Quick Transmigration: I Actually Became a System Bug

Shi Shaoyu led the people into the house, while Du Guowei hurriedly poured water for the guests and also took the brown sugar that Ji Han handed him.

"Gangzi! Kneel down! Kowtow to your benefactor!"

Xiao Gangzi was very obedient; he immediately knelt down to kowtow, but Shi Shaoyu reacted quickly and lifted the child up.

"No, no, no, Uncle, what are you doing? We live in a new society now, we don't do this kind of kowtowing anymore. If Gangzi kowtows, I might be arrested and paraded through the streets tomorrow."

The man was momentarily taken aback by the seriousness of Shi Shaoyu's words. He had come to thank Shi, the educated youth, not to make an enemy.

“Shi Zhiqing, it’s my fault. I shouldn’t have made the child kowtow. I just wanted the child to remember your kindness. He can’t kowtow, but you must accept the gifts.”

As he spoke, the man placed the basket in his wife's hand on the table. The cloth covering the basket was removed, revealing a large, clean, and plump goose underneath.

In those days, everyone was short of food and clothing, let alone meat. Shi Shaoyu and the man declined again, but in the end, the goose was left behind. However, the man and his family of three were also left at the educated youth settlement to have lunch with them. Lunch was a stew of the goose in an iron pot, cooked by Du Guowei and Gangzi's mother.

Ji Han then brought out a plate of pine nuts, and the group sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) eating and chatting. It was at this moment that Ji Han learned that although the big man looked old, he was actually only twenty-five years old, and Gangzi was his eldest son, who was only six years old.

Ji Han/Shi Shaoyu...

Shi Shaoyu is also shameless; one second he was calling someone "uncle," and the next he was calling them "big brother."

The eldest brother's name is Zhang Beishan. His father, Zhang Xingwang, and the militia captain, Zhang Xingyi, are brothers. There are four brothers in his family, which makes up the four cardinal directions. Most importantly, Zhang Beishan's family is very large.

Leaving aside his father's generation, in his own generation alone, his eldest brother Zhang Dongshan and second brother Zhang Xishan each had four sons, his third brother Zhang Nanshan had three sons, and he himself has two sons, the older one is Gangzi and the younger one is Tiezi.

In addition, his cousins ​​all had at least two children, and most of them were sons. In those days, sons were productivity. The more sons a family had, the more say they had in the brigade. Obviously, Zhang Beishan's family had quite a bit of say.

“Shi Zhiqing, Ji Zhiqing, you saved my son, you are my brothers who have risked their lives for me. If you encounter any trouble in Zhangzhuang Brigade, you must come to me. I, Zhang Beishan, may not say anything else, but I still have some influence in our Zhangzhuang Brigade.”

Ji Han watched as Zhang Beishan's large, fan-like hand slapped his chest repeatedly, and then subtly shifted his position to the side.

And so, from that day on, the educated youth settlement gained a little boy who came to report almost every day. Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu had a little follower named Gangzi, and occasionally there would be a Tiezi.

What concerned Ji Han even more was that when Gangzi and the others arrived, a message suddenly popped up in the system.

[System: Host's merit points +7]

Ji Han has been hiding away lately, especially these past few days. This means that the seven contributors of merit points must be from Zhang Beishan's family. But where did the number seven come from? Could it be that there are seven people in the Zhang family?

[Ji Han: System, how exactly are these merit points calculated? Are they like faith points and darkness points, where each person can contribute one point?]

[System: No, host. Merit points are calculated based on the magnitude of your good deeds and their subsequent impact. For example, you saved Zhang Xiaogang with medicine, so you would receive 7 merit points.]

Ji Han felt he was starting to understand the system's words.

[Ji Han: Does that mean that if I do good deeds that are significant enough and have a far-reaching impact, I'll accumulate more merit points? Is there an upper limit to these merit points?]

Upon hearing the word "upper limit," the system visibly paused for a moment before replying.

[System: Yes, no limit on merit points was found at the moment.]

Ah... Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu exchanged a rather lewd glance, both understanding the meaning in each other's eyes. However, it was wintertime, so everything had to be put on hold for now.

The days that followed were the usual routine of eating and sleeping, until...

"Brother Yu, Brother Han, my dad said the team is going fishing tomorrow. Do you want to come and join the fun?"

It was freezing cold outside. Under normal circumstances, Ji Han would definitely not want to go, but he had been cooped up in the house for more than a month, and his hips were aching from lying down all day, so he accepted the invitation from his new underling without hesitation.

"Okay, go ahead, go ahead. What should we prepare for tomorrow? Is the place we're going far?"

Gangzi was well prepared.

"You don't need to prepare anything, just dress warmly. I'll get the sled out of the house and have my cousin pull us over."

Ah... this... it's actually pulled by hand?

Although Gangzi said they shouldn't prepare anything, apart from clothes, Ji Han still had Du Guowei brew a pot of ginger tea and poured it into the military water bottle he brought in advance. In addition, he also brought some biscuits to stave off hunger.

Ji Han and his companion weren't the only ones from the educated youth settlement who went to watch the fishing. In fact, almost everyone in Zhangzhuang Brigade, except for those with mobility issues, went to work or watch the excitement that day.

Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu followed behind the main group, first going to the brigade headquarters to assemble. Then, at the brigade leader's command, the crowd set off in a grand procession.

At the very front of the procession were the team members pulling horse-drawn and ox-drawn sleds, on which various fishing tools were placed. In the middle were the strong laborers who would be the main force later. At the very back were adults and children pulling sleds of all sizes. Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu were at the very back of the procession.

"Brother Han, Brother Yu, you two go first?"

Yes, because there were more people than sleds, Ji Han and the others took turns riding or being pulled. Looking at the little ones in front of him, Ji Han really couldn't bear to let them pull him and Shi Shaoyu.

Fortunately, he was prepared. He called Gangzi aside and gave him some instructions. Gangzi's eyes lit up after hearing this. Finally, under Ji Han's insistent gaze, Gangzi ran forward and soon returned with a few seventeen or eighteen-year-old boys. They even brought their own sleds to pull people along.

Ji Han pulled Shi Shaoyu onto the two-seater sled, and amidst the envious gazes of the crowd, they sped off in a flash. You have to admit, this young boy was full of energy; in no time, he overtook the group ahead and was practically on par with the oxen and horses.