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

Xu Manyue pursed her lips and smiled, and suddenly remembered another thing, "Oh, mother, I think if we want to survive the famine, we can't just rely on buying food."

"There's a shortage of food right now. Even if there's any on the black market, it's probably going to cost a lot of money and take a lot of effort to buy. I think we need to find other ways."

"For example, secretly raising rabbits."

"Rabbit has a strong reproductive capacity, and you can see results in a short time. Moreover, rabbits are easier to raise than other animals."

"Or, we can find a suitable place and secretly grow sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes are more drought-resistant than other crops, and they contain a lot of water. They can be used to satisfy hunger and quench thirst."

These methods were all what she had thought about carefully in recent days. Although there was food in her system, she could not possibly expose it.

But we can't let everyone starve, so we have to think of other ways.

Boss Shen's eyes lit up instantly. "Yes, Mom, raising rabbits is indeed a good idea. Besides, rabbits are meat, which is much better than eating wild vegetable porridge."

"However, growing sweet potatoes probably won't work. Even though they're more drought-resistant than other crops, it's so dry everywhere right now that it's probably difficult to grow them. Even if they can be grown, there won't be a place to grow them."

Nowadays, everything is collective, and secretly growing things is not allowed. If you are caught, the goods will probably be confiscated and you will be criticized.

Shen Lao Er raised his eyebrows and said, "Brother, don't be anxious. Since the third sister-in-law said so, does it mean that she has come up with a solution?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes fell on Xu Manyue.

The old lady coughed lightly and said, "Third daughter-in-law, please speak first."

Mrs. Shen looked at her with sparkling eyes, "Third sister-in-law, do you really have a solution?"

Lin Luoxia couldn't help but look at her, "Sister-in-law, if you have anything to say, just say it. If we encounter difficulties, we can find a solution together."

Xu Manyue thought for a moment and asked, "What do you think about planting sweet potatoes on the mountain?"

"Although there are many wild animals and dangers in the mountains, basically no one goes there. Moreover, the soil on the mountain is moister than the land below, and there is more space and a wider range. As long as we find a safe location."

"Then we plant sweet potatoes and no one will find out."

The old lady became excited and said, "Third daughter-in-law, you are really thoughtful."

The others couldn't help but nod in agreement, "It does sound like a good idea."

Shen Jianping gave a thumbs up and said, "Third sister-in-law, you are really smart. How could I not have thought of that?"

Mrs. Shen looked at Xu Manyue with even more admiration. She wondered when she would become as capable as her third brother's wife.

At this time, Lin Luoxia suddenly said, "But there are many wild animals in the mountains, which means there are more dangers. If we really plant sweet potatoes on the mountain, what if we encounter wild animals when we go up the mountain to dig sweet potatoes?"

By that time, people were so hungry that they had to go up the mountain to dig sweet potatoes. If they encountered wild beasts, they would have no way to escape.

The old lady was silent for a while, "This is indeed a problem."

Others soon figured this out too.

Xu Manyue smiled faintly, "Powerful wild animals usually live deep in the mountains. We can find an inconspicuous slope near the edge of the mountains."

"Plant the sweet potatoes in the low-lying areas below the slope, using the terrain between the mountains and forests to cover up the traces of the sweet potatoes."

"That way, unless someone rolls down the slope, they generally won't be able to find the sweet potatoes we planted."

"There are several places like this on the back mountain."

Boss Shen thought for a moment and said, "How about this? I'll find a chance tomorrow and sneak up the mountain to check out the terrain first."

"If it's suitable, I'll plant some sweet potatoes there. If it's not suitable, I'll look for more suitable places."

"Brother, I'll go with you tomorrow so we can take care of each other." said Shen Lao Er.

"Okay, it's decided. What do you think, Madam?"

The old lady nodded and said, "Be careful. People are the most important, and everything else comes second."

"If we come across rabbits tomorrow when we go up the mountain, we can get a couple and raise them."

Judging from the food in the cafeteria in recent days, it is estimated that the cafeteria will be closed in a few days. The little food in her cellar is not enough, so she must make plans early.

The old lady waved her hand and said, "Let's leave it like this for now. Let Qingqing and Xiaoshan come in to eat. After eating, go to bed early and you won't be so hungry anymore."

After saying that, she started picking up the rice spoon and distributing wild vegetable soup to everyone in the Shen family.

There was only half a basin of wild vegetable soup today, but the old lady, as usual, gave a full bowl to Mr. Shen and Mr. Shen II.

Next were her oldest son Shen Jianping and grandson Shen Xiaoshan, who each had half a bowl.

Next were the old lady herself and Xu Manyue, each with half a bowl of wild vegetable soup.

Lastly came Mrs. Shen and Lin Luoxia, who only had half a bowl.

Xu Manyue divided the wild vegetable soup in her bowl into two parts: one for Shen Qingqing and the other for Shen Baozhu. Both of them were granddaughters of the Shen family.

"Thank you, Auntie."

"Thank you, Auntie."

The old lady was also a person who favored boys over girls. Her eldest grandson and eldest son got the largest half bowl, while her two granddaughters only got the smaller half bowl each.

Shen Baozhu was better off, at least she had a mother who loved her. Lin Luoxia would always give her a portion of her food rations, but Shen Qingqing was not so lucky.

Mrs. Shen was so hungry that she was seeing stars, so how could she care about her?

After eating, starting from today, Xu Manyue will also take turns to do housework, and today she is the one who cleans the dishes.

However, the well in the yard is almost out of water. It can only draw half a bucket of water each time, and there is a lot of dust and dirt in it.

This water can only be used for drinking. The Shen family hasn't taken a bath or washed their face for several months.

Xu Manyue didn't know for a moment whether she should use the water from the well to wash the dishes, so she asked Sister-in-law Shen for help, "Sister-in-law, how did you wash the dishes before?"

Mrs. Shen, who was about to go back to her room to lie down, paused, "I'm almost out of water to drink, let alone wash the dishes."

"You don't need to wash these dishes. Take the kitchen towel, wet it with water, and simply wipe these bowls and chopsticks clean. Don't worry about anything else."

Xu Manyue was stunned.

So the dishes at home are never washed, but just simply wiped with a towel?

Although it is normal that there is no water now, she still feels uncomfortable when she thinks that the dishes she uses every day have never been washed.

Mrs. Shen noticed her abnormality, but didn't say anything and went back to her room to lie down.

After just a few mouthfuls of the half bowl of wild vegetable soup, she was so hungry that she could hardly speak.

After dinner, the Shen family returned to their rooms and lay down on the bed.

Xu Manyue was alone in the kitchen, cleaning up the dishes according to what Mrs. Shen had told her.

She secretly took her own dishes to her own small kitchen to wash them.

In the small kitchen, there were still six buckets of mountain spring water that were rewarded last time, so Xu Manyue didn't have to worry about water for the time being.

She also uses these buckets of water to wash every morning.