Chapter 108 Has something happened?

Zhou Ye was a little surprised by his grandfather's expression. What? Did his brother have some other important mission?

"What? Is there something else, brother?"

Zhou Weiren looked at Zhou Ye's inscrutable expression, pondered for a while, then patted Zhou Ye's head and said with pity, "Xiao Ye, you've suffered! Grandpa knows that the departure of your family has been a huge blow to you."

She also suffered a lot of grievances at her uncle's house.

Don't worry, Grandpa's here, he won't let you suffer any injustice!

Grandpa is trying his best to live and protect you!

Okay?

Zhou couldn't understand why her grandfather was suddenly so sad, but she still hugged his hand and said, "Yes, as long as Grandpa is here, I'll always have someone to rely on!"

"Okay, we'll live well, you and I!"

"Um!"

For the first time, Zhou Ye truly showed a genuine smile!

She will definitely take good care of Grandpa!

Also, tell your brother this good news; he'll be very happy.

"Alright, you can go back now. Don't let anyone find out. From now on, let's pretend we're strangers! I'll contact you if I need anything!"

Zhou nodded obediently, as if in front of his grandfather, he had become that innocent and lovely child again.

"Okay, Grandpa, I brought a lot of money and bought a lot of grain. Wait for me, I'll bring you more grain when I have the chance!"

She just saw it; her grandfather's life wasn't very good!

The house was very clean, but it lacked everything.

"Okay! Grandpa will wait! Be careful!"

"good!"

Zhou Ye left with a smile, but once he was outside and in a secluded spot, his smile vanished!

Grandpa has changed, hasn't he?

Perhaps it's because things have changed, or perhaps it's because I've been reborn and am no longer that innocent child.

But he's still my grandfather!

As long as it's grandpa, that's fine!

Wiping away her tears, Zhou slowly walked back, took out some emergency vegetables from her spatial storage, put the small basket on her back, and pretended that she had exchanged them from a villager's house.

"Give me...mine!"

"I found it!"

"Mine, mine!"

Zhou Ye looked over at the sound and saw three children fighting over a handful of wild vegetables.

Wild vegetables at the foot of the mountain are becoming increasingly scarce, so every household goes out to dig them up, practically feeding the entire Hongqi Village!

May is the season of growth for all things, yet the foot of the mountain is becoming increasingly desolate...

These wild vegetables are usually very common.

This is the season when vegetables like eggplant, peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, and green beans can be planted. But since every household doesn't even have vegetable seeds, how can they grow vegetables?

This is a vicious cycle.

Zhou Ye looked over and saw a little girl who had found a bunch of dried wild vegetables from somewhere, but she was stopped just before she got home.

"These are mine! Mine, boohoo... Give them back to me, my grandma hasn't eaten for days!"

Give it back to me...it's mine!

The little girl looked helplessly at the people who were robbing her. You see, these two boys used to be her playmates!

But food is more important than anything else!

There is no relief; we can only rely on ourselves.

If you can't get it on your own, you have to steal it!

The two boys were brothers. They looked at each other and could see the reluctance in each other's eyes, but...

I'm so hungry...

I'm sorry...

Before he finished speaking, the person ran away.

The little girl watched helplessly as the two people ran away, then stood up with a sigh and dusted herself off.

Turning around, he saw Zhou Ye not far away.

She blinked and pursed her lips. "Sister, I know, you went to exchange the vegetables today, right?"

How did you know?

Zhou was also a little curious.

The little girl blushed and said, "When you went to my grandma to exchange vegetables, I was at home! My grandma hasn't eaten in a long time!"

I only went to the mountains to find wild vegetables because I was always drinking water!

but……

"I'm sorry, sister, we don't have any vegetables to exchange!"

Zhou Ye felt a pang of emotion; damn it, she had become too soft-hearted!

He sighed, secretly transferred a few handfuls of shepherd's purse from his spatial storage into his basket, and stepped forward.

"Let me take you home."

"ah?"

The little girl seemed surprised, but she quickly realized what was happening.

"Okay! Thank you, sister!"

When they arrived at the little girl's house, she squatted down and stuffed several handfuls of food into the little girl's arms.

The little girl's mouth dropped open, as if she couldn't believe it.

Did your sister also find wild vegetables? And give them back to herself?

This... won't do! My sister was a sent-down youth, and she didn't have any vegetables to eat either...

"Sister, no..."

"Listen to me! Go back! Your grandma must be very weak!"

Upon hearing Zhou Ye's words, the little girl didn't hesitate. She bowed to Zhou Ye and ran back!

I was afraid someone might try to steal it from me...

I'm scared!

On his way back, Zhou sighed deeply...

Back at the educated youth settlement, Bai Xue was making dinner: tomato and egg soup, and that was it!

"Sister, you're back?"

Zhou nodded, then looked at the contents of the pot and asked in surprise, "Are we having this for dinner?"

Bai Xue's eyes seemed to redden, and she choked up as she said, "Well, sister, I think we should keep a little low profile."

The food had very little flavor.

"What happened? Did something go wrong?"

"Well, when I was cooking, Huang Ying from the front yard seemed to have bought a pound of pork in the county town, but it was stolen at the entrance of the educated youth settlement!"

a boy of half-grown age...

Huang Ying couldn't see who it was either.

Zhou felt a pang of sadness. Everyone else was out of food, otherwise they wouldn't have been fighting over it!

Now is not the time to test human nature. Bai Xue and I returned relatively early and didn't encounter many people along the way, otherwise...

Who knows what might happen to all that grain?

After Bai Xue finished speaking, she looked at Zhou Ye and asked, "Sister, have they been hungry for a long time?"

Zhou was speechless...

Right!

Huang Ying's angry curses could still be heard from the front yard, but what could be done about it?

After dinner, Zhou waited until late at night before heading out again with his basket on his back!

This time, our destination is my grandfather's house.

"Tap tap..."

The knocking was low but still quite noticeable late at night.

The door creaked open and quickly came open.

"Grandpa, it's me!"

"Come in quickly!" the two whispered.

The room was dimly lit by candlelight. Grandpa said with a hint of reproach, "You child, aren't you afraid of danger at night?"

What if we encounter wolves?

"Hehe... I'm not afraid at all! Has Grandpa forgotten that wolf on the mountain before? It was quite intelligent!"

"You!"

Zhou took all the grain out of his basket at once!

Five pounds of cornmeal, five pounds of wheat flour, a bottle each of oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and biscuits, a box of calcium milk biscuits, and some various vegetables were also taken out.

"Grandpa, please eat these first. I'll bring you more when you run out!"

Looking at the dazzling array of food, Zhou Weiren said with some emotion, "Alright, alright, we can eat all of this for a long time!"

Don't come any closer!

When it's gone, I'll come find you! Okay?

Grandpa is always so worried, afraid something might happen to you!

Zhou Ye smiled faintly and said, "Grandpa, I've remembered! Don't be reluctant to part with it!"

After saying that, not wanting to waste any more time, she said goodbye to her grandfather and was about to leave.

"Xiaoye..."

"Hmm? Grandpa, is there something you need?"

Zhou Ye turned around and looked at his grandfather with a puzzled expression.

Grandpa sighed and said with some difficulty, "Xiao Ye, if you have enough money, you can help the village chief a little!"

In this way, everyone will be grateful to you, and your life will be much better in the future!

In case anything happens, people might be more protective of you because of the help you received.

Okay?