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

Su Wanqing pondered for a moment, then asked, "Regarding the coal hauling... what are the specific procedures? Is the coal supplied directly to the mine, or can it also be bought privately? How much per ton?" She recalled the harsh winter in the original story where many people froze to death. Since saving lives could accumulate merit, she might as well make plans early.

"This summer was a severe drought, and winter will likely be bitterly cold. I was thinking... could we suggest to Secretary Liu that we stockpile more coal in the name of the group, either by converting it into work points for advance payment, or by distributing it all before winter so that everyone is prepared?"

In the original storyline, winter arrived early, and living conditions became extremely harsh, causing many people to freeze to death. Since she would earn merit points for saving people, she might as well make plans in advance.

Zhou Yanshen nodded: "I'll ask around about this. There's no rush, but we definitely need to start making arrangements as soon as possible."

Su Wanqing then realized that Zhou Yanshen's departure might be due to her.

The next morning, after breakfast, Zhou Yanshen took the cotton to be processed—cotton carding is to make the cotton fibers fluffy and even again, so that the quilts made from it will be warm and breathable. Zhou's mother went to work as usual, while Uncle Ding was busy non-stop: cutting pig feed, tending the vegetable garden, feeding the chickens and pigs, walking the horses... Su Wanqing didn't know if Zhou Yanshen could handle all these tasks by himself if Uncle Ding left.

As for having her share the workload? Sorry—of all these tasks, she's only passionate about cooking; she's not interested in anything else. So she does what she likes with enthusiasm, but what she doesn't… well, she really "can't do it."

Even if she weren't pregnant, she would probably blink and cling to Zhou Yanshen, saying, "Yanshen, I'm so clumsy, I can never do these things right..."

As usual, Su Wanqing went to the planting site first.

The scene before them was one of bustling activity: Chen Xiuer was constantly on the go, and even Old Shen had been "pulled" in as a laborer. The elderly gentleman, over sixty years old, was busy mixing substrate and filling mushroom boxes, covered in dust. In the six cultivation rooms, the mushroom boxes were stacked high, and half of them had already sprouted dense mushroom buds.

These mushroom cultivation boxes are easy to find. Once purchased, they can be placed in a cool, shady place and sprayed with water daily. In just three to five days, you can harvest clusters of plump and tender oyster mushrooms.

Guo Mingyuan was also busy, counting and moving boxes one by one. He had always been a refined-looking man, but he was soon covered in sweat. After finishing her work, Chen Xiuer shoved the baby into his arms: "Brother Guo, please watch over Nannan for me. I'll do the heavy work."

As she spoke, she deftly lifted three mushroom boxes at once, her steps steady.

Holding the babbling baby, Guo Mingyuan looked ashamed: "Xiuer, I'm really useless. You still have to do the heavy work..."

Chen Xiuer laughed as she carried the load, "What's so special about this! I'm strong, that's my strength. Brother Guo, you're quick-witted; your idea can help us sell ten times more mushroom boxes. We're both using our strengths, it's a great cooperation!"

Guo Mingyuan laughed upon hearing this: "You're right. Comrade Xiuer is not only strong, but also ingenious. If you hadn't come up with this 'semi-finished product' method, the fresh mushrooms wouldn't have been able to be transported far, and they wouldn't have sold so well."

The two chatted and laughed, creating a harmonious atmosphere. The baby squirmed in Guo Mingyuan's arms and happened to see Su Wanqing at the door.

"Dr. Su is here?" Chen Xiuer noticed this and blushed slightly.

Su Wanqing looked at Chen Xiuer, whose hair was slightly disheveled and who had clearly been busy for a long time, shook her head, fetched a basin of water and handed it to her, then stuffed a boiled egg into her hand: "Take a break, have some water, and eat something. Didn't you say you were only adding about a hundred boxes? How did you make such a big fuss? Even Old Master Shen is helping with the packing. Can you manage all this?"

Originally, Chen Xiuer was quite at ease taking care of the 3,000-pound oyster mushrooms here with her child, but now she's in such a rush that she hasn't even had time to fix her hair, and she probably hasn't eaten breakfast yet.

Before Chen Xiuer could speak, Guo Mingyuan quickly explained, "Dr. Su, please don't blame Comrade Xiuer. We have urgent orders here—the mushroom boxes from last time were so popular that more than a dozen factories in the surrounding area are vying to place orders, and the demand has increased several times over..."

Chen Xiuer hurriedly said, "Dr. Su, we're only busy with deliveries these past few days; we're usually not this busy! Old Shen came to lend a hand because he saw we were really running late and worried about missing the delivery deadline. Don't worry, I can definitely handle it! This work isn't tiring; I'm happy to be able to promote our mushrooms!"

"Alright then." Seeing her fear of being blamed, Su Wanqing didn't say anything more. "You guys go ahead and get busy. I'll go prepare some more mycelium. I'll go see Secretary Liu later and apply for more substrate quota. When you're done, come over for lunch."

"Okay, sure!"

Guo Mingyuan said somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm sorry to have troubled Dr. Su with the expense."

Su Wanqing pondered that the scale of this oyster mushroom cultivation point had been passively expanded, and it seemed that she would need to find one or two more people to help Chen Xiuer and assist her.

Who should I hire? Someone trustworthy and efficient...

She took another stroll through the lavender experimental field. It was peaceful there; compared to the bustling activity at the planting site, the lavender only needed to be kept away from livestock grazing on it. The next step was to wait for it to bloom and then attract bees to collect nectar.

Back at the clinic, only Li Honghong was already waiting. As for the others—the bad habits had finally subsided a bit these past few days. No one was making a fuss about coming back for the miracle drug that was supposed to be taken ten times a day anymore, and no fifty-year-old woman was bringing up getting pregnant again.

Things are finally back to normal. It seems the storm caused by Tian Dahua's pregnancy has finally subsided.

Li Honghong's eyes were red when she came today. Su Wanqing gave her acupuncture, injected antibiotics and spiritual spring water, and took her pulse: "Her condition is much more stable. She should be able to recover in another half month. But remember, stay away from your lover's blood, personal belongings... avoid any possible contact, and it's best to separate temporarily."

Li Honghong snorted: "Doctor, what do we do if that damned Li Yu refuses to get a divorce?"

"Huh? They didn't get a divorce?" Su Wanqing was taken aback. That day, Li Honghong led the entire family of the 65th Regiment, making a grand entrance to bring the adulterous Li Yu back to the 64th Regiment, but they still didn't get a divorce?

Li Honghong sighed heavily: "I was completely blinded by greed back then! I just thought Li Yu looked decent enough, and I didn't care that he had a paralyzed mother. He always said, 'Someone as tall and strong as you, more manly than a man, who else but me would want you?' I believed his lies and married him to take care of his mother and him. Now I'm sick with all sorts of illnesses, and I'm taking my family to get a divorce, but Li Yu absolutely refuses. Even Director Ma, who's in charge of civil affairs in the 64th Regiment, is stopping me—saying that I'm registered in the 64th Regiment, and getting a divorce would affect the whole regiment's reputation, and they can't afford to lose face! They also said that divorce requires going through all the levels of approval, it's very complicated, and men always make mistakes, advising me to 'just bear with it'..."

In this day and age, is it really true that you can just endure anything and it will all pass?

She grew angrier as she spoke: "In short, they just won't do it! Even if our family goes to reason with them, it's useless. If I had known it would be like this, I would have found a poor, paralyzed man in the 65th Regiment, it would have been better than this! Marrying so far away, I can't even get a divorce..."

Su Wanqing remained silent. She had thought that divorce was difficult for women in this era, but she hadn't expected it to be this difficult even when the man, who had the support of his family, made a mistake.

She thought for a moment, then slowly began to speak: