Wang Liehu sensed danger for no apparent reason, and with a sudden thought, he quickly lied, "It was your mother who sent me."
Dazhuang and Shuangshuang both paused, slowly withdrawing their hands: "Really? Where is my mother? Why hasn't she come back yet?"
“She…she went, no, she said she needed to go down the mountain to stock up on some food, and she was worried about you all being alone in the valley, so she asked me to come and check on you on my way.”
If the adults were at home, they would never have let several children risk coming over.
Wang Liehu added guiltily, "I also brought you some dried fruit and snacks. Hurry up and get me up, otherwise your mother will be angry when she sees me hanging there."
Dazhuang pouted, thinking that his mother wouldn't be angry with him.
He, Shuangshuang, and Sanyuan exchanged glances and reached a consensus: this man was a fraud!
"Really?" Siwang asked, squatting down groggily as soon as he woke up, upon hearing the dried fruit and snacks.
"Yes, yes, yes, of course it's true. If you don't believe me, check my pockets; they're full of food."
Siwang's eyes lit up, and he quickly turned to look at his older brothers and sisters holding bamboo umbrellas: "There's food!"
Da Zhuang took a deep breath, thinking to himself that it was time to give Si Wang a lesson and teach him to be more careful.
How could he believe such an obviously deceptive story?
"Dazhuang, pull me up quickly! Is this how Widow Cheng taught you to treat your uncle? How rude!" Wang Liehu tried hard to recall what Old Man He had told him and scolded him with righteous indignation.
Dazhuang, Shuangshuang, and Sanyuan all frowned at the same time.
How did this person know their identities?
Could it be... that the person Mother sent to help?
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