The next day after breakfast.

Everyone was busy with their own things again.

Hu Guilan returned to her parents' home carrying two kilograms of food.

Li Xu, Li Ju and food also set out on the journey.

"Brother, I can't walk anymore. How about you carry me on your back?"

Li Xu looked down and saw that it was Li Ju who could not walk. Her little hands were pulling his sleeves, and she looked pitiful.

Looking at Li Ju's thin figure, he couldn't bear it and carried Li Ju on his back.

He even pretended to take out two candies from his pocket and handed them to her. After seeing the candies, Li Ju ate one and peeled the other one and handed it to Li Xu's mouth, "Second brother, you should eat one too. It's delicious."

Li Xu opened his mouth and put the candy into his mouth, saying that it was delicious.

Li Xu carried Li Ju on his back and walked for a while until they arrived at his grandmother's house.

Li Xu's grandmother, Old Lady Sun's house, is closer than Qinghe Brigade, and it takes a little over an hour to walk there, but the two places are in different directions.

Li Ju hadn't seen Old Lady Sun for a long time, and it wasn't appropriate for her to go to Hu Guilan's parents' home, so she was asked to come with Li Xu.

After arriving at Old Lady Sun's house, Li Xu saw that only Old Lady Sun was at home, with several of Li Xu's cousins ​​around.

When Mrs. Sun was young, her husband died, leaving behind four children. However, Mrs. Sun did not remarry and raised her four children alone until each of them got married and started their own families.

I worked hard on farm work when I was young. Now I am old and sick, and my legs and feet are not very good. Fortunately, my children are very filial.

Li Xu's two uncles asked her to take care of the children at home and left the farm affairs to them. This time, Sun Xiu also gave Li Xu five yuan to take to Old Mrs. Sun.

Although Li Jiakang has many bad habits, he has never compromised when it comes to respecting the elderly.

After entering the yard, Li Xu called out, "Grandma."

When Mrs. Sun heard the voice, she looked towards Li Xu. After a while, she spoke uncertainly, "Is that Xiao Xu?"

"Yes, grandma, I'm Xiaoxu, and this is Xiaoju." As he said that, Li Xu pulled the somewhat timid Li Ju out from behind and asked her to say hello as well.

Li Ju shouted timidly and then shrank back behind Li Xu.

Only then did Old Lady Sun become convinced and said, "Hey, come and sit down." Then she told the child next to her to go into the house and get two stools.

After hearing the instructions, the child quickly took out a stool from the house and placed it in front of Li Xu.

Li Xu was a little confused about the cousins ​​around him, after all, they hadn't seen each other for a long time. He could only say thank you to his cousins ​​and took out a few candies to share with them.

After a while, Li Ju started playing happily with them. They were all children, and Li Ju didn't have many playmates in the county town.

Old Mrs. Sun then asked, "Xiao Xu, why are you here today?"

Li Xu handed the grain and money to Old Lady Sun, "Grandma, this is two pounds of grain and five yuan that my father and mother asked me to bring to you."

Old Mrs. Sun took a look at it and didn't accept it. She shook her head and said, "Xiao Xu, take it back! Life in the city is not easy now. I can't accept this."

Li Xu felt bad after hearing this, "Grandma, just keep it with peace of mind. No matter how hard life is in the city, it's still better than yours. There's enough food at home."

Old Mrs. Sun still shook her head. "You should take it back to nourish your parents. I'm already so old, it doesn't matter if I eat one more or one less bite."

Li Xu knew that Old Lady Sun was still concerned about Sun Xiu and didn't want to burden the children.

"Grandma, don't worry. My mom won't be worried until you get better. Besides, they asked me to get this specifically." Looking at the thin and swollen faces of the crowd, she continued.

Old Mrs. Sun still refused to accept it, and Li Xu's repeated persuasion was ineffective.

After chatting with Old Lady Sun for a while, Li Xu stood up to say goodbye. Old Lady Sun asked them to stay for lunch before leaving.

Li Xu also did not agree. When he left, he put the money and food in front of Old Lady Sun and ran away with Li Ju.

Old Mrs. Sun was also calling out from behind, but her voice was not very loud.

On the way back, Li Xu thought about the scene of meeting Old Mrs. Sun this time, and felt even more depressed.

Li Ju also noticed that Li Xu's face looked unhappy, so she didn't dare to disturb him.

After returning home, Li Xu saw Hu Guilan was already preparing lunch.

Hu Guilan's face seemed to be full of smiles. Hu Guilan's parents' home was also in the county town. Among all the brothers in the family, only her father had a stable job.

It is said that a young boy will starve his father to death. Hu Guilan's family did not have enough food. At the beginning, she would rather spend several years waiting for Li Ping to get married before marrying him. In addition to really liking Li Ping, she also had her eyes on the several stable jobs in this family.

It’s true, since I got married, there’s not much work to do every day except cleaning the house and taking care of Li Ju.

Although there was less food, it was much better than what I had eaten at home before.

Today, Hu Guilan returned to her parents' home with two kilograms of fine grains. Her brothers praised her highly, saying left and right that she was capable and that she was enjoying herself now and that the wait was not in vain.

These words touched her heart. At the beginning, countless people had taken a fancy to Li Ping, but no one could wait for a few years. Only she had persisted. Now her efforts have paid off, and she suddenly felt that the ridicule she received in those years was worth it.

After coming back, the smile on his face never stopped.

After seeing Li Xu and Li Ju coming home in silence, Hu Guilan wondered if something had happened.

The smile on his face faded, and he hurriedly asked, "Xiao Xu, why are you guys so listless? Did something happen?"

Li Xuqiang laughed and said, "It's okay, I just can't accept the appearance of my grandma's house."

"Then tell me what happened?" Hearing this, Hu Guilan also became curious.

After hearing what Li Xu said about Old Lady Sun, Hu Guilan also fell silent.

You have to know that they have only heard of people wanting to starve themselves to death and leave food for their families, but after actually seeing it, the blow to their hearts is extremely huge.

The three of them finished their lunch in silence.

Li Xu lay on his bed in the room all afternoon, not knowing what he was thinking about.

When Sun Xiu and the others arrived home in the evening, Li Xu told them about what happened to Old Lady Sun.

Sun Xiu was the first one who couldn't accept it and collapsed on the ground crying. She never thought that her mother had decided to commit suicide.

His eyes were dull and he kept saying, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault."

Li Jiakang couldn't accept it either. He collapsed on the stool, muttering, "How could this happen? How could this happen? Doesn't the old lady have enough food?"

Seeing that the two helmsmen of the family seemed to be crazy, no one responded no matter how they shouted, and they didn't know what to do.

At this time, Li Xu walked forward and heard a "pop" sound.