Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

He moved swiftly, first leading the horses and wild ducks off the truck and tying them to a sheltered spot near the truck, then quickly gathering dried camel thorns and tamarisk branches to start a campfire. Next, he set up a military tent in the spacious truck bed and laid out moisture-proof mats and blankets.

Su Wanqing wasn't idle either. She placed a small aluminum pot borrowed from the camp on the fire and cooked a simple hot soup with the wild mushrooms and yams she had brought. After Zhou Yanshen was settled, the two sat on the Gobi Desert and shared this simple dinner by the starlight.

The night sky over the Gobi Desert is exceptionally clear, with countless stars scattered like shattered diamonds across the inky blue canvas. The desolate land, bathed in starlight, possesses a unique, vast, and serene beauty. A full moon slowly rises, its gentle light spilling down.

Zhou Yanshen embraced Su Wanqing and naturally kissed her in the moonlight, his palm caressing her slender waist.

Su Wanqing: "..."

She nudged him. "How about we go to the car?"

The ground is a bit hard and cool; no one would feel comfortable sitting on it.

Even if you're not down there, it's windy up there. In short, this place is okay for sightseeing, but doing anything here is a bit... well, you know. And in this open space, even without security cameras these days, it still feels strange.

Su Wanqing also couldn't understand why so many people liked the wilderness so much.

Anyway, she doesn't like it; she prefers to be in a small, enclosed place, where she feels safer.

"it is good."

Zhou Yanshen wasn't picky at all; anywhere was fine with him, wherever his wife wanted to go. It was a rare treat to be alone in this dark, moonlit night, and for some reason, whenever he was with his wife, he just wanted to...

He had just picked Su Wanqing up in his arms when a long, mournful wolf howl came from afar.

Su Wanqing froze, gripping Zhou Yanshen tightly: "A wolf?" She really hadn't expected there to be wolves in the Gobi Desert.

Zhou Yanshen carried her onto the truck, put her in the tent, and kissed her again to suppress the restlessness in his body. "Well, I won't come today. You should go to sleep early. I need to take some precautions."

Although Zhou Yanshen felt a little regretful, he was not disappointed, as safety is the most important thing in the wild.

Su Wanqing yawned: "Then you should go to sleep quickly after you're done. You didn't get much sleep last night, and you have to drive tomorrow."

Fortunately, there's no such thing as "drowsy driving" these days, otherwise Zhou Yanshen's work schedule would have been penalized long ago.

Hearing his wife's concern, Zhou Yanshen's lips curled up slightly, and he nodded: "Okay."

Su Wanqing didn't sleep well last night, nor did she sleep well today. With Zhou Yanshen outside, she felt very safe, and with the truck's back door closed, she felt extremely secure. She quickly fell into a deep sleep.

The night passed peacefully, with only the occasional howl of wolves heard in the distance, but they did not approach. As dawn approached, she vaguely felt a warm body beside her. Smelling that familiar scent, she instinctively wrapped herself around it like an octopus, found a comfortable position, and fell asleep again.

In her hazy state, she only felt that the body was burning hot, and it seemed that a gaze had been fixed on her for a long time, but she was too sleepy to pay attention.

The next day, Su Wanqing slept until late morning. Upon opening her eyes, she was met with Zhou Yanshen's quiet and handsome sleeping face. She couldn't help but sigh inwardly: the difference between living with someone and someone else is enormous. Just Zhou Yanshen's face alone is pleasing to the eye, even without him doing anything.

Zhou Yanshen noticed the gaze and opened his eyes. Seeing his wife looking at him, he wrapped his arm around her and pulled her into his embrace. He had been on guard for the first half of the night, dealing with several approaching sand snakes, and only got into the car to rest when the wolf pack dispersed as dawn approached.

As soon as he lay down, this "octopus" wrapped itself around him. He was immediately a little distracted, but she was sleeping soundly, and he didn't want to disturb her.

Seeing that she was awake, he asked in a low voice, "Is it okay? Just once?"

Su Wanqing nodded, having had a good night's sleep.

……

As the sun began to set, Su Wanqing finally got up, her back aching, to prepare "dinner." She first fed and watered the ducks and horses, who were squealing with hunger, while she and Zhou Yanshen planned to eat some salted duck eggs and steamed buns to tide them over.

That scoundrel's claim of "only once" is completely unbelievable.

She suspected that Zhou Yanshen was using a "handsome man/green tea" tactic on her.

She had just jumped off the truck when she was startled by a pile of things next to the fire. Thinking she was seeing things, she pointed and asked, "Yan Shen, is...is that a pile of snakes?"

Zhou Yanshen tidied himself up and jumped out of the car. He glanced at the car and said in a flat tone, "Yeah. I saw a few sand snakes around last night while I was on watch, so I took care of them. These snakes aren't poisonous, and their meat is firm. They taste pretty good when roasted. I used to catch them occasionally to improve our meals when we went on field missions."

Su Wanqing looked regretful: "Aren't there any alive ones?" If they were alive, she could keep them in her space to raise, and get ten times the return. That would be great.

Zhou Yanshen: "These are all taken care of. Next time we encounter them, I'll catch a few alive for you." His little wife was indeed extraordinary; she wasn't afraid of snakes and even wanted them alive.

Su Wanqing became interested: "Okay! If we come across any live ones in the future, we'll keep them. Snake gallbladders soaked in medicinal wine are a good thing. You can roast this one, I'll use this one to make snake soup, and we'll pickle the rest to eat slowly on the road."

Zhou Yanshen naturally had no objections.

The two quickly ate something, and then Zhou Yanshen started the truck and slowly drove along the Gobi Desert, searching for "stones." Su Wanqing kept the default 30-meter radius "Insight Grid" on, like a human-shaped scanner.

The Gobi Desert was full of all kinds of stones, and Zhou Yanshen didn't know which kind of stone Su Wanqing wanted, so he could only walk and stop.

"Wait a minute, I just saw a group over there that looks a bit like that. Yan Shen, wait in the car, I'll wave you down."

Zhou Yanshen stopped the car as instructed. The Gobi Desert offered a wide and unobstructed view, so he stayed in the car to keep watch, letting her go and check it out without worry.

Su Wanqing walked to a pile of rubble, squatted down, her back to Zhou Yanshen, and casually ran her fingers over a few inconspicuous stones. Before her, information that only she could "see" appeared:

[Hetian green jade pebble, approximately 100 jin (50 catties), mid-range quality, suitable as a material for upgrading a living space.]

[A piece of Hetian white jade, weighing approximately 50 jin (25 catties), of superior quality...]

[Hetian yellow jade pebble, approximately 10 jin (5 catties), of superior quality...]

With a light touch of her finger, she instantly stored the two largest jade stones into her spatial storage, picking up only the smallest piece of yellow jade. She turned and ran back to the car, feigning nonchalance: "The stones here are of average quality, only this one is somewhat worth looking at. Let's walk a little further." In reality, she was overjoyed.

Zhou Yanshen knew nothing about jade and was only focused on driving: "Can these stones really yield jade?"