Gao Guojing: "Why are you giving us the grass that chickens, ducks, and pigs eat? Are you eating too much and not having enough money?"

Thinking about how they eat several different meat dishes every day, while others eat vegetarian food all year round, and even if they occasionally eat meat, it's mostly vegetarian food, but for Yu Rujia, meat dishes make up the majority of every meal.

Gao Guojing felt that no amount of money would be enough to feed them, and he wondered if he should ask his father to bring more money.

Yu Rujia glared at him: "What are you thinking? Do you think I'm the kind of person who would wrong myself? You'll know how delicious this dish is once you eat it. I guarantee you'll want to eat it again after this time."

As Gao Shujing and Captain Huang walked into the brigade, some members greeted them.

A burly man asked, "Where did the brigade leader and the educated youth go?"

Captain Huang said proudly, "I just came back from the commune. From now on, you can't call Shujing Gao the educated youth anymore. You have to call him Cadre Gao. He's a technician in the commune now."

Big Man: "Really? How did the educated youth become a commune cadre?"

Captain Huang couldn't stand people questioning him, so he immediately said, "How can this be fake? Shujing is a college student and should be a cadre. If it weren't for supporting rural development, he wouldn't have come here."

“Look at what he’s done. Who in our brigade can be as capable as him? Shujing has the education and the ability. Our commune leader has a keen eye and has been thinking about transferring him to the commune for a long time.”

An older woman exclaimed, "My goodness, he's become a cadre so quickly! How much does a cadre like Gao Zhiqing earn?"

Captain Huang: "Shujing is a college student, so naturally he should be paid the same salary as college students. It's fifty-six yuan a month, plus meat coupons. Have you ever heard of that?"

Gao Shujing thought about his own family's daily meals and didn't stop Captain Huang from showing off his income.

It's only plausible that he eats meat regularly if his salary is high.

The fifty-six yuan shocked everyone present, and gasps filled the air.

"Fifty-six yuan, how much is that?"

"Yeah, so much money, can we even spend it all?"

"We can't earn this much money in a whole year, how come these educated youth are so amazing?"

"How could she not be amazing? Gao Zhiqing can fix tractors, bicycles, sewing machines, water pumps, and even electrical connections. Not to mention our brigade, even in the entire Dongyuan Commune, there are very few people with Gao Zhiqing's skills."

"That's right, that's what college students are like. Education really does make money. With so much money in hand, they couldn't possibly eat meat every day."

While some team members were discussing Gao Shujing's salary, another group of more active members surrounded him.

“Gao, no, I mean Gao, my daughter Lanlan is eighteen years old. She has a big bottom and is good at bearing children. She's not engaged yet. Why don't you come to my house to meet Lanlan?”

“Old Zheng’s family, your Lanlan is illiterate, how can she be worthy of a college student like Officer Gao? Officer Gao, my Lijie is a high school student, an educated person, she will definitely have common topics with you, a college student. I will have her come to you later.”

"Stop arguing, all of you. My Meihua has been lucky since she was little. When she goes up the mountain, the prey jumps right onto her legs. When she goes to the river, fish fly up and land on her feet. When Officer Gao goes with our Meihua, she can eat meat as much as she wants. Meihua will be starting junior high school in the second half of the year. She can read and write. She gets along well with Officer Gao. Only a girl as cultured and lucky as my Meihua is worthy of Officer Gao."

“Your Meihua is only twelve years old. How can she delay Officer Gao for so many years? With Officer Gao’s salary, he can afford to eat meat every day. My Lanlan is of marriageable age and can get married and have a son right now.”

Gao Shujing: "I'm sorry, ladies, I have arrangements for marriage, so I won't delay your daughters' marriages."

Aunt Zheng: "Was it arranged by Officer Gao's family? If so, her family lives thousands of miles away, so it's not easy for you to get together."

"People from the same brigade are more reliable. You can see them when you look up, so you don't have to worry about her running off with someone. My Lanlan is a good one. You should meet her first."

Lijie's mother also said, "That's right, let's meet her first. Maybe you'll fall in love at first sight. You city folks say it's love at first sight. My Lijie is beautiful, you'll definitely like her."

While saying these things, the older women uniformly ignored the rumors about Yu Rujia and Gao Shujing circulating in the village and focused on promoting their own daughters.

Captain Huang: "You can't even speak properly, that's called love at first sight. Officer Gao already has a girlfriend, so don't cause trouble here."

Gao Shujing: "Captain, ladies and gentlemen, I have something to attend to at home, so I'll head back now."

An older woman wanted to talk to him more, but Captain Huang stopped her. He knew that Gao Shujing was still thinking about Yu Rujia and was still pursuing her.

He didn't want more people to bother Gao Shujing, lest he annoy them away.

He's a college student, he's not short of money anywhere. If he's unhappy in Shangfen Brigade and goes to another brigade, that would be troublesome.

After shaking off the group of enthusiastic teammates, Gao Shujing entered the house. The sense of alienation faded, and he relaxed completely. He washed his hands in the basin and walked directly from the backyard to Yu Rujia's side.

Before even entering the kitchen, I could hear sounds coming from inside. Yu Rujia was instructing Gao Guojing on how to cook pig lungs.

Yu Rujia: "Swipe out the foam."

Gao Guojing was clumsily skimming the foam from the pot with a spatula when Gao Shujing came in and said, "Let me do it. Guojing will watch from the side. From now on, you'll be in charge of all the housework. You'll have to learn these things."

Gao Guojing handed him the spatula, replying, "Brother, I'm learning. What did they say at the commune?"

Yu Rujia listened intently to the brothers' conversation.

Gao Shujing took the spatula and skillfully skimmed the foam from the pot: "The official position is registered with the commune, but the post remains with the brigade..."

After he explained the situation in detail, Gao Guojing couldn't help but praise, "Brother, you're really amazing. You suddenly earned an extra fifty-six yuan in wages, which is enough to buy a lot of meat, and you don't even have to leave the brigade."

Yu Rujia was also somewhat surprised. She had already prepared to send Gao Shujing to work at the commune, but she didn't expect him to handle things like this: "President Liu is quite open-minded."

Gao Shujing: "He's a good person."

As he spoke, his eyes inadvertently fell on the goose intestines placed to the side. They were washed clean and placed in a basket, so they were definitely not just for decoration. He casually asked, "Is this medicine or vegetables?"

Yu Rujia: "This is goose intestine vegetable, which can be used as medicine or cooked. Today we're going to eat it."