Before Tang Yue could speak, Tang Bei and the other two came running over excitedly.

"Sister, sister, Second Master really did dig out Dad's leg. He's already done it."

"Yes, little sister, Dad will get better."

"Yes, Dad will get better. Little sister, let me carry you to see Dad."

Before Tang Yue could reply, Tang Dong had already climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed) and picked up his younger sister. Tang Nan caught her at the edge of the kang, while Tang Bei protected her from the side.

Tang Yue...

Although she'd only been here two days, she couldn't even remember how many times she'd been carried. This damned habit, she seemed to be quite used to it.

When Tang Yue arrived, Second Master Xu was wiping his sweat with a handkerchief. "Thank you, Second Grandfather."

Tang Yue's soft, sweet voice caught Xu Erye's attention. Xu Erye smiled at the little girl and said, "It's all thanks to you, Yueyue."

"If it weren't for you, Second Master wouldn't have had the courage to dig out the rotten flesh from your father's body. You're quite brave, little girl."

Tang Yue smiled with her big eyes wide open, "It's because Second Grandpa's cooking is so good."

Master Xu patted Tang Yue's head and sighed, "What a sensible little girl."

"Thank you, Second Uncle, this is..."

Master Xu waved his hand, understanding Lin Cuicui's meaning.

"I still have some herbal ointment for stopping bleeding, but I'm out of herbs for treating fever and inflammation."

Lin Cuicui nodded; she understood what Master Xu meant. They couldn't afford those fever-reducing and anti-inflammatory pills, and Master Xu didn't have many either.

Tang Yue saw the small white bottles in Master Xu's wooden box. Tang Yue pointed to the small white bottles.

"Second Master, what are these?"

Lin Cuicui tried to stop him, but Master Xu had already picked up a small white bottle, unscrewed it, and taken out two small white pills, handing them to Lin Cuicui.

"Feed this to the third son."

Lin Cuicui hesitated before taking it, "Second Uncle, let me go up the mountain to catch some..."

Master Xu waved his hand, "There are still children at home, and it's not safe to go up the mountain. You need to leave some food for yourselves at home."

We'll talk about the rest later.

Lin Cuicui's tears streamed down her face. How could she not want to work hard and earn work points? But alas!

"Second Master, what is this medicine for?"

"This is for reducing inflammation. Okay, we'll see if it works in the next couple of days. I'm going back now."

Master Xu picked up his medicine box, took Xu Zhiwei's chubby little hand, and walked out. Lin Cuicui and several children followed behind to see them off.

Xu Zhiwei kept turning back to look at Tang Yue. He hadn't had enough fun with the skinny monkey yet, so why was it time to go home?

The three Tang brothers were very unhappy that Xu Zhiwei's eyes were practically glued to his sister, as if his sister had been snatched away.

It took Lin Cuicui a lot of effort to get Tang Shengkai to take the medicine. While she was feeding him the medicine, Tang Bei was in the outer room starting to cook dinner.

They cooked some millet porridge for Tang Yue, while they cooked a very coarse cornmeal porridge.

Tang Yue drank about half a bowl, and then shared the rest with the others.

Lin Cuicui fed Tang Shengkai some millet porridge, and this time it went more smoothly; Tang Shengkai began to swallow consciously. Overjoyed, Lin Cuicui cried again.

After a whole day of tossing and turning without a chance to cultivate, Tang Yue finally had a chance when she went to bed at night. She lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) and began to cultivate. Her body had absorbed spiritual energy twice, and today was obviously smoother than the first day, but her body was still too weak. She had worked hard all night, but had only managed to repair one blockage in her body.

As dawn approached, Tang Yue quickly closed her eyes and went to sleep.

Perhaps because Tang Shengkai was finally able to swallow, Lin Cuicui felt a little more at ease and slept more soundly today. Tang Yue didn't hear the sound of him getting up until it was already broad daylight.

The first thing Lin Cuicui did after getting up was to heat the two kang beds in the east and west rooms. Especially in the west room, the children were still sleeping, and since the quilts in the house were relatively thin, the children would sleep more soundly when the kang was warm.

Tang Yue got up, dressed herself, and climbed off the kang (a heated brick bed). She had many things that annoyed her, and getting onto the kang was one of them. She was too short, and it was difficult for her to get onto the kang by herself.

When Lin Cuicui entered the outer room, she was surprised. "Yueyue? Why are you up so early?"

"Yes, Mom, I'm awake. I'm going to see Dad."

Lin Cuicui looked at Tang Yue with relief, "Okay, go ahead. Dad's fever wasn't too high last night."

After nodding, Tang Yue went directly to the east room. She pressed a ball of spiritual energy, slightly larger than an apricot pit, that she had accumulated overnight into Tang Shengkai's forehead, feeling his breath. She raised the corners of her mouth.

That's good. Things will get better gradually.

After breakfast, Lin Cuicui put on a fur coat and instructed Tang Dong, "Third brother, you stay home and look after your father and sister. I'm taking your eldest and second brothers up the mountain to gather some firewood."

Tang Dong was a little conflicted; he wanted to go too. He knew that all the firewood at home had been sent to town to be sold, and the little left had almost burned out in the last couple of days.

"Mom, I'll go with you."

"no."

"no."

Tang Bei and Tang Nan spoke in unison, and after they finished speaking, they looked at Tang Dong and Tang Yue, "Dongzi, you are still young. Besides, your father and sister need someone to take care of them."

What if my eldest uncle comes again and tries to bury Dad alive? And what if my second uncle comes to our house to steal our things again?

Tang Bei's words made a lot of sense, Tang Nan continued.

"Yes, third brother, you must keep a close eye on all the food at home. If your second uncle takes it away, we will have nothing to eat."

Tang Yue wanted to go too, but looking at her short legs and how she would get out of breath after just a few steps, she silently shut her mouth. She decided to stay home and focus on her cultivation.

Tang Yue didn't persuade Tang Dong to go up the mountain with her, just in case something happened at home and they needed someone to relay the message.

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