Professor Gu's daily life in the countryside after his rebirth

Two days before National Day, Gu Zhan received a bank remittance slip and some new documents that needed to be translated from the postman to his home.

However, because the documents were still subject to confidentiality procedures, the postman did not deliver them to the door, so Gu Zhan needed to take his identity card to the commune post office to pick them up.

Gu Zhan went to the county town in person, picked up the remittance from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and then went back to the commune post office to pick up the package. It was the next day when he returned to Shanghe Village.

Gu Zhan had been thinking about the two documents, and after returning home he couldn't wait to open the package sent by Sun Yuan.

What delighted him was that in addition to a thick stack of documents that needed to be translated, there was also a letter in the package.

Gu Zhan suppressed his excitement and opened the letter written to him by Sun Yuan.

In the letter, Sun Yuan not only thanked him for his reminder, saying that they would further conduct experimental verification on the data in the paper, but also expressed his gratitude to himself and asked him to persist in studying and become a pillar of the country.

Sun Yuan's cautious handling of the results did not exceed Gu Zhan's expectations. As for Sun Yuan's encouragement to himself, he said that Sun Yuan was a person with a very forward-looking vision.

In addition, there was a small bag of watermelon seeds in the package, about ten seeds in total. Sun Yuan said that it was their team's new research result this year, and invited Gu Zhan to try it out.

Gu Zhan knew that this was Sun Yuan's way of expressing recognition and gratitude.

In the afternoon, Zhou Jiawang, the accountant of the production team, went door to door to inform everyone to go to the team later to share some meat.

Every year before National Day, the brigade would slaughter a fat pig and distribute some meat to every household. This had been a tradition of the Shanghe Village Production Brigade for over a decade.

Firstly, it is to celebrate National Day, and secondly, it is because the autumn harvest will come after National Day. At this time, we distribute some meat to the team members to nourish their bodies and mobilize their enthusiasm for the autumn harvest.

Although Gu Zhan had already bought meat when he returned from the commune, he and Liu Xiaoxi still went to the production team at the time notified by Zhou Jiawang.

Although each family received a small bowl of meat less than the size of a fist, it was proof of participation in collective labor, and Gu Zhan was also willing to participate in this activity.

When Gu Zhan took Liu Xiaoxi's hand and they slowly hurried over, everyone had already lined up and was waiting eagerly.

Just when Liu Xiaoxi thought that she and Gu Zhan were the last to arrive, Zhao Hongmei also came over with red eyes.

While queuing, she looked up and saw Gu Zhan and Liu Xiaoxi standing in front of her. She greeted them quietly and then remained silent.

Gu Jun hasn't come back yet, and no one knows what the specific situation is. The family is in a panic, afraid of being pointed at if they go out, so she was forced to come and get the meat.

Ever since Gu Jun got into trouble, Zhao Dani and Zhang Qiaomei blamed themselves for the incident, thinking that the disaster was caused by their dressing too ostentatiously in the village every day.

But why didn’t the old lady say that she was bragging to others in the village every day about the money Gu Jun gave her?

Zhao Hongmei was thinking bitterly about recent events. When she looked up, she saw that the team had already moved a long way forward. She hurriedly walked forward a distance to catch up.

Liu Xiaoxi and Gu Zhan were holding hands, talking and laughing. Zhao Hongmei felt both envious and sad. She wished Gu Jun was at home.

Finally they arrived at Gu Zhan's house. Liu Xiaoxi took out the bowl and the village accountant gave Liu Xiaoxi a piece of fattier meat.

These days, everyone’s home is short of oil. Fatty meat can be refined into oil, which is much more popular than lean meat. Gu Zhan naturally understands this.

But since Gu Zhan started making money, the family had no shortage of food or oil, so Gu Zhan pointed to a small piece of lean meat and said, "Accountant Zhou, I want that piece of lean meat."

Zhou Jiawang glanced at Gu Zhan and whispered, "Gu family boy, this piece of fat meat is specially reserved for you."

Gu Zhan smiled and said, "It's okay, I like to eat lean meat."

Zhou Jiawang thought that Gu Zhan was a man who didn't know how to live, so he signaled Liu Xiaoxi with his eyes.

Liu Xiaoxi naturally understood what Zhou Jiawang meant, but she also knew what Gu Zhan meant. Everyone was short of oil at home, so it would be better to give this piece of fat to families that were more in need.

So Liu Xiaoxi smiled and said, "Accountant Zhou, we both like to eat lean meat."

Zhou Jiawang was so angry that he had to pick out a small piece of meat from the remaining meat and put it into the bowl in Liu Xiaoxi's hand.

When it was Zhao Hongmei's turn, Zhou Jiawang didn't even raise his head and directly gave her a piece of fat and lean meat according to the order.

Zhao Hongmei felt bitter and angry at Zhou Jiawang for taking advantage of others. In fact, she wanted the piece of fat that Gu Zhan and his wife didn't want just now. The family had run out of oil for cooking for a while.

But whenever she thought about the piece of meat that Gu Zhan and his wife didn't want, she could no longer open her mouth to tell Zhou Jiawang.

After returning home, Gu Zhan thought of the braised pork he had eaten in the city before. Liu Xiaoxi had talked about it many times after he came back, but he never had the chance to make it. Today, there happened to be meat, so wasn't this the opportunity?

"Wife, do you want to eat braised pork?"

When Liu Xiaoxi heard it was braised pork, her eyes lit up and she immediately asked excitedly, "Is this the dish we ate in the city?"

It turns out that I can't forget it.

Gu Zhan smiled and nodded: "Well, I guarantee it will taste exactly the same. Do you want to eat it?"

"I want to eat." Liu Xiaoxi put down the food in her hand, walked to Gu Zhan, and tiptoed to give him a light kiss on the side of his face.

This was the first time that Liu Xiaoxi took the initiative to kiss Gu Zhan after her rebirth. Gu Zhan was not only happy but also moved. Now Liu Xiaoxi trusted him more and more.

Liu Xiaoxi, who had done something bad, stood in front of Gu Zhan with her mouth covered, like a little mouse that had stolen lamp oil.

Gu Zhan touched the cheek of the person in front of him lovingly, held him in his arms, and did not let him go until a long time later.

Liu Xiaoxi only had to be responsible for lighting the fire, cutting the vegetables, and cooking. Gu Zhan did it all in one go, and until the aroma wafted out of the pot, Liu Xiaoxi's eyes sparkled.

Liu Xiaoxi was very satisfied with the meal. She ate two big steamed buns with braised pork in one breath, which made Gu Zhan tremble with fear.

After dinner, Gu Zhan felt that Liu Xiaoxi had eaten a little too much, and fearing that she would have indigestion, he took her for a walk.

Liu Xiaoxi had finished her meal and was taking a walk outside, but Zhao Hongmei was being scolded at Gu's house because Zhao Dani blamed her for bringing back meat without oil.

"You're such a spendthrift! How come you only brought back this little bit of meat?"

Zhao Hongmei had always endured Zhao Dani's scolding before, but today when she saw Gu Zhan holding Liu Xiaoxi's hand at the brigade headquarters, the affectionate look on their faces made her feel uncomfortable. At this moment, she suddenly didn't want to endure it anymore.

"If you have the guts, go get it. Aren't you afraid of what others will say, so you can only force me out?"

Hearing that Zhao Hongmei dared to refute her, Zhao Dani became angry for a moment. She raised her arm high and wanted to slap Zhao Hongmei.

Zhao Hongmei raised her face and glared at Zhao Dani angrily: "Old lady, if you have the guts, hit me. If you dare to hit me today, I will go back and tell my father."

Zhao Dani paused with her raised hand, and stared at Zhao Hongmei with her cloudy eyes.

Zhao Hongmei was not moved at all, and in the end Zhao Dani was defeated.

Zhang Qiaomei also heard the noise from the kitchen, but she didn't want to pay attention to the two of them at the moment.

When Gu Jun was at home, she would try to stop the old lady from scolding Zhao Hongmei. But now that Gu Jun was in trouble, she really didn't have the heart to care about their quarrel. They were both not easy to deal with anyway, so she just let them be.