"Really?" Old Mrs. Xu always felt uneasy. Ever since Xu Ning was no longer stupid, he had been restless. Now that he was quiet, Old Mrs. Xu was still not used to it.
"Don't worry, children grow stronger through sleep! Maybe Daya didn't sleep well last night and is making up for it now!" Old Man Xu comforted his wife. Seeing his eldest granddaughter sleeping soundly, he couldn't help but yawn.
Old Mrs. Xu also remembered how energetic Xu Ning was last night, and her worries gradually settled down.
In the afternoon, Old Mrs. Xu arranged for Zhang and Xu Da to go to the small pond in the valley to wash all the mushrooms, while she was responsible for drying the mushrooms in the cave.
While working, Old Mrs. Xu looked at Xu Ning from time to time.
After Feng coaxed the baby to sleep, she came over to help. Old Mrs. Xu absentmindedly "drove" her away once, then followed Feng.
It was no longer raining outside the cave, the sky was clear again, and the sunlight was brighter than usual.
The cave was very bright because of the reflection, and wind blew in from time to time, making even the busy Old Lady Xu and Mrs. Feng feel drowsy.
Xu Dabao and Xu Xiaobao had been arranged by Old Lady Xu to rest a long time ago, and were sleeping soundly at this time.
It rained yesterday and the temperature today is very comfortable, not too hot, and there is a gentle breeze.
Old Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Feng moved the washed and dried mushrooms on bamboo flats to the sun outside the cave. Old Mrs. Xu squinted her eyes and looked up at the sky. The sun had just climbed to the middle of the sky.
"Mom, the sun is so strong, why are you standing there?" Xu Da and Zhang came back with the washed mushrooms and saw Old Lady Xu standing there basking in the sun.
"This awful weather is back again." Old Mrs. Xu murmured.
"What? What kind of weather is this?" Xu Da didn't understand for a moment. Zhang gave him an elbow, and then Xu Da realized what Old Lady Xu was talking about.
"Mom, it rained for so long that the ground is wet. There are even small ponds in the mountains. This means that the crops in the fields have had enough water and will recover." Xu Da hoped that the price of grain would come down so that he could buy some food to take with him on the road.
The children are young and the elderly are very old. Except for him, the Xu family consists of the elderly, the weak, women and children. They cannot survive by eating wild vegetables and yams alone. They still need to eat grains.
"I hope so. It's good to be able to take a breath." Old Mrs. Xu sighed. Mrs. Feng comforted her: "Auntie, if the sky falls, there are still tall people to hold it up. Think positively. Our situation is already very good now."
Feng is very satisfied with her current situation. The only worry she has is about her family. She doesn't know where her family is now.
The family of Mr. Feng, whom Feng had been thinking about, encountered refugees the day before they were about to arrive at the second town after Yuncheng. Not only were their belongings robbed, but Feng's mother, Qu, was also kicked and fell into a coma.
When Feng Xiucai and his family arrived in the town, they immediately found an inn and rented a room. His son Feng Liang asked a doctor to come over. After taking the Feng family's pulse and checking their condition, the doctor shook his head at them.
"Doctor, is there nothing you can do?" Feng Xiucai pleaded. The doctor's shaking of his head made him look even paler. "Liang'er, send the doctor out."
Feng Liang had some money hidden on him, just enough to pay for the consultation.
"Liang'er, it's all dad's fault for being useless. If your mother hadn't saved me, this wouldn't have happened... wouldn't have happened..." At the end, Feng Xiucai's voice became tearful. He turned around, covered his face with his sleeves, and sobbed softly.
At this time, Mr. Feng began to regret that he refused to surrender and was unwilling to hand over his things, which led to those people robbing him directly.
Mr. Feng was a scholar and had little strength, so it was Qu who protected him when he was beaten.
"Dad, Mom will be fine!" Feng Liang was also sad, but he had to comfort his father. He was now the pillar of the family. Even though he was panicked and painful, and what happened along the way turned his entire worldview upside down, he could not show weakness.
Because if he falls, this family will really collapse.
Feng Liang's wife was taking care of Qu by the bed. The only five-year-old boy in the Feng family was holding on to the corner of his mother's clothes tightly and snuggling quietly beside him.
"Milk?" It was dusk when Xu Ning woke up again. The sun had set in the west and dusk was deep, with the last ray of afterglow still hanging in the sky.
The setting sun stretched the shadows of people very long. In the cave, Old Man Xu was still finishing the last stool, while Old Lady Xu was stirring the mushrooms and bones in the pot with a spatula.
The aroma of food began to spread in the air. Xu Ning swallowed and found that Old Lady Xu didn't hear her shouting, so she shouted again.
This time, Old Mrs. Xu vaguely heard Xu Ning's voice and turned her head to look in Xu Ning's direction.
Old Mrs. Xu saw Xu Ning half-closed his eyes, looking like he had not woken up yet.
"Grandma, you finally heard me calling you?" Xu Ning muttered while rubbing his eyes.
Old Mrs. Xu put down the spatula, and seeing that there was room for some food in the pot, she walked over to Xu Ning.
"Why, you still need milk when you're so old?" Old Mrs. Xu first touched Xu Ning's forehead and found that the temperature was normal and he didn't have a fever.
Xu Ning took the opportunity to hug Old Lady Xu and said coquettishly: "Grandma, I am still your baby!"
"Baby, your aunt is holding the real baby. Forget about you. My aunt is too old to hold you!"
"Hehe, I can hold the milk, I'll do it!"
"Come on, why are you calling me for milk? I don't have time to listen to your whining. Are you going to eat or not?!"
"Grandma, I just missed you." Xu Ning hugged Old Lady Xu and rubbed her against him. The helplessness she felt after waking up was cured.
Feng held Xiao Xier in her arms and looked at them with a smile on her face.
"Alright, you're still so clingy even at this age. Are you going to be clingy to me when you get married?"
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