"Mother, I'm going." Zhang Lan said, her head bowed, her voice trembling with tears.

Grandma Shen waved her hand impatiently and said, "Go and come back quickly! Don't cause me any more trouble!"

Zhang Lan stepped out of the Shen family's gate. The sun was already high in the sky, but it offered little warmth. She walked along the village road towards Lin Wanqiu's house, encountering several villagers who stared at her strangely, some pointing and whispering behind her back. Zhang Lan lowered her head further, quickening her pace, wishing she could fly to Lin Wanqiu's house immediately, apologize, and then rush back.

Reaching the entrance to Lin Wanqiu's courtyard, Zhang Lan took a deep breath and knocked on the door. After a while, the door opened, and Lin Wanqiu stood behind it, holding a piece of freshly ground tofu in her hand. The milky white tofu was covered with soybean residue and emitted a faint aroma of soybeans.

"Sister-in-law Zhang Lan, is something the matter?" Lin Wanqiu's tone was very calm, without the slightest hostility, but Zhang Lan felt uncomfortable all over, as if she were being pricked by needles.

“Wanqiu… Wanqiu sister,” Zhang Lan swallowed and handed over the cloth bag in her arms, “I… I’m here to apologize to you. What happened yesterday was my fault. I shouldn’t have been confused and tried to hurt you… Please accept these two sweet potatoes as a small token of my appreciation.”

Lin Wanqiu looked at the cloth bag Zhang Lan handed her, then at her red eyes and the handprint on her face, but felt nothing. She knew that Zhang Lan's apology this time wasn't genuine repentance, but rather a forced response. However, she didn't want to make a big deal out of it; after all, they were from the same village and would run into each other often. As long as Zhang Lan didn't cause her any more trouble, she wouldn't bother with her.

"Take the sweet potato back," Lin Wanqiu waved her hand, her tone still calm. "I can let yesterday's matter go, and I won't report it to the commune. But I hope you remember, don't try to be clever like that again. Living a good life is more important than anything else."

Zhang Lan was taken aback by Lin Wanqiu's easygoing nature. After a moment of surprise, she quickly nodded and said, "I'll remember this. I'll never dare to do it again! Thank you, Wanqiu, thank you for your generosity!"

"Alright, you can go back now." After saying that, Lin Wanqiu turned around, went back to the courtyard, and closed the door.

Zhang Lan stood outside the door, still holding the cloth bag in her hand, her heart filled with mixed emotions. She had originally thought that Lin Wanqiu would take the opportunity to make things difficult for her, but she hadn't expected that Lin Wanqiu would forgive her so easily. Looking at the tightly closed courtyard gate, she secretly vowed that she would never cause trouble for Lin Wanqiu again, and would stay at home to work hard, take good care of Shen Laoda and her son, and strive to live a better life.

Zhang Lan slowly walked home. The villagers along the way, seeing her still carrying a cloth bag, no longer showed their previous disdain; some even greeted her. Zhang Lan felt a slight sense of relief, and her steps became lighter. But she didn't know that after she left, Lin Wanqiu didn't continue making tofu. Instead, she went back into the house, took off the ancestral jade pendant from her neck, and gently stroked the patterns on its surface with her fingertips.

While talking to Zhang Lan, she clearly felt the jade pendant getting warm, and a warm current flowed into her body through her fingertips. Suddenly, a mechanical voice rang in her mind: "Congratulations, host, you have successfully resolved a crisis and gained 100 space points, unlocking the basic breeding skill."

Lin Wanqiu was overjoyed and quickly closed her eyes, concentrating her mind to enter the space. The warehouse in the space was still full of various supplies, and the vegetables planted in the land were growing lush and green. In a corner of the space, there was a small breeding shed with several chicks and ducklings inside, and a "Basic Breeding Manual" next to it.

Lin Wanqiu picked up the manual, opened it, and read the details. It explained how to raise poultry such as chickens, ducks, and geese, including feed formulation and disease prevention. An idea immediately formed in her mind. Her tofu business was already stable; if she started raising livestock, she could not only improve her and Nian'an's meals but also sell surplus poultry and eggs at the market, generating additional income.

"Mom, what are you doing?" Shen Nian'an ran in from outside, holding a freshly picked cucumber in her hand, and handed it to Lin Wanqiu. "Mom, try it, this cucumber is very sweet."

Lin Wanqiu took the cucumber, took a bite, and the sweet juice spread in her mouth, making her even happier. She patted her son's head and said with a smile, "Nian'an, from now on we can not only eat tofu, but also chicken, duck, and eggs."

Shen Nian'an's eyes lit up, and she asked excitedly, "Really? Mom, when are we going to raise chickens and ducks?"

"It will be ready soon." Looking at her son's happy smile, Lin Wanqiu secretly made up her mind that she must make good use of the space's skills to make life better and better. She not only wanted to make a good life for herself and Nian'an, but also to lead the villagers to get rich, so that everyone could have enough to eat and live a stable life in this era of scarcity.