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

The actual benefits, naturally, would mostly end up in his own pocket. That's why he was willing to help Chen Weidong gain credit.

Chen Weidong immediately understood that he was just a puppet on the stage, but even so, he could still gain a lot of benefits and crucial political capital.

"I understand! I understand! We'll cooperate with Secretary Li of the 65th Regiment to secure this position, and you can recommend me to manage this planting site!"

Chen Mingda nodded: "Yes, I understand. I believe that Secretary Li knows how to choose between the generator and the planting site quota."

Chen Weidong was extremely excited. What did it matter if someone else got in first? But then he remembered Su Wanqing's hot figure and appearance, and he snorted coldly. Could the person he had his eye on escape?

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It's rare to have a few days to catch your breath before the autumn harvest, so farmers seize the time to rest and recharge. After all, once the harvest begins, the non-stop harvesting day and night is intense enough to wear you out.

Zhou Yanshen acted swiftly and decisively. As soon as Secretary Li approved, he immediately brought over a batch of adobe bricks, stones, and timber, and began measuring and laying the foundation around his house. He then began building the wall with a clanging sound, working on it until nightfall.

When the educated youth from the settlement came out for dinner, they couldn't help but start discussing the bustling activity at the red brick house across the street.

"What's going on at Su Zhiqing's house now?"

"Are you getting all this material to build a new house?"

"It doesn't look like that; it looks like they're building a wall to enclose a yard!"

Tian Dahua also looked in that direction and saw that Zhou Yanshen was starting to build the wall from the base of his own house, without encroaching on public areas or her own space. She breathed a sigh of relief and began to ponder:

After the autumn harvest, once she marries Erzhuzi, she'll have to find a way to build a fence, plant some vegetables inside, and raise a couple of chickens; that would make it feel like a home.

Su Wanqing specially changed into a clean and neat blue cloth dress today, carrying a scrap cloth basket on her back, looking tidy and neat.

She left more than a dozen large meat buns for the family, enough for Zhou Yanshen and his mother to have for dinner.

Baozi is so convenient. When she has free time, she can make some cooked dumplings, steamed egg custard, hand-shredded meat jerky and other snacks, which is ten times the return. Then she can take them out and eat a few whenever she has nothing to do. It's so delicious.

As she was leaving, she overheard the conversation at the educated youth settlement. Smiling, she walked over, took out two large handfuls of hard fruit candies from her pocket, and distributed them to Tian Dahua and the other educated youth around her.

"Comrades, please bear with us! We're building a wall to grow some vegetables, so it might be a bit noisy these days. Comrade Zhou Yanshen has already reported to Secretary Li, and the organization has approved it. Don't worry, when we're transferred or return to the city in a few years, this courtyard will be kept for the next educated youth to take over, as a way to add some belongings to the collective."

Her words were well-chosen, and she offered a sweet treat; the surrounding educated youth responded politely in return.

"Comrade Su, you're too kind!"

"Building a courtyard is a good thing; it will be much more comfortable to live in afterward!"

"Exactly, if it's built well, we might have a chance to live there in the future!"

Tian Dahua laughed and said, "Yes, why are you being so polite! Please make yourselves at home! If you have any questions about planting vegetables, feel free to ask me!"

Su Wanqing readily agreed: "Then thank you in advance, Captain Tian!"

As dusk settled, before she even reached the village entrance, Old Zhang arrived with his oxcart, having come specifically to fetch her. After she left, the educated youth were still reminiscing:

"Su, a former educated youth, is a really nice person. A few days ago, he even shared peanuts with us when he made steamed buns, and now he's sharing candy with us as we build the courtyard."

"Yes, they're very generous to us and have no airs."

Zhang Yan chimed in sourly, "You didn't see it? Old Zhang's oxcart came specifically to pick her up. I saw it just now. Everyone has to go to work during the day, but she has nothing to do. Now she's out carrying a basket late at night, I wonder what she's up to with this... She doesn't have to do her job as a sanitation worker all day, and she only gets 8 work points..."

She tried to incite jealousy in everyone because she was insanely jealous every time she thought about it.

Tian Dahua immediately frowned and scolded, "Zhang Yan! Watch your mouth! You disappeared for half the day picking apricots yesterday and didn't get a single work point! Since you're assigned to pick hops today, you'd better do a good job! If you try to slack off again, I'll deduct your work points!"

Zhang Yan felt extremely wronged and turned to run away, only thinking that once she got rid of Chen Weidong, she would eat and drink well every day, and when she came back, she would give everyone candy and see how envious everyone would be of her!

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Meanwhile, Su Wanqing rode in Old Zhang's oxcart, bumping along the way to the agreed-upon location in the county town. Party Secretary Li and Liu Shuqing had already arrived, both dressed in formal, unpatched Zhongshan suits.

"Comrade Xiao Su, it's good that you're here." Party Secretary Li greeted him, his expression serious but with a hint of expectation. "Let's go, those old guys should be here soon."

After saying that, the three of them walked together to a military green Liberation brand truck parked by the roadside. Liu Shuqing opened the car door and let Su Wanqing and Secretary Li get in before he started the car. The engine roared and the three of them headed towards the place Su Wanqing had chosen earlier—Shili Yanglin.

Upon arrival, the Ten-Mile Poplar Forest was located in a remote area, with tall and dense poplar trees everywhere, making it difficult to see into the distance.

Party Secretary Li looked around carefully, then lowered his voice and asked, "Comrade Su, where are the people who delivered the goods? This poplar grove is too dense; I can't see them clearly." He was a little uneasy; this place was too well hidden.

Su Wanqing had already prepared her explanation: "Secretary Li, they instructed us beforehand that for safety reasons, the people involved wouldn't show themselves and would leave the goods nearby. Once we find the goods, we just need to put the prepared gold and silver in the place they designated."

Upon hearing this, Party Secretary Li couldn't help but mutter, "Wow, even more cautious than me, not even showing his face..."

Under the cover of night, Su Wanqing walked deeper into the poplar forest. After confirming that no one was around, she had a thought and quickly took out all nine other diesel generators from her space and neatly placed them in a clearing in the forest.

She quickly took out several pieces of dark, thick cloth that she had prepared beforehand and hastily covered the generator before turning around and shouting in the direction of Secretary Li and the others, "Secretary Li, Officer Liu, they're over here! Found them!"

Upon hearing the noise, Party Secretary Li and Liu Shuqing immediately ran over.

When Secretary Li, using the dim light of day, saw the faint outline covered by the cloth, his hands trembled with excitement. He stepped forward and lifted a corner to confirm, "It's...it's really here! My God...these people are so careless! They just leave such a precious thing here like this, aren't they afraid of it getting lost..."

Liu Shuqing excitedly stroked the cool machine casing. "Master! The model number and nameplate are exactly the same as the one our team used before! This is fantastic!"