Farming with kids: My deceased husband returns and I spoil him rotten.

Before Shang Qing even stepped into Zhang Cuilan's house, he could hear mournful cries coming from inside.

"My mother had only taken one bite of that red mushroom when she immediately got a stomachache!"

Chen Youcai breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Shang Qing: "Shang Qing, I'm so glad you've finally arrived. I heard you were the one who discovered the red mushrooms were poisonous, so you should know how to treat them, right?"

Before Shang Qing could reply, he asked again, "How about I help you out and you take her pulse?"

"I don't know how to take a pulse," Shang Qing shook his head.

Lying on the bed, Zhang Cuilan, who had already lost all her strength, retorted defiantly upon hearing Shang Qing's words: "Shang Qing, tell me, you did all of this on purpose, didn't you? You just wanted to harm me, didn't you?"

Shang Qing remained calm and composed: "If I wanted to harm you, I wouldn't have come. Didn't you swear before that you would take responsibility for any problems that might arise?"

Zhang Cuilan was speechless.

At this point, perhaps only Liu Shuqin was more worried about Zhang Cuilan's life than Zhang Cuilan herself.

She immediately knelt before Shang Qing, pleading, "Please, you must save my mother! My father is gone, and now I only have my mother left. I don't want to lose her too!"

Chen Youcai also turned his gaze over. Shang Qing's expression remained unchanged as he slowly said, "There is currently no medicine that can cure this poison. The only thing we can do is to force-feed her the golden juice."

Everyone present knew what "golden juice" was, so as soon as Shang Qing finished speaking, Liu Shuqin immediately retorted, "Shang Qing, are you doing this on purpose! How could you force-feed my mother that kind of stuff?"

Shang Qing shrugged helplessly: "Believe it or not, this is the only way right now."

Zhang Cuilan on the bed had already fainted. Chen Youcai took the opportunity to check her pulse: "This is bad. The poison is indeed spreading. If she is not treated soon, her life will be in danger!"

Liu Shuqin said in frustration, "You can't force-feed my mother that kind of stuff!"

Chen Youcai pondered for a moment, then said, "I've heard of a similar case before. It's about someone who accidentally drank pesticide and was saved in this way. The key is that we don't have any other options right now, so we can only give it a try."

There was nothing Liu Shuqin could do now, after all, this was her mother.

So Liu Shuqin and Chen Youcai went to prepare, while Shang Qing stayed by their side.

When the village chief arrived after hearing the news, he was indeed disgusted by the nauseating scene before him. Seeing Shang Qing still standing there, he pulled her out.

"Ugh, isn't it disgusting in here? And you've been staying here for so long."

Shang Qing just smiled.

The village chief continued, "Zhang Cuilan has reaped what she sowed. I heard about what happened tonight from Pan'er on the way here. You did nothing wrong; the fault lies with Zhang Cuilan herself, that arrogant and ignorant girl."

Shang Qing then noticed that Pan'er had also arrived and was playing in the courtyard.

Shang Qing smiled calmly: "Having learned from past mistakes, she probably won't dare to do it again next time."

“That’s for sure…” The village chief looked at Shang Qing with great appreciation and continued, “This is the first time I’ve ever known that there are poisonous and non-poisonous red mushrooms. I’ve certainly learned something new.”

"Also, I heard that not only on this mountain, but also in the woods inside the village, many of these red mushrooms have grown. With the recent abundant rainfall, even more will surely grow. So, the reason I asked you to come here today is for another matter. I hope you can teach everyone how to distinguish between the poisonous and non-poisonous ones, so that everyone can have another food source, right?"

Actually, even if the village chief hadn't come to talk to her, she would have had this idea herself; it's just that the village chief gave her this opportunity today.

So she readily agreed.

The next morning, the village chief summoned the villagers to his home.

"Why did the village chief call us over so early in the morning?"

"Have you heard about Zhang Cuilan's incident last night?"

"Is it about someone being poisoned by eating red mushrooms and only being saved by using fecal matter?"

"You bet it is! It's disgusting! I live not far from Zhang Cuilan. I was wondering why I always smelled a stench at night. Turns out it was coming from her house. It made me so sick!"

"It's really strange to think that sewage can actually save people."

The village chief gestured for them to be quiet, and then invited Shang Qing, who was already inside the house, out.

"I'm sure everyone knows what happened at Zhang Cuilan's house last night. There are two kinds of red mushrooms, one poisonous and one non-poisonous. I specially invited Shang Qing here today so that she can teach everyone how to distinguish them. Everyone should learn carefully so that you don't end up like Zhang Cuilan."

Shang Qing tried her best to teach in great detail, hoping that everyone could learn. Fortunately, everyone liked her and was willing to listen to her. Before long, they had all learned quite well and were able to distinguish the sounds.

The village chief was very pleased to see all this.

"These non-poisonous red mushrooms are very delicious when stir-fried, so everyone can go and pick them. I've also taught you how to identify them, and I believe you can all do it. Now that this matter is resolved, let's talk about something else."

"This back mountain has been contracted out to the Shang Qing family. I know that some people have been going up the back mountain to collect things these past few days, but I want to make things clear today. Since this back mountain belongs to Shang Qing, all the usage rights belong to her. From now on, please do not go up the mountain at will, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble for the Shang Qing family."

"If I find anyone going up the mountain to steal chickens or do other petty things again, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Shang Qing was very grateful to the village chief for speaking up for her, because it was naturally more credible for the village chief to say these words himself than for her to say them.

After the villagers left, Shang Qing expressed his gratitude to the village chief.

"I'll have someone deliver some red mushrooms and vegetables that I picked earlier, village chief, you can try them."

"Oh, Shang Qing, I should be thanking you no matter what. If it weren't for you, the villagers wouldn't have known that these red mushrooms were edible, and all those resources over the years would have been wasted."

The two chatted for a while before Shang Qing excused himself and left, saying he had other things to attend to.

When she got home, Pan'er was just about to come out to look for her.

"Mom, you're back just in time! Breakfast is ready!"

Because she returned late last night, Pan'er told everyone what happened at Zhang Cuilan's house last night. She told the story in great detail, even describing the gold juice. Everyone present felt a little nauseous.

Shang Qing didn't care, and Nian'er and Xi'er were too young to understand, but Gu Yu and Lao Zong reacted quite strongly.

"My dear Pan'er, please forgive your uncle. Stop talking. I want to have a proper breakfast."

Lao Zong gestured for Pan'er to shut up, which made the three Pan'er sisters giggle.