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

But now—the cowshed has been transformed into a sturdy adobe house, with thick walls and airtight windows. A new stove and toilet have also been built next to it; with the stove lit in winter, it will surely be warm.

He opened his eyes wide: "Grandpa, is this where we live? Isn't it the cowshed?"

Grandpa Gu laughed and said, "Are you really delirious with fever? This was specially applied for for us by your Aunt Su." He then recounted everything that had happened during this period.

Aunt Wen had already started cooking millet porridge, and she even added sweet potatoes. Finally, she sprinkled some brown sugar on top! The sweet aroma wafted over.

Gu Zhixing was even more shocked: How could the people sent down to the cowshed have work points? How could they have food? But now his family had dozens of kilograms of rice, enough to get through the winter!

He grabbed his grandmother's hand: "Grandma, please tell me in detail what happened this year? When did that Dr. Su arrive?"

Aunt Wen began to recount her story in a rambling manner: from the severe drought this summer, when Su Wanqing dug a well to save the crops; to the distribution of grain, with each family receiving several hundred catties; to how she used the grain she won in a bet to help them with their cowshed; and then to how Grandma gave her alfalfa seeds, and she helped them secure the cowshed renovation...

Gu Zhixing was increasingly alarmed as he listened—the trajectory of his past life had completely changed!

In her past life, Grandma had cultivated high-yield alfalfa, but the credit was stolen by her superior's superior, and she received nothing. But in this life, Grandma gave the seeds to Su Wanqing, and Su Wanqing not only kept the credit but also shared real benefits with them.

This Su Wanqing changed history!

Who is she? Is she also reborn?

Gu Zhixing's gaze turned cold. Could it be that she was reborn and therefore knew that he was a big shot, so she tried to curry favor with him in advance?

But he immediately dismissed the guess.

If she were reborn, she should have known Gu Zhixing's future identity and should have befriended him long ago, instead of having almost no interaction with him as she does now. Furthermore, if she were reborn, she should have known there was a hidden menace in the village and should have taken action long ago, instead of letting it fester and bring chaos to everyone, including herself!

Then there is only one possibility—this Su Wanqing, although she was not reborn, is not the same person from her previous life.

Who exactly is she? Where did she come from? Countless thoughts flashed through Gu Zhixing's mind.

Suddenly, his expression changed drastically. After asking his grandmother for the exact date, his expression worsened.

A month later, a once-in-a-century storm of hail, snow, and ice will sweep across Yili! More than a dozen farms will be snowbound for four whole months! Roads will be blocked, supplies will be cut off, and tens of thousands will freeze or starve to death!

He and his grandparents would have surely died if they had lived in the cowshed as usual. However, at that moment, his father, who should have died, had escaped. His father secretly hid here and quietly helped them, which allowed them to survive in the cowshed.

"However, the time is too close to the time of the disaster. How can we minimize the number of deaths this time? I've only just been reborn; who would believe the words of a six or seven-year-old child? The most urgent task is to give everyone a warning and prepare more for this disaster, at least to avoid a repeat of my previous life..."

Gu Zhixing suddenly thought of that young woman, Su Wanqing.

However, he still needed to conduct one final test to see if the woman knew his identity.

·

After seeing Aunt Wen off, Su Wanqing sat back in the consultation room and spaced out for a while. What was coming couldn't be avoided; she took a deep breath and carefully checked her own pulse.

A minute later, she opened her eyes, her expression complex.

Good news: It's not the fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh pregnancy, not as exaggerated as described in the original book—it's five pregnancies.

Bad news: It's not the first or second child, but the third!

No wonder her belly was already slightly protruding after only two months. A third pregnancy carries extremely high risks with natural childbirth; she'd probably have to have a C-section. But it's not a big problem; she has an enhanced version of the spiritual spring, which should save her life, though she'll have to suffer a bit.

As a doctor, she was used to life and death. When the scalpel cut someone else, she could calmly say, "Just bear with it, it'll pass." But what if that scalpel cut herself...?

Then again, she really is afraid of pain.

She could only use more anesthesia then. There was no point in thinking about it now; she'd be back in the city in six months, plenty of time. Su Wanqing mentally prepared herself—three pregnancies it is! Others have one at a time, and three pregnancies mean three rounds of suffering, but she'd handle it all at once and never have another! She was afraid of the pain, and also afraid of stretch marks; she'd heard they were permanent.

·

When she got home, she took out the food she had prepared from her storage space, which served as her dinner.

Tonight's meal was as plentiful as ever: scrambled eggs, braised pork with potatoes, white rice, fried fish, and spinach stir-fried in lard—three meat dishes and one vegetable dish, filling the table.

Zhou Yanshen has recently been teaching a new apprentice to drive a tractor, a hardworking and reliable young man named Li Jianshe. Once he's mastered the skill, he'll step down and make way for someone more capable, since he has his own things to do. Otherwise, driving the tractor every day would mean he wouldn't have a chance to go on missions.

Uncle Ding entered the door beaming: "Our cellar is finished! It's late autumn, so we need to stock up on more cabbages. I heard the neighboring farm had a bumper pumpkin harvest this year, so we'll go and trade some with them. Combined with the vegetables in our yard, that should be enough for winter."

Zhou's mother was the most enthusiastic: "Just buying vegetables isn't enough! We need to get more meat! Smoked meat, cured chicken, cured duck, prepare them all! I heard the winters here are terribly cold, how will we survive without anything?" She counted on her fingers, "We'll slaughter the pig we raise for the New Year!"

In short, Zhou's mother's meaning was very clear: there had to be plenty of meat, but vegetables were optional.

Su Wanqing: "..." A few months ago, Zhou's mother only ate vegetarian food, but now she can't live without meat.

At the dinner table, she casually announced, "I'm pregnant with my third child."

"Pfft—" Zhou's mother spat out a mouthful of braised pork and rice, spraying it all over Uncle Ding's face.

Thank goodness she's his own sister, otherwise Uncle Ding would have slapped her twice already. But at this moment, he didn't bother wiping his face, his eyes wide open: "A third child? That's great news! Wanqing, this is wonderful news!" In his opinion, the more children the better.

Zhou's mother exploded: "What? A third child? One is enough! Who will take care of so many? I can't!" The image of three babies crying in turn immediately flashed through her mind. "Yan Shen takes one, you take one, then the last one will definitely be shoved into my hands—no way, I won't do that!"

She quickly distanced herself: "Yan Shen was raised by his father when he was little. Children should be with their fathers! Look, he's been raised so well because he's with his father. When the baby is born, Zhou Yan Shen will take care of it all! He's a good parent!"

Anyway, she doesn't take care of the kids!