The Ice Tiger Clan elder apologized to Shen Miao and Qing Chen, and left with Da Shan's corpse.
The cat-beastman was stunned by this series of changes. He wanted to know why Qingchen, who had been crippled, was suddenly able to get out of bed.
Also, what was that fireball that Shen Miao just threw out?
But before he could ask, Qingchen's body swayed precariously. Shen Miao quickly stepped forward to support him and said to the cat-beastman, "Brother Cat, we have a lot to do today. Let's talk another day."
"Okay, I won't bother you any longer, I'll be going now." The cat-beastman walked away in a daze.
Shen Miao and the other children worked together to take Qing Chen back to his room.
Shen Miao examined his legs. The wounds from the previous surgery had not fully healed. When Qing Chen exerted force, the wounds reopened, and blood gushed out.
"You all go out and play first. I'll take care of your father here." Shen Miao didn't want the children to see the bloody scene.
The children didn't want to leave, so Qingchen said, "Go play, I'm fine."
The kids then pushed each other and left.
They have a lot to talk about today, so let's find a place where the kids can chat to their hearts' content.
Here, inside the house.
Shen Miao cleaned Qing Chen's wounds, untied and discarded the blood-stained bandages, and re-bandaged them. Qing Chen watched her actions and said disapprovingly, "The children are still young, how can you take them on adventures?"
He had just learned from Shen Miao the reason for going to the Ice Tiger Clan.
Shen Miao explained, "The kids have just learned to control their abilities and want to try it out themselves. Besides, I think it's better to practice in real-world situations than to practice behind closed doors."
“But they are still so young. Can you guarantee they will come back safe and sound?” Qingchen asked sternly.
Shen Miao tied a knot in the bandage and said earnestly, "I can make sure."
Qingchen snorted, clearly not believing her words.
"Alright, there's nothing to be angry about. I won't bring them next time. Now that your leg is better, I won't worry about the kids' education anymore. I'll leave it all to you," Shen Miao comforted her.
Qingchen didn't speak again. Shen Miao's words suddenly reminded him of something: their current friendly relationship was due to an agreement.
His leg has begun to recover, does that mean Shen Miao is going to...?
The elders of the Ice Tiger Clan came again to discuss compensation matters.
The elders had previously mentioned that they would give Shen Miao and the others some compensation, but Shen Miao did not agree at the time and only proposed to deal with Da Shan. Unexpectedly, after internal discussions within the Ice Tiger Clan, they proposed compensation again.
"How does the elder intend to compensate me for my losses?" Shen Miao asked directly.
The elder dared not put on airs in front of Shen Miao and said gently, "This time, our clan caused trouble for Madam Shen's family. Fortunately, that wicked beast is dead. However, the sins he committed cannot be left unpunished. Therefore, our Ice Tiger Clan has decided to compensate Madam Shen with a stone house."
The Ice Tiger Clan elder thought to himself, "This family is in such a terrible state, the wooden house is practically rotten. If I give her a stone house, she'll be very happy. Then I can take the opportunity to ask for..."
“No need,” Shen Miao refused decisively.
The Ice Tiger Clan elder was stunned, doubting that he had misheard, and emphasized, "Madam Chen, it is a stone house, a large stone house large enough for your family of six to live in."
Building a stone house is much more troublesome than building a wooden house, and the Ice Tiger Clan elder thought he was being very sincere.
Shen Miao's attitude was very firm: "No need, I want a stone house, I will build it myself, you don't need to compensate me. I have said, my only requirement is that the mountain dies."
Now, the Ice Tiger Clan elder was somewhat uneasy.
He simply couldn't fathom Shen Miao's thoughts.
"Then, then our deal..."
Shen Miao smiled knowingly: "We'll see."
Without directly agreeing or refusing, the Ice Tiger Clan elder left somewhat disappointed.
...
When the weather got warmer, the chili peppers that Shenmiao had planted finally bore fruit.
These chili seedlings endured many hardships. Shen Miao once thought they wouldn't survive, but they did. However, after that heavy snow, half of the chili seedlings were gone.
The remaining half, under Shen Miao's careful care, finally grew to maturity.
Shen Miao looked at the small, green fruits and was overjoyed. These were good things; she wouldn't need to buy them from the supermarket anymore when cooking.
They can also develop other dishes, such as chili sauce.
Shen Miao goes to the vegetable garden every day, which makes the kids very interested in the chili seedlings, and they like to come and take a look whenever they have free time.
The four little ones are the most frequent runners.
When Xiao Sibao saw the cute chili peppers growing on the chili pepper tree, his eyes lit up instantly.
Wow, this must be a delicious fruit. She's been waiting for so long, she's going to have a good taste of it.
Little Sibao stretched out his chubby little hand, picked a green chili pepper, and took a bold bite. The expected sweetness did not appear. Instead, a very strange taste filled his mouth, which was both stinging and painful. It was so uncomfortable that tears immediately welled up in Little Sibao's eyes.
"Waaaaah, waaaaah, Mother, help me!"
Hearing the crying, Shen Miao hurriedly came out of the house and saw Xiao Sibao with his mouth wide open, his pink little tongue sticking out, wailing loudly.
He was still holding half a green chili pepper in his hand.
Shen Miao took a second to react, then couldn't help but burst out laughing. She asked, "Little Sibao, did you secretly eat some chili peppers?"
"Waaah, I want Mommy to taste it and see if the fruit is ripe. Waaah, Mommy, my mouth hurts." Little Sibao felt incredibly wronged when she saw Shen Miao laughing at her.
Shen Miao was both amused and annoyed, and quickly fetched some water for her to drink.
The chili peppers she grows are the super spicy kind, small in size, but people who can't handle spice will cry from the spiciness after just one bite, let alone when they're raw.
The four little ones bravely tested the chili peppers on themselves; their courage is truly commendable.
"Silly girl, this isn't a fruit, it's called a chili pepper. Chili peppers are for cooking, not for eating raw, understand?" Shen Miao wiped away her tears and told her about the uses of chili peppers.
No wonder the little four babies have been wandering around the chili pepper field these past few days; they were trying to steal some.
Little Sibao's lips were red from the spiciness, and her eyes were red from crying. She said in a spoiled tone, "But they look like fruit, so why can't they be fruit?"
"There's no reason why this is a question," Shen Miao pinched her cheek and said. "It's like how you're called Xiao Sibao, not Dabao, Erbao, or Sanbao. A chili pepper is a chili pepper, not a fruit."
"Oh." Little Sibao seemed to understand but not quite.
Shen Miao thought she was cute and adorable, and couldn't help but give her a good rub. Later, when Da Bao and the others came back from outside and heard about this, they also teased Xiao Si Bao mercilessly.
The little boy was fuming and ignored his older brother for two days.
It wasn't until Shen Miao said she would make something nice for her that she cheered up again.
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