Brother Tian, after all, did not really place the corn cobs outside the house; instead, he piled them up beside the bed along with two thin-handled wooden spoons—one for scooping water and the other for holding corn. It could be said that he was very thoughtful.
In the following days, Brother Tian still went out at irregular times, sometimes just for a few hours, other times for an entire day.
And each time he returned, Brother Tian would first check on Tang Luo in the woodshed and refill the corn cobs and clear water, feeding him the medicine before leaving.
Tang Luo never asked Brother Tian where he had gone or what he had done, and Brother Tian did not bring it up on his own. The two would only talk about matters unrelated to this, such as why after he had left for only half a day, the whole bag of corn cobs was almost finished.
