Yu Rujia: "When I'm lucky, I can catch a few, but when I'm unlucky, I can't catch a single one for days. This time I was lucky and brought back two. Duofu and the others want to eat fish paste and fish soup, and I want to eat spicy braised fish. Can the chef make it?"

Gao Shujing glanced at the few little fish squatting by the water basin, staring at the fish and drooling. A smile unconsciously appeared on his lips, and his jade-like face was dazzling.

Gao Shujing: "Absolutely. It has to taste good, and Rujia has to be there to give me pointers."

I haven't cooked much at home, but I did a few days of intensive cooking before coming to the countryside. I also cooked for a while in Shangfen Brigade, but I've never cooked fish before, so I need Yu Rujia's guidance.

Yu Rujia: "No problem, you're our family's head chef, we'll all listen to you, right, Duofu? We'll all listen to Uncle."

Duofu, who was squatting by the basin, looked up at the two of them and said sweetly, "I'll listen to Uncle and Aunt."

Duolu got up and snuggled up to Yu Rujia: "Auntie, have some fish."

Yu Rujia patted his little head: "It's Uncle who's cooking fish. Tell Uncle."

Duolu immediately shifted his target, sidling up to Gao Shujing. Duoshou got there first and hugged his leg, saying, "Uncle, have some fish."

No one could refuse the request of the two adorable creatures, and Gao Shujing readily agreed, "Okay, let's eat fish."

Since we had fish tonight, we didn't cook any other meat dishes. We just stir-fried a plate of green vegetables, which is basically like having a whole fish feast.

Gao Shujing cooked fish for the first time, and it tasted pretty good. The main reason was that the fish was good; the fish raised in the space didn't have much of a fishy smell, so you only needed to add some seasonings. The little ones ate it without even lifting their heads.

After feeding Duoxi, Gao Shujing picked up his bowl, ate a few bites, and nodded in satisfaction, saying, "It seems like the result is quite good for the first time cooking fish."

Yu Rujia: "So you're a master chef, you must have some amazing skills."

Gao Shujing: "It's all thanks to my master's excellent teaching."

Duolu ate the fastest. After finishing his portion, he rubbed his stomach and said, "I want more."

Yu Rujia: "We're out today. We'll eat them again when we catch fish in the future."

Duoshou: "Auntie, we'll eat it tomorrow."

Duofu also asked, "Auntie, are you going up the mountain again tomorrow?"

Yu Rujia: "These fish are clever and hard to catch. We caught some fish today, but the rest have all hidden away and won't come out again for a while. So how about we wait a few more days before we eat fish?"

Gao Shujing: "We'll listen to our aunt."

Duofu: "Listen to your aunt, wait a little longer."

Duolu: "Wait a little longer, then we'll eat lots of fish."

Duoshou: "Yes, eat lots of fish."

Even Duoxi, who was placed to the side, started yelling and echoing.

Since arriving at the Shangfen Brigade, Gao Shujing has been working hard with the tractor. After more than half a month of effort, the tractor finally started up again, and the 'putt-putt-putt' sound became the most beautiful music to Brigade Leader Huang's ears.

The smile on his face couldn't convey Captain Huang's extreme excitement. He slapped Gao Shujing several times: "Gao, the educated youth, is indeed a talent. The commune sent several repairmen, but they couldn't fix it. Gao, the educated youth, fixed it as soon as he took action."

In his excitement, the tall and burly Captain Huang did not restrain the force in his hands. If it were an ordinary person, he would have knocked them off their feet.

Gao Shujing grew up in a military camp and trained with the soldiers. His lower body was extremely stable, and even under Captain Huang's strong force, his body remained as steady as Mount Tai.

He felt a sharp pain in his back, and Gao Shujing knew without looking that his back must be red.

Gao Shujing: "Captain, don't be too happy yet. The new parts are made of substitute materials. If the tractor is used every day, it will probably need to be replaced every six months."

Team Leader Huang: "If Gao Zhiqing can do it once, he can do it a second time. Please have Gao Zhiqing make some extra parts as spares so we can just replace them if they break down in the future. There's also a water pump in the brigade. Go and take a look. If you can fix it, then fix it; if you can't, then forget it."

Gao Shujing: "Okay, I'll go with you to take a look at that water pump later."

Captain Huang thought of something else: "Gao Zhiqing, the tractor is fixed, so we can take a trip to town. I asked someone to find bicycle parts before, and I accidentally found too many. Let's bring them back and try assembling them."

"If we can assemble a few more bicycles, we can hand them over to the brigade and then exchange them with others in the name of the brigade."

Gao Shujing: "The brigade leader has arranged several months' worth of work for me."

Captain Huang chuckled and said, "You're a talented person. It would be a waste to send you to farm. If you do well in the future, we can set up a repair shop in the team and exchange the repaired items for other things. That would be a way to generate income in another way."

"By the way, can you fix things like radios and sewing machines?"

Captain Huang was overjoyed. With Gao Shujing, their Shangfen Brigade would have an extra source of income, which might break their current situation of being called "twin stars" with the Xiafen Brigade and return to their former leading position.

I really hope there will be more educated youth like Gao Shujing and Yu Rujia. One of them generates revenue for the brigade, and the other ensures the health of the brigade members. They are rare talents, and they have both come to us.

Next time he runs into that old nemesis from the Xiafen brigade, he'll definitely give him a piece of his mind and see how he dares to brag in front of him now. So what if he got one pig-raising talent? They have plenty more talent over here.

Gao Shujing: "Anything that's a piece of equipment can be repaired. If the captain receives any, bring them back for me to see."

Captain Huang slapped him on the back again: "I like all-rounders like Gao Zhiqing. Come on, let's go to town."

The tractor chugged past the brigade, attracting the attention of the workers in the fields who craned their necks to watch, while the children chased after it.

Captain Huang boasted for a long time before the children stopped following him.

Only after the tractor disappeared from sight did everyone turn their attention back to the Bagua camp and begin discussing it.

“Gao Zhiqing is very talented. He repaired that pile of scrap metal. With this skill, he will be in demand everywhere. My Meihua is now settled.”

"Pah, your Meihua is only twelve years old, while the educated youth are all eighteen. They won't wait for your Meihua. If you ask me, my Lanlan is the most suitable."

"What do you mean 'suitable'? She even throws her own clothes to her sister-in-law to wash. No educated youth would look down on such a lazy bum."

“My daughter Lijie is a high school student, and she is the perfect match for Gao Zhiqing, a college student.”

A group of women who had never spoken to Gao Shujing were arguing fiercely over this son-in-law. The team leader walked over angrily and said, "What are you arguing about? If you don't work properly, I'll deduct your work points."

The impact of deducting work points was too great, so the women quickly lowered their heads and sped up their work.