A little madman moved into the courtyard house next door.

Today, a noisy and chaotic day, has come to an end. It's dark now, and everyone can finally pack up and go home.

On the way back, He Yushui ran up to Xiao Sanfeng and whispered, "Xiao Sanfeng, thank you for helping me today."

Xiao Sanfeng nodded and said, "You're welcome! As a classmate, I would help any of my classmates out of this situation."

"I still want to thank you. If it weren't for you, I don't know what would have happened!"

"It's all in the past, you don't need to take it to heart."

"Hehehe, that bastard Li Ergou actually managed to seriously injure himself. That's so satisfying."

"Alright, you've all had a long day, go back now!" Xiao Sanfeng said and left.

When Xiao Sanfeng was almost at Li Xiaocao's house, he took out a box of rice and a plate of braised pork from his spatial storage when no one was around, and sat down by the roadside to eat.

There's nothing in life that a plate of reheated pork can't solve. If there is, then have another plate.

After Xiao Sanfeng had eaten and drunk his fill, he went to Li Xiaocao.

Back inside, steam was rising from the enamel mug on the bedside table. There was also a small basin of hot water in the other basin.

Li Xiaocao came in carrying a wooden ladle of cold water. She said, "Brother, the water you just boiled is a bit too hot. I brought you some cold water to dilute it."

"Little Grass, thank you! I saw you were at work too, so don't worry about me when you get back."

"Brother, you're a guest since you're staying at our house. Grandma said we can't neglect our guests."

"It's okay, I can boil water myself from now on."

"Brother, wash your face first, dinner will be ready soon, then you can eat."

"Don't worry about me, I've already eaten."

"Brother, you're lying. You didn't take long after work and came back right away. It's impossible for the students at the shed to have cooked so quickly." After saying that, Li Xiaocao put down the hot water and left.

Now that the hot water has been delivered, Xiao Sanfeng can start washing up!

After washing up, Xiao Sanfeng, feeling bored, lay down on the bed and closed his eyes to rest.

After a while, there was a knock on the door. Xiao Sanfeng came out to open it, and Li Xiaocao was carrying a worn-out earthenware bowl containing a bowl of sweet potato leaf soup.

"Brother, dinner's ready."

"Little grass, I really have eaten it."

Even if Xiao Sanfeng hadn't eaten it, he still couldn't stomach the bitter and astringent sweet potato soup.

"Brother, you should eat! You can't sleep if you have something in your stomach."

Xiao Sanfeng looked at the sweet potato leaves in the bowl. He used his divine sense to check the pot in the next room, which contained only a clear soup without any sweet potato leaves.

"If someone treats me with respect, I will repay them tenfold."

Xiao Cao and her granddaughter gave him all their own food, so why was Xiao Sanfeng keeping those 20 jin of cornmeal?

The cornmeal he disliked and refused to eat was someone else's hope for survival.

Xiao Sanfeng turned around and went back into the house. He took out a bag of cornmeal from his luggage bag, led Li Xiaocao to the next room, and put the cornmeal on the small table.

Under the dim light of a kerosene lamp, Li Xiaocao asked, "Brother, what are you holding?"

"Little Grass, this is the money I paid for staying at your house during this time. You can keep it."

Li Xiaocao opened the bag, touched it, and exclaimed, "It's cornmeal!"

"Brother, how could you give us such precious cornmeal? Take it back right now."

The old lady, still in bed, quickly said, "What? Child, you brought us cornmeal? No, no, take it back right now!"

Xiao Sanfeng said, "Grandma, and Xiaocao, I brought rice and other food this time. I also brought cornmeal to help my classmates, but I'll give it to you as payment for your lodging now."

"Son, even staying in a city hotel wouldn't cost more than two pounds of cornmeal a day. You should take it back!"

"Grandma, please accept this! Even if you don't want it, I won't take it with me when I leave."

"Alright, we accept it. In our village, the bride price for a bride is only 5 catties of cornmeal. This bag of cornmeal will be Xiaocao's bride price. From today onwards, Xiaocao will be your child bride. Whether she becomes your wife, concubine, slave, or maid, she will be at your disposal."

Little Grass knelt down on the ground again and said, "Brother, I can never repay your kindness in my lifetime. From now on, Little Grass will be your child bride. I will serve you for the rest of my life."

Xiao Sanfeng quickly helped Xiaocao up and said, "Grandma, Xiaocao, you don't need to say that. This little bit of cornmeal is really nothing to me. If you keep saying that, I'll go to the teacher tomorrow to ask for a different place to stay."

The old woman said, tears streaming down her face, "Child, these things may seem insignificant to you, but for us, they are our chance to survive. With these cornmeal grains, my grandson and I can get through this winter."

"Grandma, I'm going back to rest now." Xiao Sanfeng said and went back to his room.

……

The old lady said to Xiaocao, "Xiaocao, your brother Xiao is a good person. He can overlook things, but we can't take it for granted. You have to take good care of him these days, help him wash his clothes, prepare hot water, and be diligent in these things."

Li Xiaocao nodded and said, "Grandma, I know. I will always remember my brother's kindness. I will take good care of him while he is with us."

"Little grass, let's save this grain and eat it in winter."

"Okay, Grandma. My brother didn't eat the sweet potato leaf soup, so you can have it!" Li Xiaocao said, taking the bowl of sweet potato leaf soup from the table.

"Little Grass, eat up! After you're full, go fetch some water; your brother Xiao will need it to wash his face tomorrow."

"Then I'll eat with Grandma."

The grandmother and grandson started eating the sweet potato leaf soup, taking turns sip by sip.

After finishing her "dinner," Xiaocao washed the clay pot and bowls, then took a bucket and a kerosene lamp and went out.

…………

Because of the drought, the commune members not only lacked food, but also water.

There is only one well with water in Lijia Village now, and the villagers take turns drawing water every day.

Each family only has half a bucket of water, used for cooking and drinking. A family only has half a basin of water a day for washing their face; if there are many people in the family, the water used for washing their face can turn black.

After Xiaocao prepared water for Xiao Sanfeng to wash his face tonight, she and her grandmother will have no water to wash their faces tomorrow morning.

To ensure that Xiao Sanfeng will have water tomorrow, Li Xiaocao has to go fetch water again in the dark.

………………

One night has passed, and today is the third day that Xiao Sanfeng and his classmates are participating in labor classes in Lijia Village.

As soon as Xiao Sanfeng opened the door in the morning, Li Xiaocao came over.

"Brother, I'll go get you some water to wash your face."

Looking at Li Xiaocao, who was walking with a limp, Xiao Sanfeng asked, "Xiaocao, what happened to your leg?"

"It's nothing, I just tripped and fell."

"Little grass, you can fall down even while sleeping at home? Lying isn't good for a child!"

"Brother, I did lie to you, and I will never lie to you. I slipped and fell last night when I went to fetch water."

"Then tell me why you went to fetch water at night?"

"Um, um, we ran out of water last night. If we don't go get some, you won't have any water to wash your face this morning."

Xiao Sanfeng was somewhat moved. He said, "Come here, let me see where you twisted your ankle."

He had Li Xiaocao sit on the threshold, looking at her swollen right ankle. Xiao Sanfeng gently massaged it, using a composite card as he did so.

"Okay, your leg is all better!"

Looking at her right ankle, which had already gone down in swelling, Li Xiaocao stood up and said in surprise, "Brother, my leg is all better. You're amazing!"

"Yes, my brother has read medical books and knows some healing skills."

"Brother, really? That's wonderful!" Li Xiaocao said excitedly, then lowered her head again.

Xiao Sanfeng asked in confusion, "Little Grass, why are you unhappy?"

"Brother, it's nothing."

"You were so excited just now, what happened?"

"Brother, I want you to get Grandma treated. But I don't have any money for you. I already owe you so much, I..."

Sigh, they're all unfortunate people. The old lady is now Xiaocao's pillar of support, just like his maternal grandmother took care of him back then.

Since they've met, it must be fate. And the grandfather and grandson have indeed treated Xiao Sanfeng with sincerity these past two days.

It's just a revival card!

However, we can't use it right away today. He's been sick for over half a month; if he could get better without injections or medicine, that would just be making trouble for himself.

First, pretend to check her over and say there's nothing seriously wrong. Then, give the old lady some "medicine" for a few days before using the resurrection card on her.

As for the medicine, we'll just make a few flour balls for the old lady to eat.

Xiao Sanfeng rubbed Li Xiaocao's forehead and said, "I thought something was wrong! Let's go, let's go see a doctor for your grandmother now."

Entering the house, Xiao Sanfeng pretended to examine the old lady and said, "Grandma's illness is a minor problem. I'll give you some pills, one at a time, three times a day. You'll be fine after taking the medicine for a few days."

After speaking, Xiao Sanfeng used his pocket as cover to take out a handful of freshly made flour dumplings from his spatial storage. To make them look realistic, he had even used soy sauce to mix the flour.

The old woman took the "medicine" and swallowed one without question, then said, "Child, thank you. It's truly a blessing from our past lives that Xiaocao and I were able to meet you."

"You're too kind, ma'am. You should rest. I'm going to wash up and then go eat and get back to work," Xiao Sanfeng said before leaving.