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

I barely managed a nap.

Xu Manyue had too many things on her mind and couldn't fall asleep.

She got up and planned to walk around the neighborhood.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I opened the door and walked out, I saw many skinny adults and children with pale faces, carrying baskets and heading towards the back mountain. It was a huge crowd, and the ground was covered with dust wherever they passed by.

Xu Manyue suddenly realized that everyone was going to dig wild vegetables. There were only so many wild vegetables around here. If they didn't go digging early, they would probably be gone soon.

She quickly ran to open the old lady's door and said, "Mom, everyone is going to the back mountain to dig wild vegetables. Let's go with them, too, with our baskets."

"If you don't fit in, you'll easily be noticed. The more this happens, the more alert you should be."

The old lady thought about it and said, "Call your second sister-in-law and all the children at home, and let's go pick wild vegetables together today."

Suddenly, she thought of the warehouse again. She thought that all the men in the brigade were gathered there, arguing about the distribution of food.

"By the way, ask your eldest brother, second brother, and fourth brother to come over and tell them what to do."

Xu Manyue nodded, turned around and ran to call for help.

She understood what the old lady meant. Asking Boss Shen and the others to follow the men in the team did not mean that they would really cause trouble.

However, the Shen family is already eye-catching, and if they don't show up in a situation like this, which concerns their survival, it will definitely arouse suspicion from those who are interested.

Soon, all the Shen family members arrived.

The men all went to the brigade's warehouse, mingling with the crowd and making their presence felt from time to time.

The women all went to the back mountain to dig wild vegetables with everyone.

Only Mrs. Shen, who had just been beaten and fainted, did not show up.

On the way, Lin Luoxia walked beside Xu Manyue, "Sister-in-law, with Jingming's current position, you can go to join the army. Have you ever thought about going to join the army?"

If she were her, she would have joined the army long ago and would not have to starve here. Unfortunately, she did not have the conditions for this.

Xu Manyue was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Lin Luoxia, "Second sister-in-law, why did you suddenly think of asking me this question?"

Lin Luoxia looked up at the bare land and cracked ground. "People have already starved to death here, and I estimate that many more will die in the future. Staying here is actually the same as waiting to die."

Even if the Shen family has some food, how long can that food last?

There is a large population and little food. It is estimated that the food will be gone in less than a year or two. This famine cannot be solved in a short time and may even become more serious.

Xu Manyue did not answer her question.

Why not join the army? The reason is actually very simple. There is no one in this world that you can rely on for your whole life.

Relying on men is even more unreliable.

Only by staying with the Shen family can she better utilize the system to complete tasks and thus obtain certain rewards through the Shen family.

For example, food and money are the most important things in a year of famine.

If she had not married into the Shen family, she would never have been able to eat rice and meat every day, nor would she have been able to live such a comfortable life in the dark.

If she went to join the army, Shen Jingming would basically be on missions all the time, and it would be difficult for her to rely on him to gain transformation points, and it would be impossible for her to live her current life.

Seeing that Xu Manyue didn't answer for a long time, Lin Luoxia didn't ask any more questions.

But she couldn't help but sigh in her heart that she, the third sister-in-law, was not smart enough and didn't know how to use men to live a good life.

Soon, under the leadership of the old lady, the women of the Shen family arrived at the foot of the back mountain where they were picking wild vegetables.

At this time, many people have started digging wild vegetables. Some even do not let go of the roots of the wild vegetables, squatting on the ground and digging hard.

Xu Manyue looked around and found that there were not many wild vegetables to dig up. The ground was bare everywhere, with only a few weeds occasionally.

The old lady's cloudy eyes rolled around and she waved her hands, "Let's all go dig some vegetables separately."

Shen Qingqing followed Xu Manyue, digging wild vegetables while watching many people around, who were having conflicts over a few wild vegetables, she whispered.

"Aunt San, when will this famine end?"

When will she be able to have a full meal?

Xu Manyue didn't even raise her head, but lowered her head and put the dug wild vegetables into the basket.

"When the time comes to pass, it will pass. We just need to live the present day well, do what we should do at the moment, and don't worry about anything else."

Shen Qingqing nodded, then buried her head in digging wild vegetables.

Digging wild vegetables is what she should do now.

As I dug, the wild vegetables around me became fewer and fewer, but when I turned around and looked in the basket, the wild vegetables in it were not enough for one meal.

The women and children who were picking wild vegetables saw that there were no more wild vegetables to pick, so they could only return home one after another with disappointment, carrying the picked wild vegetables.

But there are also some brave people who go directly to the mountains to dig wild vegetables.

The back mountain is the most dangerous place in Qingshan Brigade. There are many ferocious beasts and wild tigers there, and many villagers have died there.

Basically, those who go up the mountain are men, or people who are familiar with the roads in the mountains.

Xu Manyue carried the basket and walked to the old lady's side. She whispered, "Mom, the wild vegetables at the foot of the mountain are all gone. Let's go back first."

The old lady stood up from the ground, looked up at the people who were constantly walking up the mountain, and sighed. She didn't know how many more people would die in the mouths of wild beasts this time.

"Okay, everyone go back."

Xu Manyue nodded.

Not long after we walked, we heard a shrill scream coming from the mountain. Within a few seconds, the sound gradually faded away.

Oh no, someone walked deep into the mountains and encountered wild beasts.

In an instant, most of the people who heard the sound at the foot of the mountain were so frightened that their legs went limp and they fell to the ground, with the wild vegetables in their baskets scattered all over the ground.

That...that voice...was clearly from Shunzi's mother who had just been digging wild vegetables with them.