Upon exiting the pop-up space, Zhu Xixi instantly felt dizzy, as if a raging river was churning inside her stomach. She was so uncomfortable that she kept hiccuping, and yellow liquid kept dribbling from her mouth.
As darkness fell, everyone's attention was focused on the surrounding commotion, and no one noticed Zhu Xixi, who was vomiting yellow fluid in her bed.
She swallowed hard a few times, then squinted her eyes, opened her mouth, and began to cry uncontrollably.
[Mommy, I feel unwell and my head is spinning.]
Zhu Xixi's cries and inner voices attracted Liu's attention, and she quickly pulled back the quilt to check on Zhu Xixi inside.
Upon seeing that her mouth was covered in vomit, he panicked and put her on the cart.
"Mother, Xixi threw up."
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Zhu hurriedly signaled her two sons to stop, and despite the pain in her lower back, she quickly climbed onto the cart.
"She might have heatstroke. Quickly clear any foreign objects from her mouth and nose and remove the blanket."
This was the first time Liu had encountered such a situation. While listening to her mother-in-law's instructions, she hurriedly wiped her daughter's nose and mouth.
After noticing that her sister-in-law's hands were trembling, Sun hurriedly climbed onto the cart and took the handkerchief.
"Sister-in-law, let me handle this. You rest for a bit and don't panic."
Liu was trembling all over, with cold sweat beading on her forehead. She climbed down the cart with trepidation, making room for Sun to help her.
When Zhu Dabao and Zhu Xiaobao saw that their mother looked unwell, they both came to her side and supported her.
"Mother, don't worry, my sister will be alright." Zhu Dabao helped his mother to sit down on a stone stool and comforted her softly.
Zhu Xiaobao also pulled the water bottle off his waist, removed the stopper, and carefully placed it in his mother's hand.
"Mom, have some water. Don't be afraid, my brother and I are here."
With the comfort of her two sons, Liu, who had been in a panic, finally calmed down and touched her sons' faces with relief.
Just then, Zhu Borong, who was blocking the back, became unhappy and sat up from the carriage, shouting loudly.
"What's going on? Why did you stop? It's almost dark, are you trying to get us all killed?"
Upon hearing Zhu Borong's voice, Liu quickly got up and went to Old Madam Zhu's side.
"Mother, let me go talk to the guards. How about we deal with Xixi first and then catch up, while the others go ahead?"
“That won’t work. Nobody wants to go ahead and scout the way, so we’ll just be stuck in a stalemate, and the guards won’t let us cover the rear.”
"Xixi's condition is relatively stable now, but I'm still worried that she won't be able to handle the constant travel."
After taking off all of Zhu Xixi's clothes, Old Lady Zhu put a thin outer garment on her and then took Sun's handkerchief to wipe her rosy cheeks.
Only after she had finished all this did she look at Madam Liu with a solemn expression, and then, after a moment of contemplation, she looked at another cart and said.
"Third brother, go and give all our food to the guards and ask them to make an exception and let us spend the night in the woods."
"We haven't entered the depths of the forest yet; we're just at the crossroads. There's not much danger, so the escort should agree."
Upon hearing his mother's words, Zhu Chenfeng hurriedly nodded, walked to the cart full of supplies, and took out all the fish and pheasants from the jars.
Tao looked at the only remaining food ration in the house with heartache, and pursed her lips sadly, "It's okay, it's okay, as long as it can save Xixi."
After comforting herself, she climbed onto the cart and reached out to Grandma Zhu, "Mom, your back isn't good, let me hold Xixi."
Grandma Zhu was too anxious to check on Zhu Xixi's condition and completely forgot about her lower back. Now that she has taken care of her granddaughter, she realizes that her lower back is even more uncomfortable.
"Okay, second son's wife, thank you for your hard work."
"Mother, we're all family, don't talk about how hard it is." Tao Shi took Zhu Xixi with a half-smile, her nose tingling, and she almost choked back tears as she spoke, "Xixi, are you feeling any better? You have to take good care of yourself, okay?"
After vomiting, Zhu Xixi slowly opened her heavy eyelids. Her chubby face was listless, and she didn't even have a smile. She wearily opened her eyes and looked at her aunt.
Fortunately, Xixi had already hidden the medicine and food in the bushes of the woods, just waiting for her uncles to find them.
It's a pity that Xixi can't talk or walk, so she can't lead you to find food.
The thought that the medicines and food she had worked so hard to bring out could not be delivered to her family made Zhu Xixi feel particularly sad.
Her dark eyes reddened, her lips pursed in grievance, and she gradually drifted back to sleep.
Upon hearing her niece's heartfelt words, Tao was both excited and apprehensive, and cautiously observed the situation of those around her.
After realizing that no one was paying attention to him, he excitedly turned his head to look at the bushes not far away.
Just then, Zhu Chenfeng jogged back from the escort post, panting as he reported to Old Lady Zhu.
"Mother, the escorts agreed. They were also worried about wolves in the woods at night and were planning to rest here."
"If that's what they're planning, then wouldn't our food be wasted?"
Upon hearing her husband's words, Mrs. Sun became agitated and began to complain with some annoyance.
Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Zhu also showed a look of shame on her face, and sighed as she apologized, "I was too anxious, I'm sorry everyone."
"Mother, you know that's not what I meant." Realizing she had said the wrong thing, Madam Sun lowered her head in remorse and tugged at her mother-in-law's clothes.
Seeing that the atmosphere had become somber due to the food issue, Tao hurriedly waved to Sun.
"Third son's wife, come here for a moment."
Sun turned around in confusion and jogged over to her sister-in-law. "Sister-in-law, what's wrong? Do you need me to hold Xixi?"
"No, leave Xixi with your second brother. We're going to use the restroom."
Tao didn't say what she had heard. She laughed happily and forcefully pulled Zhu Haotian, who was resting nearby, down from the ground.
Then, he carefully handed Zhu Xixi to Zhu Haotian and solemnly instructed, "Hold her well, don't hurt my Xixi."
Zhu Haotian took Zhu Xixi blankly, looking curiously at his wife's smiling face, and called out softly to her back in confusion.
"Honey, it's dangerous around here. How about I come with you?"
"Don't come any closer, just stay there. I've brought a sickle."
Tao waved casually at Zhu Haotian, then grabbed Sun and ran quickly towards the bushes.
After the two jogged into the bushes, Tao did not squat down to relieve herself, but instead buried her head and searched around.
"Sister-in-law, what are you looking for?" Sun asked, following behind her sister-in-law with a puzzled look.
Tao was completely absorbed in searching for the food and medicine her niece had mentioned, and had no time to worry about her sister-in-law's situation behind her.
Grandma Zhu, who was resting in place, looked uneasily at her granddaughter in her son's arms, waved to her third son, and whispered something.
"Third brother, Xixi's complexion is still not very good. I heard that Zhu Borong has some medicine to relieve heatstroke. Can you go and ask him?"
"Mother, I'm afraid Zhu Borong won't give it to us." Liu was unloading the pots and pans from the cart when she heard her mother-in-law's words. She quickly wiped her hands and came over to stop her.
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