A floating and weak pulse, weak and feeble, is a sign of impending doom.
After taking Shui Sheng's pulse, Jiang Shuyue pulled him aside.
She crouched down, her eyes welling up with tears.
Shui Sheng bit her lower lip and quickly wiped away the tears that slid down her cheeks with her sleeve.
"Aunt Yue, is Grandma...?"
"Shuisheng, my dear, Grandma is getting old and I'm afraid her days are numbered." Jiang Shuyue felt that she shouldn't say such cruel things to a child who was just over six years old.
Xu Shuisheng is the only one left in the Xu family. His grandmother, who he depends on for survival, is about to pass away, and he has to face this.
"Yes! I know. If it weren't for those damn human traffickers, Grandma might still be alright."
"Shuisheng, don't be afraid. Aunt Yue will raise you and support your education."
Jiang Shuyue felt that any words of comfort would be pale and powerless, so she expressed her thoughts to make the child feel less helpless.
Lin Miaoshou found a nearby family and rented an empty courtyard to settle down temporarily.
Grandma Xu's heart pulse was weakening, and the herbal soup Jiang Shuyue cooked could only keep her going for a few more days.
Ten days later, in the early morning, Grandma Xu held Shuisheng's hand and breathed her last.
Lin Miaoshou and Su Jin arranged the funeral for Grandma Xu.
He was in a foreign land and was buried hastily in a simple coffin without any grand funeral.
Watching the little one silently shed tears, holding a handful of yellow earth in his tiny hands, and respectfully placing it on the grave.
"Grandma, Shuisheng will come to see you."
Shuisheng kowtowed three times, stroked the words on the wooden plaque in front of the grave, and finally broke down in tears.
Everyone lowered their heads and wiped away tears.
Sui Sui let go of her mother's hand, walked up to Shui Sheng, took his hand, and looked up at him, saying, "Sheng Sheng, don't cry, Sui Sui will stay with you."
Lin Miaoshou's eyes flickered slightly. He asked Shui Sheng, "I know some martial arts. Would you be willing to become my disciple?"
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