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

The atmosphere around them fell into a subtle silence for a moment, before everyone looked enviously at the food that was being served.

The meal consisted of typical Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps dishes: a large pot of pork and cabbage stew with vermicelli, a pot of potatoes and green beans stew, a pot of radish soup, and plenty of steamed buns made from a mixture of wheat and water.

In this era of oil and meat shortages, this is already an extremely lavish feast.

Su Wanqing took a couple of bites, then looked around at the other educated youth, including some children, who were all wolfing down their food, clearly having not had such a good meal in a long time. Not wanting to compete with them, she made an excuse that she was full and went home early.

Zhou's mother was not there; she had mysteriously disappeared.

Zhou Yanshen went out to run errands at noon and hasn't returned yet.

Su Wanqing was happy to have some peace and quiet. She closed the door and took out the food she had packed from the state-run restaurant earlier—braised pork knuckle, braised pork belly, and spicy diced chicken—from her spatial storage. She ate it with white rice and showed it off, finishing it all up in the end.

hiccup~

"Awesome! That was so awesome!" she exclaimed contentedly. After the meal, she opened a can of fruit, ate two large apples, and casually tossed the apple cores into the Fertile Soil compartment of her space.

"I hope an apple tree will grow," she thought happily.

Speaking of which, her Fertile Soil Grid was about 2 acres before the upgrade, and after upgrading to Lv3, it's now about 4 acres, which shows that the Fertile Soil Grid is also a growth-type structure. Anyway, it's more than enough for her own use.

The breeding slot is still empty; I need to find an opportunity to get some chicks or piglets in the next couple of days.

After dinner, it was completely dark. Su Wanqing took a relaxing bath. The noise from the wedding night festivities outside gradually subsided, and Tian Dahua and Erzhuzi returned to their bridal chamber.

Houses from this era generally had virtually no sound insulation.

Su Wanqing lay on the kang (a heated brick bed), and could still faintly hear the young couple talking in hushed tones from the next room. Erzhuzi had clearly drunk quite a bit and was in high spirits, his voice louder than usual.

Su Wanqing's mind started racing: "I wonder if the noise will be too loud tonight and disturb my sleep..."

She was still half asleep when the real show began.

Inside the brick house on the other side.

After washing up, Tian Dahua and Erzhuzi, their faces flushed, got onto the brand-new kang (heated brick bed).

Tian Dahua touched the smooth satin quilt cover, looking at her little home, her heart filled with sweetness and peace.

Emboldened by the alcohol, Erzhuzi leaned closer, reeking of wine, and embraced Tian Dahua, loudly proclaiming, "Wife, shall we... shall we get started?"

Tian Dahua blushed deeply, let out a soft "hmm" in a barely audible voice, and nervously closed her eyes.

As a result, after a while...

Erzhuzi grew anxious, panting heavily: "Wife, wait a little longer, I... I'm a little blurry-eyed, and I feel... I feel a little tired today."

Tian Dahua opened her eyes. "So, are you sure you can do it? Can you find it?"

She was worried for Erzhuzi; he had been dawdling for ages but couldn't find anything!

All they do is mess around!

"Okay! Okay! It'll definitely work! I'll just need to calm down a bit, just a little while... Sigh, they say drinking leads to trouble..." Erzhuzi tried to concentrate, but his confidence was waning.

"Hey hey hey!! Don't do anything reckless!"

Tian Dahua couldn't stand such stupidity anymore, so she lent a hand, thinking things would finally work out. But alas...

Erzhuzi was almost in tears. "Wife, I'm sorry, I drank too much today. My... my second brother... he went on strike..."

Tian Dahua was both angry and anxious. She reached out and pinched him, lowering her voice:

"You're so useless! What are we going to do? I heard that Tiezhu's wife from the east end of the village was up all night on her wedding day! And here I am, all night has been quiet. Won't the whole village... no, the whole regiment laugh at me to death?"

Tian Dahua was furious. She had been proud her whole life and had carefully chosen a man with many brothers and good conditions. She thought she had married a good man... but it turned out he was a useless piece of trash!

Her eyes welled up with tears of grievance.

Erzhuzi was also sweating profusely with anxiety. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he whispered:

"Wife! Don't worry! I've got an idea! You, you shout... shout louder! Shout as loudly as you can! We... we can't lose to Tiezhu in terms of time! I... I'll also make some noise, like shaking the kang (heated brick bed) or something!"

Tian Dahua's eyes widened: "This...this won't work?"

"What else can we do? We can't just let people laugh at us! Do you believe that Tiezhu is listening outside right now?" Erzhuzi was going all out.

We can't let this person down!

Soon after, quite a commotion came from Tian Dahua's new room, mixed with Tian Dahua's deliberately loud shouts and the sound of the bed board shaking as Erzhuzi worked hard to make it.

The educated youth who were still awake at the settlement vaguely heard the noise and all revealed knowing, mischievous smiles.

"I didn't realize Erzhuzi, who's usually so simple-minded, was so good at this! Judging from the commotion, he gave Captain Tian a good beating!"

"Haha, you really can't judge a book by its cover!"

In the corner, Zhang Yan, who had just been temporarily allowed to return from the farm's labor reform site to get a change of clothes and had to go back early the next morning, listened to this vibrant voice and recalled her work on the farm, composting manure and cleaning livestock pens. She felt utterly despondent and as lifeless as a withered tree.

She bit her lip hard, a glint of madness flashing in her eyes: "No... I have to escape... to find Chen Weidong! Only he can save me!"

Su Wanqing had already gotten into bed and was about to sleep when she heard this rather intense noise coming from the next room, which made her blush and her heart race.

"With all this noise... I hope the kang (heated brick bed) won't collapse?"

Unable to contain her curiosity, she simply stuck her bottom out and secretly pressed her ear against the wall on the side closest to hers, marveling at how wonderful the outside world was.

"I noticed Erzhuzi was sweating even while eating, clearly suffering from kidney deficiency. I didn't expect him to be so strong! Did I misjudge him?"

Just as she was intently eavesdropping from the corner of the wall, suddenly, a large, burning hot hand wrapped around her lower back, and a cool breath carrying moisture enveloped her.

She gasped softly as she fell into a firm, warm embrace.

She looked up and saw Zhou Yanshen's handsome face, with its sharp features and a cold, suffocating expression.

His hair was still wet and dripping with water, clearly he had just taken a shower with well water in the backyard, and his body carried the clean and refreshing scent of soap and well water.

The man's deep eyes shone brightly in the darkness.

Su Wanqing's heart skipped a beat, and her cheeks instantly burned. "You...when did you get back?"

"Yeah, just got back." Zhou Yanshen's deep voice sounded in her ear, tinged with a dangerous huskiness. He tightened his arms, pulling her closer into his embrace, his gaze sweeping over the corner where she had been leaning against the wall.

"What are you doing? Lying in the corner."

Su Wanqing blushed, like a child caught doing something wrong.

"Listen...isn't today Captain Tian and Erzhuzi's wedding? The two of them, cough cough...are doing something."

A barely perceptible hint of embarrassment and helplessness appeared on Zhou Yanshen's cold and stern face.

While he was taking a shower in the backyard, he vaguely heard the excessive noise. When he returned to the house, he saw his wife with her buttocks sticking out and her ear pressed against the wall, looking like she was listening with great interest.

Her slender curves and furtive movements instantly ignited the fire he had been suppressing for so long.

A surge of warmth welled up in his heart, and with a slight exertion of his arm, he gently pulled Su Wanqing down onto the kang (a heated brick bed), then rolled over and covered her beneath him.