For the past few days, Yi Xiaofan has not come to the house to cause trouble again, and the other friends have also stopped coming to the house to play cards with Dong Qing.

Although Li Yuzhu felt uneasy, she was also able to have some peace and quiet. In her opinion, as long as her husband could live a peaceful life with her, that was enough. Whether they were rich or poor was not that important. There were many poor families these days, and she was not the only one.

On the day Li Yuzhu turned one month old, after dinner, Dongqing washed his son's diapers and hung them on a rope in the yard.

He went back to the room, locked the door, went to the bedroom, and lay down next to his wife, who was breastfeeding their son. He said, "Honey, hunting rabbits doesn't make much money. I'm thinking of going to the county town tomorrow to buy a fishing net, catch some fish in the river, and bring them back to nourish you. We can also exchange them for some money at the market."

Li Yuzhu said, "I'm one month old today. I've been cooped up at home for a month and I'm so anxious. Let's go out together tomorrow. I really want to get out and about."

Dongqing said, "Of course! I'll take you and your child to the river to fish in a cart tomorrow."

For the past month, Dong Qing has spent his days working in the fields and hunting rabbits in the mountains whenever he has a spare moment. He has never left the house at night, staying home with his wife and son. He has become a true homebody.

Dong Qing has been very good to his wife during this period. Li Yuzhu had just given birth, and there was bound to be a lot of excrement in her body. The underwear that his wife had changed out of was so dirty that it made people want to vomit, but he still washed it for her. During her postpartum period, he never let his wife's hands touch cold water.

After settling the gambling debts with Yi Xiaofan, some of his former cronies, perhaps out of fear of Li Yuzhu, stopped coming to his house to invite Dong Qing to play cards.

Without these people harassing them, the couple lived a fairly comfortable life, regardless of whether they were rich or poor.

Li Yuzhu was truly terrified of the days she had spent living in constant fear. She was afraid that her husband would be tempted by those people and repeat the same mistakes he had made in the past. A month had passed, and Dong Qing still hadn't disappointed Li Yuzhu. She finally felt relieved.

In fact, Li Yuzhu's worries were unnecessary. Having learned from his past life's lessons, Dong Qing would never repeat the same mistakes. Besides, after Yi Xiaofan's plan failed, how could those guys dare to come to the house to ask Dong Qing to go gambling? Li Yuzhu would definitely give them a good scolding. She would never allow her husband to go back to his old ways.

In the month since Dong Qing's rebirth, although his family wasn't exactly wealthy, Li Yuzhu was quite content. In her opinion, as long as her husband didn't gamble, whether they lived well or not wasn't that important.

A month ago, Li Yuzhu said at the hospital: "Spend more if you have money, spend less if you don't. As long as you don't gamble, I'm not afraid of suffering with you. I'm just afraid of worrying and being afraid of being with you."

As a woman, who wouldn't want to live a peaceful life with her husband? Li Yuzhu was no exception; she was content as long as she could spend every day with her husband.

In July, the house was as hot as a sauna at night. Li Yuzhu said, "It's too hot to sleep in here, let's go for a walk."

Dong Qing said okay, got out of bed, put on a pair of shorts, and went shirtless.

Li Yuzhu got out of bed, put on a short-sleeved shirt and a floral skirt, picked up her son from the bed, and walked out of the bedroom.

Dong Qing grabbed a flashlight, then went to the kitchen and brought back a basin filled with some water.

Li Yuzhu asked, "Why are you carrying a basin when you go out to play?"

Dongqing said, "I'm going out to catch some cicadas, I'll fry them for you when I get back!"

Li Yuzhu asked, "Can you eat cicadas?"

It was perfectly normal for Li Yuzhu to ask that question. Back in 1984, nobody knew that newly emerged cicadas were edible. Dong Qing, being a reincarnated being, naturally knew. He said, "Of course you can eat them. I guarantee you'll want to eat them again after just one try."

Li Yuzhu followed her husband out of the house, puzzled.

They walked to the grove outside the village. In those days, no one would look for cicadas at night. There were many cicadas that had just climbed onto the trees. Dongqing took a flashlight and searched for half a basin of them in one night.

If you catch a cicada, you must put it in water immediately; once it molts, it cannot be eaten.

Back home, they had caught so many cicadas that they couldn't finish frying them all at once, so they soaked half of them in water to fry the next day.

Dongqing washed half of the cicadas in water, then drained them and fried them in oil. After they were cooked, he added salt and mixed them well.

Dongqing brought the fried cicadas into the bedroom and said, "Wife, try some and see if it's delicious!"

Li Yuzhu got up, picked up her chopsticks, took a cicada larva, put it in her mouth, and said after eating, "It's so delicious!"

Dongqing said, "Eat more if it's delicious. Cicadas are much more nutritious than meat. If you like them, I'll catch some for you every night from now on."

Li Yuzhu ate half a bowl, then laughed and said, "I'm done, I really can't eat anymore."

Dongqing finished eating the remaining cicadas, washed his hands with his wife, and then went to bed.

The next morning, Li Yuzhu cooked at home while Dong Qing rode his bicycle to the county town to buy fishing gear.

When Dongqing returned home from the city, his wife had already prepared breakfast. The meal was simple: a plate of stir-fried vegetables and a plate of fried cicadas. Dongqing sat at the table and ate breakfast with his wife.

After breakfast, Dongqing pulled the cart into the yard, put a mat on it, spread a tattered quilt on the mat, had his wife hold the child and sit on the cart, locked the door, and pulled the cart out of the village.

In the 1980s, handcarts were still a means of transportation for farmers, and they were indispensable for everything. It was also normal to take your wife and children to visit your parents' home in a handcart. In those days, no one would laugh at you for taking your wife and children to visit your parents' home in a handcart. Every era has its own way of life.

Dongqing led his wife for four kilometers and arrived at the riverbank forty minutes later.

When Dongqing's father was alive, he often went fishing in the river. In the 1970s, when the capitalist tail was being cut off, the fish caught were not allowed to be sold. They could only be kept at home in a water tank and eaten slowly. At that time, the family was tired of eating fish.

When Dongqing was a child, he often went fishing in the river with his father, accumulating a wealth of experience.

They arrived at the riverbank, where Dongqing took the child from Li Yuzhu's arms, had his wife get out of the car, and then handed the child to her.

Li Yuzhu took her son and said, "Women suffer all the world's hardships. Giving birth is like passing through the gates of hell. After giving birth, caring for and breastfeeding are all women's responsibilities. Moreover, women can't even leave the house for a month after giving birth. Do you think that's fair between men and women?"

Dong Qing said, "It's unfair, but it's not like you can blame men for it. Giving birth is a woman's responsibility, and I can't do it for you even if I wanted to!"

Li Yuzhu laughed and said, "I was just saying, who asked you to take my place!"

Dong Qing smiled and didn't say anything more. He took the fishing net and fish food off the cart, walked to the water's edge, and first scattered some fish food into the river. He then created a large fishing spot in the river. The fish would swim towards the spot because of the smell of the fish food. As long as the fish in the river gathered together, casting the net would yield a good harvest.