Chapter Ninety-Three: Send Warmth
"No, I also have contributions, how can I become a family member?" Lin Ruoshui asked depressedly.
"Tease you, you're the representative of the school, you sleep in the party, it's going to be a long time coming. Lu Xiran said with a grin.
Five cars drove neatly on the road, and the red and bright banners were very conspicuous in the cold wind.
When they went out of the city, the weather was clear, the blue sky was white and the sun was bright, but when they went out of the city, it began to rain, and when they entered the mountains, the rain became heavier and heavier, and in the valley, the heavy rain spread out like a curtain, and only the majestic sound of rain echoed in their ears.
The road became narrower and steeper, and later it turned into a muddy dirt road, the altitude was getting higher and higher, the temperature was getting lower and lower, the villages were becoming fewer and less populated, and it was a long time before you could see a small village.
They set out in the morning and didn't arrive until the afternoon, and they drove for about five or six hours, and everyone was tired enough.
When they arrived at the village, it was still raining lightly, but this did not affect the enthusiasm of the villagers, and the gray-haired old village chief led the villagers at the entrance of the village to welcome the arrival of the convoy.
The simple villagers, with a healthy and natural complexion, their cheeks are slightly red, as if they have been rouge, but they are naturally pink, wearing raincoats and rain boots and standing in the drizzle, like soldiers in a queue, standing neatly on both sides, smiling, and saying welcome words in their simple native accent.
The convoy stopped at the village school playground, and the old village chief opened the door of a classroom and asked the villagers to line up and wait to receive the supplies.
A few strong young men carried large bags of cotton clothes and quilts to the classroom.
The old village chief read the names of the villagers one by one to receive the supplies, and the villagers were full of happy smiles on their faces, carrying large bags of things and going home happily.
Lin Ruoshui stood aside, looking at the scene in front of her, with a smile on her face with excitement, she tried her best to listen to the villagers, but there were many things she didn't understand, so she had to ask Lu Xiran for help, Chen Xiran shook his head, saying that he didn't understand very much.
At this time, a girl wearing jeans and a white down jacket with a ponytail walked up to them with a smile, thanked them for their warm and kind deeds in fluent Mandarin, and politely invited them to her house for dinner and overnight.
After the distribution was completed, it was already dinner time, and the old village chief took a group of more than ten people to his house for dinner.
During the conversation, the gray-haired old village chief inadvertently mentioned the girl just now, saying that it was Zhao Chunqiuyue.
Last year, my father fell ill and died, and two months ago, my mother died of cancer in the hospital in the city.
My sister Zhao Qiuyue had good grades and was admitted to a university in the city, but after her mother was diagnosed with cancer, she dropped out of school and accompanied her mother in the hospital for treatment.
After my mother left, I was even more in debt, and my younger brother Zhao Qiuxing's tuition fees were barely enough from the villagers......
"You can help their sisters and brothers apply for a part of the tuition waiver, and as for her grandmother, you can apply for a part of the living security with **. The ** clerk in his thirties said while eating.
"Having said that, their lives are still a big problem, and it is impossible to manage them so much. The village elder's wife enthusiastically served the food and shook her head and said.
Their group, plus the village chief's family, fifteen or sixteen people, only made more than ten vegetarian dishes, and the only meat dish was fried cabbage with old ham.
Less than five minutes after the dish was served, the bottom was seen, and a slow-moving personality like Lin Ruoshui didn't eat two bites of rice, and the dish was gone.
Everyone shouldn't have eaten enough, so they took two bites of half rice, half cornmeal and finished rice, and casually paddled their stomachs.
Lin Ruoshui was in a complicated mood, thinking about the people in the city, who usually eat big fish and meat, and how much food they have to waste every day, but these poor and backward mountain villages live such a hard and simple life, and even some people who are hungry and cold are not enough to eat and wear.
If you think about it carefully, they usually waste those dishes, which are simply delicacies, and those clothes, pants and shoes that they pressed at the bottom of the box within a few days after they bought them, and a deep sense of guilt rose in their hearts.
She thought that in the future, she must not be so wasteful, she must lead by example, and at the same time, she must remind the people around her to develop a good habit of thrift and thrift.
"Let's go, take you to Zhao Qiuyue's house to have a look. After eating, the others were drinking water with the old village chief.
Lu Xiran whispered in Lin Ruoshui's ear.
"How do you know I want to go?" Lin Ruoshui asked in surprise.
"When the village chief talked about her family's situation just now, you had a solemn face and kept frowning, I don't know ...... you yet" Lu Xiran blinked and smiled.
"I just think that their sister and brother are too pitiful, if her parents know about it, how distressed they should be!" Lin Ruoshui said depressedly with a frown.
"There are more poor people than them, this world is far from as beautiful as you think, but it is hidden in the shadows, not so bright. Lu Xiran said leisurely, went to the car to get an umbrella, and sneaked out with Lin Ruoshui.
"Those I don't know, that's it, I know but I can't help, I feel very guilty, I feel useless......" Walking in the village, on the quiet path paved with bluestone slabs, Lin Ruoshui put his hands in his cotton coat pockets and said.
"Do you want to help them?" Lu Xiran, who was walking next to her, suddenly stopped and looked at her softly.
"I want to, I want to, but I can also support myself, I still have to make money, buy a house for my brother and marry a daughter-in-law, what can I do to help them, this is what makes me feel powerless, it turns out that money is really a good thing, no money, it really makes people very helpless, no wonder so many people are crazy about it......" Lin Ruoshui said with vicissitudes in his eyes.
Under a small umbrella, two people stand facing each other, separated by an umbrella, which is quite romantic.
"You are too sentimental, you don't owe the world anything, if you have the ability, you can help, if you don't have the ability, just do your best, in fact, you have already used your good deeds to help them, don't put too much pressure on yourself. Lu Xiran said, stretching the umbrella towards her, and the raindrops hit the black umbrella, making a dull sound.
"Well, how far is it, it's so cold......" Lin Ruoshui stomped his feet and shuddered.
"It should be soon, didn't you say that you were behind the bamboo forest, after this bamboo forest, it should be it. Lu Xiran looked around and said.
They walked side by side, through the dense bamboo forest, a small earthen house is now in the wilderness, a little further on, is a slightly larger green tile house, raindrops fall along the eaves and tile ditches, fall to the ground, making a ticking sound, in this quiet night, like a beautiful melody, falling in their hearts, making Lu Xiran's heart instantly soft.
can be alone with Lin Ruoshui like this, wherever he is, he feels warm.
"Is this where grandma lives?" They approached the small earthen house, and saw a faint light shining through the hidden wooden door, Lin Ruoshui stopped and asked in a low voice.
"I guess so, go in and have a look. Saying that, he handed the umbrella to Lin Ruoshui, took the first step, pushed open the low wooden door, bent down and looked in, the wooden door of some years made a creaking sound, and there was a sense of horror in exploring the ancient house.
"Brother Lu, you are here, please come in!" A voice suddenly came from the corner of the wall, which frightened Lin Ruoshui and grabbed Lu Xiran's arm, and he didn't dare to come out, hunched over and looked into the room.
On an old wooden table in the room, red candles and small flames blew in, flickering and flickering, jumping happily, as if welcoming guests from afar.
Lin Ruoshui could vaguely see that on a small wooden bed, there was a stove on the right, and some firewood was piled up next to it.
A thin old man, lying on the bed, coughing vigorously, coughing breathlessly, a sitting girl sitting on the edge of the bed, gently patting the old man on the back, and holding a bowl of water in one hand.
There was a pot hanging on the back wall, and there were a few bags of things in the corner, she couldn't tell what they were, she guessed if it would be rice, and a few pots on the ground, scattered here and there......
Lu Xiran pulled Lin Ruoshui and got into the house, maybe there was nothing to block the wind at the door, a gust of wind blew, the candle was suddenly extinguished, it was dark in front of him, he couldn't see anything, and his hands were so frightened that he was scared
Pulled Lu Xiran to death, like a super-sized eight-melon fish, threw himself into his arms, and said with a cry: "Lu Xiran, I'm afraid!"
Lu Xiran stretched out his hand to wrap his arms around her waist and teased: "The little girl who is not afraid of the sky and the earth is actually afraid of the dark!" As he spoke, he took out his mobile phone, turned on the flashlight, and said softly: "It's okay, there is me."
"Sister Ruoshui has probably never been to the mountains, and she has never seen such a poor place. Zhao Qiuyue said with a smile on her face, and got up to find a lighter.
"That's not true, when I was a child, my parents would take me and my brother back to our hometown in the countryside. It's just that it's not so backward, Lin Ruoshui pushed Lu Xiran away with a red face, and said with an embarrassed smile.
The candles were lit, and the dim candlelight illuminated the room, and Lin Ruoshui truly realized what it meant to be surrounded by four walls. She could also see clearly that the bags standing in the corner were not rice, but potatoes and corn......
"There's no electricity or stools here, so I'll take my brother and sister over there to sit for a while. Zhao Qiuyue put away the lighter and said with a smile.
"It's okay, let's just stand, how can grandma pull it?" Lin Ruoshui slowly approached the small bed and asked in a low voice.
"Grandma has a little cold these days, has a serious cough, and doesn't want to eat, I can only give grandma some water, Zhao Qiuyue's immature face, with maturity that does not belong to her age, said distressedly.
"Did you see a doctor, did you take medicine?" Lin Ruoshui asked with a heavy heart.
"There is a doctor in our village, he came to see him two days ago and prescribed medicine, don't worry, sister, my brother and I will take care of grandma...... Sister, sit down. The little girl sat down on the bed and gave up the only small stool.
"This year's rain, more than in previous years, has been raining for more than half a month, and has not stopped, fortunately our village is on the top of the mountain, a little shorter, it is estimated that it has been flooded,. Zhao Qiuyue listened to the sound of rain outside the house and couldn't help but sigh.
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