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

Chapter 147 evokes a sense of powerlessness, like a eunuch going to a brothel.

Ding Cuiying had a good idea, but Qiao Haoyang politely declined.

"Grandma Cuiying, Uncle Qiao..."

"Sigh, it's not that we don't want to go door-to-door, it's just that we have no way to do so!"

Ding Cuiying felt a pang of sadness as she thought of her eldest brother, who was far away in the Northwest.

He raised his hand to wipe away his tears and asked, "Your great-uncle also passed away early, otherwise..."

Sigh, why am I bringing this up? I guess I'm just getting old and overthinking things!

Qiao Haoyang knew perfectly well about her relationship with her uncle, and smiled, "The grass on the grave has grown so tall, Grandma Cuiying is really loyal!"

Ding Cuiying's face stiffened. She glanced up at Qiao Haoyang and, seeing no mockery in his eyes, explained, "We grew up together. Who would have thought he would be gone when he was only in his thirties?"

"Yes, otherwise we could at least enjoy the view of this lush green mountain village!"

Ding Cuiying felt guilty, afraid that Qiao Haoyang would say something even more outrageous, so she hurriedly asked her two sons to carry her home.

Qiao Laosi complained, "Mother, wouldn't it be better to just stay home and rest? Why do you have to go looking for those two educated youths?"

Ding Cuiying, fearing her son would abandon her at home, quickly said, "You don't understand, they are..."

"Hey, you'll see later. Whether our family can turn things around depends on when Haoyang's family changes their fortunes!"

Qiao Lao Si asked suspiciously, "Mother, when you were young, you didn't do anything to betray my father, did you?"

Ding Cuiying was filled with shame and embarrassment when her son guessed the truth.

She raised her hand and slapped Qiao Laosi on the shoulder: "You little brat, how dare you talk about your mother like that?"

"Get out of here! Seeing you all annoys me. You're not nearly as considerate as the boss!"

A hint of frost appeared in Qiao Laosi's eyes: "Tch, just look at his stupid face, the way he can't even clean up his messes after doing bad things."

Mother, I urge you to face reality!

Ding Cuiying was so angry that she suffered a heart attack, but she had to admit that her eldest son was useless. From now on, she could only rely on her two sons to take care of her in her old age.

Alas, when you're under someone's roof, you have no choice but to bow your head.

Moreover, her ankle still hasn't fully recovered. Whether she'll be able to walk again is uncertain.

***

After listening to the brothers' story, Qiao Manman chuckled and said, "Don't mind her. She's too old for that. She's just indulging in wishful thinking!"

Qiao Chengping chimed in, "Who says otherwise? Do you really think we're that easy to fool?"

Qiao Manman nodded: "They are quite easy to fool!"

If she hadn't discovered the truth and gone to Suzhou,

Qiao Zhicheng will at least receive one-third of the Tao family's assets, ensuring a life of wealth and comfort.

Qiao Haoyang and Qiao Chengping blushed as red as persimmons after Qiao Manman exposed the truth.

The apple in my hand doesn't seem sweet anymore; I don't know whether to eat it or not.

Qiao Manman teased, "Eat up, it's the last bite! What, are you saving it up to earn interest?"

"Oh, oh!" The two brothers finished eating the apples and cautiously glanced at Qiao Manman.

Seeing that she wasn't angry, he started talking about the autumn harvest.

Qiao Manman didn't participate in the autumn harvest, but she still felt everyone's enthusiasm.

They worked from morning till night, becoming so thin that their skin was dark and shiny.

While Qiao Manman was nourishing her family, she also asked He Nian to cook a pot of pork rib soup, added two ginseng roots to it, and sent it to the field.

As a result, everyone was overfed, and they all had nosebleeds, so the autumn harvest was completed two days ahead of schedule.

When Qiao Manman heard about it, she thought she had messed up and almost stayed in the county town, too scared to come back.

It was only after Wang Defa sent someone to deliver a message that Qiao Manman returned to Qingshan Brigade under the moonlight.

But she was blocked at the foot of the mountain: "Girl, don't release those things next time. Otherwise, I'm afraid the Qingshan Brigade has too many people and too little land to feed them!"

Qiao Manman awkwardly touched her nose, indicating that she didn't understand.

Looking at the golden land, Qiao Chengping sighed, "When I worked in the factory before, I felt that life was very hard and there was no hope for the future."

Only after becoming an educated youth did I realize that farmers suffered a hundred or a thousand times more than workers.

They toil day and night, just for that one bite to eat…

Qiao Manman comforted her cousin, saying, "If only we had a tractor, it would save a lot of manpower."

"I hope our motherland can develop rapidly, so that every village can have tractors and everyone can have enough to eat."

Qiao Manman nodded with a smile: "Yes!"

Chen Junyan glanced over and saw Qiao Manman's mouth shape, a faint smile curving his lips.

I thought to myself, this girl has a really big vision.

Qiao Manman helped her two cousins ​​with some chores for a while before preparing to leave.

As a result, Zhang Xiu twisted her ankle and fell to the ground, whimpering and casting a pleading look at Chen Junyan.

Chen Junyan dodged to the side and moved to another place to work, showing no mercy to the woman.

Qiao Manman clicked her tongue: "Really, so devoted!"

He only has eyes for the female lead, Meng Peiyu!

Before she knew it, it was time to go back to work. Remembering Qiao Chengping's wish, Qiao Manman resolutely threw herself into research and development.

In her past life, she was just a girl who could do everything but was useless at everything. In this life, it will be really not easy for her to achieve anything.

Qiao Manman diligently studied the books she had signed in from the system. She learned the basics quickly, but her progress was slow when it came to more advanced material.

Qiao Manman felt helpless, like a eunuch going to a brothel.

"Tongtong, is there any way to make me smarter?"

"The system shop has recently added Enlightenment Pills, Smart Pills, and Photographic Memory Pills. Would you like to exchange for a few to try?"

Qiao Manman rubbed her aching temples: "Okay, exchange one of each for me."

"Yes, host. Exchange one of each of the three pills, and your points will be reduced by 300!"

Qiao Manman took out the pill and popped it into her mouth. The pill melted instantly in her mouth, and she swallowed it without any effort.

A moment later, her mind cleared, as if the mist that had obscured her wandering in the ocean of knowledge had dissipated with the wind.

Rereading those books, I found my thinking exceptionally clear.

After a morning of learning, Qiao Manman was physically tired, but her mind was working very fast.

"Little Qiao, lunch is ready!"

Qiao Manman responded, picked up her lunchbox, and went to the cafeteria to get a meal.

But instead of eating there, she rode her bicycle back to the new house.

Sitting upright at the large table, Qiao Manman felt more joyful than ever before.

Opening the lunchbox, I saw the tomato and egg dish and the hot and sour shredded potatoes inside, and my appetite was whetted.

However, she was used to eating meat, so she took out the fried ribbonfish she had stocked up in the market from her spatial storage and ate it to her heart's content.

Finally, she used a watermelon to seal the gap. She lay in bed rubbing her stomach and fell asleep soon after.

She continued working hard in the afternoon. In the evening, Qiao Manman went home and took out two kilograms of rice, some vegetables, and some seafood from her spatial storage.

I cooked a big pot of seafood porridge, ladled out a bowl, and put the rest away.

After finishing the pastries, I took out my textbooks and started studying them under the dim light.

After only five minutes, Qiao Manman couldn't stand it anymore, feeling the light was too dim.

He put down the book, ran to the main room, and brought a set of tables and chairs into the space.

He went to the side room and looked at the four-poster bed inside. Just as he was about to take it away, he heard the system announce.

"Congratulations, host! Your merit points have increased by 2!"

Qiao Manman's eyes lit up: "Sign in, everyone!"