On the way to the Hu family's house, Fu Man'er briefly explained what had happened.

Grandpa Hu got drunk again today, and he could barely walk. Some of the village children, seeing that he was out of his mind, actually threw stones at him.

The old man waved to them and walked away, but the children became even more aggressive, throwing stones at his head. One of the older children hit the old man's head and made him bleed.

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As soon as they realized what had happened, the children ran away in a swarm. Old Master Hu, whether from being drunk or from having his head smashed, actually fell to the ground and passed out.

It was only when Lu Sheng passed by that he saw a person lying on the ground, and then he called for the adults nearby to carry the person back into the house.

"Brother, Grandpa Hu bled a lot." Fu Man'er's face turned even paler as she thought of Grandpa Hu's blood flowing down his cheeks.

"It's alright, let's go take a look first." Xu Yi was also very anxious, and the group ran all the way to the Hu family's house.

At this time, only Lu Sheng was left in the Hu family. The villagers who had helped carry the person back had already left. After all, Master Hu was penniless and could not afford a doctor, and they were unwilling to lend a hand.

"What should we do? Grandpa Hu just woke up and then fell back asleep." Lu Sheng felt like she had found a pillar of support when she saw them come in. It took her a long time to wipe the blood off the old man's cheek.

She was still talking at first, but not long after Fu Man'er ran out, she fell into a deep sleep again. Even though she was usually very calm, this was the first time she had encountered such a situation, and she was already panicking.

Xu Yi stretched out a finger and sighed under his nose, "Thank goodness, thank goodness."

"You all keep an eye on things, I'll go get a doctor." He quickly calmed down, gave those instructions, and ran out.

The remaining three Xu brothers craned their necks to look at the withered old man lying on the bed. "Lu Sheng, Man'er, do you all know him?"

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Lu Sheng paused in washing her handkerchief. "I've seen them a few times." Sometimes she would see Grandpa Hu and Xu Yi walking towards the mountainside behind the mountain.

Xu Yi is usually the first one to get off, while Grandpa Hu walks slowly behind her, exchanging a few words with her.

The herbal medicine applied to Grandpa Hu's head to stop the bleeding was something he told her about.

"I hope Grandpa Hu is alright." Xu Mao looked at the door with some concern, then at the old man. Why hasn't his older brother come back yet after so long?

Fu Man'er knelt on the bed, holding the old man's withered hand, and mumbled, "It's okay, it's okay."

After a while, Xu Yi pulled the village doctor in. When he saw Old Master Hu, the village doctor curled his lip and said, "Let me make this clear first, I won't treat you if you don't have money."

"Don't worry, we'll definitely give you the money." Xu Yi pulled over a stool, pushed his brothers aside, and gestured for the doctor to hurry up and treat the patient.

The village doctor knew that this was Xu's eldest grandson, and thinking that the Xu family was becoming more and more prosperous, he was sure that he would not be shortchanged on his consultation fee, so he sat down to examine him.

After examining the wound, the doctor prescribed medicine and directed them to treat the wound on Mr. Hu's head before putting the medicine back into his own medicine box.

"This old man is getting on in years. He should drink less. If he keeps drinking like this, he might get hurt one day and not be so lucky."

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The doctor also knew the inside story: the old man had fallen and injured himself while drunk.

Xu Yi thanked the doctor, then looked back at the old man and said, "Please wait a moment, doctor. I'll go home now to get the consultation fee."

"Never mind, just bring it over tomorrow." The village doctor waved his hand. After their conversation, he realized that this eldest grandson of the Xu family was unusual; he seemed like a little adult and was someone he could rely on.

Seeing how anxious Old Master Hu was, he decided to do him a favor, since the consultation fee wouldn't be reduced anyway.

When Grandpa Hu woke up, he saw a row of little faces in front of him.

"Master, you're awake?" Xu Yi's face lit up with joy. He looked towards the head of the bed and anxiously inquired about Old Master Hu's condition.

Old Master Hu moved his head slightly, feeling a slight pulling pain. Lu Sheng brought over the medicine that had been prepared earlier.

"Oh my, it's rare to have so many people in my little shabby house today, and they're all little kids, hehe." Xu Yi helped Grandpa Hu sit up, and the old man looked the children over.

Finally, his gaze fell on Fu Man'er. "Oh, why are this chubby girl's eyes all red? Who bullied her?"

"You!" Fu Man'er pouted.

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"Me?" Old Master Hu was stunned. "I just woke up. How did I bully you?"

"You've been drinking, and your head is bleeding a lot. You still haven't woken up." Fu Man'er felt like she had poured all her spiritual energy into the old man, but he still hadn't woken up. She was so scared that she thought her spiritual energy was useless.

The old man hadn't expected it to be because of this, but today was strange. He usually takes a long time to sober up after drinking, and today he felt like he had drunk fake alcohol.

"Hehe, the old man has woken up." Grandpa Hu teased Fu Man'er as if nothing had happened. When Xu Yi was about to feed him medicine, he picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

To be honest, he feels so healthy now that he doesn't need to take any medicine at all, but he still won't refuse this kind offer.

After chatting with the children for a while, Grandpa Hu looked outside and said, "Oh dear, it's getting late. You should all go home now."

He saw several book boxes in the room. These children must have come directly here after school, and the adults at home probably didn't know about it yet.

Grandma Xu, who had already returned to her old house, went to the neighbor's house several times. Wang Erdan had come home, but why hadn't her own grandsons returned?

Not only his grandsons, but even Fu Man'er has disappeared. Usually, when I go home to cook dinner, Fu Man'er comes running back happily.

She had already cut the watermelon for the little girl, but there wasn't a soul in sight. "No, I have to go look for them." She felt her eyelids twitching violently and was very uneasy; she simply couldn't stay at home any longer.

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Just as Grandma Xu took off her apron, her children returned one after another. She breathed a sigh of relief and was about to scold these wild monkeys for running off to play.

But his sharp eyes noticed something was wrong with Fu Man'er. "Man'er, stop right there."

The little girl who was called to stop obediently stopped and called out, "Grandma."

Grandma Xu rushed over to Fu Man'er, grabbed her coat, and asked, "What happened to your clothes?" Her voice was filled with barely suppressed tension.

Everyone's eyes fell on Fu Man'er. Xu Yi's eyes narrowed. He had been too careless and hadn't noticed her at all.

Fu Man'er looked down and saw a bloodstain on her white jacket. The blood had dried on the clothes and was dark red.

Her little mouth was wide open. When did this get there? Could it be when she was kneeling next to the old man's head while applying the herbal medicine with Sister Lu Sheng? That must have been when it got there.

Before she could answer, Grandma Xu pulled Fu Man'er to check her over. There was no injury on her body, only a little bloodstain on her clothes. Seeing this, Grandma Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Man'er, tell Grandma where this came from." If it's not Fu Man'er, then it must belong to someone else.

Fu Man'er raised her head and looked at Xu Yi for help. What should she do? When she came back, her brother said not to tell the family about this yet.

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Grandma Xu noticed her little action, so it seems her grandsons know about it too.

His sharp eyes swept over his four grandsons, and finally he looked at Xu Yi, "Yi'er, you tell me what's going on?"

In a short while, Xu Yi had come up with a reasonable explanation. "Grandma..." He had just opened his mouth when a commotion broke out outside.

There were shouts and cries. When Grandma Xu turned to look outside, she didn't see the children's faces change and they didn't look well.