After hearing her daughter-in-law's words, Old Lady Zhu followed her finger and looked at the faintly visible shadows not far from the woods.
"Alright, alright, then I'll have the second brother go and tell the escorts. You go and check on Yiming's situation!"
Upon hearing her mother-in-law's words, Liu Meixin quickly nodded, picked up the scarecrow, and left the group, running towards the woods.
However, as soon as she left the group, Zhu Yanyan saw Liu Meixin's departing figure and hurriedly nudged Zhu Borong beside her.
"Father, hurry and keep up with Liu Meixin, she just left the group!"
"Liu Meixin has left the group? Should we inform the escort?"
Upon hearing his daughter's words, Zhu Borong, who was enjoying himself, hurriedly got up from the carriage, rubbed his eyes, and looked back.
Worried that notifying the escorts would waste time, Zhu Yanyan hurriedly pushed Zhu Borong and said anxiously, "Never mind that, hurry up and go after them. This time we must find that lost goat."
"Are you still looking for that goat?" Zhu Borong staggered to his feet after being shoved by Zhu Yanyan. He was puzzled when he heard that his daughter was still concerned about the lost goat. "It's just a goat, is it really necessary?"
"I just want to confirm whether they stole the missing goat."
Zhu Yanyan wanted to confirm the goat's whereabouts simply because she felt that recent events were too strange.
How did Grandma Zhu and her family know there were fish in the river, and how did they find the hidden goat?
Logically, these cannon fodder characters shouldn't survive more than three episodes, but the team has already come this far.
The family continued to frolic in front of her unharmed, which made her feel very uneasy.
Zhu Borong didn't want to leave the carriage to track Liu Meixin, but he didn't dare to disobey Zhu Yanyan.
After hesitating for a moment, he sighed and staggered off the carriage.
At this moment, Zhu Haotian still bypassed Zhu Yanyan's carriage and ran to the front of the group, found Chen Xiang and told him about Liu Meixin's temporary departure from the group.
Chen Xiang was also worried that Zhu Yiming's illness would infect the entire team, so he agreed to Zhu Haotian's request.
Originally, Zhu Yanyan planned to climb down from the carriage and find Chen Xiang to complain after Zhu Borong left.
When she arrived, she saw Zhu Haotian leaving with a smile. After exchanging a glance, she had no choice but to suppress her anger and turn away, heading towards Liu Meixin's direction.
Liu Meixin, who had left the group, carried Zhu Xixi and jogged towards the woods. After walking several hundred meters, she...
Sure enough, she heard her son's small voice coming from the bushes in the woods. After seeing Zhu Yiming, she hurriedly ran over.
"Yiming, Mother is here!"
Unable to find the goat, Zhu Yiming hid in the bushes in fear after hearing footsteps in the woods.
No sooner had he hidden than he heard his mother calling him. He peeked out from the bushes, still somewhat doubtful.
Upon seeing Liu Meixin's frail body, he burst into tears and staggered out of the bushes.
Upon hearing her son's cries, Liu Meixin rushed forward, picked him up, and anxiously checked his entire body.
"Yiming, how are you? Are you hurt?"
"Mother, I'm fine, but the goat is gone, and we've run out of food too."
Zhu Yiming cried sadly at the thought that his younger sister would have no milk to drink in the future, and the more he cried, the sadder he became.
Liu Meixin tenderly wiped away her son's tears, her eyes red, and shook her head. "It's okay, we'll figure something out together. You've already done a great job!"
Seeing that her brother was safe and sound, Zhu Xixi happily waved her little hands and babbled as she tried to encourage him.
Just as the three were rejoicing, suddenly, they heard rustling footsteps not far away.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Xixi immediately stopped smiling, her face darkened, and she turned to look behind her.
Zhu Borong was seen jogging along the path, less than two hundred meters away from the three of them.
Upon seeing Zhu Borong appear, Zhu Xixi immediately became excited, kicking her little feet and making loud noises.
"Mommy, something terrible has happened! The big bad guy is here!"
[Mother, brother's faking illness is about to be exposed.]
After confirming that her son was alright, Liu Meixin took his hand and prepared to leave, but then she heard her daughter muttering.
Upon learning that Zhu Borong was about to appear, her body froze instantly. After a moment of contemplation, she turned to look at the bushes.
Then, she quickly squatted down and instructed her son, "Yiming, go find some long, red strips of magenta, which are called knotweed."
Zhu Yiming couldn't understand his mother's words. After a moment of stunned silence, he nodded blankly, "Okay, Mother."
After arranging for her son to help, Liu Meixin also began searching for the knotweed. She quickly went into the tall grass and bent down to search.
After searching for a while, she finally found a few rose-red smartweed plants in a secluded place.
After finding the necessary tools, she quickly called her son over, "Yiming, come here quickly."
[Mother, that wicked Yan Yan is here! Hide your brother!]
[That big bad girl must be here to cause trouble, Mommy, kick her bottom!]
After hearing her daughter's reminder, Liu Meixin quickly covered her son with a blanket after applying camouflage to his body.
On the other side, after entering the forest, Zhu Borong looked around, panting. Looking at the empty forest, he grumbled under his breath in frustration.
"Where is he? Where did he go?"
Just as he was muttering to himself, Zhu Yanyan caught up with him, hands on her hips in annoyance, quickly looked around, and questioned Zhu Borong sharply.
Where are they?
"I don't know! I just heard a sound."
Zhu Borong was very dissatisfied with Zhu Yanyan's disrespectful attitude. His face darkened, and he replied irritably.
Zhu Yanyan had no time to pay attention to Zhu Borong's current mood. She frowned anxiously and waved her hand to signal Zhu Borong to follow.
"Let's go, look around!"
Just as the two were about to search around, Liu Meixin had already covered Zhu Yiming with a blanket and pulled him out of the bushes.
After seeing Liu Meixin, Zhu Yanyan glanced at Zhu Yiming in front of her for a few moments and then sneered.
"Sister-in-law, you also know medicine?"
[You naughty brat, what's it to you? Don't be afraid of her, Mother.]
[XiXi will stand up for you; kick her, scratch her, bite her.]
Encouraged by her daughter, Liu Meixin was no longer afraid of Zhu Yanyan and retorted loudly without holding back, venting all the anger she had been holding back these past few days.
"I not only know medicine, but also witchcraft, and I can curse villains like you."
After saying that, she glared at the two of them, then put her arm around Zhu Yiming and left the woods.
Zhu Borong was furious when he heard Liu Meixin's words. He wanted to shout back, but Zhu Yanyan stopped him.
"Father, don't be impulsive, go back to the unit first."
"Yan Yan, are you just going to let her leave like that?" Zhu Borong didn't quite understand Zhu Yan Yan's actions and asked in confusion.
Zhu Yanyan did not reply to Zhu Borong immediately, but simply took his hand and followed Liu Meixin toward the group.
The group quickly returned to their group. When Grandma Zhu saw her daughter-in-law return, she rushed to greet her, staring at her grandson, who was wrapped in a blanket, with a puzzled look.
How did you find Yiming?
Liu Meixin, worried that Zhu Yanyan might cause trouble, hurriedly reminded her mother-in-law, "Mother, first put Yiming on the cart. Zhu Yanyan and Zhu Borong secretly followed me into the woods."
"They followed too? Did they find any goats or food?"
Upon hearing the two names, Old Lady Zhu's heart skipped a beat, and she anxiously inquired.
If these two were to discover the goat and the food, everyone would likely be punished.
"No, the goats and food are all lost. We only found Yiming. I'm sorry." Liu Meixin felt ashamed that her son had let everyone down and lowered her head to apologize softly.
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