After Xiao Muyang separated his lotus root slices, he continued eating his own food. Bai Lianhua, however, did not leave for a long time. Although she did not speak, her big eyes were staring at him intently... at the vegetables and beef in his hand.
This time, Mu Yang felt uneasy under the gaze and awkwardly ate the duck blood in his hand. The steaming food entered his stomach and his body gradually warmed up, but the stares from those around him made him very uncomfortable.
Bai Lianhua finally panicked when she saw that there were hardly any left in his bowl after he had eaten two things!
"Brother Muyang, can I... have another piece?"
Xiao Muyang froze, staring at the few remaining vegetables and sausages in his bowl, caught in a mental struggle of indecision!
In the end, he decided to hand her the vegetables. As soon as she picked up her chopsticks, Bai Lianhua's eyes lit up. After noticing the vegetables, she quickly spoke up.
"Brother Muyang, Lianhua has never seen this food before. What is that? Is it delicious?"
Xiao Muyang paused, because she was pointing to the only sausage left in his bowl, which was his favorite food. He looked at Bai Lianhua, but met a pair of clear and innocent eyes, and swallowed the refusal he was about to say.
He stiffly picked up the sausage with his chopsticks, his movements incredibly slow, showing just how reluctant he was to part with it…
At this moment, Xiao Muxing spoke!
"Didn't Lotus promise Grandma that she would only leave with us and that we wouldn't have to worry about her food?"
The white lotus flower's hopeful gaze froze instantly. Xiao Muyang glanced gratefully at Mu Xing, while Qin Qing smiled imperceptibly.
"Sister, you're joking. I've never seen anything so delicious before; I was just curious!"
With a few deft words, she brushed aside her desire for sausages. Her gaze returned to Mu Yang.
However, she miscalculated. Xiao Muxing clearly saw her brother's predicament and was not going to let the matter rest.
"Oh, but didn't your brother just give you the lotus root slices? Why do you still want sausage? That's your brother's favorite!"
Mu Yang was thrilled. "My dear sister is right! I love you to death!"
Qin Qing couldn't help but laugh out loud, and Zhang He smiled as well. Xiao Muyue looked confused and couldn't understand what they were saying, so she also started to laugh along.
Bai Lianhua blushed instantly, so embarrassed she wished she could disappear into the ground!
"Is that so?"
After saying that, she got up and sat back down, her heart filled with anger at the humiliation. Just wait! She would repay today's disgrace tenfold when she got back.
Xiao Muyang finally relaxed and was about to eat his breakfast sausage when Xiao Muxing suddenly changed the subject and looked at him with disdain!
"Useless brother!"
Mu Yang "..."
Was he rejected by a five-year-old girl?
Qin Qing laughed even more happily, handed over the sliced beef in the bowl, and pinched Xiao Muxing's face, which was full of disgust for Mu Yang!
"That's right! It's useless for someone to give up so easily if they don't even dare to protect what they like. Xiao Muxing and Xiao Muyue can't learn this from their brother!"
When Mu Yue heard her name called, she looked up at her grandmother in confusion, only to see her sister nod. She quickly nodded in agreement.
This scene made Zhang He burst out laughing!
Mu Yang "..."
He seemed to be rejected by his whole family, and then he ate the sausage with a sense of annoyance. Mmm...it tastes so good!
Their life of living in the open and exposed to the elements came to an end after two days, when they found a temple.
At the main gate, a young monk is sweeping the floor…
"Young master, our family would like to stay the night. Would that be convenient?"
Qin Qing stepped forward and spoke directly. Just last night, Xiao Muyue suddenly developed a fever. Perhaps it was because she had been exposed to too much wind recently, and the little girl's weak constitution finally caused her to fall ill. She desperately needs a place to rest now! Otherwise, taking cold medicine won't help.
The young monk looked flustered and nervous when he saw the person who came.
"Esteemed benefactor, please choose the dojo up ahead. We don't have any extra space here!"
Qin Qing looked at him with suspicion, something seemed off. She glanced at the enormous temple, her mind filled with questions.
However, he still thanked her and turned to leave.
"Donor, please wait!"
Another steady voice came from inside the temple. The group turned around and saw that the young monk was pale and stiff all over. An old monk walked out of the temple with a compassionate expression and an otherworldly demeanor.
"Does the benefactor wish to stay here? As a compassionate monk, I will naturally do my best to accommodate you! Please!"
Qin Qing looked at the little monk and felt something was amiss. At that moment, Mu Yue in his arms suddenly started coughing violently, her face turning red. Zhang He was terrified!
"Thank you, Master!"
Qin Qing frowned and walked into the temple without saying a word! The others followed closely behind, and the old monk also hurriedly led the way, leaving the young monk alone, staring blankly and shivering in the cold wind.
Once inside, they discovered that the temple was exceptionally large, and apart from being somewhat dilapidated, it looked remarkably grand and imposing.
The little girl in his arms was very weak. Qin Qing didn't have time to think about anything else. He quickly fed her the medicine, then wrapped her in a blanket and clothes. As long as the rising phase ended and she sweated it out, she would be fine soon!
At this moment, she was incredibly grateful for her occupational habit: as a medical student, she always liked to keep some common medicines at home, such as alcohol, which now proved to be of great use!
Seeing Mu Yue sleeping peacefully, she also felt sleepy and lay down next to her to rest.
Outside, Zhang He led Mu Xing and Mu Yang into another room, which was specially separated to prevent them from catching a cold and spreading it to the other children!
Xiao Muyang was worried about his sister's condition, so he sat down with his lips pursed. Xiao Muxing nestled in Zhang He's arms and slowly fell asleep. After all, they had been walking for several days, and they had already reached their limit by persevering until now without feeling tired.
White Lotus was also asleep beside her, though she was shivering slightly from the cold.
As night fell, the group finally woke up from their hunger. They hadn't eaten all day in their search for a safe place.
Qin Qing woke up first and immediately checked Xiao Muyue's temperature. It wasn't as hot as before, so the cold medicine had obviously worked. She breathed a sigh of relief and took out a carton of milk from her spatial storage!
"Yes, it's at room temperature!" So he woke up Xiao Muyue. Fighting the illness definitely requires energy, and she couldn't go hungry!
"Yueyue... wake up, have something to drink before you go to sleep."
Looking at the little girl in his arms, who opened her eyes with a look of confusion on her innocent face, he subconsciously smiled when she saw Qin Qing and spoke sweetly.
"Grandma, is Yueyue going to die? Yueyue... can't bear to leave Grandma, can't bear to leave Mother and my brothers and sisters."
As she spoke, she pouted, her eyes filled with tears. She felt wronged, scared, dizzy, and weak, which made her think she was going to die. She didn't want to die!
Qin Qing smiled helplessly, feeling both sorry for her and amused, and poked her cheek!
"Silly granddaughter, Grandma is a fairy, how could anything happen to you! Come, have something to drink and get a good night's sleep. When you wake up, you can laugh at your brother with Xingxing."
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