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

In the system mall, six transformed celery are worth one kilogram.

Considering that he was eating alone, Xu Manyue bought half a pound of food, washed the vegetables with the extra water given by the system today, cut the vegetables and meat, heated oil in a pan, put the meat and celery in, and added seasonings.

Soon the aroma of meat and celery filled the air.

Xu Manyue swallowed and couldn't help but pick up a piece of meat to taste it.

This was the first time she had eaten meat slices since the famine began more than three years ago. It was just as delicious as she had imagined, even better than meat buns.

Soon after the food was cooked, the rice was also steamed.

The sweetness of rice in your mouth, mixed with the aroma of meat slices and celery, blooms on your tongue.

Somehow, as Xu Manyue was eating, her eyes suddenly turned red and tears started to fall.

It’s great to have food to eat, it’s great not to be hungry, it’s great not to starve to death on the road to escape famine.

After dinner, Xu Manyue returned to her bed and fell asleep.

Woke up early the next morning.

Someone is knocking on the door outside.

Xu Manyue used the water in the small kitchen to wash up simply, tidied up the room, and went out to open the door.

Open the door.

A ragged old man was kneeling at the gate, holding a skinny, dying child.

He was carrying a flower drum on his back. The old man put the child on the ground and sang a tune with his last bit of strength while beating the flower drum with his hands.

"Please be kind and give me something to eat. The child is starving to death."

A broken bowl was placed at the door, and the old man's cloudy eyes were full of sadness and pleading when he looked at Xu Manyue.

After singing a few lines, he really didn't have the strength to sing anymore. He lay on the ground and spoke breathlessly.

"Girl, I don't ask for anything else, I just ask you to give the child something to eat, even a little water will do."

Xu Manyue sighed, reached out to help him, and took out a handful of peanuts from her pocket and secretly placed them in his palm.

The old man understood her look and tears instantly welled up in his eyes. He secretly hid the peanuts in his hand, pretended nothing had happened, and was about to pack up and leave.

They met a good person.

At this time, Lin Luoxia came over and saw the old man who was about to leave with the child in his arms.

She was silent for a moment, then stopped the man and said, "Wait, I'm going back to get something."

Xu Manyue stood aside and watched Lin Luoxia bring out a bowl of water and two wild vegetable dumplings from their house and hand them to the old man.

The old man couldn't stop crying, "Thank you, thank you."

After expressing his gratitude, he hurriedly poured the water in the bowl to the child in his arms, and also fed the child a wild vegetable dumpling.

Lin Luoxia didn't say anything, but her eyes were always on the child.

The child was about the same age as her orb.

After the old man left.

Lin Luoxia smiled gently at Xu Manyue, "It just happened, I hope my sister-in-law will keep it a secret."

Xu Manyue nodded, "Second sister-in-law, I'm not a nosy person."

In a year of famine, when people themselves can’t even get enough to eat, who would be kind enough to do that? If other people in the old lady’s family knew about this, they would probably make a fuss again.

She had just slipped the things in for the same reason, more importantly, she was afraid of being discovered by others.

Lin Luoxia understood and changed the subject, "By the way, sister-in-law, my third brother has been gone for almost a month. Do you want to write some letters to him and send them over?"

"It just so happens that my third brother will send money home in a few days. I'll go to the post office to pick up the money and send the letter along with it."

Xu Manyue's eyes lit up instantly.

Yes, Shen Jingming said that he would send her ten yuan of living expenses every month, and in a few days, the living expenses would arrive.

Although the couple are in different places, they still need to maintain their relationship.

Writing a letter is the lowest-cost way to contact, and maybe you can even get some transformation value from Shen Jingming.

When she thought of this, she hurriedly said goodbye to Lin Luoxia, "Second sister-in-law, I will go back and write a letter now."

After saying that, he immediately returned to his room.

Just when she was about to start writing, she found there was no paper or pen in the room.

The system mall has not been upgraded yet, so you can only buy food and cannot buy other daily necessities.

Xu Manyue sighed. It seemed that she would have to go to town later.

At noon, it was Mrs. Shen who went to get lunch.

During the meal, everyone in the Shen family looked at the small half basin of soup on the table and fell into silence, even the old lady did not speak.

Today's wild vegetable porridge is much less and thinner than yesterday's, and looks no different from clear soup.

Not to mention that each person only has half a bowl, even if you finish this bowl, you will probably be hungry before nightfall.

Boss Shen couldn't help but speak, "Mom, you said... are you saying that our brigade's warehouse is running out of food?"

Otherwise, why do we eat wild vegetable porridge every day, and today we just drink wild vegetable soup. Will we all starve together and die next?

Shen Jianping lowered his head and touched his belly, hesitating for a moment, "Mom, why don't we take out those wild vegetables we got a few days ago and eat them."

The old lady loves him. He eats the most at home, but the little boy is eating his mother out of money. He is still growing and can't stand it.

I wake up in the middle of the night hungry with my stomach growling every night. Life is so miserable.

Shen Lao Er was silent for a moment, "Mom, why don't I go to town and have a look? I heard there is food in the black market, maybe I can buy some."

The old lady sighed and looked at Xu Manyue, "Third daughter-in-law, what do you think?"

In fact, I think everyone knows that there is no food in the warehouse, but no one knows what to do.

Xu Manyue thought for a moment and said, "Mom, I don't think we can go on like this. If the canteen is really disbanded one day, I guess every household won't get much food. It's better to make plans early than to be in the dark later."

Lin Luoxia nodded, "Mom, I think my third sister-in-law is right."

Seeing that the weather was getting hotter day by day, the cracks in the ground were getting bigger day by day, and the crops in the fields had not grown yet, she actually knew in her heart that it would probably be the same next year.

Mrs. Shen also nodded in agreement, "Mom, you make a decision, and we will all make preparations early."

She is not smart, but her second and third sister-in-law said so, so they must have their reasons. She just needs to follow them.

The old lady was silent for a while.

"Qingqing, Xiaoshan, go close the door and secretly guard it. If anyone comes, run in and tell us."

Shen Qingqing and Shen Xiaoshan nodded, turned around and ran out.

"Tell me, what are your plans?" The old lady glanced at her sons and daughters-in-law.

As the eldest brother, Shen Lao Da was naturally the first to speak. "Mom, I think my second brother's idea is good. Let's take out all the money in the house and exchange it for food on the black market and hide it."

"If it comes to that someday, we can take out the food."

Mrs. Shen was a little worried. "Go to the black market? That place is so chaotic. What if something goes wrong?"