When Zhu Haotian and the others returned to the camp, they saw Old Lady Zhu holding a sickle, and even her sister-in-law, Liu, was standing next to her mother with a sickle in hand.

Upon seeing this, the group quickly returned to the camp and anxiously approached the two men.

"Mother, sister-in-law, what happened?" Zhu Haotian rushed forward anxiously, looking at the sickle in his mother's hand.

When Grandma Zhu saw her two sons return, her tense body instantly relaxed, and her legs went weak, almost causing her to fall to the ground.

"You're finally back. We almost couldn't hold on."

Just as Old Lady Zhu was about to fall, Tao and Zhu Haotian simultaneously helped her up and asked in unison.

"Mother, are you alright?"

Not only did Old Lady Zhu's legs give way and she almost fell, but even Liu Shi collapsed to the ground the moment her body relaxed.

Upon seeing this, Madam Sun quickly picked up Zhu Xixi and stepped forward, asking about Madam Liu's condition, "Sister-in-law, are you alright?"

"It's alright, how is Xixi?" Liu Shi slumped weakly on the ground, panting heavily, and forced herself to look at Zhu Xixi in the swaddling clothes.

[As expected of Xixi's mother.]

[Fantastic, my hero!]

To reassure Liu, Zhu Xixi grinned foolishly and reached out her little hand toward her mother's face.

Looking at her adorable baby daughter in swaddling clothes, Liu smiled through her moist eyes and nodded with pursed lips.

In a daze, she suddenly remembered something important and hurriedly looked at her mother-in-law.

"It's good that you're alright. By the way, Mother, quickly tell Second Brother and Third Brother about the Turks."

Her daughter-in-law's reminder prompted Old Mrs. Zhu to muster her strength and, with everyone's help, sit down on the rock.

"Today we found the stone canal through which the Turks entered Jiangyang City. They will make their move after midnight. We must capture them before they enter the stone canal."

Zhu Chenfeng listened with a serious expression, and when he learned the time of the Turkic attack, his brows furrowed.

"Damn it, we also arranged to meet those bandits at midnight."

"Third brother, you wait here for us. I'll go and inform them to bring them over ahead of time."

Zhu Haotian already knew the location of the bandits' stronghold, and he was fast enough to get back before midnight to meet up with Lao San.

Grandma Zhu carefully considered her son's suggestion. To ensure her son's safety, she had no choice but to entrust her eleven-year-old grandson to him.

“Take Da Bao with you. He knows some martial arts and can help you if there’s any danger.”

"Okay, Grandma, I'm willing." Zhu Dabao couldn't wait to do his part for his family, and happily patted his chest and nodded.

Hearing her brother's confident voice, Zhu Xixi happily babbled encouragement.

[Big brother, you're awesome! But remember to take care of yourself!]

These bandits are unpredictable; it's best to bring crossbows.

[The crossbow bolts Zhu Yanyan chose must be of high quality; her second uncle and eldest brother could use them for self-defense.]

Sun listened to her niece's advice with a stunned expression. After learning about the bandits, she silently noted down these key pieces of information.

After recovering, Liu wanted to feed her daughter rice porridge, so she took her daughter from Sun's hands and gently fed her rice porridge from the wooden bowl.

After packing up, Zhu Haotian and Zhu Dabao prepared to leave the camp and inform the bandits to reschedule.

When Sun saw her second brother turn around, she hurriedly followed him.

Upon hearing the commotion, Madam Liu quickly turned around, her eyes revealing a hint of unease, and she watched her son leave with a worried expression.

Sensing her mother's unease, Zhu Xixi reached out and touched her face.

[Mother, brother will be alright.]

Xixi will also protect her brother and won't let him get hurt.

With tears in her eyes, Liu slowly lowered her head to look at her daughter, her lips pursed as she cried and smiled at the same time, her hands trembling as she carefully fed her.

Zhu Haotian and Zhu Dabao, who had already secretly left the camp, were walking towards the other side of the forest.

Sun followed closely behind, calling out softly, "Second Brother, Da Bao, wait a moment."

The two turned around at the sound and looked at Sun, who was running over, with a puzzled expression.

"I think you'd better bring your crossbows. These bandits have been engaged in murder and arson for a long time, and they probably have no bottom line."

Sun came up to the two of them, clutching her lower abdomen and panting as she gave them a reminder.

Zhu Haotian thought his sister-in-law's suggestion was good, and nodded to her, "Okay, I'll go get it now. It's getting late, you should go back early, the forest isn't safe."

"Okay." After delivering the message her niece had reminded her of, Sun quickly turned and ran towards the camp.

At the campsite, Grandma Zhu was preparing dinner, putting minced pork into the boiling white porridge.

Liu held Zhu Xixi in her arms and helped stir the white porridge, spreading the minced meat around the pot.

Zhu Xi looked up at the iron pot with curiosity, a sly smile on his face, and waved the bracelet in his hand.

He pretended to accidentally sprinkle some spiritual water into the white porridge, as spiritual water can strengthen the body.

This will help improve the health of family members and prevent them from getting sick easily on their journey.

Liu was unaware of her daughter's little thoughts and was gazing expectantly at the fragrant meat porridge in the iron pot.

Tao cut the cured meat into eight thin slices and stored the rest in a dry earthenware jar.

Carefully pour eight slices of cured pork into another iron pot, stir-fry repeatedly to render the oil, and then add the chopped cabbage.

The final step is to cover the pot and simmer for a few minutes before serving.

Soon the meat porridge and cured pork and cabbage were ready, and the whole family gathered around the fire, looking at Grandma Zhu with expectant eyes.

At this moment, Grandma Zhu used a spoon to distribute the meat porridge. After filling the wooden bowl with the porridge, she picked up a thin slice of cured meat and a large handful of cabbage and placed them in the bowl.

Pei Sining stared at the paper-thin slices of cured meat in the bowl with a puzzled expression, then looked at Old Lady Zhu with a questioning look.

"Isn't there plenty of cured pork? Why is it sliced ​​so thinly?"

"Kid, you don't know the value of oil and salt until you're in charge of the household. After we leave Jiangyang City tomorrow, who knows how long it will take to get to the next county town? We have to be careful with this little bit of meat."

Tao was excitedly about to pick up a piece of cured meat and put it in her mouth when she heard Pei Sining's words that ruined the atmosphere, and she pouted as she explained.

"I see." Pei Sining quickly understood the purpose of the few slices of cured meat, picked up the bowl, and began to eat them in small, elegant bites.

Just as the whole family finished their bowls of porridge, Pei Sining continued to eat slowly, without even finishing half of it.

Unable to bear watching any longer, Pei Dabao hurried over to his side and kindly reminded him, "Big brother, you're eating so slowly, you won't get enough to eat!"

"Why aren't we full? We're not..." Before Pei Sining could finish speaking, she heard Zhu Haotian and Zhu Xiaobao tiptoeing back.

When the two returned to the camp, Grandma Zhu hurriedly took out the bowls and chopsticks that she had prepared and handed them to them.

The two took the bowls and chopsticks without saying much, quickly finished the food in the bowls, wiped their mouths, and handed the bowls to Grandma Zhu.

"Mother, the bandits are waiting for us in the woods. Let's go take a look," Zhu Haotian said softly, wiping his mouth and pointing into the woods.

Seeing this, Old Mrs. Zhu quickly gestured for her daughter-in-law to clear the dishes and beckoned to Pei Sining, "Little Pei, let's go take a look."

Pei Sining, who hadn't finished her meat porridge, stared blankly as Tao took away her bowl and chopsticks, then quickly finished her drink.