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

After cleaning up the kitchen, Xu Manyue returned to her room, first went into the small kitchen and made some food.

Although she has enough food and drink for the time being, she still wants to avoid being noticed as abnormal.

Xu Manyue plans every meal, so she won’t go hungry or gain weight.

At most, it can supplement some nutrition to the body, making you look less pale and thin and less malnourished.

After dinner, she took out a piece of cloth and began to cut it according to her memory of Shen Jingming's figure.

It is said that men’s big pants should be made by women.

Originally, Xu Manyue didn't plan to do it, but when she thought about receiving the ten yuan living expenses from Shen Jingming at the end of the month, she would have to write a reply letter. Of course, just writing a letter would not be enough.

No matter how sweet the words are, there must be some action.

After getting married, Shen Jingming couldn't just continue to be like before, watching other people's wives send things to their comrades.

Xu Manyue thought about it and finally decided to make two pairs of socks and a pair of underpants.

Shen Jingming wore military uniforms in the army. Not only did it waste fabric to make clothes, but he couldn't wear them either. He could make two pairs of socks and a pair of shorts for him.

As for food, the family can only eat wild vegetable porridge every day. People are almost starving to death, so we don’t prepare any for him.

In the evening, the old lady called Xu Manyue into the house. With a smile on her face, she took out two letters and two remittance slips from her pocket.

"Lao San's wife, this is from Lao San. Keep it safe and find a chance to get the money back someday."

Xu Manyue took the thing and looked at it. It was a green ten-yuan remittance slip and a letter specially sent to her.

Ten dollars a month, that’s one hundred and twenty dollars a year.

In their Qingshan Brigade, a whole family could only earn a few dozen yuan a year.

Life like this is much better than living in the Xu family.

The old lady handed another letter to Xu Manyue, "I can't read either. Can you help me read it and see what the third brother wrote in the letter?"

This letter is written to the old lady and to the whole family.

Xu Manyue opened the envelope and took out the letter inside.

It probably asked about the recent situation at home and the old lady's health. Shen Jingming is now stationed in another place, and here is his new address and contact information.

If you want to contact him in the future, please use the contact information above.

The old lady raised her hand to wipe away her tears, her voice choking with sobs, "In this family, the third child has worked the hardest. He joined the army when he was a teenager and has worked his way up step by step to where he is now."

"I still remember that in his first month in the army, he sent back most of his allowance."

"He also paid for the construction of our house. Now that the house is built, he rarely comes back."

Xu Manyue took the old lady's hand, took out a handkerchief and wiped her tears bit by bit, "Mom, don't cry. You haven't been in good health recently. What if you hurt your eyes by crying?"

"If you miss him, I'll go to town tomorrow and buy some envelopes and stamps. Then we can write him a letter. I'll write whatever you want."

The old lady stopped talking, quickly wiped away her tears, and looked a little unnatural.

"Why are you crying? Who said I was crying? I wasn't crying. I was just happy. Most people want to be soldiers but can't. My son is so promising. He started as a humble country boy and has come this far. He even built a house for our family."

Suddenly, the old lady's tone changed and her eyes stared at Xu Manyue's belly.

"By the way, have you felt anything these days?"

Xu Manyue was stunned for a moment, then shook her head helplessly, "Mom, it's not suitable to have a child at this time. Besides, it's only been over a month. Even if I really am pregnant, I won't feel it so soon."

The more I think about it, the more I regret it. I should have not gone in that night.

The old lady glared at her and said, "Don't talk nonsense. The birth of a child is destiny and cannot be stopped. If he really came at this time, how can I, as a grandmother, starve my precious grandson?"

Not to mention that she still had some food in the cellar, even if there was no food at home, Jingming would not let his wife and children starve.

Xu Manyue didn't continue the conversation with her. "Mom, it's getting late. I'm going back to rest first, and I'll go to town tomorrow."

The old lady called out to her hurriedly from behind, "Hey, don't go. It's still early. Mother wants to talk to you for a while."

When Xu Manyue heard this, she walked faster and faster.

She understood the old lady's thoughts, but she also had to consider the time period. According to her memories from her previous life, this famine lasted for more than three years, and people even starved to death several years later.

If a child is born at this time, not only the adults suffer, but the child also suffers.

Mrs. Shen is already pregnant with a child. If she has another one, even if the Shen family is fully prepared, there will not be enough food.

Return to the room.

Xu Manyue’s mind was still on her childhood.

She tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, fearing that she was pregnant.

So he got up in the middle of the night and searched the system mall for a long time to see if there was anything that could tell him in advance whether she was pregnant.

Then I searched for a long time and found the item, but the system had not been upgraded yet, so I couldn’t purchase it for the time being.

Xu Manyue simply stopped thinking about it and didn't care. The probability of getting it right at once was so low, how could it be such a coincidence that it happened to her.

Early the next morning.

Xu Manyue got up, tidied herself up briefly, ate a meat bun in the small kitchen, and then rode her bike to town.

Boss Shen and his men went there before dawn today in order to find out the exact location of the black market and explore the way.

We soon arrived in town and passed by the state-owned restaurant again. It was supposed to be dinner time, but the restaurant closed early.

Several skinny people came to buy food, but when they saw the closed door, they couldn't help but feel disappointed and had to return the same way.

The streets were deserted, the sky was gray, as if a dark cloud was pressing down on it, and the surrounding shops were deserted and basically empty.

Xu Manyue went to the post office first, spent one dollar to buy a dozen stamps, and spent another dime to buy a few envelopes.

Finally, he took the remittance slip and the certificate issued by the brigade and withdrew the money sent back by Shen Jingming.

After everything was done, Xu Manyue looked at the sky, thinking that it was still early and since she was already out, she went for a walk on the street.

By the way, let's see if we can get some information about the black market.

However, Xu Manyue wandered around these alleys for a long time and found nothing.

Occasionally she would meet a few people in a hurry, and before she could walk over, those people would hide the things in their arms and run away like the wind.

It seems the black market is nearby.

Just as Xu Manyue was about to leave, a familiar voice called out to her, "Third sister-in-law, why are you here?"