Away from the big book, the educated youth became the village favorite by running errands

The old man must have not eaten for a long time. He was so weak that he could only make breathy sounds. The siblings didn't hear clearly what he said. But the old man didn't have the strength to speak, so the siblings had no choice but to ask the system.

System […You two are really good at this. ] Did you think of him as a translator?

"Stop talking nonsense and speak quickly. Can't you see that you are so weak? If we could hear you clearly, why would we ask you?" Song Shuangshuang was very unhappy.

Seeing that the host was angry, the system did not hesitate any longer and repeated what I said.

[The old man told you to leave immediately and ignore him, so that no one can see him.]

The brother and sister were both stunned.

The old man himself is almost dying, and he still has to worry about whether they will be seen. This is really...

Song Shuangshuang raised her eyes and looked at her younger brother.

Song Youlin understood what Song Shuangshuang meant without her saying anything more.

Putting the basket on the ground, Song Youlin squatted down and carried the old man on his back.

Although he was wearing thick clothes in winter, Song Youlin could clearly feel that the old man on his back was surprisingly thin, not even as heavy as a bag of grain.

"Grandpa, where do you live?"

The old man lay on Song Youlin's back and made a weak sound.

Although they still couldn't hear clearly, with the help of the system, the brother and sister still found the way back.

In case someone came out and saw them, Song Shuangshuang took out the small quilt that she usually used to cover her legs from the space and tried her best to cover the old man's upper body.

When we arrived at the address the old man mentioned, it turned out to be the house that Aunt Xie had instructed us to live in.

Song Shuangshuang felt unhappy and wanted to ask the old man where he put the key, but she saw her younger brother had kicked the door open.

Only then did Song Shuangshuang realize that there was no lock on the door.

I don't know if there is anyone in the house.

The brother and sister didn't dare to shout, for fear that the neighbors nearby might notice something was wrong and report it.

Someone in the house heard the noise and came out. It was a young child, who looked to be only four or five years old.

Perhaps when the child saw a stranger, he quickly retracted his foot and didn't dare to say a word.

Just as Song Shuangshuang was about to go up and talk to him, she heard a cough coming from inside the room.

The brother and sister immediately realized that there was someone else in the room, and without caring about anything else, they carried the old man on their backs and went into the house.

"You are not allowed to come in!"

The child, who was not even as tall as Song Youlin's legs, opened his arms to block the door. Although his voice was loud, it was obvious that it was trembling.

Song Shuangshuang remembered what Aunt Xie had said before, that Hong Xiuzi always came to this house. She thought that the child must have thought they were bad people. Although she was also afraid, she still stood up bravely to protect the people in the house.

In order to prove that he was not a bad person, Song Shuangshuang took off the thin blanket covering the old man and asked the little boy to look at Song Youlin's back. Worried that the child was too short to see clearly, Song Youlin even lowered his body.

"Grandpa!! Grandpa, what's wrong with you!"

The little boy realized that the person carrying Song Youlin's back was his grandfather and became extremely anxious.

"Baby, please let your brothers and sisters go in and put your grandpa on the bed first, okay?"

The boy's mind was now entirely on his grandfather who had his eyes closed, so he made way for the brother and sister to enter.

There was an old lady lying on the bed. She struggled to prop herself up when she heard the noise. When she saw the old man being carried in by a stranger, she coughed excitedly for a long time.

"Ahem, you, you guys, cough, cough..."

"Grandma, don't worry, we are not bad people. The old man just collapsed in the alley, and we just carried him back." Seeing that the old lady was about to cough out her lungs, Song Shuangshuang didn't say anything else and turned around to find a thermos and a bowl of water.

But there was only a table and two stools in the room, with only a few empty bowls on the table and not even a kettle.

Song Shuangshuang only then realized that something was wrong.

I reached out and touched the kang. It was ice cold! There was no warmth in the room either.

Apparently Song Youlin also realized this. He walked out of the room and looked around the yard. He came back in less than a minute and shook his head at Song Shuangshuang.

There is no firewood in the house.

The little boy crawled to the old man and cried for him to wake up.

Hearing his grandson's cry, the old man opened his eyes and said, "Shuo Shuo, don't cry, Grandpa is fine." He seemed to have used up all his strength to say these words, and then he closed his eyes.

If it weren't for the rise and fall of his chest, Song Shuangshuang would even suspect that the old man was dead.

The old lady had calmed down a bit now, and looked at the old man with a worried look on her face.

The brother and sister didn't know what to do for a moment.

Suddenly, the little boy climbed down from the bed and came to the siblings.

"Brother and sister, you are good people, right? Can you save my grandpa? Please save him! I beg you!"

He didn't want his grandfather to die, so he could only ask the two people to bring his grandfather back.

Song Shuangshuang sighed. She was also thinking of a solution.

The old man was obviously hungry and hadn't eaten for a long time. She had plenty of food, but there was no firewood at home, not even water, so she couldn't make some malted milk.

The old lady on the bed could no longer hold on and fell onto the kang.

The little boy rushed to the old lady again to see how she was doing.

"Shuo Shuo, don't cry. Grandma is fine, she will be fine soon." The old lady reached out and touched the little boy's head.

Then he looked at the brother and sister apologetically.

"Please send the old man back. The child is young and naive. You should take it to heart. Our family is in a special situation. Please leave as soon as possible..."

Without waiting for Song Shuangshuang to speak, Song Youlin pulled her out.

"Youlin..."

"I'll tell you later."

The little boy watched the siblings leave and looked at his grandmother in confusion. "Grandma, Grandpa..."

The old lady shook her head and said, "We can't cause trouble for others." It was good enough that the two children were willing to bring the old man back. How could she beg others to save them?

The little boy also knew that his family’s situation was special, so he could only clench his fists.

Why can’t he be a little older? If he were like the brother just now, he would be able to take care of the family.

The brother and sister walked around outside but didn't see anyone selling firewood. Later they realized that it was too crowded to sell firewood during the day, and people usually came to sell after dark. But they couldn't find a place to get it, so what should they do?

There was only charcoal in the supermarket. Even if there was coal, they couldn't just give it to the old man and his family out of pity. Wouldn't that be even more problematic?

"How about we go and sell some things and ask them for some firewood?"

After thinking about it, Song Shuangshuang came up with this solution.

"Let me first check if there is any leftover firewood in the space." He remembered putting a lot of firewood into the space, so he should not have taken it all out.

Looking at it this way, there are indeed some. Although not much, it can be used for two days.

Song Shuangshuang also looked around in the space. This supermarket was quite interesting. She actually found two packages of wood on the shelf. They were placed together with the barbecue grill. She hadn't noticed it before.

I guess it's used together with a grill for picnics?