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

"Thank you, Auntie!"

Tian Dahua said happily that her mother-in-law originally said that she didn't have enough cloth coupons, and that cotton quilts would be enough, and that the red mandarin duck quilt cover was unnecessary. But who would have thought that Su, the educated youth, would bring so much cloth to the countryside, which really solved her big problem.

Su Wanqing then took out the remaining dozens of feet of cloth.

After estimating the price, Aunt Zhang turned around and brought out fifteen catties of rice, twenty catties of refined white flour, a small jar of homemade pickles, thirty eggs, and even a large piece of smoked meat!

Finally, she had her son bring up a full basket of cabbage, sweet potatoes, tender spinach, and several large radishes from the cellar.

"Comrade Su, do you think this is enough? If not, can we add some more?" Aunt Zhang asked politely.

"That's enough! Aunt Zhang, you've given us more than we need, thank you so much! These are exactly what we desperately need!" Su Wanqing looked at the pile of things on the ground. These were all ingredients and supplies that she couldn't easily take out of her space, but which she desperately needed.

Aunt Zhang is an open and honest person.

"They're all homegrown, nothing fancy or worthless," Aunt Zhang said with a smile. She has six sons, many of whom are able to work. Her eldest son works in the county town and his wife has a good job. Her second son has his eye on Tian Dahua, who, although a sent-down youth, is hardworking and capable.

Therefore, she doesn't hesitate to give the other person more face.

The honest and sturdy Erzhuzi, who had been standing nearby, chuckled and took the initiative to pick up the carrying pole:

"Dahua, Comrade Su, these things are heavy. I'll help you carry them back. You two women can't carry them."

Two blushes rose on Tian Dahua's face, and she rarely showed such girlish charm. She nodded gently and said, "Mm."

On the way back, Erzhuzi carried the load ahead. Tian Dahua and Su Wanqing followed behind. Every now and then, Tian Dahua would whisper a few words to Erzhuzi, their eyes meeting with affection.

Looking at the two people in front of her, Su Wanqing felt like a super-powerful third wheel.

Fortunately... this feeling didn't last long. She had only just reached the educated youth settlement when Zhou Yanshen, who was very protective of his own, was already striding over to greet her, leaning on his cane.

He asked with his eyes, then stepped in front of Su Wanqing to shield her. Su Wanqing gave him a reassuring look, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Comrade Yanshen, this is some food I exchanged."

Zhou Yanshen easily picked up the basket with both hands. "Let me take it. I'll clear the way for my things first, and then I'll bring the basket back to you."

Erzhuzi stared in disbelief as Zhou Yanshen effortlessly lifted over a hundred pounds of weight. How could he have carried it with such difficulty?

Su Wanqing covered her mouth and chuckled, as if she were watching two male peacocks showing off their beautiful attire.

In short, when these loads of grain, smoked meat, and vegetables passed through the educated youth settlement and disappeared in front of Su Wanqing's house, the entire educated youth settlement was once again in an uproar!

Everyone could see clearly that Su Wanqing's family had exchanged a bolt of cloth for so much food; they were truly not short of food now!

They were probably the wealthiest family in the entire educated youth settlement!

Zhang Yan was consumed by jealousy. She had thought they would all suffer together in the countryside, but this family was living better than anyone in the city! How many cloth coupons would a large bolt of that scarce fabric cost? How much money would it be? Even if that old woman, Su Wanqing, had a contagious disease, she would still want to go in and see for herself.

Su Wanqing breathed a sigh of relief. The rice, noodles, meat, and eggs in her spatial storage could now be taken out and eaten occasionally, which was now a legitimate explanation for their origin.

Going to the countryside to suffer? Living a hard life? Hiding it all? Not a chance!

This is why she bought so much denim at the department store; in the countryside, it's a real bargaining chip, you can exchange it for anything.

After the educated youth finished their meager dinner, they went to work overtime digging irrigation ditches.

Su Wanqing seized the time, borrowed the stove at the educated youth settlement, and used the cabbage she had just exchanged, along with some sauerkraut and a small piece of smoked meat that she had brought. She didn't want to put too much in, thinking she would return it tenfold before eating it.

I added glass noodles and rice, then poured on the braised pork knuckle sauce, and quickly simmered a large pot of cabbage rice. The rice absorbed the rich broth and sauce, making it fragrant and delicious—easy and filling.

She also boiled three egg flowers in hot water, added some dried shrimp and salt, making it incredibly salty and delicious.

"Dinner's ready!"

"Okay." Zhou Yanshen smelled the aroma as he was building the stove. He wondered what delicious food his wife had made that looked so tempting.

Each of them had a large bowl of rice.

Zhou's mother had just returned from outside after changing the things she was carrying. She was starving and didn't care whether the food was greasy or not; she just kept shoveling it into her mouth.

On the one hand, he couldn't help but show off:

"In this poor place, I had no way to spend my money and ration coupons! I finally managed to find someone to exchange them for some things, and I got some eggs and wood. From now on, we can eat eggs every day."

She exchanged one cent for an egg at each household, and many people looked at her like she was crazy. So what? She had money! Unfortunately, were these people stupid? She tried to buy grain, but couldn't get any?

However, Zhou's mother was stunned when she saw the room piled high with rice, flour, eggs, and various vegetables after she had just finished a few mouthfuls of rice.

Zhou Yanshen explained, "Wanqing exchanged some cloth for it."

"Hmph, those poor people, they don't care about money, they just like rags." Zhou's mother didn't want to continue the topic, and instead ordered Zhou Yanshen, "Yanshen, you'd better hurry up and make me a bathtub out of that wood in the next couple of days, I can't stand being all sticky!"

Zhou Yanshen only said, "I'll get the table and chairs out first." He'll see if his wife needs anything else, but the bath tub definitely needs to be made, as his wife needs it too.

It was a rare occasion that everyone only ate rice for dinner, and Zhou Yanshen ended up cleaning the bottom of the big pot of rice.

After finishing her meal, Zhou's mother threw down her bowl and chopsticks, yawned, and climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed) early.

"Comrade Wanqing, you rest first, I'll take care of the rest."

"Thank you for your hard work, Comrade Yanshen."

Zhou Yanshen cleared away the dishes and went out again.

Su Wanqing didn't sleep well for three days on the train. Due to limited conditions, she only wiped her eyes with a hot towel. As soon as she got on the bed, her eyelids became too heavy to keep open, and she fell asleep immediately.

In the middle of the night, a faint, masculine scent of soap wafted over, bringing a strange sense of calm. Su Wanqing subconsciously moved closer.

I could only feel a pair of large hands around my waist.

After hesitating for a moment, it simply draped quietly over her waist.

She shifted closer, and the hand around her waist stiffened slightly.

Perhaps the air around her was too hot, the heat spraying into her ears, Su Wanqing murmured something and turned over to sleep again.

She curled up to one side, the softness pressing against his lower abdomen making him feel desire but powerlessness, his heart burning with desire.

Zhou Yan sighed deeply.

When will he get better?

Why do I feel so unwell all over?

……

……

Bincheng, the old Su family.

"What did you say? That brat Su Wanqing and Zhou Yanshen's whole family went to the countryside?"