Chapter 48

Old Man Wang

After changing the bandage for Grandpa Li again, Grandma Li gently wrapped the gauze around it and said, "The wound is recovering and has shown signs of healing." A smile spread across Grandma Li's face.

"It will probably take a week for the scab to heal and about 10 days for the stitches to be removed."

Grandma Li was in a good mood and was trying to get out of bed.

Fang Xin immediately pushed Grandma Li back and said, "Grandma, you are not fully recovered yet. Just lie down. If you want to get something or do something, tell me."

"I'll go get some meat and cook you a nice meal tonight."

"We still have meat at home."

Grandma Li smiled and said, "Of course, they took away things that were visible. Only a few days' supply was left in the open. The rest was hidden in the cellar outside."

Grandpa Li also smiled and said, "Last time you said the temperature would drop, your grandmother Li and I bought a lot of supplies and hid them all. No one knew about it."

Fang Xin gave the two elders a thumbs up and said, "Take a rest. Where is the cellar? I'll go get it."

Fang Xin followed the direction Grandma Li said and soon found the entrance to the cellar in the corner of the backyard of the house.

If you don't know, it's hard to tell that there is a cellar here, because there is a thick layer of snow on top, which perfectly hides the entrance.

Fang Xin used a shovel to shovel away the snow, revealing a large wooden plank roof.

After lifting the lid, Fang Xin climbed down the ladder.

After going down, I was a little shocked when I saw the piles of supplies in front of me.

I didn't expect that the two elders bought a lot of supplies.

The cellar is more than one person tall and is about 10 square meters.

Half of the inside is filled with coal, and the other half is filled with grains, meat, vegetables, soy sauce, vinegar and other condiments.

I stockpiled a lot of miscellaneous items.

Bags of rice and flour were piled up to the top.

Things are neatly placed on the shelves, classified and arranged in an orderly manner.

This is enough to feed two people for more than a year.

I have to admire the courage of the two elders.

Fang Xin put some potatoes, fungus and eggs into the bag and went upstairs.

After coming out, he sealed the exit with snow and went into the house.

Put the things in the kitchen.

Fang Xin finished and sat down in front of the stove to warm himself. "Grandma, put the food in the kitchen first."

"Okay, leave it there."

Soon, it got dark. Grandpa Li was lying on his side, still very energetic, while Grandma Li was half asleep. At this moment, the little old man was still chatting idly with Fang Xin with his eyes wide open.

Fang Xin stood up and prepared to cook. "Grandpa, I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going to cook."

"Okay, go ahead."

First, I simmered a pot of rice on the stove in the bedroom, and then cooked millet porridge on the stove in the living room.

The two elders have just recovered from a serious illness, so they should drink some porridge to nourish their bodies and make it easier to digest.

Take the cooked porridge off the stove and start cooking.

I simply fried two dishes.

One plate of cabbage and potato chips, one plate of scrambled eggs with black fungus.

There is a lot of smoke. Without gas or electricity, we can only cook on the stove, and the smoke cannot be discharged from the house.

Fang Xin opened the door a little to let out the smoke in the living room.

Grandma Li had woken up by then. She saw Fang Xin cooking and wanted to help, but was pushed out by Fang Xin.

Seeing that the meal was almost ready, she pulled out a small folding table from the wall and set it aside.

Fang Xin brought the food to the table, first served Grandma Li a bowl of porridge, then served Grandpa Li another bowl of porridge, and put some vegetables in the porridge.

He stood up again, helped Grandpa Li up, and handed the bowl to Grandpa Li, "Grandpa, you still have to eat in bed. We can get out of bed after you are well."

"Okay, you go eat too."

Fang Xin sat down and served himself a bowl of rice, then picked up a potato chip and put it into his mouth.

"Grandma, you preserved these potatoes really well. They're not frozen at all."

"No, they are all covered with thick quilts."

"Ah," Grandma Li sighed, "It's a pity to waste that box of medicine. It would be better if they were all stored in the cellar."

"Grandma, don't think too much. As long as the person is okay, that's fine."

"You're right," Grandma Li picked up an egg from Fang Xin's bowl with her chopsticks, "Xin Xin, why don't you make something delicious for yourself? We have food at home so you can eat it without worry. You've never been fat."

"Grandma, I'll just eat the same food as you guys. When grandpa recovers in a few days, we can have a delicious meal together."

As they were talking, someone pushed open the door outside.

I seemed to have forgotten to close the door when I let out the smoke just now.

Fang Xin and Grandma Li looked at each other and put down their chopsticks at the same time. The two elders' faces suddenly became tense.

Could it be that someone broke in and robbed us again? The last dangerous incident is still fresh in our memory.

Then an old man's voice sounded, "Why is this door open?"

Hearing the voice, the two elders relaxed at the same time, "It's Brother Wang."

Grandma Li stood up and opened the bedroom door. "Brother Wang is here, come in quickly."

Old man Wang was stunned when he walked into the house with a cane. He recognized Fang Xin and his face was filled with excitement. "Girl, thank you for saving my grandson's life." After saying that, he was about to kneel down to Fang Xin.

Fang Xin also recognized that the old man in front of him was the old man who was fishing, and the grandson he mentioned should be the young man who was beaten for hiding supplies yesterday.

Fang Xin was troubled by Old Man Wang's behavior, and quickly stepped forward to grab the old man and said, "Don't do this."

Grandpa Li patted the bed and said, "Brother, what are you doing? This is not allowed. Come over here and do it."

Old man Wang sat on the bed with his cane, "I'm sorry, kid. I really don't know how to thank you."

Fang Xin just said calmly, "It's okay, don't worry about it."

She was not a person who liked to meddle in other people's business. It was just her bad luck that she bumped into those two people, so she just saved them conveniently.

Grandma Li brought over a pair of bowls and chopsticks, "Brother Wang, have something to eat here."

Old man Wang tore his eyes away from the food with great difficulty, "I've eaten, you guys eat, I just came to see Brother Li."

Before the extreme cold, Old Man Li reminded him to buy more supplies, but he didn't take it seriously and only bought two bags of rice. Originally, these two bags of rice could have lasted for a longer time if eaten sparingly, but they were later snatched away by others.

Fortunately, I listened to Old Man Li when the temperature dropped sharply and did not go to bed so early. I also prepared firewood in advance.

He even suspected that Old Man Li was just making a fuss and took it as a lie. Who knew that he and his grandson would actually save their lives and luckily survive.

Ever since the temperature dropped, he always came to borrow rice. It was really shameless for him to eat and take at the same time, even though he was indeed hungry.

Grandma Li served a bowl of rice and said, "Come and have some. The rice is ready for you."

Grandma Li went over and pulled Old Man Wang over, and Fang Xin quickly took his own stool over.

"I'm almost done, please sit down."

Old man Wang's face was burning. "Oh, I'm really sorry, I can just squat and eat, kid, you sit down."

Grandma Li pushed Old Man Wang down on the stool and said, "Just do it if I ask you to do it. Why are you being so polite?"

Fang Xin quickly finished the rice in his bowl and sat obediently aside to listen to their chat.

"I feel relieved to see that Brother Li is fine."

Grandpa Li drank the last mouthful of porridge in the bowl and said, "I'm fine, don't worry."

Fang Xin took Grandpa Li's bowl and filled it with another one.