The moon outside the window was hazy, and everything in the world seemed to have returned to tranquility.
Tears welled up in Ling Huanwu's eyes, only to be gently kissed away by her hot, soft lips.
She hugged his back tightly, resting her head on his broad shoulders, her whole body trembling.
Zhou Jiuzhen picked her up and sat down to look at her.
Her cascading black hair made her delicate and charming face appear even smaller.
He even saw his own reflection in her bright, upturned, alluring eyes.
Wild and rugged.
The panic in my heart gradually spread.
He made his wife cry again.
"Where does it hurt? I'll go get some liniment..."
Zhou Jiuzhen hurriedly tried to get out of bed to get the medicinal wine, but his hand was grabbed by the woman's soft little hand.
Ling Huanwu spread out his calloused hands, which were covered with crescent-shaped bloodstains that he had just squeezed out of his own rage.
Tonight was the most enjoyable night of her life, and the night she felt she hadn't lived in vain.
It turns out that living life differently can be so sweet.
No need for delicacies or fine clothes; as long as two people have each other, it is enough to overcome everything.
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I spent a sleepless night.
Zhou Jiuzhen cooked breakfast in the morning and told her to sleep a little longer before going to the army.
Ling Huanwu's legs were weak and her stomach was so bloated that she couldn't get up.
She didn't get up until the production team leader knocked on her door and called her to teach her soil improvement techniques.
When she appeared in the field wearing a straw hat, all the men stared in disbelief.
Although Ling Huanwu was only wearing a drab gray shirt, she looked like a plump peach after being soaked in a peach, dazzling and mesmerizing in the sunlight.
Zhou Shuyao rested his chin on the wooden handle of the hoe, looking listless.
Ling's parents spent the night in their small house last night.
He already felt bad that his two elders felt sorry for Song Yaoyao, who insisted on sleeping on the floor during her pregnancy.
To everyone's surprise, Ling's father snored all night, and Song Yaoyao tossed and turned, unable to sleep, constantly muttering and complaining about the two of them, wanting them to go stay at her own daughter's house. This kept him awake all night, and when he woke up, he had dark circles under his eyes.
He used to think that Ling's parents treated Song Yaoyao badly and that she was bullied by Ling Huanwu in the Ling family.
But as it seemed yesterday, Ling's parents doted on her like the apple of their eye, while she looked down on her adoptive parents who were now penniless and destitute.
It was only last night that he truly saw Song Yaoyao's true colors; she was obsessed with money and even asked him to retrieve the hundred yuan she had lost.
He tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep, wondering how he had ever fallen for Song Yaoyao.
He only snapped out of his daze when the older man next to him nudged him.
"The environment here really does nurture people! Don't you think your sister-in-law has become more and more beautiful since she came to live with us?"
A sea breeze blew by, lifting the hem of her dress.
Zhou Shuyao's gaze fell on the woman's slender waist, which was vaguely outlined beneath her billowing clothes, and he was once again lost in thought. He lost his footing and was pulled to the ground by the hoe.
Not far from him, Qin Jinshen glanced at the absent-minded Zhou Shuyao and shook his head repeatedly with disdain, "Look at this guy, he has no backbone at all. He can't even stand up straight when he sees my wife."
The guard, Ma, munching on a hard flatbread, listlessly echoed him, asking casually, "Sir, didn't you tell me to keep an eye on Zhou Shuyao? Why are you here personally to do the work?"
Qin Jinshen turned around and glared at him, signaling him to shut up. He then looked at Ling Huanwu, who was talking to the production team leader while holding blueprints. Suddenly, a plan rose in his mind, and a sinister smile appeared on his lips.
If this plan succeeds, Ling Huanwu will definitely become enemies with these poor people.
Then she will definitely leave and return to Hong Kong.
In this life, in the port city, only he was her long-term refuge.
Ling Huanwu was on the edge of the field planning with the production team leader about the future planting of rice and vegetables.
It's almost the end of August and September is approaching. Temperatures are generally high along the southern coast, and the weather won't be too cold until November. This is suitable for planting rice varieties with short growing seasons, which can be harvested in about 100 days.
Several children wearing red scarves and carrying schoolbags were on their way to school. When they passed by, their eyes shone with excitement as they looked at Ling Huanwu.
"Auntie, my mother said that we'll have vegetables and rice to eat soon, is that true?"
"Oh, by the way, Auntie, I heard you've already grown spinach. Is spinach delicious?"
The children asked questions all at once. Ling Huanwu looked into their dark but surprisingly bright eyes, squatted down, and stroked their heads. "It's true. When Auntie grows spinach, I'll send some to your family, okay?"
The children clapped their hands with joy, holding hands and jumping around Ling Huanwu.
Ling Huanwu was surrounded by children, her eyes crinkling with laughter.
Little did she know that Qin Jinshen, not far away, was watching her with a deep and unfathomable gaze, foreshadowing an impending storm.
The news of the successful vegetable cultivation in Stone Village spread throughout the entire island in an instant.
People from other production teams also came to Ling Huanwu to teach her methods for improving the soil, and Ling Huanwu shared all her knowledge without reservation.
In no time, the entire island was covered with alkali grass, and when the sea breeze blew into the grass, it stretched out like a green ocean.
When Zhou Jiuzhen learned that his wife was going to do something big, he immediately gave her his full support and sent escort boats back and forth to the mainland to deliver the various fertilizers she needed.
In September, a wave of planting swept across the entire island.
The production team on the island was once the most prominent, overshadowing the aquaculture farm.
At the end of the month, Ling Huanwu harvested the spinach from in front of her door and delivered it to the homes of several children.
I picked the loofahs from behind the house, filled a whole bag, and sent it to the farm to distribute to the aunties and older women.
Qiao Hui also showed her the juvenile clam seedlings he had cultivated.
Watching the clam seedlings evenly scattered across this vibrant mudflat.
Looking at the hopeful smiles on the simple faces of the aunties and grandmothers.
Ling Huanwu looked around at this vibrant island surrounded by the blue sea and sky, and understood more deeply Zhou Jiuzhen's desire to build the island here.
She believes that when the storm surge arrives in the future, everything will be different.
Their fates will be rewritten.
On the seaside stone monument representing the entire island, Ling Huanwu wrote their names on the back of the monument, which was covered with names.
The names "Zhou Jiuzhen" and "Ling Huanwu" are right next to each other.
She thought that in this life, she wanted to stay on this land she loved with him, nourished by the sea, and take root and sprout!
November arrived quickly, and the rice would be ready for harvest in another month.
The temperature here is most comfortable during this solar term, and you'll sleep exceptionally well at night.
When Ling Huanwu returned from helping operate the waterwheel in the paddy field, Zhou Jiuzhen had already prepared the meal.
Looking at the fragrant rice and the sizzling cured meat, Ling Huanwu suddenly realized that she hadn't checked her space in a long time because she had been busy day and night like a spinning top.
I wonder how much the space has expanded in the past two months.
After finishing her meal, while Zhou Jiuzhen was taking a shower, she secretly hid behind the bed and entered the space again to investigate.
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