Chapter 285
Hearing Mu Xiaocao say this, Mu Xiu couldn't help but sigh in her heart, God, it turns out that she has to wait for another one or two years for some small appliances in her space, how can she use them without electricity!
"That thing is definitely difficult to make. If we can use electricity for two years, it will be fine." Zhou Shuilian didn't agree. Anyway, she has been doing this for decades and doesn't care about the two years.
It's already November, and the days will get colder and colder. Mu Xiu closed his eyes and rested, but his heart was filled with thoughts. It seemed that he had to go to the county town quickly, otherwise it would be difficult to go out again when it snowed back.
After November, it became darker and earlier. Mushui and Chen Xuhui came back early as it darkened. However, not long after they entered the house, there was another knock on the door outside.
"Who?" Mu Xiaocao shouted to the door with some vigilance.
"Good people, okay, okay." An old voice sounded outside the door.
Mu Xiaocao turned his head and looked at everyone. Chen Xuhui walked over and opened the door a crack first, then opened it. Everyone looked outside and couldn't help but be stunned.
I saw an old man with gray hair and unshaven hair standing outside the door, supporting an old woman with the same gray hair. The old woman was holding a crutch in her hand and a bowl in her hand. Both of them had deep eye sockets, cracked skin, thin bones, and torn clothes hanging layer by layer on their body, looking like they were in their sixties.
"Great charity, please give me some food. We haven't eaten anything in two days." The old man said weakly.
"Come in quickly, come in and eat." Zhou Shuilian suddenly felt ache when she saw the two old men. The moment she opened the door just now, she almost thought she had seen her grandparents who had passed away.
"Xiu, go and bring two bowls of hot noodles over, put some meat, and put two and four eggs!" Zhou Shuilian instructed Mu Xiu again.
"Okay." Mu Xiu turned around and went into the kitchen. Mu Xiu didn't think there was anything wrong with Zhou Shuilian's behavior. She felt a little pity for the elderly. In her previous life, she was an orphan, and thanks to the kind-hearted and helpful persons in the mountains, she could grow up.
The old man and the old woman were begging for food all the way, but they had never met someone who let them enter the house. They couldn't help but feel at a loss for a moment.
"Great charity, we don't go in and dirty your place. Give us some food and we'll leave." The old man said stutteringly.
"It's okay, come in. They are all rural people, so they are not so particular." Zhou Shuilian said enthusiastically.
The old woman had a weak leg and the old man didn't help her well. She was about to fall as she saw that she was about to fall. Mushui quickly stepped forward and grabbed the old woman.
"Uncle, look at the aunt being so weak, go in." Mushui helped the old woman and walked into the house.
The old man said something thankful, following Mushui, his eyes were staring at the old woman, and the concern in his eyes could not be concealed no matter what.
After entering the main hall, Mushui first placed the old woman in the seat. After the old man went in, he looked at the chair, then looked at himself, and stood directly beside the old woman.
"Uncle, please sit down." Zhou Shuilian gave in.
"It's okay, I'll look at the old woman."
Zhou Shuilian sighed secretly and said to Mu Xiaocao, "Go and move two bamboo benches outside in."
Mu Xiaocao nodded and went out to move in two benches. When the old man saw the bench, he sat down happily.
"The noodles are ready." Mu Xiu came in with the pot, and there were two bowls and chopsticks.
"Sheng here and here." The old man took out two bowls from his crossbody bag and handed them to Mu Xiu. Mu Xiu didn't answer, but just glanced at the two bowls, all the gaps were broken, but the bowl was wiped cleanly.
"Uncle, if you want this, don't eat it." Zhou Shuilian couldn't help but sternly.
This was the first time that the old man met someone who didn't like them to be dirty. He didn't know what to do for a moment, and the old lady was also trembling and couldn't say anything.
"Eat quickly, it will be cold in a while." Mu Xiu served the rice and first handed the old man a bowl, then handed the old woman a bowl.
The two of them were probably hungry for a long time, so they picked up the bowl and started eating it. Mu Xiu made thin noodles, which was easy to digest. They hadn't eaten for two days, so it was not advisable to eat too much. The noodles were filled with meat floss made for Mu Xiaohua, and the eggs were beaten and Mu Xiu was dispersed. The eggs seemed to be full of eggs.
The old man swallowed it quickly finished a bowl. He looked into the pot, licked his lips, and reached out to pick up the pot spoon.
"Uncle, if you eat this bowl again, you won't be able to eat it." Mu Xiu took the bowl and served him another bowl.
"Then I won't eat it anymore, let the old woman eat this bowl." The old man handed the bowl in his hand to the old woman and took her empty bowl.
"Uncle, you misunderstood. You haven't eaten for several days. You can't eat too much at a time, otherwise your stomach will feel uncomfortable." Mu Xiu couldn't help but smile and explain with a wry smile.
"Oh, we are so old, who knows if there is still a meal after eating. If you have enough, you can go on the road at any time." The old man said with a smile, but there was a trace of tears in his eyes.
Mu Xiu put the empty bowl again and handed it to the old man. The old man wiped his face and started eating.
Zhou Shuilian felt uncomfortable again. Her parents didn't love her, but her grandparents were very good to her and kept whatever delicious food for her. However, her parents didn't like her grandparents, so they finally drove them to live in the straw shed at the door. Both of them passed away in a very cold winter. Since then, no one has ever cared for Zhou Shuilian.
The two old men in front of them, with gray hair and careful appearance, looked so much like her grandparents.
"You are all old and now the situation is good, why are you coming out to beg for food?" Zhou Shuilian couldn't help asking.
"Last year, the flood broke out in my hometown, and the houses and land were all flooded. The villagers all came out to escape the famine. However, we and our son-in-law got separated and we got here all the way." The old man replied.
"Is there only one son-in-law?" Zhou Shuilian asked.
"Originally, there was a son and a daughter. The youngest son went to the army and left for ten years. There was no news. Everyone said that he would definitely be no longer alive. The eldest daughter had no parents-in-law and took us to live together. Who would have thought that he died of illness two years ago and the son-in-law found another one less than a year." The old man said sighingly.
The most sad thing in the world is that the white-haired man sends the black-haired man. This old couple has experienced it twice, and it is really pitiful.
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Chapter completed!