Zhang Qifang immediately perked up and began speculating wildly about the relationships within the Lu family. "If you ask me, it's because she's good-looking. She gets food from some random guy outside and shares it with the family. Does that mean the family would say anything bad about her?"
Lu Cuilan had never understood why her sister-in-law was suddenly so nice to Jiang Shi. But now, after hearing Zhang Qifang's guess, she suddenly found a reason for Su Shi's strange behavior.
On her journey fleeing famine, she witnessed people starving their own sons to death so they could survive.
I've seen mothers secretly sneak into the woods with others just so their sons and daughters can have something to eat, while their husbands pretend to be blind to it.
Having realized the truth of the matter, Lu Cuihua unconsciously looked down on Jiang Tangtang with a superior attitude.
What a foolish woman! Right now, her sister-in-law is turning a blind eye to her shady dealings so the whole family can survive. But once things settle down, will she still tolerate her?
She comforted her daughter, saying, "You wait, it won't be long before your cousin divorces that bitch Jiang."
It seems that Jiang had an affair with another man when her third nephew was injured, and that her third nephew survived thanks to the help of this other man.
When the third nephew woke up and learned of Jiang's sacrifice, he felt guilty and moved, so he did everything he could for her.
But married life isn't just about being moved.
As time goes by, Jiang's behavior will become a thorn in his side, and the conflict between the two will inevitably erupt sooner or later, at which point Jiang will be abandoned.
Poor Jiang hadn't grasped the gravity of the situation, and continued to act arrogantly and cause trouble all day long.
While analyzing the relationship between Jiang Tangtang and Lu Shiyan with her daughter, Lu Cuihua taught her, "You have to be more careful. No matter how much you like a man, you can't be as foolish as Jiang. You've been too impatient these past few days. If you keep chasing after men like this, they will only look down on you."
As she spoke, she reflected on herself, realizing that she had been too impatient, seeing the Fang family's food supplies dwindling and Lu Shiyan's hunting skills, which led her to allow her daughter to do such despicable things.
She reflected on her actions and realized she couldn't continue acting the way she used to. She continued to advise her daughter, "Don't panic. Your cousin and that Jiang woman won't last long. Just wait patiently."
Of course, it's good for you to show your good side to your cousin from time to time, but you can't do it like before..."
Lu Cuihua had worked in wealthy households and had witnessed several maids climb into their masters' beds and become half-masters.
She felt she was quite experienced in this area and shared a lot of her knowledge with her daughter.
Fang Peiru felt much more relieved.
Actually, she had feelings for Lu Shiyan before, but not to the point of being head over heels in love. That's why she weighed him against Song Jun, considering who she could marry to have a better life.
However, Song Jun, whom she favored more, died on the way to escape famine, while her cousin became even more handsome and capable than before, and took meticulous care of Jiang Shi, which made her feel unbalanced.
What started as a faint liking has turned into intense love, and he now hates Jiang Tangtang, feeling that she stole his happiness.
With Lu Cuilan's reassurance, Fang Peiru gradually calmed down and realized that she had been too impulsive these past two days. She decided to think carefully about how to impress Lu Shiyan without leaving a trace.
She wanted her cousin to discover her good qualities so that he would dislike Jiang Tangtang, but she did so subtly.
Jiang Tangtang had no idea that because of a chicken leg, they had imagined so much, so filthyly suspecting her and defining her as a stupid and wanton woman.
Right now, she's sharing a chicken leg with Lu Chenyan.
The Great Zhou Dynasty has been plagued by disasters for the past two years, and even the animals are struggling to survive. This chicken leg was very thin, and she and Lu Chenyan shared it, so of course they weren't full.
She took out the dried food that had gone moldy.
The Lu family's pancakes are made with a mixture of bean flour and wild vegetables. They don't taste good even when they're freshly made, let alone after sitting for so many days.
The pancake was as hard as a rock, and when Jiang Tangtang took a bite, she almost broke her teeth.
Seeing Jiang Tangtang covering her mouth, Zhou Qiongniang felt a pang of sadness. How much good food had her third brother secretly given her? She couldn't even eat a single dry meal!
But considering Jiang Tangtang's current abilities, even her usually difficult mother-in-law's attitude towards her has changed drastically.
She still came over, saying with a hint of flattery, "Third sister-in-law, you can't take big bites of this pancake; you have to nibble on it carefully like this."
Jiang Tangtang watched as Zhou Qiongniang used her front teeth to nibble at the cake bit by bit, slowly nibbling out fine powder to eat, and she had completely lost her appetite.
She politely thanked her, "Thank you, Second Sister-in-law."
Zhou Qiongniang was flattered and said, "There's nothing to thank me for. My third brother loves you. You've never experienced this kind of hardship before, so it's normal that you can't eat such dry biscuits. We eat them every day and are used to it."
As she spoke, a hint of bitterness crept into her voice. Her husband wasn't as capable as her third brother, nor was he as considerate...
My third sister-in-law is truly blessed.
Jiang Tangtang's throat was so dry, and she was worried about how long Niu could hold on and how to quickly boost her image. She had no mood to listen to Niu's rambling and sarcastic remarks.
She pursed her lips and said, "If you think the biscuits are too dry and hard to eat, you can boil them in a pot until they are soft before eating."
"Third sister-in-law makes it sound so easy. We don't even have water to drink, let alone water to cook dry food."
"If there's no water, you can boil it with leaves or something else."
As soon as Jiang Tangtang finished speaking, she heard a soft sneer.
The voice came from Luo Taohua.
Fearing that if she angered Jiang Tangtang, she would not get any of the prey her brother-in-law hunted in the future, she dared not say anything to Jiang Tangtang openly, but she used this sneer to mock Jiang Tangtang's blindness.
Didn't you see that many trees along the roadside had all their leaves picked off, and even the bark of many trees had been stripped off?
They even picked tree leaves to cook dry rations.
To pick edible leaves, you have to go deep into the mountains. And you even have to be quick, otherwise the good leaves will all be picked first.
Some villagers who stayed behind to look for water ventured a little further into the mountains to see if they could find any edible wild vegetables or some tree leaves.
Even if they encounter caterpillars on the trees, people will not let them go.
Those who were particular would catch it, roast it in a fire, and then eat it. Those who weren't so particular would simply wrap it in a leaf and swallow it.
Jiang Tangtang didn't just make things up.
In fact, when she was speaking, she saw a cactus about half a person's height growing in a crevice in the rocks not far from where they were resting.
Perhaps because the cactus was covered in thorns and people didn't recognize it, while the surrounding grass and tree bark had been almost completely stripped away by the refugees, that cactus remained intact, clearly indicating that no one had ever intended to eat it.
"Second sister-in-law, go and break that thorn off."
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