Time Travel Article: Tool Man Rejects Plot

Chapter 156: Rain on the Beginning of Winter Will Ruin the Winter

Gu Mingyue naturally would not admit that she gossiped about others behind their backs.

So I evaded the question by saying, "A straight man is a man with a straightforward personality. I mean, you have a straightforward personality and are efficient in doing things. I'm complimenting you."

Guan Youliang glanced at Bai Fenglai's uncomfortable expression and asked doubtfully, "Really?"

Gu Mingyue was not justified but still very confident. She held her neck high and said, "I have explained it all, but you still don't believe me. What? Are you trying to cause trouble?"

"Okay, if you say so, then thank you for praising me behind my back."

Pretending not to hear the sarcasm in his words, Gu Mingyue politely replied, "You're welcome."

Guan Youliang was so frustrated by the irritating attitude that he could only leave in frustration.

After everyone left, Bai Fenglai couldn't help but say, "Although it's a bit rude, I still want to laugh. But why do you always deliberately find fault with him and tease him?"

"This brings us to Uncle Lin. By the way, do you know Lin Shan?"

Bai Fenglai nodded and said, "Yes, I know him. Isn't he the one who built the bridge for the village?!"

"Yes, that's him." Gu Mingyue continued, "Uncle Lin gave me a 20-year-old wild ginseng as a bribe and told me to talk to Brother Guan when I have nothing to do."

Bai Fenglai asked curiously, "Ah? Why?"

"Uncle Lin's original words were that Brother Guan is a loner with a cold face, and few people in the village know him well. At his age, without a family or friends, no one will help him in the future if he has problems."

"So that's how it is." Bai Fenglai said jokingly, "Then he probably didn't expect that you were looking for someone to talk to, but ended up making that person angry to death."

"Haha, in the final analysis, I just relied on Brother Guan's broad-mindedness and didn't bother with me."

After saying that, Gu Mingyue said proudly, "By doing this, the villagers have come to know his true nature and become closer to him. On the contrary, it has implicated me and given me a reputation of being 'unforgiving'. I have made a huge sacrifice."

Bai Fenglai was speechless, "You really know how to flatter yourself."

Then he remembered something and said, "But, I remember you said Guan Youliang was a refugee who fled to the mountains, right? But when I saw his speech and behavior, I felt that something was wrong. The key point is that when I asked questions in class, he never made a mistake. When I chatted with him occasionally, he could connect with any topic. Could he be the son of a family who was framed and forced to run to the mountains to protect himself?"

Gu Mingyue's eyes moved slightly. To be honest, she was quite curious about the mystery of Guan Youliang's life experience.

She had deliberately tested it before to make sure that he really had lost his memory.

But since I had no clue, I could only suppress my useless curiosity.

Not to mention whether it can be found out, even if it is found out, how can we guarantee that it is the result he wants? Or will there be any ridiculous incidents?

In the end, Gu Mingyue decided not to try to cause trouble and let everything take its course.

Maybe one day in the future, Guan Youliang will recover his memory, and it would be more appropriate for him to make the decision at that time.

So she changed the subject and asked, "Sister Bai, I find that your imagination is really suitable for writing novels."

Bai Fenglai was distracted and glared at Gu Mingyue, "It's because you tell me those ridiculous stories every day that I like to associate them with other people."

"Then write down the story you want to tell and submit it when the time comes."

"Can it be done?" Bai Fenglai said unconfidently.

Gu Mingyue encouraged, "Whether it works or not has to wait until you submit it. If you back out before you even start, then you won't even have a chance to succeed. But if you do it and it doesn't work, we can just take it as accumulating experience, and we won't lose anything. It's just a matter of writing, and at worst, we can show it to the villagers. Haven't you noticed that ever since I told you what a melodramatic story is and what those stories are about, the villagers have always liked to listen to it."

Bai Fenglai was still a little hesitant. "Let me think about it."

"Sister Bai, I'm optimistic about you."

Time flies when gossiping.

The weather is getting colder and colder. It has been cloudy these days and I even thought it would snow.

Unexpectedly, on the day of the Beginning of Winter, when Gu Mingyue woke up early in the morning, she opened her eyes and found that it was drizzling outside.

Hurry up and find some thick clothes and rain boots for Xiao Shitou.

The road to school is all dirt and a bit muddy.

We had originally planned to let the little ones have a rest today, but for children, rain is actually a very happy thing for them.

Now Xiao Shitou doesn't need her to pick him up from school. Most of the time, it is the freshman who takes the children back and forth every day.

The little one also learns positive behavior from rejection.

You can see that he gets along well with the kids and has a lot of fun.

Gu Mingyue was relieved. Since Xiao Shitou was willing, she would not interfere too much.

Dress him warmly and send him out.

Seeing that the freshmen and others were also wearing new cotton-padded jackets, Gu Mingyue said with satisfaction, "Well, they look good."

The cotton-padded jacket was made by my sister-in-law.

In her words, as the director of the women's department, she has the responsibility to take good care of the several children in the village.

There are a lot of scraps of cloth at home, all of which were obtained by my sister-in-law from her excellent performance in learning to read in class.

She saved them all, pieced them together bit by bit to make a cotton-padded jacket.

The family members did not expose the eldest sister-in-law's hard words but soft heart, but supported her with practical actions, such as the second brother and his wife gave all the cloth scraps they got to the eldest sister-in-law.

I have to say, the clothes made from the scraps of cloth that my sister-in-law pieced together look quite fashionable.

Knowing that the freshmen were embarrassed, he praised them and quickly sent them back to school.

They are slowly learning to accept other people's kindness and gradually integrating into the village. They are doing a good job.

The children went to school in the rain with great joy.

But the adults looked worried because of the rain.

Gu Mingyue came to her uncle's house and wanted to ask her elder brother about the recent progress in the workshop.

Seeing my uncle smoking a cigarette with a frown on his face, I didn't understand why and thought something had happened, so I quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

"If it rains in the beginning of winter, the winter will be ruined, and the firewood will be gone and the rice will be gone."

Gu Mingyue was a little confused and asked, "Uncle, the rain is not heavy, it shouldn't have much impact, right?"

Gu Guoqiang sighed, "If it's sunny at the beginning of winter, it will be sunny all winter. If it's rainy at the beginning of winter, it will rain all winter. Just wait and see, this rain will come."

Any experienced farmer has an extraordinary sense of the weather. It’s not a great skill, but rather the experience he gains from working with a hoe and a pickaxe.

The rain had been drizzling for more than half a month and finally stopped.

Before the villagers could feel at ease, in December, the authorities announced the cessation of the Great Leap Forward in Steel Production. The atmosphere in the village was visibly becoming increasingly tense.

Everyone understood that the prophecy had come true.

Seeing that everyone was not in the mood to work, Gu Mingwei took advantage of the Laba Festival to call everyone to a meeting.

When everyone arrived, he said, "Today is Laba Festival. The canteen has cooked Laba porridge for everyone. I would like to take this opportunity to announce that the canteen will be disbanded from now on. After dinner, each family can go to the village office to claim their own pot. You can cook your own food in the future."

Someone couldn't help but ask, "Village Chief, about the prophecy..."

Before he could finish, he was interrupted by Gu Mingwei. "I remind you, if you don't want to be arrested, then keep the prophecy to yourself. After all, no one would believe this unless they saw it with their own eyes. I know that some of you want to tip off your relatives, and this is human nature, and I have no objection, but I think you should use other excuses, such as rain or a drop in water levels. Otherwise, once something goes wrong, the first person to be held accountable will definitely be the one who spoke first. You'd better think clearly whether you can bear the consequences before you tell everyone."