Quick Transmigration: Saving That Cannon Fodder

"Brother Dong, do we need to fetch more water?" Chi Xing asked, puzzled.

Lin Dong softened his tone: "You don't need to. Your bucket is full, that's enough. Go and rest."

Chixing nodded obediently: "Okay, thank you, Dong-ge."

Lin Dong glanced in the direction Cheng Li and the others were, then looked at Chi Xing's retreating figure, and shook his head:

"How can there be such a big difference between people?"

Akahoshi went into the room, glanced at the kang (heated brick bed), and put his luggage in the innermost position so that he wouldn't have to squeeze between the two of them.

As night fell, everyone at the educated youth settlement had a meal together, a kind of welcome dinner for the new educated youth.

Because they cooked together, the female educated youth made mixed flour steamed buns, a plate of stir-fried cabbage with cured meat, and a stewed tofu dish.

As soon as Chixing picked up a steamed bun, the old educated youth quickly reached for the plate of stir-fried cabbage and cured meat with their chopsticks.

Clearly, he hadn't had any meat in a long time, and he couldn't even speak right now.

The other newly arrived educated youths were initially a little embarrassed, but seeing that the cured meat on the plate was getting less and less, they disregarded everything else and reached out with their chopsticks to pick up the food.

Akahoshi could only manage to grab two slices of cured meat during a break; the meat was very thin and salty, and not tasty at all.

Despite not being one to waste food, Akahoshi ate the steamed bun anyway.

As for Cheng Li, who was still dumbfounded, unsurprisingly, after everyone else had eaten their fill, Cheng Li only ate one piece of mixed grain steamed bun.

In the middle of the night, Akahoshi was awakened by a sound of teeth grinding and sleep talking.

In a daze, Chixing saw Cheng Li take a can of food out the door, and it was obvious that she hadn't eaten enough that night.

Akahoshi didn't care. She used a blanket to separate herself from the educated youth next door, leaving her with only a tiny bit of space. It was very cramped.

Most importantly, Ayu isn't here; his sweet wife isn't by his side, and he feels terrible.

250 offered a terrible idea: "Why doesn't Your Highness just tear this place down and then openly seek out a Celestial Lord to team up with?"

Akahoshi never expected that the honest and straightforward 250 would come up with such bad ideas. It's true that the world is going to the dogs and people's hearts are no longer what they used to be.

[That's a good idea, but what if Cheng Li chooses to go to A Yu's house first? Wouldn't I be a complete scapegoat then?]

Even if there's only a tiny chance, Akahoshi doesn't want it to happen.

250 didn't know what to do either, and could only frown.

Akahoshi suddenly slapped his thigh:

Why do I need anyone's permission to move out? If Ayu just agrees, wouldn't it be enough for me to stay at his place?

250: [Oh right, how come I didn't think of that?]

Akahoshi sighed deeply. Why hadn't he thought of that sooner? If only he had...

Forget it, it's only the first day I've met Gu Yuzhi, I can't be so rash. I should at least wait until tomorrow.

Thinking this, Akahoshi closed her eyes again, feeling sleepy.

There was a rustling sound outside the door; it was obvious that Cheng Li had returned.

Akahoshi ignored it, but the startled, sleep-talking voice still rang in her ears.

And then there's the sound of that guy next door grinding his teeth. He must be grinding his teeth off by now. Just listening to it makes my teeth ache.

The next morning, Lin Dong came early to wake them up.

"Starting today, you will all be going to work. It may be a little tiring at first, but please try to get through it."

Chi Xing followed behind and was assigned to be with Cheng Li, Su Chong, and Wang Zhuoying from yesterday.

With a hoe in hand, it's time to start clearing the weeds from the ground.

Lin Dong demonstrated for them, telling them to hoe down all the grass on the ground, push it aside, and burn it together later to use as fertilizer.

Chi Xing looked left and right but couldn't see Gu Yuzhi, so he could only concentrate on his work.

Back when he was a hunter, he was busy hunting to make money. Later, in the post-apocalyptic areas where people grew vegetables, herbicides were used and machines were used to till the soil, so he didn't do much of that.

At first, it felt novel, but gradually my palms started to burn.

250 is puzzled: [Why isn't Your Highness using divine power?]

Akahoshi worked diligently, her mind replying: "Don't I look cool when I'm working hard?"

250: [He's very handsome, but Your Highness, have you looked in the mirror?]

Akahoshi:? ? ?

He really didn't. Thinking of the loving looks Lin Dong and the others gave him yesterday, Chi Xing had a bad feeling.

During a break, Akahoshi quietly went to the stream in the woods.

The divine power conjured a mirror.

Then, Akahoshi saw a fair and tender face. To be precise, it was the appearance of a boy who was still quite young and had a delicate appearance.

Akahoshi desperately raised his hand and pinched his face; he still had a bit of baby fat on his face.

His deep eyes widened in disbelief. How could the handsome Crown Prince have become like this?

He was so angry he was panting, and 250 quickly comforted him: "Your Highness, calm down. You're still young. Maybe you'll grow up to be handsome in a few days."

Akahoshi didn't speak, but squatted on the ground and drew circles.

How can he possibly seduce his wife like this?

No wonder Ayu looked at him so innocently yesterday; no wonder Ayu liked someone else in the original story…

250 really didn't expect things to turn out this way. It panicked when it found out that His Highness knew that Gu Yuzhi liked someone else.

The immortal lord doesn't just love your appearance; he loves your soul.

Akahoshi certainly had that confidence; he just couldn't accept it for the time being.

He's such a fierce guy, how can he be so cute?

How can he assert his authority as a husband?

Then think about Gu Ye. Although he's not as tall as me, his physique and muscles are just as good.

No, I'm going to exercise every day from now on. I can't let myself fall behind.

Akahoshi suddenly stood up, and suddenly her vision blurred. A momentary dizziness struck, and she couldn't see the road in front of her at all.

Just as he was about to fall, someone caught him from behind.

"Akahoshi, are you alright? How are you?"

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Akahoshi, who had only been momentarily blinded, immediately collapsed onto Gu Yuzhi.

Gu Yuzhi had just seen someone squatting here from afar. Judging from the back, it looked like Akahoshi. When he came over, it was indeed him.

His face was pale and his eyes were dark, which showed that he hadn't slept well the night before.

He helped Chixing sit on the tree stump and held the water bottle in his hand to his lips: "Have a sip of water to calm down first."

Akahoshi obediently drank the water, as if she had just recovered a bit.

"It's nothing, it's just that I didn't sleep well last night."

Gu Yuzhi kept frowning. This kid carried such heavy water yesterday and didn't sleep well last night, and now he's coming to work so early this morning.

It's sunny right now. Were you crying while you were squatting there?

Seeing his red eyes and remembering how pitifully he had been bullied and cried, Gu Yuzhi felt a pang of sadness.

Akahoshi noticed his emotions and took the opportunity to say:

"Brother Yu, can I stay at your house? I won't stay for free, I can pay you, and I can also work. It's just that I'm not used to living at the educated youth settlement."

As he spoke, Akahoshi took out a wad of ten-yuan notes from his pocket.

Since he doesn't have a handsome face, he can only try to win over his wife with money.