Pig Killer

Shen Changsheng looked around his sister's bare house. Life was even harder in early spring. He would send some corn to his sister later. Otherwise, how would they get through this life?

It was such a good day, but it was such a bolt from the blue. The way my in-laws behaved was beyond reproach.

Bad luck, it's my brother-in-law who got the cigarette.

It's really hard to say what to say about the Huang family's behavior.

"Big Chong, come with me! Bring the medicine back as soon as possible so your mother will suffer less pain." Shen Changsheng called his eldest nephew and said.

"Hey!" the tiger responded crisply.

"Li Nu will stay at home to look after your mother! It's cold outside." Shen Changsheng lowered his head and looked at his niece again, "It's cold, light the fire a little brighter." He shuddered and said, "It's very cold in this room."

"Hey!" Li Nu nodded heavily in response.

After seeing off his uncle, brother and the doctor, Li Nu lit the stove to make it burn brightly.

Li Nu squatted beside the couch, looked at his mother eagerly and said, "Mother, it won't be cold soon. I'll make the fire burn brighter."

"Li Nu is so obedient and capable." Shen Hui'e's eyes were so gentle that tears could drip out of them.

Shen Hui'e could see the red flames in the earthen stove beside the bed.

The cold wind howled outside, making the low windows creak.

We have to admire the wisdom of the ancient working people. This earthen-walled thatched house is very solid.

The thatched hut was low and the room was not big. When the fire in the stove was lit, the room suddenly became warm and there was a sense of heat.

"Mom, does your head still hurt?" Li Nu grabbed her cold hand with his icy hand.

"It doesn't hurt anymore!" Shen Hui'e said gently. Who wouldn't like a well-behaved and sensible little girl?

"Mother, you are lying. The bag didn't go down." The cat slave said with a pout, tears welling up in her big eyes that were about to fall.

"Are your hands itchy?" Shen Hui'e said as she touched her hands that were obviously swollen like carrots due to the cold.

"It's okay! I'm used to it." Li Nu sniffed and looked down at A Niang's hand, "You're the same as me."

Shen Hui'e gently held her little hand, and waited for her to recover and cure her frostbite, and then she would find some animal fur to keep her warm.

Otherwise, the hands will be exposed to the air and will be frostbitten repeatedly.

"Mom won't die, will she?" said the raccoon in a trembling voice, filled with fear.

"Didn't you hear what the doctor said? You'll be fine once you wake up." Shen Hui'e comforted the little girl, her voice gentle, "You'll be fine soon after taking the medicine."

"Big Chong, are you okay? Why are you so careless? Don't you know that the roads are slippery in snowy weather?" The nagging voice came from afar.

"It's grandma." Li Nu stood up and said, "I'll go open the door." He let go of A Niang's hand, walked to the door in three or two steps, unbolted the bolt, and opened the door.

Huang's mother stomped her feet at the door, flashed in, and quickly closed the door.

Huang's mother looked at Shen Hui'e lying on the bed with concern and asked, "Why are you lying there? Did you call a doctor?"

"You hit the back of your head, so you can only lie down." Shen Hui'e said, looking sideways at her figure.

Huang's mother squatted down and looked at the back of her head through the firelight. "Oh my god, why is it so swollen?" She stretched out her hand but didn't dare to touch it. "Will it go away by itself?"

"My uncle asked the doctor to prescribe medicine, and my eldest brother went to get it." The raccoon looked at my grandmother with his big eyes like black grapes and spoke clearly.

"My uncle is here!" Huang's mother breathed a sigh of relief. The money for the medicine was settled. "You'll be fine after taking the medicine."

Being so close, Shen Hui'e naturally heard Huang's mother heaving a long sigh. She was short of money and was afraid of accidents, so she couldn't take out a single penny.

"Grandma, my mother can't see clearly now." Lin Nu said worriedly while grabbing Grandma's water.

"Ah..." Huang's mother looked at her daughter-in-law nervously and said, "Is it true?" She felt dizzy in front of her eyes and said, "What should I do? Can it be cured?"

"Don't be afraid, grandma. The doctor said that your eyes will be healed after taking the medicine." Li Nu grabbed her hand and said quickly.

"Fortunately, I was so scared." Huang's mother pounded her chest and said, "If something happens to you, how can I explain to Da Chong's father!" Then she added, "Your eyesight has not been very good these past two days, so just lie down and don't move. What if you get bumped or bruised?"

"Even if you can't see people clearly, you can still see things." Shen Hui'e said quickly after hearing this, to comfort Huang's nervous mother.

"I'll cook the meals for the next two days. Just lie down and relax." Huang's mother thought for a while and said.

"No, no, I can do it myself." Shen Hui'e said while waving her hands, and her hands left afterimages.

She hasn't adapted to her new identity yet, and it will be easy for her to be exposed if she spends too much time with him.

"It doesn't matter. There is no work in the fields now. It's just a matter of adding more water to the clay pot." Huang's mother said immediately after hearing this.

Only then did Shen Hui'e learn from the natives' memories that people now have two meals a day, breakfast at around nine in the morning and dinner at three in the afternoon.

It gets dark early now, and it is completely dark at five or six o'clock.

It's pitch dark at night and there's nothing to entertain yourself with. It's not worth it to work by lamplight doing needlework. You can't do anything but sleep.

Work at sunrise and rest at sunset.

The daily routine of the ancients.

"Big Chong's mother, just listen to me!" Huang's mother decided directly, "I'll have the old family bring the meal to you when it's ready. You just need to heat it up." She said with some concern, "The fire in this room cannot be extinguished. It's so cold at night that someone will die."

"We, we will watch it." The raccoon pointed at himself and said, "There is plenty of firewood in the firewood room, so there is no problem with burning it."

"Okay!" Huang's mother nodded with satisfaction, and suddenly clapped her hands and exclaimed, "Oh!"

"What's wrong?" Shen Hui'e asked with concern after hearing her scream.

"How do you make this medicine?" Huang's mother asked anxiously, and then she comforted her, "Don't worry, don't worry, I'll come over and make it for you."

"It's no trouble. I can do it. You still have a big family to take care of!" Shen Hui'e declined with a calm smile.

"Are you okay? What about your eyes?" Huang's mother said worriedly.

"You can still see clearly, but you can only see people blurry. You can make medicine, but you may not be able to do embroidery." Shen Hui'e looked at her with her cloudy eyes and said, "Don't run back and forth. It's too cold. It won't be good if you get sick."

"Okay then!" Huang's mother had no choice but to say, "I'll ask the third and fourth sons to fetch water for you."

"Thank you." Shen Hui'e said politely.

Huang's mother looked at her in shock when she heard this. "Big Chong's mother, did you hit your head? Why are you so polite to me?"

What should Shen Hui'e say? She joked, "Maybe! I don't know when Da Chong's father will come back."

When talking about her son, Huang's mother's eyes suddenly dimmed. These days, whenever she saw a white sail hanging from a house, she knew that the person was gone.

Sigh... She is really scared now! Her son is in great danger of death. If he dies, what will happen to the widow and orphan left behind?