70: Raising a wife, the whole village is inhaling the aroma of stewed meat.

Zhou Qingwen shoved the chicken into Yu Yalan's hand and said, "Take it!"

Yu Yalan smiled slightly: "Yes, thank you."

Luo Xiuqin was so angry that her face turned a deep liver color.

She had been with Zhou Qingwen for three years, and she could easily obtain not only a wild pheasant but also grain from Zhou Qingwen's house.

Such a big pheasant? And it wasn't meant for her?

"Why should I give it to her? I've known you for three years. You should give me the pheasant to nourish my body. I'm thinner than her and need to eat more!"

"Luo Xiuqin, have you lost your mind? How can you talk to me like that, a woman who broke off our engagement? We've been together for three years, and I haven't even touched a hair on your head!"

"Touch it! Touch it now!"

Luo Xiuqin's eyes reddened slightly as she said, "Hey, touch it, and then give me the pheasant to eat!"

Luo Xiuqin stretched out her chicken claw-like hand, gritted her teeth, and said.

She didn't mind letting Zhou Qingwen touch her hand.

It's okay to put up with it for the sake of the pheasant.

Yu Yalan's eyes narrowed slightly as she asked, "Do you want to touch her hand?"

Zhou Qingwen was stunned for a moment: "Go away! Whoever wants to touch it can touch it, I'm not touching it!"

Luo Xiuqin swallowed hard: "You...you're just messing with me?"

Zhou Qingwen stared at Luo Xiuqin as if she were an idiot: "Think about it yourself. We've broken off the engagement. You're no longer my partner. Of course, if I have a mistress, I won't think of you first. You understand?"

Luo Xiuqin glared at him resentfully: "But you never said you could hunt! I... I want to eat pheasant. Give me the pheasant, and I'll go back and get you two cents?"

Luo Xiuqin was so hungry for the pheasant. You know, in those days, it was rare for a family to eat meat.

Forget about it, we haven't seen a single piece of meat in a year.

It's mostly green vegetables and bean sprouts, and if you're a little richer, you can even get a small piece of tofu.

When people are poor, tofu becomes a substitute for meat.

Whenever I wanted to eat meat, I would spend five cents to buy a few pieces of tofu to satisfy my craving.

Luo Xiuqin stared intently at the pheasant Yu Yalan was carrying, practically glued her eyes to it.

Yu Yalan shouted, "Big brother, we've got pheasants to eat!"

Luo Xiuqin glanced at Zhou Qingwen, her expression resentful and full of anger.

"Zhou Qingwen, how could you do this? She was willing to let you touch her hand, and you still gave her that slut?"

Luo Xiuqin couldn't help but shed tears; she was heartbroken.

She and Zhou Qingwen had been dating for three years.

If Zhou Qingwen hadn't failed the high school entrance exam, they probably would have gotten married in a few years.

Now, the two of them have broken up!

"Zhou Qingwen, don't you still have two pheasants? Give me one!"

Luo Xiuqin feigned a pitiful look, her eyes narrowing slightly as she said, "If you give me both pheasants, I'll let you touch my hands!"

Zhou Qingwen shuddered: "Don't you dare! I don't want to touch you!"

After seeing Yu Yalan's older brother receive Yu Yalan's pheasant, Zhou Qingwen smiled and nodded, "Um, I'll send you some money later!"

Yu Yalan's older brother said politely.

Zhou Qingwen shook his head and said, "You're welcome!"

Yu Yalan said urgently, "Brother, isn't sister-in-law sick? She needs wild pheasant to nourish her body, and Father is also quite ill."

Yu Mingliang took a breath and said, "My sister is so popular that she managed to get a pheasant. I'll take it back, kill it, and let Dad and your sister-in-law eat some to help them recover."

"Okay, sure!"

Watching Zhou Qingwen's departing figure, Luo Xiuqin angrily stomped on a clod of mud: "Hmph! Just a lump of mud! What's with the arrogance? Wait until I marry Zhang Baocai, and you'll regret it so much you'll be crying every day!"

Luo Xiuqin said angrily.

Zhou Qingwen had already gone far away; he needed to deliver a pheasant to the brigade leader.

Try to get closer to the brigade leader again.

Ask him to lend him his bow and arrows.

Now, my family is dirt poor.

Let alone buying bows and arrows.

They can't even afford to buy a jar of salt.

This is why Zhou Qingwen hasn't wanted to earn work points lately.

Although he was supposed to do the work points, his family members helped him with his share as well.

He wanted to take a chance and see if he could make money by hunting.

Although it was just a small trial today, three pheasants were not bad.

He said some nice things to the brigade leader and left him a pheasant.

He took the remaining, fattest pheasant home.

He'd barely gotten back when his own mother smacked him on the shin with a broom: "You good-for-nothing! Who told you to give the pheasants to the Yu family? They're exiled people! How dare you get so close to them? What are you thinking?"

Zhou Qingwen's mother, Liu Yue'e, spoke rapidly and continuously, her hands moving constantly as she swept Zhou Qingwen with a broom, giving him several solid blows.

"Ouch, ouch! Stop hitting me, Mom! If you keep hitting me, I'll hurt myself and we'll have to call a doctor, which is too expensive!"

Liu Yue'e said anxiously, "Tell me what happened? You should bring the pheasant back safely; one pheasant can be exchanged for a lot of grain!"

Zhou Qingwen then said, "Mom, the Yu family members are all quite ill. If they don't take good care of themselves, they might die. Can you bear to see that happen?"

Liu Yue'e was momentarily speechless: "Then...then you can't expect us to give them even a chicken? They didn't give you a single penny?"

"I told her it was for Yu Yalan, and the girl initially said she didn't want it, but I insisted on giving it to her!"

Liu Yue'e reached out and pinched Zhou Qingwen's arm: "You idiot! Why did you send her a pheasant?"

Liu Yue'e had just spanked this brat, genuinely afraid of hurting him further and having to call a doctor, which would be a waste of money.

These days, a doctor's visit costs several cents.

This family doesn't even have many cents, let alone a few mao coins.

Liu Yue'e is really having a tough time managing the household!

She's about to hurt herself with anger.

"Don't you think about me? I haven't had dinner for days."

"Mom, you've worked so hard. Let's kill this pheasant and have some meat!"

Liu Yue'e wiped away her tears and said, "What kind of meat do you want to eat? Put the pheasant in a black cloth bag and I'll take it to the black market to exchange for some grain."

Zhou Qingwen swallowed hard. "Mom, I want to eat meat!"

Liu Yue'e was stunned for a few seconds.

In the past, if you told this son to go east, he wouldn't dare go west.

He wouldn't dare to slack off when asked to work.

He's so honest, he's like a complete idiot.

Although he was so well-behaved it was heartwarming, she felt that her son was too quiet.

It seems like they don't have their own thoughts.

Every day is just living according to the body's memory.

He was clearly dating Luo Xiuqin.

But her son had never spoken to her so vividly before, looking at how she had just hit him.

In the past, the son would have just stood there and let her hit him.

But today, this son has changed!

She chased after him and hit him.

I tried to sweep with the broom several times but missed!

However, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Because my son is no longer the silly boy he used to be.

This is also why Luo Xiuqin repeatedly dislikes her son.

Luo Xiuqin's mother tells everyone that Zhou Qingwen is like an idiot; he's been with her daughter for three years and still can't even hold her hand! What a pig!

This infuriated Liu Yue'e!

When Zhou Qingwen saw Liu Yue'e staring at him, his heart tightened. Had he given himself away?

"Mom, are you alright?"