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

"It's alright, I'll cook a separate dish for my sister-in-law next time I cook."

Zhou Qingwen nodded: "Then thank you for your hard work, wife. Honey, make two braised sea bass for dinner!"

"Okay, I can do this."

"No, I'll make it. My cooking tastes much better!"

"Okay, then I'll help out from the side."

"Okay then."

Zhou Qingwen looked around and saw that there were quite a lot of fish; the entire pond was full of them.

Zhou Qingshan rushed inside, asking, "Wife, did you throw up after eating the fish?"

He Xiangxiang, her eyes slightly red, said, "Well, I'm not lucky enough to eat fish."

"It's okay, it's okay."

Zhou Qingshan gently hugged He Xiangxiang's small body and comforted her, saying, "Then I'll stir-fry some meat for you to eat, that will be fine."

He Xiangxiang gave a slight, bitter smile: "That's all we can do."

Zhou Qingwen and his group went outside, picked out two sea bass, cleaned them, and then put a lot of oil, soy sauce, scallions, and ginger in a pot to sauté until fragrant before putting the two sea bass in.

One side was boiling over a high flame, then a little water was added and it was kept boiling over a high flame. Later, it was turned down to a medium flame and simmered for a while.

The braised sea bass is ready.

I also cooked a few other dishes, all of which were very oily and flavorful.

The dishes were stir-fried cured pork with scallions, stewed pork ribs, and stir-fried green vegetables.

As soon as the food was served, everyone in the room swallowed hard: "This food is on par with state-run restaurants!"

Zhou Feitian laughed and said, "Today, let's taste the dishes personally prepared by Zhou Qingwen, which are comparable to those in state-run restaurants. Let's all eat our fill!"

Zhou Feitian's words put everyone at ease, and immediately everyone grabbed a piece of fish. The sea bass didn't have many bones and smelled delicious.

Zhou Jinfeng's little mouth was puffed out: "Second Aunt, when did you give birth to your little brother?"

Everyone?

Zhou Qingshan laughed and said, "Jinfeng, getting pregnant with a little brother doesn't happen that quickly. It takes ten months to give birth."

Zhou Jinfeng laughed and said, "I want my little brother to come fishing with me after he's born!"

Zhou Qingwen laughed and said, "What if it's a little girl?"

Zhou Jinfeng said with a tense expression, "I think it's the younger brother."

Zhou Jinfeng had a smile on his face, and no one took it seriously.

That evening, all the food on the table was devoured.

He Xiangxiang didn't eat a single bite of fish.

We were eating cured meat and other green vegetables.

Everyone said, somewhat embarrassed, that the braised sea bass was very delicious, and it was a pity that He Xiangxiang couldn't finish it.

Liu Yue'e said with a smile, "Every pregnant woman has a different reaction. If she can't eat fish, then I'll boil eggs for He Xiangxiang."

He Xiangxiang also laughed and said, "I eat both eggs and wild boar meat."

The whole family was eagerly anticipating the birth of He Xiangxiang's baby.

That evening, Yu Yalan asked, "Qingwen, what gifts should we prepare for Second Sister-in-law's child?"

"A silver bracelet, perhaps!"

Yu Yalan raised her small face in surprise, her eyes wet with tears. It had just ended, and her almond-shaped eyes were full of tenderness afterward.

"Wife, what's wrong? Isn't the silver bracelet good enough?"

"It sounds good, but I'm worried it'll be too expensive."

"It's alright. Even if my second sister-in-law and eldest sister-in-law have a few more children, I can afford to send them off. You know how capable your man is at making money; just like in bed, he's exceptionally good at it!"

Yu Yalan said shyly, "Stop talking, I'm so embarrassed."

Yu Yalan let out a few soft moans during that moment.

Zhou Qingwen naturally understood; it was an uncontrollable, low-pitched reaction.

That was a woman with the man she loved, that kind of contentment, that kind of unspoken understanding.

Zhou Qingwen gently sucked on Yu Yalan's little finger: "Wife, do you think the silver bracelets we gave you are a pair? Or just a single one?"

Yu Yalan thought for a moment: "If we're talking about what's best for the child, we'd probably give them a pair. But in these times of economic hardship, giving them only one is normal."

Moreover, many people don't give gifts to children; they just bring some eggs or noodles as a small token of appreciation, or a small gift like a few cents to a dollar when the second sister-in-law holds a full-month celebration.

Zhou Qingwen thought for a moment. In his previous life, he had given hundreds or even thousands of yuan as wedding gifts at other people's wedding banquets.

In those days, the money given as a gift was only a few cents to a dollar.

It was handled with ease!

Zhou Qingwen was like a strong ox again at night, and... well, you know...

Yu Yalan, after one night, her legs were weak, her back ached, and her lips were swollen from being kissed...

Fortunately, Zhou Qingwen went hunting at around 3 a.m.

In Zhou Qingwen's words, it was only at this moment that he realized how delicious rabbit meat really is.

The fish was really fresh.

At this time, Zhou Qingwen wanted to take a trip into the mountains to see if there were any other prey.

Zhou Qingwen went up the mountain early. The air in the mountains was particularly fresh. When it was just getting light, Zhou Qingwen heard a few "clucking" sounds.

Hearing the clattering sound, Zhou Qingwen took out his dart and quietly crept towards the source of the sound.

Gently part the leaves, and there are several pheasants clucking and eating insects in the ground.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Two pheasants were hit by the darts at once, and the other pheasants were so frightened that their courage almost died.

With a flap of their wings, some flew, some ran, some crashed around, and suddenly chicken feathers flew all over the ground.

A shower of chicken feathers immediately fell on Zhou Qingwen's head, but he didn't notice. Instead, he quickly picked up the two pheasants on the ground and bled them while they were still dead.

Goodness, these two pheasants are quite plump, each weighing at least four pounds! The two of them must weigh over eight pounds.

"Great! My wife said she wanted to eat chicken last night, and she absolutely had to have it!"

We caught two big, fat pheasants today.

Zhou Qingwen hurriedly went down the mountain carrying two pheasants.

The weather is gradually getting warmer, and you'll soon be covered in sweat on the mountain.

After they hunted two wild boars last time, Zhang Yuxin and Zhang Yuhan, who had made fun of Zhou Jinfeng, were extremely envious.

I heard that in the end, their father gave them a few hard slaps on the buttocks.

Otherwise, Zhang Baoxin would be too embarrassed to come and exchange half a pound of wild boar meat for it.

When Zhang Baoxin came to exchange for wild boar meat, he apologized to Zhou Qingwen properly.

Although Zhou Qingwen was Zhang Baocai's rival in love, he didn't think much of the relationship between Luo Xiuqin and Zhang Baocai.

I heard that Zhang Baocai only ever did half of his work in the fields, relying entirely on his parents to do it for him.

Zhang Baocai is incredibly lazy.

He's only slightly better than the original owner of this body; he doesn't cling to Luo Xiuqin.

It was also Luo Xiuqin's own fault for making a fool of herself!

Zhou Qingwen was so good to her, but she didn't care. Instead, she went to fawn over Zhang Baocai.

As a result, Zhang Baocai wasn't really buying into her act.

Zhang Baocai treated Luo Xiuqin as if she were at his beck and call, and dismissed her at will.

Luo Xiuqin was also unsure at this point. Zhang Baocai never mentioned marrying her, but when he needed her, he would call her over for a private meeting.

Luo Xiuqin was worried every day about whether she would get pregnant.

Zhang Baocai, however, said, "Let's talk about it after she gets pregnant."

The meaning is quite clear: if she can't get pregnant, then he won't marry her.

While Luo Xiuqin longed to get pregnant and marry Zhang Baocai, a secret thought also began to sprout in her mind: what if she became pregnant with Zhou Qingwen's child?