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

"It's malfunctioning? What do we do?"

"Waaaaah, I'm still young, I don't want to die!"

"What do we do? What do we do?!"

"Ahhhhh—"

The tractor sped faster and faster, the snow being crushed and frozen into ice, causing the wheels to slip violently. The entire vehicle veered wildly like a runaway horse. At this speed, it would either crash into the mountainside or overturn, and everyone on board would be killed!

"Let's jump out of the car! Let's jump out of the car!" Old Liu's family screamed. "If the car overturns, everything will be over!"

Li Laowu's wife turned pale with fright, but still forced herself to say, "Jump? The ground is covered in snow; at worst, she'll just slip and fall. But how can Dr. Su, who's pregnant, jump? Comrade Zhou is driving! We can't just abandon them!"

Old Liu's family got anxious: "What time is it and you're still worrying about this?! Jump first! Last year, a tractor in the 62nd Regiment overturned, and half the people on board died! If we don't jump now, we'll all die!"

Old Wu clung tightly to the car railing, turning to Zhou Yanshen and shouting, "Comrade Zhou, what do you say we do? Do you have any ideas? How about we jump together? But Dr. Su..."

Aunt Zhang panicked too, but she still wouldn't back down: "What kind of talk is that, Old Liu's? We're all in the same regiment, who cares about others if they want to live alone?" She then turned to Su Wanqing, "Little Su, why don't you jump with us? At least you'll survive if you jump. If this car overturns, we're all doomed!"

Zhou Yanshen's mind raced, his eyes fixed on the road ahead, but his voice remained unusually calm: "The brakes are completely gone. We're going downhill now, and the speed will only increase. The road is gravel on both sides; it's too dangerous for you to jump down now."

He paused, and a road ahead flashed by.

"Ahead is an uphill section leading to the 66th Regiment. There are hills there, and I can use the momentum to rush up, which will slow the vehicle down due to the resistance. Then you can jump, and at least you'll be safe. But I can't guarantee the vehicle will be completely undamaged."

He took a deep breath: "Whether you jump now or wait until you get there, it's up to you."

The group exchanged glances and didn't hesitate for long.

"Xiao Zhou, we believe you! We'll jump when you say 'jump'!"

"So what are you and Xiao Su going to do?"

"Yes, Xiao Su is pregnant, and with this heavy snow, she can't even go to the hospital!"

Zhou Yanshen's voice deepened: "You guys jump first, my wife and I will talk later." He had only one thought in his mind: even if he got hurt, he had to save his wife and child!

"Okay! We'll come find you after we finish dancing!"

"We're all in the same regiment, we can't just stand by and watch someone die!"

-

Let's rewind to an hour earlier.

As soon as Su Wanqing left, Li Aiguo had his driver take him straight to Yili. He kept urging, "Hurry up, hurry up," and finally arrived at Jiang Zhiping's office in the evening.

But as soon as he pushed open the door, he stumbled upon the most awkward scene—

The top leader, all smiles, placed a document on Jiang Zhiping's desk, patted him on the shoulder, and said in a sarcastic tone, "Old Jiang, don't blame me for not supporting your work. That natural disaster warning you reported, I approved the funding, I allocated the supplies, and the food was sent out." He paused, his smile widening, "If nothing happens in the end, then... thanks to you, you've helped me balance things out."

Jiang Zhiping's face was ashen, and he gritted his teeth without uttering a sound.

The top leader continued to add fuel to the fire: "Don't blame me for being blunt, but if you make such a big fuss this time and it doesn't come to a conclusion, and the higher-ups come down to hold you accountable, your position... tsk tsk." He shook his head, his smile hiding a dagger, "But young people always have to pay their dues. Don't worry, I'll definitely put in a good word for you when the time comes."

Jiang Zhiping clenched his fists so tightly they cracked, and squeezed out each word through gritted teeth: "If there really is a disaster, you should be moved from your position."

The leader laughed heartily, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Very well, then I'll wait and see how useful your 'useless efforts' really are." With that, he strode away.

The door closed, and Jiang Zhiping slammed the teacup to the ground, shards flying everywhere.

Li Aiguo forced himself to walk in, coughing awkwardly, "Boss... I saw Xiao Su. She guaranteed that her friend calculated it using advanced technology, so it can't be wrong."

Jiang Zhiping rubbed his temples and sighed, "I hope so..."

He walked to the window, wanting some fresh air. He looked up and froze.

Outside the window, heavy snow was falling, the downpour intensifying, the cold wind whipping up snowflakes that pelted against the glass with a sharp, pattering sound. Everything was a blanket of white, visibility less than a hundred meters.

Jiang Zhiping turned around abruptly, his voice trembling: "Old Li, look! It's snowing! It's blizzarding!"

Li Aiguo rushed to the window, his eyes wide open, his face instantly lighting up with wild joy: "It's down! It really is down! Little Su was right!"

Jiang Zhiping was so excited that his hands were trembling. He grabbed the phone and said, "Quick! Notify all deployments and activate the emergency plan immediately! This year, we're really going to suffer a major disaster!" He wanted to laugh and cry at the same time, and his expression was too complicated to describe.

-

The 65th Regiment was in complete chaos at this point.

Standing at the entrance of the command center, Liu Shuqing looked at the awful weather and her heart skipped a beat—the blizzard that Dr. Su had mentioned had really arrived! It's only October, it's way too early!

Fortunately, Su Wanqing had given prior notice and made all the necessary preparations.

He took a deep breath and began to direct at the top of his lungs: "Listen up, everyone! Everyone working today, put on your thick cotton-padded coats, the thicker the better! Go to the alfalfa fields immediately and harvest the alfalfa! Transport it to the warehouse! Don't worry about the unripe ones, they'll all rot in the ground under the weight of the snow! At least the unripe ones can be used to make silage!"

"Has the tractor returned yet?" he asked, turning his head.

"Not yet! Comrade Zhou drove to the county town to drop someone off, and he also gave Dr. Su a ride. He should be here soon!"

"Alright! Let Old Zhang drive the oxcart to the Sixth, Seventh, and Ninth Companies! Tell them to quickly cover the chickens, ducks, cattle, and sheep with cotton quilts and light coal stoves in the pens, so the livestock don't freeze to death!"

"Also, go to companies one through five. The apricot and apple trees there are susceptible to frost damage, so have someone take protective measures immediately! Go quickly!"

"Have two more people guard the warehouse! For fire prevention and frost protection! Keep a close eye on anyone who's using firewood for warmth; don't let them set the warehouse on fire!"

"The cafeteria is making brown sugar ginger soup! Everyone in the group got a bowl! In this awful weather, getting sick would be a real problem!"

"Also, notify all companies to wrap the water pipes with straw to prevent them from freezing and cracking! Check all the doors and windows of every household, and seal any leaks immediately!"

These measures were not hastily implemented; they had all been rehearsed long ago. At Liu Shuqing's command, the entire regiment immediately sprang into action, operating in an orderly and efficient manner.

Meanwhile, Ga Laosan and Chuncao were also busy. In the lavender field, the two were wielding sickles to harvest the lavender—Su Wanqing had instructed them before she left: if there was a blizzard, harvest everything, regardless of whether the lavender was ripe or not! Now, at least it was almost ripe; any later and they would all have frozen to death.