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

Those five people have been in the mountains for so long without coming out?

Zhou Qingwen had a wide range of activities in the deep mountains, but he never encountered those five people even once.

It seems, it seems, that it has disappeared?

Did they have another way to leave the mountains?

That's unlikely.

Elsewhere, the roads down the mountain are difficult to travel.

The roads down the mountain from Zhouzhuang Village and the surrounding villages are in better condition.

However, Zhou Qingwen had laid some traps all around.

But I didn't see those five people!

It's obvious that these five people are still deep in the mountains.

But where are they?

It will take some time to find it.

Zhou Qingwen returned to the Zhouzhuang production brigade, returned the bicycle first, then walked home, put down the darts, went to the kitchen, poured himself a glass of warm water, and drank it.

A few drops of water fell from the corner of my mouth, bringing a wave of comfort.

It was already 11:00 a.m., and soon Yu Yalan and her second sister-in-law He Xiangxiang returned together.

"Second sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, you're back."

"Um."

"You're pretty quick too, got it done?"

"It's done."

"I'll go to He Gousheng's house to ask about his leg injury and see if they need any help."

"Okay, sure."

Zhou Qingwen hurriedly went out to He Gousheng's house. As soon as he got there, he heard the sound of a basin being smashed, the iron basin clanging loudly.

"He Gousheng, what are you doing!"

"I don't want to live like this anymore!"

Zhou Qingwen coughed deliberately: "Ahem! Brother Gousheng, are you home?"

He Gousheng immediately said, "Quickly tidy up, who's here?"

He Gousheng deliberately raised his voice: "I'm at home, but my leg's not working properly right now, so I've basically been wasting my time at home!"

No sooner had He Gousheng finished speaking than Zhou Qingwen entered through the second gate from the main gate: "Brother Gousheng, why say such things?"

He Gousheng said with a slight unease, "It's Qingwen. Come in and sit down. The house is a mess, please don't mind."

"Brother Gousheng, do you think I'm that kind of person? I just came to see you. Is there anything I can do to help you?"

"No need! No need!"

He Gousheng's wife immediately said with red eyes, "Why not? We're out of cornmeal at home."

Zhou Qingwen tightened his grip slightly. This woman knew how to complain, but she also...

Zhou Qingwen didn't even glance at her, and turned to He Gousheng and said, "Brother Gousheng, I'll go get you ten jin of corn grits to tide you over for now."

I'll also make you a pair of walking sticks and bring them to you later. When you have free time, go to the foot of the mountain and pick honeysuckle to sell; you can earn three or five cents a day."

"Honeysuckle? What's that? I've never heard of it before."

He Gousheng said with shining eyes.

"It's those little wildflowers growing in patches at the foot of the mountain. The town's pharmacy collects them. I'll take you to identify them in a bit, so you don't get the wrong ones."

"Okay, thank you so much, Qingwen."

"Don't mention it, we're all from the same village."

"Okay, sure."

Zhou Qingwen went to Sun Erniu's house again, and did the same thing, asking Erniu to go and harvest honeysuckle to support the family's expenses.

Sun Erniu was extremely grateful.

Zhou Qingwen went home, took the two walking sticks that he had asked Zhou Qinghe to make a few days ago, and two bags of cornmeal for each stick. He delivered them to Sun Erniu's family and He Gousheng's family, respectively.

At this moment, Sun Erniu was carefully walking with his cane: "I can walk now!"

Because of his injury, Sun Erniu hasn't been able to move around freely for a long time.

Sun Erniu immediately wanted to go with Zhou Qingwen to the foot of the mountain to identify honeysuckle.

When we arrived at the foot of the mountain, we saw that there were so many honeysuckle flowers all over the mountain that we couldn't count them all.

Sun Erniu immediately took off a piece of clothing and started tearing honeysuckle.

He Gousheng, who arrived later, also said anxiously, "Oh dear, I'm late!"

Then the villagers saw the two of them there, and they went to other places.

This was a deliberate act of leaving this area for the two of them to exploit.

Zhou Qingwen also told them that to keep the flowers intact, it was best to let them air dry in the shade, rather than in the sun.

Air-dried is the best.

They both kept Zhou Qingwen's instructions in mind.

Zhou Qingwen saw that they were used to using the cane and were quite comfortable with it, so he prepared to go home.

Therefore, He Gousheng was truly grateful to Zhou Qingwen.

Sun Erniu was also extremely excited.

Since they also have income from harvesting honeysuckle, they can't be considered useless.

Zhou Qingwen gave them a new beginning in life.

He Gousheng's woman called out to Zhou Qingwen from afar, "Qingwen, have you seen my man?"

"He went to the foot of the mountain to pick honeysuckle."

Zhou Qingwen glanced at her; this woman was probably...

I can't be bothered to look at her anymore. There's nothing I can do. He Gousheng got injured by a wild boar. I guess it's a miracle this family can even survive. Don't expect them to be as harmonious as before.

It's already a good thing that they didn't get divorced.

Zhou Qingwen did not go to capture He Gousheng's wife, but returned to his own home.

When Zhou Qingwen returned home, he smelled the aroma of meat: "Wife, did you make braised pork?"

"No, it's braised pork ribs!"

"Great, honey, this is wonderful! I love braised pork ribs the most!"

Zhou Qingwen looked into the pot and saw a large pot of braised pork ribs simmering and emitting a fragrant aroma.

Zhou Qingwen couldn't help but swallow: "Wife, make white rice for lunch, don't mix in brown rice."

"Okay, it's already steaming in the pot inside, it'll be ready in a bit."

Oh dear, Zhou Qingwen came out of the kitchen looking refreshed.

In those days, very few families ate pure rice; most people ate a mixture of brown rice and white rice, also known as mixed rice.

Because plain rice is too expensive, I can't bear to eat it like this.

However, Zhou Qingwen's family also had many people earning work points, and with income from hunting, they were much more generous when buying rice than the average person.

Rice can be eaten a few times a month.

In most cases, it's pickled cabbage noodles, or steamed buns, cornbread, or cornmeal pancakes.

Zhou Qingwen whistled happily, in a great mood.

At this moment, Zhou Jinfeng ran back angrily: "Third Uncle, Third Uncle! Can you still hunt wild boars?"

"Jinfeng? What happened to you? Your clothes are all torn. Did you get into a fight?"

"Yes, Third Uncle, I got into a fight with the Zhang brothers, Zhang Yuxin and Zhang Yuhan, and they couldn't beat me!"

Zhou Qingwen thought for a moment: "Aren't those Zhang Baocai's two nephews?"

"Yes, the two brothers said that my third uncle is useless. A man who made Luo Xiuqin break off her engagement will definitely never be able to hunt wild boars again!"

Waaaaah~ I'm so angry!

I beat them so badly their faces were all swollen!

Zhou Jinfeng angrily wiped away his tears: "Silly Xiaofeng, your third uncle relies on his strength. Tell me, which is gentler, your third aunt or Luo Xiuqin?"

Which one is better for Jinfeng?

Zhou Jinfeng tilted his head and thought for a moment: "It must be because my current third aunt is good to me. She gives me meat to eat and thinks of me when she has eggs!"

Luo Xiuqin used to steal all the good food from our family every day!

She's not a good person!

"That's right, it was absolutely wise of Uncle to break up with her!"

Zhou Qingwen gently patted Zhou Jinfeng's head: "Did it hurt when you were hit?"

"Ouch~ It hurts a little."

Zhou Qingwen listened intently.

Just then, footsteps could be heard outside.