Reborn in the 1980s: Nine Stunning Beauties Get Pregnant Before Marriage

Chen Yongqiang slowly walked to the intersection: "I'm here. What do you want?"

He Jun, who had been gathering his strength, was about to speak, swinging his stick, when he said, "You..."

"boom--"

Chen Yongqiang suddenly raised the musket in his hand, the muzzle spitting out a fierce flash of light, the gunshot echoing through the village, startling a few dogs into barking.

Startled by the sudden gunshot, He Jun staggered. He smelled gunpowder in the air, his face turning pale. What if that shot was aimed at him…

Chen Yongqiang holstered his gun: "What did you just say?"

He Jun stammered, unable to speak. Only then did he truly realize that Chen Yongqiang was a ruthless character capable of single-handedly taking down a wild boar, and that his own abilities were simply no match for him.

"Listen up, first, Dr. Ding and I are completely innocent. Second, even if there is something between us, it's a matter of mutual consent, and it's none of your business, Mr. He." After saying this, Chen Yongqiang picked up his musket and turned to leave.

He Jun stood frozen in place, watching the figure disappear down the country road, and ultimately dared not utter another word.

The gunshot startled Ding Wanru, who was sitting in the courtyard massaging her feet, causing her to drop the herbs in her hand.

"Could someone have died?" She hopped out of the yard on one leg.

Seeing He Jun standing dejectedly at the intersection, Ding Wanru finally felt relieved.

He Jun seemed to have been possessed, and turned to walk home without saying goodbye to Ding Wanru for the first time ever.

Meanwhile, Chen Yongqiang had already returned to his courtyard. He leaned the musket against the wall, washed his face with water, and called into the house, "Xiulian, I'm back."

Lin Xiulian poked her head out from the kitchen: "Did you find anything in the mountains today?"

Chen Yongqiang wiped his face with a towel: "I've made a great harvest!" He was naturally referring to the century-old wild ginseng.

Lin Xiulian went over and examined the bamboo basket. Apart from some common herbs, she didn't see any prey. "What a great haul!"

"Is dinner ready? I'm hungry," Chen Yongqiang changed the subject.

Lin Xiulian put down the bamboo basket. "The steamed buns in the pot are still warm, just waiting for you to come back and eat them."

Chen Yongqiang went into the kitchen and sat down to eat first.

"Shouldn't we plant our land?" Lin Xiulian asked, bringing out a plate of wild boar meat.

"Okay, I'll go check on the fields tomorrow," Chen Yongqiang replied.

"I'll go too, it'll be a good opportunity to find out where our family's allocated land is," Lin Xiulian said.

Chen Yongqiang knew that this meant Lin Xiulian would have to make public appearances in the village: "If anyone goesssips, don't take it to heart."

"I know! I'm used to hearing those words." Lin Xiulian has been coming to Chen Yongqiang's house for some time now.

When she goes to the river to wash clothes, she is always teased by the village women, but she doesn't get angry. Instead, she chats and laughs with them.

After finishing his meal, Chen Yongqiang moved a jar of sorghum liquor from the corner of the wall, intending to process the red centipede and then soak the epimedium in it to make medicinal wine.

Although he felt he was strong and healthy and didn't need these things, it was a real pity to waste such a good red centipede.

Chen Yongqiang found a piece of tile and slowly dried the centipede over a small fire.

I found two more glass jars for making liquor, thinking about what Ding Wanru had said: "Centipede liquor is mainly for external use and has a remarkable effect on treating bruises and sprains."

He then took the root of the epimedium plant, which goes without saying; it gives men energy.

Lin Xiulian walked over and asked curiously, "Is this the good stuff you were talking about?"

"It really is a good thing!" Chen Yongqiang didn't explain much, because Ding Wanru had told him about the recipe, and he didn't want to mention other women in front of Lin Xiulian.

Chen Yongqiang moved the two sealed bottles of medicinal wine to a shady spot, and while he was in the outhouse, he entered the Peach Blossom Paradise on a whim.

The insect-resistant apple saplings planted earlier have grown to half a person's height, and other crops are growing very well.

"Since it can accelerate the growth of seedlings, it should also be effective for wild ginseng, right?" He took out the century-old wild ginseng, dug a hole in the spirit field, and planted the ginseng upright.

The moment the ginseng roots touched the sacred soil, the leaves seemed to become even greener.

"Before we gather all the other ingredients for the Body Tempering Pill, we can let this old ginseng continue to grow in the spirit field." Chen Yongqiang poured another ladle of spirit spring water on the old ginseng.

After transplanting the wild ginseng, Chen Yongqiang's mind returned to the real world.

He went back into the house and went straight to the old camphor wood chest in the corner.

Lin Xiulian sat on the edge of the bed, untying her hair tie, her long, black hair cascading down. "What are you looking for, rummaging through drawers and cupboards?"

Chen Yongqiang pulled out a blue cloth package from the bottom of the box, and after peeling off the layers, a section of yellowish white bone was revealed.

Lin Xiulian leaned closer to examine it: "What is this?"

"Tiger bone," Chen Yongqiang replied briefly.

Tiger bone is needed to make the Body Tempering Pill, which is something that others would not be able to do. Fortunately, his grandfather was a well-known hunter in the village.

He once single-handedly took down a tiger, leaving behind this precious leg bone.

Chen Yongqiang rewrapped the tiger bones and put them back in the box before lying down on the bed.

"What exactly does the mountain god mean by the upheaval at Qinglong Mountain? Is it a flash flood or a herd of beasts? In my previous life, without the system, Shimen Village didn't experience any major disasters."

After turning over, Chen Yongqiang made up his mind to find Zizhi according to the system prompts and make the Body Tempering Pill first.

Lin Xiulian turned off the light and lay down beside him: "Take me with you next time you go to the market!"

"Okay!" Chen Yongqiang reached out and half-embraced Lin Xiulian.

Zheng Wencai is dead, so he shouldn't cause any more trouble. It's time to let Lin Xiulian get some fresh air.

The next morning, Chen Yongqiang and Lin Xiulian went to the fields with hoes.

This time, with the implementation of the household responsibility system, his family was allocated a semi-dry plot of land, and they needed to fetch water from the irrigation ditch below to irrigate the land.

Many villagers were already busy in the fields, and when they saw the two of them, they stopped what they were doing to greet them.

From across the field at the east end of the village, Wang Laoshuan called out, "Yongqiang, what are you planning to plant on this land?"

Chen Yongqiang stood still, holding his hoe, and replied from a distance, "My land is dry, so I'll try planting some corn and sweet potatoes first."

Lin Xiulian, wearing a straw hat, was bending over to clear away the pebbles in the ground.

The women exchanged glances and secretly observed Lin Xiulian.

She pretended not to see it, but she remembered Chen Yongqiang's instructions from the previous night: no matter what others said, just focus on cultivating her own land well.

Working together, the two of them were indeed much more efficient.

Chen Yongqiang swung his hoe to make ridges and dig holes, while Lin Xiulian followed behind, carrying a seed bag. She threw two or three corn seeds into the holes and then covered them with soil with her feet.

Chen Yongqiang meticulously planned out the 1.6 mu of land he was allocated.

Half an acre is planted with corn, half an acre with sweet potatoes, and the remaining land is used to grow some common vegetables.

As the sun rose higher, the people working in the fields would occasionally glance over, only to see this special pair working together in perfect harmony.