"I have limited food, and I don't know how long I can help. I'll put it in..."

"Don't tell her!"

Ji Siye was just about to tell where the food was stored.

Suddenly, a vague voice sounded in my ears.

The sound was very soft, but very close, which scared Ji Siye.

Ji Siye turned his head reflexively towards the sound, but there was no one around. He thought he was hallucinating.

Turning back, just as he was about to speak, that voice suddenly rang out again: "She lied to you, don't tell her!"

This time the sound was clearer.

Ji Siye was so shocked that he trembled all over. He looked around and saw no one else except Ji Wuchou standing in front of him.

Ji Wuchou didn't know why Ji Siye kept it a secret at the critical moment, and he looked so lost, so he asked anxiously: "What's wrong with you?"

"No, I'm fine..."

Ji Siye couldn't figure out what was going on. Wuchou didn't choose to be with him at the beginning, so it was impossible for Ji Siye not to feel shame and anger.

This dark emotion has always been buried deep in my heart.

But when he heard Ji Wuchou asking him for help, the dark voice in his heart came out.

Want to reject her and get revenge.

That must be the case. That must be the case.

Ji Siye persuaded himself like this, it must be his inner anxiety that caused him to hear hallucinations.

I completely ignored the two words in my ears, which were clearly a woman's voice.

In order to prevent herself from struggling internally, Ji Siye blurted out.

"I put all the food I had in the cave where we took refuge. If you don't mind, go ahead and move it!"

Just as Ji Siye finished speaking, the voice beside his ear rang again. It was just two simple words with a mocking tone.

"How silly!"

Ji Siye ignored it and pretended not to hear it.

Ji Wuchou was very surprised to hear that the food was stored in the cave.

Unexpectedly, Ji Siye was not on guard against her at all and put it in a place where she could find it.

Ji Wuchou was a little moved. He held Ji Siye's hand, and tears flowed and dripped into his palm.

"I'm sorry that I didn't choose you back then. But at that time, for the livelihood of my family, I had no choice but to make this choice."

"I don't blame you. Even if you didn't leave on your own initiative, I would have let you go. After all, seeing you living a good life makes me satisfied."

Ji Siye could see that Ji Wuchou was truly feeling guilty.

The two held hands like this, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward and ambiguous.

After a while, Ji Wuchou reacted, said a few words of gratitude, and then left in a hurry.

That afternoon, her brother Wuyou brought people over and went to the cave to confirm.

They deliberately did not pass by Ji Siye's house.

But Ji Siye expected them to come, so he squatted in a high place early in the morning.

Watching these people go into the mountain with half belief and half doubt, and then come out happily.

You will know that it is confirmed.

Then, a huge team carrying food went into the mountains. Since carts could not go in, they carried the food out of the mountains one bag at a time in sacks.

After the people transporting the grain left, Ji Siye went into the cave to take a look.

Only to find that the place had been completely emptied.

It was so cruel! That was the grain that Ji Siye had grown for several years, but not even a corn cob was left.

Fortunately, we were thinking about helping the victims at that time, so we had a lot of food at home, enough for him to last until the autumn harvest.

Moreover, Wuchou promised that he would send more rice when spring comes.

Thinking of this, Ji Siye was no longer worried.

I don’t know if it was because the team moving the rice was too large and ostentatious.

The next day, several ragged refugees appeared in the village.

They ran straight to Ji Siye's house and asked him to give them food.

It was already extremely cold at that time and it was about to snow. Ji Siye could not find any reason to turn them away.

He invited these people into the house, gave them clothes and food, and let them warm themselves by the fire and have a good rest.

During the chat, I learned that they also came here by chance, and saw that his house was in good condition, so they came to ask with a try-it attitude.

At this moment, heavy snow began to fall outside the house.

Ji Siye's original intention was to let them go after giving them some food after the snow stopped.

After all, he had been used to being alone over the years, and he felt quite uncomfortable with so many people suddenly crowding into the small house.

I didn't expect the snow to fall endlessly.

In just one day and one night, many dilapidated houses in the village had collapsed.

It’s hard to find a place with an eaves to shelter your head.

Ji Siye couldn't drive them away under such circumstances, so he had to keep these five people who happened to get together while fleeing the famine.

Originally, Ji Siye's food rations were more than enough for one person.

Suddenly there were five more mouths and the food was rapidly decreasing.

In the past, he could have gone to the mountains to hunt some game, but the heavy snow never stopped.

It is difficult for people to walk with the door open. If you are not careful, you may be buried in the snow, let alone go up the mountain.

It was really a case of adding insult to injury. The famine had not yet passed and now the snow disaster had come.

Those people were quite optimistic and said that the auspicious snow indicated a good harvest.

The heavier the snow falls, the more grain you will harvest next year.

Ji Siye smiled bitterly, thinking that it would be good enough if she could survive this winter.

For fear that the accumulated snow would crush the house, they would clear the snow off the roof from time to time, and sweep the snow at the door to prevent the entire house from being covered.

Putting aside the issue of food, the most urgent issue is firewood.

Otherwise, not only will you not be able to eat a hot meal, but if you encounter extremely cold weather, you might even freeze to death.

Ji Siye didn't expect that there would be a sudden heavy snow, so there was not enough firewood at home.

It's snowing so heavily that there's no way to go out to chop firewood.

He looked at the old peach tree at the gate of the yard, thoughtfully.

This peach tree is said to be hundreds of years old and used to bear peaches every year.

The peaches are crisp, sweet and delicious. They basically don’t stay on the tree for long before they are all picked.

When the peach tree was bearing peaches, someone would secretly climb up the tree to steal them from time to time.

When my mother found out, she would yell, "If you want to eat them, pick them and bring them back. Don't drop them!"

But these children like the feeling of climbing trees and picking fruits, including Ji Siye. Even though she knows her father will help pick the fruits, she will still climb the tree by herself and enjoy the joy of picking fruits.

When I climbed to a high place, my mother would find me and scream in panic from below.

At this time, his father would nervously climb up to protect him.

What wonderful memories those were.

However, for some unknown reason, this old peach tree seems to have begun to dry up in the past two years.

Not to mention peaches this year, even the leaves are very withered.

Maybe he is too old and should be dying soon.

I don’t think I’ll survive this winter.

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