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

inside the house.

The Hong family, who had just finished their meal, hurriedly took the leftovers from the table into the kitchen at a glance from the captain's wife, and opened the window to let the smell of the food dissipate.

Hong Quan looked at what his wife and child were doing. He opened his mouth to say something, but had to close it due to the reality of the situation.

Although he was indeed the team leader, his family's conditions were only slightly better than those of the average member. But they still had to tighten their belts every day, barely surviving starvation.

There was no extra food to help others.

After the captain's wife finished cleaning up the food, she gave him a warning look and whispered, "I don't care how you help those people, but don't touch the food at home, and don't be a good person without permission."

"Otherwise, you can wait to see me hanged at the head of your bed."

This is the bottom line. She can't let this man ignore the lives of his family for those outsiders.

I must not let myself end up like the Yang family.

Hong Quan sighed and waved his hand, "I know, I know, go and clean up quickly, don't let the people outside wait anxiously."

He's not that selfless yet.

The captain's wife snorted coldly, and after making sure the smell in the house had dissipated, she went to the kitchen.

It’s late at night, don’t tell me they’re here to complain and beg for food again. If that’s the case, we should just keep them outside.

outside the house.

The old lady knocked on the door but heard no movement from inside. However, looking out the window, the Hong family's kerosene lamp was still on, so they must have not rested yet.

She continued to raise her hand and knock on the door, and finally after a long while, the door opened.

"Sister-in-law, why are you here? It's the full moon, come on, come in quickly. I was talking to the child's mother in the house just now, and I didn't hear you knocking on the door for a while."

"Don't mind, don't mind, come in quickly, sit down and talk if you have anything to say."

When Hong Quan opened the door and saw a large group of people outside, he was stunned for a moment, and then he called them all into the house.

"We won't go in. It's just a few words, we can just talk outside."

The old lady smiled and did not go into the house. She knew everything in her heart, but it was normal when she thought about it. If it were her, she would do the same.

She pulled Mrs. Wu in front of the captain and, with a smile, explained the purpose of her visit today.

"Captain, I came to see you tonight because I'm your sister-in-law, who fled from famine. Her husband fled because of famine and got separated from our old man who died early. After all these years, we finally met again."

"They have nowhere to go and want to settle down in our brigade. Can you see if you can arrange a place for them to stay?"

"We'll give them some advance relief grain so they can get through this period and work hard. When the grain grows in the fields in the second half of the year, we'll have them pay it back with their work points."

"What do you think?"

Hong Quan was stunned when he heard this. He had heard a little about Old Man Shen’s lost brother.

Unexpectedly, after so many years, Shen Shuisheng's wife and children fled back to this place to escape famine.

He looked up and down at Mrs. Wu and her group. Including the children, there were six people in total. There were only two young and strong men. There were not many strong laborers in the brigade now.

There are not enough people to carry water every day. It is a time of labor shortage.

It's not impossible to let them settle down, but food is a problem. The warehouse ran out of food last year, and only a little relief food left over from the previous few months is left.

He planned to keep that little bit of food for emergency use.

Seeing that Hong Quan was silent for a long time, Mrs. Wu and Shen Minghua felt uneasy and pulled the old lady aside to ask in a low voice.

"Sister-in-law, please help us talk to you. We are such a big family. We have finally found you after escaping the famine. You can't leave us without a place to stay."

"Yes, auntie, the people in our brigade have almost starved to death. We can't go back. You must speak to the brigade leader for us and let us stay and settle down."

When they were fleeing from famine today, they saw many people working in the fields. They thought that life in the Qingshan Brigade might be good, and they could still find a way to make a living if they stayed here.

The old lady touched their hands, comforted them and told them not to panic.

"Captain, please give me some advice on whether this is feasible or not."

"It's late at night, we can't leave their whole family without a place to stay."

She knew that now was a time when there was a shortage of labor, especially young and strong labor.

Otherwise I wouldn't have said this.

Hong Quan looked embarrassed, "Sister-in-law...you...ah..."

He also wanted to find some people to work with him, but this was not so easy. He had to get some food for them first, but he had no way to solve the food problem.

Xu Manyue probably guessed the captain's dilemma. She thought about it and spoke.

"Uncle Hong, I remember when we distributed relief food, there was still some left in the warehouse. How about we take some out of that food to settle my aunt and the others?"

"In the second half of the year, when they have earned work points, we will deduct this amount of grain from their work points."

Hong Quan frowned slightly and didn't speak for a long time.

This is fine, but the key is that there are only a few dozen kilograms of relief food left. If it is distributed according to the population, it is estimated that almost all of it will be given away.

From then on, there was really no food left in the warehouse.

Mrs. Wu's eyes turned, and she quickly pulled her two sons to stand in front of Hong Quan.

"Captain, look, these are my two sons. They are so strong. They used to be good at growing crops in our brigade. They are strong and can work hard."

"We can use one person as two. Please be kind and keep us here. We will work hard and will not cause any trouble to our team."

"And my wife and my daughter are also good workers, no worse than men. You will know when you go to work tomorrow. No one in our family eats for free."

Hong Quan sighed, walked up and patted the chests of the two brothers Shen Minghai and Shen Mingfa. Although they had lost a lot of weight due to hunger, they were still strong in this famine year and definitely had the strength to work.

Seeing that he was a little shaken, the old lady and Xu Manyue tried to persuade him again. Finally, Hong Quan gave in and the matter was settled.

"Okay, you will all be members of our Qingshan Brigade from now on. For now, we'll give you six kilograms of coarse grains each, and children under ten will receive four kilograms of coarse grains each."

"As for the house, I'll take you to Accountant Guo's house later and let him find a few places for you to choose from."

"Accountant Guo will also arrange for the food for you later."

"It's getting late, and you must be hungry. Come on, I'll take you to the Guo family and settle the matter with him."