"Hiking, you go and talk to Grandma Niu, I'll go out first. Zhao Qingzao patted Chu Xingshan's arm before turning around and walking outside the house.

Inside the house, Chu Xingshan slowly walked to the side of the bed, looking at Grandma Niu's wrinkled face without blood, Chu Xingshan's nose was sore, and he almost cried in front of Grandma Niu.

"Grandma, the doctor just said you ...... There is only half a year left......" Chu Xingshan choked up and told the truth, but in the end, Chu Xingshan couldn't say it anymore.

I thought that Grandma Niu would be very surprised or unacceptable after hearing the truth, but I didn't expect that after Chu Xingshan finished speaking, Grandma Niu said with a light smile: "Hiking, I already knew, my body knows best, although you and Qingzao deliberately hide it from me, but I am not stupid, half a year is enough, my old bones finally can't hold on, hiking, after I die, you have to live a good life alone, do whatever you want, you know?"

"Grandma!" Listening to what Grandma Niu said, Chu Xingshan finally couldn't help it, knelt on the ground and cried.

Outside the house, Zhao Qingzao listened to the movement in the house, and also felt that her nose was a little sour, Chu Xingshan and Grandma Niu's grandchildren made her very envious, but it was a pity that Zhao Qingzao had broken off the relationship with her unscrupulous relatives, so she couldn't experience these rare family feelings in the world.

Time flies, Zhao Qingzao is still living a dull life in the village, although there is a war outside, but this small village is still like a paradise, and it has no impact at all, but Zhao Qingzao knows that this is just a superficial calm, and it is very likely that the war will affect this small village tomorrow.

Grandma Niu's body has become weaker and weaker, and now she can only stay at home and can't go anywhere, but fortunately, Xiaocao is already one year old, so not only does she not need Grandma Niu to help take care of her, but the sensible Xiaocao will even go to Grandma Niu's house to accompany her to relieve her boredom.

Xiaocao, who is almost a year old, is so sensible, Zhao Qingzao feels very relieved, but she feels that this is all her own credit, and it has nothing to do with Shen Changting's negative man who ran away.

Shen Changting still didn't have any news, before Chu Xingshan asked the people in the village to help inquire about Shen Changting's news, but the result was nothing, I don't know if Shen Changting deliberately hid himself, or if he really couldn't find his whereabouts, Zhao Qingzao had Xiaocao by his side, and gradually forgot about Shen Changting, and didn't want to inquire about Shen Changting's whereabouts anymore.

Usually Zhao Qingzao will go up the mountain every day, in addition to picking mushrooms, he will also go to the edge of the trap to see if he has caught any prey, but unfortunately in the past few months, the trap has only caught a few small animals, at most it is only enough for Zhao Qingzao to have a good meal, and he can't sell it for money at all.

After finding that the trap was empty, Zhao Qingzao sighed helplessly, and then she was ready to go down the mountain to go home, every day she came to check the situation of the trap with hope, but unfortunately every time she was disappointed, Zhao Qingzao only hoped that this trap could catch decent prey as soon as possible, so that she could earn more silver.

After giving birth to Xiaocao, Zhao Qingzao didn't have so much time and energy to think about the idea of making money, so Zhao Qingzao felt that he should honestly pick some mushrooms and make some money.

Zhao Qingzao had just come down the mountain, but he saw Mrs. Zhao and the Wang family leaving angrily, seeing this, Zhao Qingzao hurriedly hid, because Chu Xingshan had taken someone to warn Mrs. Zhao and the Wang family before, so Mrs. Zhao and the Wang family had not come to her for trouble during this time, just when Zhao Qingzao was about to forget the existence of these two people, I didn't expect Mrs. Zhao and the Wang family to suddenly appear again.

Thinking that Xiaocao was alone at home, Zhao Qingzao chuckled in his heart, and hurried home, if Xiaocao was really taken away by Mrs. Zhao and the Wang family, the two of them would definitely sell Xiaocao, and they would also sell it to a place that Zhao Qingzao didn't know, so that Zhao Qingzao would not be able to find Xiaocao for the rest of his life.

Thinking like this, Zhao Qingzao felt more and more flustered, but fortunately, as soon as Zhao Qingzao returned home, he saw Chu Xingshan standing at the door, and Xiaocao was holding a book in his hand, sitting on a small stool and rummaging around.

"Xingshan, do Mrs. Zhao and the two bastards of the Wang family want to come and grab the grass again?" Zhao Qingzao breathed a sigh of relief, and after putting the basket on his back on the ground, Zhao Qingzao asked Chu Xingshan.

"Yes, you don't have to do anything in the yamen today, I'll come over to help you take care of Xiaocao, I didn't expect Mrs. Zhao and the Wang family to sneakily run over, but after they saw me, they ran away in dismay. Chu Xingshan nodded, and then said.

Hearing Chu Xingshan say this, Zhao Qingzao knew that he had guessed correctly, after Mrs. Zhao and the Wang family were separated for a while, they were really ready to move again, Zhao Qingzao thought that she would not be able to go up the mountain to pick mushrooms in the future, she had to stay by Xiaocao's side all the time, otherwise Mrs. Zhao and the Wang family would easily find an opportunity to start, so it would be too late for Zhao Qingzao to regret it at that time.

"As soon as I came down the mountain, I saw them leave in a huff, so I hurried back, fortunately you protected Xiaocao, otherwise Xiaocao would have been taken away by them. Zhao Qingzao said.

Because Grandma Niu was not in good health, Chu Xingshan waited for Zhao Qingzao to come back and went home, Zhao Qingzao walked to Xiaocao's side, and saw Xiaocao holding a book in his hand, Zhao Qingzao squatted down and looked at it, and found that it was the book left by Shen Changting, Zhao Qingzao's head rumbled.

The things left by Shen Changting, Zhao Qingzao put them away, firstly, these things took up a lot of space, and secondly, Zhao Qingzao didn't want to see anything about Shen Changting anymore, but he didn't expect Xiaocao to take the book left by Shen Changting, and he didn't know if it was Chu Xingshan who found it for Xiaocao, or if Xiaocao found it when he was at home.

"Xiaocao, you are only one year old, can you understand what is written in this book?" Zhao Qingzao pointed to the book in Xiaocao's hand and asked.

Xiaocao shook her head, puffed out her face and said, "I don't know, mother, I want to read ......"

Xiaocao is much smarter than other children, so she can speak at the age of one, and although she is not very sharp, she can already express herself clearly.

Zhao Qingzao looked at Xiaocao, thinking that Xiaocao not only loves to read at a young age, but also is so smart, it is really Shen Changting's son, Shen Changting used to joke with himself, saying that his son must be a little prodigy, now it seems that Shen Changting really said it, although I don't know if Xiaocao is a prodigy, but Xiaocao is very smart.

"Xiaocao, you are so smart, my mother will rely on you in the future. Zhao Qingzao smiled and touched Xiaocao's head, and then said.

Seeing Zhao Qingzao smiling, although Xiaocao didn't know what Zhao Qingzao meant, she also smiled at Zhao Qingzao.

Zhao Qingzao was right, the war really soon affected Xishan Pass, the refugees who lost their homes because of the war all ran to the vicinity of Xishan Pass, these refugees as long as they saw food their eyes would light up, and then regardless of the food snatched away, the villagers of Xishan Pass were all made miserable by these refugees, so they usually closed the door, and they didn't go out if they could.

Like other villagers, Zhao Qingzao and Xiaocao usually stay at home and no longer go out casually, because Chu Xingshan is working in the yamen, so he knows the current situation best, because the county order is ordered to give these refugees a safe place to live, so it will take a while before these refugees will leave Xishanao.

"Mother, we haven't been out for a long time. Xiaocao pulled Zhao Qingzao's sleeve and said coquettishly.

"Xiaocao, it's messy outside now, let's go out in a few days. Zhao Qingzao didn't know what was going on outside, so she and Xiaocao were hiding at home during this time, and they didn't dare to leave the village at all.

Hearing Zhao Qingzao say this, Xiaocao flattened his mouth, and then went back to the house to read, although Xiaocao couldn't recognize a few words, but his favorite thing turned out to be reading a book, Zhao Qingzao sometimes wondered if Xiaocao really knew the words in the book, otherwise how would he read it with relish?

Xiaocao had already gone back to the house to read, and Zhao Qingzao was also going to cook, but at this moment, Zhao Qingzao heard the voices of Mrs. Zhao and Wang, and then the two of them knocked on the door.

There are refugees outside, how could Mrs. Zhao and Wang still come here to find trouble for themselves? Couldn't it be that neither of them was robbed of things by refugees along the way?

"Zhao Qingzao, hurry up and open the door and let us go in and hide!" Wang shouted outside.

Hearing this, Zhao Qingzao smiled coldly, and immediately understood what was going on, it is estimated that Mrs. Zhao and the Wang family underestimated these refugees, so they wanted to go out today to find their own trouble, but they were tossed by the refugees along the way, so Mrs. Zhao and the Wang family let themselves open the door quickly.

Of course, Zhao Qingzao will not open the door to let Mrs. Zhao and the Wang family in, but she will not miss such a rare opportunity, since Mrs. Zhao and the Wang family have sent them to the door, she will let Mrs. Zhao and the Wang family suffer a little more, so that they will settle down for a while.

Thinking like this, Zhao Qingzao turned around and walked into the kitchen, then took out a few big white steamed buns from the steamer, and looked at the few steamed buns in his hand, Zhao Qingzao showed a smug smile.

Slowly walked outside the door, Zhao Qingzao leaned on the door and listened to the movement outside, after hearing Mrs. Zhao and Wang scolding outside the door, Zhao Qingzao opened the door suddenly, and then threw a few big white steamed buns on Mrs. Zhao and Wang's bodies, and before Mrs. Zhao and Wang could react, Zhao Qingzao immediately closed the door.

After Mrs. Zhao and the refugees around Mrs. Wang saw those big white steamed buns, they all pounced on Mrs. Zhao and Wang's bodies, and a group of people pressed Mrs. Zhao and Wang's to grab steamed buns, and Mrs. Zhao and Wang's both of them were tortured a lot, and they couldn't wait to rush home now, and never come to suffer this kind of hardship again.

Zhao Qingzao hid by the door and peeked, and after seeing Mrs. Zhao and Wang being tossed like two crazy women, Zhao Qingzao's stomach hurt when she covered her mouth and smiled.

After a while, the refugees dispersed after grabbing the steamed buns, leaving only Mrs. Zhao and Wang sitting on the ground with a disgraced face.

Seeing this, Zhao Qingzao said with a smile: "Next time you come to me for trouble, I will make you suffer more!"