Puzzled, little Gerrit still fell into a deep sleep.

When I woke up the next morning, I could already hear the sound of someone busy outside.

When little Gritla opened the door, he saw Grandma Miria.

"Little Glitter is up, let's get ready to eat."

The breakfast at home was originally not so early, but little Glitter needed to rush to school.

The village was not close to the school, so little Gerrit left early.

"Hmm."

Little Grett nodded in response,

Then he turned his head and looked out of the house,

Outside the doorway, my father, Hoss, was repairing a farm implement.

"Hauss, come over and have some food with little Glitter."

Grandma Milia shouted, and her father, Hoss, went back to the house.

……

"Go ahead, I'll come back in the afternoon, and pay for you for the next year's tuition by the way, and if anyone asks you again today, you can just say the same."

Hoss went to town with little Gerrit, and then separated from little Gerrit and went on the other side.

Little Gerritt watched his father, Hoss, go away and go to school.

In school,

Little Gerritt's doubts yesterday did not disappear because of a night's sleep.

He thought of asking his classmates.

"Aemon...... Is there such a person in the village where you live? ”

This is the only kid other than Little Glitter who isn't in town.

He asked Aemon if there were anyone like Burton in their village.

"That is, the most devout believers in the Lord, the most understanding of the church and the will of God."

Little Gerrett used Moss's epitaph to describe people like Burton,

"Sometimes the people in the village would ask him questions about the church, about God, and they would give him some thank-you gifts for answering the questions."

"Ah, isn't that my father? My father was one such person who was respected by the other residents of the village. ”

Little Gerrit was stunned when he heard the answer.

"Your father isn't there?"

The Amon asked little Glitter again.

Little Glitter was silent, shook his head, and did not speak again.

He seemed to have figured something out.

Little Glitter continued his studies at school until noon.

And at noon, a man in the school found little Gerrit,

It's the person who is responsible for collecting the fees for the study of little Gerritt and others.

Just said it, but it made little Gerrit a little puzzled,

"Little Glitter, Mr. Raleigh has already come to pay for your study fees for the next year."

Little Gerrit probably knew why Mr. Raleigh would pay him five silver coins,

Because my father sold five pieces of Grandma Miria's field to Mr. Raleigh,

It's just that Mr. Raleigh didn't give the five silver coins directly to his father, and let his father, Hoss, help him pay his tuition.

The same was true when Mr. Raleigh had lent his father, Horse, seven silver coins to pay off the church's fines......

Little Glitter nodded with some confusion.

And then until the end of school today,

When he left the school, he was across the road in front of the school, and he had already seen his father, Hoss,

Hoss didn't know how long he had been waiting, his swarthy and rough face was quite calm, but some subtle movements still showed his nervousness and uneasiness,

Maybe Hoss himself can't feel it, but everyone who passes by can come out.

"Father."

Little Gerrit shouted,

"Hmm...... Gerritt. Mr. Raleigh said that he had paid you five silver coins directly to the school, is that true? ”

"Well, the school has already told you."

Little Gerrit gave his father Hoss an affirmative answer, and Hoss's entire tense body gradually relaxed.

Hoss has been waiting here since noon,

He wanted to know the exact situation.

It was five silver coins, five silver coins that Milia's field had sold for five pieces.

And most importantly, that's the next year's tuition for little Gerritt.

"That's good. Let's go home, then. Gerritt. ”

"Hmmm......"

Little Glitter looked at his father, nodded, and the two went home.

……

In the text, the plot continues to develop.

Although five of Miria's ten fields were sold to pay for little Gerrit's next year's studies.

But the remaining five fields, as well as the land mortgaged by his father Hosna, were enough to keep the little Glitter family alive.

On top of that, his father Hoss was always very fast in the fields,

You can always finish planting before everyone else finishes planting, and you can still find time to find other jobs in town.

The people of the village said that it was the favor of God.

And now, little Gerrit has at least one more year to study at school.

It seems that everything is fine.

But things happened.

Grandma Milia is sick.

When little Gerrit woke up early in the morning one day,

I didn't hear the sound of Grandma Milia making breakfast outside the house,

I can only hear, presumably the footsteps of my father, Hoss,

When he opened the door, he saw that the door of Grandma Miria's bedroom was also open.

Grandma Milia was lying on the bed, her face pale and haggard, her lips were very dry, and her eyes were cloudy.

My father sat on the edge of the bed, silent.

Little Glitter looked at this scene, and there was no strong fear in his heart.

He remembered what Grandma Milia had told him about Grandma Valina's child, Uncle Walker, who was sick.

"Grandma Milia......

With a little fear in her voice, little Glitter walked over step by step, calling out to Grandma Milia.

Milia heard little Gerrit's cry and turned her head from the bed with some difficulty,

"Little Glitter...... Sorry, little Glitter, Grandma Milia can't make you breakfast today. ”

"Grandma Milia......

Grandma Milia's pale face showed a gentle smile, and as usual, she spoke to little Glitter,

But little Gerrit was even more frightened, with an indescribable fear,

"Grandma Miria...... Let's go to town, go to town and get a doctor to treat you, you look sick. ”

"Grandma Milia, why are you sick all of a sudden?"

Little Glitter walked up to Grandma Miria,

"Ahem...... Don't go, don't go...... Grandma Milia is just tired and needs a break. ”

Grandma Milia raised her head with some difficulty, reached out and gently touched little Gerrit's face, comforting little Gerritt's fear.

"Grandma Milia......

"No, ......"

Little Gerrit wanted to help Grandma Milia get up,

There was only one thing that was going through his mind at the moment.

Uncle Walker was brought back from the doctor and died.

He's going to take Grandma Milia to the doctor.

"Let's go to the doctor, Grandma Milia."

Little Gerrit repeatedly.

But his father, Hoss, sat on the edge of the bed, just stood up, and remained silent.

"Father, ...... Hoss"

Grandma Milia just smiled and shook her head,

Little Glitter turned back and called out to his father,

Father Hoth did reach out and help Grandma Milia up,

It's just that Grandma Milia leaned against the bed, and then shook her head at her father, Hoss, and little Glitter,

His father, Hoss, didn't move anymore.

“…… Little Glitter, go get me some water......"

"Grandma Miria, are you thirsty, I'll go get you some water to drink, and after that, we'll go to the doctor."

Grandma Milia kept a smile on her pale face, but she didn't speak,

After his father, Hoxton, just asked little Gerrit to fetch water.

"Go get water, little Gerritt."

Little Glitter was silent, standing still for a long time, a little stubbornly trying to take Grandma Milia away,

"Go get water, little Glitter......"

Hoss repeated,

Little Glitter paused, and then his eyes turned red.