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

Liu Xiaoxi got up before dawn to light a fire and make pancakes.

When Gu Zhan opened his eyes, he saw that there was no one under the quilt beside him. He stood up and opened the door, and saw a figure swaying slightly under the dim light in the kitchen.

Knowing that Liu Xiaoxi was cooking in the kitchen, Gu Zhan simply stopped sleeping, got dressed and went to the kitchen to help.

Seeing Gu Zhan come in, Liu Xiaoxi asked with a hint of blame: "Why don't you sleep a little longer?"

After a day's rest yesterday, Gu Zhan had regained his spirits. His deep black eyes half-closed, and he smiled softly as he said, "My wife got up before dawn to cook for me. How could I sleep?"

This guy is getting more talkative day by day. Liu Xiaoxi glared at Gu Zhan with her almond-shaped eyes, then continued to look at the pancakes in the pan.

Gu Zhan tactfully sat on the wooden block beside the stove and helped Liu Xiaoxi start the fire.

"Oh, the fire is too big." Liu Xiaoxi exclaimed, and then Gu Zhan smelled the burnt smell in the pot.

"Don't make trouble."

Gu Zhan touched his nose, gave up the job of lighting the fire, stood by the door and watched Liu Xiaoxi busying around, his heart filled with dense warmth.

Finally, there are people who get up early for themselves and work hard for themselves.

At six o'clock, Gu Zhan got on the team's tractor from his doorstep to go to the county town for business. With the sound of the tractor's engine, Gu Zhan and Liu Xiaoxi said goodbye.

Seeing the figure in his sight getting smaller and smaller until it was out of sight, Gu Zhan withdrew his gaze.

There were also a few young people from the village traveling with them. Some of them were sharp-eyed and saw the way Gu Zhan kept looking back, and they all teased him: "Oh, you are a newly married young man after all, so clingy."

"That's right, back then I also..."

Everyone was joking with each other, and Gu Zhan listened the whole time, occasionally adding a word or two of his own opinion. The one and a half hour journey was not tiring at all.

It was already half past seven when they arrived at the county town. The driver of the team was Gu Zhan's cousin Gu Daniu. He dropped Gu Zhan off at the station before turning around to do some business.

The station was already packed with travelers on long journeys. Everyone was carrying bags of varying sizes, pushing and shoving each other, their voices mixed together. For a moment, the entire station seemed both messy and bustling.

Gu Zhan only brought a small bag, which contained the white flour pancakes that Liu Xiaoxi had baked for him early in the morning. Gu Zhan held it to his chest, smelling the delicious aroma, and felt at ease and satisfied.

After finally squeezing to the ticket window to buy a ticket, Gu Zhan was sweating all over after squeezing out from the back of the queue to the waiting area.

In the same situation was a middle-aged man sitting next to Gu Zhan.

The middle-aged man saw Gu Zhan wipe his sweat with a handkerchief, and smiled and took the initiative to talk to Gu Zhan: "Oh, it's really hot this year, and it's hot inside the station too."

Gu Zhan double-checked that the other party was talking to him, and smiled and responded, "It is indeed hot. It's only the end of May in the solar calendar."

"I'm worried this year will be like last year, with hot weather and no rain, and no crops to harvest! It usually rains several times around this time of year."

Gu Zhan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly thought of the corn seedlings that had just emerged in Shanghe Village.

Deep in my memory, June of this year in my previous life was fine. Although the weather was dry, it rained at least a little. It was from July to mid-August that the drought became complete. The corn cobs that had just grown dried into strips, and the branches and leaves broke at the slightest touch.

The farmers cried out to heaven and earth, but no one answered. In order to ensure the supply of drinking water, the higher authorities were reluctant to open the gates to release the water from the reservoir to irrigate the fields.

Then, in mid-August, a once-in-a-century torrential downpour hit, pushing the reservoir water level seriously above the warning line. Eventually, the reservoir burst, razing everything to the ground.

Gu Zhan secretly took note of this matter, thinking that he must tell Zhao Baogen about it after returning this time, and prepare for drought and flood prevention work in advance.

"The weather has been sunny and rainy recently, which is not bad. However, we need to pay special attention to August."

"Oh?" The middle-aged man was curious. The young man in front of him actually spoke seriously, which aroused the middle-aged man's curiosity. He was waiting for the bus anyway, so he had plenty of time. The middle-aged man was willing to listen to what the young man had to say.

"The first half of August should be dry, with rain expected later, but we still need to pay attention to flood prevention."

Gu Zhan hesitated again and again, but still gave a brief reminder of the weather conditions according to his memory of his previous life. The middle-aged man next to him did not look like an ordinary person, so he hoped that what he said would be useful enough.

The middle-aged man had only casually sighed, but he hadn't expected the young man sitting next to him to speak so seriously, even mentioning the time. He was curious for a moment: "Young man, how do you know that the first half of August is dry and the second half has rain?"

When Gu Zhan said this, he had already prepared himself for interrogation. When the middle-aged man spoke, Gu Zhan smiled and said, "I can tell the future."

When the middle-aged man heard what Gu Zhan said, he did not delve into it any further. After all, there were indeed masters among the people.

But if the situation is really as this young man said, then we should indeed make preparations early.

At 8:20, the ticket inspector started shouting, and Gu Zhan said goodbye to the middle-aged man and boarded the bus to the city.

The bus was still shaking, and there were no curtains on the windows. The bright sunlight outside the window shone on my body, making me feel irritated.

Finally, after two hours of bumpy ride, Gu Zhan finally arrived in the city at half past twelve.

Today is May 30th, and the exam is still tomorrow. Gu Zhan decided to go to the city’s Agricultural Technology Center to check out the situation first.

Gu Zhan was carrying a bag of food, asking for directions as he walked, and it took him almost an hour to reach his destination.

When they arrived at the gate, the attendant came over to register. Gu Zhan took out his letter of introduction and told the registering officer, "I saw our announcement at the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative, saying that we are recruiting English translators."

The registrar looked Gu Zhan up and down several times and asked, "We are indeed recruiting English translators, but... are you here for the exam as well?"

In the eyes of the registration staff, those who came to inquire about information or apply for a job were all neatly dressed people of status. They were nothing like the person in front of them, who was wearing a gray old cotton shirt with a large circle of sweat on the back. He wore cloth shoes with torn uppers loosely on his feet, and was holding a bag made of patchwork scraps of cloth in his hand.

Paradoxically, this person's aura seems quite good, which is totally inconsistent with the clothes he is wearing.

However, this registration staff member had extensive work experience. After confirming again and again that Gu Zhan was the person who came to take the exam, he did not show any negligence and took Gu Zhan to the office as usual.

"Director Li, this person is also here to take the exam for the English translation position."

The man who was working at his desk looked up when he heard the voice and saw Gu Zhan standing at the door. He immediately stood up and welcomed him in, saying loudly, "Young man, are you here to take the exam too?"

Gu Zhan nodded slightly: "Yes, Director."