reason why Gu Mingyue decided to drop out of school.

In terms of life experience, she is confident that she can handle it with ease and without any burden.

When it comes to studying, it cannot be compensated by just working hard. IQ is sometimes a real flaw.

Some people often do business accounting and can do it to the exact millimeter.

If it were a math problem, even an elementary school student wouldn't be able to figure it out.

For example, Gu Mingyue this month.

Alas, I can’t afford to be a poor student.