Quickly wear it and get rid of his virtuous character

Su Tong sighed in his heart. He had doubted the character of his parents-in-law, but now it seems that they are really nice people.

"Mother-in-law, I have no intention of getting married. On the one hand, I really want to take care of Xiangyang, and on the other hand, I also want to take care of you and father-in-law.

You don't have to worry about my future. If things don't work out, wait a few years and we can adopt an orphan from the village. Many families can't afford to raise children now that there's war and famine. We can adopt a boy and a girl, and we can still rely on them as if they were our own sons."

My mother-in-law disagreed. "That won't do. How can an adopted child be as close to you as your own? Not to mention, you're still young and will definitely be able to have children in the future."

"Mother-in-law, my husband and I have been married for so long, but there has been no movement in my pregnancy. It may be that my health is not good." In order to avoid getting married, Su Tong started to throw dirty water on herself.

Now the mother-in-law didn't dare to urge her to get married anymore. "I'll find a doctor for you tomorrow. You should take the medicine and take good care of yourself. Then you can get married and have children as usual."

Su Tong smiled awkwardly. Why was there nothing he could do but get married and have children? Wasn't there anything he could do to escape this?

The sun was strong at noon, so the old couple returned to their room to rest. After Su Tong washed the dishes, she sat under the shade of a tree, mending clothes and doing some embroidery.

The original owner was good at needlework and could also do some embroidery, but the price she sold each time was relatively low, so over time, the original owner mostly made shoe soles at home.

Now the family is extremely poor and can barely eat meat throughout the year. Su Tong doesn't want to live like this, so she plans to make a few exquisite embroideries and use the money to supplement her family's income.

Time passed little by little, and around 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the old couple carried their hoes and went to the fields to weed. It had rained several times recently, and the weeds in the fields were growing wildly. The old couple had to quickly remove the weeds in the fields, otherwise it would affect this year's harvest.

The old couple really treated me like a child, and told me to be careful when I was at home and to boil two eggs for myself if I was hungry.

Su Tong felt warm in her heart. Her parents-in-law were almost better than the original owner's parents. No wonder she was unwilling to remarry. If she remarried and met a man who committed domestic violence, coupled with unreasonable parents-in-law, she would probably have a hard time in the future.

Half a month later, it was market day in the town, but the county town was in chaos, so Su Tong had no choice but to ask her father-in-law to sell the embroidery she had made, and he was not allowed to bring the money back, but to buy as much food and salt as possible.

The father-in-law looked at the embroidery made by Su Tong and his eyes widened. "It's such a shame to sell such a beautiful thing just like that. Otherwise, we should keep it as a family heirloom."

"Dad, we are just an ordinary farming family. We don't need this thing." Su Tong still wanted to sell the embroidery quickly. Nowadays, with the war, some things are becoming less and less valuable.

The father-in-law could only nod in agreement, but his daughter-in-law was so skillful. He only knew that she could do embroidery before, but he didn't expect that the products she made were so beautiful, just like real ones.

Fortunately, there are many people who know about goods now. A total of three pairs of embroidery were sold for a total of 80 yuan. This is already a sky-high price for my father-in-law, but it is still too little for Su Tong.

My father-in-law kept Su Tong's instructions in mind and bought a lot of food, but asked the store owner to deliver it back personally. He also took a small road and asked the store owner to unload the things after reaching the intersection. Finally, he slowly carried the things back. Although it was a bit tiring, it was safe at least.

Not all of the 80 yuan was used to buy food. Some of it was used to buy salt and bottles of condiments such as soy sauce. The remaining 20 yuan was given to Su Tong by the father-in-law.

Su Tong and her parents-in-law put the grain in the cellar. Disasters were likely to occur in the next few years, and the grain would be far from enough to eat. So she told her father-in-law to buy as much grain as he could when he went to the town. As the saying goes, if you have food at home, you won't be worried.

The mother-in-law thought of the famine in previous years and felt that her daughter-in-law was right, so she took out the little money that the family had saved, as well as a pair of bracelets, and stuffed them into Su Tong's hand with a firm attitude.

This bracelet is made of sheep white jade. It feels very delicate, but it must be very old, at least before the Ming Dynasty. It looks a bit old, but it is indeed an antique.

"This was passed down to me by my mother-in-law. She said it's a family heirloom and will be passed down to future generations." Grandma held Su Tong's hand and said, "I'm passing it down to you now. You must keep it well."

It would be a lie for Su Tong to say that she was not touched. If she sold this bracelet, she could get at least one or two hundred dollars, but her mother-in-law gave it to her just like that, which showed that she trusted her very much.

Su Tong put the bracelet away and stayed at home every day to do embroidery. She then used the money from the sales to buy food. However, the outside world was indeed in chaos, and she heard that there were many people fleeing.

The parents-in-law were afraid that something might happen at home while the couple was working outside, so they went out as little as possible during this period. Even if they went out, they would leave one person at home. If they really encountered bad guys breaking into the house, at least they would have a way to deal with it.

There are hundreds of households in the village, and they all have the same ancestors, so they naturally take care of each other. If they really encounter a blind thief, he would have been driven away by the young and middle-aged people in the village long ago.

Su Tong also spent a lot of money to buy a big machete from a blacksmith. If she happens to meet someone who is really blind, don't blame me for being rude.

Time passed day by day, and autumn came in the blink of an eye. My parents-in-law found other people in the village, provided them with two meals, and asked them to help collect the grain. After threshing, they did not take it out to sell, but kept it at home.

Other people in the village also didn't dare to sell grain, mainly because there had been too many natural disasters in recent years, and most people kept the grain at home.

"I heard that the village landlord Wang wants to divide his land among others. What do you think about us going to ask for a few acres of land? Your mother-in-law and I are still capable. If we save enough money, we can also prepare a dowry for you."

The first thing Su Tong heard was that the rich landlord was giving away land. My goodness, this landlord is so unethical. Isn’t giving them land at this time just asking them to die?

"Let's put aside the issue of my father-in-law's dowry. I think this piece of land is not worth it. Have you ever thought about how stingy the landlord Wang in our village is? He usually has to eat three meals a day for a salted duck egg. How could he be willing to give away the family property he worked so hard to accumulate? There must be something fishy going on here."

The father-in-law finally realized what was happening and slapped his thigh. "That's right, how could such a stingy person give away a field? There must be something wrong."

Su Tong continued, "I heard the Red Army is coming soon. They are the people's boss and will distribute the land and overthrow the landlords. If we take over the land now, we will be considered bad people and might even be shot."

The father-in-law screamed in fear, "This...this can't be accepted. I almost got fooled. Fortunately, you reminded me. No, I have to talk to the other people in the village."