By the afternoon, both A-Nan and He Mingzhe's fevers had subsided, and they felt no other discomfort. This relieved Liu, and she became convinced that her and Han's exorcism methods had worked.
He then hurriedly pulled out three incense sticks from somewhere, lit them, and kept kowtowing towards the east while chanting incantations!
In the evening, after dinner, the children sat quietly to the side, waiting for their mother and the others to ask them questions.
"Little Er, weren't you very lively just now? Why are you so quiet now? Your mother is asking you, where were you kidnapped yesterday? And did you go to play by the stream?" Qin San Niang asked deliberately with a stern face. Since everyone started building houses, the families have been eating together again.
That little rascal, Xiao Er, kept flattering me during the meal: "Mother, Aunt, Grandma, your cooking is so delicious! Ah, I haven't had such good food in ages! I'd eat it for the rest of my life!"
Hearing him called, Xiao Er flinched, but still raised his head under the gazes of Qin San Niang and the others, and answered softly, "Mingzhe and I wanted to go play by the stream. The village kids said it wasn't dangerous there, and there were small fish to catch. Later, my older brother said it was too dangerous and wouldn't let us go, so we thought we'd send our younger sisters back first, and then sneak over later. We never expected..."
"Didn't expect anything?" Qin San Niang couldn't let him off the hook. If she couldn't teach them a lesson this time, all her suffering would have been for nothing!
The problem is their own fault. They weren't vigilant enough, especially since their family had repeatedly warned them not to play near water. The two children still didn't listen, which made the adults very angry.
He Mingzhe glanced at his angry parents and then explained in a low voice, "Auntie, I wanted to go to the stream to see how to catch small fish. I had never caught fish before and was very curious. After that, we went to the stream and were having a great time when someone put a sack over our heads and then I didn't know anything. When I woke up, I found that Anan and Azhi were there."
At this point, everyone was curious as to why the two girls were also arrested. They clearly hadn't gone to the stream!
Ah Zhi nervously pursed her lips, "It's like this, I practice archery in the yard every afternoon, but after a long time I didn't see the two of them come back, so I went with Ah Nan to look for my brother."
When we arrived, we saw the two bad men stuffing my brothers into a donkey cart. Seeing the cart was about to leave, Ah-Nan and I didn't care about anything else. I decided to shoot one of the men and try to rescue my brothers.
The rest is history; they probably didn't hit the two thieves and were captured instead.
"However, I opened a small hole in my water bottle, and Xiaobai will definitely find us by the smell. I just didn't expect it to fall asleep, and I didn't know that the bad guy had gone so far," Azhi said regretfully.
"Mother, I was wrong! I'll never dare to play by the stream again! I promise. Right, Mingzhe? Quickly admit your mistake!" The second son reacted the fastest. Seeing that the adults' eyes were softening slightly, he quickly seized the opportunity to apologize.
Reminded by him, He Mingzhe carefully admitted his mistake and said that next time, no matter who asked them to go and watch the excitement, he would definitely not go!
Curiosity killed the cat, Auntie San was right!
His confident demeanor almost made everyone lose their composure.
As for Ah Zhi, she genuinely admitted her mistake, "Father, Uncle, and Aunts, I was wrong. I should have quickly called for the adults to help instead of acting on my own and thinking I could save people! After all, they are adults, and bad people at that. I'm just a little kid, and my strength is far inferior to theirs. I will definitely practice archery hard in the future!"
A-Nan kept her head down the whole way. This time, she was really frightened. The usually soft and cuddly little girl was always huddled in her grandmother's arms. Even if Qin San Niang wanted to teach her a lesson, Liu Shi would not allow it.
As for the other children, Liu was just as reluctant to part with them, but they were still the older children, and this time they had really frightened her. If she didn't talk to them, what if they acted impulsively again and something like this happened? Would she even be allowed to live?!
Qin San Niang patted A Zhi's head and said earnestly, "You were indeed wrong in this matter. Xiao Er and Ming Zhe went to play by the stream without permission and did not listen to the adults. That's one thing."
Azhi and Anan went to find their brothers, but after discovering a problem, instead of thinking of returning to the adults for help, they impulsively went to fight the bad guys. This is the second point.
I hope you all go back and think carefully. If we hadn't rescued you in time, what would have awaited you? You might have been sold to a faraway place, where you would be treated like slaves and never be able to return home, or your limbs might have been broken so you could beg. Even if you did see your parents again, we wouldn't recognize you!
Therefore, always think things through carefully and pay attention to safety! In addition, you must have the ability to protect yourself!
I've decided that once you've recovered, you'll start learning martial arts. Your Uncle Gu and I can be your teachers. Martial arts have many benefits; besides improving your health, it can also help you protect yourself from danger.
Qin Sanniang thought about it all day and felt that the best way was to rely on herself. Only when she was strong could she have no enemies! Might makes right, everything else is nonsense!
Besides, she currently has quite a few weapons and several books on weapon manufacturing. If she can make weapons, these children will all know how to use them, and then she can feel at ease.
After all, the kids will have to go out and make their own way in the world sooner or later! Although she would love to keep them under her wing for the rest of their lives, how could that be possible?
Hearing that they were going to learn martial arts, some were happy and some were sad. A-Zhi and Da-Wa were very happy, but Xiao-Er and He-Ming-Zhe looked miserable. Their little arms and legs were really not suitable for squatting in a horse stance! As for the little girl, she was completely confused. She thought that as long as her older sister liked it, she would like it too, so she also happily smiled.
The adults applauded Qin San Niang's decision. Even He Xiucai wanted his son to gain more experience, both in literature and martial arts. No skill is wasted. Besides, a teacher like Gu Qingshan was hard to find, and someone like Qin San Niang was even harder to find.
After disciplining the child, Qin San Niang then brought up the matter of Chen Guang'an's escape. As for the bear they encountered, she only said that he escaped, but Qiu Laoda was killed by the bear.
Upon hearing this, Liu and Wu Chunhua clapped their hands in approval. However, they wondered if Chen Guang'an, having escaped, would still pose a threat to their family.
“We don’t need to worry about that. Whether he can escape the forest is another matter. Even if he does, he certainly won’t dare to come to the village. In a few days, if we reach Jiangzhou City, I will ask Constable Nie to help us search for him. I will also tell the village head about this,” He Yingyuan said softly.
Chen Guang'an alone can't amount to much. If he dares to step forward, we'll teach him a lesson about what it means to wish he were dead. Of course, he deserves to wish he were dead anyway, so let him live a few more days!
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