"Xiao Qi, it's only a matter of time before grandma dies. Don't bother your Grandpa Zhang. He's not having a good life either. Don't think about buying medicine for grandma. Save more money. How will you live alone after grandma passes away?"

"No, grandma, don't talk nonsense. You will definitely get better." Lu Qi's voice was firm, but looking closely, there seemed to be deep fear in his eyes.

He is scared.

His parents and grandfather were all gone, and he only had his grandmother left. He couldn't imagine what would happen to him if even his grandmother was gone.

Looking at the affectionate couple, An Hongdou, who was standing at the door, didn't know whether she should disturb them.

Fortunately, the old lady saw her first, "You are..."

It had been a long time since they last met, and An Hongdou had lost some weight, and her clothes were different from what they were that day, so the old lady didn't recognize her.

An Hongdou walked in openly and said, "Old lady, I was the one who agreed with you that day to come and deliver food to you. Do you remember?"

After she finished speaking, she grinned and said, "I'm so sorry, I wanted to come as soon as possible, but there were too many things at home that tripped me up, so I was delayed for so long."

After all, it is not easy to leave the village when you live in a small mountain village.

She had already made up her mind.

Regardless of whether the old lady still had something left in her hands or not, she would give her the food.

For me, these things come easily, but in the hands of others, they may be life-saving.

Moreover, she didn't expect that the old lady was actually the grandmother of the child who asked her to exchange milk candy last time. This could be considered a kind of fate.

"It's you? I thought you wouldn't come." The old lady was also surprised, but she started coughing rapidly again.

Seeing that the old lady was coughing uncomfortably, An Hongdou hurried forward to help her comb her back to relieve her discomfort.

Looking at the girl in front of her, although she was not good-looking, her actions did not show any sign of disdain for her. The experienced old lady was deeply moved.

"Thank you, girl."

"You're welcome. I promised you but I came late. Just don't blame me." An Hongdou said.

"It's not too late, it's not too late." The old lady sighed, "You have already paid for the food that day. You don't owe me anything in the first place. There is no need to send more food over specially."

An Hongdou didn't say much, but took the bamboo basket beside her, took out a small bag of flour from under the towel on the lid, opened it and showed it to the old lady, and said: "These are given to you by me, please don't despise them."

As he said this, he placed the red bean flour in the corner next to the bed.

The old lady did not refuse, but instructed her grandson, "Xiaoqi, go to grandma's cabinet and take out the makeup box."

"Hey." Lu Qi responded and hurried over.

The old lady's cabinet was at the foot of her bed. Lu Qi simply opened the lid and took out a small wooden box from it and returned.

The old lady took the box and handed it to An Hongdou without even opening it. "Everything in the house was robbed and smashed, and there are only these few good things left. Take a look."

An Hongdou originally thought that the old lady must have given the things to someone else long ago, but she didn't expect this unexpected surprise.

But it doesn’t matter. If she gives it to someone else, they may not be able to give her much.

As for giving it to herself, An Hongdou would not lower the price because of the elderly, the weak, women and children.

Without any hesitation, she took the box and opened it directly.

The small box is not big, but it is filled with things.

An Hongdou took a quick look and saw a pair of red jade bracelets, and several pairs of earrings and pendants. In addition, there is a white jade hairpin and a phoenix-head hairpin.

An Hongdou fell in love with this simple and luxurious phoenix hairpin at first sight.

Although this thing is not suitable to be taken outside, anyone with eyes can see that it is a good thing.

She reached out and took out the phoenix hairpin, with obvious satisfaction in her eyes.

The old lady smiled at the side, with a hint of sadness in her tone, "These are all handed down from our ancestors. It is said that this hairpin was given by the empress in the palace in the past. It's a pity that in this year, we, an orphan and a widow, can't protect it."

An Hongdou put the phoenix hairpin back into the box, closed it, and said, "Old lady, these things of yours are very valuable. They are far more valuable than the flour I brought you."

"It was very valuable in the past. It's not an exaggeration to say that it's priceless. But now..." The old lady smiled bitterly and shook her head. "Girl, I can see that you are a good girl. If you really think this thing is worth it, please find a way to get us some food. We don't need such good white flour, as long as it's edible."

Her health was deteriorating, and she was afraid that she couldn't hold on any longer. It would be pitiful to leave her little grandson unattended.

No matter how much gold and silver you have at home, it will be of no use when you are about to die.

All she wanted now was to get more food so that after she died, her Xiaoqi could hold on for one more day.

An Hongdou was no longer polite and said, "I see. Since you trust me, I will take the things first and bring them back to you when I have them."

The old lady nodded. She was very tired after talking for such a long time. At this moment, she squinted her eyes and pretended to be asleep, but her breath was a little heavy.

Lu Qi glanced at her grandmother and whispered, "Sister, my grandmother is tired, let's go out first."

An Hongdou reached out and took out a handful of money from her bosom, placed it on the table beside the old lady's bed, then stood up and walked out without saying a word.

After An Hongdou walked out, the old lady looked at Lu Qi with her eyelids propped up, and said, "Xiao Qi, this girl's gift, you should keep the money."

Lu Qi took the money and went to the cabinet at the end of the bed. He seemed to open the cabinet and put the money in, but in fact, he secretly put the money in his pocket.

"Grandma, you should take a rest. I'll be out first." Lu Qi said and walked out.

An Hongdou stood at the door and looked at the yard in front of her. Although it was dilapidated and messy, one could still see its former glory.

It’s a pity that I was born at the wrong time!

These days, whoever is poor is glorious, and whoever is rich will be overthrown.

It's kind of funny to say.

Lu Qi came out from behind and looked at An Hongdou's back, saying sadly, "Sister, do you see the wall in the yard? The yard behind the wall used to belong to our family, but the people who live there now are our former housekeeper and some workers."

Their home was changed from a big house to a small courtyard like this one due to the wall surrounding it.