Chapter 17 Deception

She glared at Zhang Tianbao and the others unhappily, and when she heard them begging for mercy, she snorted coldly.

"You're calling me mom again now? Aren't you afraid that I'll really turn into some evil ghost?"

"No, no, how could mother be an evil ghost? We are wrong. We shouldn't talk nonsense. Don't be angry, mother."

Faced with those icy eyes, Zhang Tianfu couldn't help but shiver. He ignored the pain and hurried over to please her.

With such a temper, you still don’t recognize your mother?

What's more, she even remembers clearly the embarrassing things she did as a child.

Zhang Tianbao quickly followed suit: "I know I was wrong."

Even Zhang Dajun, who was always silly, followed his brother in admitting his mistake.

Zhao Chunhua snorted twice, turned her head away, and did not say clearly whether she forgave him or not.

This made several people feel anxious and uneasy.

Seeing this, the people around did not dare to interrupt, and the atmosphere became increasingly tense.

Zhang Tianfu quietly stared at Zhao Chunhua's expression and touched Zhang Dajun's arm.

"Da Jun, comfort my mother and let her calm down."

Zhang Dajun suddenly turned his head, puffed his cheeks, and said unhappily: "It's all your fault. You said something you shouldn't have said and made my mother so angry."

"I know I'm wrong, but that's not enough."

Zhang Tianfu muttered softly, "I also feel that Mom has changed a lot, that's why..."

Although his voice was not loud, Zhao Chunhua next to him heard it clearly.

She snorted again: "I'm being nice to you, but you're still unwilling, right?"

The three of them quickly shook their heads: "No, no, Mom, we don't mean that."

At this time, Zhang Tianfu's eyes turned, and seeing that Zhao Chunhua seemed to have calmed down, he plucked up the courage to ask: "Then mother, how come you suddenly know so much?"

Zhao Chunhua glanced at him.

She knew in her heart that the second brother was the most shrewd and the hardest to deceive, and it seemed that his suspicions had not been dispelled.

However, what they just said gave Zhao Chunhua an idea.

She beckoned them over.

"In that case, I'll tell you."

The three of them looked at each other and walked over obediently.

Zhao Chunhua cleared her throat seriously and said in a low voice, "After I was at the gates of hell, I met an old immortal. He said that my life should not be cut off, but my soul was taken away by the underworld. To compensate me, he taught me some skills and sent me back."

The three of them widened their eyes and looked at Zhao Chunhua in disbelief.

"Mom, you, you are not telling a story, are you?"

After a long while, Zhang Tianfu twitched the corner of his mouth and said.

Zhao Chunhua knocked on his head and said, "How could I have the heart to lie to you! If it wasn't for the ghost who seduced the wrong soul, how could I have fainted for no reason?"

In fact, the original owner fainted due to hunger.

However, Zhao Chunhua didn't think there was anything wrong with lying using this excuse.

"So you fainted at that time, were you possessed?"

Zhang Tianbao asked stupidly.

Zhao Chunhua nodded calmly.

This incident completely overturned their cognition, their heads were in a mess, and they felt like they were dreaming.

But Zhao Chunhua seemed very calm and didn't look like she was lying.

With her explanation, everything seemed to make perfect sense.

"The old immortal thought my life was too hard, so he gave me a chance to have an adventure."

The time is ripe, Zhao Chunhua said with a sigh.

Then she became serious and warned the three brothers.

"Only our family can know about this matter of the old immortal. Don't tell anyone else about it. Do you understand?"

The three of them came to their senses and nodded blankly.

Zhang Youcai and other young people in the village watched the family talk together for a long time, but they couldn't hear clearly what they were talking about.

But it looks like the family is reconciled.

After looking at the sky, he stepped forward and said, "Aunt Zhao, it's getting late. Let's hurry down the mountain."

Zhao Chunhua nodded, smiled and said, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."

She signaled Zhang Tianbao and the others to follow.

They hurriedly explained: "We were confused and misunderstood Mother."

Seeing this, no one said anything.

Zhao Chunhua raised her eyebrows, it seemed that a good scolding would solve the problem.

After resolving the children's concerns, she finally felt relieved and her steps became lighter.

On the way down the mountain, Zhao Chunhua walked in the front, leaving the others far behind, and also picked some herbs to treat colds.

She took off her coat, wrapped the herbs, and secretly stuffed some into her own space when no one was paying attention.

It took a long time to find the herbs, and by the time they returned to the temple, the sun had already set.

As soon as he saw them coming back, Zhang Ruoan immediately went to greet them: "You're finally back! Did you find the herbs?"

In just one day, more people in the team became sick, especially patients with fever, who increased by five or six at once.

We had to rely on the herbs they brought to save us.

"Luckily Aunt Zhao found some!"

Zhang Youcai replied.

"Very good!"

Zhang Ruoan clapped his hands excitedly, "Where is the medicine? Quickly make it into soup for everyone to drink, many villagers are almost unable to hold on."

Zhao Chunhua handed the herbs in her hand to the other party.

"Here it is."

Zhang Ruoan, who should have been ecstatic, froze on his face when he saw those small bundles of herbs.

"That's all?"

She nodded and said, "There weren't many medicines to be found in the mountains, and the army was bitten by a snake, so it was delayed for a while."

After hearing this explanation, Zhang Ruoan could only sigh and give up.

His brows were furrowed and his face was filled with worry.

Even if this amount of medicine is made into soup, it would only be enough for each person to take a few sips.

"Let's share it among everyone first, and we'll go find more herbs tomorrow."

Zhao Chunhua suggested.

Zhang Ruoan agreed with a wry smile and ordered someone to cook the medicine.

As a result, such a small amount of medicinal materials could only make a pot of thin soup, and each person could only get three or four mouthfuls.

Zhang Defu forced himself to drink the soup, despite the unpalatable taste. However, the soup was not only extremely bitter, but his cough became even worse after he finished drinking it.

In a rage, he smashed the bowl, glared at Zhao Chunhua and shouted, "Second brother's wife, you deliberately used wild grass to deceive us, didn't you? Why is it that when I drink it, it doesn't help at all? I cough even more than before!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he started coughing violently again, as if his lungs were about to be shaken out.

Bai Xiaowei quickly supported her husband and comforted him: "Don't worry, are you okay? Why are you coughing so badly?"

Seeing Zhang Defu's red face and speechless face, his wife felt very distressed.

"Second brother's wife, do you have any bad intentions? How dare you fool people with weeds! If anything goes wrong, I will make you pay!"

Bai Xiaowei stared at Zhao Chunhua with eyes wide open.

"That's right. When did you become an expert at identifying medicines? From what I can see, these are clearly wild flowers and herbs that were picked up randomly from somewhere."

Huang Dahua, who was watching the fun and adding fuel to the fire, did not miss the opportunity.

"Yes, that's really ridiculous. What if something goes wrong after eating it?"

Zhang Laosan also followed suit and made accusations.

Faced with the situation where the two families attacked together, Zhao Chunhua rolled her eyes at them with disdain: "Who did I force to drink water? Stop framing me, otherwise..."