At this time, the poorest families in the village often start to run out of food and are in dire straits, as they do every year.
It is true that many elderly people and children cannot survive the winter. Every year when the winter in Yunwu Village is about to end, many families in the village have a particularly difficult time, and those elderly people who live alone are even more miserable.
It all depends on whether you can survive it.
Those who fell at home like Aunt Xu were lucky enough to meet Aunt Rong and Ye Lulu before being rescued. Otherwise, the consequences would have been serious...
"Thank you so much. If it weren't for you..." Aunt Xu naturally recognized the housekeeper. She didn't expect that she would be saved by Aunt Rong and Ye Lulu. She looked at them with tears in her eyes, "It's my old lady who has dragged you down." Butler, I even drank your porridge."
"Don't talk about that, aunt, it's just a bowl of porridge." Aunt Rong comforted her. She had always been enthusiastic. Even when she was poor, she would always help the miserable old people in the village. After saying that, she hurriedly asked:
"Where's Xiao Huang?"
Ye Lulun was stunned for a moment. She thought Aunt Xu had lost all her relatives and was a lonely old man living alone? It turns out that there are other people in her family, so why is Aunt Xu so hungry with no one to take care of her
Could it be that that person is unfilial
"... The food at home is really at the bottom, so Xiao Huang went up the mountain," Aunt Xu said. She couldn't help but choked up when she mentioned her grandson. She said, "Before the winter, Xiao Huang had already worked hard to store food for the winter. , but he is still young, and his strength is not as strong as those of the strong young adults. He has never read a book or knows anything else. There is no older man in the family, and no one has taught him carpentry skills... There is nothing at home, Xiao Huang only If you can run errands for people, you can earn the least amount of money."
"I don't have much food in store, but I still have to stay close to me... He always makes porridge for me, and refuses to let me eat black-faced steamed buns like him. We ran out of food a few days ago, and Xiao Huang gave me the last of his black bread. I also mixed the noodles with water and gave them to me to eat."
Aunt Xu cried: "Three days ago, there was no more food. Xiao Huang said that this could not go on and he would starve to death, so he left his last nest for me in the house and went up the mountain to find food... There was no way. There is heavy snow all over the mountain, and I don’t know what the situation is, and there is nothing I can do about it... There is no food at home, and it is impossible to go down the mountain, so Xiao Huang has no choice but to go up the mountain... "
From Aunt Rong's explanation, Ye Lulu found out that Xiao Huang was Aunt Xu's only grandson. Her wife, son and daughter-in-law were all gone, leaving only one grandson, Xiao Huang, who was called Aunt Xu. She was still called after her wife, so Aunt Xu’s grandson’s full name is Xu Huang.
What's worse is that Aunt Xu's grandson is not very young, only fifteen or sixteen years old. He thought he was always too poor, didn't have enough to eat, and was too thin and short. Compared with the many strong young people in Yunwu Village, he couldn't do anything as a working committee member. It's really too little.
Therefore, it was very difficult for Xiao Huang to shoulder the burden of taking care of Aunt Xu.
Aunt Xu and Xiao Huang's grandparents lived together, but they still lived in poverty.
Hearing what Aunt Xu said now, Xiao Huang is also having a hard time. A teenager has to go up the mountain in the cold winter to look for food aimlessly... With such thick snow and no one on the mountain, it is really too slim.
"grandmother!-"
There was a shout from outside, and a figure ran in and threw herself in front of the kang, with a look of panic on her face, "Grandma!"
When the figure stopped, Ye Lulu could see clearly. He was a fair-faced young man with a somewhat tough and stubborn appearance. He had a three-dimensional nose and bright eyes. His face was full of anxiety, the corners of his mouth were tightly pursed, and his eyes were filled with fear. Looking at Aunt Xu.
As expected, he has a relatively thin figure and is not tall enough, but he is as slender and tall as a green bamboo. He does not look short or weak, and he still looks like a teenager.
Ye Lulun was right next to her, looking sideways at Xu Huang's appearance. The young boy's side face had a straight nose, and she felt that this little grandson was quite handsome.
He's a handsome guy.
After looking at Xu Huang for a long time, Ye Lulun turned away and felt addicted.
"Grandma! I heard from the villagers that you fainted. Are you okay?" Xu Huang ignored the presence of his family members and threw himself next to Aunt Xu to smell. His voice also changed to that of a teenager. As it gradually became darker, Qingyue He was a little mute, but he actually sounded pretty good. He said: "It's my fault. I shouldn't have gone up the mountain for several days in a row. I knew that you were alone at home, grandma, and there was no food at home..."
"I just came down the mountain and saw that the things at home were broken and I didn't see grandma. I thought what happened to you, grandma... Fortunately, after I rushed out, an aunt in the village told me that Mrs. Rong, the housekeeper, carried you here on her back. …”
There were people walking around in the village, and some villagers did see Aunt Rong carrying Aunt Xu back.
Xu Huang said in a self-reproaching voice.
Listening to his words, you can also know that he still couldn't find anything to eat this time up the mountain...
well.
Aunt Rong sighed inwardly. It was really difficult. This was expected. How could she find anything to eat on the mountain in the cold winter? The wild beasts are hiding, and there is thick snow on the mountain, making it difficult to walk. How can I find food? What can I eat...
Xu Huang is not old enough, and for such a young boy, he is forced to go up the mountain in search of food aimlessly...
Xu Huang went up the mountain, still worried that he would encounter danger.
However, Xiao Huang couldn't find anything to eat, so what should he and Aunt Xu do? There was no food at all.
Every year, more than one or two people in the village starve to death during the winter.
The housekeepers all sighed.
When Aunt Xu saw Xu Huang coming back, tears welled up in her eyes and she was very happy, "Xiao Huang, you're back... It'll be good if you come back. It'll be good if you come back. Don't go up the mountain anymore. You can't find anything to eat on the mountain." … Grandma is fine. Aunt Rong and Aunt Ye Liu were kind enough to save grandma and feed her porridge.”
Ye Lulun listened and twitched the corner of his mouth: Uh, Aunt Ye Liu
Is this talking about her? !
As a college student in modern times and a young woman in her twenties in ancient times, Ye Lulu wanted to say that she really couldn't accept the title Aunt Ye Six...
Ye, Liu, aunt?
For such a young person, does she already have this identity? !
Ye Lulu's expression suddenly became very clear and subtle, and even stiffened.
However, Aunt Xu didn't notice it and said to Xu Huang: "Xiao Huang, please thank Aunt Rong and Aunt Ye Liu quickly."
Ye Lulu: "..."
After hearing this, Xu Huang sorted out his expression and hurriedly said to Aunt Rong: "Thank you Aunt Rong for saving my grandma!" Then he turned around and looked at Ye Lulu and said: "Thank you Aunt Ye Liu."
Seen from the front, Xu Huang's pupils are still very bright, dark brown, and very clear.
Which girl can accept being called so old! !
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This chapter has 2,000 words, two chapters combined into one~~~
(Because I wrote about Aunt Xu to let Xu Huang appear, and I didn’t write about Xu Huang’s breakup again. It’s a bit boring just to write about Aunt Xu, so I’ll just post a 2000-word chapter.)
Old readers all know that Weng Liuli, who is lazy to a certain extent, likes to post different thousand-character seals randomly... dbq
A handsome young man appears!
Ye Lulun: Wow
Guan Chibei: I have been standing by the kitchen door watching, you know
(End of chapter)