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

It’s not as good as their mirage.

But the city is still better than the commune, at least there are state-owned restaurants.

Meng Xiao walked forward with Xu Manyue, "Sister Manyue, where is the state-owned restaurant in An County? Why can't I see it?"

When they got here, they only saw an empty food store and a supply and marketing cooperative.

There wasn't anything good in the supply and marketing cooperative, and she had almost seen enough at a glance.

Xu Manyue raised her hand and pointed at the two-story house in the front. "See it? That's it. Let's go quickly. It's almost time for dinner. There's already a line at the door. If you're late, it will be gone."

Meng Xiao looked up and saw that the place in front was already full of people.

She suddenly became anxious, "Why are there so many people? Sister Manyue, let's go quickly before they take everything away."

When the two arrived at the door of the state-owned restaurant, it was time for dinner.

According to the order of the queue, people walked in one after another.

Xu Manyue and Meng Xiao arrived not too late, but there were still dozens of people ahead of them.

Each of these people was dressed cleanly and decently, although their clothes sometimes had a few patches on them. But at that time, there was famine everywhere, and their appearance already made them considered respectable people in the city.

Otherwise, they wouldn't come to the state-owned restaurant with money and tickets to buy food.

Generally speaking, ordinary people would use their food coupons to buy food at the grain station. Unless there was something important, few people would be willing to use the money and coupons to eat out.

Meng Xiao stood in front of Xu Manyue, turned around, gently tugged at her sleeve, and whispered in her ear.

"Sister Manyue, look at that child and that old woman. They're so pitiful. They're so hungry that their bodies are just skeletons. Especially the old woman. Is she almost dying?"

Xu Manyue followed her gaze and was stunned for a moment.

On the roadside of a state-owned restaurant, a boy about seven or eight years old knelt in front of a ragged old woman, holding a bowl of rice soup with only a few grains of rice in it and feeding it to the old woman.

Unfortunately, the old man's chest was obviously no longer moving, and his face was stiff and purple. It was estimated that he had died long ago.

Therefore, the bowl of rice soup could not be fed to the old man at all, and could only flow out from the corners of his mouth.

The boy's tears fell down, his eyes became redder and redder, but he still insisted on feeding the rice soup into the old man's mouth.

"Granny, grandma, I found some food. Come on, have a sip. Don't leave Xiaorui alone..."

Some people around couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Child, stop feeding him. Keep the rice soup for yourself. He's already dead. It's a waste to feed him."

"Yes, child, look at how thin you have become. You should drink the remaining rice soup. If your grandmother were still alive, she would definitely hope that you would be well."

Meng Xiao's eyes became moist as he watched, and his nose felt sore. "Sister Manyue, this child is so pitiful. I'll go and ask about his situation when there are fewer people around. If I can help, I want to help him."

She was raised by her grandparents and could not bear to see such a scene.

Xu Manyue sighed, "Since you have made up your mind, let's wait until there are fewer people around, then we can go and ask about the situation and make a decision."

Helping a helpless child is not that simple. The current famine will not improve for another one or two years. This winter, more people will starve to death.

Now we just hope that the few plots of land in the brigade can grow enough food to help everyone get through the winter.

Meng Xiao nodded, "Don't worry, Sister Manyue, I know my limits."

She knew that she couldn't save people forever, but this happened to her, and she would feel uneasy if she didn't save them, so she had to at least try.

Soon it was Xu Manyue and Meng Xiao's turn to order food.

"Sister Manyue, just order whatever you want to eat. I'll treat you today as a thank you for taking care of me these days."

Xu Manyue shook her head. "No need. I have food coupons and money on me. You still have a long time to live here, so you should save these things."

"Let's each order our own."

After saying that, before the waiter lost his patience, she ordered a bowl of plain noodles and spent two taels of food coupons and two cents.

When most people go to the countryside, they almost always exchange their local food coupons for national food coupons. National food coupons are different from local food coupons. They will not expire and can be used at any time.

So it’s okay to save money.

Seeing this, Meng Xiao didn't force it anymore. She just ordered more delicious food and shared it with Sister Manyue.

She glanced at the small blackboard on the side used for ordering and said to the waiter.

"Comrade, I want one serving of braised pork, one serving of stir-fried pork and shredded potatoes, and a bowl of rice."

After saying this, the waiter looked her up and down.

"There's no meat. Order again. There's no rice either. Only cornmeal steamed buns and some vegetables. Eat them if you want. If not, the next person will be next in line."

"Don't waste everyone's time."

Meng Xiao's face flushed with anger. "How can you be like this? Do you know what serving the people means? Where is your attitude towards the people? Where is your courtesy towards the masses? Call your director here. I want to file a complaint against you."

She had never suffered such humiliation since she was a child.

The waiter was not afraid at all: "It's up to you, go ahead if you have the guts."

On the other side, Xu Manyue had just ordered the dishes and turned to leave, but found that Meng Xiao had not caught up with her.

When she walked over, she unexpectedly saw Meng Xiao arguing with a waiter from the state-owned restaurant.

They were arguing with each other, neither of them giving in, and their faces were red.

The people queuing behind to buy vegetables were unhappy. They were already very hungry and came here with empty stomachs. After buying, they had to take the food and rush home to eat with their families.

How could they allow others to waste their time, so they all pointed fingers at Meng Xiao.

Seeing that everyone was on her side, the cashier looked at Meng Xiao with even more disdain, "Did you hear me? If you're not buying, get out of here and don't delay other people waiting in line. If you don't eat, there are plenty of people who will."

Look at the small leather shoes this woman is wearing. They must be from a big place like Haishi. A pair costs at least ten yuan.

I hope she is not the eldest daughter of a capitalist. She will not spoil her, lest she corrupt the social morals!

Meng Xiao was so angry about this unreasonable person and the pointing fingers at her by everyone around her that her heart ached and her face looked extremely ugly.

"I'm complaining to your director about your improper attitude towards the people."

After saying that, before Xu Manyue could figure out the situation, Meng Xiao rushed out of the crowd.

Seeing that something was wrong, Xu Manyue hurriedly chased after him, and after she caught up with the other person.

Meng Xiao ran to the internal office of the state-owned hotel.