Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife

After an hour-long lunch break, everyone returned to work. While they weren't paid, the meals were provided, and they could eat their fill. This also helped ease their family's financial burden a little.

They worked until five o'clock in the afternoon. When the sun was setting in the western horizon, the house and fence were finally repaired, and the land was plowed.

Seeing that only the front and backyard still needed planting, Wei Zhiying said, "Everyone, thank you for helping my family today."

She took out a basket and handed out packages wrapped in oil paper to everyone while adding, "These are just some snacks to thank you all. Please don't refuse."

Holding the gifts, everyone was happy. One of them said, "Sister-in-law, we will be living in the same village from now on, so you don't need to be too polite with us. If your family needs help in the future, just let us know."

Hearing this, Wei Zhiying replied, "Thank you, everyone. I won't be polite then."

After a few more pleasantries, everyone finally left the Wei family's house. Li Chenmo and his children also walked back to their home.

When they arrived, Lu Jueyu had already prepared hot water for them and said, "Husband, Ah Li, Xiao Huang, there is hot water in the kitchen. Take a bath first, then we will have dinner together."

"Okay, Mother," Dong Li nodded and brought his sister with him to their bedroom.

As soon as the children were out of sight, Li Chenmo hugged his wife and gave her a kiss before saying, "Wife, I'm home."

"Mhmm, welcome home, husband," Lu Jueyu replied with a smile.

After receiving some hugs and kisses, he finally let her go and went to bathe.

Lu Jueyu took out the dinner she had prepared earlier in her space and brought it to the living room. After doing heavy labor in the hot weather, she figured her husband and children wouldn't have much of an appetite.

So, she prepared sweet and sour fish fillet, smashed cucumber salad, winter melon soup, grilled eggplants, and steamed eggs. For the staple, she chose millet porridge as it was not only easier to digest but also had cooling properties.

When Li Chenmo and the children finished their baths, the family sat down to eat dinner together. At first, they didn't have much appetite, but after tasting the dishes, they gradually ate more and finished everything.

After dinner, Li Chenmo took out three packages from the bamboo basket and said, "Wife, these are gifts from the Wei family."

Hearing this, Lu Jueyu asked, "Husband, is the job finished? Why did they give these gifts now?"

"The house and fence have been repaired, and the land has been plowed. There is probably nothing left to do except fertilize the land and plant the vegetables," Li Chenmo said.

Since there was no more work, it made sense for the Wei family to give their thank-you gifts today.

Feeling curious, she opened one of the packages and saw several maltose candies and White Rabbit candies inside. Besides the candies, there was also fifty cents and three pieces of green bean cake.

Opening another package, the contents were similar. But the last package only contained some candies and three pieces of bean cake, likely meant for her daughter.

Seeing this, Lu Jueyu smiled and said, "This must have been prepared by Sister Wei."

Everyone had a different workload. If she gave everyone the same gift, it could have caused discontent. By adding fifty cents for those who helped repair the fence and house, she avoided that.

After checking the contents, she gave the gifts back to her children, saying, "Ah Li, Xiao Huang, you earned these yourselves, so enjoy the treats and save the money."

The children nodded but didn't take everything. They each only took some candies and a piece of bean cake, leaving the rest for their parents.

Before Lu Jueyu could refuse, the two of them had already stood up and started cleaning the table. Seeing this, she shook her head and said, "Thank you, Ah Li, Xiao Huang. Mother and Father will enjoy these treats."

Hearing this, Dong Huang grinned and replied, "Mother, Xiao Huang will work hard so I can buy you lots of good things in the future."

"Okay, Mother will wait for you," Lu Jueyu nodded and encouraged her children.

After the table was cleaned by the children, Li Chenmo said, "You two should go back to your room and rest. Father will finish the rest."

Feeling tired, they didn't refuse and left for the backyard.

While her husband was washing the dishes, Lu Jueyu sat on the balcony and accompanied him as she ate the snacks. They had passed another busy yet fulfilling day.

A month later, on November 10th, 1974, the brigade finally saw the results of the irrigation system and greenhouses introduced by Li Chenmo. Reading the data in his hands, An Guo's face lit up with a smile.

He set down the documents and said, "This is really great. The greenhouse, combined with the irrigation system,m has significantly improved the condition of the crops. If we are able to grow all of our crops in greenhouses, we won't have to worry about them freezing during the winter."

Hearing this, Jiang Zemin nodded and replied, "Sir, the nearby brigades also sent over their experimental data, and most of it aligns with ours."

"Unless there were issues during implementation, we can safely say that the bamboo greenhouse is a success. If the capital has similar results, we will be able to share this method with the production teams and implement it in a bigger area next year."

An Guo was pleased by his words and said, "Xiao Jiang, it's a blessing for the people to have comrades like Li Chenmo and his family. We are in desperate need of talent, but unfortunately, not many people are willing to work hard and contribute for the sake of the people."

Smiling, Jiang Zemin responded, "Sir, it's not easy for villagers to have a full meal, so it's understandable if they are more self-focused."

Nodding in agreement, An Guo said, "You are right."

After some discussion, he decided to visit the experimental fields and inspect the crops personally.