Chapter 1002 The Demon Seed is Natural (36)
"Grandpa is fine. His face is slumped. Be careful not to scare grandpa again."
Zhou Ye didn't speak, silently stood on tiptoes and tucked him in.
"You have a good rest and I'll make some medicine for you."
"It's so late..."
"Sleep, just take a nap and sweat a little."
Zhou Ye didn't think this was a serious illness, because her grandfather had always been in good health over the years. She never thought that one day this old man would gradually grow old as time passed.
His life is slipping away.
This is a fact, everyone in the village knows it except Zhou Ye.
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The snow shows no signs of stopping.
It is obviously the busiest time for the autumn harvest, but people in the village are stuck in their homes due to the heavy snow outside, making it difficult to move.
It was originally a small village, and each family relied on the one-third-acre field and the wild animals on the mountains for a living.
Nowadays, heavy snow has sealed the mountains, and it has also covered the food that has not been taken back home. In this cold weather, the crops may have been frozen.
There was no sign, and the villagers had no choice but to hope that the heavy snow would stop soon.
Otherwise, life will be impossible.
Although life is long, without food, no matter how long life is, it will be superfluous.
The village chief fell ill, and he was very ill.
At first, everyone could brave the wind and snow to bring some things to see. Now, not only is the door closed by heavy snow, but also the granary at home is bottoming out every day...
"Hey..."
Little Tao Niang looked at the silver world outside and sighed helplessly.
"When will this kind of day end?"
Xiao Tao's father was sitting on the bed smoking a dry cigarette, his thick eyebrows furrowed and his face full of silence.
"I don't know how the village chief is doing now. Xiaoye is the only child in the family, how can he take care of him?"
Xiao Tao's father raised his eyes and scanned around the room. "If you have anything else at home that you can take over, prepare it and I'll send it over later."
"Is there anything else I can give? I gave you a basket of eggs before, but now the chicken coop is empty. I am struggling to feed myself, so how can I help others?"
Xiao Tao's father smoked even harder, and his eyes were filled with smoke.
"As for Xiaotao, she keeps herself locked in the room all day long, and no one is seen."
"That child is very thoughtful. I can't guess what he is thinking now. He told me yesterday that he wanted to go out. How could I agree? He didn't even eat today."
When the man heard this, anger flashed across his face.
"Is this kid spoiled? Are you still thinking of running away today? Do you think your fate is in danger?!"
"Why are you and your child so angry?"
"I'm going to see what's going on with him."
With that said, the man got up and walked straight to Xiao Tao's room. Just as he was about to open the door, he found that the door was locked from the inside.
"Open the door!"
In recent days, the man has been thinking about the food that cannot be harvested from the fields, and his usual simple and gentle nature has become a little more impatient.
There was no response from inside.
"Do you hear me when you open the door?!"
"Hey, slow down, I'll shout."
Little Tao Niang pushed the man away and shouted into the crack of the door.
"Xiao Tao, open the door. Mom will add some firewood to your house."
After a while, the door opened from the inside.
The boy was wearing a simple white cotton coat, and his long black hair was spread over his shoulders. He looked more and more gentle and delicate.
The woman couldn't help feeling distressed when she saw it, and hurriedly reached out to grab her son's hand to keep him warm.
Unexpectedly, his son directly moved his hand away, not giving her a chance to get close.
"What do you want to say?"
(End of chapter)