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

Su Wanqing only learned of Chen Mingda's downfall three days later, and she might even face execution. As for Chen Weidong...

I heard he hasn't been released from jail yet.

But she didn't care about any of that.

She was simply curious; today was the first day of random checks for the mushroom cultivation experiment. She wanted to see how much yield Comrade Jiang Weiwei, relying on the resources of the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, could produce.

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Early in the morning, there was a knocking sound at the gate of the courtyard.

Su Wanqing was leisurely eating her breakfast when she heard the noise and went to open the door.

Jiang Weiwei stood at the door, wearing a cream-colored lantern-sleeved dress, her face showing smugness and provocation. "Tsk, Comrade Su Wanqing, today is the day of the spot check. Aren't you going to hurry up and go to the lab? Do you want Secretary Li and Cadre Liu to wait for you all alone?"

Su Wanqing glanced at her, didn't reply, and slowly turned back to finish the last bite of the pancake with egg and braised meat in her hand. This Jiang Weiwei, who knows when she secretly came back? She must have moved those myceliums she cultivated elsewhere back to the lab beforehand, right? Cheating so brazenly.

After finishing her meal, she wiped her mouth before saying, "What's the rush? Even if you're in a hurry, you have to wait until everyone has finished eating, right? Besides, spot checks are about fairness and impartiality. You can't break the rules just because you're in a hurry, can you?"

These past few days, after a family meeting, the cooking responsibilities ultimately fell back to Su Wanqing. There was no other way; Zhou's mother couldn't cook, and even the dog wouldn't eat Lin Tingting's food—it was simply inedible. But in exchange, all the chores—cutting sheep grass, mixing feed, feeding the chickens and sheep, and cleaning the backyard—were all dumped on Lin Tingting.

Su Wanqing didn't have any objections to this. She could do it herself and have enough to eat. The key point was... she couldn't let her Zhou Yanshen go hungry every day, could she?

Two days ago, she used ten pounds of pork to make a lot of braised pork and meatballs. After secretly using her spatial storage to return ten times the amount, she had plenty of food. Every day at noon or evening, she would just heat it up or stir-fry it with vegetables to make a delicious and quick meal, which was very convenient.

Jiang Weiwei put her hands on her hips and looked at Su Wanqing's courtyard with a critical eye.

Although it can't compare to the apartment buildings in the city, it's clean and tidy, with lush vegetable patches and plump chickens and sheep.

Suddenly, her gaze froze on two birds with exceptionally vibrant plumage leisurely strolling in the corner of the backyard. Her pupils contracted sharply, as if she had seen something utterly unbelievable, and she pointed at them in shock.

"You...you...how...how did you get this here?!"

Good heavens! What did she see?!

That's a red-bellied pheasant!

In her previous understanding before her rebirth, this thing was a Class II protected animal in China!

Arresting even one of them means a lifetime in jail!

This creature is very delicate and has high environmental requirements, making it difficult to raise in captivity. Moreover, due to its beautiful feathers and the legendary deliciousness of its meat, it was once hunted extensively, leading to a sharp decline in its wild population and bringing it to the brink of extinction!

How dare Su Wanqing?! She even brazenly keeps it in the yard?!

Su Wanqing glanced at the two creatures that Zhou Yanshen had brought back from the mountain, which she casually called "Red-tailed Chickens" because of their bright red tail feathers, and remained noncommittal.

She finished her last bite, walked out the door, and deftly locked it. "Oh, you mean those two? My husband went up the mountain a few days ago, but he didn't catch any rabbits, so he just caught some for me to keep as pets. What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Zhou Yanshen originally intended to roast them and eat them, but Su Wanqing thought they looked beautiful, so she suggested keeping them for a few days first. In reality, she wanted to wait for the space to return tenfold and "reproduce" more of them before roasting and eating them.

As it turned out, the two chickens were very productive, laying several eggs on their very first day. Su Wanqing then thought she should raise them for a few days, let them hatch into chicks, and then roast and eat them.

Jiang Weiwei was utterly shocked. Looking at Su Wanqing's ignorant expression that seemed to say "it's no big deal," a surge of ecstatic joy mixed with malice instantly welled up in her heart.

She swallowed the name "Red-bellied Pheasant" back, her eyes darting around, and forced a stiff smile: "No...nothing, it just looks pretty."

Jiang Weiwei thought maliciously: Su Wanqing, Su Wanqing! You really are a fool! Of course, people these days dare to hunt tigers, they have no awareness of protecting wild animals! Hmph, this is truly heaven's help! Once the mushroom inspection is over, I'll immediately report you for illegally raising precious birds! Then, caught red-handed, you'll be rotting in jail! You still want to compete with me for the mushroom cultivation quota? Your whole family is doomed!

She could almost see Su Wanqing and Zhou Yanshen being taken away by the police, and she felt immense pleasure.

Regardless of the outcome of this oyster mushroom experiment, she has already secured an invincible position!

Su Wanqing locked the door. Zhou Yanshen had gone to the fields early, and his mother had also gone to work. Lin Tingting had been sent to dig for wild vegetables. She strode towards the mushroom laboratory, and seeing Jiang Weiwei still standing there in a daze, she urged her:

"Are you leaving or not? If you don't leave soon, I'm going first."

She was a little puzzled. Why did Jiang Weiwei seem so dazed when she saw the two pheasants in the yard?

It's no wonder Su Wanqing didn't recognize the red-bellied pheasant; there are just too many nationally protected animals, and she hadn't ventured into this area in her previous life.

Jiang Weiwei suddenly snapped out of her daze, suppressing her excitement, "Let's go, let's go, I'm going too!"

The two of them went to the mushroom laboratory together.

Liu Shuqing had been waiting there for a while. When he saw Su Wanqing arrive, he looked apologetic and said in a low voice:

"Dr. Su, Secretary Li has some urgent business to attend to and can't get away, so I'll take the notes today. My mentor asked me to pass on a message to you: don't feel pressured, relax, and no matter the outcome, he'll find a way to make it up to you in other ways."

The meaning behind these words couldn't be clearer—neither Secretary Li nor Liu Shuqing actually thought she had a high chance of winning the oyster mushroom experiment against Jiang Weiwei.

Su Wanqing smiled but didn't say anything more; the outcome was still uncertain.

The technician Liang Wenbin from last time was also there. He was holding a notebook and said to the two of them in a businesslike manner:

"Comrades Jiang Weiwei and Su Wanqing, today is the first phase of our mushroom cultivation inspection. We'll be recording the mycelial growth and estimated yield for both of you. Could you please demonstrate the results of your cultivation efforts over this period? Who would like to go first?"

Jiang Weiwei immediately stepped forward, her chin slightly raised, "Technician Liang, let me go first."

So the group went to Jiang Weiwei's laboratory first.

Upon entering, one sees neatly arranged mycelium bags on wooden shelves against the wall. The surface of the mycelium bags is covered with dense and even white mycelium, indicating excellent growth, with grayish-white mushroom buds already visible.

Liang Wenbin stepped forward, carefully examined, counted, and measured the mushrooms, then recorded: "At Comrade Jiang Weiwei's place, 100 mycelium test tubes were inoculated. The mycelium is currently growing vigorously, with a coverage of over 95%, and mushroom buds have appeared. The estimated yield for the first crop is about 150 jin of fresh mushrooms, and the second crop is about 100 jin. The quality is excellent."

After taking notes, he shook his head inwardly.

This output clearly exceeds the level of 100 mycelial tubes. And no matter how hard another rural doctor with no connections tries, he probably can't match it.

Well, I suppose after this, Comrade Su will back down.