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

After hearing these words, the old lady looked at her little son in front of her, her eyes slightly red, and she reached out to touch his face.

"That's good. Your master treats you well, so you should also treat your master well. When people get along with each other, it's all about being attentive."

"If you treat others with care, they will treat you with care. Otherwise, even if there is a master-disciple relationship, generally, a truly capable person would not teach their skills to an outsider."

"Did you hear me? Work hard and don't be afraid of hardship. Mother is waiting to enjoy happiness with you."

Shen Jianping nodded heavily, "Mom, don't worry, I will do my best."

"My master said that I have some talent for mechanics. As long as I study hard for a few years, I will definitely have no problem getting a full-time job."

"Then I'll get a salary increase, my household registration will be changed, I'll be able to eat commercial grain, and maybe even get a chance to get a house."

"Once I have a house, I will take you to the city to live with me and let you enjoy a good life."

The old lady smiled from ear to ear, "Okay, I'll wait to enjoy your blessing."

In the kitchen, Xu Manyue brought in some food and was about to start cooking.

Then he saw Mrs. Shen standing by the window looking out, complaining about something as she looked.

She didn't care and lowered her head to continue preparing the meal.

Mrs. Shen came over and curled her lips, "Third sister-in-law, look at Jianping. He is indeed a man who has been in the city for a few months. He is in good spirits and looks serious."

"It's a bit different from the lazy look before."

"Life in the city is still better. Unfortunately, my Xiaoshan is not that lucky. There is no job, and there is no chance for him to go to school."

As she spoke, she looked at Xu Manyue silently.

Xu Manyue also understood what this person meant. It was simply that when she was looking for a job for Shen Jianping, she did not consider Shen Xiaoshan.

This person felt suffocated and confused, always feeling that she was biased.

Xu Manyue ignored her and continued to work on the task at hand.

Sure enough, when Mrs. Shen saw that she didn't respond for a long time, her face looked a little uncomfortable. Why did she have to bring up this matter? What if she made people angry?

No one will listen to her complain about Lin Luoxia anymore.

So, Mrs. Shen came up and smiled awkwardly, trying to lighten the mood. "Third sister-in-law, you know I'm a straightforward person and I don't beat around the bush. I'm also a bit slow-witted."

"That's not what I meant just now. I just... I just feel a little sorry for Xiaoshan. He's the only one in this family who has nothing."

"What will he do when he gets married? As his mother, I'm almost dying of worry for him."

"Sister-in-law, if you are really worried about Xiaoshan, you can take good care of the pig in the brigade and make a contribution to our brigade."

"When the famine is over and life gets better, the brigade will raise more and more pigs."

Xu Manyue took the steamed sweet potatoes out of the pot one by one and placed them in a basin.

"Perhaps, in recognition of your contribution to pig farming, the team leader will arrange a good job for Xiaoshan so that he doesn't have to work so hard and can still earn a lot of work points."

Mrs. Shen was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head to think about the matter carefully.

If you want to talk about easy jobs with high work points, the only ones are the scorekeeper, apart from the brigade accountant.

However, because many people in the team died or fled famine, this position has been vacant for a long time. These days, the team leader is doing this job during work.

Maybe, when times get better, this position will be needed again.

As long as she raises the piglet well and makes it fat, she will definitely be able to say a word or two to the team leader.

The more Mrs. Shen thought about it, the more feasible it seemed to her. She became more eager and concerned about raising pigs, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Third sister-in-law, you go ahead and do your work. I'll go check on the pigs. I'll only feel at ease if I keep an eye on them every day."

Since there was no special place for the piglet in the team, with the old lady's consent, Mrs. Shen took the piglet back home.

Now she gets up earlier than anyone else in the morning and goes to bed later than anyone else at night, for fear that something might happen to the piglet.

As for the food for the pigs, every day they would get some sweet potato vines from the sweet potato fields in the brigade, and add some stale wheat bran left over from the brigade warehouse, and feed them together.

Xu Manyue hopes that Wang Zhaodi can continue to work hard and produce results.

Even though there is only one pig in the team now, in a year or two, when the famine is over, pig farming will definitely be a good job and many people will be vying for it.

If you don’t have some connections, you won’t get a turn. Wang Zhaodi should have taken this position earlier. It will definitely be better than working in the future.

Soon, the meal was ready.

Xu Manyue brought out the food. The two brothers of the Shen family also came back from outside, and Shen Jianping also came back from the city.

The whole family sat around a table and started eating.

Shen Jianping finally saw Xu Manyue.

"Third sister-in-law, I bought gifts for you and mother. Look, this is the vanishing cream I bought from the supply and marketing cooperative in the city. The women in the city like to use this on their faces. I brought a box for you and mother."

"It smells so good. I heard it can also nourish the skin, making it white and tender."

After saying that, he took out two bottles of cold cream from his pocket and handed them to the old lady and Xu Manyue respectively.

The old lady said that it was a waste of money and told him not to buy it in the future, but her eyes were slightly red as she looked at her youngest son. The more she looked at him, the happier she felt.

"Mom is already old, why would she need this thing? Just buy it for your third sister-in-law. I won't use it."

"Thank you, Jianping." Xu Manyue looked at the vanishing cream in her hand, and her heart felt slightly warm. This thing is not cheap, a box costs several dollars.

After spending money on food, clothing, housing and transportation, Shen Jianping only has a few dollars left from his monthly salary.

Unexpectedly, he was willing to spend so much money to buy gifts for her and the old lady.

But looking at the old lady, she probably didn't know the price of the vanishing cream, otherwise, she would have started pinching Shen Jianping's ears and scolding him for being a spendthrift.

Mrs. Shen always felt that this thing looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it.

She touched her head and looked at the things in Xu Manyue and the old lady's hands. Suddenly, an idea flashed in her mind, and she couldn't help but stare at the vanishing cream with wide eyes.

"Old...Old Four, this thing costs several dollars a box, right?"

"You're really rich. You buy two boxes of something that costs only a few dollars. I've lived for decades and have never seen anyone spend money as lavishly as you."

A can costs several dollars a box.

Everyone in the Shen family was shocked, especially the old lady. She looked at Shen Jianping and said, "Fourth Brother, is your sister-in-law telling the truth? How many dollars does this small box of stuff cost?"

Shen Jianping raised his hand and touched the tip of his nose. "Mom... don't listen to your sister-in-law's nonsense. She has never been to the city, so how can she know what's going on there? This thing only costs a few cents. How could I possibly buy such an expensive thing?"