Back on their homesteads, the villagers were preparing to wrap up their work, tidying up their tools in twos and threes and getting ready for dinner.

As soon as Chen Yongqiang parked the tractor, someone came to help.

"Brother Yongqiang... let me tell you, that woman Liu Qiaozhu brought back definitely won't stay long." Erwazi heard this gossip from somewhere.

"Who doesn't know what kind of person Liu Qiaozhu is? He gambles when he has money and lives a dissolute life when he doesn't. What woman could stay with him?"

Chen Yongqiang responded casually, "That's not necessarily true. They've already brought them back; maybe they really can live together."

"What a load of rubbish. You didn't see it, the way that woman looked at men in the village was completely different. She was obviously not the kind of person who wanted to settle down. Liu Qiaozhu thinks he's struck gold."

Another villager lowered his voice: "I heard that the woman came from the north. It seems she had something to hide here."

Erwazi even made a bet with someone: "Anyway, I'm not optimistic. Just wait and see, it'll definitely run away in less than two months."

The group laughed and started talking about other things.

Chen Yongqiang carried a bag of door and window parts and walked towards the work shed.

The villagers behind him were still chatting, and he didn't take it to heart anymore.

Lin Wenfeng was tinkering with the half-finished door and window frames in the shed.

Chen Yongqiang walked over and said, "Uncle, take a look and see if these parts I bought are correct."

The bag contained hinges, latches, and other accessories!

Lin Wenfeng put down the plane in his hand and took out the items one by one to examine them.

He picked up a hinge and bent it a few times: "This hinge is good, it's brass, and it won't rust."

Chen Yongqiang explained, "I thought the quality of the ones in town wasn't good, so I specifically went to the county town to buy them."

Lin Wenfeng looked at each item one by one, muttering, "They were all the right purchases, just a bit too expensive."

"Uncle, I'm thinking about our own house, so we should use the best we can afford. We use these things every day, so it's okay if they're a little expensive."

Chen Yongqiang didn't need to save those few dozen yuan; he'd already made it back by picking up goods along the way today.

During the meal, there were many dishes on the table, as well as cooked food that Chen Yongqiang had brought back from the county town.

Chen Yongqiang took the wine pot and poured a cup for Lin Wenfeng: "Uncle, come, have a drink to relax."

Lin Wenfeng picked up his glass, about to bring it to his lips, when Lin Xiulian spoke up from the side:

"Uncle, please eat more of the food, but don't drink any alcohol. You're getting on in years, and you have quite a few health problems. Drinking too much will harm your health."

"Xiulian, are you trying to control me now?" Lin Wenfeng put down his cup.

"It's not that I'm controlling you, it's for your own good. Don't you know about your old problems?" Lin Xiulian was telling the truth.

Chen Yongqiang chimed in, "Uncle, Dr. Ding from our village is quite skilled. I'll have her come over in a bit to examine you. She'll take your pulse, see if there's anything wrong, and treat it if necessary."

"No need, no need, I'm perfectly healthy, there's nothing wrong with me." Lin Wenfeng still wouldn't admit that he was old.

"What do you mean 'strong'? Your cough is an old problem, isn't it? And your legs, they hurt whenever it's cloudy or rainy. Dr. Ding's medical skills are indeed excellent." Since Lin Xiulian became pregnant, Ding Wanru has been taking care of her health.

After the meal, the villagers who had helped with the work gradually returned home.

Chen Yongqiang entered the thatched hut, took the hunting rifle from the wall, and turned to Lin Xiulian, saying, "Hunt a few wild rabbits back. I've been so busy building the house these past few days that I haven't been to the mountains."

Lin Xiulian brought him the headlamp: "Be careful, don't go too far."

"I know." Chen Yongqiang took the miner's lamp and headed back up the mountain to hunt again.

Tianlang, who was dozing at the door of the thatched hut, heard Chen Yongqiang's gun and dashed out, running ahead.

Although he grew up in a village, Tianlang still has the blood of a wild wolf flowing in his veins.

The village is a den for it, but the mountains and forests are its true home.

Every time Chen Yongqiang went hunting in the mountains, he would turn a corner and walk past Ding Wanru's house.

The courtyard was lit up, and through the half-open wooden gate, you could see Ding Wanru sitting on a small stool with a pile of bottles and jars in front of her, busy with something.

Ding Wanru looked up, saw it was him, and immediately smiled:

"Brother Yongqiang, you're here! Come in and sit down." She put down her work, stood up and greeted him.

Chen Yongqiang went inside and glanced at her bottles and jars. Next to them were a dozen or so small cloth bags, each about the size of a palm, tied with hemp rope.

"You've made quite a lot this time!"

Ding Wanru picked up a cloth bag and handed it to him: "Hmm, as you said last time, I made a little extra."

Chen Yongqiang took it, brought it to his nose and smelled it: "Not bad, make more, I'll help you sell them in the county town next time."

Since Chen Yongqiang asked her to prepare this spice packet for stewing meat, she has made a lot of money from it.

Although it can't compare to Chen Yongqiang's big businesses, for her, life is getting better day by day.

No longer do we have to be so frugal; we can buy whatever we want to eat now.

Chen Yongqiang explained his purpose: "By the way, there's something I want to tell you."

"I hired a carpenter today, he's Xiulian's great-uncle, surnamed Lin, and he's almost seventy. He's getting on in years and has quite a few health problems. If you have time, could you go and check him out, prescribe some medicine if needed, and do some treatment? I'll cover the cost."

"Okay, I'll go check on her tomorrow. The old lady's health is the most important thing." Ding Wanru didn't say anything more.

She felt a little uncomfortable because he was a relative of Lin Xiulian, but since Chen Yongqiang had already spoken, she couldn't refuse.

"Then I'll go up the mountain first." Chen Yongqiang left the courtyard and continued walking up the mountain path.

It's the season when crops are sprouting, and the corn seedlings are just starting to grow.

This season is also when wild boars are most rampant. The wild animals in the mountains have been starving all winter, so they all come down from the mountains to find food.

If a group of wild boars were to sneak into a field, they could wreak havoc on several acres in one night.

He also has another identity: a member of the village's agricultural protection team.

Although it's called a farm protection team, it's really just him alone. He hunts more wild boars and rabbits to reduce the losses for the villagers.

Chen Yongqiang, carrying a gun, strode quickly into the depths of the mountains and forests.

Sirius had long since vanished, and no one knew where he had gone, but he was definitely waiting for him ahead.

He walked to a hillside, stopped, and looked around.

Below is a cornfield, the seedlings are growing well, and if wild boars come down from the mountain, they will most likely head straight for this field first.

Just as Chen Yongqiang was checking for animal tracks, a wild boar's cry suddenly came from not far away.

He picked up his hunting rifle and chased after the sound, rushing through a thicket of bushes and past several large trees that surrounded an open space.

The light shone on it, and Sirius was biting the ear of a wild boar tightly.

It was a half-grown wild boar, weighing at least a hundred pounds, and it was desperately shaking its head, trying to shake Tianlang off.

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