kvmb Chapter 225 In short, it's not a good thing!
Chapter 225 In short, it's not a good thing!
After calming herself down on the balcony, Qiao Manman returned to the house. Seeing the chicken soup and salted meat on the table, a slight sneer appeared on her lips.
"Are you so eager to attack me? Tongtong, what is the purpose of that black energy?"
"Host, you can actually see that!" the system exclaimed in surprise. "That black energy can steal other people's luck, control their minds, and shorten their lifespan. In short, it's nothing good!"
"Can we store space? I mean, without affecting other supplies!"
"Yes, host. As long as you don't ingest it, this black energy won't affect you."
Qiao Manman hummed in agreement, put on rubber gloves, cut off a thin slice of salted meat with a knife, took out a large spotted hen from her spatial storage, and fed it to the hen.
Chickens are omnivorous, and although they mostly eat vegetables, it doesn't affect their ability to digest this seasoned salted meat.
Not long after it finished eating the meat, Qiao Manman put it in the iron cage and took good care of it.
The remaining salted meat was stored away in the storage space, separate from the other supplies. Qiao Manman glanced at the bowl of chicken soup: "This is fine." But she wouldn't drink it.
She also put it away in her own space and placed it separately. Qiao Manman returned to her bedroom, lay down in Lu Yuan's bed, took out a book, and casually flipped through it.
She sleeps when she gets tired of flipping through things, and eats when she wakes up. Living alone is very easy and comfortable. If she could, she would like to stay at home forever.
However, the circumstances did not allow her to do so. Even though it was freezing cold outside, people still braved the wind and snow to visit her.
Qiao Manman greeted them with a smile and exchanged pleasantries. After seeing them off at mealtime, she took out the food and started cooking.
Meng Peiyu visited Qiao Manman several times, but after several visits, she didn't notice anything unusual about her. Completely reassured, she stopped going out in the cool air.
These repeated visits actually enhanced her reputation. Everyone praised Sister Chen for being beautiful and kind-hearted, a true role model for military wives.
Qiao Manman didn't care about these empty titles and stayed at home enjoying her time alone.
Occasionally, when I think of my parents and relatives far away, as well as Director Miao, I will write a few lines of letters or draw blueprints for small machines.
The snow outside the window was falling heavier and heavier, accumulating thicker and thicker.
Qiao Manman took out a thermometer, put it in a cloth bag, and hung it outside the window. A moment later, she peeked out and found that it was already minus thirty-three degrees Celsius.
The temperature inside the house was much higher. The bedroom with the Flame Stone was 23 degrees Celsius, and the living room with the stove was 20 degrees Celsius.
The guest room, which had nothing but a few heating pipes and was always closed, was only seven or eight degrees Celsius. It would be more suitable as a storage room.
Snowflakes fluttered down, and Qiao Manman heard the sounds of children playing downstairs. She pulled back the curtain and saw that everyone was having a snowball fight downstairs.
The cheerful laughter and chatter made her eager to join in, and Qiao Manman couldn't resist putting on her cotton-padded coat and going downstairs.
"Hey, Lu's wife is here! Come on, come on, you're young, team up with Hu Zi and the others!"
Qiao Manman nodded and smoothly joined the mischievous monkeys' team. The group of boys didn't mind her age at all; on the contrary, they took good care of her.
Qiao Manman ran and threw snowballs, not sure if she hit anyone, but she was having a lot of fun.
Half an hour later, feeling somewhat exhausted, Qiao Manman left the battlefield, found an open space, and started building a snowman.
The children, seeing this, all came over to join in the fun. Using their imaginations, they quickly built four snowmen—one big and three small.
They were all round and chubby, wearing Lei Feng hats and holding "machine guns," looking just like little soldiers on duty.
The children were overjoyed and rushed home to call their parents. Qiao Manman, whose hands and feet were cold, took out some peanuts and melon seeds from her pocket and gave them to them before going back inside to rest.
Thinking about the chilblains on the children's hands and faces when I was playing with them just now, my heart tightened.
She wanted to redeem some frostbite cream from the system shop, but she felt constrained. She also wanted to study pharmaceuticals, but without a mentor, she was afraid she'd end up making drugs instead of medicine.
The system sensed her thoughts and encouraged her: "Host, feel free to try. There are so many small animals in the space. If necessary, we can catch a few more for experiments."
Besides, the system already has a detection function. You can just use your points to check it after you're done testing, and only take it out if it succeeds!
Qiao Manman's eyes widened: "When did you release the detection function? How come I didn't know?"
"It was the day you received your million points after you married Lu Yuan. Since the system didn't see that you had this need, it didn't mention it proactively."
Qiao Manman said "Oh," and pulled out the medical books that her grandfather had entrusted to her for safekeeping. She skipped over the parts that taught people how to diagnose and treat illnesses, fearing that theoretical knowledge would mislead both herself and others.
She could give it a try by teaching people how to process medicinal herbs. Anyway, she had plenty of stock. At worst, she would just waste some things, but it wouldn't delay anyone's treatment.
Without hesitation, Qiao Manman pulled out the pharmacopoeia and quickly browsed through it. She memorized all the information about the medicinal properties, growing environment, processing methods, and so on.
They even rummaged through the system's online store, looking at the growth process of medicinal herbs on the product details page, comparing similar ones side by side, observing the differences, and deepening their memory.
She spent a whole week just studying the theory. During that week, the snow fell intermittently, accumulating to a depth of half a meter.
The soldiers came over to clean up every few days, and their families also came to help. When Qiao Manman got tired, she would go downstairs to sweep the snow for a while, maintaining a good balance between work and rest, making it a fulfilling and organized experience.
There's still no news from Lu Yuan, and we don't know if his mission went smoothly. It's freezing outside; he might not be freezing, but what about food? Is he getting enough? Will he go hungry?
Qiao Manman wanted to exchange it for a space button or something, but all the storage items in the system shop were grayed out.
According to the system, due to the restrictions of the Heavenly Dao, no other space is allowed to exist in this world except for the space shared by her and the female protagonist.
Qiao Manman didn't understand the underlying principle, but she didn't dwell on it. She just focused on getting Lu Yuan's body in good condition so he could face the challenge.
But now, so much time has passed and there's still no explanation, it's really getting hard to sit still.
After getting tired of reading again, Qiao Manman got up, tidied herself up, and went out.
Find Zhang Danqiu and ask her to inquire with Commander Qin if he has any news about Lu Yuan.
Zhang Danqiu comforted Qiao Manman: "When they go on missions, it takes at least ten days to half a month, and some are very difficult, taking at least half a year."
For us, no news is good news. Don't worry, I'll ask around when Lao Qin gets back.”
Logically speaking, since Zhang Danqiu married Commander Qin, everyone should call her Sister-in-law Qin.
I don't know if she dislikes being given her husband's surname like Qiao Manman, but when people call her by her real name.
Sister-in-law Zhang, Sister-in-law Qiu, Aunt Danqiu.
Qiao Manman thought this was fine; she was an independent individual, and she didn't mind others calling her Sister-in-law Qiao.
Unfortunately, she was the youngest in the family compound, and Lu Yuan's position wasn't particularly high. Apart from the soldiers under his command, no one really called her "sister-in-law."