Famine Bride: Marry into the best in-laws and win

on the way back.

Mrs. Shen thought of Xu Xiangbei again, "You two, tell me, is that person still lying near our house?"

"But he's a young man, and he fainted just like that. Could he be trying to scare us on purpose?"

The more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Mrs. Shen pulled Xu Manyue's arm and whispered to her.

"Third sister-in-law, don't be soft-hearted. That person might be betting on your softness and want to secretly give him food."

"I've seen a lot of people like this. Xu Xiangbei is not a good person."

"Look at the Xu family yesterday. They were so pale and skinny, just skin and bones. I guess they don't have any food. They will starve to death sooner or later."

"Perhaps, in order to survive, they will even come to you and beg you for mercy, trying to get you to soften your heart and find food for them."

Xu Manyue sighed, "Sister-in-law, you have a very rich imagination."

"But don't worry, I'm a person who won't change my mind easily once I've made a decision. I won't have any more involvement with the Xu family, and I won't secretly give them my food just for the Xu family."

Mrs. Shen smiled awkwardly, and instantly realized that her little thoughts had been guessed by others.

She rubbed her hands and said, "Third sister-in-law, please don't think I'm too nosy. I'm doing this for the good of this family."

"I don't know when this famine will end. We have so many people in our family, even if we have more food, it won't be enough."

Lin Luoxia glanced at Sister Shen and said, "Sister-in-law, my third brother's wife has been married to our family for so long. Don't you know who she is?"

"Don't mention that only Xu Xiangbei came today. Even if the Xu family came, my third sister-in-law would not be soft-hearted."

These days, she has a clearer understanding of her younger sister-in-law.

This person is a smart one. She asked Baozhu to develop feelings with her many times, but she rejected her almost every time.

It seems that the other party has guessed his plan.

Xu Manyue smiled faintly, "Second sister-in-law still understands me, sister-in-law, don't worry, the Shen family is my home now, the Xu family means nothing to me."

"Don't worry, I will subsidize them secretly."

As they were talking, the three of them returned to the place where Xu Xiangbei fainted today, but there was no one there.

Mrs. Shen spat at that place, "Bah, in my opinion, that damn bastard Xu Xiangbei must have lied to us. He didn't really faint. I guess he just wanted to soften my heart."

"It's so shameless."

Xu Manyue shook her head helplessly, "Sister-in-law, let's go back first."

She could still tell whether he was really dizzy or not.

Xu Xiangbei really fainted today.

Soon, several people returned to the Shen family.

The old lady stood at the chicken coop, leaned on her crutch, bent over and touched under the chicken's butt, and instantly took out two still warm eggs.

Seeing these two eggs, she couldn't help but feel hatred for Xu Xiangbei for stealing the chickens.

Damn little beast, she was a good hen that could lay two eggs a day, and he ate all of them.

Xu Manyue and her companions saw this scene as soon as they entered the yard.

The old lady's spirits were obviously much better than in the past few days, and they couldn't help but feel relieved.

"What are you guys carrying back? It looks like tree bark to me." The old lady was holding eggs in her hand and looked up when she saw a few people.

Mrs. Shen, carrying a basket full of bark, ran to the old lady's side.

"Mom, this is good stuff. It can be made into steamed bread. We can finally have something dry to eat."

"Is that so? Third sister-in-law, please tell mother how we can turn tree bark into delicious steamed bread."

The old lady didn't react at first. "Wait, I know the bark is edible, but how can it be made into steamed bread?"

"Some of the stuff in this bark is so hard that if you eat it you won't be able to poop for days and your butt will get swollen."

"When I was young, there was a famine and I almost lost half my life eating tree bark."

"How can such a hard thing be made into steamed bread?"

Mrs. Shen knew that the old lady didn't believe it. In fact, she didn't quite believe it either, but her third brother's wife was a scholar. If she said it could be done, then she probably could.

Besides, she has given the family many good ideas since she got married.

It is probably possible to make steamed bread from tree bark.

"Third sister-in-law, please come here quickly and explain to me. Only then will I believe what you say."

The old lady suddenly looked at Xu Manyue, "Third daughter-in-law, is what your sister-in-law said true?"

If this bark could really be made into edible steamed buns, the family would have more food.

Xu Manyue nodded and explained to the old lady bit by bit what she had read in the book in words that she could understand.

After she finished speaking, she thought for a moment and said, "Mom, let's do this. I estimate that it should be ready the day after tomorrow. Then you can just wait and eat it."

Xu Manyue is still 90% sure about this matter.

The old lady saw that what she said made sense and couldn't help but smile and nodded.

"I think it's okay. Let's do this. Tomorrow morning, after we cut the sweet potato vines and have the eldest brother and the others plant them on the mountain, we'll get some more elm bark and come back to make steamed buns."

"After I'm done with these few days, I'll beat two eggs and give the whole family some meat to supplement their nutrition."

When she heard about eating eggs, Mrs. Shen's eyes lit up instantly and she took the old lady's hand, "Mom, you are so kind to us. I can't wait."

"Just give me a definite answer. When are we going to eat eggs? I'll prepare them."

Her belly should be five or six months old, but now it looks no different from a three or four-month-old.

She couldn't sleep every night because she was worried about the baby in her belly, which made her very worried.

Maybe eating an egg will help.

The old lady rolled her eyes at her and said, "Eat, eat, eat. All you do is eat. Just wait and see. When those rabbits you raise are ready for slaughter, then you can eat eggs."

She looked at Xu Manyue and said, "Third daughter-in-law, you must supervise your eldest sister-in-law and ask her to take good care of those newly laid rabbits. If one dies, she won't get any share of the eggs."

"But if she takes good care of it, she'll get an extra egg as a reward."

Xu Manyue understood.

"Okay, mother."

It seems that the old lady doesn't completely ignore the baby in her sister-in-law's belly.

Mrs. Shen patted her chest and assured, "Don't worry, mother, it's right to leave this difficult task to me."

"I will definitely not let you down."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Xu Manyue with sparkling eyes, "Third sister-in-law, you must supervise me well and don't be careless."

Xu Manyue nodded helplessly, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, your eggs won't run away."