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

Chapter 377 Thoughts

The old lady decisively refused Shen Xiaoshan's request to join the army, leaving no room for maneuver.

Mrs. Shen was still unwilling to give in. She was about to try to persuade the old lady again, but before she could open her mouth, she was interrupted by her mother.

"Okay, stop talking about this. As long as I have this old bone in my body, I will definitely not agree to it."

"As for Xiaoshan's future, I know what to do. Don't worry, Xiaoshan is not only your son, he is also my eldest grandson. I will not let him down."

When Mrs. Shen heard this, she was stunned for a moment and felt a little confused.

"...Mom, do you have a way...to get Xiaoshan a job?"

In this family, besides the third son having this ability, how come she doesn’t know that the old lady also has this ability?

Xu Manyue was also a little surprised. She paused while making clothes and pricked up her ears to listen.

She had been married to the Shen family for more than two years, and this was the first time she knew that the old lady had this ability.

The old lady rolled her eyes at her eldest daughter-in-law and said, "Humph, you have to go to the city to be a worker. That's what you call work. There are plenty of jobs out there. We had heavy snow this winter, so next year we'll definitely have good weather, the drought will be over, and the famine will be over too."

"Our team leader is ambitious. He told me before that after the famine is over, he plans to build a pig farm in our team, with the same facilities as those factories in the city. That way, we can have our own factory."

"Although it's not as good as those established large factories, it's ours after all, and there are only our own people in it."

"Xiaoshan is at least an elementary school graduate, and he's a hard-working and capable worker. Plus, our family has a good relationship with the team leader, so it's easy for Xiaoshan to join our team's pig farm."

Mrs. Shen curled her lips. She thought it was a good job, but it turned out to be just like this.

The old lady went to the hospital and found out that she was really sick and confused.

"Mom, let's not talk about the pig farm yet. Even if it's built, do you think working there is comparable to being in the army?"

Then, without waiting for the old lady to answer, she immediately looked at Xu Manyue who was making clothes nearby.

"Third sister-in-law, your husband is in the army. Tell me, is it better to be a soldier in the army or to work on a pig farm where you can't even see its shadow?"

Xu Manyue paused in sewing, and after thinking for a moment, she spoke, "Sister-in-law, there is no distinction between high and low professions. I think as long as Xiaoshan likes it, any profession is good."

"Whether you're a soldier or raising pigs, you're all serving the people. There's no distinction between high and low."

Mrs. Shen's face froze slightly, and she didn't know what to say to Xu Manyue.

"... Third sister-in-law, even you are on mother's side?"

Everyone knows how to choose, but these two are confused.

Xu Manyue shook her head. "Sister-in-law, I'm not on mother's side. I'm on Xiaoshan's side. Before you came, did you ask Xiaoshan if he told you that he was interested in joining the army?"

"If not, I think you should not force him. You should ask him more about what he wants to do in the future."

The old lady's brows relaxed a little and her tone softened.

"Eldest wife, the third wife is right about this. Xiaoshan is a child I have watched grow up. I know his personality very well. He definitely doesn't want to join the army."

"As a mother, you should understand your son's inner thoughts instead of making decisions for him."

At this point, the old lady couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. "My eldest daughter-in-law, all you think about is being a soldier. You don't think about how hard it is to be a soldier, and you might even lose your life at any time."

"You only see that the third brother has a good life and a high salary, but why don't you see how many times he's nearly died in all his years in the army?"

"You and the eldest brother only have one son, Xiaoshan. Are you willing to give him up?"

Really, no brains at all.

Mrs. Shen's body froze. Yes, she only had this one son in her life. If he died, who would take care of them in their old age and who would send them off after they died?

No, no, you'd better not go to Xiaoshan.

She reacted quickly, her face pale as she quickly shook her head at the old lady, "Mom, I know I was wrong. Fortunately, you reminded me."

"Let's forget about joining the army."

The old lady glared at her and said, "Alright, alright, it's good that you've figured it out. If you really care about your son and want to think about him, then take good care of the pig in the brigade. Who knows what it might be useful for in the future."

In her opinion, it is very likely that the brigade will set up a pig farm in a few years.

Before the famine, their Qingshan Brigade had plenty of pig grass, beautiful green mountains and rivers, fertile land, and good crops.

It’s all because of this damn drought now. Fortunately, the drought will soon be over and good days are yet to come.

After sending the person away.

The old lady placed the child in her arms on the small bed next to Xu Manyue's bed, covered the child with a quilt, and sighed.

"Hey, your sister-in-law, how can she be so brainless in doing things? She's already in her thirties or forties and will be a grandmother in a few years, yet she's so clueless."

"As for me, I don't know how much longer these old bones can hold out. After I'm gone, let them do whatever they want."

Anyway, we live one day and do one day's work. When we are gone, so be it.

Xu Manyue reached out to pull the old lady's hand and patted it gently, "Mom, don't think too much about life and death. What matters is to live a good life in front of you."

"By the way, Lao Si finally came back this time. Is he leaving tomorrow?"

The old lady shook her head. "Speaking of this, I'm also annoyed. Who is the girl that the fourth son has taken a fancy to, but he won't tell me when asked. I guess it's the daughter of the leader of their factory. If that were the case, it would be fine, but I'm afraid he's still thinking about that Meng Xiao from your school."

"I've always suspected that the fourth brother secretly went to see Meng Xiao before he got home yesterday."

"I tried to probe him for a long time, but he refused to tell me."

"Alas, these days, one or two people are giving me, an old woman, a lot of worries."

Xu Manyue pursed her lips. If it was Meng Xiao, it would really be a troublesome matter.

According to some information she knows now, the Meng family is in Beijing, and they probably have a background, and a fairly strong one.

But now Meng Xiao's younger brothers and sisters have all come to the countryside, and the situation of the Meng family is probably not optimistic. Even if they make plans early and start going to the countryside early, they may still be implicated when that special decade comes.

By then, the situation would become even more serious, with daily parades and criticism sessions, living in cow sheds, working in the fields, carrying manure, and making self-criticisms all inevitable.

During that special period, countless people could not bear it and died in such circumstances.

The Shen family already had Lin Luoxia, which was already outrageous enough, and they could not afford a second daughter-in-law who was linked to those things.

However, based on her understanding of Meng Xiao, no matter how hard Shen Jianping tried, Meng Xiao would probably look down on such a person.

Therefore, the two people's thoughts and values are not on the same level at all.