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

Because it was only June 20, 1970.

Although the days pass at a moderate pace, as the weather gradually warms up, I find myself longing for the pleasant memories of sitting in an air-conditioned room in my past life.

Zhou Qingwen went outside and checked; the well water was still quite cold.

Zhou Qingwen drew a bucket of well water and thoroughly washed himself.

I wiped my hair and body with a cotton towel. The weather is getting warmer, and when hunting, we have to apply mugwort juice to repel mosquitoes and herbal juice to prevent wild animals from smelling human scent.

You need to be fully prepared before you can hunt with peace of mind.

Moreover, in this sweltering heat, the prey cannot be kept at home for too long.

Generally, if you hunt a wild boar, you have to take it to the cooperative or a state-run restaurant to sell it on the same day.

Because meat doesn't keep well in the summer.

At this moment, I especially miss the refrigerator from my past life!

Although refrigerators exist nowadays, rural areas still have to wait to get one.

Firstly, refrigerators are a rarity, and secondly, rural areas still don't have electricity.

So, let's just bear with it for now!

Zhou Qingwen slept in bed for a while longer, and it was almost four o'clock in the afternoon.

Yu Yalan had already gone to work in the vegetable garden.

In this day and age, how can you get any vegetables?

That means someone has to keep going to the vegetable garden to work.

Yu Yalan picked a lot of lettuce, filling two large baskets, the kind of large baskets commonly used in rural areas.

After getting up, Zhou Qingwen came to the vegetable garden to help his wife with the work.

They carried all the lettuce to the river to wash it clean.

Later that evening, I'll boil water, blanch the vegetables in the pot, and then put them into the sauerkraut vat, the vat where you put sauerkraut.

Zhou Qingwen went to the riverbank, washing the lettuce while splashing around in the water.

Several young women saw him helping his wife with chores, and they all looked on with envy.

If Yu Yalan was sent to the countryside, it must have been because of bad luck.

However, she was exceptionally lucky and actually married Zhou Qingwen.

Zhou Qingwen's life became increasingly prosperous after he started hunting in the mountains with Yu Yalan.

It made all the women in the village extremely envious, but they had nowhere to confide in. They could only sigh and say that if they had known Zhou Qingwen was such a good hunter, they should have married him back then!

What a pity, hindsight is always 20/20!

Zhou Qingwen washed the vegetables and carried them back. His second sister-in-law was about to take them when she said, "Oh dear! Second sister-in-law, don't move them. These lettuce are very heavy. You can't lift them. I'll do it."

Second Sister-in-law smiled slightly: "Okay, I'll go to the vegetable garden to help pick vegetables, and I'll come back to cook in a bit."

The second sister-in-law felt a little embarrassed because it was just the two of them left at home.

"Okay! Alright."

Zhou Qingwen didn't think much of it, went to the kitchen, poured some warm water, and gulped it down.

Then we started heating the pot and blanching the vegetables. By the time we finished, it was around 5:30 in the afternoon.

At this moment, Zhou Qingwen was thinking that he needed to get a watch to check the time, because relying on guessing the time every day was never very accurate.

Later in the summer, an hour in the mountains can yield a greater catch of game.

It is said that prey are particularly restless in the summer, and they become more sensitive when the weather gets hot.

Moreover, the animals will flee quickly if they smell human scent in the air.

Therefore, hunting becomes more difficult in the summer.

After blanching the vegetables, Zhou Qingwen was sweating a bit. He fetched a bucket of water and went to the bathroom behind the kitchen to take a shower.

At this moment, Yu Yalan and her second sister-in-law finished watering the vegetable garden and returned home. The second sister-in-law smiled enviously and said, "Third sister-in-law, look, your husband really cares about you. He blanched the vegetables so early, so you didn't have to do this work!"

Yu Yalan quickly said, "Stop praising him. Qingwen has always been hardworking and never slacks off."

The second sister-in-law narrowed her eyes slightly: "Then the third sister-in-law must seize the opportunity and try to get pregnant as soon as possible."

Yu Yalan smiled and said, "Yes, I'll hurry."

Then the two of them took out the vegetables and started picking them. Yu Yalan went to the cured meat section and took a piece of meat, then started cutting it.

I added a little more water to the pot and put some shiitake mushrooms in.

This stir-fried mushroom and pork dish is quite delicious.

But shiitake mushrooms need to be blanched, then washed, chopped, and stir-fried; the aroma is even better than meat.

Zhou Qingwen came out of the shower and saw Yu Yalan in the kitchen. He stepped forward slightly and said, "Wife, do you need any help?"

"Didn't you already blanch the lettuce for me? No need, you can go and rest."

"Oh, my dear wife, you're so thoughtful. Do you have plans for tonight?"

"What program? You're overthinking it. I got my period today."

Zhou Qingwen swallowed hard: "Wife, how many days do I need to abstain?"

"It will take at least five to seven days!"

"So long? Ugh, my nights are so tough!"

Zhou Qingwen looked sad: "I'm going to sleep. Leave me some food later, I'll eat it when I get up tonight."

"Don't worry, I'll call you for dinner later."

"Okay, honey, we can't do it tonight, but we can kiss now!"

*Smack!*

"Stop fooling around! You have no shame!"

"She's my own wife, not some stranger, what's there to be afraid of?"

"Get out of here quickly, I need to call my second sister-in-law in to cook some dishes."

"OK."

Zhou Qingwen kissed Yu Yalan's cheek, then went out happily and went to sleep in the east wing.

He needs to get some sleep now, as he has to go hunting in the early hours of the morning.

Zhou Qingwen took a nap and got up around 2 a.m. He was very thirsty. After getting up, he found some matches and lit the oil lamp.

I saw that Yu Yalan was wearing a small camisole and sleeping soundly. There was a small red ribbon on her navel, which was the cord for a woman's menstrual belt.

Zhou Qingwen put on his clothes.

Although he said during the day that he couldn't do it at night because he was anxious, he could still restrain himself when it came to caring for his woman.

After all, good health is the most important thing!

That kind of thing can't be eaten every day!

While doing a lot can be incredibly fun, too much of anything is bad!

Although I am healthy and young now, if I don't control myself, I'm afraid it will damage my health in middle age.

My body can't be hollowed out.

Zhou Qingwen went to the kitchen and saw that Liu Yue'e was up: "Mom, why are you up?"

"I heated up your food so you wouldn't be hungry."

"Oh, thank you, Mom. I'll eat now."

"What are you thanking me for? She's my own mother, why be so formal?"

"Hey! Mom's so great!"

Zhou Qingwen held the bowl tightly. The dinner was steamed and heated up, and it tasted pretty good when he ate it.

After the meal, Zhou Qingwen took his hunting rifle, along with his weapons, darts, rope, and water bottle, and also tucked his knife into his back.

We went up the mountain.

After passing four mountain peaks, they saw some animals along the way, but Zhou Qingwen was used to making some money.

Wild boars are the best source of income.

And then there's the wolf!

However, the White Wolf King was very clever, and he couldn't very well hunt down the wolf that had recognized him as its master.

So, we went a little further.

This time, as expected, we spotted another pack of wolves!

They appear to be a pack of wolves left behind to guard their den.

There are four wolves in total.

He would occasionally look back in the direction of the cave.

Zhou Qingwen wiped his mouth slightly and said: