Falling into the water in the middle of summer would not have made Zhao Xiuxiu so ill that she could not get up. The reason why her illness came so violently was, in the words of the doctor, because she suffered from long-term excessive worry and damaged her heart and lungs, which all started to attack after she fell into the water.

If it hadn't been delivered in time, if it had been delayed for another night, my life would have been lost.

Mr. Qin couldn't understand that his niece was only seven years old, her parents and relatives died when she couldn't remember, and the Qin family treated her just like their own children. What on earth was she worried about and what was she afraid of.

Could it be a precognitive dream? Even if it is a precognitive dream that can last for several years, Zhao Xiuxiu is so young, there will always be something revealed in her words. But in the past few years, no one in the family has noticed it. Mr. Qin does not believe that she has such a dream at such a young age.

Know how to cover up without revealing anything unusual.

Mr. Qin couldn't figure it out, so he decided to wait for Zhao Xiuxiu to recover and figure out the matter thoroughly. For this reason, before Zhao Xiuxiu woke up, he specifically asked Qin Shan and Qin Chuan not to look for them.

Zhao Xiuxiu mentioned what happened last night in front of him.

Zhao Xiuxiu was still young, and the doctor did not dare to give strong medicine. It was not until noon the next day that the high fever slowly subsided, and the person slowly woke up and regained consciousness. He could not see the crazy appearance last night.

Zhao Xiuxiu's illness needs to be cured slowly, and there may be recurrences during this period. It is best to stay in the hospital until she recovers. However, there are people coming and going in the hospital every day, so it is impossible to set aside a room for Zhao Xiuxiu to stay.

The doctor speculated on several possible scenarios of Zhao Xiuxiu's condition, prescribed her three pairs of medicines with different properties, and sent the Qin family and Zhao Xiuxiu away.

The few villagers who escorted them into the city to find the doctor rushed back as soon as dawn. The only ones walking on the mountain road now were the Qin family's father and son, Zhao Xiuxiu and Dahuang.

Zhao Xiuxiu was seriously ill. She had no energy and no strength to walk such a long mountain road. She was carried by Qin Shan and Qin Chuan along the way.

The sun was very hot at the moment. Even if there were mountains and trees blocking it, the clothes of Mr. Qin and others were still soaked. Rhubarb was so hot that he stuck out his tongue. When he saw a pond or a small puddle, he would jump in it.

, I had to wet my fur before I got up, but at least I didn’t suffer from heatstroke.

In comparison, Zhao Xiuxiu, who was lying on the stretcher, was much more comfortable, but her face was very ugly. Before she came out of the hospital, she had been paying attention to the words and deeds of the Qin family and her son, and there was a hint of guilt and worry in her eyes from time to time.

She had a fever last night, and when she woke up, she had some vague memories of what she had done. But she was not sure if she was dreaming or if it really happened. She was always very nervous, fearing that she would expose secrets that could not be exposed.

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Although the Qin family's father and son's attitude towards her was the same as before, she still couldn't rest assured. She wanted to ask tentatively, but she was worried that she would be exposed in front of the Qin family's father and son, especially Mr. Qin, so she didn't dare to say a word.

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After returning to Qin's house in physical and mental torment, the first thing Zhao Xiuxiu did was to secretly call Xue Ya and ask her about what happened last night.

Xueya twisted her fingers and said with some embarrassment: "Sister Xiuxiu, I went out to play last night. When I came back, my uncle and grandpa and my father had already taken you into the city."

When Zhao Xiuxiu heard this, her expression turned ugly: She fell into the water and fell ill. She didn't say that she would accompany her to the bed, but she still had the heart to go out and play! It's a shame that she was so kind to her, but she didn't expect that she turned out to be a white-eyed wolf!

Xueya didn't understand Zhao Xiuxiu's face and said quickly: "Xiaoxiao was at home last night. She should know. When she comes back from herding sheep later, I'll call her over. You can ask her!"

Unexpectedly, Zhao Xiuxiu's face changed drastically and she screamed: "No, don't look for her!"

Xueya was startled and asked anxiously: "Sister Xiuxiu, what's wrong with you?"

Zhao Xiuxiu realized that she had overreacted. She calmed down her emotions. Until the fear in her heart gradually dissipated, she shook her head and said, "It's okay. I'm just worried that Xiaoxiao is still young and can't explain clearly."

Xue Ya became more and more confused. Xiaoxiao was still young and not a fool. How could he explain a few words clearly?

Thinking this in her heart, she did not say it out loud, but said with some embarrassment: "Last night, the eldest brother, Erbao, Sanbao, and Qingqing were all playing in the rice field. Only Xiaoxiao was left at home. If you don't ask her, you can only

Grandpa, grandma and the others."

The moonlight has been good these days, and the children in the village will run to the rice fields to play. Xueya was asked by her friends to throw away her handkerchief, so Hu Qingqing and Sanbao thought it was fun and went along.

Even Dabao and Erbao each made an appointment with their partners to compete with a large group of half-year-old children in a cockfighting competition. Only Qin Xiaoxiao was afraid that the village cats would come to haunt them in the dark, so she stayed at home and did not go out.

"Okay, okay, you don't have to worry about this. Don't talk too much to other people. Tell me what I asked you."

Zhao Xiuxiu didn't dare to ask the adults at home, let alone Qin Xiaoxiao. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little irritated on her face, and her tone of voice became even worse.

Xueya's face changed, she opened her mouth to say something, but looking at Zhao Xiuxiu's uncertain face, she didn't say anything.

While the sun was still high, Mie Mie's stomach was already bulging from food, so Qin Xiaoxiao and his party returned home early.

The adults were still working in the fields, Dabao Xueya was not at home, only Zhao Xiuxiu was there, and the yard seemed quiet.

As soon as she entered the courtyard, Qin Xiaoxiao saw Zhao Xiuxiu sitting under the jujube tree. There was a trace of confusion on her little face, and she didn't know whether she should say hello or not.

She still remembered Zhao Xiuxiu's hard push and vicious insults last night!

Then the little girl thought of what her grandma had said. It was cousin Xiuxiu who was confused because of her illness. She didn't mean to scold her. She felt that she could be more generous and not care about the sick people, so she stepped forward and said hello: "Cousin Xiuxiu,

Have you recovered from your illness?"

Zhao Xiuxiu was thinking about things and didn't notice that Qin Xiaoxiao and the others were back. When Qin Xiaoxiao shouted in her ear, she was startled. When she saw that it was Qin Xiaoxiao, her face became uncontrollably gloomy.

Coming down, I felt more fear inside.

"Cousin Xiuxiu, why are you looking at me like this?" Qin Xiaoxiao saw that Zhao Xiuxiu was unhappy, and her feelings for her probably resurfaced, so she unconsciously took two steps back, moving away from Zhao Xiuxiu.

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Zhao Xiuxiu felt extremely sarcastic when she saw her actions.

From falling into the water yesterday to getting sick at night, how similar was it to being scratched by a black wild raccoon and being chased and bitten by a homespun bag three years ago? It was when she attacked Qin Xiaoxiao that evil retribution followed, even if she treated Qin Xiaoxiao

Xiaoxiao’s injury was not successful!

Three years ago, she was afraid of Qin Xiaoxiao's fate and did not dare to take action against her. Perhaps it was for this reason that she lived safely until now.

Yesterday at the pond, she couldn't hold back, thinking that as long as she knocked Qin Xiaoxiao into the water with the help of Xueya, the evil retribution would only be on Xueya and had nothing to do with herself. But before she could bump into Xueya

, he fell headlong into the water and almost died.

The moment the water reached her head, she truly felt the threat of death. She was even more frightened than being chased by a burlap snake three years ago. The suffocating feeling of death made her tremble every time she thought about it, and she wished she could reverse it.

Time goes back to the moment when he didn't take action against Qin Xiaoxiao.

Qin Xiaoxiao's luck was obviously better than three years ago, otherwise she would not have suffered such a severe backlash when dealing with her this time.

If she was afraid and jealous of Qin Xiaoxiao's luck in the past and wanted to take it as her own, after yesterday, she could no longer think of it and wanted to be as far away from Qin Xiaoxiao as she could.

Don't touch her at all.

Seeing Qin Xiaoxiao's careful look, Zhao Xiuxiu did not feel proud, and said casually: "I was thinking about something just now, and you scared me when you suddenly appeared."

Qin Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief and said with some embarrassment: "It's my fault. I should have stood farther away and talked to Cousin Xiuxiu."

Zhao Xiuxiu smiled coldly: This little bitch can put on a show at a young age and coax everyone to surround her!

Seeing cousin Xiuxiu's face change again, Qin Xiaoxiao knew that she didn't want to talk to him, so he didn't want to talk to her anymore. He turned to Hu Qingqing and Sanbao and said: "Let's go to Dagou to find the eldest brother and the second brother. They are here

Catching loaches!"

Hu Qingqing and Sanbao wanted to go there a long time ago. After hearing what Qin Xiaoxiao said, they held her hands from left to right: "Let's go quickly. I saw a lot of people arresting me. I don't know about the eldest cousin and the second cousin."

Brother, if you catch a lot, will it be enough for us to eat at night?"

Qin Xiaoxiao likes to eat fragrant dry-stewed loach very much. She hopes that her eldest and second brothers can catch more, so she takes Hu Qingqing and Sanbao and runs directly: "The ditch is so big, there must be many loach nests, let's go over and help

Big brother and second brother are looking for you, so you can catch more."

Her proposal was immediately recognized by Hu Qingqing and Sanbao. Afraid that the loach nest would be found if they arrived late, the three little guys ran very fast with their short legs.

Dahuang saw them running, and followed them with his tongue out. Bieme didn't stay at home, and followed a few little guys.

As soon as they left, the courtyard suddenly fell silent.

Looking at their cheerful backs, Zhao Xiuxiu suddenly felt very uncomfortable and felt abandoned.

Dagou is a ditch under the Qinghu embankment. This ditch connects more than a dozen villages downstream. During the dry season, this ditch becomes a survival ditch for those dozen villages. It all points to its origin.

Water is diverted from Qinghu Lake to irrigate crops.

It is not the dry season yet, so there is no water in the ditch for the time being. It is filled with knee-deep silt. The silt is very fertile and has a deep blue-black color. Anyone who wants to plant trees will dig the silt in the ditch and absorb the silt.

With the fertility and moisture inside, the tree can survive easily.

There are not many other things in this kind of mud, and eels and loaches are very common. If a man wants to get some eels and loaches to drink with him, he usually sends his children to catch them in the ditch.

This afternoon, a group of half-year-old children met in the ditch for a loach-catching competition. Dabao and Erbao were very good at catching loaches, so they came over excitedly carrying buckets.

Some adults were knee-deep in mud, but when it came to these half-year-old children, it reached directly to their thighs. It was very inconvenient to move. They simply took off their outer pants, leaving their legs naked one by one, and they skillfully turned over the mud with their hands.

Mudba quickly caught the dug-out loach.

When Qin Xiaoxiao and the other three arrived at Dagou, Dabao and Erbao had already caught a lot of loaches, and their faces and bodies were covered in black mud, making them almost unrecognizable.

Seeing his younger brothers and sisters coming, Dabao put the bucket of loaches under their noses and said proudly: "Look, my brother and Erbao caught them all. Let grandma and the others make loach soup and stir-fry later."

Loach, let you eat enough."

Qin Xiaoxiao stood on the edge and leaned out half of his body to look into the bucket. When he saw that the bottom of the bucket was already covered with loaches crawling around, he estimated that it could fry two large plates, and he couldn't help but reveal his neat little white teeth.

: "Big brother and second brother are so awesome, no one else can catch as many as you!"

Dabao was praised by his sister for feeling so comfortable that he felt more energetic and no longer felt tired: "Almost all the mud here has been rummaged through. Brother and Erbao will change places later and we will definitely be able to catch more."

Qin Xiaoxiao nodded and praised Dabao again.

At this time, Erbao, who was near the ridge on the other side, suddenly shouted: "Brother, hurry up, there is a big guy here, don't let him get away!"

When Dabao heard this, he stopped talking to his sister, put down the bucket and went to help Erbao catch the big guy.

Loaches are only that big, and the largest ones are only as long as a hand. If they run away, they will run away, and then they will find the next one. The reason why Erbao was so excited was that when he was digging through the mud, he unexpectedly found a fish as big as him.

A big eel with a thick wrist.

Such a big eel weighs at least one kilogram, which is as rare as a big fish weighing more than ten kilograms. If you can catch it and sell it, you can get a lot of money. Even if you don't sell it and keep it for your own consumption, it is still very good.
To be continued...