"Aren't you two going to sleep in the middle of the night?"
The voice of my sister-in-law came from behind me, tinged with weariness and a hint of danger.
Ruan Meng quickly slipped away, and as she brushed past her sister-in-law, her sister-in-law coldly questioned her:
"Not talking anymore? You're abandoning your older brother?"
Ruan Meng didn't even turn her head, "Whoever's husband is his own business!"
The eldest sister-in-law broke down, her expression softening.
Seeing the ashes on the ground, she stepped forward, her voice filled with pity and reproach:
"You don't take care of your own body?"
Ruan Qian turned around apologetically and took his wife's hand.
The elder sister-in-law softened her tone, "Even if you don't think about me, you should at least consider those three."
The older brother suddenly smiled and said, "They will all have their own families in the future. I'm only thinking of you!"
Even though it was a lie, the sister-in-law still couldn't help but blush after hearing it.
A head popped out from not far away, "I knew it! I knew it, Big Brother didn't care about us!"
"A married son is like water spilled from a bowl!"
Ruan Meng stomped her foot angrily and ran back into the house.
The sister-in-law chuckled, looking at her husband's face, where a genuine smile, unseen for days, had appeared. Suddenly, she sensed something was different.
She had only been lying down for a short while when she heard a noise outside. Ruan Meng got up on her own, glanced at her third brother, and, not wanting to wake him, went out alone with a wooden bucket and gloves.
Actually, the eldest sister-in-law woke up as soon as Ruan Meng turned over.
The eldest brother also opened his eyes.
The sister-in-law tidied her clothes and was about to go out when her husband arrived.
The two looked at the nimble figures that were happily joining the beachcombing group not far away, feeling both proud and heartbroken.
With her second and third brothers not around, Ruan Meng didn't need to worry about their safety, and she picked up seafood much faster than the previous two days.
In no time, she had filled the bucket more than halfway.
She picked up two sea urchins, two mantis shrimps, an octopus, and a conger eel!
Under a rock, we found four sea cucumbers, a handful of conch, and several clams – a very fruitful haul!
Just as she was about to turn around and pour the seafood back, her older brother had already taken out a large basin from the house and scooped out some mung beans.
Perhaps it was the sound of coming and going that prompted the second and third sons to rise one after the other.
"Little sister, why don't you call me second brother?"
The second son rubbed his eyes and "reprimanded" Ruan Mengdao.
The third brother picked up his bucket, changed his gloves, and joined the beachcombing team.
The second brother finally realized his mistake and didn't go into the water. Instead, he stayed by the large basin on the shore, letting his older brother and sister-in-law go back and get some sleep...
She had just opened her eyes when she saw something swimming rapidly in the wooden basin and screamed again!
The villagers who were gathering seafood nearby turned around and saw it was him again!
I startled them a couple of times the other day, but I'm calm now. I just kept my head down and continued picking up seafood.
"Ah! What, what is this?"
The second brother pointed to the long, snake-like creature swimming in the wooden tub and asked Ruan Meng.
"This is called a conger eel, it's a kind of fish, very delicious! Second brother, go get some millet rice, I'll cook this conger eel for you guys!" The third brother, standing to the side, had already straightened up, his eyes brightening.
Upon hearing that it was a fish, the second son's fear subsided slightly, but he still covered his eyes, not daring to look any longer.
It was as if if he looked at it too long, the moray eel would leap out of the water and bite him!
Suddenly, a villager who was gathering seafood nearby exclaimed in surprise, and everyone gathered around.
Ruan Meng doesn't like to join in the fun, but when she heard a child crying, she put down the wooden bucket and went over.
"Ah! Gui! What's wrong? Don't scare your mother!"
"Gui! Wake up!"
Ruan Meng pushed aside the villagers and crawled inside.
A village woman was seen holding a young boy and crying helplessly.
The boy's eyes were closed, his face was pale, and he was unconscious.
Ruan Meng stepped forward, squatted down, and said to the village woman, "May I take a look?"
The village woman was completely disoriented. She recognized Ruan Meng and Ruan Zheng behind her as convicts who had just been assigned to the village...
At this moment, the villagers around them said, "Let her take a look! There's no doctor in the village. I've seen this girl go up the mountain these past few days and pick a lot of herbs and plants. Maybe she knows a little about medicine!"
"Yes! Crying won't solve anything, let's see how things go first!"
"This girl and her family have good appearances; they don't look like bad people!"
......
The village woman handed the child in her arms to Ruan Meng.
After examining her mouth, nose, and facial features, Ruan Meng then examined her limbs.
Upon seeing the two tiny wounds on his calf, he gasped in shock and immediately shouted at the person next to him:
"spread!"
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