It’s not far from Shanghe Village and can be reached quickly by horse carriage.

According to Shen Lai Fu's instructions, the second house on the east side with a jar at the door is Shen Jinxin's in-laws' family.

A large carriage entered the village and many people came out to see it, wondering where this noble man came from.

"Look, what a beautiful carriage. What is it for?"

"I don't know, whose house are you going to?"

"Whose family is this? They are so impressive!!"

The villagers came out to watch the fun until the carriage stopped in front of the second house on the east side.

"Hey, are you going to Zhang's?"

"When did the Zhang family get to know a noble man?"

"I don't know? What's going on?"

"Are you all here to watch the fun? Have you packed your things? We have to leave tomorrow."

This voice brought the villagers who loved to watch the excitement back to reality. It didn't matter to them who had relatives. The reality was that they would have to flee the famine tomorrow, and they didn't know what the situation would be like along the way. Thinking of this, they sighed and didn't want to watch the excitement. They all went back to pack up.

The noise at the door startled the Zhang family, and a woman who looked less than 30 years old came out to open the door. Seeing Shen Lianxin's unfamiliar face, she glanced at the carriage at the door and thought, did she go to the wrong door? She asked in confusion, "Who are you looking for?"

Shen Lianxin spoke politely, "I'm looking for Shen Jinxin. Excuse me, is this Shen Jinxin's home?"

Before the woman could reply, she heard a commotion inside.

"Since your mother's family has surplus food, why don't we go there to seek refuge? There is not much food at home, where can we go? You are so stubborn, you gave birth to a bunch of money-losing things. If you don't go back to ask for food, your two money-losing things will starve to death first."

"I've married into your Zhang family. I'm a member of your Zhang family when I live, and I'm a ghost of your Zhang family when I die. Why should I go back to my parents' home to ask for food? You know that I severed ties with my parents' family when I married here. If I die, then die. At worst, my whole family will die together. Who's afraid of who?"

"You, you, you are such an unfilial person! I'll beat you to death! You are unfilial to me, your wife, and you don't even care about your own children? Are you a black person?"

"They are all money-losing goods anyway. You also said that I can't take care of myself, so who can I take care of? Otherwise, you can just beat me to death and let your son become a widower!!"

"You, you, you are going to piss me off to death."

"Mom, mom, don't be angry, don't hit me, if you want to hit me, hit me!" This was a man's voice. It was obviously trying to start a fight.

The old lady took a deep breath and said, "Look at what kind of person you married? You always make me angry. Do you think I'm too old? Oh my God! This is such a sin! Old man! Please take me away!"

The woman who opened the door looked helpless. She glanced at Shen Lianxin, cleared her throat, and started to push towards the room.

“Ahem!” “Stop arguing! Someone’s coming to the house. Looking for the second son’s wife!”

This woman's voice was not only loud but also penetrating. Shen Lianxin was so surprised that she looked at her again.

The woman smiled and said, "Come in first."

Shen Lianxin entered the yard and the people in the house stopped making noise. Shen Jinxin hurried out and the Zhang family followed her out.

When Shen Jinxin saw Shen Lianxin, she was stunned. She was dressed very elegantly. In her impression, she was a wild girl running around in the mountains, but now she was dressed up, she looked fair and tender, like a lady from a wealthy family.

"Lian Xin?!"

Shen Lianxin rushed over to greet him, "Jinxin!"

After taking a closer look at Shen Jinxin, he discovered that she was extremely skinny, with a wooden hairpin on her messy hair that looked like it was hand-carved. Her clothes were made of coarse linen and had several patches on them. It was obvious that she was not well fed.

The whole person is fine except for his energy and spirit.

Shen Jinxin hugged Shen Lianxin and jumped for joy, "Oh my, our Lianxin is so pretty? That's great!!"

He walked around Shen Lianxin and found that his hand had left a black mark on Shen Lianxin's pink and white brocade dress. He hurriedly withdrew his hand and suddenly became embarrassed.

Shen Lianxin felt distressed and took the initiative to hold her hand.

The old lady of the Zhang family came out and saw Shen Lianxin's dress. She didn't dare to be negligent for a moment and kept glancing at the eldest daughter-in-law, Wang Meili.

Wang Meili came up to the group and whispered, "Here to look for Jinxin, he came in a big carriage."

Although it was said to be soft, the sound was not small. At least Shen Lianxin and Shen Jinxin heard it.

Shen Lianxin walked up to the old lady of the Zhang family and bowed, "Hello, Aunt Zhang!"

Shen Jinxin quickly introduced Shen Lianxin, "Lianxin, this is my eldest brother Zhang Fu, this is my eldest sister-in-law Wang Meili, and this is my head Zhang Li, have you met her?"

Shen Lianxin greeted reluctantly and everyone responded.

Old Lady Zhang asked Shen Lianxin to sit down, "Meili, go get her a glass of water!"

Wang Meili responded and went out of the kitchen to pour water.

Zhang Li was a little reserved. He took a big pancake and handed it to Shen Lianxin. "Fourth aunt, there's nothing good at home. Have a pancake. It's freshly baked today. It smells delicious."

They will flee the famine tomorrow, so the Zhang family mixed flour and wheat bran together and baked them into large pancakes for easy eating on the road.

The children were all as thin as bean sprouts. Their eyes lit up when they saw the pancakes. They swallowed their saliva but did not clamor for them.

Shen Jinxin put the cake in Shen Lianxin's hand, "Lianxin, eat it. It smells delicious."

After seeing the situation of this family, how could Shen Lianxin eat? Besides, she was not hungry.

Shen Lianxin divided the cake into three portions and handed them to the three children. "I'm not hungry. Give it to the children."

The children looked at Old Lady Zhang, not daring to take it. Old Lady Zhang sighed and nodded to indicate that they could eat it. The children dared to take the cake and timidly said thank you to Shen Lianxin.

Wang Meili brought a bowl of water and placed it in front of Shen Lianxin. Old Lady Zhang said, "Is your mother okay? Your brother and sister came over a few days ago. Jinxin is really ignorant. I asked her to go back and walk around, but she refused no matter what I said."

After a pause, she said, "She has been married to our Wang family for so many years, but she has never gone back to see her family. People who don't know would think that our Wang family won't let her go back! What kind of grudge can this family hold for so many years? When will it break bones and connect tendons? When there are difficulties, it is still the family that needs to help, don't you think?"

Shen Lianxin smiled and nodded, "Auntie is right. I am here just to persuade Jinxin."

Hearing Shen Lianxin say this, Old Lady Zhang's expression eased a lot. She winked at her son and pushed the water in front of Shen Lianxin again, "Fourth Aunt, drink some water, drink some water."

Old Mrs. Zhang rolled her eyes at her son and cursed him in her heart, calling him a heartless idiot.

Shen Jinxin's face was not very good, and she immediately said, "I married into the Wang family to sever ties with my family, why should I go back? I married here under the pressure of severing ties with my family, so I am responsible for my own life and death. My good or bad life has nothing to do with my family. Don't think of taking advantage of my family."

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