"Water, water..."
There were bursts of whispers coming from the dilapidated woodshed. The voices were dull and hoarse, and the breath was weak, as if it was the last attempt to save oneself from a dying person.
But this hoarse voice sounded for a long time, and no one pushed open the shaky wooden door.
The old woman lying on the firewood pile closed her eyes in despair.
But at this moment, the door was pushed open.
A "creaky" sound was heard, and the sunlight outside the house slowly flowed into the dim woodroom.
As the door of the woodshed was opened, what came into view were large patches of spider webs.
If you look closely, you can see the mice crawling on the ground being startled by the sunlight and quickly scattering and hiding in the corners.
The dazzling light made Chen Shuilian a little uncomfortable for a moment. She blinked hard a few times and finally saw the person clearly with her slightly cloudy eyes.
The person who came was a girl of about six or seven years old. The look on her face showed that she was obviously very afraid of her. But no matter how scared she looked, she still approached her little by little.
"Da Ya?"
Chen Shuilian's hoarse voice was as harsh as sawing wood, which scared the little girl, but she still tried to stay calm and raised her hands to her.
"Milk, drink water."
Only then did Chen Shuilian see clearly that Daya was holding a bowl of water in her hand, and she was trying hard to bring the water to her mouth.
Chen Shuilian was very thirsty at this time, so she quickly gulped down half a bowl of water with the help of Daya.
But this water is just a drop in the bucket for her, who has no cure left.
Chen Shuilian took a few hard breaths and asked, "Who asked you to come? Was it your uncle?"
When she said this, there was still a last glimmer of hope for survival in her eyes.
But when Daya heard this, she looked outside the door in fear, and then when she found that there was no one there, she shook her head nervously.
Everything that has happened in recent years made Chen Shuilian instantly understand the meaning of it. The hope in her eyes was completely extinguished, leaving only endless emptiness and confusion.
Chen Shuilian murmured in a low voice: "Since he didn't ask you to come, why did you secretly come here to give me water..."
She seemed to be speaking to Daya, but also seemed to be speaking to herself.
In fact, she already knew the answer in her heart, but she just didn't want to admit it now.
The little girl hesitated for a long time, and finally whispered: "Mother, mother, she said...she said she wanted to be filial to you..."
After hearing this, Chen Shuilian let out a faint sigh. It was indeed the law of karma. No one could escape it.
This granddaughter who she usually disliked the most and was a money-loser would actually say this at this time.
Thinking of her parents who died tragically because of her, she wanted to slap herself a few times.
Perhaps because she was about to die, Chen Shuilian, who had been vicious for half her life, finally showed some kindness. She advised, "Daya, please leave... Don't come again. If your uncle finds out, you'll get beaten again."
"But, but..." Daya pursed her lips and obviously wanted to say something, but she was interrupted by Chen Shuilian before she could finish her words.
"No need to say more." Chen Shuilian moved her arms with difficulty. At this time, she had no strength in her body, but she still took out a small ingot of silver from somewhere and put it next to Daya.
"Take this money and hide it well. Don't let your conscienceless uncle and aunt get it. Run away when you get a chance, run away from this family..."
Daya was still young and didn’t understand the meaning of Chen Shuilian’s words at this time, but she was always sensible and nodded obediently.
Chen Shuilian stared at Daya, "I am sorry for you in this life, but you must remember what I said. Don't let anyone find out about the silver. Got it!!!"
Her voice was sharp and hoarse, as if she was shouting with the last of her soul.
Daya was frightened by her hideous appearance and sat down on the ground. She was very scared and wanted to leave quickly, but Chen Shuilian grabbed her ankle tightly with her hand.
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