Chapter 1122 Stepfather 33
At night, when it was late and quiet, Yuanchun, carrying a basket on her back, quietly came to the foot of the mountain, approached a thatched house far away from the village, and knocked gently on the door.
As soon as she put her hand down, there was a slight noise in the room, and a male voice sounded softly, "Who?"
Yuanchun didn't say anything. She took out the things from the backpack, carried the basket on her back, and left quickly.
The man in the room heard footsteps receding. He opened the door, came out to check, and found something on the ground. He frowned slightly.
"Ayi, who is it?"
"Grandpa, that man is gone."
Shen Yi carried the things in.
Grandma Shen opened the window, and in the moonlight outside, the few people saw two old quilts, a small bag of millet, a bundle of cabbage, a bag of dried mushrooms, and a dried chicken.
And a small packet of large grain salt.
The Shen family was stunned when they saw these things.
Grandpa Shen's eyes were slightly red as he said, "There are still good people in this world."
"Grandpa, grandma, these two quilts are for you two old people to use."
Grandma Shen sighed and said, "We only need one bed, one for your parents. Your mother is in a delicate condition and I don't know if she can make it through this."
As soon as these words fell, violent coughing sounds were heard in the room.
Shen Yi hurried in, "Mom, drink some hot water."
"Ayi, Mom is fine. I just caught a cold. I'll be fine in a few days. Cough cough cough..."
"Mom, don't talk. Come, drink some water."
"I'll feed you."
"Dad, you wake up."
"I have not slept yet."
Shen Cheng took the cup expressionlessly, but when he turned to his wife, his expression was so gentle that water could drip out of it. He held his wife in his arms and carefully fed her water.
Tao Ying said, "I have a contagious cold, don't get too close to me."
"I am strong and healthy, and I am not afraid of infection."
"It's better to be cautious. We can't afford to get sick with our status."
"It's all my incompetence that makes you suffer with me."
"I am the one who caused you trouble."
"Wife, we are a family."
"Ah Cheng, as long as we get divorced and you cut off all ties with me, you won't have to come here to suffer."
"Wife, don't say such stupid things in the future. Back then, if you didn't despise me for being a poor boy and insisted on marrying me and giving birth to a son for me, I would not abandon you. We will be wherever you are."
"Ah Cheng, how can I be worthy of marrying you?"
"Wife, I am lucky to marry you."
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Shen Yi, who was used to his parents sending him dog food, quietly left the room, went to his grandparents' room, then picked up a quilt and brought it to his parents' room.
"Ayi, where did you get the quilt?" Tao Ying asked in shock.
"Someone just left it at the door. Dad, Mom, you guys use this quilt to cover yourself."
"Cover your grandparents. They are old and can't stand the cold at the foot of the mountain."
"Grandpa and grandma have a bed, you can use this one."
"Ayi, what about you?"
"I have clothes." Shen Yi put down the quilt and walked out.
The thatched house had only two small rooms and no kang. Fortunately, it was June and the weather had become warmer, so Shen Yi didn't feel cold even when lying on a bench in the house.
Early the next morning, the Shen family went to the brigade gate, and the brigade leader arranged for them to go to the pig farm to raise pigs.
Taking advantage of the lunch break, Shen Yi got a lot of adobe bricks home to dry in the sun. After work in the afternoon, he went up the mountain to cut tree trunks.
Yuanchun came down the mountain carrying a basket of herbs. When she saw him halfway up the mountain, she paused, put a few bundles of herbs at his feet, and said, "Take one bundle a day, stew them and boil them into water to drink. It can treat colds, coughs, and fevers."
Then, without waiting for his reply, she left in a hurry.
Shen Yi stared at her back with deep eyes.