Rebirth in the 60s: A Path to Counterattack-Chapter 84 - 0. Hustle, plan

When Shuzhen and Lianshan returned home with the gifts and said goodbye to their brother and sister-in-law, Lian Yue, who had been looking after the house all day, had sorted and prepared the dried black fungus and mushrooms for packing.

The sliced green beans, dried cowpeas, and dried squash that Shuzhen had just cut the previous afternoon were also mostly dried, neatly arranged, and placed in a flat basket.

She thought Saozi’s method was really good, drying the vegetables from the garden that couldn’t be eaten or sold for much. When winter comes, there won’t be a need to rely solely on napa cabbage, pickled cabbage, potatoes, and radishes.

Lian Yue thought she should do the same and pick some eggplants, cucumbers, and tomatoes from her own garden that her big brother didn’t have, to give the couple a change of taste.

Hmm, Saozi’s family would want to plant things like napa cabbage and radishes, so seeds would have to be given to her later. They already have chive roots; spinach seeds and cilantro seeds as well.

While she was thinking about these things, she heard the jingling of bicycle bells, and her big brother was already carrying Saozi into the courtyard.

Lian Yue quickly got up to greet them, thinking of lending Saozi a hand to dismount safely.

She saw her big brother gently squeeze the brake, swing his right leg over the beam, and get off the bike first. Once the bike was stable, he held onto it with one hand and helped Saozi slowly get off with the other.

So meticulous and thorough, there was no need for her to help, really?

Big brother and Saozi had returned, which meant her task of watching the house was successfully completed.

Their family’s Jianshe and Hai Zi went up the mountain to pick mushrooms again, with the sister-in-law and the three kids. As the sun was setting, she was keen to hurry home to tend to the kids and make dinner.

Seeing her eager to return, Shuzhen didn’t hold her back much. She just took a can of malt milk and half a pound of sugar from the gifts for her to take home, to nourish the three kids and make sugar water for them to drink.

Saozi being so generous naturally made Lian Yue happy.

But for three little beans, drinking malt milk?

Such a high-grade nourishing thing should be saved for Saozi to supplement herself properly.

If the first pregnancy is nourished well, not only will the mother be in good shape, but the child will also be strong. Making it easier for future pregnancies and taking care of the child!

Lian Yue was hoping Saozi could nourish herself well, successfully give birth to this child, and soon get pregnant with the second, giving birth to a chubby, fair nephew of hers.

No doubt, just looking at the looks of Saozi and big brother, her future niece and nephew were sure to be beautiful too!

Lianshan chuckled silently on the side, clearly having the same thoughts as Lian Yue.

It was Shuzhen who said that the malt milk had barley content and wasn’t suitable for pregnant women. However, it could add nutrition to the three kids, so Lian Yue quickly took it over, as a way to show her care as the aunt and big sister.

With that said, Lian Yue happily left with the can of malt milk.

But she didn’t take the half pound of sugar no matter what, just saying it was free of taboo items, just right to make sugar water for Saozi.

Shuzhen shook her head, smiled helplessly, and turned to the kitchen to slice the pound of meat, stir-fry it with extra salt, and cure it.

At this time of year, buying some pork wasn’t easy, and seeing some meat, Shuzhen was reluctant to eat it. So she planned to cure it and store it in a cool place, to bring it out during the fall harvest in a few days, adding some meat to the meals so everyone would have enough energy to get through the exhausting harvest.

Yes, everyone.

Knowing her husband wouldn’t want her, carrying a child, to work hard on the fields, Shuzhen didn’t plan on working the fields to earn an extra score either.

She was thinking about raising chickens at home, planting black fungus, managing five little kids from both families, and organizing lunch and dinner. This way, her family could take a break during the busy fall harvest.

But considering the scarcity of food, to prevent the brother and sister-in-law from her family and the small sisters and brothers-in-law from her husband’s family from feeling embarrassed to come over, Shuzhen would ask them to bring some rations themselves.

Estimate the food quantity per person per day, and allow them to bring it here for her to cook; it would just be a little more work anyway.

Of course, privately she would quietly use her little trick to ensure that after everyone eats well, there is still plenty of food left.

Shuzhen’s planning seemed good, yet she didn’t expect the Liu family brothers would rather work themselves to death than let their little sister go through hardship. Su Hongying even hoped her little sister-in-law, having finally married a decent man, to live a peaceful and happy life, far from piling chores on her.

Lian Yue and Qiu Fang were intent, but that also depended on whether Lianshan would let his wife be overburdened and worried!

Taking care of kids wasn’t an easy job, especially when one of them was Lian Jie, who had a leg injury and needed careful care.

With the meat sorted out, Shuzhen washed the pot twice, filled it with half a pot of water, and planned to bathe with Lianshan before washing their newly worn clothes today for drying and storage, to wear another day.

Unexpectedly, they waited until the moon was high in the sky.

It turned out Lianshan was eager to set up and drench the worm bed, wanting to start raising earthworms sooner to raise good chickens early.

Shuzhen was nearly three months pregnant and would give birth around the end of the year. When the time came to breastfeed, during confinement and body nourishment, chicken soup and eggs would be indispensable.

Lianshan thought that if the worm farming method worked, he mustered the courage to raise another dozen chicks.

If well fed, they would use the roosters for soup for his wife, keeping the hens for eggs to cook various dishes for her. Anything they couldn’t eat could be exchanged for some oil and salt.

With this in mind, he was more urgent than anyone to push the worm farming.

To speed things up, he got Lian Hai and Ning Jianshe to help with carrying humus to the worm bed while it was not yet dark, the three of them.

They also borrowed a chopper to finely chop the corn stalks that Lianshan had cut last night and piled them up for composting, thinking they would use it as bait for worms tomorrow.

Seeing the full moon on the 14th of July, they did not stop working, directly watering the worm bed. If it weren’t late and worm digging wasn’t such tedious work, Lian Hai and Ning Jianshe might have kept helping and got the worm seedlings sorted.

After all this busywork, it was indeed already quite late.

Even so, despite being urged by Shuzhen to quickly wash and sleep, Lianshan was still pondering: Yes, it’s crucial to sleep early and get up early tomorrow morning. After making breakfast for his wife, he’d go dig for worm seedlings. After being busy for a while, he’d come back to help his wife plant the sprouting vegetable seeds.

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