Hearing his mother's words, the middle-aged man shook his head and said, "Mother, we shouldn't put our hope in the government anymore. It has been almost a month, yet no one ever came to save us."
"Those people who came before only came to plunder our house. If not for us hiding in this cellar, we might have been killed a long time ago."
The old woman's eyes dimmed at her eldest son's words and said, "Dalang, our food is only enough for another month. Mother is old now. You should bring your family and leave this place. Find a safe place and continue living."
When he heard his mother's words, the man's eyes reddened. He shook his head and said, "Mother, what nonsense are you saying? My brothers and father are no longer around. You only have me left now. If I leave you behind, what would you do?"
After he said this, a woman walked over to hold the old woman's hand and said, "Mother, we are family. We won't abandon you. Even if we have to leave our home, we will go together."
