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

Or maybe we can save it for later, in case a rare opportunity arises? Like a tractor, a tank, or a plane? Or perhaps we could find a chance to go abroad and snag something big for free?

Just as Su Wanqing was struggling with her decision, Jiang Weiwei, who was watching this scene from outside the crowd, narrowed her eyes. She had almost forgotten!

"These two, Elder Gu and Elder Wen, are breeding experts and agricultural machinery experts! In less than six months, they'll be brought back to China; one will become the vice president of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and the other the chief engineer of the Machinery Bureau! They'll even have a say in the upcoming national oyster mushroom cultivation competition!"

She cursed herself for being foolish, almost missing out on such an important connection.

He turned around and went back to his brick house, taking out three bottles of canned fruit, three cans of canned meat, two cans of malted milk powder, and a bag of fruit candy.

"Su Wanqing only sent some coarse grains; how can that compare to my exquisite and precious gifts? That old couple is stubborn, so I'll start with the small things to build a good relationship. That will be a huge connection and a great asset in the future!"

Jiang Weiwei has been reborn, and she won't be as useless as she was in her previous life!

When she excitedly arrived at the cowshed carrying her things, she saw Gu Zhixing playing in the mud at the entrance. Jiang Weiwei forced a kind and friendly smile.

"Little friend, your name is Zhixing, right? You're such a good boy. Auntie knows your family is struggling, so I brought you some treats. Take them inside quickly."

Xiao Zhixing looked up at the aunt who had suddenly appeared, and at the candy and malted milk powder in her hand. He didn't take them, but instead turned his head and called out:

"Grandpa and Grandma! An auntie brought us food!"

Jiang Weiwei's heart skipped a beat, but it was too late to cover the little brat's mouth!

Grandpa Gu and Grandma Wen hurried out. The two elderly people showed no joy on their faces, but their expressions changed drastically when they saw what Jiang Weiwei was holding.

Old Gu pulled Xiao Zhixing behind him. "Hey, lady! Are you trying to kill us by bringing us these things?! Take them away right now!"

He sternly told Xiao Zhixing, "Zhixing, you must never accept anything from strangers! This person is giving you these things out of the blue; they just want to harm our family! Do you understand?"

The child nodded blankly, "Bad person! I don't want your things!"

Jiang Weiwei was instantly enraged! She had kindly brought them the things, and instead of being grateful, they dared to call her a bad person?

"Old comrade! How can you say that? I only gave you the canned food that I myself wouldn't even eat, because I saw you were living in such difficult conditions!"

Old Gu looked at her as if she were a fool. "Kindness? You call this kindness? What are we here for? You're secretly giving capitalists things they enjoy, are you afraid people won't find another reason to criticize us?"

Jiang Weiwei was taken aback. She suddenly realized that at this time, the people in the cowshed, let alone eating canned meat, could be criticized for eating more white flour buns!

But she was still unwilling to give up. "Then, what did Comrade Su Wanqing say? She just gave you dozens or even hundreds of kilograms of grain in public! Isn't that the same? Why are you still thanking her so profusely?!"

Old Gu looked at her with the kind of gaze one would give a hopeless idiot. "Comrade Su donated the grain she won in the bet openly, under the direction of Cadre Liu and with the organization's approval! That was aboveboard and in accordance with procedure! What you're doing is bribery, an attempt to corrupt! How can the two be the same?! Get out of here! Don't ever come back!"

At this point, Grandma Wen didn't want to say anything more. She simply brought out a half-basin of dirty water that had been used for washing and made a gesture as if to splash it at Jiang Weiwei's feet, saying, "Don't come again. We can't accept your kindness!"

Jiang Weiwei was so embarrassed that her face turned bright red. She was both angry and resentful. All she could do was stomp her foot and turn away, looking dejected.

"Hmph! You ungrateful old fools!" she cursed inwardly. "Just you wait, once I think of another way, you'll be begging me for help!"

Watching Jiang Weiwei's disheveled departure, Grandma Wen put down the basin and looked at her husband with worry. "Old man," she said, "a few days ago, people from above suddenly came and, while still being polite, borrowed our hidden gold, saying it was for the collective to exchange for diesel. These past two days, Dr. Su has also given us this grain under some legitimate pretext. Is the wind... shifting a bit?"

Old Gu shook his head. "It's hard to say. But no matter what, Zhixing is the only son left by the eldest son, and we have to make sure he lives. Dr. Su really saved our lives, and we should thank her properly."

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Every household received their share of grain, and their faces beamed with joy, finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

After receiving the space's reward, Su Wanqing pondered that it was not yet August, but according to the original plot, a rare extreme blizzard would strike before winter.

She had to prepare in advance; food was the first step, and supplies for keeping warm and reinforcing the house also had to be put on the agenda.

The pile of grain in front of me, weighing less than 100 jin, is the grain that I, Zhou Yanshen, and Zhou's mother divided up after deducting the grain we had borrowed before.

She had just picked up her share of food and was about to head back when she looked up and saw Zhou Yanshen rushing over, looking travel-worn.

next second.

"Thud!" Su Wanqing let go of her hand, and the grain fell to the ground. She cried out in pain.

Zhou Yanshen strode over, first grabbing her hand anxiously to examine it closely: "Are you alright? Did you hurt your foot?"

"I'm fine." Su Wanqing nodded, supporting Zhou Yanshen and blaming herself, "Oh dear! How useless I am, I can't even hold this little thing properly, I have to rely on you for everything..."

She almost ruined her delicate image by easily lifting over a hundred pounds of grain, but thankfully she reacted quickly...

After confirming that she was alright, Zhou Yanshen bent down and easily lifted the grain, taking Su Wanqing's hand in one hand. "I'll do this kind of heavy work from now on. Men are born to work and support their families. You're delicate, so you can just watch from the sidelines."

His wife has thin arms and legs, while his arms are almost as thick as her legs, so he's really not suited for housework.

"Okay, then I'll have to trouble you from now on, Yan Shen~"

"Hmm, seeing you makes all the hardship disappear. Don't say things like that again." Zhou Yanshen felt his heart melting at his wife's sweet voice, and all he wanted to do was hurry home with her...

When the two returned to the brick house, they found that the foundations and walls had already been laid on the open space of the educated youth settlement, and it looked like two rows of new houses. One row was for improving housing, and the other row was planned for oyster mushroom cultivation and a laboratory.

At this rate, it will be completed in ten days, and mushroom cultivation can then be moved here.

When they opened their own courtyard gate, they saw that the ewe and lamb had been enclosed by Zhou Yanshen in a corner of the backyard with a wooden fence, while eight chicks were chirping in another small enclosure.

A walkway was left in the middle of the yard, and in the vegetable gardens on both sides, various seedlings had already sprouted tender green tips and were growing vigorously.

Zhou Yanshen temporarily placed the grain he had brought back in the outer room where his mother slept, saying: