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Chapter 719 Grandma is still here
She looked at the situation and sighed in her heart. It was the same at home a few years ago. They felt like they couldn't eat enough meat at every meal. Once they started, they couldn't stop. Every meal, not even the soup was left. They would lick it clean.
Good days have been going on for so long that she almost forgot about days like this.
After eating, the women felt a little embarrassed and rushed to wash the dishes.
The few of them worked very efficiently.
Zhou Guo sat in the yard and chatted with everyone.
I also learned that these women were also refugees who had nothing left. They were willing to stay and live with the men as long as they gave them food. But I don't know what happened. Their bodies have been still, and several families still have no children.
The men couldn't help but ask Zhou Guo for help, "Tell me what's going on? Why is everyone so quiet?"
Zhou Guo said: "Maybe he got hurt while fleeing. This kind of thing can't be rushed. Have you seen a doctor?"
As a result, several people shook their heads and said, "Where can we get the money? It's not a serious illness, why spend the money? Forget it, if we don't have it, then we don't have it. It's not bad to have a wife even if we don't have a child. If the child is born, I won't have anything to feed him, and he will have to starve with us."
"Yeah, I can't afford it either. I'm lucky enough that I can support the two of us. There's really no way I can support another one."
"Hey, you don't want a son, but I do. It's good now, but when you get old and don't have a son, who will take care of you? Who will break a pot to send you off? Will you become a lonely ghost?"
The several people were arguing. One side felt that their current life was very good, while the other side felt that only with a son could their life be complete and truly good.
Zhou Guo watched with great interest but did not express any opinion.
The old lady sat beside her, holding her small hands tightly with a pair of hands covered with calluses, unwilling to let go, and listened to everyone talking quietly.
The group chatted until late at night.
Zhou Guo sleeps in the same bed with the old lady at night. Sleeping next to her reminds him of his own old lady. It has been three or four years since the old couple passed away. Time flies!
She really missed them!
I fell asleep in a short while as I was thinking. I was tired after traveling all day.
The next day, she helped the old lady clean the house inside and out, repaired the roof, and repaired the broken furniture in the house.
On the third day, we went into the mountains and chopped firewood all day.
On the fourth day, after chopping firewood all day, the firewood shed in the yard was filled up with enough firewood to last the old lady a year.
Expand the vegetable garden and plant some vegetables.
The old lady was busy serving her tea and water. "Stop working so hard and come and take a rest. I am an old lady and I might not be here tomorrow. I can't use all these things you made, let alone eat them."
Zhou Guo said, "How could that be? You stay at home and I will come back later. The firewood I chopped will be enough for you to use for a long time. You only need to weed and fertilize the vegetables from time to time."
On the fifth day, I bought two dan of rice, a bag of flour, and a bunch of oil and salt, and piled them in the place where the old lady usually hid her treasures. "Keep these for yourself and eat them slowly. When I come next time, they will be ready. I will come back to replenish them for you."
The old lady's eyes were red, and she wiped her tears and said, "It's hard for you. You said you have no relatives or friends, but you still care about me so much. I am better than my own son."
She also brought oil and salt to the neighbors. The old lady lives here alone, and her son comes home very rarely. Doesn't she have to rely on these people on normal days?
Zhou Guo stayed until the sixth day and calculated that it was time to leave.
When he left, he changed five or six strings of copper coins for the old lady and handed them to her, saying, "Grandma, I'm leaving now. Take this money. If you want to eat something, go buy it yourself. If you don't want to leave, let them take it. I'll come to see you next time."
The old lady was stunned. "Are you leaving now? Why don't you stay for a few more days?"
Zhou Guo said: "I have been here for six days. There are still many things waiting for me at home. I can't leave for too long. Don't worry, I will come to see you from time to time. You have to eat well, sleep well, raise some chickens and a dog, and play slowly."
When the old lady heard that she was busy, she didn't say anything for a long time, then nodded and turned to go into the house.
Zhou Guo began to pack his things. Actually, there was nothing much, just a set of clothes and nothing else. He just gathered the bag and hung it on the horse and was ready to leave.
After a while, the old lady came out of the house holding a cloth bag and said, "These are the chestnuts, walnuts and other fruits I picked up in the mountains in autumn, as well as a bag of eggs. Take them back for your family to taste. I don't have anything else to give you, so take this back with you."
He looked at his chickens and said, "These chickens are raised for you. Take a few back with you."
Zhou Guo took the cloth bag, opened it and saw that there was wheat bran and eggs inside. He thought they would not break easily.
As for the chicken, "Mother-in-law, I won't take this chicken. I've eaten your two chickens these days. You should keep it for yourself, eat the eggs, and leave a few for your son, daughter-in-law, and grandson."
The old lady said, "If they want to eat, we can feed them later. Come on, go catch a few. Otherwise, take the food you gave me back yourself. I don't want it."
Zhou Guo had no choice but to catch two, one female and one male.
The two chickens started to coo when they were caught in her hands. She had a headache when she thought about taking them on the road on horseback. She thought, they would stink in a few days, and it would be a mess if they were alive. After thinking for a while, she said, "Mother-in-law, I'd better pluck them before I leave. Otherwise, it will be inconvenient to take live chickens on the road."
The old lady had been secretly wiping her tears. Upon hearing this, she turned and went into the kitchen, "Hey, I'll go boil some water for you. It'll be easier if you kill it."
Before the two chickens were killed, several other families came with baskets of eggs and said to Zhou Guo, "If you want to leave, we don't have anything to give you. Fortunately, we still have a few eggs at home. You can take them with you."
Zhou Guo waved his hand quickly, "No need, eggs are precious, you can keep them for yourself. If you sell a basket like this, you can exchange it for oil and salt for several months."
The woman smiled and said, "You bought so much for us. Let alone a few months, saving a little bit would be enough for two years. These eggs are not needed for the time being. You can take them back. It's a small token of our appreciation."
"Yes, we have received so many benefits from you, why do you want to take this egg away?"
Zhou Guo was helpless. "It's not that I don't want to take it away, it's just that I can't take it away. I'm just a horse. These eggs are bumpy and will break in a few seconds. It's useless to give them to me. I can't eat them. You should keep them for yourselves."
"No, we have cooked these. They are all well cooked. They are not afraid of any bumps. You have a big appetite, so you can eat a bite when you are hungry while traveling."
When Zhou Guo heard that it was already cooked, he had no choice but to accept it, "But this is too much, I'll just take half, and you can take the rest back."