Quick Transmigration: Saving That Cannon Fodder

He then placed his hand on Akahoshi's head and rubbed it:

"Go to sleep. You can work slowly tomorrow. It won't make a difference if you lose a few work points."

The two went to bed and remained silent throughout the night.

The next day, Akahoshi's hand injury had healed a lot, and he could barely feel the pain while working with gloves on.

Chi Xing was weeding the plot of land closest to Gu Yuzhi, and she could see Gu Yuzhi as soon as she turned her head.

As the sun rose, Gu Yuzhi worked much harder than before, sweat dripping down his face, yet he seemed oblivious to his fatigue.

"Brother Yu".

A somewhat familiar voice came from nearby. Gu Yuzhi turned his head and saw that the educated youth named Cheng Li from that day standing not far away.

Cheng Li, beaming with delight, shook the water bottle in her hand and asked, "Brother Yuzhi, I brought an extra bottle of water. Would you like some?"

Looking at his smiling face, Gu Yuzhi might have felt a little favorably toward him if she hadn't seen him carrying only a small half-bucket of water that day, while Chi Xing carried two large buckets full on his thin shoulders.

Now, he finds Cheng Li utterly displeasing.

Especially seeing that his fair hands were completely free of redness, while Akahoshi...

My mind is filled with the image I saw last night: Akahoshi's hands covered in blood blisters.

Gu Yuzhi quickened his pace even more.

He didn't have time to pay attention to Cheng Li and said coldly, "No need, I brought my own."

Cheng Li wanted to say something more, but seeing that Gu Yuzhi ignored her, she could only walk under the tree to rest, somewhat disappointed.

It's so hot, he doesn't want to work.

This form of labor will be abolished sooner or later; only a fool would work so hard.

Cheng Li sat under the tree, continuing to ponder her next steps.

She had planned to bring Gu Ye water every day to make him like her, but to her surprise, Gu Ye only said thank you after drinking the water.

Cheng Li refused to believe it. Seeing how hard Gu Yuzhi was working, he decided to try it out on Gu Yuzhi today. He couldn't believe that his charm was really that bad.

But reality slapped him in the face; Gu Yuzhi refused his water.

He was filled with frustration. These people were truly blind. Once they were able to return to the city, they would know what the word "regret" meant.

Just as I was wondering, I saw Gu Yuzhi carrying two jugs of water and walking in another direction.

Cheng Li looked over and saw Gu Yuzhi walk over to talk to Chi Xing.

Chi Xing had actually noticed Cheng Li's actions long ago and was angry. She kept her head down and worked, and soon saw Gu Yuzhi come over with water.

"Star, come and rest."

Gu Yuzhi walked to a spot not far from Chixing, his voice neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for Chixing to hear.

Akahoshi, who was engrossed in her work, seemed to only then notice him approaching, her large eyes filled with surprise.

"Brother Yu, what brings you here?"

As they talked, they followed Gu Yuzhi to the shade of a tree.

"Drink water."

Gu Yuzhi handed him one of the pots of water in his hand.

Akahoshi obediently took it, opened the lid, and gulped down a few mouthfuls, her eyes sparkling.

"Hmm? It's sweet."

Gu Yuzhi's heart softened, and his serious expression relaxed somewhat:

"I added some sugar, drink more."

This sweet soup is a good thing, and Gu Yuzhi was worried that he would be too tired to handle it.

There's no way around it, Akahoshi is too honest, he doesn't even know how to slack off when he's working.

In comparison, Gu Yuzhi disliked Cheng Li's behavior even more.

Akahoshi handed him her water: "You can have some sugar water too."

It's obvious without even guessing that Gu Yuzhi didn't add sugar to his water. At this time, sugar is a valuable commodity, and not everyone can drink sugar water regularly.

His attitude of "if you don't drink, I won't drink either" made Gu Yuzhi smile, take the water bottle from his hand, and take a sip.

Coincidentally, the spot his lips touched was the same one that Akahoshi had just drunk.

Belatedly realizing what was happening, Gu Yuzhi hurriedly looked at Chixing and, sure enough, saw Chixing looking away shyly, her ears bright red.

Gu Yuzhi shoved the kettle back into Chixing's hand.

"Um, I've almost finished my work over there, so I'll take care of this for you while I'm at it."

After saying that, he picked up a hoe and went to work at the other end of the field where Chixing was weeding.

Akahoshi's lowered eyes were full of sly smiles. He took another sip from the spout from which Gu Yuzhi had just drunk, and even subconsciously licked his lips.

Yes, this is the sweetest syrup he has ever drunk.

The two men worked at opposite ends of the field, and as they got closer, the grass on the ground was cleared away.

Akahoshi is in charge here, so Akahoshi's work points are calculated.

After finishing a day's work, Gu Yuzhi took Chixing home for dinner.

"There's not much meat at home. I'm going up the mountain this afternoon to set a snare. Do you want to come with me?"

Going up the mountain would be a chance to be alone with Ayu, and Chixing was not about to let it pass.

“I’ll go with you.”

After lunch, Gu Yuzhi let Chixing rest for a while, and then they went up the mountain together in the afternoon.

At this time of year, there are many small wild animals on the mountain, the most common being pheasants and rabbits. If you're lucky, you might encounter wild boars, roe deer, or even wild deer.

Gu Yuzhi wasn't a professional hunter, and he wouldn't necessarily provoke a wild boar if he encountered one; of course, wild boar meat was less important than his life.

I just don't know why, but I've been exceptionally lucky today.

First, I saw a pheasant whose wing was caught in a vine, and then I encountered a deer that had knocked itself unconscious under a tree.

This is a deer, and a live one at that.

Without saying a word, Gu Yuzhi went up and tied it up with a rope. Looking at the pheasant in his hand, which was also alive, he was momentarily stunned.

"This... is it a coincidence?"

Gu Yuzhi felt like he was in a dream.

Akahoshi helped take the pheasant from his hand, her face beaming with delight.

"Brother Yu, you're amazing! You caught a pheasant and a deer as soon as you came up the mountain."

Gu Yuzhi: ?

He was completely stunned; his luck was just too good.

This wasn't his first time going up the mountain; he had never encountered this situation before, nor had he heard of anyone else experiencing it.

He suddenly looked at Akahoshi. Could it be that Akahoshi was just lucky and he was just riding on his good luck?

"Star, is this your first time climbing a mountain?"

Akahoshi: "Yeah, what's wrong?"

Gu Yuzhi looked at the deer he was leading and said, "Perhaps you're just too lucky; you encountered something like this as soon as you came up the mountain."

"No way, I think it's just that Brother Yu was lucky."

Gu Yuzhi stopped making excuses and instead discussed with Chi Xing how to handle the situation.

“Live deer can fetch a good price, and then we can use the money to buy pork. Xingxing, what do you think?”

Venison is edible, but not cost-effective. It's better to sell it for a good price and save the money to buy a lot of pork.

Chi Xing had no objections. If he wasn't worried about Gu Yuzhi's suspicions, he could even have stunned more expensive wild animals.

There will be many more opportunities to go up the mountain in the future; he just needs to make sure that Gu Yuzhi doesn't return empty-handed.

The wild deer was still unconscious. Gu Yuzhi refused Chixing's help and hoisted the wild deer onto his shoulder.

As Gu Yuzhi prepared to descend the mountain along the path leading uphill, he wanted to sell the wild deer before nightfall.

Akahoshi followed beside him, looking around the woods.

Soon after, the sound of two people talking could be heard.