A delicate and gentle educated youth came to the village, and the aloof and cold soldier king droppe

Since Zhao Sulan didn't have a pillow, she used her clothes as a pillow.

It's late April now, and the nights in the village nestled against the mountains are still a bit chilly.

So Zhao Sulan felt a bit cold and also a little wronged. This damned place! She hoped her family could find someone to help her go back home as soon as possible.

On the back mountain of Kaoshan Village, a tall man with a bright, moon-like face, dressed in coarse cloth, was setting up a trap.

With bright eyes and excellent eyesight, he used the moonlight to search for his prey.

The night passed quickly.

Just as dawn was breaking, Gu Nan had already carried his basket down the mountain.

At this moment, a pheasant and two rabbits lay in the basket, all of them lifeless.

Back home, Gu Nan boiled water, cleaned the pheasants and rabbits, took a bath, and changed his clothes.

Despite not having slept all night, the cold shower in this weather still made him feel very energetic.

Just as I finished doing all this, the sound of roosters crowing from the neighbor's house rang out.

It was around four or five in the morning when Gu Nan lay in bed for a short while.

Then they heard the sound of Gu's mother getting up to burn firewood and cook.

Gu Nan got up and went to the kitchen.

"You didn't sleep all night again, did you... Won't you ruin your health by staying up like this?" Gu's mother had just seen the cleaned rabbit and pheasant in the wooden basin in the kitchen.

She also knew that Gu Nan was now being dragged down by this family. If it weren't for the fact that he often hunted pheasants and rabbits to supplement the family's income, the family members might have starved to death long ago.

She also knew that Gu Nan would occasionally hunt a roe deer or a wild boar, but he would hunt them so that outsiders would find out and report him that he would take them to the county town to sell overnight.

Otherwise, how could she afford medicine, and how could her youngest daughter afford malted milk powder and other health supplements?

"No," Gu Nan said calmly.

However, when Gu's mother saw that Gu Nan's eyes were somewhat bluish, she couldn't help but feel sorry for him again.

Mother Gu made cornbread buns in the morning, and Gu Nan first sent two to his eldest brother's room.

Then Gu Nan took one, gulped it down in a few bites, drank some water, and went out to work.

Looking at the two steamed buns in front of him in the east wing, Gu Zhendong couldn't help but feel utterly useless.

If only I had been more careful a year ago.

If my legs weren't crippled, I could be earning work points with Gu Nan right now.

Then this family wouldn't be like this.

Unfortunately, no if.

"Useless! I'm just a piece of trash!!" Gu Zhendong pushed the bowl of steamed buns aside.

He pounded his numb lower limbs with both hands.

My nose suddenly stung, and I felt extremely sad.

He hated himself for being a useless piece of trash, unable to help his family at all, and even causing them a lot of pain.

In the courtyard, Gu's mother and Gu Ningning, who were having dinner, also heard the noise from the east wing.

Mother Gu couldn't help but sigh.

Gu Ningning didn't even have time to put down the cornbread in her hand before she ran to her older brother's room.

"Big brother," Gu Ningning called out as she sat on the edge of Gu Zhendong's kang (a heated brick bed).

"I'm sorry, it's my fault for being useless."

Gu Ningning shook her head.

"Big brother, second brother went hunting last night and brought back pheasants and rabbits."

“He didn’t look down on us and quietly thought of us, so we can’t give up on ourselves.”

Gu Ningning's voice was soft, cute, and childlike, but she was quite sensible.

"But I..." Gu Zhendong looked helplessly at his two legs, which had no feeling at all.

"Big brother, Mother said that you will never be a burden. You are family to us, the kind of family that is connected by blood."

"The most tragic thing is when even the closest relatives cannot help each other when they encounter difficulties."

"You have to be well, and we all have to be well. When I grow up, I'll be by your side." Gu Ningning said, taking a bite of the cornbread in her hand, and then picking up another cornbread from the bowl on the edge of the kang and handing it to her older brother.

Gu Zhendong hesitated for a moment, but still accepted it.

He didn't say anything, but took the steamed bun and took a bite.

This family owes Gu Nan too much.

At the educated youth settlement, the educated youth gradually got up.

After washing up, Su Niannian felt somewhat excited.

Although I saw Gu Nan yesterday, I didn't have much of a chance to get close to him.

She thought how wonderful it would be if she could be assigned to the same place as Gu Nan today and work together.

With anticipation in her eyes, she maintained a smile throughout.

That smile makes her even more radiant and charming.

When the new educated youth arrived last night, it was already dark.

Despite having kerosene lamps and flashlights, people couldn't see very clearly.

Now, when the male educated youth see Su Niannian like this, they can't take their eyes off her.

At the dinner table, the former educated youth had prepared the food.

I made dark brown pancakes and corn porridge, similar to last night, but with a little more pickled vegetables.

"There will be four new educated youths arriving at noon today, and then all the educated youths for this year will be here."

"When everyone arrives, rearrange the cooking schedule."

"Let's record today's grain tax first. Once everyone has arrived, you can go together to borrow grain from the brigade. If you want to eat together, the grain will have to be handed over to the brigade."

"If you don't want to eat together, then just return the food for these few meals."

Liu Yang said this to the six newly arrived educated youth.

The others all nodded.

"When can we go to the county's supply and marketing cooperative?" Zhao Sulan really couldn't stomach this throat-scratching food.

This breakfast was even more irritating to the throat than last night's.

There was even some dark flour added to it... Dark flour is bran... In Zhao Sulan's memory, that stuff was for feeding pigs.

"Today's time is up. If you want to go, go tomorrow." Liu Yang didn't really want to talk to Zhao Sulan.

I feel like this person has the body of a young lady but the fate of a maid.

They've already gone to the countryside, yet they still don't want to endure any hardship.

If her family's financial situation were truly as good as she portrayed, they would definitely find a way to avoid coming to the countryside.

Since she couldn't go today, Zhao Sulan would have to wait until tomorrow.

After the educated youth finished eating, several of the female educated youth who had cooked went to wash the dishes.

Several male educated youths went to fetch water.

These are all clearly defined roles, and everyone takes turns doing them.

When the time came, the educated youth all headed to the threshing ground.

Go there to receive your work assignments.

When Su Niannian arrived at the threshing ground, a tall and upright figure immediately caught her eye.

Gu Nan is 1.87 meters tall, making him quite conspicuous in a crowd.

Unlike yesterday's white shirt and gray trousers, today he was wearing a coarse cloth outfit.

But despite being made of coarse cloth, the clothes still shone brightly in the morning sunlight.

Although some parts of the clothes were worn and faded, they still gave off a very clean and refreshing feeling.

Gu Nan felt a gaze fixed on him from behind and couldn't help but turn around.