three days ago.

Li Dongya sat at the head of the bed, watching the flame of Li Jinbao's life gradually go out.

My heart felt like it was being cut by an ice-cold sharp blade. It hurt, it hurt so much. The pain seemed to come from deep within my heart, making it impossible to breathe.

However, at the same time, she also felt an unprecedented sense of relief, as if a heavy burden had finally slipped off her shoulders, allowing her to take a brief breath.

During this period, many people have died in the village, including her grandmother.

The simple thatched hut was built only with branches and straw.

There was a sudden heavy snowfall at night, causing the house to collapse silently.

The four of them didn't even hear the sound until the geese in the backyard started calling, waking them from their sleep.

As for Li Jinbao's death, so many people died that no one paid attention to the life and death of a child.

She wanted to save Li Jinbao's life out of the thin family affection, but the child was unlucky and found the salt she hid at home and yelled loudly, which frightened her.

Outside the house, the yard door opened and Li Qiushi came in with a bowl of steaming medicine with a happy face.

"Sister! The hall is distributing medicine. My sister and I brought back a bowl for my brother."

Li Dongya looked up at her sister and shed tears: "Brother, she is gone."

Li Qiushi's hand holding the medicine bowl trembled uncontrollably, and the bowl fell to the ground and broke into pieces. She panicked, but when she thought about it quickly, she realized that her parents, who had beaten her to death, were no longer around.

Tears welled up in her eyes and she looked at the lifeless person on the bed.

When she was four years old, a younger brother was born in her family.

At first, she was very happy because a younger brother came into the family. If it was a younger sister this time, the younger sister would definitely not survive.

Because before my younger brother was born, my parents repeatedly said: If it's a girl this time, we will definitely use her as fertilizer.

The younger brother's name is Li Jinbao, Jinbao Jinbao, what a nice name. Unlike her and her sister's names, which are autumn fruits and autumn flowers.

Ajie's name is even more casual, Dongya, little buds of winter.

Where are the buds in winter? Those that are there must be extremely bitter.

But her happiness did not last long, because with the birth of her younger brother, she had more and more work to do.

The eldest sister in the family is usually quiet and doesn’t beg for mercy or say nice things like her and her younger sisters.

So my sister was the one who got beaten the most in the family.

Her elder sister didn't even say a word when she was beaten, but she didn't miss the deep hatred in her elder sister's eyes.

Sometimes she even saw Sister holding the needle in her hand.

The hatred scared her, and made her feel that her sister was like the charcoal in the stove, which might burst out at any time and set the whole house on fire.

After their parents passed away, she and her sister were not very sad because their elder sister fed them well and did not let Li Jinbao bully them.

He would even beat Li Jinbao, beat him hard, with all the hatred he had before.

That night, the straw hut where grandma lived collapsed. She woke up when she heard a slight noise.

She also saw that her sister had her eyes open, but she quickly closed them again.

She waited with her eyes closed until the geese cried in the backyard, and then she heard her sister turning over and getting up.

She followed her elder sister to the backyard. The heavy snow had completely covered the collapsed thatched house, as if her grandmother was sleeping there forever.

The elder sister first rescued the livestock in the shed before walking to the collapsed thatched house.

"It's hopeless." Sister said lightly, then took a look and pulled her back to the house.

She turned around and looked at the pile of snow again.

Ever since she could remember, grandma had always looked fierce.

She either beat or scolded us girls and looked down on my aunts and others.

She gave birth to four sons, but only her family gave her a grandson.

What she kept muttering was that she wanted to sell us girls and give all the money to her Jinbao.

The two older sisters of my uncle's family were sold to a 30-year-old man as concubines.

I also once set my sights on my elder sister.

If my parents hadn't disliked the family that hired a child bride and gave too little money, my sister would have left home long ago.

Li Jinbao offended Ajie not long ago and was stripped naked in the middle of winter.

In the snow, no matter how strong you are, you can't stand it.

But after all, I ate a lot of meat and had a good foundation. After a night's sleep and a lot of sweat, I was able to speak again.

She and her sister just went to the temple to get ginger soup as usual. They had only been out for a short while when the man disappeared.

Qiuhua walked past her, hugged Li Jinbao and burst into tears.

She looked at her elder sister who was crying silently, and felt a little scared for some reason.

"Qiu Shi, are you talking about the hall dispensing medicine?"

Li Dongya's voice came, and Li Qiushi was stunned for a moment, then replied: "Yes."

"Can I go into town to buy medicine now?"

"Not yet. I heard that it was a gift from God to Lihua Village. It gave Doctor Qin a small yard."

Li Dongya silently recited this sentence and helped Qiuhua up from Li Jinbao. "Don't cry, you still have two sisters."

"Qiu Shi, you and my little sister go to the hall and tell them that Li Jinbao has caught a cold and needs someone to take care of his funeral."

Several people have died of colds during this period, plus there are people who died from house collapses and people who were killed by wolves. Too many people have died in the village recently.

Therefore, even the funeral was kept simple.

If the family agrees, and gives 100 coins to the person in the village who specializes in handling funerals, the person can be dragged out and buried on the same day.

Li Qiushi nodded, "Sister, aren't you going?"

Li Dongya shook his head: "I have something else to do at home."

After the two left home, she stood in the yard, but unfortunately there was no sun.

She lit the small stove, beat several eggs into the batter, and added some chopped sausage.

She took a few big bites of the pancake.

Only after she was full did she continue to make pancakes.

In the afternoon, someone came to carry Li Jinbao away.

Li Dongya looked at the snow that was gradually shrinking and said meaningfully:

"Qiushi, you and your sister should stay at home for the next few days. Try not to go out as much as possible, and never go to the hall."

"I have prepared a few days' worth of food at home, and I am going out for a while."

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