The little girl suddenly fainted, scaring everyone.
Mother Lin kicked the little girl and said fiercely, "You are still pretending to be dead. I will starve you for three days when I get home!"
The little girl was completely unaware and fell to the ground after being kicked by her. Her already worn-out clothes were covered in dust.
Cheng Yaoyao angrily said: "She fainted, and you still kicked her!"
Mrs. Lin didn't expect that the little girl was really fainted. She felt guilty for a moment and said, "This is my granddaughter. I can kick her however I want! Xiaoqiu, get up, get up!"
Cheng Yaoyao frowned, Xiaoqiu? Isn't this the sister of the heroine in the original book?
Mrs. Lin pushed Xiaoqiu several times. Seeing that Xiaoqiu's face was getting uglier and uglier, she became afraid and said, "I'll go to the village to find a doctor!"
After saying that, he actually grabbed his grandson and ran away.
"Hey, why did you leave?" Cheng Yaoyao was caught in a hot potato and looked at Xie Zhao helplessly. Xie Zhao took off his coat and covered Xiaoqiu with it, and put his finger under Xiaoqiu's nose, breathing weakly.
Seeing Xiaoqiu's lips turning purple, Cheng Yaoyao said fearfully, "Xie Zhao, what should we do? How long will it take for Mrs. Lin to find a doctor?"
Xie Zhao frowned and glanced at the end of the path: "She won't come back."
Cheng Yaoyao looked at him in surprise.
Xie Zhao guessed correctly. This granddaughter of Mrs. Lin has had a dirty and sickly condition since she was a child. The eldest son's family has wasted countless money to support her. Now the eldest son and his wife have passed away, leaving behind three children. The eldest daughter, Lin Ranran, can work and can be exchanged for a dowry in two years. The youngest son, Xiaojing, is a boy, but this sickly girl has become a burden. Today was the first time I took her out to forage for pigs, and this happened!
Thinking of this, Mrs. Lin walked slower and slower, leading her grandson Lin Zhiyu. She also pulled a large clump of pigweed on the way, killing time at a moderate pace.
Half an hour passed, and Cheng Yaoyao knew that Mrs. Lin would definitely not come back. She remembered that Mrs. Lin in the original book treated the three grandchildren left by the eldest wife very badly, and she didn't expect that she could be so cruel.
Cheng Yaoyao held Xiaoqiu's skinny little hand, which was covered with dirty dirt and scars, but still warm. This was a living being, and Cheng Yaoyao couldn't treat her like a paper man.
Seeing that the rise and fall of Xiaoqiu's chest was getting weaker and weaker, Cheng Yaoyao's heart was gripped with grief.
The back of his hand suddenly felt warm, and Xie Zhao held Cheng Yaoyao's hand: "She can't delay any longer, let's take her back to the village."
Xie Zhao reached out to pick up Xiao Qiu, but was stopped by Cheng Yaoyao: "No, she has a heart disease, you can't move her!"
Cheng Yaoyao took out his water bottle, shook it, opened it and put it to Xiaoqiu's lips: "Lift her head up, I'll give her some water."
Xie Zhao said: "Sister, her condition is still uncertain. This is very dangerous." It is dangerous for Xiaoqiu and also for Cheng Yaoyao.
Cheng Yaoyao's peach blossom eyes glowed brightly, and he said firmly: "If she doesn't drink water, she will die. Believe me!"
Xie Zhao paused, half-raised Xiaoqiu, pinched her cheeks and asked her to open her mouth. Cheng Yaoyao moved the kettle to Xiaoqiu's lips and poured all the spiritual spring water into her. Xiaoqiu was unconscious, and the spiritual spring water kept dripping from her lips. She swallowed two mouthfuls and immediately started coughing.
"Cough, cough, cough..." Xiaoqiu coughed heart-wrenchingly, then opened her eyes and took the initiative to get the water from the kettle and drank greedily.
Seeing her drink half the bottle of spiritual spring water in one breath, Cheng Yaoyao quickly moved the bottle away. Xiaoqiu coughed and breathed deeply, and the deathly gray color on her cheeks gradually faded.
Cheng Yaoyao breathed a sigh of relief and said to Xie Zhao happily, "She's fine!"
Xie Zhao was staring at the water bottle in her hand, thinking about something. Cheng Yaoyao didn't notice this, patted Xiaoqiu on the shoulder and said, "Are you okay?"
Xiaoqiu looked at the beautiful face in front of her and shook her head in confusion.
Cheng Yaoyao breathed a sigh of relief: "You scared me to death just now."
"Thank you, sister. I am sick, don't be afraid." Xiao Qiu whispered. She looked at Cheng Yaoyao and Xie Zhao, and then looked left and right.
Xie Zhao said: "Your grandmother has returned to the village to find a doctor."
"How could she..." Cheng Yaoyao was about to retort, but she saw Xie Zhao shaking his head slightly. She had no choice but to swallow her words in anger.
But Xiaoqiu was such a sensitive child. Tears welled up in her eyes, but she didn't ask anything.
At this moment, a noisy sound came from not far away, and the first to be heard was Mrs. Lin crying: "Xiao Qiu, my granddaughter! You must hold on!"
Mrs. Lin came with the team leader and a group of villagers. Before they even got close, they slapped their thighs and howled. Who knew that when they looked up, they saw Xiaoqiu eating egg cake.
Mrs. Lin's wailing suddenly stopped, and Lin Dafu said, "Didn't you say Xiaoqiu was sick and couldn't survive? She's fine now!"
"She was almost dying just now!" Mrs. Lin rushed forward. When Xiaoqiu saw her, she was so scared that she turned over and got up, still holding the egg cake.
Mrs. Lin saw that Xiaoqiu's face was much rosier than before. She was so angry that she slapped the cake out of Xiaoqiu's hand and said, "You stupid girl, you are just playing tricks and being lazy just now!"
Xiaoqiu screamed and didn't even dare to cry, like a little quail.
Cheng Yaoyao angrily said, "That's enough! Your granddaughter just had a heart attack and you left her alone. Now you're beating her!"
Others also said: "The child is sick, why are you hitting him?"
"I think the child is hungry. He will be fine after eating."
Mrs. Lin yelled angrily, "This is my granddaughter. I can discipline her however I want!"
Xiaoqiu quietly picked up the egg cake and put it into her pocket while no one was paying attention.
The noise got louder and louder, and Lin Dafu shouted, "Be quiet! Aunt Lin, this is your granddaughter after all. If the child is sick, don't let her do heavy work, take her home."
Cheng Yaoyao was still angry, but was held down by Xie Zhao. He could only watch as Mrs. Lin picked up the basket of pig grass and dragged Xiaoqiu home.
The villagers kept muttering to themselves: "Lin Wuxing's family is so unkind. They tortured Ranran and her siblings beyond recognition."
"That's right. Ranran is a babysitter at home, and the two little ones are still hungry. Others gave the children food, but Mrs. Lin blocked the door and scolded them!"
After everyone left, Xie Zhao took Cheng Yaoyao's hand and asked, "What are you staring at? Are you scared?"
"No." Cheng Yaoyao came back to his senses, "Why didn't you let me scold that old lady Lin just now? Xiaoqiu is too pitiful."
Xie Zhao said: "If you scold her, she will go back and vent her anger on Xiao Qiu."
Cheng Yaoyao gritted his teeth. Why was the fate of Xiaoqiu and her two siblings still so tragic? Was it because he had traveled through time and space and changed the plot?
Cheng Yaoyao suddenly felt a little guilty. His hand lightened and Xie Zhao took the water bottle.
"Hey!" Cheng Yaoyao was anxious and reached out to grab it: "What are you doing?"
Xie Zhao said: "Drink some water."
Cheng Yaoyao grabbed the water bottle back and splashed the water directly into the bushes nearby. This is pure spiritual spring water. Xie Zhao will have a nosebleed if he drinks it! She was in a hurry and only noticed Xie Zhao's strange gaze after she splashed the water. She stammered and explained: "Xiao Qiu has drunk this water. Let's go up the mountain to get some spring water to drink."
Xie Zhao stared at her, his face expressionless. Cheng Yaoyao felt guilty and hurriedly ran forward a few steps to avoid Xie Zhao's gaze: "Let's go, the bracken will get old if we are late!"
"Yeah." Xie Zhao responded, took a few steps back and glanced into the bushes.
The bushes had already withered by then. He had excellent eyesight and saw a little green spreading out from the dead trees, and then gradually countless tender green branches emerged, the dead trees were coming back to life.
Cheng Yaoyao had already run up the hillside and found a few plump and tender ferns in the grass. She squatted down, carefully cut off the ferns at the roots and put them in the basket, then turned around and called out, "Xie Zhao! If you don't come, I'll leave first!"
Xie Zhao strode over from the bottom of the mountain, put the hatchet back behind his waist with one hand, and there was still a little grass debris on his trouser legs: "Slow down."
Cheng Yaoyao asked curiously, "What did you do? Why are your pants so dirty?"
"Nothing." Xie Zhao walked over to Cheng Yaoyao and asked, "What did you pick?"
Cheng Yaoyao quickly showed the bracken in the basket. Xie Zhao smiled and said, "Sister, you are amazing."
"Of course!" Cheng Yaoyao immediately raised his tail.
It was not the peak season for fern growth at this time, so they had to go to the mountains to find it. The two of them went up the mountain, with Xie Zhao walking in front, chopping the vines and shrubs that blocked the road with a hatchet, and trampled out a flat path.
Not long after Cheng Yaoyao left, he groaned, "Xie Zhao, my feet hurt."
Xie Zhao said: "It's only been less than five minutes."
"But I can't walk." Cheng Yaoyao just squatted down and refused to move.
Xie Zhao looked down at the timid girl squatting on the ground, touched the rope hanging around her waist, and said, "Do you want to lead her along?"
His voice was light, but Cheng Yaoyao could hear a hint of smile in it. She immediately remembered that when they first met, Xie Zhao tied her up with a rope and walked away!
She turned over the past and said angrily, "How dare you bring it up! That rope rubbed my hands so hard that they hurt!"
Xie Zhao asked, "Does it still hurt now?"
Cheng Yaoyao raised her white wrist, her skin was as white as cream, without a single mark. She lied with her eyes half closed: "It still hurts, it hurts in my heart!"
Xie Zhao chuckled softly, as if there was a cello hidden in his chest, and said in a low and mellow voice: "What should we do?"
Cheng Yaoyao's cheeks flushed, and he couldn't help but reach out his hand: "Come here."
Xie Zhao half-knelt down and approached her. Cheng Yaoyao put his hands around Xie Zhao's neck and said, "Now I'll give you a chance to make it up to me. If you carry me up the mountain, I'll forgive you."
It's impossible to refuse her when she acts so coquettishly and confidently.
Cheng Yaoyao lay on Xie Zhao's back, his back was broad and warm, and he stood up steadily without any effort. Xie Zhao supported Cheng Yaoyao's knees with one hand and carried the basket with the other, and walked up the mountain.
The mountain road was not too steep, winding slowly up to the top of the mountain. Occasionally, tree branches would block the road or get caught in Cheng Yaoyao's hair, so Cheng Yaoyao had to hide his face in Xie Zhao's shoulder.
Xie Zhao suddenly shuddered, and Cheng Yaoyao was so scared that he grabbed his neck tightly: "What are you doing!"
Xie Zhao's voice was a little hoarse: "Don't rub it!"
"I didn't!" Cheng Yaoyao shouted into Xie Zhao's ear.
Xie Zhao shuddered again, and finally kept silent. He carried Cheng Yaoyao on his back and walked up the mountain.
Cheng Yaoyao lay on his shoulder, staring at his ears curiously: "Xie Zhao, your ears are so red. So hot... Hey! Don't pinch me, can't I just stop talking? Xie Zhao!"
Cheng Yaoyao begged for mercy and acted coquettishly, and Xie Zhao finally let her go.
After passing a large rock, the view finally opened up. There was a clear blue sky above my head, and in the distance were endless mountains, with villages with white walls and black tiles vaguely visible among them.
We have reached the top of the mountain.
Cheng Yaoyao took a deep breath and said happily, "The air on the top of the mountain is so good!"
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