Quick Transmigration: Saving That Cannon Fodder

Their gestures, smiles, and even the content of their conversations are very similar.

So, he and Xingxing are just like a young couple?

This realization made Gu Yuzhi think more deeply. He looked at Gu Ye and the others and found that their interactions seemed even more...ambiguous than those of a young married couple.

This word suddenly popped into Gu Yuzhi's mind.

He had seen this in a love story book before; when his family was still wealthy, his grandmother had sent him to school.

Gu Yuzhi could read, but he only completed junior high school.

He knew some words, but later the school closed down, and the children in these villages had nowhere to go to school.

So Gu Yuzhi was lucky to be born at the right time. If it were now, he would definitely be illiterate.

When the fighting got really intense, some families would throw all their books into the recycling center. Gu Yuzhi once found a book there.

However, because there was some English writing on it, Gu Yuzhi could only burn the book as firewood.

He himself wasn't afraid of these things, but his grandmother was at home, and he couldn't afford to get into trouble. After that, Gu Yuzhi stopped going to the recycling station to collect books.

It was that book that taught Gu Yuzhi about love between men and women.

It turns out that men and women can freely fall in love, and they don't have to abide by the rules of parents' orders and matchmakers' words.

The book's explicit descriptions made Gu Yuzhi, who was at that time, grow up overnight.

But when it comes to women, he doesn't seem to feel the same kind of heart-fluttering excitement described in the book, nor does he have the urge to talk to them.

To say whether you're moved or not.

Gu Yuzhi looked at Chi Xing, who was engrossed in eating. His heart would race unconsciously when he was in contact with stars. Was this what it meant to be moved?

He gripped the chopsticks in his hand tightly.

Chi Xing took a large meat bun, broke it in half, and handed one half to Gu Yuzhi.

"Brother Yu, you should eat too."

The woman over there was making the same gesture, and she said to the man:

"Honey, I can't finish the whole thing, you eat it."

Gu Yuzhi took the bun that Chixing handed him, took a big bite, and the rich aroma of meat and juice filled his mouth, making Gu Yuzhi, who hadn't eaten a meat bun in a long time, feel very satisfied.

Besides satisfying his appetite, Gu Yuzhi also felt an unprecedented sense of fulfillment, as if some surprise was on its way and would appear when the time was right.

After the meal, Gu Yuzhi took Chixing directly to the pork slaughterhouse.

The supply and marketing cooperative had already sold out of meat, so they could only try their luck at the slaughterhouse.

Gu Yuzhi was classmates with one of the workers here, and he happened to see him working when he came over.

The man was quite enthusiastic when he saw his old classmate, and brought out the meat that he hadn't sold that morning.

Actually, there wasn't much; there was only one piece of lean pork belly left, and a bunch of pork bones.

At that time, the food was not very juicy, so everyone liked to buy fatty meat, leaving only lean meat and big bones with little meat.

Chixing remembered the bone broth that Ayu made; it was especially delicious, and he liked it very much.

He tugged at Gu Yuzhi's clothes and said, "I want to drink bone broth."

Gu Yuzhi asked for a large piece of lean pork belly, and following his instructions, he also took several large bones.

"There aren't many bones left, so I'll just give them all to you."

The man kept a few ribs for himself and gave the rest to Gu Yuzhi.

Actually, it's not much, and besides, these bones have been cleaned out, so they can only be used to make bone broth.

"Okay, thanks."

Gu Yuzhi thanked the people and put the meat and bones into the basket he had carried out.

Chixing carried the package and lunchbox, while Gu Yuzhi carried the meat and grain. Together they went back to the place where they would take the oxcart.

When they arrived there, the others had already returned.

Chi Xing glanced around and saw that only Cheng Li and the other two hadn't returned.

The oxcart's schedule was fixed, so they didn't wait for them any longer and drove the oxcart directly back to the village.

When I got home, it was already past lunchtime.

When Yang Guixiang saw them return, she hurriedly went to heat up the food.

Gu Yuzhi stopped her: "Grandma, we've already eaten in town, so don't bother."

"Have you eaten? Are you full?"

She approached and asked Akahoshi in a low voice.

Chixing nodded vigorously: "I'm full, Grandma. We brought you meat and buns, they were delicious."

As he spoke, he opened the lunchbox in his hand, revealing large meat buns inside.

The other lunchbox contained meat and vegetables.

Yang Guixiang waved her hand: "Oh, they're all good kids, they even know to bring meat for their grandma."

"That's right, Grandma is the best, we must bring Grandma the best meat."

Chi Xing kept saying nice things, making Yang Guixiang laugh heartily.

In the end, Yang Guixiang still didn't eat these dishes, insisting on waiting until evening to eat them together.

Gu Yuzhi had anticipated this, so he cut the pork, marinated it with salt, and placed it directly in the cool well water, across a plate.

This way, the meat is easier to preserve, and we can cook it again tomorrow.

In the afternoon, Gu Yuzhi washed all the bones clean and put them in a pot to stew.

The marrow inside the large pork bone is delicious, and the soup made from pork bones is rich and flavorful.

Adding noodles to bone broth is enough to make the neighbor's kid drool.

Putting aside the neighbor's kid, Gu Yuzhi could tell from Chixing, who was always by the pot, that the bone broth was really delicious.

Seeing that the soup smelled delicious, Gu Yuzhi opened the lid, ladled out more than half a bowl, and placed it on the stove.

"Star, can you help me check if it's flavorful enough?"

Akahoshi took a sip with a spoon, and it tasted just as good as he had imagined.

He nodded hurriedly, and Gu Yuzhi watched him drink from the side.

"The bones inside aren't cooked yet; they'll taste even better when it's simmered."

I originally planned to stew the pheasant from yesterday, but since we already had two meat dishes for dinner, I had to leave the pheasant.

That evening, Gu Yuzhi's house was filled with the aroma of meat, which made the neighbor's kids drool.

Grandma only ate half a bun, so Chixing and Gu Yuzhi put meat on her plate.

Yang Guixiang didn't blame the children for spending money recklessly. She also knew about the sale of the wild deer and entrusted the money to Gu Yuzhi for safekeeping.

She ate whatever Gu Yuzhi told her to eat. This child has been sensible since she was a child and has suffered too much. It was rare for Chixing to come to the house, which brought her a lot of smiles.

"Eat more, you are all growing, so eat more."

Yang Guixiang pushed the meat in front of them, urging them to eat more.

The three of them looked just like a family, warm and harmonious.

*

Time flies and autumn harvest is here.

This is the time when women are treated like men, and men are treated like animals.

The male educated youth had to go along to pick corn and cut soybeans.

Akahoshi followed them to the soybean field and, imitating others, bent down to cut soybeans.

At that time, there were no machines available, so this work had to be done manually.

They start harvesting when there's still dew in the morning. At this time, the soybeans haven't opened their pods yet, so they won't fall off no matter how much they're handled.

With the villagers leading the way, the educated youth learned by observing.

Akahoshi bent down and cut carefully, setting the cut pieces aside so they would be tied up later.

The soybeans weren't planted too densely, and each person walked in a row to harvest them, with each person having a clear task.