Along the way, the two of them didn't speak and searched wholeheartedly.

Not long after, Old Man Su and Su Ergou also entered the mountain.

To be honest, Old Man Su didn't think that the three children would go into the mountains by themselves, but since someone in the village was already looking for them, he brought Ergou to the mountains to try his luck.

No one can guarantee that the same accident as what happened to Su Yu Niang last time will not happen again - maybe the three children were kidnapped by someone.

"Separately, Ergou and I will go over there, son-in-law, you and Daya will go to the east."

"good."

The four of them acted separately.

Old Man Su gave Wei Ting a torch, and he held the other torch and went southwest with Su Ergou.

It was too dark, and the weeds were wet. Old Man Su fell down quite hard, and even scratched his hand, but he said nothing. He just got up and continued to look for the child.

Wei Ting's eyes moved slightly.

…

The two found the three little guys in a damp and dark tree hole.

There were some signs of older children tinkering around in the tree hole, and it seemed like this was not the first time that children had come here.

If Su Xiaoxiao and Wei Ting hadn't experienced it themselves, they wouldn't have known that the three little guys would usually run so far with the older kids. In the deep woods, these naughty kids are really brave.

In early spring, the weather is warm but still cold, and the nights are especially cold and chilly.

The three little guys were shivering with cold, and they huddled together to keep warm.

Da Hu was in the middle, hugging his two younger brothers with his tender little arms.

Even though he and Xiaohu often quarreled fiercely, that was only at home. When they were outside, he would not allow his younger brother to be wronged.

He is the only one who can bully his younger brother.

However, the current situation is not much better than being bullied.

"Big Tiger! Second Tiger! Little Tiger!"

Su Xiaoxiao squatted down. The tree hole was very small and an adult couldn't get in, let alone a fat girl like her.

When the three little ones heard her voice, they subconsciously wanted to rush out, but soon they also heard Wei Ting's movements.

"You three, come out!"

The three of them shrank back in fear again.

"Don't be mean to them!" Su Xiaoxiao glared at someone.

Wei Ting's lips moved, but he didn't say anything else.

Su Xiaoxiao knelt on the ground and leaned over to look into the tree hole: "Da Hu, are you hungry? Mother has made delicious food, you should bring your brothers out first."

Dahu hesitated for a moment, then slowly exerted force while holding his brothers' hands.

The two younger brothers looked at their older brother.

They wanted to get out, but no one moved.

Su Xiaoxiao said again: "It's getting dark, and I'm scared to be alone. Can you guys come out first?"

Hearing Su Xiaoxiao's words of fear, the three of them leaned forward unconsciously.

However, they gritted their teeth and still endured it.

The three little guys' reactions were so abnormal.

Su Xiaoxiao asked: "Can you tell me why you are hiding here?"

The three of them shook their heads with red eyes.

Su Xiaoxiao supported herself on the ground with her hands, and her palms were hurt by the branches and stones on the ground.

She was too sensitive to the pain and beads of sweat unconsciously flowed down her forehead.

"Get up!"

Wei Ting pulled the man up, then tore the tree hole apart and fished out the three little guys.

As soon as the three of them came out, they hid behind Su Xiaoxiao, refusing to let Wei Ting get close to them.

"Did you beat them?" Su Xiaoxiao asked Wei Ting.

Wei Ting said: "I didn't."

Su Xiaoxiao said strangely: "Then why are they suddenly avoiding you like this——"

Wei Ting was silent.

Su Xiaoxiao looked at the three little guys with red eyes hiding behind her and grabbing her clothes, and then looked at Wei Ting who was hesitant to speak.

After a moment, she also fell silent.

She said nothing and walked down the mountain with her three children.

Big Tiger, Second Tiger, and Little Tiger followed her closely.

Xiaohu accidentally fell down, and Wei Ting quickly reached out to help him.

Xiaohu climbed up quickly and stubbornly, and raised his hand to wipe away his tears silently.

Su Xiaoxiao held Xiaohu in her arms.

"Big Tiger, Two Tiger, Little Tiger!" Su Cheng quickened his pace.

Da Hu and Er Hu ran towards him and threw themselves into his arms.

He handed the torch to Su Ergou, and picked up the two little guys, one in each hand.

He looked up and down anxiously: "Why did you run to the mountain? Let me see, are you okay?"

The two of them leaned on his shoulders and shook their heads, feeling aggrieved.

Su Cheng felt the child's sobs. He frowned and looked at Su Xiaoxiao and Wei Ting: "What's wrong?"

Xiaohu was not feeling well either. He buried his little face in Su Xiaoxiao's clothes and cried.

Su Xiaoxiao didn't say anything, and silently carried Xiaohu down the mountain.

Su Cheng's eyes fell on Wei Ting's face.

Wei Ting's face was shrouded in the dark night. He looked up at the sky covered with dark clouds and said, "Dad, it's going to rain soon. Let's go home first."

Su Cheng looked disheveled and it was obvious that he had fallen several times.

Wei Ting reached out to hold the child.

The two of them shook his head back in grievance.

Wei Ting said: "Grandpa fell and can't hold you."

Su Cheng: "I can hold you as long as I can hold you!"

The two hesitated and stretched out their arms towards Su Ergou.

Su Ergou, who was favored by the little guys for the first time, said: "..."

After returning home, Su Xiaoxiao gave the three children a thorough physical examination.

All three of them had varying degrees of abrasions and bumps on their bodies. Xiaohu was the youngest and had the most bumps. Both of his knees were bald and his palms were scratched.

There was a bruise on Erhu's left elbow.

Da Hu's forehead was swollen.

In addition, although it was not winter, there were already insects and ants in the tree hole, and all three of them were stung.

Su Xiaoxiao took out the small yellow pill without any label that she had received as a reward from the pharmacy last time, crushed it, and tried it on her wound first.

The pain disappeared instantly, and a cool feeling spread, which was much less irritating than the healing medicine.

It seems that this medicine can not only be taken orally, but also applied externally.

She applied it to several children as well.

From beginning to end, the three little ones didn't say a word, their eyes were red, and they didn't cry out.

After all, they were exhausted and fell into a deep sleep with great grievance.

Su Xiaoxiao went to treat Su Cheng's skin injuries again.

At night, she closed her eyes and lay quietly beside her three children.

Wei Ting opened the cabinet to pack his things, and she pretended not to hear. ——Early the next morning, Su Xiaoxiao prepared breakfast.

It was a very sumptuous meal, including steamed buns, dumplings, winter melon meatball soup, red bean and barley porridge, steamed egg with dried shrimp, and some vegetables picked from the Li family's fields.

The dinner table was very quiet.

Su Yu Niang served soup to the three little ones.

"You should drink some too." She served a bowl to Su Xiaoxiao as well.

Su Xiaoxiao picked up the soup bowl, looked at the three glutinous meatballs in it, and whispered, "Dad, if, I mean if..."

Before he finished speaking, Su Chengteng stood up and went back to his room without looking back.

Su Yu Niang looked at Su Xiaoxiao who had a calm face, then looked at Su Cheng who walked away, and sighed softly.

Suddenly, Su Cheng walked out with big strides.

He had an extra bag in his hands.

Su Xiaoxiao looked at him blankly.

Su Cheng said, "Aren't we going to the capital? Don't just stand there! Eat quickly! The boat will leave soon!"

Su Xiaoxiao was stunned.

Su Cheng said, "My son-in-law wants to take us to the capital. He told me yesterday. Didn't you know? You haven't packed your things yet, have you?"

"Cleaned up." Wei Ting said.

Su Xiaoxiao leaned back and looked at the table in the east room.

There were two bundles on it.

He cleaned up all night.

Not only his, but also...hers.

I said I would update more when I reached 4,000 votes, and I’m keeping my word, adding more today!

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