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

Chapter 192 This idiot actually jumped into the lake.

Qiao Manman went into the kitchen, took out fish and meat from the tank, and asked Lu Yuan to wash them clean.

Also, wash and peel potatoes, yams, carrots, etc. Rinse dried wood ear mushrooms and dried mushrooms and soak them in water until softened.

With all the ingredients prepared, Qiao Manman stewed the meat on one stove and steamed the rice on the other.

While waiting, I chopped the vegetables into pieces. Feeling it wasn't enough, I went back inside, grabbed a bag of dried green beans, and a round cabbage.

Qiao Manman shredded the cabbage, sliced ​​the yam, and diced the potatoes and carrots.

After finishing my work, I went back to my room and chatted with my parents.

Half an hour later, take the rice out and steam the fish instead. An hour and a half later, go back to the kitchen and add potatoes and carrots to the braised pork.

Another ten minutes or so later, Qiao Manman took the casserole off the stove.

She glanced up and asked, "It's already noon, why hasn't Aunt Xie come back yet?"

"I'm going out to take a look!" Lu Yuan wiped his hands and prepared to leave.

Qiao Manman took off her apron: "I'll go with you."

He called out to the house, then went out, taking Big Yellow with him.

"Big Yellow, smell it, which way Aunt Xie went!"

Big Yellow sniffed the ground, chose a direction, and led the way.

Lu Yuan looked at Da Huang with delight: "This dog could be a military dog!"

Big Yellow's ears twitched, and its tail wagged even more enthusiastically.

Qiao Manman said, "Dahuang is the pillar of my family!"

Big Yellow paused, seemingly less cheerful than before.

Qiao Manman pursed her lips, feeling almost like a bad person. But she was genuinely worried about leaving her parents alone at home.

The two walked and walked, and found that Big Yellow was going further and further astray, and was actually heading towards the lake.

Seeing a group of people gathered in the distance, Qiao Manman had a bad feeling.

He jogged over and found Xie Susu, soaking wet, performing CPR on Zhang Xiu.

"What's going on?" Qiao Manman asked, pushing through the crowd.

"Man'er is here! Oh my, Zhang Zhiqing heard that Battalion Commander Lu married you for 1001 yuan and couldn't stand it, so she jumped into the lake. Your mother-in-law pulled her out and is doing first aid!"

Qiao Manman retorted, "Don't talk nonsense. Lu Yuan has never even had any contact with her. Zhang Zhiqing must have slipped and fallen by accident. My mother-in-law was there to help."

"Ah, yes, yes, that's it!" The man realized what he meant and immediately changed his tune.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiu, who had just woken up, was so angered by Qiao Manman that she fainted.

Seeing that she had regained her breathing, Xie Susu collapsed to the ground. Lu Yuan took off his cotton coat and draped it over her, then half-carried her home.

Xie Susu was shivering from the cold, but more importantly, she was afraid; her legs felt weak.

Even as they left, they didn't forget to call out, "Man, Manman!"

Qiao Manman jogged after her: "Aunt Xie, are you alright?"

Xie Susu nodded with a pale face: "It's okay, luckily I can swim!"

Qiao Manman let go of her hand: "Aunt Xie, I'll go back and prepare bath water for you."

Before the two could speak, Qiao Manman ran away. She went home, retrieved an old bathtub, and filled it with hot spring water.

The room instantly filled with steam. Qiao Manman went into the kitchen and put warm water into the teapot to boil.

By the time Xie Susu returned, the water in the bathtub had gotten a bit cold.

Qiao Manman poured some hot water into the tub, found some clean clothes for Xie Susu to change into, and settled her in before leaving.

Meeting her parents' worried eyes, Qiao Manman comforted them, "I have fever reducers, Aunt Xie will be fine."

After saying that, he went to the kitchen, heated up the fish, braised pork, and rice, and then stir-fried the washed and chopped vegetables.

She told Lu Yuanduan to go to the east room, and Qiao Manman went to the west room and gently knocked on the door: "Aunt Xie, are you done washing up? Is there anything I can help you with?"

Xie Susu opened the door: "I'm all washed up, thank you Manman!"

Qiao Manman quickly pulled her inside: "It's so cold outside. If you catch a chill, you'll get a migraine."

As she spoke, she took a towel and helped her dry her hair, praising, "Aunt Xie, your skin is so good, you don't look like someone in your forties at all. This cotton-padded coat fits you perfectly."

Xie Susu really liked the blue floral cotton-padded jacket she was wearing, and asked with a smile, "Is this a new outfit?"

"Yes! There's a tailor in the county who's really good at making clothes. I made one for myself, one for you, and one for Lu Yuan."

Qiao Manman lied without any guilt, dried her hair halfway, put down the towel, opened the wardrobe, and there was a brand new gray cotton-padded jacket inside.

Qiao Manman unfolded the box and held it up to herself: "Aunt Xie, I made it according to his height. Do you think Lu Yuan can wear it?"

"Sure, absolutely. If he gets fat, let him skip a couple of meals; if he gets thin, let him eat two more bowls of rice."

Xie Susu pinched the thickness of the cotton-padded jacket: "It must have been hard to get so much cotton!"

"I just said a few nice words to someone and went to the black market, and I got it. Lu Yuan has been good to me, so I have to repay him."

Qiao Manman thought to herself, she was willing to abandon all pretense of decency in order to gain favor.

Xie Susu was completely won over by this, and her eyes welled up with tears. She held Qiao Manman's hand and said, "Good girl," almost bursting into tears.

Qiao Manman found a dry towel and wrapped it around her head: "The food is ready, let's go eat!"

"Okay!" Xie Susu wiped her eyes and was helped by Qiao Manman to the east room.

As soon as he sat down on the kang (a heated brick bed), He Nian asked with concern, "I heard you went down into the lake to save someone? That water is so cold! You could have just called the villagers over. Why did you go down in yourself? It was so dangerous!"

Besides, we women shouldn't catch a cold!

Xie Susu sighed, "I was right there at the time. In that split second, how could I think of anything else? Besides..."

Xie Susu glanced at Qiao Manman: "That Zhang Xiu, that educated youth, is really no good. I was strolling around the village when she actually pulled me aside and said she had something to report to me."

I was curious, but I didn't want to get into any trouble with her, so I asked, "What do you want to tell me?"

As a result, Zhang Xiu went on to say a lot of bad things about Manman, and even said that you have a shameless relative.

Of course I didn't believe it. I made it clear to her that Lu Yuan's choice was his freedom, and I respected his choice.

Guess what? That girl actually threatened me, saying that if I didn't let Lu Yuan be with her, she would jump into the lake and commit suicide.

Who does she think she is? She thinks she can achieve her goals by spouting a few harsh words? I turned around and left, but this idiot actually jumped into the lake.

What could I do? Of course, I had to go down and rescue them. Good heavens, that educated youth was really strong; he almost got me trapped!

Lu Yuan patted Xie Susu's back with lingering fear, and Qiao Manman got up to pour her a cup of hot tea.

Xie Susu took a sip and continued, "You tell me, so many people saw her leave with me. If something happens, won't you blame me?"

"At that point, not only me, but Lu Yuan will likely be the one to suffer the consequences."

He Nian sighed, "That girl was proud, but no matter what, she shouldn't have threatened someone with her life! It was really wrong of her!"

Qiao Manman went back to the kitchen and took an enamel bowl, scooping it full of braised pork: "Lu Yuan, go to the brigade leader's house and tell him what happened today."