Although Bai Chengen didn't know why Lin Ru had made such a fuss, he trusted every decision Lin Ru made during this long journey of fleeing famine. So when Lin Ru asked him to go in and see a doctor, he went in immediately without saying a word!
The people from Shili Village also stopped packing their bags and went back to doing their own things!
This action made the people in the mountain village feel like they were seeing the little girl in a new light!
They never expected that this little girl, at such a young age, would actually be the leader of that group!
On her very first day, she not only helped them get rid of a scourge in the team, but also actually got the leader to admit his mistake, even though he was an extremely arrogant person!
Although he treats his brothers very well, he never takes the initiative to admit his mistakes!
But now he has voluntarily lowered his head!
Moreover, his second-in-command trusts this girl immensely!
The third leader seems to value this little girl quite a bit!
This made them subtly begin to take the young girl in front of them more seriously. Their attitude towards her also changed!
His words unconsciously carried a hint of respect!
Lin Ru carefully observed everyone around her and had already vaguely noticed their changes, which was exactly what she wanted, but these changes were not enough!
So when Bai Chengen was a little worried, she took the initiative to step forward and hand over the antidote pills she was holding!
"Third Uncle, do you think my pills are effective against this poison?"
Bai Chengen took the pills from Lin Ru's hand, smelled them carefully, and then shook his head as if he were having trouble!
"They must have eaten some poisonous mushrooms in the forest!"
"Your medicine does contain many precious medicinal herbs, but it can only remove some of their toxins. We still need to figure out what kind of fungi they ate in order to treat the symptoms effectively!"
"Besides, I remember you don't have many pills. These days, medicine is so precious, you can understand without me saying it. This can only relieve their pain and delay the onset of the poison, but it can't cure it. Are you sure you want to give it to them?"
Lin Ru bought many bottles of these antidote pills, probably over a thousand pills, and they were very cheap. She had even given two bottles to her third uncle before!
She knew that her third great-uncle was standing up for her!
That's exactly the feeling she wanted—to make them feel guilty, thus gaining their trust!
So she looked pained but helpless!
"It's alright. Even if it only delays the onset of the poison or alleviates their pain a little, I'm willing to give them these pills!"
"They're all a pitiful bunch of teenagers!"
"And now that we're here, no matter what they think of us, I'll treat them all as my own brothers!"
"Even if this medicine is precious, it is not as precious as human life!"
Lin Ru's words made everyone present feel guilty!
They never expected that Lin Ru would put aside past grievances and take out such a precious item to help them!
I was deeply moved!
After the boys swallowed the pills, half of the poison was neutralized. Several children woke up from their coma and explained what had happened.
It turns out that Old Liu really saw their great victory. Not only did the boss not notice that he hadn't gone, but he also didn't invite him to the banquet that night!
I feel very uncomfortable!
He looked at Ji Wenxuan, Lin Ru and the others, who had just arrived at the mountain stronghold and were doing very well, receiving a lot of courtesy!
They had a lot of anger but nowhere to vent it!
So before dawn, they took them outside and forced them to eat mushrooms they didn't recognize!
They call it trying new foods!
But even when they were already feeling a bit uncomfortable, Old Liu still didn't give them a dictation test. He thought the kids were being too dramatic, looking down on him, and not listening to him!
They took the half-cooked mushrooms and stuffed them into their mouths. The boys who were more seriously poisoned were stuffed with many poisonous mushrooms because they didn't escape in time!
There are other unidentified wild vegetables!
They were terrified and thought they should come back and ask for help!
Although he escaped death, the toxins in his body took effect, and he fainted before he had gone very far!
The brothers next to him were furious when they heard this!
"That old Liu deserves to die!"
"When I first woke up, I saw him sneaking out of the woods by himself. I asked him where he had been, but he wouldn't tell me!"
"In the end, it was Brother Gao who found those kids, and Old Liu finally stammered that he saw them in the woods!"
"Then he pretended to be kind and led them there, but it turns out he really was the culprit!"
"Yes, we really didn't expect him to be able to do that!"
"He's a disgrace to our mountain stronghold!"
"They actually wanted to pin the blame on Miss Lin and the others!"
"The reason for delaying the treatment of these children was that they didn't want them to betray them after they were revived!"
"How vicious his thoughts are!"
When the matchmaker heard what had happened, she was so angry that she trembled all over!
She picked up the knife beside her and shoved it into Hei Meng's hand!
"Boss! We have both witnesses and physical evidence!"
"Do you intend to continue protecting him?"
"Don't let this beast ruin our years-long brotherhood!"
"You need to understand! Old Liu has indeed been following you for a very long time!"
"But the rest of our brothers are also our comrades who have risked their lives with us!"
Now all eyes were on Hei Meng!
Although they don't have many formalities in their mountain village, they still have the necessary rules!
Just now, their leader, without even finding out what happened, vented his anger on a little girl, and a kind-hearted little girl who was devoted to them!
Therefore, the time for treatment was almost delayed!
This made them all wonder if their own lives were really less important than the lives of these so-called elders.
They've been through thick and thin with the leader many times!
The contributions he made to counterfeiting were no less than those made by Old Liu!
They sought refuge in this mountain stronghold because they could no longer tolerate the corrupt practices of the imperial court, where officials protected each other, appointed relatives and friends, and allowed those with connections to arbitrarily oppress the people, plunder their wealth, and disregard the lives of the common folk!
Now, this mountain stronghold seems to them no different from the previous imperial court!
In the mountain stronghold, those who have been with the leader for a long time are the so-called veterans!
He did a lot of bad things behind the boss's back!
Actually, some people had mentioned Lao Liu's matter to the leader at the beginning, but he always just laughed it off, thinking it was just a little squabble between brothers!
Moreover, in his view, those who come later should be given more opportunities to be disciplined!
What Lao Liu did for those teenagers was an act of care from an elder!
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