Refusing to marry a widower, I went on a crazy spree of sending my children to the army.

She turned around with a pout, meeting He Nian's curious gaze.

Qiao Manman's adrenaline surged, and she clutched her chest: "Mom, what are you doing? You scared me to death!"

He Nian asked with a smile, "Is Xiao Lu outside?"

Qiao Manman looked at her in surprise: "How did you know?"

Oh dear, I let it slip.

He Nian smiled and grabbed Qiao Manman's arm, but then, as if remembering something, she adopted a serious and earnest tone.

"Hey, you've been meeting with Xiao Lu these past few days?"

I know Xiao Lu; he's handsome and kind-hearted. I won't stop you two from dating, but sneaking around late at night is a bad influence.

Also, you two are young and impetuous. If you do something wrong, it will be too late to regret it.

"Or, why don't you have him come and propose marriage?"

Qiao Manman: "......"

What is this?

What a mess!

"Mom, you've misunderstood. I'm not dating Lu Yuan."

He Nian didn't believe it, but she didn't press him for an answer.

Qiao Manman breathed a sigh of relief and took her arm: "Mom, do you know I went out a couple of days ago?"

He Nian glared at her: "I'm your mother. I can tell what you're up to just by looking at me."

Qiao Manman didn't believe her: "Then tell me, Mother, what do you want to do next?"

He Nian said decisively: "Go to sleep!"

Qiao Manman: "......"

It's confirmed. Her mother was wise after the event.

Qiao Manman didn't eat. She fetched some water to wash up, tidied herself up, and lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed) to rest.

I slept for more than three hours, and when I woke up, I happily counted the supplies in my storage space.

She has accumulated countless cubic meters of all sorts of daily necessities, and in addition, she has also saved up more than a dozen sign-in opportunities.

With the system's online store open, she can purchase a wide variety of goods at the lowest possible prices.

She also had a box of jewelry, and a thousand or two dollars...

Wait, what's with the merit points? Is Li Chuncao pregnant?

"That's right, host, Li Chuncao is pregnant, and with twins!"

Qiao Manman asked in surprise, "So fast?"

Fu Xianling got pregnant ten days after taking the medication, but Li Chuncao, how come she only got pregnant a few days ago!

The system chuckled, its smile somewhat lewd: "Fu Xianling is getting old and her physical condition is average. Her husband is also weak-sperm. If they want to have a child, they naturally have to wait for the fertility pill to bring their bodies to their best condition, and they also need the right timing, location, and people."

Li Chuncao is different; she's young, and she can conceive naturally even without taking fertility pills.

Although Zhao Laogen is a bit old, he's already had a child, and his sperm motility is stronger than Fu Xianling's husband's. So, naturally, the baby came quickly!

Qiao Manman said sarcastically, "You know so much, don't you~"

The system, oblivious to the implication, patted its chest proudly and said, "Of course, they're all very useful!"

Qiao Manman couldn't help but laugh. The system asked, "How did the host know that Li Chuncao would definitely get pregnant?"

Qiao Manman shook her head: "I don't know, but the medicine won't kill anyone, so I'll let her try it!"

The system was speechless, somewhat withdrawn.

Qiao Manman's thoughts drifted to that novel.

The original owner was tricked by her best friend Li Chuncao and forced to marry Zhao Dahu, an abusive man.

She was beaten three times a day, and on top of that, she was eating coarse food and vegetables, so there was absolutely no way she could get pregnant.

Of course, it's also possible that Zhao Dahu was infertile, and all three of his wives suffered undeserved misfortune.

Zhao Laogen was getting anxious. He had arranged three marriages for his son, but still hadn't gotten a child.

If "Qiao Manman" can't have children, the Zhao family will be laughed at to death!

So, Zhao Laogen sent Zhao Dahu away and sneaked into the original owner's room in the middle of the night.

If the original owner hadn't fought back so fiercely, that old man would have succeeded long ago.

Qiao Manman thought that Li Chuncao probably wasn't that strong. After all, she wasn't injured.

Furthermore, since Zhao Dahu is already dead, the Zhao family line cannot end. It is very likely that Zhao Laogen has discussed with his wife about getting Li Chuncao pregnant.

Then they hid her at home and waited for her to give birth.

Then find another opportunity to take the child out for a stroll, saying that the child was adopted from a relative's family, and that the child will have a biological offspring.

Qiao Manman was unaware that her guess was basically true. Ever since Li Chuncao "married" into the Zhao family, she had to serve her father-in-law every night.

During the day, she also had to put up with her mother-in-law's jealousy and rivalry, so life wasn't easy.

So when Qiao Manman showed her kindness, even though he knew the two didn't get along, he couldn't resist the temptation of the sweet soup.

Okay, now that she knows how merit points are earned, she's no longer confused.

Qiao Manman got up happily, but as soon as she opened the door, He Nian shoved a bowl of rice into her mouth: "I kept it warm for you, eat it quickly!"

After thanking her, Qiao Manman carried the food back to her room. She found a strange sweetness in the simple meal.

When she finished eating and came out to wash the dishes, He Nian snatched them away, saying, "Mom has nothing to do at home, so she can only do these chores!"

After washing the dishes, he brought out a large basin. Soaking inside were the covers of tattered quilts from the county hospital.

Qiao Manman slapped her forehead: "Mom, I'm sorry, I've been so busy these past few days that I forgot about it!"

"It's okay, you should have some fun or do serious business."

Qiao Manman was touched. She reached out and hugged He Nian, then picked up her basket and went up the mountain.

As a result, after walking only a few hundred meters in, they ran into Lu Yuan again.

Qiao Manman smiled sweetly: "Lu Zhiqing, what a coincidence!"

Lu Yuan hummed in agreement: "Up the mountain?"

"Yes, we're running low on food at home. I'll go up the mountain to see if I can gather anything. Why isn't Lu, the educated youth, at work?"

"I'm craving something sweet, so I'm asking for leave to go hunting in the mountains."

The two walked back and forth as if they were strangers. However, their footsteps drew closer and closer, and they eventually walked together into the mountains, going deeper and deeper into the mountains.

Qiao Manman casually picked some wild fruits, preparing to go to the river to catch fish.

Lu Yuan glanced sharply into the distance, then raised his hand and used a small stone to knock out a pheasant.

Qiao Manman rushed forward and snapped the pheasant's neck. She then took out a knife and bled it.

Lu Yuan said, "Stop packing, let's get down the mountain quickly."

Qiao Manman keenly sensed something, nodded, put the blood-red pheasant into the basket, jogged away and disappeared into the bushes, storing it in her spatial storage.

Then she continued running down the mountain, when she heard a "bang bang" sound.

Before putting it on, she would definitely crane her neck to see which family was getting married.

But this was in the 1970s, 1972, a time when espionage was rampant. There was no doubt that a gunfight broke out on the mountain.

I wonder how Lu Yuan is doing, and whether he will return safely.

Qiao Manman was a little worried and annoyed that she hadn't exchanged a peace charm for him. But merit points were so rare, and she was reluctant to spend them.

Sigh, I hope Lu Yuan can return safely, otherwise she'll have to find another powerful backer.

Despite saying that, Qiao Manman put two chickens with their necks cut off but their feathers plucked into her basket before going down the mountain.

They even covered it with weeds, but they didn't encounter anyone at all.

Yes, this place is on the very edge, next to the cowshed and the educated youth settlement.

Whether they were educated youth or reformers in cowsheds, they all had to work to earn work points.

Only her family is special, allowing her to steal a moment of leisure from her busy life.