Time Travel Article: Tool Man Rejects Plot

Northeastern pickles are best eaten in summer. You don’t need to add a drop of water, and only two bowls of soy sauce are needed.

At this time, almost every household eats cowpeas for one meal and kidney beans for the next.

If you can’t finish it, cook it, dry it and save it for winter.

When you don’t eat it often, you miss it too much, but when you eat it often, you feel like you’re not full enough.

Fortunately, Gu Mingyue added meat into it, otherwise no one would like it.

When Liu Caixia learned about the dishes she was going to cook, she agreed and started to clean up quickly.

After a while, washed cowpeas, coriander, peppers and potatoes were placed on the stove.

Since it was Gu Mingyue who proposed it, she would naturally be the one to cook.

Stir-fry scallions, ginger and garlic until fragrant, then add the meat slices.

Fry the meat until slightly charred, then add the cowpeas and potatoes that are difficult to cook and stir-fry together.

After the vegetables are fried until soft, add soy sauce, no other seasoning is needed.

Don't worry about the pot drying out, the moisture from the side dishes will seep out quickly.

When the potatoes in the pot are cooked, add coriander and chili.

Gu Mingyue felt that these two side dishes were definitely the soul of the dish. Since she loved them anyway, she asked her sister-in-law to put more of them.

Then just cover the pot and simmer.

During this time, my sister-in-law had already picked up the watermelon rinds and pickled them with salt.

You have to add water before mixing, otherwise it will be salty.

I saw my sister-in-law squeeze out the water from the wilted melon strips, cut some coriander and garlic, add soy sauce and rice vinegar, and start mixing.

Let Gu Mingyue taste it.

I have to say, it's crispy and refreshing. But I always feel like something is missing...

Facing her sister-in-law's glaring gaze, Gu Mingyue poured some sesame oil into it and added a spoonful of sugar.

This time it was her turn to let her sister-in-law have a taste.

"I don't even need to taste it to know it's delicious," the sister-in-law muttered.

Having said that, I still tried it. Hmm, the taste is indeed different.

The sorghum rice porridge cooked by my second sister-in-law was just ready.

I fetched two basins of well water and rinsed the sorghum rice in the water again and again until it was slightly cool enough to drink.

A bowl of this on a hot day can both cool you down and satisfy your hunger.

The villagers arrived one after another. Worried that some of them would feel embarrassed to come, Gu Mingyue sent Guangsheng to call them one by one.

No one lives in the new house, and I don’t want to have to entertain guests and then have to work myself to clean up.

Although people are not that untidy, some hygiene habits and children running around at home are out of control.

To prevent any accidents from happening, Gu Mingyue set up a table directly in the wasteland nearby.

Before the meal started, she raised her glass and said loudly to everyone, "Today, I am drinking water here instead of wine. I want to thank you for taking care of me over the years and for helping me build a house. Now, a new life is about to begin. I hope that the days ahead will be better and better, and I hope that your days will be as good as mine. Thank you, everyone."

Gu Mingyue had learned a lot about the drinking culture before, and her words were very varied.

The simple old farmers had never experienced such straightforward words before, and they raised their bowls in response, feeling happy and touched at being valued.

At this time, Gu Guoqiang slowly stood up and said, "Our Gujia Village has come this far, and it is inseparable from the support of everyone present. I am very pleased and ashamed;

Because of my rebellious son, all the efforts of the village over the years were almost wasted. I would like to take this opportunity to formally resign from the post. From now on, Gujia Village will only have a village chief, not a clan leader. "

"Clan leader!"

"father!"

"Uncle!"

No one, including Gu Mingyue, expected Gu Guoqiang to make such a decision.

He just waved his hand to signal for silence, "I'm old and can't do it anymore. Don't worry, if there is anything that the village chief does not do well in the future, you can tell me. I can't take care of the village affairs, but my son can take care of it. And Mingyue..."

At this point, he took out a newspaper and showed it to everyone, "Look, our Mingyue has a promising future. Not only has she become famous, but she has also brought honor to our Gujia Village. Guangsheng, come here and read everyone the article written by your aunt."

Guangrong and Guangcan distributed the remaining newspapers at home.

If several villagers look at one picture together, even if they cannot read, they can recognize the picture above.

Whispering discussion of “Ouch, isn’t this me?”

"And me, this is my wife. Wife, don't tell me, you look pretty good from this perspective."

"Fuck you, I'm already pretty, why do I need you to talk nonsense here?"

Gu Guoqiang waited for Guangsheng to finish reading, and then continued, "I don't want to be polite. I just want to emphasize one point. Gujia Village is a whole. We all prosper together and suffer together. Before you do anything in the future, you should not only think about yourself, but also your family members. Last time, we all fought together against those who came to make trouble. I am very satisfied with your performance. You are all great."

Several people in the crowd lowered their heads in shame…

Gu Guoqiang naturally noticed it and changed the topic deliberately, “Even if someone backed off at that time, I still want to thank them, because I understand that they have this village in their hearts, but they are human beings and they will also be afraid;

What I want to say is that being timid is not shameful. As long as you don’t do anything harmful to the village, you are all good. Finally, I want to say that in the future, the village will not only be handed over to Mingwei and Mingyue, but also to you;

We must always remember that Gujia Village is our root. If we unite as one, I believe our lives will prosper.”

Everyone excitedly shouted "Prosperity!"

The words that combined kindness and severity brought the people of Gujia Village closer together.

My uncle officially put down his burden, feeling somewhat relieved and somewhat lonely...

Gu Mingyue sat over and held her uncle's hand, and asked worriedly, "Why didn't you discuss this with us in advance?"

Gu Guoqiang patted Mingyue's hand and comforted her, "Whether you tell me or not, the result will be the same. I am relieved to leave the village to you from now on."

"I'm new here and not very experienced yet. You have to help me keep an eye on things. Besides, my elder brother promised me that I don't have to worry about any big or small things in the village. He and you will make all the decisions. You can't give up, otherwise, I won't do it."

Gu Guoqiang had no idea that Gu Mingyue was really prepared to be a hands-off boss, and thought she said that just to comfort him.

So he smiled and agreed, "Okay, uncle will definitely help you."

"Then it's a deal. No regrets. Let's make a pinky promise." Gu Mingyue stretched out her little finger mischievously.

Uncle was happy to cooperate with her.

Gu Mingwei knew that his father was still brooding over what the third brother had done, and he felt that he had let everyone down.

Otherwise, how could he voluntarily offer to resign when he misses the people in the village even in his dreams?

He was not panicked, but rather somewhat relaxed, not because he liked autocracy.

But as long as his father formally resigns from the position of clan leader, the commune will no longer have any complaints.

Wang Bichang would never use this excuse to control their village again.

As for his father's mood, it doesn't matter.

He knew his father. Even if he said it was easy, he would still not let it go if something happened in the village.

No matter what happens in the future, he will just discuss it with his father as before.

I believe I can help his father get out of his current depressed mood soon.

It's just that the title of patriarch is gone, it won't affect anything.

After taking all aspects into consideration and making sure there were no omissions, Gu Mingwei started to eat his meal with peace of mind.