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

after get off work.

Xu Manyue rode a bicycle and brought Shen Baozhu back home.

The old lady and the others had not finished work yet, but Shen Qingqing had already prepared dinner.

Xu Manyue went to the kitchen to take a look. Shen Qingqing was doing a good job. She had almost finished all the housework she could do, and there was nothing that needed her help.

Now all we have to do is wait for the old lady and the others to come back from work and have dinner.

Xu Manyue thought about it and arranged for Shen Baozhu to do her homework, and asked Shen Qingqing to look after her while she went to take care of her work at school.

"Don't worry, Auntie, I will definitely do my homework well."

These days, Shen Baozhu has been much more well-behaved. Perhaps she was scared by Wang Zhaodi's beatings. Every day after school when she has nothing to do, she will take out her homework and do it without being told.

Xu Manyue touched her head, took out three fruit candies from her body, and put one of them in Shen Baozhu's little hand.

"You've been much better behaved these past few days. This candy is a reward for you. If you can do your homework well tonight, I'll give you another candy tomorrow morning."

Looking at the beautiful candy in her hand, Shen Baozhu's eyes lit up instantly, and she couldn't help swallowing, "Wow, it's fruit candy."

"Thank you, auntie. Don't worry, I will definitely finish my homework."

The last time I was able to eat fruit candy was when my aunt and third uncle got married last year. At that time, everyone in the family got one.

But even so, just taking this fruit candy for a walk outside will definitely attract many envious glances.

She must take it to school tomorrow and show it to her friends who have never eaten candy, so that they will be envious.

Xu Manyue smiled and handed the other two candies to Shen Qingqing who was standing beside her. "Qingqing, these are for you. You must have been busy with various things at home these days. It must have been hard."

Shen Qingqing felt a surge of warmth in her heart, and her nose couldn't help but feel sour. "Thank you, Third Aunt."

She hadn't expected she had it too.

The only person in the family who cares about her is her third aunt.

Xu Manyue lifted the scattered hair on her forehead and said, "You and Baozhu are the same in my heart. What she has, you also have."

"This hairband on your head is old too. I'll go to the city tomorrow and bring one back for you and Baozhu."

Housework at home is not simple as it sounds.

Now all the men in the Shen family go to work, and Shen Qingqing is alone at home. Not only does she have to run to the back mountain to fetch water and cook every day, but she also has to feed the chickens and rabbits, clean the house, and go outside to find firewood and chop wood.

It wasn't easy to get here this day.

Shen Qingqing quickly waved her hands, "No need, Third Aunt, my hairband is still usable, don't waste your money."

Shen Baozhu was originally very happy, but after hearing what her cousin said, she had no choice but to shut up and shook her head in refusal, "Aunt, my hair tie can still be used."

She has several beautiful hairbands, some of which she bought and some of which her mother made for her.

Xu Manyue glanced at Shen Qingqing's worn-out hairband and said nothing more, but she had already made up her mind to buy the girl a new one tomorrow.

What young girl doesn't love these?

Shen Qingqing is fifteen years old this year. She inherited the good looks of the Shen family. She has a pretty face. Last year, due to severe malnutrition, she looked skinny and dark yellow.

But today the Shen family's food had changed, and the eldest sister-in-law was not as harsh on her as before. She also seemed to have gained some weight and became much prettier.

A hairband doesn't cost much, she can still afford it.

After explaining everything, Xu Manyue went back to her room to continue working. Last night, she had only finished half of the questions she had sorted out for four students in her class, and she had to continue sorting them out today.

Almost every question she sorted out was rewritten in the notebook stroke by stroke, which took a lot of time and energy.

The sky gradually darkened, until it was no longer possible to work in the dark, and the team leader waved his hand and asked everyone to go home.

Some elderly people protested and refused to move by sitting on the ground.

"Captain, it's not completely dark yet. I can still go to work."

"The weather has been getting hotter these past few days. If we don't dig up the soil and plant the seeds, I'm afraid that even if we carry water to irrigate the land in a few days, it won't be of much use."

"Let's all grit our teeth and work in the fields while it's cooler."

As soon as this was said, many people echoed it.

"That's right, Captain. We're already quite late in planting corn this time. If we delay any longer, the weather will keep getting hotter and hotter, and the seeds will be useless. They'll die of thirst, so how can they sprout?"

Mrs. Shen was so tired after a day that she couldn't even straighten her back. She really didn't have the strength to continue working.

So he pulled the old lady's arm and whispered, "Mom, let's not join in the fun. It's getting dark now. I'm tired and hungry. Let's get off work early and go back to eat."

The old lady glared at her and slammed her hand away. "Eat, eat, eat. All you do all day is eat. Why don't you eat yourself to death?"

After scolding the man so badly that he didn't even dare to breathe, the old lady raised her hands.

"I agree. Let's all work a little longer, plant the seeds sooner, and grow the crops sooner, so that we won't have to suffer hunger for a few days."

"Big brother, second brother, fourth brother... hurry up and pick up your hoes and keep digging."

"Okay, mother."

……

The old lady waved her hand and all the members of the Shen family started to work.

Seeing this, others also rolled up their sleeves and worked harder. Looking around, most of the people working the hardest were elderly people.

When Hong Quan saw this scene, he felt very motivated and his blood was boiling.

"Okay, let's work for another hour tonight and try to dig up the ground and plant the seeds as soon as possible."

After encouraging everyone, he picked up the hoe beside him and began to lead everyone to work in the middle of the night.

The captain's wife standing by was unhappy and curled her lips.

What are you doing? Isn’t a day’s work enough? Do you have to work yourself to death?

Her man has not been able to adapt since he became the team leader and has exhausted himself.

That would have been fine, but his wife at home also suffered with him.

Don’t you see that the former Captain Yang did the same thing and worked himself to death?

Now there are only orphans and widows left in the family. If it weren't for the relief food distributed by the government this year, the orphans and widows of the Yang family would have starved to death long ago.

Thinking of this, the team leader's wife slacked off at work while glancing at Aunt Yang who worked in the same place as the Shen family.

Tsk tsk tsk, after all, this person was the captain's wife for several years, how come she has fallen to the point of living with the Shen family now?

Don’t you think of the Shen family’s reputation? This is just self-degradation.

No wonder the man died early, it was probably because of her.

On the other side, Aunt Yang and her two daughters-in-law, who were working hard, did not notice that someone was staring at them. Instead, they were concentrating on digging the ground with their hoes.

Now her husband is gone, and her two sons died of starvation last winter while trying to save food for their grandchildren. Now the only labor force in the family is her and her two daughters-in-law.

In order to prevent their children from starving to death, they worked hard to get full work points every day. Fortunately, their lives became more hopeful and not as difficult as before.