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

The moment the bugle sounded, Zhou Yanshen immediately opened his eyes, gently pulled his arm, which had been numb from being slumped over the pillow, and quickly got up and dressed.

Outside, golden waves of wheat rippled in the morning light. Everyone in the village, young and old, men and women, whoever could move, was mobilized. The strong laborers sharpened their sickles and checked the vehicles, while the women and elderly prepared dry food and hot water. Even the children were carrying baskets to glean the wheat.

Before dawn, Party Secretary Li stood on the threshing ground, using a tin megaphone to inspire the people.

The dozen or so oxen raised by the troupe were all harnessed to the trucks and were responsible for transporting the harvested wheat bundles to the threshing ground.

With a smile, Tian Dahua assigned the educated youth to other production teams one by one. Each additional person was considered a burden and they were not happy to be assigned to any of the other production teams.

Zhang Yan, in particular, was adept at shirking her duties and cheating. Several companies refused to take her on, so she had no choice but to lead the team herself.

"Alright, just follow me. If you don't work hard, I can't save you." Captain Tian handed Zhang Yan the tools, then went down to the field to harvest wheat without looking back.

Zhang Yan followed behind, feeling wronged, gazing at the endless wheat field, only to hear the surrounding aunties talking...

"This year's wheat ears are really heavy!"

"That's strange! Despite the severe drought this year, the yield hasn't decreased much!"

"That's all thanks to the well Dr. Su dug! That water is amazing! The wheat irrigated with it is just different!"

Zhang Yan rolled her eyes.

Throughout the day, the fields echoed with the swishing sound of sickles cutting wheat. At noon, they would eat a simple dry meal, and in the afternoon, they would continue to work hard. In the evening, they would spread out and dry the bundles of wheat they had brought back during the day by the light of a kerosene lamp.

Su Wanqing was also extremely busy, dealing with sickle cuts, heatstroke and dehydration, and also having to find time to feed chickens and pigs at the farm. In the afternoon, she also had to squeeze in time to check on Chen Xiuer's recovery.

When Su Wanqing returned to the brick house that evening, she didn't want to move a single finger, let alone give Zhou Yanshen "treatment." She would only bend down to pick up money if it fell on the ground.

Even Zhou's mother, who was usually the most troublesome, fell asleep as soon as she got back to the kang (a heated brick bed), too exhausted to even have the energy to scold anyone.

Only Zhou Yanshen, this man, seemed to have inexhaustible stamina.

Not only did he do the hardest work in the fields, but when he came back at night, he also had to heat up the food, boil water, chop firewood, wash dishes and clothes, and take time to massage Su Wanqing's feet. What's most amazing is that he always did it with a neat and composed demeanor, handling everything with ease and grace.

Su Wanqing was both happy and scared.

Zhou Yanshen's physical strength is frightening; she is genuinely a little scared.

How long will it take?

Zhou Yanshen's eyes grew deeper each day. Although he was silent and didn't talk much, Su Wanqing always had a feeling that he was waiting.

After the autumn harvest is over.

He would pounce on her and devour her.

……

After seven or eight days of continuous hard work, the wheat harvest was finally completed, and the autumn harvest was nearing its end.

The male and female educated youths at the settlement were so exhausted that they felt as if their bones had been removed. They lay sprawled on the kang (a heated brick bed), and had no appetite for food.

Zhang Yan's once fair face was now tanned considerably, and blisters had formed on her hands. She stared blankly at the roof beams, her face filled with despair.

Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out outside.

"Quick! Go check the threshing floor! A big truck has come over there and unloaded a diesel engine!"

Zhang Yan showed no reaction and remained paralyzed.

"Oh my! It's Chen Weidong! It's Chen, the educated youth, who somehow got his hands on him! He said he'd help our group thresh and grind flour for free!"

"What? Chen, the educated youth, got a generator? For free?"

"Let's go! Let's go take a look! If it's true, with this machine we can finish threshing in two or three days. Otherwise, relying on people to pull the millstone, we'll have to work day and night for seven or eight days!"

"Let's go!" The educated youth rushed to the threshing ground in an instant.

Zhang Yan's previously lifeless eyes suddenly snapped open. She sat up abruptly, wiped her face haphazardly with saliva, and ran her fingers through her messy hair. Ignoring the aches and pains all over her body, she jumped off the kang (a heated brick bed) and followed the crowd as they ran wildly toward the threshing ground.

The threshing ground was crowded with villagers and educated youth who had rushed over after hearing the news.

In the center of the crowd stood a Jiefang brand truck with a diesel generator in its bed. Chen Weidong stood beside the truck, a reserved smile on his face.

"Fellow villagers! Comrades! I know you've all worked hard during the autumn harvest! To finish threshing as soon as possible so you can take a break, I went through countless hardships and used all my connections to urgently coordinate the arrival of a diesel generator from outside! Today, I'm providing it to our regiment free of charge! I hope it can do my part for the autumn harvest of our 65th Regiment!"

"Chen Zhiqing! You've saved my life!"

"Chen Zhiqing, this time... you're not going to use Dr. Su's house as collateral again, are you?"

"Exactly! If that's the case, we'd rather not have your generator! We'd rather keep pulling the millstone by hand than let Dr. Su suffer!"

Chen Weidong's smile froze almost imperceptibly, a sinister glint flashing in his eyes. He had already selflessly given away the generator, yet these old fogies still remembered what happened before and were still so protective of Su Wanqing!

He was furious inside, but he tried his best to maintain a magnanimous demeanor on the surface.

Zhang Yan suddenly pushed her way out of the crowd. "Don't be ungrateful! Chen Zhiqing came to our rescue in our time of need! You're not only ungrateful, but you're also saying things like that! Su Wanqing's house originally belonged to Chen Zhiqing, what's wrong with letting her return it?!" She turned to Chen Weidong with a fawning smile, "Right, Chen Zhiqing?"

She secretly hoped that Su Wanqing would give up the brick house immediately so that she and Chen Weidong could move in.

Chen Weidong was annoyed by Zhang Yan's foolishness and meddlesome talk, but for the moment he could only go along with her. "Hey, Zhang, you can't talk about the villagers like that. This time, I'm really offering this to everyone for free, just to help you get through this difficult time, with absolutely no strings attached! If the organization feels I've made a contribution and can give me full work points, I'll be more than satisfied!"

"Don't just stand there, everyone! Quickly help me carry it to the threshing ground!"

Upon hearing that it was truly free, everyone pitched in to help, crowding around Chen Weidong as they marched in a grand procession toward the threshing ground.

Chen Weidong was extremely pleased with himself. Once he had solidified his claim and obtained the mushroom cultivation site, he would make Su Wanqing obediently vacate the brick house for him!

However, when the crowd arrived at the threshing ground with great excitement, as soon as the generator was unloaded, they heard a familiar and powerful roar of a diesel engine coming from inside!

Chen Weidong's smile froze instantly. He pushed through the crowd and looked ahead, his face turning ashen.

Party Secretary Li, Liu Shuqing, and Su Wanqing were standing next to a threshing machine that had already been started!

"This, this, how come there's already a generator here?!" Chen Weidong's voice changed, filled with disbelief.

The crowd erupted in even greater surprise and discussion.

"Hey! Our unit has its own generator now!"

"Great! That's much more secure now!"

As if only then noticing them, Party Secretary Li greeted them with a smile, his expression perfectly timed with surprise: