Lu Yao, whose eyes were soaked with tears, did not interject, but just listened quietly.

"For the first two years, I was able to work in the fields. Last summer, after I had a serious illness, I never got off the kang again, and it was Xiaohong who took care of me. If God takes me away one day, it can be regarded as a relief for Xiaohong. Next year she will be ten years old and will be able to support herself. The old lady said unhurriedly. Her voice was still very deep, and her face was just as calm.

At this time, Lu Yao's heart was very uncomfortable, like an iron claw pulling his heart around, it was very painful. He really felt that the old grandmother had taken poverty and misery as a habit, and was completely numb. Isn't this the greatest sorrow in the world?

"Grandma, you can rest assured. Since I'm here today, I'll definitely try my best to help with your affairs. When I return to the city, I will also go to Liang Hong as soon as possible, so that he can take on the responsibility of honoring you and raising his sister. Grandma, I came out in a hurry this time, and I didn't bring much money, this is a little bit of my heart, please accept it. I sincerely wish you a speedy recovery, and I wish you all a healthy and safe family reunion!"

Lu Yao said, quickly took off his gloves, unbuttoned the two buttons on his leather jacket, took out a stack of banknotes from his personal pocket, and stuffed them into the old grandmother's dry and cold left hand.

The old grandmother's right hand slowly took out of the quilt, and after two trembling hands held the banknotes tightly and fumbled and pinched them a few times, she said excitedly: "Young man, you are a big boss who has made a fortune? Why do you give me so much money? It's all a hundred dollars, and there are 12 pieces? How dare I take it? I have never seen so much money in my life! You can take it back quickly, we can't use this money in this poor ravine." ”

"Grandma! Listen to me, you must accept this money! First, you will be treated, second, Xiaohong's tuition will be paid, and third, the house where you live will be rebuilt. I'll go to the village chief later and ask him to help you with these three things. Lu Yao said.

"Big boss, you are really a living bodhisattva, a great good man! Even if you do these three things well, it won't cost so much money! It won't cost you two hundred yuan to tear down our broken grass house and rebuild it. Xiaohong's tuition fee for going to school is not high, it is five yuan per semester, even if she finishes junior high school, she doesn't need 100 yuan. Besides, I know very well that my time limit is almost up, and I don't need treatment, and seeing a doctor to take medicine is a waste of money. ”

"Grandma! If you are sick, you must be treated! Xiaohong is still young and needs you to watch. Liang Hong didn't send you any money back, you put the money away, you can improve your life in case you need it. Lu Yao said.

"Okay then! Since the big bosses have spoken like this, I'll take it. Come here, kowtow to the great boss and thank you!" the old woman shouted breathlessly.

"Hey!" replied Red. She ran over and knelt on the cold ground with a puff and was about to kowtow. Lu Yao hurriedly bent down and helped her up.

"Xiaohong! I can't help it, I'm about the same age as your brother, how can I afford it? If I want to kowtow, I also kowtow to your grandmother! You remember, after the New Year, when the school starts, you must go to the village chief and ask him to take you to school, and I will let the village chief arrange someone to take care of grandma, you know?" Lu Yao asked.

"I see, great, I can finally go to school!Thank you, Brother Lu Yao!" shouted Little Red happily and jumped happily in the room. She accidentally touched the standing bamboo pole and knocked off the woolen hat, revealing very messy, knotted, greasy hair. She quickly picked up her hat and put it on her head, looking at Lu Yao shyly.

"No thanks, as long as you like to read, no matter where you read in the future, Brother Lu Yao will send you, okay?" Lu Yao asked with a smile.

My eldest brother also told me that only by studying can I get out of this ravine. I must study hard when I get to school, and I must be admitted to university. In the future, I will go to the big city to find a good job, so that I can take my grandmother to my side and treat him for the elderly. Xiaohong said brightly.

"Very good! I believe that you will definitely be able to be admitted to the university, you will definitely honor your grandmother, and your family will definitely reunite and live happily! Xiaohong, do you have a pen and paper at home? I will write you my phone number, and you can call me for anything in the future. Lu Yao said.

"I don't have pen and paper at home, but I use pot ash to mix ink every day, and then use a pen made of thatch to write on the leaves, and I'll get it to you. After Xiaohong finished speaking, she jumped up and ran to the stove, squatted on the ground, took out a thatch pen and dried leaves, and a black tile from under the bellows, and took them to the stone stove and placed them on a bench.

Lu Yao hurriedly walked over, took the thatched pen from Xiaohong's hand, and slowly squatted down. He held a leaf in his left hand, dipped the pot of gray water in the tiles that Xiaohong stirred with a small wooden stick, and wrote the phone number of the restaurant and his name.

After he finished writing, he put the thatched pen on the tile, and Xiaohong immediately picked up a stone from the ground and pressed the leaf on which he was writing, and said excitedly: "Brother Lu Yao, your handwriting is so beautiful! When the ink is dry, I will nail it to the kang, and I will practice according to your handwriting in the future." ”

"Nailed to the kang head is easy to be blown off by the wind, you have to remember the phone number in your head, so that you don't forget. Lu Yao said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll remember that!" replied Red.

"Xiaohong, I've been in the house for so long, but I can't feel warm, is the carbon in the kang gone?" Lu Yao asked.

He walked behind the door first, straightened the black that blocked the crack in the door, and saw a few thumbtacks on the side of the door. He took it off, donated a layer of black cloth, and nailed it to the door. He walked to the end of the kang and opened the fire door, and when he saw that the carbon inside was about to be extinguished, he quickly picked up a few small pieces of wood from the ground and put them in, and watched the small pieces of wood burn before closing the fire door.

He patted the dust on his hands and stood up, walked to the middle of the house, and gently shook the three bamboo poles dripping with snow a few times, feeling relatively stable, and then he walked back to the kang to say goodbye to the old grandmother.

"Grandma, I have three friends waiting outside, I have to get out. If there is anything in the future, you can ask Xiaohong to call me, and I will find a way to solve it. You must take care of yourself!" Lu Yao said.

"Ahh