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

Qin Xiao glared at her: "How dare you talk like that?"

Just then, someone knocked on the door and shouted urgently, "Commander Qin! Commander Qin!"

Qin Xiao's expression tightened, and he quickly went out.

A short while later, he returned wrapped in a thick cotton-padded coat, his expression grave: "Yan Shen, give me the things you've packed. We were originally planning to leave tomorrow, but now we have to set off tonight."

Zhou Yanshen glanced at the snow still falling outside the window: "It's so late, it's already dark, what happened?"

Qin Xue also stared nervously at her brother.

As Qin Xiao packed his things, he said, "The 66th and 64th Regiments have sent dozens of people, pulling ice sleds. They're all at the command center right now. Secretary Liu is loading supplies for them. We've been to the 64th Regiment before; they don't lack food, but they lack coal and fuel. The 66th Regiment lacks everything, but right now their most urgent need is for food."

The 64th Regiment at least grows some crops, but the 66th Regiment mainly grows cotton and has very little grain, so the situation is very serious. In addition, they did not prepare for winter in advance, so everyone did not have much food stored to begin with, and it has been more than half a month, and many families have already gone without food.

"So we need to set off quickly and get a batch of supplies over there to ease the immediate crisis."

The atmosphere became somewhat somber for a moment.

Hearing about the disasters elsewhere, Su Wanqing felt bad too. But with her there this time, at least fewer people died than in the original story—no, it should be a world of difference.

Qin Xiao packed some dry rations and cotton-padded clothes, wrapped himself tightly in his padded coat, and set off.

Su Wanqing had no other choice at the moment. She had countless supplies in her spatial storage, but the roads were blocked, and without cars, she couldn't transport them out by manpower alone. The best solution now was to have Liu Shuqing quickly lead people to dig open the roads—even if it only connected a dozen or so farms and counties, the supplies could still circulate.

Seeing that Zhou Yanshen wasn't in high spirits, she comforted him, "Don't think too much about it. There's only so much we ordinary people can do. Once the road is open, my friend can get a lot of things, and we can make up for any shortages."

Zhou Yanshen responded, his tone still somewhat somber: "I just hope Brother Qin can successfully deliver the goods this time. If we can hold out for another half a month, once the roads are clear and the snow stops, everything will be fine."

……

Surprisingly, it didn't snow the next day.

As soon as it was light, the loudspeaker started broadcasting: "Everyone is mobilized to shovel snow along the main road leading from the 65th Regiment to the county town and the 66th Regiment. You'll get work points and a meal."

The enthusiasm of the entire regiment surged immediately, with hundreds of people heading out, each carrying a shovel. Zhou Yanshen and Uncle Ding also went, and the regiment's farm was instantly bustling with activity.

Feeling stifled indoors, Su Wanqing wrapped herself tightly in a thick cotton-padded coat before venturing outside. Her feet crunched under the thick snow. Only one main road stretched out before her, flanked by high walls of snow; the whole world seemed to be swallowed by the heavy snow.

In the distance, a group of several hundred people were engaged in lively activities, and laughter could be heard from time to time on the highway.

A dozen or so teenagers, wearing cotton shoes, were sliding down snowdrifts as high as the rooftops, while the less daring ones sat on discarded tires or plastic sheets and followed along. Qin Xue, bundled up tightly, followed behind Su Wanqing. Watching the children having so much fun, she couldn't resist climbing up and sliding down herself, having a great time.

Su Wanqing touched her belly and sighed.

She also wants to skate like that, but she doesn't know if she'll have the chance again.

Turning her head, she saw Gu Zhixing standing beside the warehouse, also looking in their direction. Aside from his unusual behavior during the snowstorm, he'd been unusually quiet these past few days, almost invisible. Su Wanqing walked over, handed him two homemade milk candies, and deliberately asked, "Why aren't you playing with them?"

Gu Zhixing wanted to refuse—how old is he to still be eating candy?

After thinking about it, I carefully accepted the candy and decided to save it for my grandparents.

He thanked him sincerely and answered honestly, "I'd like to go too, but I have more important things to do."

He's finally back to his childhood. He might not be interested in other things, but he still misses skiing down from such a high place.

Su Wanqing asked curiously, "What's so important? Are you guarding the warehouse every day?"

Gu Zhixing nodded: "Yes. Secretary Liu took care of my grandfather and me, letting us guard the warehouse and exchanging it for some grain."

—Of course, he didn't say the more important thing.

In his past life, after being caught stealing grain, Chen Laosan set fire to the warehouse when no one was looking, causing many people to starve to death. Although many things have changed in this life, Chen Laosan is still penniless and foodless, barely knowing where his next meal is coming from. Naturally, he has to keep an eye on things. He can't very well go around telling everyone that Chen Laosan is coming to steal grain, can he?

He glanced at Su Wanqing's large belly, then at the children playing happily. They slid down the snow slope, screaming and laughing, with ladders made of snow by the adults nearby. This indicated that every household had enough food stored up to last through the entire winter, which was why the adults had the leisure to let the children run around freely.

Liu Shuqing rallied the entire team to dig roads and clear obstacles, giving them work points every day. The reason everyone was so enthusiastic was because there was no shortage of food; the grain in the warehouse was many times more than in his previous life.

All of this is because of the person in front of me.

At this time in my past life, every household kept their doors closed, with little grain stored, and the village granary was empty. After the autumn harvest, rural people would sell most of their grain to exchange for daily necessities. Children were confined at home, afraid to eat much grain, and there was no firewood or coal. The adults who came out also looked worried; they were not out clearing the roads, but rather gathering firewood. They were listless and lifeless, unlike the enthusiasm they have now.

Gu Zhixing bowed deeply to Su Wanqing again: "Dr. Su, thank you so much."

Thank you for changing the course of everything and pulling everyone out of the fear of disaster, so that we can see what's happening today.

Su Wanqing patted his head, thinking he was thanking her for the two candies, so she took out two more and handed them to him, smiling, "You're welcome."

Gu Zhixing blushed – how old is he to still be getting his head patted? He ran away in a flash.

Su Wanqing smiled and shook her head. Whether he was reborn or not, he was still just a child.

……

The whole team worked day and night for more than half a month.

Sometimes we sweep while it's snowing, and sometimes we've only cleared two or three kilometers when a blizzard buries it all again, forcing us to start all over again. But as soon as we stop, we clear it quickly, which is much faster than digging through the snow bit by bit.

The two roads have finally been cleared, leading to the 66th Regiment and the county town.

Qin Xiao and his men no longer needed to rely on ice sleds to haul goods by hand. Large trucks transported the supplies to the nearest point to the 66th Regiment, then unloaded and transferred them there; only the last two kilometers required manpower. Although several truckloads of supplies weren't much for the 66th Regiment, they could at least last another ten days to half a month.

Within two days, the roads leading to the county seat and the 66th Regiment were all open.