"If you fall asleep, you're dead!"
"The flash flood just came down like that, where was there any way to survive?"
"By the way, who came up with the idea for today's meal?"
"It looks like that four-year-old girl?"
"Where is she? Where is she? I want to kowtow to her! She is the savior of my whole family!"
As everyone searched around, they saw Zhou Shi carrying Xiao Youran out, and their eyes couldn't help but turn red.
When Zhou came out, she saw several people with red eyes and fierce looks walking towards her, some of whom were holding their children, which really startled her.
To everyone's surprise... then came the sound of several villagers kneeling in the water, one after another. With red eyes, these villagers pressed their children's heads down and kowtowed to Xiao Youran, "Little benefactor, thank you for saving our lives tonight!"
Jiang Youchen followed behind, her initial frustration now replaced by immense shock.
My own sister, what on earth is going on here?
In the blink of an eye, he went from a miserly boy to a savior?
This persona change is too fast, he's having a hard time accepting it.
But Xiao Youran blinked her big eyes, looking completely bewildered, and asked, "Uncles, elders, brothers, and sisters, what are you doing? Xiao Ranbao didn't do anything."
"You are our village's benefactor, no, our savior! You saved our lives the moment you arrived and gave us delicious food! What else could you be but a savior?"
Immediately, other villagers rushed to Zhou's side and said, "Oh dear, Sister-in-law Zhou, I deserve to die! A few days ago you came to my place to borrow grain, and I actually held back from lending it to you. I truly deserve to die! Tomorrow I'll bring all the grain from my own family!"
"Yes, yes, I never expected that the Tian Kuang family would have such a great benefactor. I don't know if the vegetables in my backyard can be saved. If there are any, I will pick some over tomorrow."
In this Sanyang Village, the Yun family is a prominent family, with 70% of its members surnamed Yun. They are distinguished by the name of the head of the family. The eldest male member of Zhou's group is Yun Tiankuang, so the villagers call the family Tiankuang.
"I still have some dried corn cobs at home..."
"My family has... but I don't know if it will be safe after this flood..."
Xiao Youran continued to stare blankly as the tea-tasting and meat-eating event suddenly turned into a grain and vegetable donation event.
Holding Xiaoyouran in her arms, Zhou Shi looked at the villagers whose expressions had changed so drastically, and couldn't help but feel both amused and exasperated.
I was shocked again. This little niece had accidentally saved the lives of several families?
Is she just lucky, or just incredibly lucky, or just incredibly lucky?
After this life-or-death incident, although everyone was relieved and overjoyed, the meat dishes on the table became noticeably less appealing.
Apart from a few teenagers, everyone else was too exhausted to even think about the taste of this rare treat.
Fortunately, the old house was built on a relatively high foundation, so when the floodwaters first rushed down the mountain, they only flooded the first floor for a short while, reaching a maximum height of an adult's calf before rushing towards the river below.
Some villagers, seeing the water level drop, tried to wade home, but were stopped by others.
"Let's wait until dawn before we leave. It's pitch black here, and who knows if oil from houses might be spilling onto the water. If we light an oil lamp, it could start a fire."
Upon hearing this, everyone abandoned the idea.
Then some people spontaneously organized themselves, thinking, "Since we're just waiting here anyway, let's grab a broom and sweep the mud out of our little benefactor's house while the floodwaters recede!"
During their casual conversation, everyone learned that their benefactor was a cousin of the Tian Kuang family, who had traveled a long way to find the entire Tian Kuang family just to bring them food.
The villagers were both moved and ashamed, and they cleaned up the mud even more diligently.
Several women went directly to the backyard to start cleaning, which earned them repeated thanks from Madam Yun and Zhou.
The sound of the flood outside continued until the middle of the night before gradually subsiding.
As dawn broke, the water level receded, and the villagers gradually returned home, expressing their deepest gratitude before leaving.
Xiao Youran and Jiang Youchen had already gone back to their rooms to sleep because they couldn't stay awake any longer.
The Zhou family members took turns guarding the area, fearing that something else might happen.
...
The next day, when Madam Su got up, she looked at her sleeping daughter and son on the inside of the bed and felt a mix of emotions.
She was very tired and went to bed early last night. Anyway, she let her daughter do whatever she wanted; with Zhao's mother and son watching over her, nothing serious would happen.
In the middle of the night, she only heard about her daughter's amazing actions that saved several villagers. Naturally, she praised her daughter to death in her sleep before finally falling asleep with her sweet and soft daughter in her arms.
She had slept for a long time, and her whole body felt damp and heavy, so she got up. When she put her feet on her shoes, she realized that her shoes were already soaked, and there was a thin layer of mud on the ground, making it almost impossible to put her feet down.
Thinking that Zhao's mother and Suyue must have been tired all night, she didn't call for anyone. She walked to the cabinet next to her with her wet shoes, took out the package, opened it, took out a change of shoes and socks to change into, and then took out the children's change of clothes and shoes and placed them on the bedside.
When she stepped out of the room, her fourth cousin-in-law, Madam Yu, was washing away the remaining mud in the courtyard.
When Madam Yu saw the door open, she looked up and saw Madam Su, with a rosy complexion, walking out.
He secretly sighed, thinking how lucky his cousin from the Yun family was.
Despite the chaos of yesterday, my cousin slept peacefully in bed, while her son and daughter, who were up until midnight, were attended to by maids and servants.
Now, the first thing they see when they open their eyes is where there's food. Even if their cousin cooked all the meat and vegetables she brought last night, they don't have to worry about where their next meal will come from. They'll probably be back in Wufeng County, staying at an inn and eating and drinking well, once Xiaoyou Ran and the two boys wake up.
However, they did manage to give the children a good meal, and indirectly saved the lives of Hongyu and Granny Li, so we should be grateful to them no matter what.
Yu stepped forward and smiled at Su, "Cousin, did you sleep well last night?"
Mrs. Su felt quite ashamed. "I'm probably the only one who slept the best. It's all my fault for being so weak. I couldn't hold on any longer, so I had to let my son and daughter do whatever they wanted. It's all because of you."
Yu laughed heartily, "Don't talk about being tired or not. We are only grateful for Xiao Youran's kindness."
Madam Su smoothed her hair. "Little Youran is only four years old. She just played around all night. How can we talk about gratitude? Please, Fourth Sister-in-law, don't be so polite."
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