If you don't consummate the marriage for three years and then marry a successful educated youth

I don't offer credit here. And remember to use your medication properly. If you continue to disobey and change your ways, don't come back to me for facial treatment.

Lin Fengjiao didn't dare to lose her temper, and said softly, "Okay, I'll remember. Don't worry, I'll definitely follow the doctor's orders and won't dare to do anything reckless again. If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now."

Wen Yao put down the microphone, went to the courtyard, rubbed her temples, and looked tired.

Seeing this, Jiang Baozhu asked with concern, "Sister-in-law, is Lin Fengjiao causing trouble again? If you ask me, don't send medicine out if she's not coming over; it'll be hard to get the money back."

"Okay, I'll remember next time. Pay first, then send the medicine."

"Sister-in-law, if you're tired, go back and get some rest. Don't worry too much about the locusts. Dad came back and said it's working quite well, combining physical control with making them into insect feed."

"That's great. Once the locusts are gone, we won't have to worry about our chickens and ducks not having enough insect feed. I wonder how many eggs they'll lay in the future. I'm really looking forward to it."

Wen Yao smiled gently, went home, locked the door, lay down on the bed and quickly fell into a deep sleep. She woke up again with a start by a strange feeling on her body, and opened her eyes to see the person on top of her.

His voice was a little hoarse: "Ah Lie, why are you back at this hour? I'm so sleepy, I want to sleep, don't bother me."

Jiang Lie raised his head slightly, looking at her with burning eyes: "Well, wife, you go to sleep, I'll do my work, it won't delay anything. I miss you so much, I have to go to work later, I'm very busy."

"You... mmm."

How can he be so addicted to this kind of thing? Doesn't he get tired of it?

The bed creaked and groaned. By the time it was over, Wen Yao had already fallen into a deep sleep, breathing heavily with her mouth open. Her forehead was covered in fine sweat, clearly exhausted.

Jiang Lie bent down and kissed her on the face. After wiping her clean, he turned around, climbed over the wall, and went back to work in the fields with even more energy.

The person next to him patted him on the shoulder and smiled knowingly, "Jiang Lie, you're something else! You even managed to sneak a moment to go back and see your wife. You two are really inseparable. Don't those scratches on your back hurt?"

"Huh? What scratches?"

Upon hearing this, a knowing laugh came from the side: "Still pretending? What were you doing just now? There were no scratches on your back when you went there. I didn't realize Dr. Wen was so ruthless."

Jiang Lie glared at them, then reached down and touched his back. It stung a little. He quickly recalled a scene: it seemed that... he had been too fast just now, and his wife couldn't handle the grip.

He coughed lightly, stepped onto the ridge, put on his vest, and continued to work diligently, urging, "Hurry up and get to work, stop dawdling."

"Okay, I got it. Has your wife figured out the pesticide to repel the locusts? It's been half a month already, and those things will probably be flying again soon, oh no."

Jiang Lie hummed in agreement: "Still under research, what's the rush?"

The brothers exchanged glances, their expressions becoming more serious, and whispered, "How can we not be anxious? I heard from my aunt who married into the next brigade that their brigade leader mentioned it in a meeting."

"We need to prepare in advance. If there is a locust plague, we must start harvesting immediately, even if it reduces the yield. I heard from my aunt that many people are against it."

"Jiang Lie, do you think the locust plague will really come? If it does, should we rush to harvest the crops in advance? But rushing to harvest will reduce the yield significantly, and we'll still have enough food to eat in the winter."

"Ugh, this is really worrying."

Jiang Lie straightened up and glanced at them, his expression calm: "Don't think too much about it. Just do what you can. As for when they really come, my father will make the decision. Just do as he says."

"Nobody wants that thing to come, but some things can only be left to fate. Who knows if it will come or not? I do hope the locust plague doesn't come, but that thing doesn't listen to me."

"Don't overthink it, just get to work. There'll be a way."

Several companions sighed, "Let's hope so. How's your farm doing?"

Jiang Lie's hands never stopped moving. He hummed in agreement, "It's alright. The kids are working very hard, which makes things much easier for me. I just need to keep an eye on them at night."

"Okay, I got it. You go and watch over the chickens and ducks tonight. It's safe for your wife to be home alone, so don't be careless."

"No problem, the yard is full of traps. If anyone tries to climb over the wall, they'll be lucky to get their legs broken."

"That's good. Your wife is so beautiful. I'm afraid she might have some ulterior motives when you're not home, especially that scoundrel. He's been loitering around your house lately."

Jiang Mancang chimed in, "Yes, we saw it too. Jiang Lie, you should be more careful. He's a shameless scoundrel who never learns his lesson. Tell your wife to be more careful at home as well."

Jiang Lie's eyes turned cold: "Alright, I understand. Thanks for reminding me."

After it got completely dark, a car drove into the village and stopped at the gate of the courtyard. After Guo Zhengqing finished counting the medicine, he handed over an envelope: "I'll take the medicine with me as agreed, as I gave you the money."

"If I need anything again next time, I'll have Old Chen tell you directly. Don't worry, you won't lose a penny. I won't stay any longer, I'll be going now."

Jiang Lie stood at the door watching the car drive away, locked the door, went back inside, glanced at his wife who was feeding locusts, walked over, bent down, and took a closer look.

"Honey, how are they? Have those locusts molted and grown wings yet?"

Wen Yao pointed and said, "Look, this one is almost done. I recently went to town and did some research. I found that mugwort combined with white leaves and bitter thorn grass works very well."

"But the drawbacks are also obvious. If there is a strong wind, even if you light a pile of mugwort, it will be blown away by the wind, so it is not very effective in repelling locusts."

"I'll do some more research and see if there's a better way. It's too risky to gamble on the weather or whether there's wind. So far, white leaves do seem to be effective against insects."

Jiang Lie nodded and said, "How about we go back to the Medicine Valley? Time is of the essence. Since white leaves are effective against insects, perhaps there are other medicinal herbs that can also be effective against insects."

Wen Yao thought about it and agreed. Looking at him seriously, she said, "Ah Lie, you're right. Now that this batch of medicine has been delivered and we're free for the time being, let's go up the mountain."

"This time, we'll bring some locusts with us to see which plants in the medicinal valley they're most afraid of, making our approach more targeted."

"Wife, that's a good idea. I'll go find some glass bottles."

"Mhm."

After packing their things, the two went to tell their parents before dawn the next day, and then took their wife up the mountain. They didn't rest much along the way, and soon arrived at the Medicine Valley before stopping to rest.

Wen Yao stood up and glanced at the endless expanse of plants. She took the glass bottle, walked over, opened the lid, and leaned closer to see which plants they reacted to most strongly.