Chapter 11: The 1960s, Where Labor Comes First

Lin Muqing woke up feeling numb. Her body, which had clearly been strengthened by restoration potions, was still unable to compare to the stamina it used to have.

I’m exhausted.

She got out of bed and tidied up.

Quickly checking on my three treasures.

It’s been six months, and the baby hasn’t had anything but rice soup. I can’t keep them attached to me all the time; it’s too heavy. Milk supply and demand have balanced out, and I feel much more comfortable.

As soon as she entered the next room, Gu Youyou was making a fuss.

“Ma, ma, ma!”

“Youyou, darling; Song Song, sweetheart; Xi Xi, my baby.”

She patted each of them.

“Have you all been listening to great-grandma and great-grandfather? Youyou, don’t be too mischievous.”

Grandpa Gu was teasing Youyou while Xi Xi was being fed by Grandma Gu.

Grandma Gu smiled lovingly and kindly as she held Song Song, wiping his mouth: “Good boy, the second baby just had rice soup.”

Gu Song suddenly pointed at the door excitedly: “Wan~ wan~”

Lin Muqing picked him up and rubbed his chubby face, teasing him with a smile.

“Oh, did you just learn how to talk?”

“Walking around is better than staying with Mom. I really love it; Mom will take us later.”

“After Youyou and Xi Xi finish their rice soup, Mom will come back to take you.”

Gu Song excitedly flailed his little arms: “Ya ya ya ya!”

The two little ones pouted, pretending to cry, which was quite endearing.

“Be good, Mom will be back shortly.”

Then Lin Muqing carried the six-month-old Gu Song and went outside.

It was the end of August, and the weather wasn’t too hot. A few kids, around the same age, were playing on the village road.

Gu Song danced and jumped, his mouth open, babbling excitedly and pointing in a direction as they walked into the fields.

“Where are we going?”

The system seemed fond of these three babies, eager to detect which one would be the male lead.

【Oh, he’s drooling, his eyes shining as if he saw treasure.】

“Where are we going? Are we looking for Dad?”

“Ya ya ya~”

“Wan~ wan wan~”

“Aren’t we just strolling!”

Lin Muqing followed the direction Gu Song was pointing, but didn’t realize they were getting further off track, eventually reaching a mountain near the rice fields.

Looking back, the low houses in the plains became smaller and smaller.

They had walked quite far.

Gu Song continued to point, urging her to go further into the mountains.

Suddenly, she heard someone calling behind her.

“Qingqing, wife…”

It was Gu Yu’s steady and strong voice.

She turned around to see a black dot running towards them.

Upon approaching, he carried a hunting gun slung over his shoulder.

“Wife, where are you taking Song Song?”

Gu Yu reached out to carry Song Song.

Lin Muqing explained, “He wanted to go out and play. I was teasing him and walking, but we ended up wandering too far.”

She pinched Gu Song’s fat little face, “You were the one making a fuss to come to the mountains.”

Gu Yu’s handsome brow smiled, “Song Song must have been a little monkey in his last life; I’ll take you both.”

“Ya ya ya!” Gu Song pointed excitedly at the deep mountains, as if urging them to follow.

“Where exactly are we going?”

Gu Yu often ventured into the mountains and was very familiar with this path. He tooko Song Song in one arm and slung the hunting gun over his back, guiding them through the overgrown paths.

After climbing over a hill.

At this moment, Lin Muqing had already picked up a ginseng worth thirty or so servings and an accompanying lingzhi worth about twenty servings.

Gu Yu had accepted the invigorating boost from the boy in his arms and was again hit by the overwhelming shift brought on by the second son embarking on a quest for medicinal herbs.

Was the ancestral grave giving off green smoke?

No way, it had to be the inherent nature of his wife’s son.

“Son, did you maybe get born into the wrong life?” Gu Yu raised Gu Song high, and the little one laughed heartily, his voice echoing throughout the forest.

“What’s bothering you? This is amazing; we can’t let others know.” Lin Muqing already understood from the start that these divine medicines were more than just strange.

There had been something odd with Youyou previously.

Now that they were here, let’s settle down.

“Let’s stew this ginseng and lingzhi when we get home. Mom and Dad won’t see it.” Gu Yu’s smile faded as he turned to look into the distance of the deep mountains, his eyes deep and contemplative.

Hoping this wouldn’t be bad news.

“Not bad.”

【The host doesn’t need to worry. Just let them unite together.】

“Hmm.”

Lin Muqing nodded.

After all, she didn’t have morning sickness, and her figure didn’t show any stretch marks from pregnancy.

Her body didn’t feel weakened, there was no hair loss or painful pelvic issues from pressure on the nerves, and it had been ten months without Aunt Flo showing up.

Those times didn’t hurt either, and she handled it with a repair potion.

After giving birth, the mother should be smart and not slow.

With these powers, she couldn’t imagine what problems could arise.