Su Qingluan's particularly harsh shout startled Tian Xing'er, who was waving to her from a distance, and the two children, Su Xuanhe and Su Xueyan, who were closer to Su Qingluan, were both startled by their elder sister's sudden shout.
Tian Xing'er was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Qingluan, don't make such a fuss. We play on this ice every year and there's never been any problems!" Then she turned to look at her friends and explained with a smile, "It's said that Qingluan seemed to have lived somewhere else when she was a child. Maybe she's never seen this kind of ice before?"
Everyone knows that the Su family took their daughter away by mistake. Although no one knows whose family the mistake is, "Su Daya" was only returned to her home in early summer this year. This is something that everyone in Huaxi Village knows - it is even still a topic of conversation after dinner for many villagers who like to gossip about family matters.
Tian Xing'er said this not to gossip, but just to explain to those friends who were not very familiar with Su Qingluan that her friend was not dissatisfied with her group or angry with them.
Although her original intention was good, Tian Xing'er misunderstood. Su Qingluan was not angry, but anxious - this section of the river has a sharp turn and the river channel suddenly tightens. Such terrain will cause the water flow to suddenly accelerate, and this kind of river channel with sharp turns is often more prone to turbulence and whirlpools, so it is easier to form clear ditches.
Because of this, the danger of playing here is greatly increased. Although Tian Xing'er just said that they have never had any accidents playing here, but if it didn't happen once or twice, who can guarantee that it won't happen every time?
Since she already knew there was danger, Su Qingluan felt it would be better to keep people away from danger - she would advise this even if it was a child she didn't know, not to mention that there were a few friends she was relatively familiar with.
Then she cupped her hands to her mouth and shouted loudly toward the river: "It's too dangerous over there. There are hidden ditches. You could easily fall into the ice if you play here! Just walk another quarter of an hour and there's a large expanse of water. It's safer there!"
Su Qingluan originally thought that she had already pointed out a ready-made place for these children to play, and the river over there was wider, so wouldn’t it be more fun to play there?
Not only did the kids not appreciate it, a few even booed and laughed at her, saying, "You're just a little girl, you're a coward!"
"That is, we have been playing here since we were little, and there has never been a problem!"
"Coward, lolll!" Some people even made faces at Su Qingluan.
Although Su Xuanhe is usually very naughty, he also has the Su family's "tradition" of protecting his own people. When he heard someone laughing at his elder sister or even making faces at her, he immediately became unhappy and threw down the tool kit, turning into a small cannonball and rushing towards those people.
But Su Qingluan quickly grabbed the back of his neck and said, "I've already told you that the ice is very dangerous. What are you going to do over there? Stay here with your sister." After saying that, she specifically reminded him, "Xuanhe, you are her brother. You have to watch over your sister and don't let her get into danger, right?"
Then, she handed the three frozen fish to Su Xueyan, "Xueyan, you are the most obedient little girl. I am going to go talk to my friends now. Xueyan, can you promise me that you will keep these fish until I come back and not let anyone else take them away?"
The little girl was originally going to go with Su Qingluan, but when she heard the "mission" she was assigned, she nodded very seriously: "Sister, don't worry, I can definitely do it!"
Children are like this. If you just talk to them about big principles, or simply use words like "I have eaten more salt than you have eaten rice" which make no sense at all and simply use your status and qualifications to pressure them, they will definitely not listen. In fact, the more you warn them not to do something, the more they will insist on doing it.
But now, both children were "assigned important tasks", and they immediately realized that they were very important, with their chests puffed up, and they were about to say "Don't worry, I'll take charge and make sure to complete the task."
In order to reassure Su Qingluan that he would take good care of his sister, Su Xuanhe even reached out and held his sister's hand that was not holding the fish.
Seeing how cute her younger brothers and sisters were, Su Qingluan smiled knowingly, turned around and walked towards the stream again - after all, they were just a group of children, and they didn't know much, but she couldn't just sit there and do nothing when she knew there was danger.
However, Su Qingluan also knew that at least on the outside, she was still a half-grown child of thirteen or fourteen. Not only did she lack physical strength, but her swimming ability was also a mystery.
Besides, she wasn't some kindhearted saint. While she would fulfill her adult responsibility to warn them, she wouldn't put herself in harm's way. So even if she wanted to persuade the children to come back, she wouldn't stand on the ice.
At least this way you can ensure your absolute safety.
Standing near the edge of the river, Su Qingluan looked in the direction of Tian Xing'er and Liu'er, trying to continue persuading them - after all, Tian Xing'er and the others were people she was relatively familiar with, so it would be easier to persuade them.
So she told them that this area of water was prone to forming ditches and the dangers of ditches.
After all, Tian Xing'er and the other three had received help from Su Qingluan more than once and had a certain degree of trust in her. Several other children, while unfamiliar with Su Qingluan, had parents or other elderly relatives working at "Su Ji" and had heard of her name more than once.
These children were generally still young, some of them only a year or two older than Su Xueyan, so they would definitely not be compared with Su Qingluan. Therefore, for these children, Su Qingluan was a name that was passed down among the elders and was envied by them.
So once they knew that the girl in front of them was the legendary "Shopkeeper Su" or "Madam Su", regardless of whether they could listen to Su Qingluan's advice, many people wanted to take a closer look at whether Madam Su was round or flat, fat or thin.
Of course, they couldn't see clearly because of the distance across the stream. In order to satisfy their curiosity, many children would unconsciously walk towards the shore where Su Qingluan was.
Once these two groups left, only two or three tenths of the original number remained. Children playing together was very lively, but if there were only two or three of them, the rest of the group would lose interest.
However, there was a little boy who looked similar to Su Xuanhe and had obviously never played before. He should have known Tian Xing'er because he was the only one who attacked Tian Xing'er.
"Tian Xing'er, are you a coward? Are you that stinky girl's lapdog? Do you just do whatever others say?"
Su Qingluan frowned when she heard this: After such a long time since she traveled through time, this was the first time she had discovered such an annoying child, except for some weird adults with ulterior motives.
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