Chapter 326: Not Doing Business
Seeing these people from the Cao family, they were also afraid that their own sons would treat them like this.
Think about Cao San and Cao Qimei again. They said without hesitation that they were going to the West Mountain to collect herbs.
It is in stark contrast to Cao Da.
The neighbors who witnessed this scene began to wonder if they should be nicer to their daughter and pay more attention to their neglected son.
After learning what the medicinal herbs looked like, the Cao brothers and sisters took a day off that day, took some dry food, and went to Xishan with a backpack on their backs.
Yes, under Yu Wanqing's persuasion, Cao Qimei also followed her three brothers into the mountains.
If Cao Qimei was at home, she would definitely take good care of her parents, which would completely go against Uncle Cao's original intention of testing the children.
Yu Wanqing simply sent Cao Qimei away, leaving behind Cao Dama's three good sons, hoping that they would not disappoint Cao Dama.
Yu Wanqing went to see Secretary Zhou and told him that she was going to the West Mountain to collect herbs and would look after the children in secret. She told the Secretary not to worry even if they didn't come home for a few days.
Secretary Zhou wanted to roll his eyes: "Come on, why are you going through so much trouble?"
Yu Wanqing chuckled: "It's just that I don't want to see honest people suffer losses and have to suffer in the end."
There are too many children like Cao San and Cao Qimei.
If their parents are bullied now, when they grow old, the children who were previously spoiled may not be willing to support them. They will still cling to the honest children and ask them to support them in their old age.
Since we all have to support our parents in their old age, why not make some changes and let these parents see clearly that not all children who were spoiled by them are willing to support them in their old age.
Of course, we cannot generalize. There are many spoiled children who do not grow up as bad and treat their parents well.
Just like Cao Er and Cao Wu, who were equally favored in the Cao family, they knew it was dangerous to go to Xishan, but were still willing to go.
Secretary Zhou curled his lips and said, "You're not doing your job all day long."
Although he said he disliked it, he was actually very happy in his heart.
He felt that after what happened to the Lu and Cao families, many people would wake up.
Of course, Secretary Zhou doesn't think that these people came to their senses because of maternal and paternal love. They are simply worried that they will not have children to support them in their old age.
He snorted in his heart, and actually agreed with Yu Wanqing's approach.
Some foolish people will never know who is good to them unless they suffer a little.
The four brothers and sisters of the Cao family all knew that Guangao Mountain was in the direction of the west mountain. An hour after they entered the mountain, Cao Er accidentally stepped on empty air and slid down the cliff below. Seeing this, Cao Qimei, who was following behind him, rushed over and grabbed her second brother's hand: "Second brother, hold on."
Seeing this, Cao San, who was walking in front, and Cao Wu, who was walking behind, came over to help, and then they pulled Cao Er up.
Cao Er was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. Looking at the bottomless cliff below, his legs went weak.
Thinking back to the scene where her sister rushed over and grabbed her without hesitation, and thinking about how she used to stand by and watch the sixth and fourth brothers bully her youngest sister, she felt guilty.
"Xiao Qi, thank you for saving my second brother's life."
Cao Qimei shook her head when she heard this and hid her injured hand behind her body. She smiled and said, "You are my second brother."
Hearing this, Cao Er felt even worse.
What a good sister she is, he only discovered it now.
It's simply blind.
Cao San and Cao Qimei had the best relationship, and Cao Wu had never bullied Cao Qimei. If other brothers bullied Cao Qimei, he would protect her. So when they saw Cao Qimei hiding her hands behind her back, they realized that their sister was injured.
Cao Wu stepped forward and grabbed Cao Qimei's hand. He saw that her wrist was cut and bleeding a lot. It looked a bit scary.
Cao Wu asked: "Are you stupid? You should tell me if it hurts."
Cao Qimei pursed her lips and whispered, "Fifth brother, it's okay, it won't hurt soon."
Cao Wu took a deep breath and told himself not to be angry, otherwise he would be pissed off to death by his sister.
He swore a few words, found some hemostatic herbs nearby, rubbed them together and applied them to Cao Qimei's wound.
Cao San was comforting his sister gently.
Cao Er felt a little uncomfortable when he witnessed this scene. At this moment, he seemed like an outsider.
Yu Wanqing held her breath and followed behind them, witnessing the whole scene with her own eyes. If she hadn't used her wood-based ability to control the vines to help Cao Er when he missed his step just now, even if Cao Qimei had reacted quickly, she would not have been able to hold Cao Er back.
Cao Er looked at Cao Qimei and said, "Qimei, we will take you to the foot of the mountain. You go back first. Your third and fifth brothers and I will go to collect herbs."
The other two brothers nodded repeatedly, agreeing with their second brother's words.
Cao Qimei shook her head: "No, I want to follow my brothers."
Cao Qimei usually doesn't like to talk, but she is a stubborn child.
In the end, the three of them had no choice but to continue on their journey with her. This time, Cao Er walked in front to lead the way, and looked back from time to time to see if Cao Qimei was catching up.
After experiencing the life and death situation just now, and seeing his sister sacrifice herself for him, he seemed to have grown up in an instant, from competing for affection with his brothers and sisters on a daily basis to now wanting to care for his sister.
Of course, this is just my sister.
Yu Wanqing looked at Cao Er and thought of an aunt she met in her previous life. She also came from difficult times. She was the oldest sister in the family, but those were very poor times. She had many brothers and sisters, and they were not well fed or warm. So if there was anything good at home, she would cry and make a fuss to get it, and she would not let go even if her parents beat her until her head was bleeding.
When she got older and her living conditions improved, she would think of her younger brothers and sisters whenever she had something good.
She said: "It's not that I don't love my brothers and sisters, but in those days, we couldn't even fill our stomachs, we went to bed hungry every day, and it was a big problem to live a good life. Under such circumstances, how could I have the qualifications to say whether I love my brothers and sisters or not. Now that living conditions are better, I am no longer hungry, and I am willing to share everything I have with my brothers and sisters."
Cao Er and that aunt probably have similar ideas. Their family is poor and they have many brothers and sisters. If they don't fight and compete for things, they will go hungry.
Plunder became his nature.
Cao Qimei saved him, so he was willing to protect Cao Qimei.
In fact, this is the nature of many people.
Yu Wanqing did not use her supernatural powers to drive away the surrounding animals. Three hours after they walked into Xishan, they encountered a lone wild boar.
The wild boar chased the four siblings everywhere, and their screams of fear could be heard from the woods.
Cao Wu was almost knocked away by the wild boar, but Cao Er pulled him back.
Yu Wanqing looked at their ferocious appearance and did not think of helping them right away. Instead, she used her supernatural power to control the wild boar, letting it continue chasing for a while, then rushing into the woods and disappearing from the sight of the siblings.
The four people who escaped death fell to the ground, gasping for breath.
After resting for a while, Cao San looked at Cao Er and said, "Second brother, you take Old Five and Seventh Sister back. I will go to Guangao Mountain to collect herbs by myself."