"The big one, the round one, the bright one, brighter than grandpa's." Danzi added.
"Is it really brighter than grandpa's?" the old woman asked.
Danzi nodded: "Yeah."
The old woman confirmed again: "You didn't see the wrong person?"
Danzi's little hand pointed clearly at Xiao Yu: "No, it's the best-looking one, that big brother."
That's right.
Although the young man was wearing coarse clothes, he had a very good figure, extremely handsome features, and always had a smile on his lips. He was modest and comfortable. Not to mention this small pier, he was one of the best-looking men in the whole of Dajing.
The most important thing is that he has a kind heart and just gave them four life-saving buns. The old woman felt touched that she had found a treasure. Her eyes were red. Just as she was about to step forward, she suddenly started coughing again.
"Grandma." Danzi hurriedly ran to the old woman and wanted to pat her back, but he was too small. He could only pat the old woman's tailbone with his little hands.
Knowing his filial piety, the old woman pulled him back to her while coughing. After a while, she stopped coughing and said with a smile on her face: "Danzi, you are saved, you are saved."
"Will big brother save us?" Danzi asked.
"Yes, Master Yixi said that as long as anyone has a halo around his head, he will treat you sincerely and protect you. His light is brighter than your grandfather's, so that's the person he can entrust." The old woman pulled Holding Danzi's hand, he wanted to step forward. When he looked up, he saw many pedestrians gathered in front of Xiao Yu. Everyone was vying to buy the buns, but they couldn't squeeze in.
Xiao Yuze and Minghe were busy until the buns were sold out.
"No! Sold out!" Minghe happily spread out his two little fleshy hands.
Every time the dumplings are sold out, it is the most relaxing moment. With a smile on his face, Xiao Yu packs the bamboo basket and says, "Let's go home and make dumplings to eat."
Minghe asked: "Uncle, I won't go to town today."
"I'm not going, I have food at home."
Minghe remembered and said, "Yesterday we used a rack cart and bought a lot of vegetables."
Now that the weather is cold, meat and vegetables can be stored, and the shelf cart can hold a lot, so Xiao Yu bought a lot yesterday, and there is no need to go to town today. He carried Ming He to the shelf and said, "That's right, go home .”
"Xiao Langjun." At this time, the old woman pulled Danzi up to him.
Xiao Yu saw the old woman and Danzi and asked in surprise: "Auntie, why are you still here?"
The old woman smiled and said, "Well, we've always been here."
Xiao Yu asked: "Don't you have any relatives nearby?" He actually wanted to say, why don't you go to the town to beg for food, but this seemed to be impolite, so he changed his statement.
"No." The old woman said directly.
"Then you stay by the river, it's cold." Minghe answered.
Xiao Yu nodded.
"It's okay, Xiaolangjun, thank you for the buns, they are delicious."
"It's just a few buns. If there are more, I won't be able to help."
"It's already helped a lot." Seeing Xiao Yu was about to leave, the old woman quickly said again: "Does Xiao Langjun's family live nearby?"
Xiao Yu paused for a moment: "Yes."
"How many people are in the family?"
Maybe other people can chat about these family situations, but Xiao Yu and Ming He have no relatives, no reason, no one to rely on, and they pay special attention to privacy. It took a lot of effort for Yang Jiu and his wife to know their details before.
Now the old woman asked.
Xiao Yu couldn't help but think of what Granny Liu had said about individual victims of the disaster, such as stealing, robbing, fighting, etc. Although the grandfather and grandson in front of him were so thin that they felt like they couldn't even trample an ant to death, he was worried about this. There was a gang behind the two of them, and they wanted to get close to him, get to know him, and then rob him of his property and his home.
He suddenly became alert.
The old woman also saw Xiao Yu's caution and quickly explained: "Little man, don't be afraid, we are good people, we are good people, we will not hurt you, I cough cough... cough... "
A bad person would not say that he is a bad person. Xiao Yu's vigilance remained unchanged and he said: "Aunt, it's almost noon. There may be people in the town who will give out porridge. If you go down here, you can still get some. Maybe they will still give you porridge." We will arrange accommodation for you.”
Minghe didn't even understand what his uncle said, but what he said was right. He nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, yes."
Xiao Yu pushed the cart towards the main road.
"Young Master!" The old woman stepped forward to catch up, but she started coughing again after just two steps.
"Grandma, grandma." Danzi quickly supported the old woman.
Xiao Yu looked back and felt a little unbearable, but he didn't dare to risk himself and Ming He, so he pushed the trolley back to Jinxiu Village. At noon, he ate dumplings stuffed with green onions and pork, took a short rest, and took Ming He to sort out the dishes in the afternoon. Ground, evening and steamed bun noodles.
The weather was a bit colder the next day, but Minghe still got up on time.
Xiao Yu was worried that he would be cold, so he put a hat with rabbit ears on him, covering his ears and making his little fleshy face look even fleshier.
"Uncle, do I look good?" Minghe Xiaorou asked, holding his hat in his hand.
Xiao Yu looked at it with a smile: "Of course it looks good."
"My uncle wears it too."
"I'll get hot after walking around, so I won't wear it yet."
"I'm going to walk around without wearing it either." Ming He took off his hat.
Xiao Yu stopped him and said, "No, you are a child and your skin is tender. You will get frostbite."
Minghe answered: "Then I won't wear it if I get hot."
"OK."
After the uncle and nephew finished selling buns at the small pier, they saw the old woman and her grandson again. Xiao Yu pretended not to see them and pushed Ming He away.
The old woman and her grandson failed to catch up.
After selling the buns on the third day, Xiao Yu saw them again and continued to push Ming He home.
The old woman suddenly stopped coughing, gained strength, and kept chasing them.
"Uncle, they are still following us." Minghe sat on the carriage and stretched his head to look behind his uncle.
Three days!
The grandfather and grandson have been waiting, talking and chasing each other for three days!
What do you want to do?
He looked back with some displeasure, and saw that the old woman was getting thinner and thinner, as if she were a dead branch about to fall to the ground in the cold wind; Danzi's clothes were ragged, and her thin legs like hemp poles were exposed, and they were red from the cold.
He thought about how skinny he and Ming He were a few months ago, and he felt compassion. He stopped regardless of whether the gang that committed the crime was no longer a gang.
When the old woman and her grandson caught up, he took out two coins from his pocket and handed it to the old woman: "Aunt, to be honest, my family is also very poor, and the income we usually earn is only enough for us. I really don’t have anything to eat and drink, so it’s useless for you to follow me all the time. Take this little money, buy some food, and then go ask the government for help.”
"No, no, no money...cough cough cough..." Before the old woman could finish her words, she started coughing again.
"Grandma." Danzi was extremely anxious.
Xiao Yu finally couldn't bear it, so he stepped forward and patted the old woman's back.
The old woman grabbed Xiao Yu's hand and said very hard: "Xiao Langjun, I am not a bad person, nor do I want your money. Danzi and I came from Ningzhou. We are desperate. Old lady, I have something to ask of you. .”
"What's going on?" Xiao Yu asked.
"Cough cough cough..."
"Auntie." Xiao Yu continued to shoot.
The old woman was coughing and wheezing. Her skinny body was like an old broken bellows, with air leaking everywhere and no ventilation anywhere. Suddenly, she lost all strength and fainted.
"Auntie!" Xiao Yu shouted.
"Grandma! Grandma!" Danzi cried, "Grandma."
Minghe also said sadly: "What should I do, uncle?"
this!
This... you can't just ignore it!
Xiao Yu helped the old woman onto the carriage: "Minghe, Danzi, support her."
Minghe agreed.
Danzi whined.
"Little baby, stop crying." Ming He said.
Danzi stopped crying, her mouth was flattened, and she looked at Minghe with tears in her eyes: "Little brother, you are so cruel."
Minghe suddenly didn't know what to say.
"Let's go." Not knowing how the old woman was doing, Xiao Yu pushed quickly.
Minghe trotted after him.
Xiao Yu was shocked to realize that Danzi had not followed him. When he turned around, he saw that Danzi was also running, but he was too thin, small and weak. He took two steps and fell down. He cried for his grandma at the same time. He stood up and continued running this way.
Really!
Really!
Xiao Yu stopped the car, ran back, picked up the egg, put it on the carriage, and said: "Minghe, he can't walk, the two of us are walking."
"Yeah." Minghe nodded.
The uncle and nephew came to Qingshi Town Medical Center in a hurry.
The doctor made a good diagnosis and treatment and kept shaking his head.
"Doctor, how are you?" Xiao Yu asked anxiously.
The doctor said: "The old man's pulse is weak and his heart and lungs are exhausted. It's time for him to run out of oil and gas. I have no power to save him. You'd better pull him back and prepare for the funeral."
Seeing that the old woman was thin and coughing, Xiao Yu only thought she was hungry and sick. He didn't expect it to be so serious: "Doctor, how could this happen?"
"She is old and has been ill for a long time. It is a miracle that she can survive until now." The doctor sighed.
"Cough cough cough." The old woman coughed and woke up again.
Hearing this, Xiao Yu looked at the old woman, feeling swollen and sore: "Auntie, you..."
"I knew I didn't have much time left." The old woman said in a weak and hoarse voice.
Xiao Yu didn't know what to say.
"So, I want to ask you something."
Xiao Yu asked: "What's the matter?"
The old woman glanced at Danzi beside her, then looked at Xiao Yu again: "Xiao Xiaolangjun, I want to ask you to take care of Danzi."
"this……"
"I know that I am forcing others to do something difficult, but I have no other choice. Just raise a sheep or a cat, give him a mouthful of food, and let him live. Just let him live." The old woman implored eagerly.
"I……"
The old woman took something out of her arms and carefully stuffed it into Xiao Yu's hand. Then, with her skinny hands, she squeezed Xiao Yu's hand tightly: "This is what his mother left for him before she died. You can't throw it away." , must not throw it away, please give him a bite of food, let him live, God will remember your efforts, and will reward you twice as much, please..." Before he finished speaking, his hands fell from Xiao Yu's hands. .
Xiao Yu clearly saw the old woman's open eyes slowly losing focus, but still with a request, he called with a trembling voice: "Auntie, auntie."
The doctor said: "She's gone."
"Where are you going?" Danzi suddenly answered with a sweet voice.
Xiao Yu suddenly felt distressed.
Danzi squeezed to the old woman and shouted: "Grandma, Grandma."
The old woman never reacts.
Danzi didn't know what was happening. He was scared and anxious and shouted: "Grandma, grandma, talk, grandma, grandma." When he didn't get a response, he became more and more frightened and his cries became louder and louder.
Xiao Yu squatted down, hugged Danzi, and finally said solemnly to the old woman lying on the carriage: "Okay, Auntie, I promise you, as long as I live well for one day, Danzi will live well. I will never I won’t wrong him.”
As if she heard Xiao Yu's words, the old woman slowly closed her eyes, and a tear fell down.
Xiao Yu got up and paid the consultation fee. After pushing the old woman out, he bought some burial items in the town. He came to the foot of the mountain near Jinxiu and buried the old woman. In Danzi's tone, he simply carved " The wooden inscription "Grandmother Hua's Tomb".
I only found out the surname Hua after asking Danzi for a while.
After everything was ready, Xiao Yu carried Minghe and Danzi to the carriage and pushed them back to Jinxiu Village. It was already evening and the three of them hadn't even eaten lunch.
Xiao Yu was worried that the child was starving, so he quickly cooked a portion of vegetable and egg noodles, put three bowls on the chopping board, let them cool for a while, and said, "It's not hot anymore, let's eat."
Minghe gathered around the chopping board, picked up a spoon and ate.
Xiao Yu helped Danzi sit in front of him and said, "Can you eat it by yourself?"
Danzi nodded.
"Then eat."
"Hula", a strong wind blew, blowing off the gauze on the rope.
"There is a strong wind, and the cloth will be blown away." Minghe quickly got up and ran out to pick it up.
Xiao Yu stood up and tidied up other things in the yard.
After their busy work, the uncle and nephew returned to the kitchen, but the egg was missing.
"Where did the egg go?" Minghe asked.
Xiao Yu quickly ran out of the yard.
Minghe chases him out.
When I turned a corner, I saw the little egg carrying a bowl of vegetable and egg noodles, swaying towards the foot of the mountain.
"Danzi, where are you going?!" Minghe shouted.
As Danzi walked, he turned back and said, "My grandma is hungry. I, I, I will bring some noodles to my grandma."
