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

"Even if Jianping isn't given the apprenticeship spot, given my second brother's age and qualifications, it's unlikely he'll be chosen. After all, Jianping is still young and unmarried, so this is the perfect time for him to learn skills."

"What's more, Master Wang is interested in Jianping. We don't have the ability to let him accept an apprentice who doesn't suit his taste."

Lin Luoxia was silent for a moment. She knew all this.

But this is not an ordinary thing, but an opportunity to change your destiny.

There is famine everywhere now. There is no ration of commercial grain in the countryside every month. People are starving to death everywhere, and countless people are fleeing from famine.

No matter how hungry people are in the city, the number of people who die of starvation is still much less than in the countryside.

Even if the couple does not plan for themselves, they cannot fail to plan for their children.

Lin Luoxia lowered her eyes and lowered her posture, "Third sister-in-law, your second sister-in-law and your second brother are begging you, can you and Jingming... help?"

Xu Manyue looked at her quietly for a moment, "Second sister-in-law, to be honest, Jingming and I really don't have this ability."

"Jianping is also lucky. That's why Master Wang took a fancy to him and got a place as an apprentice. Whether he can become a regular employee in the future depends on him. We can't help him with anything else."

Lin Luoxia clenched her sleeves with her fingers, "Okay, I understand."

"Then I won't disturb your rest." After saying that, she walked around Xu Manyue and left.

After everyone left, Xu Manyue closed the door and went back to her own small kitchen to cook a few dishes, including meat and vegetables, and a pot of chicken soup.

The chicken was bought in the system mall. She had no shortage of transformation points at the moment, so fifty transformation points was not expensive to buy a chicken.

By the way, this was the first time she had made chicken soup since the famine, and it was for the baby in her belly.

She hasn't told anyone else about her pregnancy yet.

The letter to Shen Jingming has not been sent yet. Even if I send it now, it will probably take him half a month to see the letter.

The child is almost three months old now, so I should find a chance to tell the old lady first. After all, she is most looking forward to her having a child.

Not long after, Xu Manyue prepared a dish of stir-fried vegetables with garlic, stir-fried pork with green peppers, and a pot of chicken soup.

The Shen family's life is slightly better now than last year, but only each person's food ration has increased a little. They still eat sweet potato and corn flour, alternating between thin and thick.

But I can still only eat until I’m 50% to 60% full.

After returning home every night, Xu Manyue basically would not let herself go hungry, and it was common for her to cook for herself.

Now that she has a child, she pays more attention to her eating habits.

……

The next day, just after Xu Manyue finished her class, Meng Xiao ran over and pulled her aside. "Sister Manyue, why don't you go out and have dinner today? This is my way of thanking you for helping me so much last time."

The iron pot and kitchen knife were difficult to handle, and Sister Manyue not only did not charge her much money, but also did not ask for her ticket.

She has always kept this favor in her heart, and today she finally found the opportunity to treat Sister Manyue well.

Xu Manyue shook her head. "You don't have much rations. You should save some for yourself. I'll go home and eat."

Last time, this girl wanted to go to the black market to buy food, but it was estimated that there would not be enough to eat.

How could she take away her food rations?

Meng Xiao pulled her closer and whispered in her ear, "Sister Manyue, don't refuse. I got a chicken, and I can't finish it all by myself, and the weather isn't right now so I can't keep more."

"I don't know anyone here, so it's just right that you help me eat together."

"Besides, you helped me so much last time. I promised to treat you to a meal when I start cooking. You won't forget, right?"

Xu Manyue couldn't refuse, so she finally agreed, "Okay, but I can't take advantage of you for nothing. I'll send you some food in a couple of days."

"Oh, no need to bring it, let's go first."

Meng Xiao took Xu Manyue to her dormitory. As soon as they opened the door, they saw a hen tied to the leg of the table.

It was a bit skinny and not very fat, but in those famine years, it was good enough to have a chicken.

I estimate that if I sell it, it will cost at least seven or eight dollars.

In addition to the chicken, there were about one or two pounds of fine grains, a bag of peach cakes, osmanthus cakes, a can of malted milk and a variety of food on the table.

It is not difficult to see that Meng Xiao's home is indeed extraordinary.

"Sister Manyue, please sit down first. There is food on the table. Please fill your stomach first. Wait for me to clean this chicken and then we can start cooking."

Xu Manyue watched her take the knife to the chicken's neck and gesture several times but she didn't do it. She guessed that this person would definitely not do such a thing.

She walked over and took the knife from Meng Xiao's hand. "Let me do it. You go to Shao Reshui and prepare some green onions, ginger, and garlic. Leave this to me."

Meng Xiao smiled a little embarrassedly, "Okay, Sister Manyue, I'll trouble you here. I'll help you."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Manyue picked up the kitchen knife and started to chop it down.

The chicken that was alive just now had blood coming out of its neck. It struggled for a while and died instantly. The warm chicken blood flowed into the firewood ash and gradually became less and less.

Meng Xiao's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but say, "Sister Manyue, you are so amazing."

She had no idea where to start, and she didn't expect that the chicken would be dead in less than a few seconds.

Xu Manyue brought boiling hot water, poured it over the hen, and began to pluck the feathers quickly and efficiently. "Xiaoxiao, you prepare the other things. I should be done soon."

She had just processed a chicken in the small kitchen yesterday, so she was certainly very skilled in handling this chicken today.

After a while, the chicken was cleaned and the onions, ginger and garlic prepared by Meng Xiao were also ready.

Seeing that she was not very good at cooking, Xu Manyue decided to do it herself. She chopped the chicken into pieces, marinated it, put the chicken into hot oil, and added onions, ginger, and garlic... Before long, the fragrant spicy chicken came out of the pot.

At the same time, someone outside started knocking on the door.

"Ms. Meng, Mr. Meng, Ms. Li and I brought some food over and we happened to see you were cooking too. How about we eat together so you can have some company?"

"Yes, Teacher Meng, you can't finish all this food by yourself. It's hot now, and food will go bad if left out for too long. Let's eat together."

Hearing these two familiar voices, Meng Xiao's face turned ugly. How could she have forgotten that these people were thick-skinned.

Ever since she started cooking alone, they have been coming to her house several times to get free food and drinks. Now they must have smelled something and came running to her house eagerly, hoping to take advantage of her.

"Sister Man Yue, let's not open the door. Let's eat in this room and ignore them. Let them have their fill."