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Xingxing grew anxious and mustered all her strength to push Luo's mother: "Oh! Let go of my Third Brother! Let go!"

Luo's mother, in a fit of rage, angrily freed one hand and forcefully shoved Xingxing away.

With the strength Luo's mother possessed, it would have been no trouble to shake off even Liu Ge'er, let alone Xingxing. Xingxing was immediately thrown through the air and fell onto the grass.

"Xingxing!"

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

Liu Ge'er, seemingly drawing strength from nowhere, broke free from Luo's mother and hurried over with Gui Ge'er to help Xingxing up.

Xingxing had fallen quite hard; though the ground was covered in grass, her palms, which had braced her fall, were still pierced by small stones, leaving them bloody.

Tears welled up in the little girl's eyes, threatening to spill but not quite falling. She clearly felt wronged.

But she was afraid of worrying her brothers, so she endured the pain and said, "Third Brother, Fourth Brother, Xingxing is fine!"

The sight of the little girl, tears brimming in her eyes, trying to be strong, broke Liu Ge'er and Gui Ge'er's hearts!

How could she be so understanding and well-behaved!

Fury burned in Liu Ge'er's eyes as he turned around and glared coldly at Luo's mother.

He had wanted to explain earlier, but Luo's mother hadn't given him the chance. Before he could say anything, he nearly lost his balance:

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

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

Being bitten by a snake is a matter of life and death!

Luo's mother naturally refused to believe it instinctively!

This must be the foul-mouthed boy from the Yu family making up lies to escape responsibility!

But at this moment, Luo's father also noticed that there was a paste of herbal medicine on Luo Qiong Niu's foot. He gently pulled it aside and could vaguely see the two wounds inflicted by the snake bite. He quickly smoothed the herbal paste on his son's foot again, tugged at Luo's mother's arm, and gestured for her to look.

Seeing the herbal paste on Luo Qiong Niu's foot and the dark blood squeezed out beside it, Luo's mother had to admit it looked like a snake bite—this woman was momentarily stunned.

Liu Ge'er's anger flared, and he said coldly, "…Luo Qiong Niu fainted in the hay after being bitten by a snake, and it was Xingxing who found him first! At the time, we didn't know what condition Luo Qiong Niu was in, so none of us dared to move him. We could only have Gui Ge'er hurry to bring you over! It was also Xingxing who soon discovered that Luo Qiong Niu had been bitten by a snake! And it was Xingxing who found the half-flower herb specifically for treating snake venom! To put it bluntly, Xingxing is Luo Qiong Niu's savior!"

He angrily raised Xingxing's small hand, the red mark on it particularly glaring: "Is this how you treat your son's savior?! Are you not afraid of being struck by lightning?!"

These words made Luo's father and mother feel somewhat ashamed.

Xingxing herself felt a bit embarrassed and hurriedly pulled back her small hand. She didn't want to take all the credit, so she tried to speak up loudly, "Third Brother also helped squeeze out the poisoned blood, and Fourth Brother ran very fast to bring you over!"

To her, Third Brother and Fourth Brother were also saviors of that person!

Just then, Luo Qiong Niu slowly regained consciousness, coughing weakly a couple of times.

Luo's parents were overjoyed, forgetting everything else as they surrounded Luo Qiong Niu, "Qiong Niu, how are you feeling?"

Luo Qiong Niu felt dizzy and disoriented, unable to speak for a moment.

Even so, Luo's parents were almost overwhelmed with relief and joy.

Many people who are bitten by snakes often fall into a coma and never wake up.

Now that their son has woken up, does it mean he’s going to be fine?

Luo’s father and Luo’s mother surrounded Luo Qiong Niu, paying no attention to anything else. Seeing this, Liu Ge'er didn’t bother to scold the Luo family anymore. He gently grabbed Xingxing’s wrist: "Come, Third Brother will take you to clean your wound."

Xingxing nodded obediently: "Okay."

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

The three siblings ignored the Luo family and left on their own.

Liu Ge'er took Xingxing to the streamside. Because of picking wild vegetables, Xingxing’s small hands were covered with sap. After washing them, Liu Ge'er carefully cleaned and treated the wounds on her hands caused by small stones.

Seven-year-old Gui Ge'er watched from the side, his heart aching.

Usually, when they got into fights and had minor injuries, it wasn’t a big deal, but Xingxing was such a delicate little girl!

She must be in so much pain!

Unable to bear it, Gui Ge'er took Xingxing’s small hand and blew on the wound: "Xingxing, does it still hurt?"

Xingxing lifted her face: "Fourth Brother, Xingxing doesn’t hurt anymore! Thank you, Third Brother, thank you, Fourth Brother!"

So obedient, it could melt anyone’s heart!

After treating the wound, the three siblings also picked through the wild vegetables by the stream before heading back to the Yu family.

Upon returning, Bai Xiaofeng called Liu Ge'er and Gui Ge'er to help her with some work inside the house, while Xingxing went back to the main house on her own.

Someone in the village was getting married, and Wei Pozi had gone to help with the preparations. Old Yu was still in the fields, so there was no one in the main house. Xingxing carefully poured herself half a bowl of water from the pot, drank it, then took off her shoes and climbed onto the kang, falling asleep as she lay down, feeling drowsy.

Chapter 12 Who Says We Have No Maid?

Xingxing was awakened by the startled cry of Wei Pozi from outside the door.

"Where are the things I put on the windowsill?!"

At Wei Pozi's shout, Li Chunhua from the main house and Bai Xiaofeng from the second house, along with Liu Ge'er and Gui Ge'er, hurried out of their rooms to see what had happened.

Li Chunhua's voice was rather loud: "Mother, what's wrong?"

Wei Pozi's frown could have killed a fly. She stood outside the main room, searching the ground near the windowsill. Seeing that Li Chunhua and Bai Xiaofeng had come out, her brows furrowed even deeper as she asked them, "Did you touch the things I left on the windowsill?"

Li Chunhua was still trying to figure out what Wei Pozi meant, but Bai Xiaofeng immediately responded, "Mother, you've always told us not to touch anything in the main room. I would never dare to."