novelaction Chapter 358 Going out to find food
Chapter 358 Going out to find food
Chapter 358 Going out to find food
Beside him, Old Man Lu was also listening to the noise, his weak voice revealing surprise.
"Boss, are you... awake?"
Boss Lu tried to turn his head and look at his old father lying next to him.
It had only been a year since he fled from famine, but his father looked like he had aged more than thirty years.
His head of white hair was spread out in a mess on the torn mattress, and his face was so thin that only a layer of skin remained, wrinkled and bunched together.
His eyes were extremely cloudy, completely different from the image of the smart and capable head of the family before he fled the famine.
When Boss Lu thought about the current situation, he couldn't help feeling sad, and a tear rolled down the corner of his eye.
Turning around again, I saw Da Zhuang, who was so thin that only his big head was left, still busy boiling water. I felt extremely sad.
After a long time, a strong desire to survive emerged in his heart.
He must survive, both his father and his son need him!
In the future, he will support this family.
He wanted to let his father know that he was his best son.
No matter whether it is the dead second brother or the missing third brother, neither of them can surpass him!
And Da Zhuang, as the inheritance of his bloodline, must be raised well!
Da Zhuang was busy for a while before he brought over the steaming fish soup.
Unfortunately, the fish soup in the broken bowl was so clear that you could see your reflection in it!
You have to get closer to smell the fishy smell in the soup.
But Old Man Lu didn't mind at all. He seemed to gain strength from the smell of fish, and he actually managed to sit up with difficulty.
"My dear grandson, come on...give it to grandpa first!"
Da Zhuang looked at the exhausted Boss Lu over there, and when he saw him nod slightly, he took the bowl and went over to Boss Lu.
Old man Lu didn't even care that the fish soup was hot. He grabbed the broken bowl with trembling hands and drank it in big gulps.
After he finished drinking, he covered his throat which was burning and painful, and exhaled quickly to try to relieve the pain.
Dazhuang took the bowl and went back to scoop a bowl of fish soup from the earthenware jar.
This time, it was fed to Boss Lu.
Although Boss Lu was skinny, his skeleton was still there, and it was very difficult for Dazhuang to support him.
It took a while to finish the bowl of fish soup.
Finally, the remaining half bowl of fish soup went into Dazhuang's stomach.
Old Man Lu stared at Da Zhuang until he finished drinking, swallowing his saliva constantly.
But now, he is the only one in the family who can still find food, and we must not deprive him of his food.
After all, he and the boss rely entirely on Dazhuang.
Even if he wanted to drink, he couldn't open his mouth.
Two days later, as the fish soup in the earthenware jar was completely gone, Boss Lu miraculously recovered.
He was so thin that he was just a bag of bones. His tattered clothes were loose on him and had to be fastened with ropes to prevent them from swaying in the wind.
In the past two days, Dazhuang had already told him about the river where he could catch fish.
Talking about the fish inside, the three of them couldn't stop swallowing.
That day, Boss Lu decided to go to the river with Dazhuang to catch some fish.
There was no other way. If there was no more food, all three of them would starve to death.
But it was still very cold outside today, and going out was a big challenge for the two of them.
Boss Lu thought about it for two days and found a piece of rag to make a bag that was as simple as it could be.
They also decided to take off Old Man Lu's clothes and put them on the two of them.
When Boss Lu brought up the idea, Old Man Lu's face was full of vigilance, fearing that his son wanted to freeze himself to death so as to get rid of a burden.
It was only after Da Zhuang beside him kept persuading him, and the father and son kept making promises, swearing and swearing, that Old Man Lu reluctantly nodded.
But at the same time, he required that the fire in the house must burn brighter after the father and son left.
Although Dazhuang was a little worried that the firewood would not last until spring, there was no other way at the moment.
It’s better to take care of the present first, and we can deal with the future when we reach that age!
When Boss Lu and Dazhuang went out, although Dazhuang was shivering with cold, he was very happy in his heart.
His father woke up, and now he has someone to rely on.
When you go out to find food, you don’t have to hide from everyone.
At least, he doesn't have to avoid men who are alone.
When the two men went out, Li Jinbao in the main room heard the door closing and looked outside through the crack in the door.
I was shocked to see that Boss Lu could actually stand up.
"Dad, my brother-in-law is actually getting better and is going out with Dazhuang!"
Old man Li hurried over and saw Boss Lu's thin figure disappear at the gate of the courtyard.
He was also very surprised. When he went to search the house over there, Boss Lu looked dead, lying in the pile of broken grass with his chest barely moving!
If there hadn't been some food at home at the time, he would have thought about dragging the person back while there was still some meat on his body.
But in the end, the situation at home has not reached that stage yet.
He even felt nauseous when he thought about that scene.
That's why he didn't take action yet.
In his opinion, Boss Lu was already a dead man.
Anyway, the meat won't go bad in this weather. Even if it really died, Da Zhuang wouldn't be stupid enough to use all the firewood to burn the corpse.
By then, it will still be buried nearby.
As long as he observes carefully, he will be able to find out where it is buried.
That is his family’s food reserve!
In order for him, his son and his grandson to survive, if the time comes, he will have to do it no matter how disgusting it is!
But now, the food reserves are alive again!
Moreover, this man is still a strong man, although he is so thin that only bones are left.
But after all, he is at a good age and still poses a threat to them.
After thinking it over for a long time, Old Man Li said:
"Jinbao, put on some warm clothes, let's go take a look in that room!"
Li Jinbao quickly agreed.
At this time, Li Youjin heard the noise and came over.
Seeing his son leaning over to the door to look, Li Jinbao was worried that he would catch a gust of wind, so he quickly stopped his son with his arm and turned to scold his daughter-in-law who was sitting inside.
“Are you dead? Can’t you see my precious son running to the door?
Let me tell you, if your son gets sick from the cold, your weak bones won’t be able to bear it!
Nowadays, if your family can still give you something to eat, you should be grateful!
But she is a lazy woman, and she has to be scolded before she can do anything!"
After being scolded, Jinbao's wife didn't dare to say a word. She just lowered her head and ran quickly to her son's side.
He wanted to carry Youjin back to the mattress, but he really didn't have the strength, so he could only coax her softly.
But Li Youjin had been spoiled for a long time and didn't take his mother, who had no status in the family, seriously at all.
Seeing that she dared to come over to stop him, he reached out and hit her in the face.
A crisp slap sounded, but Jinbao's wife seemed unconscious and continued to coax her son softly.
Li Jinbao ignored all this, quickly put on his hat and scarf, and went out with his father.
When pushing open the door of Dazhuang's dilapidated house, Old Man Lu heard the noise and looked towards the door.
Seeing these two people coming, I was very scared.
The first few times these two men came to search, he managed to get away with it by pretending to be unconscious.
At this moment, I was so nervous that I couldn't think of any good solution.