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"Sigh, it's not good for a child to be an old woman. I shouldn't... "I know you're a kind child, but if you go back on your word, I won't mind." The Old Widow brought Jiu Niang home. Along the way, she thought about it silently for a long time. Although he really wished to have someone by his side, he was old after all.

However, she also understood her own situation. It was already a problem for her to support herself without anything. If she forced the little girl to stay by her side, not only would it not bring her any benefits, it might even harm her. And … She had been widowed for so many years, she really didn't want to harm anyone anymore … After so many years, finding someone to marry to such a thing was truly unheard-of. Even though she and the hunter had been ordered to be matchmakers by her parents, he had been extremely good to her after their marriage, and for a long time she had lived a life without worries. In her heart, she couldn't forget that person no matter what. Since she couldn't, she naturally wouldn't find another. However, she had thought about adopting a child. After all, there wouldn't be anyone to sweep the tomb in a hundred years …

If he raised a child, after a hundred years, there would always be someone who would sweep their graves and burn two pieces of paper. It was also unlikely that the hunter would become a ghost …

But... With his reputation, the other party wouldn't even give his child to him when he heard of his situation. After a few tries, she slowly gave up. Yeah, originally, the hunter was fine, and he even went out of the mountain without encountering any danger. However, after marrying me, he encountered many dangers. Initially, it was only a few minor injuries, but later they even lost their lives. If the hunter was an accident, then his own child … She was clearly four or five years old and was a good child. Normally, there was no problem at all. Ever since the hunter was gone, she was even more careful to hold onto her food, afraid that something might happen to him. However, later on …

He still left.

Even though he was extremely careful, he still died.

Others would only think that it was during times of disaster and would only feel uncomfortable if they didn't eat their fill. Many of the children of other families had died like this. However, only she knew in her heart that her child had never been hungry. She would rather be hungry than let her child suffer any grievances from her coldness. But he was still dead. She died without a sound. She didn't even know why …

Of course, he didn't dare to investigate too deeply.

She was afraid, really afraid, that she would end up killing them because of her own fate.

But even if he didn't say it, the rumors about his fate were quickly known by everyone. The people in the village started to crowd him out, intentionally or unintentionally. Everyone wanted to take a detour when they saw him. All these years, she had been enduring silently. If it wasn't for the fact that the hunter and her child were not buried in the village, she probably wouldn't be able to bear it and would have left long ago. But... She could leave, but if she did, it would be in the clear and there would be no one to visit the grave. How lonely would the father and son be down there, to sweep their graves and visit when they had time, so she could only swallow all her grievances.

"Grandma, if you don't take me in, where else can I go?"

As she looked at the old widow, she felt gratitude from the bottom of her heart.

Yes, if it wasn't for this old widow taking him in, she really didn't know where else she could have gone.

At the crucial moment, she had extended her hand, and in her opinion, those things about not being able to do anything and not being able to do anything were all nonsense.

"Hey, I know you're a good kid."

She didn't despise him. She called him Grandmother. The Old Widow's heart felt warm, but … The more it was like this, the more she didn't want to implicate Jiu Niang …

This girl was a good one, a rare kind child. Unfortunately … It was a pity that the heavens did not care for the good people these days. He was clearly a well-behaved child, but yet he had to suffer so much. His cloudy eyes fell on Nona's face which was full of pustules. An eight or nine-year-old child, however, looked like he was only six or seven years old. He was so thin that a gust of wind could blow him away. She really didn't understand. How could such a good child be willing to abandon his family and run away?

"Child, this old woman knows that you are a good person. I won't hide it from you. It's not that I don't want to take you in, it's just that … However, if you follow this old woman, you will only be implicated by this old woman. " She had forgotten how many years it had been since someone had spoken to her. Even if they were to talk to him, they would be mocking him. Only this little girl, she was truly kind, "Come with me!"

With a deep sigh, the old woman pulled Nona into the room.

"Grandma? Where are you taking me? "

Nona was a bit confused. What was she trying to pull me along for?

To be honest, her house was not much better than his, but it was cleaned quite cleanly. Although she was old, she should be a very particular person, and it wasn't hard to tell that when she was young, she should be very good. At least, compared to Gu Yu's, he was more than just a little bit stronger. He didn't even know what kind of person Gu Yu used to be. However, ever since she'd transmigrated, she'd seen a very typical, sarcastic, rural woman, known as Gu Yu. She basically had nothing else to do but go down to the fields every day, and as for the family, she basically never cared about it. As soon as he woke up, he saw the messy house. Later on, he was the one who took responsibility for cleaning up the house even though he felt very sad.

"Child, look." The Old Widow carefully opened the rice jar and pointed at it for Jiu Niang to see. Although Jiu Niang didn't quite understand it, she still moved closer to take a look.

It was good that she didn't look, but she understood once she saw Nona.

In a large rice jar, there was an empty grain stuck to the bottom of the jar. Even the bottom of the jar could not cover it.

Nona was not stupid, so she naturally knew what this meant. This meant that her family no longer had any food. Even she herself could not support such food.

In other words, it wasn't that she didn't want him to stay, but she was too embarrassed to ask him to stay. If she stayed, then she wouldn't even be able to guarantee his warmth and food. She didn't expect such a serious question to appear in front of her. Looking at her aged face, she suddenly felt sour in her heart. Such an honest person, however … But why does God have to treat poor people like this? She was obviously very kind, but … However, there was nothing she could do. She truly wanted to keep him here, but … But such a naked reality …

"It's okay, Grandma. There will always be food. "I can find my own food. I can support both of us."

If she had been a little more selfish, maybe Jiu Niang would have been ruthless.

However … However … It was impossible for Jiu Niang to do it. She could not completely ignore her. She could clearly feel the sound of something tearing at her chest. This was something she had never experienced before. At this moment, she clearly understood that she wouldn't abandon this old man and walk away by herself. She would definitely take good care of her …

"Grandma, I'm going out. You have to be careful at home."

As the morning sun rose, Nona slowly walked out of her house with her backpack on her back. Although she had enough food in her Space and couldn't eat all of it, she didn't even need to go out and look for it. But in order not to attract attention, she pretended to go out every day to look for food.

The sunlight shined a layer of light on her body, making her look several years younger. "Be careful, even if you can't find food, it doesn't matter. Don't go into the mountains."

Deep in the mountains was the pain in the Widow's heart.

Previously, that place was the source of his beautiful life. Back then, the hunter's household was the media, and the prey he brought back each time was enough for his family to eat and drink to their heart's content. Many years ago, she had always thought that the mountain was a treasure mountain with everything inside. She was very happy that she had found such a capable man, always daring to do things that others did not dare to do. For a very long time, she despised those idle men in the village who did nothing to feed their wives and children. In her opinion, all men should be like hunters, with strong bodies and exceptional courage, able to use their own hands to create a rich life for their wives and children.

However …

Many years later, when the hunter died on the mountain and there was no one by his side. She began to envy those men who she once thought were incompetent. If hunters were like these men, then she wouldn't have to lose them and wouldn't have to become a person. But... But there is no such thing as' if 'in this world... In the beginning, she was very opposed to Jiu Niang entering the mountain. She would rather starve to death than enter the mountain, because the mountain was where she ate people. However, there was nothing she could do about Nona's insistence. She could only wait at the door every day when she went out, all the way until she came back.

She had wanted to do these things for the hunter. However, at that time, he was too young and did not know how dangerous it was. He did not realize that the hunter was doing such a dangerous thing. He just accepted the items that the hunter brought back out of habit. Sometimes, when the items were small, he would be unhappy. All these years, she had been thinking over and over again. Then, she began to regret. If he had been a bit more sensible and knew that this was a very dangerous thing to do, and wouldn't let the hunter do it, would he not have died?

It was just that he didn't have the chance to do this for the hunter anymore.

Fortunately, Jiu Niang had appeared. She was truly a smart and considerate child, and she was finally able to do all the things she had wanted to do for so many years without being able to do. She didn't know whether to wait for Jiu Niang, or wait for the hunter, or just to make her heart feel better.

"Hehe, I really didn't expect that the Old Widow and that ugly lass could really live together."

"Tsk tsk, it was in this mountain that the hunters died that year. "Who would've thought that it's this girl's turn now …"

"I really didn't expect this old man to have this kind of ability. In the past, he forced a hunter into the mountains, and now there's an ugly girl who is willing to work for him."

"Stupid, you really do have some ability!" I really can't tell. "

Early in the morning, the villagers began a new day. As they passed by the old widow's house, they could not help but mock her.