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

After everyone went out.

Xu Manyue sat in front of the bed, leaned over and gently covered the old lady with a quilt, "Mom, if you have anything to say, just tell me. I'll be here with you."

The air suddenly fell silent, and the room became eerily quiet.

After a long time, a sigh accompanied by sobs sounded.

"Man Yue, tell me, what's going on with your elder sister now?"

Xu Manyue was silent for a moment, "Mom, you've already guessed it, so there's no need to ask again."

Asking further would only make her more emotionally devastated.

The old lady turned over and faced Xu Manyue, her voice filled with a hint of sadness.

"You should go out too and leave me alone."

Xu Manyue sighed, stood up and walked out, closing the door.

She heard the old man's faint sobs, the voice was old and sad, and carried a strong sense of guilt and indebtedness as a daughter.

"Lanxiang, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

Xu Manyue paused, then quickly turned around, closed the door, and walked out.

yard.

Everyone in the Shen family was waiting for her there. When they saw her come out, they all came up to her.

"Third sister-in-law, is mother okay?" Boss Shen asked hurriedly.

The others also looked at her anxiously, waiting for her answer.

Xu Manyue nodded, "It shouldn't be a big deal. Mother knows what's going on. She just needs to be alone."

Suddenly she thought of something else, "Oh right, we just promised Mother that when she gets better, we'll take her to visit her eldest sister's grave."

"Brother, brother, what should we do about this?"

Last night, when the news came that Sister Shen had starved to death on the way to escape famine, the old lady fell ill.

Everyone in the Shen family's attention was focused on the old lady, and no one went to the Lin family to ask for an explanation or justice for Sister Shen.

I just heard that Sister Shen's body had been thrown away somewhere by those people from the Lin family a long time ago.

It's been a day or two since then. Even if we know where we lost it, it's likely to have been taken away by something.

Boss Shen and Boss Shen No. 2 had obviously thought of this problem as well and fell silent for a moment.

Mrs. Shen waved her hands. "Oh, what are you looking for? It's been lost for a day or two. You can tell by how hot it's been these past few days. It must have gone rancid and rotten. If it was left nearby, the smell would be unbearable."

"I've been looking for wild vegetables nearby these days, but I don't smell anything. I guess they've disappeared long ago."

"It's definitely not going to be found. We might as well just dig a grave and when we go to the Lin family to seek justice for Lanxiang, we can take something she used and bury her there."

Lin Luoxia nodded on the side, "I think this is a good idea, sister-in-law, what do you think?"

Anyway, as long as it doesn't involve food, everything is fine.

Boss Shen and Second Boss Shen thought about it and said, "This is the way it can be."

Only Shen Jianping hesitated. "Brother, brother, this isn't good. Even if my eldest sister is no longer able to do what she wants, she's still a member of our Shen family. We haven't even tried to find her yet. Why are you giving up?"

He really didn't understand. It only took some time and effort, so why was everyone unwilling to do it?

After hearing these words, Xu Manyue pursed her lips. She could actually understand what Shen Jianping said, and she could understand the thoughts of Boss Shen and the others even more.

Some things are not as simple as just spending some time and energy.

It was such a hot day, the body must have already started to stink. This kind of stench was difficult to conceal, and it was impossible to hide nearby. It would probably be discovered as soon as it started to stink.

But now several days have passed, and I haven't heard of anyone noticing the stench of the corpse, which is very abnormal in itself.

Shen Jianping is only fifteen or sixteen years old and is well protected by the Shen family. It is normal for him to be unclear about some things.

If she had not experienced the horrific and cruel famine in her previous life, she probably would not understand what Boss Shen and the others did.

Shen Lao Er thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, "How about this, leave one person at home to take care of mother, and the others go to the Lin family to seek justice for the eldest sister. No matter what she does wrong, she is still a member of our Shen family."

"How can we allow outsiders to bully us?"

Boss Shen nodded and waved his hand.

"Alright, everyone, grab your weapons. Today we're going to the Lin family and settle all the accounts that need to be settled. This time, we have to take back everything that belongs to our family."

He looked at Xu Manyue and said, "Third sister-in-law, you just need to take care of mom at home. If you need anything, feel free to ask Qingqing to help you."

Finally, he looked at Shen Qingqing and said, "Did you hear that? Listen to your Third Aunt and help her take care of your grandma."

Shen Qingqing nodded, "Don't worry, Dad."

Soon, only Xu Manyue and Shen Qingqing were left in the entire Shen family. The others were holding sticks and heading towards the Lin family in a menacing manner.

Shen Qingqing felt a little uneasy. She looked at Xu Manyue and said, "Aunt San, do you think my father and the others can find my eldest aunt?"

Xu Manyue was silent for a moment and shook her head, "I don't know either."

"Qingqing, go to Baozhu's room and bring her over. Auntie will teach you two how to raise rabbits."

Just now when Lin Luoxia left, she specifically told her to leave Baozhu with her and not to let her stay in the room alone.

Shen Qingqing nodded, turned around and called Shen Baozhu out.

The pair of rabbits that Boss Shen and his men brought down from the mountain a few days ago were already pregnant with babies.

Although Mrs. Shen's words and actions are annoying, she is good at raising rabbits.

It wasn't long before the rabbit gave birth to a litter of baby rabbits. At this rate, we would probably be able to eat rabbit meat in a while.

Xu Manyue walked to the private plot in the yard, lifted up some hay, and saw that a lot of sweet potato seedlings had grown.

Since we have water at home these days, we water the fields from time to time.

Now it looks green and growing well. In a month or so, these sweet potato vines can be grafted.

The extra sweet potato vines can also be used as food for the family, and they taste much better than ordinary wild vegetables.

Shen Qingqing led Shen Baozhu out of the room, and she immediately ran into Xu Manyue's arms, blinking her big eyes and calling out, "Auntie~"

In the whole family, besides her mother, she likes her gentle aunt the most.

Xu Manyue lowered her head and touched her head. "Baozhu, today I'm giving you and your sister the task of raising the little rabbits at home. When the rabbits grow up, how about I roast them for you?"

Shen Baozhu and Shen Qingqing couldn't help swallowing their saliva, "Okay."

"Don't worry, Auntie, we will definitely complete the task well."

Shen Qingqing is fourteen years old this year. In the countryside, she is actually half a labor force, and she actually knows a lot of things.

In rural areas, girls are worthless.

There is a food shortage at home now, and they can't have enough to eat every meal, but at least there is something to eat. Some girls of her age in the brigade have already starved to death.

Even some of them who did not starve to death were taken away by their parents to exchange for food.

Compared to those people, she and Baozhu are definitely lucky.