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

"Let me weigh these dozen or so Gastrodia elata and see how I can offer you a reasonable price."

"Okay, I'll do as Dr. Li says."

"well."

Li Ren immediately took out a scale and weighed it: "This gastrodia elata weighs four jin and eight liang. At 8 yuan per jin, here is 38.4 yuan. I'll give you 138.4 yuan in total."

Zhou Qingwen nodded: "Okay then."

Then, Li Ren counted out 138.4 yuan and personally handed it to Zhou Qingwen: "Young man, next time you have good medicinal herbs, remember to come to me, Li Ren. I can buy your herbs anytime."

"Okay, then I'm off."

"OK."

Li Ren immediately began to carefully carry the Ganoderma lucidum inside.

He must have made a lot of money from this Ganoderma lucidum!

Judging from his happy expression, he must have already decided which wealthy person he wanted to sell the Ganoderma lucidum to.

Zhou Qingwen took the bus back to town, went to the town's cooperative, and bought several kilograms of steamed egg cakes, some candied fruit, red dates, and canned fruit. He bought a big bag of these and hung them on the front of his bicycle.

Zhou Qingwen carefully rode his bicycle back home, and when he managed to grab a handful of red dates for the brigade leader's family, he was genuinely happy.

This income is higher than half a year's salary for someone with a job in the county.

Moreover, Zhou Qingwen also receives a salary from the police station, as well as benefits.

Speaking of which, it's almost time for the town's police station to distribute welfare benefits. I'll go to the police station to pick them up in a couple of days.

Zhou Qingwen returned home and put all the food on the table.

Yu Yalan was stunned: "You're planning to buy the cooperative back? This whole huge bag?"

"Honey, your husband has earned some money. Here's 20 yuan for you. I'll give the other 100 yuan to Mom later so she can use it for household expenses."

"Is this twenty for me?"

"Yes, it's your little stash of money, wife. Didn't you take it to Grandma's house last time and it cost you thirty yuan?"

"The next day, my mom gave me forty yuan. Now, with this twenty, I have sixty yuan."

"Wow, your mom didn't even tell me? Haha, your mother-in-law treats you really well!"

"That's right! I'm also her caring daughter-in-law."

"Alright, take a copy of this to the cowshed. I'm going to lie down on the bed for a bit; I need to rest. Or, how about my wife comes and sleep with me for a while?"

"Stop fooling around! Isn't that what you're thinking about? Wait until tonight, I'll be with you tonight!"

"Wife, you can't go back on your word!"

"No regrets!"

Yu Yalan smiled shyly, twisted her body, and turned to tidy up the pile of food.

These are the most delicious childhood memories of this era.

Zhou Qingwen lay on the bed and took a deep breath.

In this day and age, the healthiest thing is this air—natural and pollution-free!

Every bite is a burst of joy!

Zhou Qingwen drifted off to sleep.

Yu Yalan took some food to the cowshed and heard her sister-in-law say that the family was going to town to buy some grain.

Upon hearing this, Yu Yalan became anxious and gave all twenty yuan she had on her to her sister-in-law.

Tell her to take it and buy grain.

The elder sister-in-law absolutely refused to accept it.

However, Yu Yalan left it under the table and ran back immediately.

My sister-in-law lived in the cowshed area, and under normal circumstances, she wouldn't dare to go to other people's houses.

The woman clutched the twenty yuan note, her eyes welling with tears.

This sister-in-law from her husband's family truly warmed her heart.

She had no way to escape this cowshed.

At the beginning, when the cow lice bit Yu Yalan and her sister, her son was also bitten by cow lice.

She felt like dying at that moment.

The cow lice bit her son, leaving large, swollen, red welts.

Yu Yalan returned to the room and saw that Zhou Qingwen was sleeping soundly.

Yu Yalan's heart tightened slightly. She had just given Zhou Qingwen twenty yuan to her sister-in-law. Would that make Zhou Qingwen angry?

Yu Yalan hesitated for a moment, then went to the kitchen to cook.

A few tears slid down her cheeks.

My second sister-in-law just came in and saw what was happening: "Xiaoya, why are you crying?"

"Second sister-in-law, I'm fine, I'm just feeling a little unwell."

"What's wrong? Did Qingwen bully you?"

"No, Qingwen treats me extremely well. It's just that I have something to say, I'll talk to Qingwen about it later and see if he gets angry."

"Did you use the money to subsidize your family? The cowshed is locked. I heard your sister-in-law telling the people on the oxcart that they're going to town to buy grain!"

"Second sister-in-law, have you heard?"

"Yes, you did the right thing. I knew exactly what the conditions were like in the cowshed. Don't cry, don't take it to heart. If you hadn't helped out, those relatives in the cowshed would have had a very hard time."

"Um!"

Yu Yalan felt a little comforted.

Second sister-in-law said with concern, "Go and rest for a while. I'll steam the rice here, and I'll prepare the dishes later. You can come over and stir-fry them."

With red eyes, Yu Yalan said, "Okay, fine."

Zhou Qingwen was sleeping soundly when he turned over and heard a sob. Startled, he immediately opened his eyes: "Wife, why are you crying?"

"Qingwen, I gave the twenty yuan you gave me to the woman in the cowshed so she could buy grain."

"You gave it to me, that's fine. It's your money, you have the right to do what you want with it. Why are you crying? Fool!"

Yu Yalan tilted her head slightly and said in a sweet and gentle voice, "I'm afraid you'll say I don't care about my family and only think about supporting my family."

"Silly wife, if you come here, cut off all ties with the people in the cowshed;

That's when I felt truly heartbroken;

Think about it, life has its ups and downs. The people in the cowshed are like your own parents. If you can abandon them, then we won't be able to live together for long either. You'll definitely have to abandon me halfway through!"

A hint of surprise flashed in Yu Yalan's eyes: "Qingwen, I would never betray my family, especially you. I've been committed to you for life."

Zhou Qingwen gently hugged Yu Yalan: "It's alright, it's nothing. It's just twenty yuan. It can feed our family in the cowshed for two months. That's good. I support you!"

Yu Yalan pressed herself against Zhou Qingwen's chest, her tears soaking Zhou Qingwen's vest.

"Honey, stop crying. Your eyes will be swollen and you won't be pretty anymore."

"Really? Then I won't cry anymore."

Yu Yalan hurriedly wiped away her tears.

A wave of thoughts washed over her, and she thought it would make Zhou Qingwen feel bad.

As a result, Zhou Qingwen didn't blame her at all and even supported her actions.

Zhou Qingwen hugged Yu Yalan and gently patted her back, as if coaxing a baby.

Yu Yalan's emotions quickly calmed down. Just then, someone at the second gate called out, "Xiaoya, come out and cook some dishes. The rice is all steamed."

"Hey, here I am."

"My second sister-in-law asked me to go out and cook."

"Okay, why don't you rest here for a while? Your eyes are too red. I'll go cook some vegetables."

Zhou Qingwen gently pulled Yu Yalan to sit on the bed, then he pushed open the door and went to the kitchen.

Seeing that Zhou Qingwen had left, Yu Yalan sniffed and picked up the shoes next to her to sew.

Zhou Qingwen went into the kitchen: "Second sister-in-law, could you help me heat the pot while I cook the dishes?"

Second sister-in-law He Xiangxiang was startled: "Okay, I'll keep it burning."

The second sister-in-law pursed her lips slightly, wanting to ask Zhou Qingwen, but...