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

Officer Liu mentioned yesterday that he would apply for medicine from higher authorities today, but who knows when it will be approved.

Nothing much to say, let's roll up our sleeves and clean!

Su Wanqing spent the whole morning cleaning the place inside and out until it was spotless, with sparkling clean windows and tables. Perhaps it was because of the busy farming season, or perhaps it was because country folk were used to toughing things out, or perhaps no one knew that the farm had gained a doctor like her, but not a single patient came to her door all day.

However, the time when the whole village was going to get fever and diarrhea was coming soon, so she had to start preparing now!

When it was almost noon and she was about to finish work, Su Wanqing went back half an hour early to cook.

"What should I make? Something that smells too good won't do." Su Wanqing quickly came up with a plan and deftly started a fire in the stove.

Hey, let's heat the oil in the wok first!

Three eggs were cracked into the hot oil and stirred wildly until they were golden brown. Then, braised beef was taken out from the space, chopped into small pieces, and added to the oil.

Put the hot rice from the space inside.

Add the rich sauce from the braised pork belly.

Every grain of rice is coated with the sauce and the aroma of meat. I also stir-fried some shredded cabbage and radish and mixed them into the rice to add a refreshing touch.

Finally, sprinkle on some salt and chopped green onions, and the aroma will immediately come through.

When the educated youth returned from work, she had already brought the food into the house, and only a faint aroma of food remained in the air.

As soon as Zhou Yanshen entered the room, he smelled the enticing aroma of the food, and his stomach immediately rumbled.

"You're back? Quickly wash your hands and eat." Su Wanqing served three large bowls of egg fried rice with beef.

Zhou Yanshen washed his hands, took the bowl, thanked him, and began to eat heartily.

The rice is oily, savory, and fragrant, mixed with finely chopped minced meat and shredded vegetables. The rich aroma of the sauce is also enveloping the rice grains, along with the smooth texture of the egg.

It has a rich texture and is full of flavor.

He glanced at Su Wanqing in surprise, not expecting his wife's cooking to be so delicious.

Is there anything in this world that her daughter-in-law can't do?

Zhou Yanshen ate quickly and hurriedly, finding the rice exceptionally fragrant. He couldn't quite distinguish what kind of meat it contained, only vaguely sensing that there was meat and that it tasted somewhat like braised pork.

Su Wanqing knew that everyone had a big appetite now, since they drank spiritual spring water every day, so she specially cooked a big pot of rice.

After the two of them ate two large bowls, Zhou's mother still hadn't returned. Just as Su Wanqing was about to ask if they should go look for her, the door suddenly opened with a bang.

"I quit! I can't do this job even for a day. Let whoever wants to do it do it. I'd rather die than work here. Waaah... Those people order me around and look down on me. And some kids even throw stones at me, calling me a capitalist. Waaah..."

Zhou's mother came back crying.

Zhou Yanshen finished the last bite of his meal and said to Su Wanqing in a deep voice:

"Comrade Wanqing, please eat first, and then rest for a while. I'll clean up the rest of the food here. I'll take Mother out for a bit first."

Then, he walked outside, and only when he reached the door did he say to Zhou's mother, "Come with me."

Zhou's mother asked timidly, "Where are you going?" She was somewhat afraid of her son, who had never been close to her since childhood and had always lived with his father in the military compound.

"Let's go find those people and get some justice. Let's go." With that, he walked away first.

Zhou's mother followed closely behind.

Su Wanqing rested her chin on her hand and finished another bowl of fried rice. "No matter what Zhou's mother is like, Zhou Yanshen is a good man who is responsible for protecting his own."

Zhou's mother came back smiling, her mood was obviously much better, she even ate a big bowl of fried rice that she doesn't usually eat, and she didn't say anything about not going to work anymore.

Su Wanqing breathed a sigh of relief. It would be best for Zhou's mother to behave herself during this time, go to work obediently, and not stay in her room causing trouble for her.

In the afternoon, Su Wanqing returned to the clinic and began using the materials at hand to make some medical instruments and manufacture some medicines to prevent and treat intestinal infections.

For example, a simple distillation apparatus can purify alcohol to a higher concentration; another example is a multi-layered gauze mask.

There are also medicine measuring tools: bamboo tubes of different sizes and old medicine bottles, engraved with graduations, for accurate preparation of medicine solutions.

"That's almost done. I'll make some more pills tomorrow." Su Wanqing breathed a sigh of relief. After a busy afternoon, she was finally done! She could go to the regimental headquarters to sign in.

There was a long line of people at the command center, waiting for the scorekeeper to register their scores.

Su Wanqing was a little disappointed when she didn't see Zhou Yanshen in the crowd. Although she knew that the male had good physical strength, he must be tired after digging all day.

When it was Su Wanqing's turn, she walked to the scoreboard.

The person in charge of recording work points was a woman in her forties surnamed Zhao, whom everyone called Sister Zhao. She glanced at Su Wanqing and slowly put a checkmark next to her name—Sanitation worker, one day's shift, 8 work points.

After finishing the drawing, Sister Zhao couldn't help but purse her lips, her voice neither loud nor soft, but her tone clearly sour and sarcastic:

"Wow, eight work points already? This is probably the easiest task in our entire 65th Regiment, right? Just sitting in the clinic, enjoying the breeze, and not having to do anything all day. It's really enviable."

Sister Zhao was seething with anger. She used to be in charge of warehouse registration, a job that was easy, and she could also earn some extra money by sewing shoe soles or pasting cardboard boxes. She made a decent living every day and could also steadily earn 6 work points.

And what happened? Just because the new family was said to be a doctor, Officer Liu transferred her to be the busy scorekeeper, while giving the leisurely warehouse registration job to that old woman from the Zhou family!

She had been busy all day and hadn't even had time to drink water. Seeing Su Wanqing so "leisurely" earning work points, it was no wonder she felt happy.

Several people in line nearby heard this and one of them laughed and tried to smooth things over:

"Sister Zhao, you can't say that. It's better for doctors to have some free time. If they get too busy, wouldn't that mean we're all sick?"

"Exactly! What if the doctors are always busy, and we can't get treatment for some illness?"

"Hey? Our farm has a doctor now? That's great! After the harvest season is over, let us get a checkup too."

Sister Zhao snorted and didn't say anything more, but her resentment was obvious.

Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out in the crowd.

An elderly woman in line suddenly collapsed to the ground with a "plop," accompanied by a foul stench and a puddle of yellowish, watery liquid—she had lost control of her bladder!

"Oh dear! What's wrong?"

"It stinks! What happened?"

Sister Zhao immediately covered her nose in disgust and shrieked, "Why don't you go outside? How filthy! I'll have to clean up after you make a mess! What kind of people are you? Can't you even hold your pee and poop? Are you even human?"

"Isn't this Aunt Wang from the east end of the village?"

"Oh dear, things haven't been going well at her house these past few days. Her grandson and her husband both started having diarrhea a couple of days ago, really bad, and they're both staying home in bed! How come she's also..."