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

After Sister Shen and her family left.

Everyone dispersed.

Mrs. Shen went to sweep the floor, and Lin Luoxia was mending clothes again.

Except for Shen Jicheng who was still sleeping, the other men in the family were called to work.

I heard that the team leader has been taking people to look for water sources everywhere these days, and finally found a spring at the foot of the mountain.

Just this morning, we discovered it and now we are gathering all the men in the team to dig a well.

Lin Luoxia looked at the sky. The sun has been getting bigger recently, and there are more cracks on the ground. She didn't know when this drought would end.

"Sister-in-law, Third Sister-in-law, tonight, we have to go to a different place to dig wild vegetables."

A water source has been discovered in the back mountain. The captain and his men will definitely be guarding there, and they will not be discovered if they go there.

Xu Manyue thought for a moment and said, "It's true that we can't go to the back mountain, but we still have to continue digging for wild vegetables. I think there are still some wild vegetables at the foot of the mountain to the west. That place is not far from here."

Mrs. Shen frowned. "There are some wild vegetables at the foot of the mountain to the west, but not many."

"Third daughter-in-law, is it okay to go there?"

Famine years are no joke. There aren't many wild vegetables to dig up right now. They searched for a long time last night and only found a little.

Xu Manyue: "How about asking mother first to see if she has any ideas."

In his previous life, the little water source the captain found dried up within two or three days.

After a few days, the sun grew brighter, but the crops in the fields still did not sprout.

Some people were so hungry in the middle of the night that they secretly ran to the fields and threw grain seeds to eat.

The sisters-in-law discussed it and finally knocked on the old lady's door.

After entering, the old lady turned over in bed, opened her eyelids, looked at a few people, and said unhappily.

"If you have something to say, just say it. I'm so hungry every day, I feel so weak, and I still have to deal with these trivial matters at home. I'm such a miserable old woman..."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Shen and Lin Luoxia felt a little uncomfortable, wondering if they should go out now and not disturb the old lady's rest.

Suddenly, Xu Manyue walked over with a smile, took out a boiled egg from her pocket, peeled it and fed it to the old lady.

"Mom, I brought this from my second uncle's house. Try it and it'll fill your stomach."

"I heard from Jingming that our family was in financial difficulty before and Dad passed away early, so Mom was the only one who took care of everything in the house."

"Because of my mother, the children in the family were able to survive and grow up."

"Everyone in this area knows how powerful women are. They're no less powerful than men. I'll have to learn from you in the future. Even if I can only learn a little bit, it'll be great."

Her tone was sincere and her eyes sparkled.

Even if the old lady was dissatisfied with the third daughter-in-law, at this moment, her heart was warm and she felt comfortable instantly.

Especially when you are eating the food that others gave you.

The old lady's expression softened. "You're just sweet-talking. I'm not as powerful as you say. I just have no other choice."

"When your father died, the fourth child was still in my belly. I had one in my belly and three more to take care of. I had no support from my natal family, no care from my in-laws, and I didn't want to remarry. So I had to do the work of several people by myself to raise them."

"Even the opportunity for the third brother to join the army was something I begged for. But the most important thing is that the third brother stands up for himself. Otherwise, no matter how much I do, it will be useless."

Xu Manyue smiled and carefully cracked the egg into small pieces. "No, no, I think my mother is really amazing."

"Many grown men who have lost their wives cannot raise so many children by themselves, and they even have to find wives for each of their children."

"But Mom can do it, which shows that Mom is better than most men."

After a few words, the old lady smiled from ear to ear, and looked at Xu Manyue with more loving eyes, "I wish your elder sister was half as considerate as you."

She had lived for most of her life, and only once had someone peeled an egg for her to eat.

The transformation system prompt sound in Xu Manyue's mind kept ringing:

"Ding! The mother-in-law, who has always been strong-willed and stubborn, has felt the warmth from her third daughter-in-law, whom she least favors. Transformation value +50, three pounds of strong flour, and an additional three-foot cloth ticket."

Xu Manyue blinked and smiled more gently, "Mom, a son-in-law is half a son. I am your daughter-in-law, so I am also half a daughter. It just so happens that I don't have a mother, so I will treat you as my own mother from now on."

The old lady was stunned for a moment, then she smiled and raised her hand to touch Xu Manyue's head. "Okay, from now on we will be mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and mother and daughter."

Having a daughter like this is better than having that silly old daughter of hers.

Xu Manyue leaned her head against the old lady's palm and rubbed it gently, but her eyes were shining, and her eyes were full of her.

At this moment, the system prompt sounds continued to sound:

...Renovation Value +10, Renovation Value +55, Renovation Value +88...Extra special rewards: one three-foot cloth coupon, ten one-jin grain coupons...

Mrs. Shen and Lin Luoxia, who were standing nearby, were both stunned.

In the blink of an eye, my sister-in-law is not only my sister-in-law, but also my sister-in-law?

No, does the third brother know about this...

Seeing that the old lady was in better spirits, Xu Manyue said, "Mom, the team leader and his men found a water source at the foot of the mountain. They'll probably be guarding it for the next few days. We're going to dig wild vegetables tonight, so should we go somewhere else?"

The old lady thought for a moment and said, "This is indeed a problem. The only place with abundant wild vegetables around here is the back mountain. The rest of the place is bare, not even a blade of grass can be seen."

"But I remember there seemed to be some wild vegetables at the foot of the mountain to the west, but not many."

"Tonight, let's go there to dig wild vegetables."

Xu Manyue took the old lady's hand and paused, "Mom, besides wild vegetables, should we store some other things? If we dig up wild vegetables, they will be easily discovered."

There is famine and drought everywhere. There are only a few places where wild vegetables can be found. On weekdays, the wild vegetables eaten in the canteen are also dug from those places.

If there are fewer wild vegetables, someone will definitely notice them in a few days.

The old lady was stunned for a moment, patted Xu Manyue's hand, and felt a little scared: "You are so thoughtful. I almost forgot about it. Let's dig wild vegetables for another day or two, and then we won't dig them anymore."

"In a few days, Mom will teach you how to dig tree roots and find food."

When she was young, she was also hungry.

At that time, she and her parents ate everything, including Guanyin soil, tree bark and leaves, weeds, etc. She had eaten all these things.

I really don't want to go through that kind of day again.

But it doesn't rain and there is drought every year.

The captain and his men could hide it from others, but they couldn't hide it from her, an old lady who had experienced everything. The warehouse was definitely running out of food, and the canteen was about to be disbanded.

Everyone will starve and a large number of people will die.