Quick Transmigration: Refusing to Be Cannon Fodder

Yuanjing died in a zombie siege during the apocalypse. To gain a chance at rebirth and rewrite his life,

Yuanjing agreed when the demon—oh, no, the system—offered him the opportunity.

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Chapter 024

Without Du Weiguo and Wang Ling, the days passed quickly in the Red Star Production Team, and in the blink of an eye, it was the time when the original body was about to have an accident. It was 1975.

Wang Ling left the Youth Farm, and later two more youth came. After a long time, they were forced to adapt to the life in the countryside and did not cause any trouble.

After Zhang Heliu showed off his medical skills, Niu Guozhu spread the word in the team and asked the old doctor to treat his nephew's leg, so that there would be a guarantee that Jiang Qingshan's leg would be fully restored to normal in the future. For this reason, in the past two years, Jiang Qingshan often carried some firewood and food to the cowshed. Although he did not do it openly, he did not avoid anyone. This seemed very normal to the villagers.

Gradually, the villagers noticed that Jiang Qingshan didn't walk so lame anymore. When they asked Jiang Qingshan, he said his leg felt much better. This was another proof of Dr. Zhang's superb medical skills. Jiang Qingshan's leg was diagnosed as incurable by a large hospital in the city, so he returned to his hometown. This shows that Dr. Zhang's medical skills are better than any other doctors in the large hospitals in the city.

Thinking back to the time when Niu Youhe’s wife had a difficult delivery, although she was saved by Doctor Zhang, she was still injured. Niu Youhe asked Doctor Zhang to prescribe medicine for his wife’s conditioning, and now his wife is pregnant again.

After two years, Zhang Heliu diagnosed that Jiang Qingshan's leg had completely recovered and was no different from before the injury.

Yuan Jing expressed regret that he had lost his target, but was also very happy that Jiang Qingshan had recovered. That day, the two of them went hunting in the mountains again. Yuan Jing asked, "When do you plan to return to the army?"

He knew that Jiang Qingshan had always been in contact with his superiors. Tao Yongguo had also visited him whenever he had time in the past two years. That was why Yuan Jing knew that Tao Yongguo had always been thinking about Jiang Qingshan. Besides their good relationship, Jiang Qingshan also owed Tao Yongguo a life-saving debt of gratitude.

He went hunting more frequently in the mountains during this period because the time of his original body's death was getting closer and closer. He wanted to go up the mountain first to eliminate the hidden dangers on the mountain, so that he could escape the disaster.

Jiang Qingshan looked at the people around him and whispered, "Do you want me to return to the army?"

Yuan Jing smiled: "Why do you want me to? If I want to, of course I hope that Jiang Ge will stay in the village to keep Jianhua and I company. But I know that your ambitions and ideals are not in the Red Star Production Team, but in the army you used to be in. And even if you stay, won't I leave the Red Star Production Team in a few years? I won't let you ruin your future for my own selfish reasons."

Jiang Qingshan really wanted Yuan Jing to keep him, but he knew very well that this was unrealistic. In the past two years, Yuan Jing treated him as a brother, a good friend and confidant, and he himself also kept to that line and did not dare to cross it, because he knew that if he did, it would bring disaster to Yuan Jing and himself.

He didn't dare to destroy Yuan Jing, nor could he destroy his mother and his family, so he had been carefully guarding Yuan Jing in the past two years.

After hearing Yuan Jing say that he would leave in the future, Jiang Qingshan spoke again, his voice a little hoarse, and he coughed a few times, saying, "You want to leave the production team and go back to the city? Do you need my help?"

"No, Brother Jiang, you don't have to worry about me. The policy will change in a few years. We educated youth will not be asked to stay in the countryside forever. Can't you see that I have been studying all the time? I am just waiting for that opportunity to come. Our country will one day need talents to build it, talents from all walks of life. The situation in recent years will not happen again."

Jiang Qingshan also had some inside information. Although he didn't know when the current situation would end, he believed that this day would definitely come. Perhaps after leaving the countryside, he and Yuan Jing would have more opportunities to contact each other.

He looked at Yuan Jing and said, "Okay, I'll wait for that day. When you leave the production team and can return to the city openly, I'll pick you up."

Yuan Jing chuckled: "I don't even know which city to go back to, where will you be at that time, are you so confident that you can find time to pick me up?"

"Of course, I will definitely pick you up. When I return to the army, I will write to you."

"Okay, I'll write you back."

The two made an agreement that on the day of the original person's death, Tao Yongguo came to the Red Star Production Team again to pick up Jiang Qingshan and take him back to the army.

Yuan Jing and Jiang Qingshan worked together that day. As for Chen Jianhua, he went to Ma Lili's place. Now the two of them were getting more and more intimate. Maybe he would be able to eat their wedding candy soon. However, the working place was no longer at the foot of the mountain. Yuan Jing thought that the herd of wild boars in the nearest hill had been wiped out by him and Jiang Qingshan. He had a hunch that this crisis would pass quietly.

"Qingshan, Comrade Tao is here again. He said he wants to take you back to the army. Come back soon." Niu Guozhu shouted happily from a distance. Soldiers are especially respected in this era. Now that his nephew's leg has healed and he can go back, he is happy for his nephew.

Yuan Jing, who was bending over and sweating on the ground, was stunned for a moment when he heard the voice, then looked up at Jiang Qingshan. At this moment, he felt a little reluctant in his heart. He was not as free and easy as he thought.

Jiang Qingshan also looked at Yuan Jing immediately. When their eyes met, Yuan Jing got rid of his hypocritical emotions and smiled as he extended his hand to Jiang Qingshan: "Brother Jiang, congratulations."

Jiang Qingshan looked at Yuan Jing for several seconds before he stretched out his hand and held it tightly, even with the mud and sweat on his hands, and he did not let go: "Thank you, Yuan Jing." Let him be unbridled for a while. Although he can communicate with her, he does not know when he will meet again. When they don't meet, will Yuan Jing remember him all the time? Will Yuan Jing date another woman?

Thinking of this, his heart began to ache slightly, and he wanted even more to imprint Yuan Jing's eyebrows, eyes, and facial features firmly in his heart.

Yuan Jing was also reluctant to leave. Seeing Jiang Qingshan like this, he knew that he was the same as himself. He stretched out his other hand, hugged Jiang Qingshan, patted his back, and said, "This is a good thing. I will wait for your good news at the Jiang family. It is also a good opportunity for me to help you take care of Aunt Guilan. Maybe in two years, I can leave."

Jiang Qingshan took a deep breath, wanting to absorb Yuan Jing's breath into his heart. Although he was reluctant, he knew that he should let Yuan Jing go at this moment and not make things difficult for him.

Jiang Qingshan let go of his hand with great difficulty, took two steps back, looked at Yuan Jing, and nodded vigorously: "Okay!"

At this time, other people in the village also came over and crowded around Jiang Qingshan to congratulate him, just squeezing Yuan Jing out. However, while Jiang Qingshan was talking to the villagers, he looked at Yuan Jing from time to time, and Yuan Jing kept looking at him with a smile from behind the crowd.

Tao Yongguo arrived, and Jiang Qingshan was surrounded by the young people in the village and taken back to the Jiang family. He packed his luggage and left with Tao Yongguo.

Upon hearing the news, Chen Jianhua rushed back to the Jiang family with Ma Lili, and packed Jiang Qingshan's luggage together with Yuan Jing and Aunt Guilan. In fact, they had almost packed everything because they had contacted him by phone before and knew that this day would come.

Niu Guilan was also happy for her son. Originally, even though her son's leg was injured, he didn't have to stay in the village to farm, all this was to take care of her, his old mother. Now, her son can finally return to the army, and she cried with joy.

"Don't worry, Mom. My eyes are better now, so I can go back to work. Your uncle and aunt can take care of me. Xiao Ji and Xiao Chen are here too, as are the relatives from the Niu and Jiang families. I will stay at home well."

After the luggage was packed, many villagers spontaneously came to see Jiang Qingshan and Tao Yongguo off to the village entrance. Even four elders including Zhang Heliu came to the village entrance to see them off after hearing the news. Although they were quite far away, they were all happy for Jiang Qingshan. It would be a shame for a young man with such a good physique not to join the army. Over the past two years, they have also known what kind of person Jiang Qingshan is and they all like him very much. Now that he is going to pursue his career, they can only be happy for him.

Jiang Qingshan also waved to them across the crowd, having specially come to say goodbye to them before.

Tao Yongguo drove the car and stopped at the entrance of the village. Tao Yongguo took the luggage from Jiang Qingshan, put it in the car, and waited for him to say goodbye to the villagers.

In the end, Jiang Qingshan just rubbed Yuan Jing's head with red eyes, then he hardened his heart, turned around, bent down and got into the car. When the car started, he stretched out his hand from the car and waved goodbye to everyone.

Watching the car drive out of everyone's sight, Yuan Jing found that his nose was also sour. He thought that after experiencing the apocalypse, he would become cold-hearted, but at this moment he had the urge to cry.

"It's so damn sad. Brother Jiang is obviously going to pursue his career. It's not like he won't come back."

"Pooh! What nonsense are you talking about? Say it out loud!" Ma Lili slapped Chen Jianhua for his outspokenness. Chen Jianhua also realized that what he said was wrong and said "Puh" a few times.

Yuan Jing blinked hard, holding back the tears, and said, "Brother Jiang is gone, but we are still living the same life. Go back and see if you still need to go to work today. If not, go back and accompany Aunt Guilan."

"I'll go too." Ma Lili said proactively.

The sadness of separation took several days to fade away, and then Yuan Jing suddenly realized that the fatal disaster of his original body had passed quietly. There was no wild boar rushing down the mountain, no other wild beasts, nothing at all.

He didn't know whether the life-threatening crisis his original body had experienced had anything to do with Du Weiguo, but after it was over, he heaved a sigh of relief. Next, in addition to continuing to study medicine with Mr. Zhang, he would wait for the college entrance examination in two years, which would be the best opportunity for these educated youth to leave the countryside.

A week later, Tiedan came running over, shouting, "Uncle Ji, Uncle Qingshan has sent me a letter. Tiedan is here to deliver the letter to Uncle Ji."

Tiedan was waving letters in his hand. Some were for his grandfather, and some were for his aunt. He took the initiative to deliver the letters to Ji Yuanjing. He ran in front of Ji Yuanjing, raised his head, and looked like he was asking for praise: "Uncle Ji, letters."

When Yuan Jing saw the three words "Ji Yuan Jing" written very neatly and forcefully on the envelope, he felt a little strange and happy. He took the letter, patted his little head and said, "Thank you, Tiedan."

"Uncle Ji, you're welcome." Tiedan, who was praised, replied shyly and politely.

"Well, go and play." Yuan Jing patted his little head again, and Tiedan immediately ran out happily again.

Yuan Jing originally wanted to sit by the edge of the field and open the letter, but somehow he put the letter back into his pocket, ready to read it carefully after getting home from work. He was looking forward to getting home early, wondering what Jiang Qingshan would write in the first letter to him.