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

The old lady couldn't help laughing after listening to the contents of the letter. "That's good. After you give birth to the baby next year and have finished your confinement, Jingming's training in the army will be almost over."

"When the time comes, you can take your child with you to the army to reunite with him."

"You, then the hardship will finally be over and the sweetness will return."

There was famine everywhere in the house. The most nutritious thing we had ever eaten was eggs. Even eggs had to be eaten carefully because if we ate too much, they would be gone.

No matter how bad the conditions in the army are, they are much better than at home.

Xu Manyue pursed her lips and smiled, without saying anything else, but lowered her head to open the big package sent by Shen Jingming.

The old lady also came over and asked, "What is this? A big package."

The letter didn't go into detail.

Soon, the package was opened and Xu Manyue took out the things inside one by one.

"Brown sugar, oh my god, it's probably about a pound."

The old lady's eyes widened instantly, looking at what Xu Manyue had just taken out in disbelief.

Xu Manyue estimated the weight of the brown sugar in her hand and was stunned for a moment.

These days, brown sugar is a rare commodity. To buy it, you must have money and brown sugar tickets.

However, brown sugar tickets are extremely rare. Even if they exist, they are only available to workers in the city with good welfare benefits. Generally, it is considered good to have two taels of brown sugar tickets.

Those who can afford it often use brown sugar to nourish women during postpartum period or to entertain distinguished guests.

Especially brown sugar eggs, which are a rare tonic.

If you are visiting relatives or asking someone to do something for you, giving them two taels of brown sugar is definitely a generous gesture.

The bag of brown sugar sent by Shen Jingming weighs almost one kilogram, and it is definitely not easy to get it.

The old lady looked at the rest of the package and said, "Quick, open it and see what else is there."

A pound of brown sugar was taken out, and the rest should be rare and good things.

Xu Manyue nodded, gently placed the bag of brown sugar on the table, and then took out something else.

It is made of two pieces of cloth, which feel very soft and a bit thick, just right for making clothes for children to wear in cold weather.

According to the time calculation, she gave birth to the child probably after the New Year, which was the cold season.

The old lady touched the material and sighed, "Big places are still the best. In our small place, how can we buy such good material? Even if we go to the city, we probably won't see it."

"The third brother is really concerned about your pregnancy. He even thought of this."

Xu Manyue smiled. Just the two things she took out showed that she really put a lot of thought into it.

Nowadays, when a woman gets pregnant, men usually just say they're happy, but otherwise, they don't care or pay any attention. They just wait for the child to be born and then become the father.

I never think about how hard it is for a woman to go to work with a big belly during pregnancy, and also cook, wash clothes and do housework for the whole family with a big belly.

They don’t even think about how uncomfortable a woman feels during pregnancy.

Especially in rural areas, if a pregnant woman wants to replenish her body, she can only eat a few eggs at most.

Shen Jingming could think of it, and sending her a pound of brown sugar and fabric for the child to make clothes was indeed a good thing.

After Xu Manyue put down the cloth, she took out the remaining things at once and placed them on the table.

Two cans of malted milk, a bag of peach cakes, a stack of colorful tickets, and a brand new ladies' watch.

The moment the watch was taken out.

Not only Xu Manyue and the old lady were stunned.

Even Mrs. Shen, who was peeking outside, widened her eyes, fearing that she had seen it wrong, and rubbed them hard again.

Wow, that’s a watch, a brand new one at that.

She had never seen anyone in the surrounding area own a watch, even among the leaders of the commune.

You know, the money you spend on a watch is almost as much as the money you spend on a bicycle.

She couldn't help but gasp when the brown sugar came out, but she didn't expect there was a watch inside.

At this moment, she was envious.

Xu Manyue looked at the silver ladies' watch and suddenly remembered some things that happened before.

The last time Shen Jingming came back, during an intimate moment, he accidentally discovered the men's watch on her. At that time, he just held her wrist and touched it, but didn't say anything or ask anything.

At that time, she was lying in bed, very tired and sore all over. She soon fell asleep in a daze and forgot to tell him the origin of the men's watch.

The old lady looked at the watch and felt very distressed.

There is famine everywhere now, and people can't even get enough food. What's the point of spending so much money on this thing? People in the countryside can basically tell the approximate time just by looking at the weather.

It would be fine if it was just a few dozen dollars, but the problem is that a watch costs more than a few dozen dollars.

How come she didn't know before that her son was such a spendthrift?

No, next time she writes to the third brother, she must have a good talk with him. Money should not be spent like this. It should be spent on the most important things, not on these useless things.

Xu Manyue didn't notice the old lady's mood changes. After putting the watch on her hand, she subconsciously shook it gently in front of her, smiling, "Mom, does it look good?"

The old lady's heart was bleeding. She opened her mouth, her face flushed, and finally uttered a few words, "Beautiful, really beautiful."

How could it not look good? This watch alone is almost worth half of the Shen family's wealth.

But seeing that her daughter-in-law was pregnant and happy, she didn't want to say anything to spoil her fun.

Forget it, it's just this time. The money is theirs anyway, and they don't feel sorry for it, so what's the point of her feeling sorry for it.

Mrs. Shen, who was eavesdropping outside the house, saw her mother-in-law like this and guessed that she was heartbroken. She thought she would say it was not good-looking, but she didn't expect that her mother-in-law was so partial to the third daughter-in-law.

If it were her, she would have been scolded a long time ago.

Shen Baozhu, who was also peeking, gently tugged at Mrs. Shen's sleeve and whispered, "Aunt, let's go quickly. Aunt is about to come out."

Mrs. Shen quickly came to her senses and saw Xu Manyue holding those things and about to push the door out. She felt panicked.

I can't let you get caught peeking.

So she subconsciously mentioned Shen Baozhu and hid in the woodshed next to her.

Little did they know that the moment Xu Manyue pushed the door open, she had already noticed the two of them and guessed what they had just done.

She came out with a big bag of things and walked directly to the door of the woodshed. "Sister-in-law, why are you and Baozhu hiding in the woodshed? Look at your clothes, they are all stained by the firewood."

"There's a water shortage everywhere, so it's hard to wash clothes. You'd better come out."

Mrs. Shen's body stiffened. No, she was hiding so secretly, how could she be caught on the spot?

It's so embarrassing.

Shen Baozhu gently tugged at her sleeve and whispered, "Aunt, it seems we've been discovered by my aunt."