Upon hearing this, Da Niu gently patted his younger brother's head to comfort him.

They are still young and cannot upset the adults, so they can only let their younger brother suffer.

"Why do you want to go out?" Xie asked, puzzled. "Isn't the house big enough for you to play in?"

It would take her half an incense stick to walk through the entire courtyard, and with a few little kids who barely reach her waist, there's nowhere she wouldn't have enough to play with.

Besides, we just moved not long ago, why are we going out already?

Ms. Xie felt that she really couldn't understand what these children were thinking.

No, no.

These words made Da Niu even more uneasy, and he kept rubbing his feet with his head down.

My second aunt seems genuinely angry.

For a moment, the four children huddled together, trembling.

Seeing this, Ms. Xie lowered her head and reflected on whether she had been too serious and frightened the child.

Her expression softened, and her voice lowered as well, "Are you feeling unwell at home? Is that why you wanted to go out and play?"

“Home is no fun,” Erniu said with a frown, looking miserable. “So many people are watching over me, and I have to take medicine.”

Upon hearing this, Madam Xie couldn't help but laugh, "You little rascals, you certainly have big ideas."

She could roughly guess why the little guy was in such a hurry to run away.

"Second Aunt," Da Niu said boldly when he heard the laughter, "Don't be angry, we won't go out."

Despite saying that, the loneliness in her eyes was still undeniable.

“Those medicines are all for you to improve your health,” Liu Yuzhu said wryly after guessing the reason. “Even if you run away, you can’t escape.”

Back then, he drank until he was ten years old before he stopped. During that time, he did think about running away from home, but it was no use.

Unless you go to the ends of the earth, there will be people feeding you medicine wherever you go.

“Brother Yuzhu,” Da Niu said, feeling aggrieved, “we’ll be right back after we go out for a bit.”

I just wanted to take a break for a while; I didn't intend to keep running away.

Although the medicine is indeed very bitter, it is for their own good, and they will not refuse it.

"That won't do either!"

Yu Zhu's attitude was very firm.

"I've got it, you can..." Xiao Wu hadn't finished speaking when she looked up and saw Xie Shi, and immediately froze. "Second, Second Sister-in-law, what brings you here?"

Where do you want to go?

"I didn't go anywhere," she said, hiding her purse behind her back and blinking innocently. "Second sister-in-law, why didn't you go with Mother?"

Thinking about this, she wanted to stick out her tongue.

Such an adult, yet more clingy than me, how shameless!

Upon hearing this, Madam Xie felt a moment of awkwardness. "That's not the point. Where are you taking them?"

"Just wandering around the yard."

"You really don't want to go out?" Xie asked sternly. "I was originally planning to take you out."

"Second Sister-in-law," Xiao Wu covered her mouth in surprise, "Are you really taking us out?"

"What do you think?" Madam Xie glared at her, then sighed. "You silly girl, if you want to go out, just tell us. How could you take them with you and run around like this?"

"I..." Xiao Wu lowered his head, "I'm afraid you won't agree."

After becoming an apprentice, the words she heard most often were instructions to study hard with her master.

She understood that this opportunity was hard-won, and she studied very hard every day, but it was really, really tiring.

I was afraid of disappointing everyone if I stopped, so I could only relax by taking care of my nephews and nieces.

She reluctantly agreed to let her nephew go out today, but it was actually her own idea.

"Small in stature but big in mind!"

"Second Aunt," Da Niu's eyes lit up, "can we really go out and play?"

"I'll take you there myself tomorrow. Have you decided where to go?"

Hearing this, Da Niu became embarrassed, "As long as I can get out, that's fine."

Erniu added, "And we also need to eat cakes!"

"Can!"

Xie's smile remained unchanged. After coaxing Luo Botou, she went to find Xiao Wu.

"Second Sister-in-law," Xiao Wu said guiltily, "I was wrong."

“Just say what you want to do. As long as it makes sense, the family won’t stop you. But you shouldn’t have done this today,” Xie was really angry. “You’re just a little kid, and you want to take them out to play? What if kidnappers kidnap you all and sell you?”

"Don't worry, I've prepared sleeping pills," Xiao Wu patted his purse, "I have all kinds, the most powerful one can even knock out wild boars."

"You had this planned all along?" Xie's voice turned sharp, her eyes filled with a greenish, menacing light.

Everyone trusted Xiao Wu, and she didn't pay much attention, truly unaware that the little girl was so audacious.

"No," Xiao Wu quickly explained, feeling uneasy under Xie Shi's gaze. "The medicine was given to me by my master for self-defense; it has no other purpose."

In the past, Xie would have believed it.

Now, he simply lifted the little girl with one hand and brought her to Doctor Gu.

After explaining in detail, he complained with dissatisfaction, "Dr. Gu, how could you give these medicines to Xiao Wu?"

The child is ignorant, and the adults are ignorant too? This kind of medicine is not something a child should touch!

Upon learning that his apprentice had not revealed the poison he had given her, Doctor Gu breathed a slight sigh of relief.

“She’ll have to deal with these things sooner or later,” he said dismissively. “It’s better sooner rather than later, so she won’t get bullied.”

It's just some sleeping pills, what's the big deal?

My little apprentice is so well-behaved, he definitely won't cause trouble.

“You can’t say that,” Madam Xie said, displeased. “She’s just a little girl. What could she do even if she had a sleeping potion? She’d be knocked unconscious before she could even throw it out. That reckless fool would only hurt her!”

Thinking of Xiao Wu confidently patting his purse and saying he wasn't afraid, Xie felt like hitting him.

What kind of ideas is this awful teacher instilling in the children?

Upon hearing this, Doctor Gu frowned. "Is that really true?"

"This is all good. If there are too many people and they're discovered, they'll take everything, and to prevent anyone from escaping, they might even break their legs." He turned to Xiao Wu, "Broken legs, you know? Like that blood-soaked rabbit you rescued last time, the bone was sticking out of the skin, and..."

“Huang Shu’s wife,” Xie’s words became increasingly exaggerated, and Doctor Gu quickly interrupted, “This matter was not considered thoroughly by me. Don’t frighten the child!”

"I'm not telling the truth?" Xie was speechless. "Go and see those abducted children. Aren't they in a worse situation than I described?"

"Second Sister-in-law," Xiao Wu stammered, shrinking into a ball, her voice choked with sobs, "I won't do it again, really."

Dr. Gu felt sorry for Xiao Wu but couldn't argue back. "Could you please say less? Xiao Wu is crying!"

"My fault?" Madam Xie rolled her eyes. "Why did all this happen if you hadn't given her the medicine?"

Xie wanted to teach Xiao Wu a lesson, so she left immediately after speaking without offering any comfort.

Seeing this, Xiao Wu could no longer hold back and tears streamed down her face. "Master, I have let you down."

“It has nothing to do with that,” Doctor Gu said, his brow furrowed. “It’s because I wasn’t prepared enough.”

"Huh?" Xiao Wu was very puzzled.

Doctor Gu didn't say anything, but went straight into the pharmacy. An hour later, he came out carrying a lacquered red box, his face serious as he looked at Xiao Wu. "Keep these medicines safe. It's best to take them with you wherever you go."