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

Gu Zhan's ox cart full of furniture caused a sensation in the entire Shanghe Village Production Brigade. Before they had even brought all the furniture in, the entrance was already crowded with people rushing over to see what was going on.

They were all familiar people in the village, and Gu Zhan generously invited them in to take a look around.

Everyone's eagerness turned into enthusiasm after the first person who wanted to see the new furniture walked in.

They touched the furniture and the dazzling white walls in the new house, their eyes full of envy.

"Gu family kid, you finally made it."

"Who says it's not?"

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Gu Zhan felt a sense of peace in his heart as he listened to everyone praising him or mocking the other members of the Gu family. From now on, he had a home that truly belonged to him.

After the furniture was neatly arranged, the main room suddenly looked lively.

A little after two in the afternoon, the tractor from the production team that had gone to the commune returned. Zhao Baogen arrived at Gu Zhan's house, carrying two iron pots, one large and one small.

"Gu Zhan, I got your big iron pot back."

Zhao Baogen's voice was so loud that everyone who was resting in the room heard it.

When he heard the captain's voice, Liu Jinshui stood up from the stool and ran out to meet the person.

"Hey, the captain is here, come in quickly."

"Brother Jinshui is here too?"

"Hey, the young couple is moving today, I came over to take a look."

Gu Zhan and Huang Guihua came out one after another. Gu Zhan quickly walked over, took the iron pot from Zhao Baogen's hand, placed it at the door, and welcomed him into the main room.

Because the new house was not far from Zhao Baogen's home, Zhao Baogen often came to see it during the construction period and knew what the house looked like. Today was the first time he came in after it was completely cleaned up.

As soon as I entered the door, my attention was attracted by the windows in the house, which were bigger than those in other houses, and the furniture in the room.

"The window is a good size. The room looks bright and clean. And the table and chairs are sturdy and durable."

Liu Jinshui felt proud as he listened to the captain's praise for the room.

Zhao Baogen had other things to do at the brigade headquarters, so he went back after not staying there for long.

Finally having some free time, Huang Guihua walked out, patting her slightly sore waist, and wanted to pick up the iron pot on the ground.

When Gu Zhan saw this, he hurried over, picked up the iron pot, walked into the kitchen, and gently placed it into the pot hole prepared in advance.

Huang Guihua walked behind her son-in-law and followed him into the kitchen.

The kitchen is also a mud house, but the stove inside is covered with a layer of cement. Because there is little sand mixed in the cement, the entire stove appears a smooth blue-gray color, which looks neat and clean.

At that time, cement was definitely a rare commodity. Gu Zhan gave Gu Chenggui some money, and Gu Chenggui took a lot of effort to help him get it. Because there was not much, he only applied the top layer of the stove.

Huang Guihua touched the stove again and again with curiosity, sighing at its convenience: "This stove is the cleanest and doesn't get dusty easily. It's great. Is this what they call cement?"

"Yes, it's made of cement."

"Oh, it's really good."

This son-in-law is really attentive. It would be great if their son could have a son-in-law like this to make them worry less.

While admiring the convenience of the stove, Huang Guihua did not forget the main purpose of her coming to the kitchen.

"Go out and get some bark and come into the kitchen."

Gu Zhan didn't ask any more questions and turned around to go out to get the bark.

Seeing that her mother had been out for a long time and had not come back yet, Liu Xiaoxi hurriedly got up and went to the kitchen to see what was going on.

Before he even entered the house, he heard his mother asking Gu Zhan to go out and get some bark. He asked curiously, "Mom, what do you want the bark for?"

Huang Guihua touched the new and thick iron pot with a smile and said happily, "You two are young and don't know that this iron pot needs to be boiled before use."

"Open the pot?" Liu Xiaoxi had never heard of this before.

"Yes, after the iron pan is heated, cooking and pancakes will not stick to the pan and will not rust."

"Oh!" Liu Xiaoxi nodded, not quite understanding, and watched her mother deftly pick up the oil bottle and pour oil into the pot.

It's no wonder that Liu Xiaoxi had never heard of it. Nowadays, every family has an iron pot that has been passed down for generations. If it is broken, it can be repaired and still used. How can you often see something like a pot breaking?

This is the only pot the Liu family has now, and it was passed down from Liu Xiaoxi’s grandmother.

After a while, Gu Zhan came in holding a bundle of bark.

The barks are all peeled off from the wood used to build the new house. After being exposed to the sun, they have become completely dry, making them perfect for burning as firewood in the future.

"Old man?"

When Liu Jinshui was enjoying the pleasure of sitting in his daughter's new house, he heard Huang Guihua calling him.

He frowned, snorted, and hurried to the kitchen.

As soon as Liu Jinshui entered the room, Huang Guihua immediately drove Gu Zhan and his daughter out of the kitchen: "You two stay outside, it will be very choking in there. Old man, you come and light the fire, I will heat the iron pots for the two children so that they will be easier to use in the future."

His wife gave the order, and now it was in front of his daughter and son-in-law, so Liu Jinshui naturally would not refuse.

Liu Xiaoxi and Gu Zhan exchanged a glance, but Gu Zhan was the quickest to react. He walked to the stove and took the bark from Liu Jinshui's hand: "Mom, let me light the fire."

"How can you light a fire? Ask your dad to do it."

Gu Zhan naturally couldn't agree to let an old man like him light the fire, so he turned to Liu Jinshui and said, "Dad, take Xiaoxi out for a while, I'll help here."

Seeing that his son-in-law was sincere, Liu Jinshui stood up, ignored his wife's glare at him, and called Liu Xiaoxi to go out together.

In this life, Gu Zhan often helped Liu Xiaoxi to light the fire or cooked by himself, so he was already very familiar with the matter of lighting the fire.

After a while, the oil in the pot began to smoke.

Huang Guihua was holding a corn cob in her hand and spreading the hot oil in the pot evenly over the entire pot. She continued to cook on low heat. Not long after, the matte iron pot began to glow with an oily luster. At this time, the kitchen was already filled with oil smoke. Huang Guihua and Gu Zhan were choked by the oil smoke and kept coughing.

"Okay. Take the pot down and put it outside to dry."

Gu Zhan stood up and walked out of the kitchen with the pot. Huang Guihua followed him out of the kitchen with another smaller pot.

As soon as Liu Xiaoxi heard the two coughing, he went to the main room, poured two glasses of water, and went to the yard to wait.

Seeing the two people coming out, he quickly handed the water to them.

Huang Guihua was old and was severely choked by the fumes. She kept coughing and only felt much better after drinking a sip of water handed to her by Liu Xiaoxi.

"Oh, I choked to death. Are you okay, son-in-law?" Huang Guihua asked Gu Zhan after she had recovered her breath.

"I'm fine, Mom."

Huang Guihua turned her head and glanced at Gu Zhan. It was true that only his eyes were a little red from the smoke, but the rest was fine, so she felt relieved.