Although she was somewhat tempted by her daughter's previous proposal, she still found it a little hard to accept that she had to stay outside all the time. No matter how good life was outside, she still had to go home eventually.
However, it doesn't seem unacceptable to come out and play for such a period of time every year in the future?
Xu Manman didn't know that her mother had silently made a small plan for the future. At this moment, she was looking at the group of wet boys in front of her and felt a headache.
He rubbed his temples and asked, "Did I ever tell you not to go in the water without an adult around?"
It’s fine if these naughty kids just climb trees and dig the soil every day, but Xu Manman thinks that this allows them to have fun, exercise, and improve their survival ability in the wild, so she takes a laissez-faire attitude towards this matter.
There is a stream in the mountains here. The shallow part is just above the ankles. The ecology in the mountains is not polluted and the stream water is quite clean. Xu Manman did not stop them from stepping into the water.
However, he repeatedly ordered people not to go deep, especially to the pools where the stream water was dark. Those places were bottomless. Xiao Jin had explored and found that there were undercurrents underneath that directly connected to the underground river.
The children agreed very readily. She thought that Mingjing and the others were always sensible, and there were people from Baichuan following them secretly, so she felt at ease to let them go and play.
But it’s too early to let go of this worry.
Being sensible is part of being sensible. People like Xu Ruipeng and Xu Ruize are at the age where their curiosity becomes concrete. In addition, they often follow their uncles to the army for training. Their fighting ability is top-notch among their peers. They dare to think and do, and as long as the adults don’t know, they are still good children.
When I was a child, my aunt mentioned that there was a kind of small fish in the stream that tasted very delicious. I thought of trying to see what the difference was between the fish in the mountains and the fish in my childhood. After lunch, I took my tools and quietly went to the pond to catch fish.
It was fine at the beginning because they all learned to swim, but the water in the pond was too cold. The third brother Xu Ruihao suddenly got a cramp while swimming. Although the older ones were a little panicked, they immediately swam back to save people.
I don’t know if it was because he was too nervous or what, but Xu Ruize also had cramps soon after. If the bodyguard who was following him secretly had not arrived in time, something unexpected would have happened today.
Fortunately, they still had some principles when doing "bad things" and did not take any of the children with them.
Xu Ruipeng also knew how serious the incident was. The image of his two younger brothers struggling in the water with cramps still lingered in his mind.
As the eldest of the three generations, he took the initiative to stand up and take the blame. "Aunt, this is all my fault. I was the one who suggested going to Tanzi. Brother Mingjing and the others always disagreed. We were the ones who insisted on having our own way and ignored their advice. Aunt, Uncle, no matter how you punish me this time, I will not say a word."
After he started this, others stepped forward one after another, even Xu Ruihao and Xu Ruize, who had just escaped death, took the blame.
Not to mention Mingjing and the others, they are all my aunt's nephews. They were brought out to play, and when something like this happened, they felt guilty.
"Aunt, it's all Mingjing's fault. I didn't take good care of my brothers. Aunt, uncle, if you want to punish me, punish me."
Looking at the group of young men in front of her who were still trembling but extremely loyal, Xu Manman was almost laughing out of anger.
"So you two are so good to each other, and I'm the bad guy. I didn't teach you that most of the people who drowned were good swimmers. I told you not to! I won't! Behind every word I say, there are lives being lost. Do you think I have nothing better to do than to talk nonsense to you?
You think you're capable and can handle things, but have you ever considered the consequences before you act? If Ah Ming hadn't sensed it today, your two brothers would have died right there, two lives! Who among you could handle it?
Do you still think this is a problem that can be solved by simply apologizing and admitting your mistakes?"
Looking at the young men who lowered their heads and some even cried, Xu Manman did not show any mercy.
Although the children of the Xu and Chen generations were not born with a silver spoon in their mouths, they had never suffered any setbacks since childhood. They learned some skills from adults and had seen a lot, so they thought they were very impatient.
They are well-behaved and sensible in front of adults and are harmless, but at this age they cannot change their hot-blooded and rebellious nature. This incident is just the right one to teach them a lesson, otherwise, there may be a heavier price waiting for them in the future.
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