Soon, some children began to cry bitterly.

The pain of bereavement is unbearable. Fortunately, Leng Huo found his parents and Tie Feng, and there was no shortage of three people. Leng Huo hugged the three of them, jumping and jumping, reluctant to let go.

Suddenly, someone shouted, "Lower the hanging door." ”

Eight men stepped out of the hunters, and they walked to the base of the stone wall and pulled out a rope the thickness of an arm. It was a giant rope made of dozens of rattans. One end of the rope is tied to the gate made of logs, and the other end is tied to a boulder at the base of the stone wall.

The eight of them quickly peeled off the snow on the rope, untied the rope, and slowly lowered the gate like a wooden row. In the crunching sound, the whole valley was completely cut off from the outside.

The hunters watched with intricate gaze as the wooden door fell.

After a long time, they each returned home.

When I got home, Grandma Lenghuo was still waiting outside. She was even thinner, almost unrecognizable. Seeing the safe return of the three of them in the night, Grandma Leng Huo showed a bright smile on her face.

Tie Feng stepped forward quickly, held Grandma Lenghuo's hand, and said loudly: "Haha, this time it's a bumper harvest, cook more meat tonight, everyone has to eat to their heart's content." ”

Leng Huo suddenly cheered. didn't notice that Grandma Lenghuo heard this, and her face suddenly became ugly. However, it soon returned to normal.

While Grandma Cold Fire was cooking the meat, the prey had already been divided. This time, Leng Huo's family divided a total of one hundred and twenty-seven catties of raw meat.

This dinner, I ate it cold and hiccuped.

After eating, the family usually roasted pine nuts to eat, Tie Feng started to add some dry ingredients to the stove, and asked casually: "How many catties of meat are there at home?"

Leng Huo's parents were silent, as hunters, they always went out early and returned late, and they were not clear about the food stored at home. And what about the cold fire? I don't have the heart or lungs, and I don't know it.

Grandma Leng Huo touched Leng Huo's head and replied, "There are more than two hundred and ten catties of meat in total, all of which are placed in the ice cellar." In addition, there are about fifty catties of pine nuts that Yan'er picked up. ”

Immediately, the house fell silent.

"Two hundred and ten pounds of meat, fifty pounds of pine nuts, hey. Tie Feng repeated, frowning and sighing.

After a while, Cangye asked in an extremely dry tone, "Dad, does it have to be like this?" Lenghuo's mother also looked at Tie Feng with worried eyes, waiting for an answer.

Tie Feng didn't speak, just nodded. The atmosphere in the room was suddenly extremely oppressive, almost squeezing the cold fire out of breath. He felt like an outsider who knew nothing, his face flushed, and after a while, he couldn't help it, and suddenly stood up.

"What kind of dumb riddle are you playing, why are you hiding it from me?"

Grandma Leng Huo said gently: "Yan'er, this is not a dumb riddle. You should know that more than 200 catties of meat are not enough for the five of us to survive the winter. So ......"

"So......" Leng Huo seemed to think of something unpleasant, his voice trembling, and his eyes showed desperate fear.

"So, starting tomorrow, grandma will be leaving the house. From beginning to end, Grandma Lenghuo's voice was as gentle as spring water.

Although Grandma Lenghuo's voice was soft, however, Leng Huo knew very well what would be waiting for his grandmother without a warm stove and a source of food.

It's cold, it's hunger, it's the minions of the beast! It's a tragic death!

Leng Huo hissed and roared, "No, I will never let Grandma leave!" Leng Huo's eyes were red, his facial features were hideous, and he looked like a wounded and desperate beast.

Tie Feng stood up with a snort, slapped Leng Huo's head, and shouted, "Sit down." Do you think you're going to do the trick by yelling louder?"

Leng Huo sat down slowly, but his face was still full of stubbornness, obviously not convinced, he muttered: "Since there is not enough meat, why don't we want to hunt? ”

Tie Feng sneered: "Stinky boy, two feet of deep snow, you can't even run, and you still go to catch mountain boars and flying deer, it's ridiculous." Besides, in winter, the beasts of the mountains are very dangerous, and this morning we were swept away by the rhinos. Those who were trampled to death, those who were eaten by saber-toothed tigers, add up to dozens of people. This is still a fluke that did not encounter the Tyrannosaurus, otherwise, no more than 100 people would not be enough to die. ”

Cold fire just didn't accept it.

Cangye's eyes stared at the clay pot, but there was no focus, "Dad, if we eat a little less every day......" Before he finished speaking, Tie Feng cut off: "This time the heavy snow fell too early, and the mountain will be closed for at least five months, and more than two hundred catties of meat are barely enough for four people to eat."

We are five people, and no matter how much we save, it is not enough, and in the end we are afraid that we will starve to death of two or three people. After a pause, Tie Feng looked at Grandma Lenghuo.

"Old woman, the snow is covering the mountain, you will definitely be scared if you walk alone, right? It's okay, just like back then, I will protect you!"

Grandma Lenghuo squinted her eyes and smiled, as bright as fireworks, "Old man, isn't it good to live?"

Tie Feng smiled slightly, "It's not good to live without you!"

At this moment, the gray hair of the two seemed to turn into youthful black under the lights, and they seemed to have returned to the old days of love.

The two looked at each other and smiled, but the smile made the viewer tear their hearts.

In the middle of the night, I couldn't sleep because of the cold fire.

It was just a conversation, but Leng Huo felt that he had grown up a full ten years old. If before he had a carefree childhood, now he is an adult.

Scenes appeared in Leng Huo's mind. What he couldn't understand before, suddenly became clear.

And instead of being happy, he burst into tears.

I've grown up, but I'd rather I never have to grow up.

It turned out that my grandmother didn't secretly cook meat for me to eat, but gave me her own rations.

It turned out that grandma didn't chew the pieces of meat, but she was just reluctant.

It turned out that grandma had become so thin and old because she didn't have enough food.

It turned out that my grandmother and I only remembered the past because she knew that her life was short

It turned out that grandma ......

Before I knew it, it was almost dawn.

Leng Huo couldn't sleep anymore, and if he didn't do something, he wouldn't be willing to die.

Leng Huo turned over and sat up, he put on his leather coat securely, took out Tie Feng's spear from behind the door, and opened the door. The snow has stopped, the sky and the earth are vast, and the cold is still there.

The starlight was dim, but fortunately the snow covered the sky and the earth, and the reflection of the starlight made it difficult for the cold fire to see the road clearly. He groped his way slowly to the exit of the valley.

The hanging door was closed tightly, and there was no gap, and the security measures that were supposed to be used to protect against the beasts blocked the way of the cold fire. He wanted to go hunting and bring enough food for his grandmother, but he couldn't be blocked by a door.

As far as he recalled, Cold Fire found the rope that hung the door.