Dressed as an old woman, I carry the system and my son to escape the famine

If she agreed to her brother-in-law's request, Zhao and her children would get even less food, and they didn't know what would happen if they were hungry, so she was unwilling.

She looked at Yao Shu carefully, knowing that Shen Fugui, as the youngest son, was the darling of her parents-in-law. If she really ignored Shen Fugui's request, she was afraid of being scolded by her mother-in-law.

This can be described as a dilemma.

Shen Fugui, who made this request, didn't even look embarrassed at all. He raised the bowl in his hand and silently urged Zhao.

Seeing him like this, Yao Shu couldn't stand it, so she immediately took a chopstick and looked at his wrist.

"It doesn't matter what time it is now. If any of you can fill your stomach, just be honest with me."

Even Yao Shu herself could only eat half full. Even so, she was still worried about food rations. The food reserves at home could no longer last long.

"Little Cao Niang, you don't have to worry about him, just eat your own."

She looked at her skinny daughter-in-law and granddaughter, and her voice became much softer.

Seeing Yao Shu speak, Mrs. Zhao dared to put the paste into her bowl. However, Shen Fugui couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He looked at his mother with a resentful look and did not dare to say anything.

Recently, his mother no longer loved him as much as she used to. He didn't dare to continue acting like a monster, lest he be taught a lesson.

Their food was not good, and it was even a bit hard to swallow for Yao Shu. If she had not had no choice, she would definitely not be able to eat it. But even in such a situation, the Shen family was still the envy of everyone.

Yao Shu could even feel many eyes falling on her from behind.

She glanced back and saw that they were the villagers of Dahe Village.

Although it was time to stop and prepare for eating, they did not do anything. Just because there was no food, they had no rice to cook, and they could only watch other people's meals.

"Is everyone out of food?"

Yao Shu's brows furrowed deeply, which was not a good sign. Everyone looked at her and felt a little panicked.

"Where is the food? There is nothing on this mountain in the winter. The potatoes they dug can only last a day or two. Alas..."

Shen Nanshan sighed, not because he sympathized with others, but because he lamented that his family's food reserves were running out.

"Little Cao Niang, save more on cooking every day from now on, and save 30% more."

"Mom, how can that be enough to eat?"

As soon as Yao Shu gave the order, Shen Fugui started complaining next to him.

"Do you think you still have a lot of food at home?"

People who have no future worries must worry about the near future. She is also thinking about the future. She doesn't know when she will get food again, so she can only save and save.

Besides, she was afraid of making others jealous.

Compared to other people, the Shen family's life was actually much better, and she was afraid that her family would be spotted by others if they were too ostentatious.

This is not impossible. When facing life and death dilemmas, the evil thoughts in people's hearts will be magnified.

The Shen family members all fell silent. They were also aware of their own situation, but because of Yao Shu's presence, they had not thought about it carefully before. Now that she pointed it out, everyone became worried.

They wouldn't really starve to death in this wilderness, right?

This is what worries everyone.

Even so, everyone did not stay there and wait to die. They continued to move forward, but their speed slowed down. How could hungry people have the strength to move forward?

Yao Shu held a wooden stick in her hand and walked hard step by step. She only hoped that she could get to the new location quickly so that she could get the check-in reward. As long as everyone could get food, they could survive for a while.

This is why she has not despaired yet. She still has a glimmer of hope. Even if she chews tree bark or eats grass roots, she can always survive.

On the way forward, Yao Shu could clearly feel that everyone was taking more and more frequent breaks because someone fell behind from time to time.

How can people who can't even fill their stomachs have the strength to keep up with everyone?

The team stopped again. Just as Yao Shu sat down, someone came up to her.

Under normal circumstances, every family gathers together during breaks, and rarely visits each other. Everyone has long since lost this leisure.

So Yao Shu was quite surprised. She looked at the visitor warily and speculated on the other person's intention.

She remembered that the two families had little overlap, and it was hard to say why the other party came uninvited.

"sister in law."

Mrs. Liu's face was red and her lips were pursed, but she didn't directly explain her purpose. She was really embarrassed to open her mouth, but she really had no other choice.

"It's Zhuzi Niang."

Yao Shu greeted him politely and distantly, and she didn't even ask another question.

In the current situation, she already had some guesses as to why the other party came to her door. She was not willing to help, so naturally she would not take the initiative to ask.

In just a moment, Mrs. Liu suddenly spoke.

"Sister-in-law, can you lend us some food? Don't worry, I will definitely return it later. I can establish a written receipt."

She said it with such certainty that she could almost swear.

Yao Shu had no doubts about her sincerity at this time. As for whether she would be able to repay her in the future, it was hard to say. At the moment, it was hard to say whether everyone would survive until the future.

At this time, food was so precious that no one was willing to lend it out, which would be like lending out half of one's life.

"It's not that I don't want to help. My family is still hungry. We really don't have any food left to borrow. You can ask elsewhere."

Yao Shu refused directly.

Seeing her refusal so straightforwardly, Ms. Liu had a look of despair on her face. She looked so pitiful. Nowadays, the entire Dahe Village is only slightly better off than the Shen family. If she can't borrow food from the Shen family, she can go elsewhere. Don't even think about it.

After several struggles, she knelt down in front of Yao Shu.

"Sister-in-law, please do me a favor and lend me a mouthful of food. I am really forced to do nothing. The children at home are already starving to death. Please give us a way to survive..."

"No, you get up first."

Yao Shu's face was full of helplessness. She really wanted to know why everyone kept kneeling down. She had gone from avoiding it at the beginning to being numb to it now.

It's no wonder that her heart has become hardened. Who doesn't have a hard time these days?

"I know your family still has food, so just show your kindness and I will pay it back to you ten times or a hundred times in the future. If it doesn't work, our whole family will sign a deed of sale."

In the face of the chance of survival, dignity becomes unimportant, even if it is sold into slavery, it doesn't matter.