AWB Chapter 272 Host, why don't you ask me how many merit points I have?
Chapter 272 Host, why don't you ask me how many merit points I have?
"I heard he's from the countryside. How come he doesn't even know how to dig a hole and bury the soil? At this rate, how long will it take him to plant?"
Qiao Manman pouted: "You're quick at your work, but your mouth is a bit sharp! Do your kids love you? They'd probably run off before you even got angry!"
Old Mrs. Zhou glared at her angrily: "None of your business!"
Qiao Manman laughed heartily: "Besides me, who else would dare to joke with you? Be content!"
Grandma Zhou pursed her lips but didn't refute.
After planting two rows of land, Grandma Zhou handed the bag back to Qiao Manman: "The rest need to be seedled. Go back and get a small pot, prepare some soil, scatter the seeds on it, and spray it with water."
Once the seedlings have grown two to four leaves, select the strongest ones and plant them in the ground.
Qiao Manman found it troublesome and stuffed the small cloth bag into Grandma Zhou's hands: "You help me with this, and the extra seedlings are yours!"
Grandma Zhou hesitated for two seconds, then took the cloth bag: "I'll plant the land for you, no matter what else I do, don't worry about it."
"Okay, okay, I'll leave everything to you!"
Qiao Manman said she left it to Grandma Zhou and then really didn't care about the fields until she heard that Grandma Zhou had gotten into a conflict with someone while selling vegetable seedlings.
"Aunt Zhou only sells ten vegetable seedlings for five cents, and even then, people still cause trouble. What's the point?"
"Because they're jealous, what else could it be? I don't know where Aunt Zhou bought the seeds, but the seedlings she grew grew so fast and strong."
This caused several neighboring families to pull up their seedlings and replant. Aunt Feng, unwilling to spend the money and resentful of the other families' thriving seedlings, inevitably started a fight.
Qiao Manman touched her nose, thinking to herself that she took it from her spatial storage.
According to the system, the vegetables around the villa are constantly immersed in the energy of the space, and the seeds they produce are superior to ordinary seeds in all aspects, but not too outrageously so.
As for whether traits such as high yield, lodging resistance, and disease and pest resistance can be passed on to the next generation, the system doesn't know; it can only rely on Qiao Manman's attempts.
Zhang Danqiu and Jiang Menghua chatted at Qiao Manman's house for a while before leaving.
Just as Qiao Manman was about to take out the design drawings to continue studying them, she heard someone knocking on the door.
Upon opening it, she found it was from Xu Tianrui, the gatekeeper, who had come to deliver a letter and a package to her.
Qiao Manman casually handed over a steamed bun: "Comrade Xiao Xu, thank you!"
"No need to thank me, sister-in-law, it's all what I should do!" Xu Tianrui scratched his head, didn't accept the gift, and ran away in a flash.
Qiao Manman chuckled, closed the door, and went to open the envelope.
I have no idea what my parents wrote, but it's such a thick stack of paper. If this were in modern times, people would definitely think there was RMB inside.
I pulled out the letter from the envelope and found several letters inside.
Qiao Runming and He Nian said they miss their daughter very much and hope she can go back to visit when she has time.
Miao Shoujun cried because his daughter Jinbaodou had been kidnapped. He said that working now was no fun at all. He still missed the days when she was around, when they would occasionally come up with some inventions.
"By the way, the toys we manufactured according to your designs sold for over 1.2 million yuan. Our factory is practically a toy factory now."
I promised you a spot at the Workers, Peasants, and Soldiers University once we made over a million, but you got married. What are you thinking now? If Battalion Commander Lu agrees, I can give you the spot from the factory!
Qiao Manman picked up her pen: "Thank you, Director Miao! Once someone gets married, there's so much more to do. Although Lu Yuan won't stop me from making progress, I'm really overwhelmed."
Let's give this great opportunity to the factory's outstanding employees! I believe that with the enrichment of their knowledge, they will surely take the factory to new heights!
Then came a letter announcing good news—Qiao Haoyang and Liang Simin were getting married. The two had built a house at the foot of the mountain and had even asked a respected elder to choose an auspicious date.
The wedding is scheduled for May 2nd, and Qiao Manman has been invited. Of course, it's okay if she's too busy to come back; just knowing the news is enough.
"Sis, thank you so much for introducing such a wonderful girl to me."
My brother visited the Liang family; Uncle Liang and Aunt Liang are both very easy to get along with. They didn't look down on me because I'm a former sent-down youth, so I've decided to marry her!
Qiao Manman thought to herself, "So many officials in the Liang family aren't stupid. How could they not see the two brothers' financial situation?"
However, in such a serious environment, marrying one's daughter to someone with questionable background is a gamble with one's future and destiny.
Qiao Manman closed her eyes, her consciousness wandering through the villa's basement. She found a four-piece bedding set with red peony patterns, took it out, unwrapped it, and wrapped it in a clean cotton cloth.
I've also packed up the shirts and vests for my parents. I'll go to the county tomorrow and mail them.
My second aunt should have heard the news by now and be very happy to know her son is getting married. She'll also be able to help raise their grandchildren together with my third son.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Looks like I'll have to make time to visit my second uncle!"
After finishing all that, I opened the package and found that it contained dried lamb's quarters.
Yang County is located in central China, where it warms up earlier than in the Northeast. Qiao Manman couldn't help but smile as she recalled the scene when she first transmigrated.
"Master, is the new user special offer about to end?"
"Yes, host, you now have 460 million points, you can spend them as you please!"
Qiao Manman calculated that with so many points, she could exchange them for 46,000 talismans or pills, which was quite satisfactory.
Just as I was feeling quite pleased with myself and could finally relax, the system asked, "Host, why don't you ask me how many merit points I have?"
Qiao Manman laughed and awkwardly changed the subject: "What are we having for dinner tonight?"
The system's voice was stern: "Host, please complete the main quest as soon as possible!"
"It's being done, it's being done, don't rush it!" Rushing it won't help. Having a baby is not like anything else; it requires the right time and place, as well as careful consideration.
Just as he was thinking this, that very evening, Lu Yuan brought good news, saying that Brigade Commander He wanted to order another hundred fertility pills.
Qiao Manman reluctantly used her points to redeem the herbs, then looked at the pile of herbs he brought back and asked, "Honey, I also have a fertility pill that's not as effective. I'll sell it cheaper. Do you think anyone would want it?"
Lu Yuan asked curiously, "How bad could the effect be?"
Qiao Manman said, "It depends on luck. Maybe you can get pregnant on the first try, or maybe you need to take seven or eight pills. Maybe you need to take ten pills to cure the hidden illness. In short, it has a lot to do with individual constitution and character."
But the price can be significantly reduced to ten yuan. Do you think that's acceptable?
"Yes, absolutely! Many brothers in the team have hesitated to buy it because of its price."
If you could buy it at a 90% discount, even if the quality was slightly inferior, many people would still flock to it.
"Alright, go and put in a good word for me. If possible, I'll prepare one hundred premium fertility pills and two hundred regular fertility pills for Commander He, so he can test the waters."
Lu Yuan nodded: "No problem!"
The next day, I told Brigade Commander He the good news. Brigade Commander He was very curious about the slightly inferior quality.
"Here, give me a few more, I'll do some experiments with an old sow!"
Lu Yuan took out a porcelain bottle from his pocket: "I prepared it for you a long time ago! It's spring now, the pig feed is growing, and if the sow can have a few more piglets, we can have more meat to eat in winter."