Rebirth, end of the world, time travel, escape famine, make money!

The two people from the yamen followed them to the village to measure the land, and they would have a free lunch at this time, so Liu's father and others would definitely make good arrangements.

We found a restaurant that looked pretty good on the street near the city gate, and then went back to the village after eating.

Liu Caixia wanted to go and check on the little guy first.

Have lunch later and then walk around the city in the afternoon, visiting carpenter shops, blacksmith shops, grain shops and other places to buy some necessary things.

The little guy followed Liu Caixia. He was very thin and wore an old cotton-padded jacket. His shoes were tattered, with two toes sticking out. The shoes were obviously too small.

The little guy's heart was still beating fast, and he was still thinking about whether to run away.

But he saw Liu Xiaolu looking at him several times, occasionally smiling at him, and just now she even secretly gave him a candy.

He held the candy tightly in his hand. In such a cold day, his palms were indeed slightly warm. He loosened his grip a little, but he must be careful not to let the candy melt.

I can just take it back and feed it to my younger sister. She has never suffered any hardship since she was a child. Over the past year or so, her round little face has become thin, but she is so sensible and doesn't make any noise.

After leaving the city gate, I followed the little guy out from the path on the right, and walked through a bamboo forest in a strange way. We came to the foot of a nearby mountain. There was a wasteland here with some thatched houses.

The thatched huts were shaken by the wind and looked tattered, as if they were about to be blown away. There were quite a few people here. A few heads popped out of the better huts, as if they had heard the noise outside and wanted to see who was coming. Occasionally, rich families in the city would give out porridge or throw in some tattered clothes and quilts that were not used at home.

For people like them, it was a life-saving thing, but after seeing the appearance of the person coming, they all retracted their heads.

It's even colder outside in this cold weather, but the thatched hut can at least provide some shelter, and lighting a fire is much warmer than outside.

Although there are not many wild vegetables in winter, there is still firewood. As long as you go up the mountain diligently and get firewood every day, you will not freeze to death.

Little Bit brought people to a thatched house and said, "This is it..."

He looked up at Liu Caixia, as if asking if she wanted to go in and take a look, but he didn't dare to take anyone in directly because the place looked too shabby.

Liu Caixia took two steps and came to the door. There was a straw curtain hanging on the door. Through the crack in the door, she saw an old lady and a child sitting on the hay inside. In front of them was a stone stove with a fire burning inside. The two of them snuggled up together to keep warm.

The old lady occasionally coughed twice, which could be heard outside the thatched house, but she suddenly curled up and coughed violently, as if she wanted to cough out all her internal organs. The little girl immediately raised her small body and gently patted the old lady's back with her small hands, saying softly: "Grandma, drink some hot water. Brother went out to earn money today. When he comes back, he will bring us food and make money to treat your illness. You will definitely get better."

The old lady took a sip of hot water to calm down. The little guy had already crawled in front of Liu Caixia, lifted the curtain, and looked at the people inside worriedly. He didn't know if it was because the noise he made when he lifted the curtain was too loud, but the people inside seemed to sense something and looked over at him.

The old lady didn't say what she wanted to say. She didn't react for a while. The key point was that the people following her grandson didn't live in their area judging by their clothes. It took her a while to react and greet them: "Yao'er, you're back. Who are the people following you?"

"Grandma, I'm back!"

But he didn't know how to introduce Liu Caixia, so he turned around and looked at her.

Liu Caixia looked at the old lady's clear eyes and finally reacted. She introduced herself, "He helped us a little in the city. I thought he was smart and wanted to hire him for a long time. I heard that he has a grandmother and a sister at home, so I came to see him and learn more about his situation. After all, the things I asked him to do are relatively important."

The old lady couldn't believe what she said. Although her grandson was well-educated and smart, he was still a ten-year-old child. How could he do anything important? She looked at her grandson, who lowered his head and said nothing. The child didn't know what was wrong. He sighed and said, "It's a blessing for him that the lady likes him. What I am most worried about now is the brother and sister. It's a pity that I can't entertain you in this thatched hut. If you don't mind, come in and warm yourself by the fire."

After the old lady finished speaking, she picked up a larger piece of wood from the side and threw it into the fire.

Liu Caixia did not hesitate and led people into the house.

The little one asked them to sit on a thicker straw mat on the side. The mat was made entirely of dead grass. Although it was rough, it was tied very tightly. It was not prickly at all when sitting on it and it was very soft.

Just as the little one was about to say something to Liu Caixia, he was interrupted by the old lady.

The old lady looked at the little one and asked sincerely and seriously: "Yao'er, tell grandma honestly, what happened? Don't try to hide it!"

The little one looked at his grandmother, then at Liu Caixia. Just as Liu Caixia was about to say something, the child knelt down first, tears streaming down his face: "I'm sorry, grandma, I was wrong. I didn't make any money today..."

Little Bit told him what happened today, including his idea of ​​stealing money.

At the end, she cried more and more sadly: "Grandma, I was wrong, aunt, I was wrong, I really didn't lie to you, my grandma has been coughing, and we have no money to buy medicine. We have only eaten one meal a day for a long time. I wanted to move more goods, but I was too weak. I'm sorry... I will never do it again..."

Liu Caixia touched the little one's head, looked at the old lady opposite who was already in tears, her eyes were a little wet, and she comforted him: "I know you didn't lie to me. The fact that you can tell me what happened today proves that you really know you are wrong. Since I came with you, I have forgiven you a long time ago. Don't cry. Look, your grandmother and sister are crying with you!"

The old lady wiped the tears from her face and said, "Madam, I have made you look younger. To be honest, our family used to be a wealthy family, and they have never suffered from hardship since they were young. Since his father and grandfather died, and I am not in good health, he has been supporting me all the time.

I wanted to end it all and not drag them down more than once. But I was afraid that if I died, they would really become orphans, and no one would help them if someone bullied them. At least some people didn't dare to openly pay attention to them.

Yaoer, don't cry. Look what this is?"