Lu Wanqing rested her hands on Lin Ye's chest, looking shy.

"It's still early, no rush to wash." She made up an excuse for herself.

"Let's have a chat then." Lin Ye put his arm around her waist, suddenly becoming serious.

The two began to talk about their childhood. The moonlight was bright and clear, and they could see the expressions on each other's faces. They talked and laughed, looking at each other, as if they would never get tired of each other.

Then Wang Xiuqin from next door poked her head out of the window and cursed, "Why aren't you asleep so late? What are you laughing about?!"

The two then smiled secretly, held hands, and went to the river to bathe.

Soon after, the river murmured with a clear, crisp sound, and the moon shyly hid behind the clouds, too embarrassed to witness the scene of water and milk mingling together.

......

Unable to bear the sweltering heat, Zhou Ling, walking down the main street of the county town, took out a penny and bought herself an ice pop, eating it as she walked.

She's been so bored these days, because of her itchy skin, she doesn't dare to leave the house and gets scolded every day.

If it weren't for the fact that after I recovered, I did everything I could to take good care of Xu Erlai, which would have given me the opportunity to come to the county town.

As her belly grew larger, her waist swelled up, and her old clothes became a bit tight. She persuaded Xu Erlai to give her 5 yuan to come to the county town to make a new dress.

She found Old Xu's tailor shop pleasing to the eye, so she went inside, stood at the counter, and told Xu Tianshou what she wanted.

"I understand your request. The shirt and pants will cost 4.2 yuan in total. Once you pay, you can get measured." Xu Tianshou said with a polite, fake smile.

Zhou Ling paid the money, stretched out her body, and let Xu Tianshou take her measurements. "I'm pregnant, so please make it a little loose for me."

Xu Tianshou nodded, taking her measurements while chatting with Xu Di who had come over.

Xu Di: "Dad, I really can't take it anymore. After the second son's family moved out, I had even more work to do. I don't want to have to work in the fields anymore!"

As she spoke, she touched her fair and delicate hands with great tenderness.

She had hardly done any work since then, at most helping her father with the affairs of the tailor shop. After marrying into the Wang family, she relied on her generous dowry and never worked in the fields.

Now that the second son's family has been separated from the family, their work points have decreased significantly. If they want to maintain their previous lifestyle, they must earn work points themselves. Otherwise, they will not only not receive any grain at the end of the year, but they will also have to pay money to the production team.

When Lin Chunhua was alive, the housework was done every three days, so she could at least rest. But now it's done every two days, which is going to kill her!

“Then you can separate and live separately like them. With my help, you can manage.” Xu Tianshou said calmly.

Anyway, all the money he earns is spent on his children!

“You’ve already helped me a lot. If you give me more money, my sister-in-law will probably complain. She’s not someone to be trifled with. Besides, my son is the only son in the Wang family. Why should he be separated from us? All the money that Old Mrs. Wang has in the future will have to go to our family.”

Xu Di didn't know how she came to this misunderstanding, thinking that Old Mrs. Wang was very shrewd. She had several hundred yuan in her hand, and if the family split up, wouldn't she not get a single penny?

As Xu Tianshou manipulated the measuring tape, Zhou Ling rolled her eyes inwardly. So this young wife didn't want to separate from the family because she was eyeing her mother-in-law's money. She's really no good!

“I thought I could finally get my hands on Lin Chunhua this time, but Lu Wanqing came along and ruined everything. She even got the second son’s family to give up their business. I’m so angry,” Xu Di continued.

Zhou Ling was startled, and then realized that this young woman was actually Lin Chunhua's sister-in-law.

She was secretly pleased; it turned out that Lu Wanqing had offended so many people outside.

"The most important thing is that Xiaoqiang is alright. You need to teach him more in the future, so he can't steal other people's things! I think that Lu Wanqing is delicate and gentle, she doesn't seem like the kind of person who would cause trouble. In the future, you shouldn't always go against Lin Chunhua, after all, she also has her own family." Xu Tianshou said seriously.

This daughter is really spoiled by him. As a father, he should teach her a lesson.

Xu Di frowned and said unhappily, "Dad, you wouldn't happen to have taken a fancy to that Zhao Xiaolan, would you? Ever since Mom left, I've never seen you look at anyone with such a furtive gaze, like you want to look but dare not. This time, Xiaoqiang got poisoned by their porcini mushrooms. If it weren't for Lu Wanqing knowing how to detoxify, I wouldn't have let it go so easily. After these days, I will definitely make them pay a hundredfold."

Xu Di rattled off a string of words before storming back to her cubicle.

Xu Tianshou was so angry he was practically fuming. He didn't even notice the other person's averted gaze.

Zhou Ling wanted to hear more gossip, but he casually dismissed her, even though the ruler had already been measured.

On the way back, she kept thinking about Xu Di's words.

"What kind of mushroom is that? That stuff can cause poisoning. If anyone dares to bully me in the future, can I just treat them like this?"

Once she figured this out, she felt refreshed and her steps became much lighter as she walked along the ridges of the fields.

As they were walking, they suddenly saw Lin Ye leading one of the team's oxen toward the riverbank.

The Xu family has a plot of land on the riverbank, which they rented to Lu Wanqing. Presumably, Lin Ye borrowed the production team's oxen at noon to plow that plot of land.

If a person eats a certain type of bacteria that can cause poisoning, will a cow also get poisoned if it eats it?

After the thought flashed through her mind, she turned around and headed towards the back of the mountain.

There's everything on the back hill; many people pick mushrooms here to eat, and I'm sure they'll find that certain "beef mushroom."

She wandered around the hilltop for a long time and saw many mushrooms before realizing that she did not recognize the kind of fungus that Xu Di had mentioned.

"Honestly, you can't even explain it clearly. Isn't it said that the brighter the color, the more poisonous it is? Then pick some bright ones... no, too bright ones are easy to spot, so I'll just pick a little of everything..." Zhou Ling muttered to herself as she wrapped the mushrooms she had picked in a large leaf.

When she reached the edge of a deep ditch, she wasn't paying attention and lost her footing, falling down and hitting her forehead on a rock, which knocked her unconscious.

This is a ditch that is more than two meters deep, but not very wide. Because it is not wide, it is hidden by the bushes on both sides and is difficult to find. Only people who are familiar with this mountain forest know about it.

Just then, Luo Hao, carrying a basket on his back, came chasing after a pheasant.

Seeing the pheasant fly to the other side of the gully, Luo Hao smirked, "This time, let's see where you run to."

The pheasant was very fat, but once it flew to the top of the mountain, there was no way back. Luo Hao was determined to get it.

Luo Hao carefully walked forward with the fishing net in his hand.

In the ditch, Zhou Ling slowly woke up to the noise. Knowing someone was approaching, she quickly shouted, "Who is it? Help me!"

Her voice startled the pheasant, causing it to burrow even deeper into the bushes, becoming even more resigned to its fate.

The pheasant's inner thoughts: "This time, I'm doomed!"

Luo Hao instinctively shivered. The voice sounded so familiar; it sounded like Zhou Ling.

He crept closer, peeked down, and almost burst out laughing. Sure enough...