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

Shen Lao Er smiled indifferently, "Sister-in-law, don't overthink things. That place is a bit messy, but as long as you are careful, generally nothing serious will happen."

"You said so, brother."

Boss Shen nodded. "Yes, I've inquired about the black market. In fact, some time ago, some people in our team secretly went to the black market to buy food, and we didn't see anything happen to them."

Xu Manyue's expression paused slightly, "Brother, this person you are talking about, could he be from the Lu family?"

In her previous life, when fleeing famine, she remembered that the reason why the Xu family was able to hold on was because the Lu family took out some food as a betrothal gift to Lu Huaiyuan and Xu Mingyue.

Boss Shen glanced at Xu Manyue and asked, "Sister-in-law, how did you know?"

If an ordinary person goes to the black market, it will not be known to everyone. The reason he knew about it was that he accidentally saw it last time.

Xu Manyue pursed her lips and said, "When I was engaged to the Lu family, I noticed something unusual."

After hearing this, the others did not doubt it.

The old lady leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes for a while, not knowing what she was thinking about.

Mrs. Shen opened her mouth and said, "Mom, please give me some advice."

I can't just remain silent like this.

The old lady opened her eyelids and said, "The eldest and second sons both agreed to go to the black market. What do you think, third son's wife?"

Xu Manyue was silent for a moment, "Mom, I think we can go to the black market, but we can't go alone."

"Food is very important. There is a food shortage everywhere right now. We have to be prepared. If we really run out of food one day, at least we won't end up in the worst possible situation."

Lin Luoxia nodded, "Mom, I think what my eldest brother and my third sister-in-law said makes sense. Food is the most reliable thing now. Let's take out all the money in the family. No matter what happens in the future, at least we have a way out."

The old lady didn't say anything for a long while before she said, "Since everyone has the same idea, I'll take out all the money in the house and see how much food I can buy."

After saying that, she stood up and returned to her room, quickly took out a worn tin box and placed it on the dining table.

When I opened it, there were neatly stacked bills and some colorful notes inside.

"Eldest daughter-in-law, second daughter-in-law, third daughter-in-law, you guys count and see how much money is in there."

The underlying meaning of this statement is to let everyone know the family's financial situation.

"Okay, Mom." Mrs. Shen nodded. As the eldest sister-in-law, she was naturally the first person to take the tin box.

Mrs. Shen placed all the money on the table so that everyone could see every penny clearly.

These coins were of both large and small sizes. The large ones were big unity coins, and the small ones were only one cent. There were also Mao Zedong notes, and it looked like a thick stack.

Everyone in the Shen family was stunned. It was the first time they had seen so much money.

"Second sister-in-law, third sister-in-law, you two should count together."

Xu Manyue and Lin Luoxia reached out and took a stack of money and began to count it in front of everyone.

In the end, Xu Manyue had twenty-eight yuan and fifty-seven cents in her hand; Shen Dasao had twenty-six yuan and ninety-four cents in her hand; and Lin Luoxia had twenty-seven yuan and sixty cents in her hand.

The total is: eighty-three yuan and one cent.

Mrs. Shen put the money back into the tin box and said, "Mom, take a look at this number, is it correct?"

Although it was being counted in front of everyone, I was still afraid of making mistakes.

The old lady nodded. "You counted correctly. This money is all the money our family has saved over the years. You have your work points, and the money that our third son sends back every month from the army."

"But in this family, the third brother still contributed the most. The house we live in now was mostly built with the money he sent back."

"I'll tell you something in advance. When we divide the family property, to be fair, I will divide it according to your contributions to the family. The more you contribute, the more you'll get. The less you contribute, the less you'll get."

"Do you have any objections?" The old lady glanced at her sons and daughters-in-law.

Boss Shen was silent. "Mom, let's talk about this later. Let's solve the food problem first."

This kind of division is the most unfair. The third brother is an officer in the army. He receives salary and subsidies every month. How can they, the peasants, compare with that?

If the family is divided in this way, the third brother will still get the lion's share in the future.

Shen Lao Er: "Mom, it's not time to separate the family yet, let's talk about this later."

Xu Manyue nodded and said, "Mom, let's talk about the future later. Now it's important to solve the problem at hand."

To be honest, she doesn't want to split up the family so soon. After the split, how will anyone earn transformation points and make money?

The Shen family has no shortage of places to live, so there is basically no benefit for her to split up now.

As for how to divide the family property in the future, the old lady had an idea in mind, and so did Lu Jingming and her.

The old lady said: "Okay, let's talk about buying food first. This money can't be used to buy food. We still need to keep 20 yuan for backup."

"The remaining sixty or so yuan can't be used to buy food all at once. It would be difficult to bring back too much, and it would be easy to be discovered. If you really want to buy food, then divide it into three batches."

"Boss, the food prices on the black market are unusual, right? Why don't you go ask people who have bought from them to find out how much each pound of food costs and what kind of food is available there?"

"Second brother, you are responsible for going to the black market and exploring the route."

After saying that, the old lady looked at Xu Manyue again and said, "Third daughter-in-law, you are the only one in our family who has attended junior high school."

"When your eldest brother and the others come back with the news, you will be responsible for doing the accounting and figuring out how to buy food more cost-effectively and which food to buy."

Shen Jianping was stunned. "Mom, why do I need pen and paper to buy food?"

I've never seen anyone else like this before.

The old lady glared at her silly son and said, "I told you to study but you didn't study hard. You don't even understand such a simple truth."

It’s a pity that he even attended elementary school, but he is not as good as her, an old woman who can’t read or write.

Mrs. Shen was about to ask something, but when she saw her mother-in-law scolding her brother-in-law, she immediately shut her mouth and looked at Shen Jianping with sympathy.

Shen Lao Er laughed out loud, "Lao Si, you are so stupid."

Since we bought a lot of food, we naturally need to make good arrangements in advance.

Xu Manyue smiled and took out a piece of paper and a pen from her pocket, "Mom, don't worry, leave this to me."

The prices of fine grains and coarse grains are different, and there are also differences between each type of fine grain and between each coarse grain.

They are all coarse grains and the same amount, but some of them can keep you from getting hungry, while others will make you hungry again after a short while.

There seems to be a lot of money at home, but there are also a lot of mouths to feed.

They are all grown men, and there are also growing children in their teens, so what kind of food to buy and how to buy it must be reasonably calculated.

The old lady's expression relaxed slightly, and her eyes looked at Xu Manyue with a little more tenderness.

"It's fate that the third brother married you."

Originally, when they found out that a bride was going to be born, they actually planned to cancel the engagement right away.

But thinking about his family's bad reputation and the fact that the third child has never had a partner, he reluctantly agreed.