Chapter 11: Aren’t You Afraid of Being Struck by Lightning?

Chapter 11: Aren't You Afraid of Being Struck by Lightning?

Gui Ge'er arrived, panting heavily, leading the Luo family.

He was only seven years old, and the distance he had covered was considerable. Gui Ge'er was terrified of delaying the rescue, so he ran as fast as he could, bringing them here. Now, he was completely exhausted and couldn't run any further.

When Luo's mother saw her son lying unconscious on the grassy field, she nearly broke down, rushing over in just two steps.

"Qiong Niu! Qiong Niu!" Luo's mother's eyes were red as she knelt beside Luo Qiong Niu, shaking him frantically, "What happened to you, Qiong Niu? Wake up, Qiong Niu!"

Luo Qiong Niu, unconscious, showed no signs of movement.

Luo's mother felt like her head was about to explode.

Luo's father, with a grim face, pulled Luo's mother away: "We don't know what happened to Qiong Niu yet. Don't shake him."

Luo's mother, at a loss, suddenly noticed Liu Ge'er standing nearby, looking like he had something to say. She immediately turned towards him, got up, rushed over, and shook his shoulders angrily: "What did you do to our Qiong Niu! What did you do!"

Liu Ge'er didn't expect Luo's mother to suddenly confront him and was momentarily stunned: "It wasn't me—"

Before he could finish, Luo's mother angrily interrupted him, shouting: "If it wasn't you, who else could it be! Your Yu family's boys are the most hateful! Last time, you beat our Qiong Niu so badly, but he insisted it was just a fight and wouldn't let us cause trouble for your family! This time, you knocked him out! How dare you!... Just now, your brother said he didn't know why our Qiong Niu fainted. I guessed it must have been another fight! But I never imagined you would hurt him this badly! Look at how pale his face is! You're too ruthless!"

Luo's mother spoke quickly and became increasingly upset and angry, gripping Liu Ge'er's shoulders tighter.

Despite the difference in strength between men and women, Liu Ge'er was naturally frail and only ten years old, while Luo's mother was a farmer used to hard labor. She shook him so hard that he almost passed out.

Xingxing, worried, used all her strength to push Luo's mother away: "Ah! Let go of my Third Brother! Let go!"

Luo's mother, still furious and impatient, reached out with one hand and forcefully pushed Xingxing away.

With her strength, shaking Liu Ge'er was easy, let alone Xingxing. The little girl was thrown onto the grass.

"Xingxing!"

Now both Liu Ge'er and Gui Ge'er were alarmed!

Liu Ge'er, somehow finding strength, broke free from Luo's mother and hurriedly helped Gui Ge'er lift Xingxing up.

Xingxing had fallen quite hard. Although the ground was grassy, her palms were scraped and bleeding from small pebbles.

The little girl's eyes welled up with tears, but she tried to be brave: "Third Brother, Fourth Brother, I'm fine!"

Seeing her trying so hard to be strong despite her tears, Liu Ge'er and Gui Ge'er felt their hearts break.

How could she be so understanding and obedient!

Liu Ge'er's eyes burned with anger as he turned back to Luo's mother, speaking coldly:

"Luo Qiong Niu wasn't beaten by us; he was bitten by a snake!"

Luo's mother's expression changed instantly: "Bitten by a snake?! You're lying!"

Being bitten by a snake is a life-threatening situation!

Luo's mother instinctively refused to believe it!

This must be a lie made up by the Yu family's boy to avoid responsibility!

But Luo's father noticed some herbal paste on Luo Qiong Niu's foot and, upon closer inspection, saw the two bite marks. He quickly spread the paste evenly and pulled Luo's mother's arm, indicating her to look.

Upon seeing the herbal paste on Luo Qiong Niu's foot and the dark blood squeezed out nearby, Luo's mother was stunned.

Liu Ge'er's anger rose, and he spoke coldly: "...Luo Qiong Niu was bitten by a snake and fainted in the grass. Xingxing found him first! We didn't know what was wrong with him, so we didn't dare move him and sent Gui Ge'er to bring you over! It was also Xingxing who discovered he was bitten by a snake and found the herb to treat the venom! Frankly, Xingxing saved Luo Qiong Niu's life!"

He angrily raised Xingxing's small, bloody hand: "Is this how you treat your son's savior? Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?"

These words left Luo's father and mother feeling ashamed.

Xingxing, embarrassed, quickly withdrew her hand. She didn't want to take all the credit and spoke loudly: "Third Brother also helped squeeze out the venom, and Fourth Brother ran fast to bring you over!"

To her, Third Brother and Fourth Brother were equally responsible for saving Luo Qiong Niu!

At that moment, Luo Qiong Niu slowly regained consciousness, coughing weakly.

Luo's father and mother were overjoyed, surrounding him: "Qiong Niu, how are you feeling?"

Luo Qiong Niu was dizzy and couldn't speak.

Even so, Luo's father and mother were almost in tears with relief.

People bitten by snakes often remain unconscious and never wake up.

Their son waking up might mean he was going to be alright.

Luo's father and mother focused on Luo Qiong Niu, ignoring the others. Seeing this, Liu Ge'er didn't bother arguing anymore and gently held Xingxing's wrist: "Come, Third Brother will help clean your wound."

Xingxing nodded obediently: "Okay."

Gui Ge'er, carrying a basket of wild vegetables, followed behind.

The three siblings left without paying attention to the Luo family.

Liu Ge'er took Xingxing to the stream. Her hands were stained with juice from picking wild vegetables. After washing them, Liu Ge'er carefully cleaned and treated the wounds caused by the pebbles.

Gui Ge'er, watching from the side, felt heartbroken.

Usually, when they get into fights and sustain minor injuries, it's no big deal. But Xingxing is just a soft and delicate little girl!

She must be in so much pain!

Gui Geer couldn't help but pick up Xingxing's small hand and blew on the wound. "Xingxing, does it still hurt?"

Xingxing lifted her little face. "Fourth Brother, Xingxing doesn't hurt anymore! Thank you, Third Brother, thank you, Fourth Brother!"

Her sweetness could melt one's heart!

After treating the wound, the three siblings went to the stream to clean the wild vegetables before heading back to the Yu family home.

As soon as they returned, Bai Xiaofeng called Liu Ge'er and Gui Geer into the house to help her with some work, while Xingxing went back to the main room by herself.

Someone in the village was getting married, so Wei Pozi had gone to help with the preparations. Old Man Yu was still in the fields, and there was no one in the main room. Xingxing carefully poured half a bowl of water from the pot, drank it, took off her shoes, climbed onto the bed, and fell asleep feeling drowsy.