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

"These paper money and incense are what Lanxiang's father used up when he died. I've kept them locked in the cabinet next to my bed, intending to use them when I die."

"I just didn't expect... Lanxiang actually got ahead of me. She actually used it in advance."

The old lady burned paper and lit incense while her eyes were red and tears kept falling.

In just a few days, her hair had turned mostly white, and she looked much older, a dozen years older than before.

Xu Manyue supported her and listened quietly to the old lady expressing her grief and sadness.

She was also feeling depressed and uncomfortable.

There are some things that we can only say we can’t do anything about.

If the old lady had not driven Sister Shen out, she might still be alive now, but the entire Shen family would definitely be dragged down by her.

Because if he took her in, it would mean he would have to support the entire Lin family. There were more than a dozen people in the Lin family, big and small, and they were like blood-sucking leeches that could not be driven away.

There is only so much food at home, not enough for the family. If there are more than a dozen mouths to feed, the Shen family will be dragged down by them.

The old lady understood it, and so did the Shen family. In order to survive, they all chose to give up on Sister Shen, which indirectly led to her starving to death while fleeing the famine.

To be honest, they feel guilty, but if they had the chance to do it again, they would still make the same choice.

Xu Manyue sighed secretly, hoping that if there was an afterlife, Sister Shen would be able to live in an era without famine and poverty, and marry into a family that truly loved her.

After burning the paper money, the old lady simply ate a few mouthfuls of rice porridge and fell asleep crying again.

When Xu Manyue helped her lie down on the bed, she found that her pillow had been wet with tears over and over again, and the old lady's eyes were swollen from crying.

It seems that she has been lying in bed and crying a lot these days.

Xu Manyue cleaned up the ashes of paper money on the ground, then went out with the empty bowl and closed the door.

When she returned to the dining room, all the bowls on the table were empty, except for her portion.

Only Lin Luoxia and Shen Baozhu were here. Everyone else had gone back to their rooms and lay on the bed to save energy.

"Third sister-in-law, let me help you clean up the dishes." Lin Luoxia let go of her daughter, smiled and stood up to help.

Xu Manyue was still drinking cornmeal porridge. Seeing this, she waved her hands repeatedly, "No need, sister-in-law, just leave it there. I can do it myself after I finish eating. It's not much work."

"You've been exhausted all day. Take the pearl back and have a good rest."

Lin Luoxia lowered her head and continued to clean up the dishes. "What's so tiring about this? We're all from the countryside. When we were not even as tall as the stove, we started cooking early. Cleaning up the dishes doesn't take much effort and it doesn't tire anyone."

"It was you who helped me take care of Baozhu today. Did she not tire you out?"

Xu Manyue smiled and said, "Baozhu is very well behaved. Qingqing has been taking her to feed the rabbits in the yard all day. I come out to check on her from time to time. It's not difficult at all."

This was true; the child was quite well-behaved, calling her "Auntie" sweetly and not causing the adults any worry. Give her a little hay and she'll sit in the yard and watch the rabbits all morning.

Lin Luoxia quickly cleared the dishes on the table, "That's good, I was worried that Baozhu would be disobedient and make trouble for you."

"But I think Baozhu likes you very much. She keeps telling me how kind and gentle Third Aunt is to her. As your mother, I sometimes feel so jealous."

Xu Manyue smiled and did not respond, lowering her head to continue eating her meal.

After dinner, he cleaned the kitchen and swept the floor in the house before going back to his room to rest.

Once back in the house, close the door tightly.

Turn around and enter your own independent kitchenette.

The corn noodle soup that Xu Manyue just drank made no difference whether she drank it or not. Perhaps it was because of the food she secretly ate in the kitchen these days that made her stomach a little pampered.

Whenever I eat too little every day, I lie in bed unable to sleep and always want to eat more.

Unlike before, when we would have no idea about the next meal after the previous one, every meal was almost just half a bowl of soup, but we could always hold on until the next meal started.

Xu Manyue touched her belly and couldn't help but sigh.

As expected, once people get used to a rich life, they find it difficult to tolerate a poor life.

If this system is gone or fails one day, she doesn’t know what will happen.

In this world, nothing is reliable except yourself.

Xu Manyue thought of the learning space that came with the system and couldn't help but feel excited again.

If she could master a technique to eat, even if she lost the system in the future, she would be able to survive in this famine year without relying on anyone.

For example, breeding technology, planting technology, brick-making technology, driving technology, machinery repair technology, etc.

Mastering any one of these skills will be a vital skill that will allow you to make a living in this era, or even in the next twenty years.

However, when she thought of her pitifully low transformation value, Xu Manyue could only suppress this idea for the time being.

The most important thing now is to lead the Shen family to unite and successfully survive the famine.

Xu Manyue looked at the ingredients in the kitchen. The pound of meat she had bought a few days ago was gone, but there was still some rice. The big meat buns used for breakfast were also eaten this morning.

There is basically no food in the kitchen now.

She walked around the system mall and bought a few pounds of pork belly, a few pounds of fine grains, green onions, cabbage, green peppers, a pound of beef, and so on.

Xu Manyue planned to make a steamer of braised pork buns, a steamer of large meat buns, some cabbage, green onion and pork steamed dumplings, and a plate of fragrant stir-fried beef with green peppers.

You don’t need to eat too much at noon, but you must eat well and enjoy your meal.

This was a reward Xu Manyue gave to herself after she got the small kitchen. She could have meat for every meal and eat well and comfortably.

After eating and drinking, she went back to bed to rest.

It was the next day in a blink of an eye.

From morning to afternoon, Xu Mingyue still didn't send the money.

Boss Shen twitched his lips. "Tell me, what does that woman mean? Does she really want us to come to their house and give the Xu family a beating? Is she planning to kill them all?"

Xu Mingyue knew that the Shen family's grain storage was suspicious in every way.

If she really made it known to everyone, it would cause them a lot of trouble, but I don't think she would dare to do that unless she didn't want to live.

Shen Lao Er lowered his head and thought for a moment, "Wait a little longer. When the sun goes down and it's dark, if she still hasn't sent the money, we'll take our weapons and go to the Xu family to settle the score."

In fact, whether you have money or not is not very important in this difficult period.

The reason why Xu Mingyue was asked to pay ten yuan was to warn her not to do anything that would offend others.