Knowing that her daughter wouldn't listen to reason, Mrs. Song could only nag her a few times to be careful.
"Don't go too deep or too far. Come down the mountain by evening and be home before dark. Take all your gear with you when you leave, and remember not to go too deep into the mountains."
"Yes, Mother."
The two of them quickly packed all the things they were going to take to the Song family.
"Xiaoyu, is your grandma very sick?"
Zhao Xiaoyu nodded, "She doesn't take good care of herself, and maybe, as she said, she thinks the doctor is lying to her."
"Mother, don't be fooled by her rosy complexion from eating so much; she's actually incredibly weak. If she continues like this, she probably won't last much longer."
"Is it that serious?"
"Yeah, I guess she often feels dizzy now. Maybe the symptoms aren't obvious because she's been lying down all the time. I don't understand why Grandma doesn't care at all. Anyway, her health is really bad."
Song thought of Xiao Lei.
"If she leaves, will Lei Zi be able to take the imperial examination?" The voice was very low. "Lei Zi is a son-in-law who married into the family; does he have to observe mourning?"
Zhao Xiaoyu hadn't expected this, and suddenly realized that her grandmother really would have to wait another three years, at least until Xiao Lei passed the imperial examination.
"I don't know, maybe we should ask Dad."
She really didn't know much about this, but in any case, they would definitely have to observe mourning.
"Do you think your grandmother's body can hold out for another three years?"
Zhao Xiaoyu shook her head, "I don't know, Grandma just can't control herself, and no one can control her. Look at her mouth, it never stops all day long."
Mrs. Song was speechless. This was the first time she had ever heard of someone eating her to death, and it was her mother-in-law who had done it.
"Do you think she's lucky or unlucky?"
"She's lucky, at least she's living the life she wanted, and she's content."
Too.
Ms. Song sighed. As long as it didn't affect the child, she really didn't want to care about her mother-in-law. She could do whatever she wanted as long as her mother-in-law was happy.
"When I saw her today, I couldn't even remember what she used to look like. I only remember that she was thin and mean."
Zhao Xiaoyu wanted to laugh. Her grandmother was indeed thin and mean-spirited, and very quick in her movements, especially when she hit people.
"In the past, there was not much to eat, so she naturally lost weight. Because she liked to join in the fun and run around the village, her health has never been bad; in fact, it has been quite good."
Actually, she wasn't seriously ill; she just ate too much, especially sweets and meat. But, Mother, even if an elderly person is in good health, once they can't move around, their bodily functions decline rapidly. So even if my mother doesn't push herself too hard, I feel she won't last many more years.”
"You're right."
Compared to her father-in-law, she's quite resilient.
After lunch, Zhao Xiaoyu did not take a nap because she wanted to go hunting, and if she went too late, she wouldn't be able to get far.
Before leaving, Song repeatedly told Xiao Lei not to go deep into the mountains, and to come back if he couldn't hunt anything, as the family didn't rely on them for a living.
It's cold, and wild animals will definitely come out of the deep mountains to hunt for food.
"We haven't hunted in so long, do you think we'll go home empty-handed today? Besides, it's snowing now, we won't be able to find chickens or rabbits."
“It’s difficult. Hunting is already difficult in winter, as the animals that come out to hunt are all wild beasts.”
"Then let's just not hunt at all."
"Go and search the caves we've been to before. If there's nothing there, go home. We really can't go into the deep mountains now. If you want to hunt, you can do it in the city after spring."
"I just wanted to have some fun."
Even hunters don't go up the mountain in winter, so she must be crazy, acting on a whim.
Xiao Lei entered the cave only to look for hibernating snakes; there was nothing else there.
"The snow on the mountain is so thick."
Luckily, they were wearing waterproof boots.
"The village must have had several heavy snowfalls, otherwise there wouldn't be such a thick layer of snow."
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