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

The old lady waved her hand and said, "From now on, I don't plan to take our eggs to the supply and marketing cooperative to exchange them for money. I'll save them all. At the beginning of every month, each person in our family will get an egg."

"If you work hard, the eggs will be your reward."

"Every month, the one who performs the best will be rewarded with an extra egg."

Xu Manyue was stunned. She really didn't expect that the old lady would be so generous.

These eggs were her treasures. Even her eldest son and grandson had hardly ever eaten any eggs.

Lin Luoxia and Mrs. Shen were also shocked, "Mom, are you serious?"

They had been married into the Shen family for so many years, and had never eaten an egg alone. They had never expected that in this year of famine, not only would they not starve to death, but they would even have eggs to eat.

And these eggs were given by my most stingy mother-in-law.

How could this not shock them?

The old lady rolled her eyes and said, "I'm not some evil mother-in-law. Look at you two, you're all so skinny."

"We're not short of money at home now. My third child sends money home every month. It used to be ten yuan a month, but now it's fifteen yuan a month."

"Eldest daughter-in-law, second daughter-in-law, you two have to be nice to third daughter-in-law. Most of the money in the family over the years was sent back by her husband. It provides you with food, clothing, and shelter."

"There are quite a few, bought with the money her husband sent back."

The old lady glanced at her two daughters-in-law and paused, "So I favor the third daughter-in-law. Can you all understand?"

"From now on, I'll give the third daughter-in-law an extra egg every month. Do you have any objections?"

The air froze instantly and silence fell all around.

Mrs. Shen clutched her sleeves tightly with her fingers. "Mom, it's okay. This is what my third brother's wife deserves."

Lin Luoxia shook her head and said, "Mom, I have no problem either."

Xu Manyue didn't expect that she would also receive an extra reward.

She thought about it and didn't refuse, "Thank you, mother."

Although I don't need this one egg, eggs are so precious in this famine year. Refusing it will easily arouse suspicion.

The old lady waved to her and handed an egg to her. "Here, this month's eggs, I'll give them to you in advance."

Xu Manyue walked over and just took the egg in her hand.

Unexpectedly, the next second, the old lady suddenly reached out and was about to touch her face.

"Look at your complexion, so pale and sallow. You should take some supplements. When you recover, you will definitely be a beautiful young wife."

"I have been judging people for so many years, I can't be wrong."

Xu Manyue's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly raised her hand to hold the old lady's hand tightly, then lowered her head, pursed her lips and smiled shyly.

"Mom, you know how to tease people..."

She put powder on her face to hide the changes in her skin color, but you can't touch it or you'll be discovered.

I've been eating and sleeping well these days. If I take off this layer of powder, people will definitely notice a big change. I look like two different people.

The old lady couldn't help but smile and turned to look at Mrs. Shen and Lin Luoxia.

"Tell me, both of you, if the third son's wife were whiter, had a better complexion, and was a little fatter, wouldn't she be much prettier?"

Mrs. Shen looked carefully at Xu Manyue's face, left and right, and there was nothing beautiful about it.

Isn't it just like her, with two eyes, a mouth, and a sallow complexion, it's impossible to tell whether it's pretty or not.

This is what women do in this year of famine.

If this is considered beautiful, then my face is ugly.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Shen subconsciously raised her hand to touch her face and hurriedly looked at the old lady.

"Mom, what about me? Am I prettier than my third brother's wife?"

The old lady slapped her on the head and said, "You are so silly. What's so handsome about you? You are already in your thirties. You should look in the mirror more often."

The third son’s wife is not even eighteen years old yet, she is still young.

Even though she is so hungry that she looks bad, she has a solid foundation and is no match for this naive daughter-in-law in her thirties.

Besides, she had seen the third brother's wife before the famine. Her face was famous for its beauty in the entire Qingshan Brigade.

It’s just that I’ve been living from day to day for years and that’s why things have become like this.

Otherwise, she would not have agreed to let her marry Jingming.

Lin Luoxia, who was standing aside, couldn't help but cover her face and smile.

Her sister-in-law sometimes looks silly and funny, and sometimes she is so irritating that people hate her so much.

Xu Manyue touched the egg in her hand and felt warm in her heart. Seeing that the old lady was obviously in better health than before, she also became happy.

Perhaps marrying into the Shen family was the best choice she ever made.

There are many men in the Shen family, and some of them are strong. The women basically take care of the housework, and the men usually do the dangerous and heavy work outside.

Just like this time when they were planting sweet potato vines from cuttings on the mountain, and last time when they were buying grain on the black market, it was basically done by the two brothers, Boss Shen.

As for the housework, everyone takes turns to do it, and when it is not their turn, they have time to rest.

When Shen Jingming was in the army, he would usually send her privately the same amount of money he sent home every month. If they saved up the money, it would amount to more than 100 yuan a year.

Days like this are much better than when I was at the Xu family.

The next morning, it was still dark.

Almost everyone in the Shen family got up.

Today is the day when the two brothers Shen Lao Da take the cut sweet potato vines and go up the mountain to carry out cuttings.

The weather has been getting hotter recently.

These sweet potato vines should be planted in the soil as early as possible so that the survival rate will be high.

The old lady looked at Xu Manyue and said, "Third brother's wife, it's your turn to cook today. Go make some jade-faced cakes for your eldest brother, second brother, and fourth brother, and steam some sweet potatoes for them."

"Let them eat their fill and have the energy to work."

"Your sister-in-law and I will go cut the sweet potato vines and finish this work as soon as possible."

Xu Manyue was about to nod and go to the kitchen to cook.

Boss Shen waved his hand and said, "Mom, just a few corn cakes will be enough. You can keep the sweet potatoes for yourselves. We have been to the mountain so many times, we won't encounter any danger."

"Besides, my second brother and I are both good at growing crops. We can finish the few plots of land on the mountain very quickly, so we don't need to consume so much food."

After saying that, he looked at Xu Manyue and said, "Third sister-in-law, please make less. Just make one corn tortilla for each of us."

Shen Lao Er also nodded and said, "Yes, Third Sister-in-law, listen to your eldest brother and do less."

Although there is food at home, we don’t know how long this famine will last, so we still have to save food.

The old lady immediately interrupted them and said, "Third daughter-in-law, don't listen to them. There are many wild animals on the mountain. We don't need their food at home. Just do as I say."

"Mom, we have enough to eat. There's no need to ask my third brother and his wife to cook more..." Boss Shen shook his head helplessly.