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

She became more and more aggrieved as she spoke, and eventually burst into tears while cursing.

Su Wanqing: "..."

What happened? They've only been gone a few days, what could have happened?

Uncle Ding choked on a mouthful of rice, unable to swallow or spit it out: "You were a perfectly normal person, living peacefully in the troupe, with easy work. Before you left, they even left you dozens of meat buns and two large bowls of meat and vegetables. How did you end up like this? Who bullied you?"

Zhou's mother ran into the kitchen to get a bowl and chopsticks, then took out the remaining portion from the pot. While shoveling rice into her mouth, she mumbled, "That little bit of food will be gone in three or four days! I can't cook! The porridge in the canteen is like swill, I can't swallow it! Going to the state-run restaurant in the county takes several hours... I wanted to stay in the county, but that scoundrel Liu Shuqing wouldn't give me a letter of introduction, saying you all insisted I stay in the regiment... Now I have nowhere to eat, I can only mooch meals from other people's homes!"

When the topic of "mooching meals" came up, her voice suddenly softened, and her eyes became somewhat evasive. As for whose house she went to for a meal, she refused to say a word.

Uncle Ding's lips twitched, and he shook his head with a sigh: "Alright, alright, you can eat first."

Su Wanqing looked at Zhou's mother with some curiosity. In the whole regiment, which family would want Zhou's mother to go and freeload a meal?

After the meal, Su Wanqing took some of the original strains to Chen Xiuer so that she and Elder Shen could propagate them. She also kept some for herself to continue propagating, since time was tight and the task was heavy. She didn't know when the inspection team would arrive, so she had to make preparations in advance.

Lying on the kang (heated brick bed) at night, Su Wanqing began to survey the space.

Recently, she hasn't had much trouble using the tenfold return opportunities and the craftsmanship opportunities in her space. She bought so many different kinds of things from the black market, and it would take one or two months to get each tenfold return. The only thing that bothers her is the craftsmanship opportunities, which depend entirely on what she needs that day and can be used as needed.

She was particularly curious about the paid upgrade that consumed "precious gold energy." If the free ones were this powerful, wouldn't the paid ones be even more overpowered? She just hadn't encountered anything particularly worth upgrading yet—she couldn't just squander her precious gold energy, could she?

After wandering around the space for a while, Su Wanqing suddenly saw something: ten spring-loaded sleeve arrows. These were self-defense weapons given to her by Engineer Liu from the military industry, and she had kept them in her space ever since. These things were purely handmade and could penetrate wooden boards within ten meters, making them quite powerful self-defense equipment in this era.

Now that her life is precious and she is pregnant, these self-protection measures should naturally be upgraded and made safer to avoid any danger.

Do it when you think of it.

Su Wanqing placed all ten hidden arrows into the "Craftsmanship Grid".

Two options pop up on the screen:

[1. Free upgrades (insufficient number of upgrades)]

[2. Consume 500 grams of precious gold energy for a deep upgrade]

Su Wanqing frowned: So expensive?

She tried to retrieve nine of them first, leaving only one.

The fee has been changed to 50 grams of precious gold power.

It seems that free upgrades have no limit on the number of items, as long as they can fit in one slot; however, paid upgrades are calculated based on the total number of items or their total weight.

After hesitating for a moment, she gritted her teeth:

If we're going to promote, we should promote everyone!

[Upgrade successful after consuming 500 grams of precious metal power. The item has now evolved into the "Composite Repeating Crossbow," the most advanced portable crossbow weapon in the current plane.]

In an instant, the ten hidden arrows were completely transformed: the original simple spring structure was replaced by a precision gear set, the single shot was changed to a six-shot burst, and the crossbow bolts were upgraded to high-carbon steel armor-piercing cones. They also came with ten boxes containing a total of six hundred arrows, which could be reused.

Holding it in my hand, it felt heavy and exuded a chilling murderous aura.

With these, her security was further enhanced. However, these things were too advanced and could never be used openly.

"Wait... why do I absolutely have to take it out and use it?"

Su Wanqing suddenly had a flash of inspiration:

Is it possible to control it with thought within space, retrieve it the instant it's launched, and then retract it after it hits the target?

A surge of warmth welled up in her heart. She told Zhou Yanshen, "I'm going to the restroom," and went to the restroom to secretly begin her experiment.

After confirming that no one was around using her "Eye of Insight," she locked onto a spot on the courtyard wall, mentally aimed within the space, and instantly cast a spell—

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The three crossbow bolts pierced the earthen wall almost simultaneously, their fletchings trembling slightly.

feasible!

The whole process takes less than half a second. If it is a surprise attack from the shadows, the opponent will not be able to see where the arrow is coming from.

Moreover, spatial awareness manipulation has another advantage: she can control ten crossbows at the same time. Although the accuracy will decrease, the coverage of fire is enough to create a deadly barrage.

"It's just that this thing isn't used easily, because it's hard to explain if it is."

But it's definitely Su Wanqing's trump card.

Unable to pull out the crossbow bolt embedded in the wall, Su Wanqing simply used her mind to retrieve it into her spatial storage. Back on the kang (heated brick bed), in high spirits, she took the initiative to have an "in-depth conversation" with Zhou Yanshen.

For some reason, after each in-depth conversation, Zhou Yanshen's eyes became increasingly resentful.

The next morning, Su Wanqing went to the market with Zhou Yanshen.

Not only did she buy pork, but she also bought all four pig's trotters she had. Now that the weather was getting colder, fresh fruit was nowhere to be found, and Su Wanqing regretted not stocking up more beforehand. For now, she could only buy two large carp to make fried fish chunks. She also bought some cabbage and small jars for pickling vegetables, but unfortunately, after looking around, she couldn't find any ducks or duck eggs.

After buying the groceries, there wasn't even time to pack them up. Su Wanqing asked Zhou Yanshen to take them back and hurriedly went to the clinic. She hadn't been to work for over ten days, so there must be quite a few patients there.

Sure enough, Tian Dahua spread the news of her return yesterday. Li Honghong was waiting there early in the morning, followed by four or five other people who had come from surrounding farms. Su Wanqing welcomed everyone; after all, she earned work points, and it was only right that patients paid for their medical treatment.

This time, however, Li Honghong even dragged her cheating husband, Li Yu, along. Li Yu shrank behind her, looking timid.

Li Honghong's illness has mostly subsided; she just needs another half month to consolidate the treatment. After examining her, Li Honghong pushed Li Yu forward.

"Dr. Su, I've been thinking about it. This illness can't be treated by me alone. Since we can't get a divorce, I have to treat him too. Otherwise, he'll just pass it on to me while he's eating and sleeping. Wouldn't I be suffering for nothing?"

Li Yu, with a strong will to survive, quickly said, "Yes, yes, I've already talked to Honghong about living a good life from now on. Please take a look at me, I'm feeling increasingly unwell lately..." He vaguely described his symptoms.

Su Wanqing nodded: "Okay. But your condition is more severe than your lover's, so you'll need at least a few months of treatment."

She initially thought Li Honghong was being soft-hearted and would ultimately choose to treat her husband. But when she asked Li Yu to unbutton her shirt to prepare for the acupuncture, her lips twitched involuntarily—good heavens, she had been overthinking it.