The next day, they continued their journey.
Several elderly people subsequently fell ill.
There are strong men in the family who can carry it, but in the long run, it's too much for them.
Li Rou Niang couldn't produce that many herbs either.
After all, she didn't have much stored in her space at the time.
I was also anxious.
At the same time, I'm glad that Old Man Mo didn't stay out by the fire all night yesterday, otherwise he probably would be sick now.
The group continued onward, but everyone was feeling unwell, as the journey over mountains and valleys was indeed arduous.
It was midday, and everyone was tired and exhausted, so Zhao Youtian let them rest early.
Now that we are very far from the village, we can start a fire. So some people started a fire early, boiled water, and put a handful of rice in. It would be nice to have some hot porridge.
Li Rouniang was also busy starting a fire and cooking. Zhao Hulu, coughing, was cooking some rice in a small pot for Da Hua's unborn grandson. He had caught a slight cold last night, but it was alright; some hot water would do the trick. For his grandson's sake, he had to hold on!
Zhao Dahua took it for granted and even ordered Zhao Hulu around. Zhao Hulu wanted to explode several times, but he gritted his teeth and endured it when he saw Zhao Dahua touching his belly. He would wait until Zhao Dahua gave birth to his grandson and then see how he would deal with Zhao Dahua.
Seeing everyone busy, Zhao Dahua was quite bored. She spotted a cave not far away and thought it might be a good way to escape the wind. So, taking advantage of a moment when no one was looking, she quietly slipped inside.
Not long after, everyone heard a scream: "Help! There's a bear!"
Before anyone could react, Zhao Dahua ran out desperately, followed by a large brown bear.
Zhang Youtian and the others panicked when they saw this, but Zhao Dahua led the bear this way. The bear had been hibernating, but Zhao Dahua woke it up, so it became agitated. Seeing so many people, it charged over wildly.
"Old people, women, and children, step back! Everyone else, grab your weapons and follow me!" Zhao Youtian quickly gave the order.
The group surrounded the brown bear with various farm tools. The brown bear roared and stood up.
It's as tall as two people!
The group was terrified by its cry.
Li Rouniang quickly protected the children and stepped back. Everyone huddled together, trembling.
Just then, Zhao Dahua, standing behind Li Rouniang, became emboldened and reached out, shoving Li Rouniang away violently!
Li Rouniang felt a force on her back and stumbled forward!
"Rou Niang!" Old Man Mo exclaimed in surprise.
"Rou Niang!" Xiu'er tried to stop her but failed.
"Mother!" Da Ni and Er Ni cried out in surprise.
At this moment, Li Rouniang was still holding Sanni in her arms.
The brown bear was initially surrounded, and the group remained in a "wait and see" situation.
Seeing Li Rouniang trembling as she lunged forward, it charged at her in a frenzy.
Li Rouniang thought to herself that this was the end, and she quickly threw Sanni behind her to Xiuer!
Xiuer narrowly caught the child, but in that instant, the brown bear was already slapping its paws at Li Rouniang. Li Rouniang tried to hide in her spatial dimension, but at that moment, she was tackled and rolled twice on the ground, easily dodging the bear's claws.
"father!"
It was Old Man Mo who saved the person.
Old Man Mo reacted quickly, tossing Xiaoshan to Da Ni before rushing forward, thus narrowly avoiding the bear's claws.
However, he was getting old and his skills weren't what they used to be, so he was grazed by the bear's claws, leaving a deep, bloody scratch on his back.
The brown bear became even more agitated at the sight of blood, and Zhao Youtian quickly ordered the others to rush forward.
After all, there is strength in numbers, and the brown bear was killed at the cost of only minor injuries to a few people.
While everyone was watching the battle between the crowd and the brown bear, Li Rouniang used her bundle to clean Old Man Mo's wounds with mineral water and then applied some good medicine to him.
If recognizing Old Man Mo as her father last night was a temporary measure, then now that Old Man Mo has saved her today, in her heart, he truly is her biological father.
It has nothing to do with Mo Bei.
She will take good care of someone who is willing to risk their life to save her.
"Zhao Dahua, it's you again!"
Li Rouniang came to her senses and confronted Zhao Dahua.
Everyone then realized that the brown bear had been lured there by Zhao Dahua in the first place.
Zhao Dahua said with a wronged tone, "How was I supposed to know there were brown bears in that cave? I just wanted to go in and get some shelter from the wind."
"Chief, Zhao Dahua can't be kept alive. She's a menace. She first killed her husband and mother-in-law, and now she's causing trouble for us. This person is bound to cause trouble sooner or later in our ranks, and she'll bring about a great disaster."
Someone raised the issue, and it received a lot of support. Zhao Dahua cried and sobbed.
She was scared too. She didn't mean it. How could these people be so vicious? How would she survive if she left the group?
So she looked at Zhao Hulu pitifully and said, "Father, how can they do this? She's carrying your grandson."
Zhao Hulu was also seething with hatred, that restless little vixen, but what could he do now? His fists clenched and unclenched repeatedly.
Finally, Zhao Hulu knelt before everyone and said, "I apologize to you all on behalf of Da Hua. Please, for the sake of our Da Zui, who kept his mouth shut even on his deathbed and didn't betray you, please give her another chance. After all, she's carrying my Da Niu's son. If we abandon her like this, my Da Niu will be without an heir."
Upon hearing Zhao Hulu's words, everyone fell silent.
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