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

Chapter 243 Daily fine grains, daily beef, pork, and mutton, dressed in silk and satin, with deerski

Qian Xiaoni had indeed considered this matter. But the Xu family elders were adamant in their innocence, insisting no matter how many times they asked, that she was their biological daughter.

She had no choice but to continue enduring the torment. Who would have thought...?

The past was too painful to recall. Qian Xiaoni closed her eyes and decided to hold back for now.

***

In the family compound, after much effort, Qiao Manman finally made the scar removal cream.

As the host happily hummed a little tune and twirled around in the room, the system announced: "Congratulations, host, on this double blessing! The merit points for Guo Youfeng and Yan Chengke, and Chen Xiaoxia and Chen Dashan have been credited to your account!"

Congratulations, host! Your merit points have increased by 4. Hurry up and sign in!

Qiao Manman sat upright on the small stool: "Everyone, sign in!"

"Congratulations, host, you have obtained one cubic meter of supplies, two Fertility Pills, and your spatial area has doubled!"

Qiao Manman rubbed her hands together excitedly: "Tongtong is amazing, thank you Tongtong!"

"No problem, keep up the good work, host!"

On the other side, Meng Peiyu's heart suddenly clenched. She rubbed her chest, and the pain from before vanished without a trace, as if it were an illusion.

"System, is there something wrong with my body?"

"No, the host is in excellent health!"

"Then why do I experience occasional sharp pains in my chest?"

"The host's mortal body has a limited capacity to absorb spiritual energy. It's probably because you've been absorbing too much energy lately, and your body can't digest it."

"Really?" Meng Peiyu asked skeptically, "If I sign in, will I get more good stuff?"

"Host, give it a try. The system doesn't know!"

"System sign in!"

"Congratulations, host. You have obtained ten frozen chickens, a box of frozen shrimp, ten feet of cotton cloth, and a mutated peach."

"Mutant peaches! There are actually mutated peaches? System, you've really improved! This reward is at least somewhat satisfactory!"

"Host, you flatter me. The system will continue to work hard!"

Meng Peiyu took out the peach and examined it carefully.

The mutated peach has translucent flesh, almost like crystal. The pit inside is only the size of a soybean and is a vibrant red.

"This is a fire-type mutated sweet peach! System, my spatial orchard has been unlocked?"

"There's no host. The system stole this from the post-apocalyptic orchard by creating a spatial rift. Eat it quickly, lest the Heavenly Dao discovers it and takes it back!"

Without much thought, Meng Peiyu ate the peach. Its sweet and juicy taste brought tears to her eyes. After eating it, she felt warm all over, a surge of energy coursing through her body.

"As expected, it has to be a mutated fruit. What kind of miserable life have I been living in the past six months since my rebirth?!"

"Host, do you want to listen to what you're saying? Fine grains every day, beef, pork, and mutton every day, dressed in silk and satin, wearing deerskin boots..."

"Host, your standard of living far surpasses that of 99.9999% of the working class today!"

Meng Peiyu rolled her eyes: "Isn't there still 0.0001% of people who are doing better than me?"

The system emitted a crackling sound of electricity, and I thought to myself, how could a person be so greedy?

What's wrong with her mentality? She always has to be number one in everything. Why don't we see her taking over all the outhouses in the entire residential compound for herself?

Meng Peiyu was already used to the system's silence.

Calculating the time, he felt his plan was about to succeed, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

***

Late at night, Qian Xiaoni came out of the woodshed and sneaked into Old Man Xu and Old Woman Xu's room.

She rummaged through drawers and cabinets inside, thinking she was moving very quietly, but little did she know, the old lady was a light sleeper, and she woke up as soon as she pushed the door open.

I didn't say anything, just wanted to see what she was up to, but it turns out, it's really hard to guard against a thief within your own ranks.

Before Qian Xiaoni could even touch the money jar, Old Mrs. Xu grabbed her right hand.

Old Xu grabbed a broom handle and started hitting her on the back and buttocks, yelling as he did so, "I'll beat you to death, you shameless thing! How dare you sneak into my old man's room in the middle of the night! You may be shameless, but I still have my pride!"

In the stillness of the night, Old Xu deliberately raised his voice, letting it carry far.

The neighbors, who had just witnessed the excitement at the Xu family's house during the day, put on their clothes and gathered again at the Xu family's door.

Pointing at Qian Xiaoni, they said, "She's so shameless! Her own husband isn't here, and she's already seducing her father-in-law. No daughter-in-law is this promiscuous! She must be starving!"

"No, I didn't..." Qian Xiaoni wanted to say that she came to steal money to buy a ticket to the army.

But Old Man Xu didn't give her that chance at all. He stuffed her mouth with his smelly socks and had Old Lady Xu tie her up and throw her into the woodshed.

He said in a fake tone, "I'm sorry, I've made a fool of myself in front of everyone!"

"It's alright, it's alright, we'll head back now." This show was truly spectacular; I would have felt a pang of regret if I hadn't seen it live.

Although Qian Xiaoni didn't say anything, the neighbors guessed her purpose.

But what does it matter? If Old Xu says she's seducing someone, then she is seducing someone.

"This woman, she really is restless. No wonder she kept clamoring to go to the army to find Xiaotian. I think she's just after those men in the army!"

The lewd rumors spread like wildfire, and before dawn, Qian Xiaoni's reputation was already utterly ruined.

Old Xu glanced at his eldest and second daughters-in-law as they slowly walked out, and told them not to go to the woodshed unless necessary, because he was going to starve Qian Xiaoni for a few days.

The eldest and second sons' wives, naturally, wouldn't meddle in other people's business, and nodded with smiles: "Dad, we understand!"

Xu Laoda and Xu Laoer's eyes flickered, and they pushed their wives back to their rooms to sleep.

Old Xu stayed in the empty courtyard for a while before going back inside.

"That scoundrel will probably cause trouble again, so you'd better hide your money and tickets well during this time!"

"I know, I know, we absolutely can't let her go!"

Old Xu grunted in agreement, lifted the covers, and got into bed. He was exhausted from all the commotion and was snoring away within seconds.

In the woodshed, Qian Xiaoni was in pain all over. But what made her even more desperate was that her hands and feet were bound.

She was at the mercy of others, like a fish on a chopping board. Qian Xiaoni feared that she would die before Lu Yuan came looking for her.

A tear slid down her cheek, and she cried out that God was unjust.

"Why, why do you remind me of those things, but leave me no way out? I just want to go to the army to find him!"

***

Qiao Manman looked delighted after hearing Lu Yuan say that he had reported the matter of the fertility pills to his superiors.

I took out a pot of mutated sweet peaches and shared it with him.

"To be honest, I haven't picked any of these fruits since they appeared. Today, when I checked with my senses, I found that one is missing!"

Qiao Manman asked the system, and the system said it was given to the female lead. Qiao Manman was stunned for a long time, then couldn't help but burst into laughter, her stomach hurting from laughing.

Lu Yuan, puzzled, asked, "How come one is missing?"

"Probably, some greedy person stole it!"

Qiao Manman picked out a fruit with a green pit: "You eat this one!"

Peaches may taste similar to each other, but their nutritional content can vary greatly.

Lu Yuan finished eating in a few bites and felt a surge of vitality flowing through his veins, eventually concentrating in his head, chest, and knees, causing a tingling, itchy, and numb sensation, followed by a deep sense of comfort.