Shu He was in the kitchen making medicine for Xiao Yier when she heard Nan Qi's anxious and angry voice from the other side of the kitchen, which made her curl the corners of her mouth.

"Madam He said there are some medicines in there for Xiao Yi'er, and asked that if Brother Nanqi goes to the city, please bring some back for her." Madam Wang placed a small piece of silver on the kitchen table. "This is the money Madam He gave me for the medicine."

"That's just a little?!" Nan Qi picked up the small ingot of silver on the table, almost vomiting blood in anger. "How can this little bit of silver buy so many medicinal herbs? I even saw wild ginseng! That stuff, how can this little bit be enough?!"

Both Madam Wang and Madam Zhang looked embarrassed.

They didn't understand either, they were all illiterate. Mrs. He gave her the papers and she took them back.

Besides, isn’t this what Nanqi wanted?

"With so many medicinal herbs, how can I tell what the prescription is?" Nanqi couldn't help muttering.

"Mrs. He said that she would help boil the medicine after we buy the herbs, so when the time comes, all we have to do is give her the herbs..."

Madam Wang's voice grew weaker and weaker, as if she felt that she had messed up something.

Nan Qi suddenly realized that he seemed to have been tricked. He turned his head to look at the wall. On the other side of the wall was Shu He's kitchen. He seemed to want to see through the wall and kill her with his eyes.

The two ladies looked at Nanqi, who was a little angry, looked at each other tacitly, and left silently.

Uncle Zhang laughed and said, "Nanqi, don't be so stingy! These are medicinal herbs. Whether they are used by Madam Wang or Xiao Yi'er, isn't it helping people? Besides, if Madam He takes your herbs, won't it be easier for you to eat them tomorrow?"

"As the saying goes, if you take something from someone, you'll be grateful, and if you eat something from someone, you'll be soft-hearted. By then, she'll definitely be too embarrassed to beat you out!"

Nanqi raised his eyebrows in anger and argued, "I don't care about the food she cooks!"

Zhang Bo watched Nan Qi angrily turn away, his face beaming. "You say you don't care? You drank the most of that bowl of chicken soup just now!"

Baili Moqing leaned against the window. The laughter from the kitchen came into his study, and he seemed unable to read the book in his hand anymore.

This yard is so joyful for the first time.

Is she a medical professional?

A faint medicinal fragrance wafted in from outside the window, and this time, he didn't hate the smell of medicine that much.

Nanqi came in angrily, carrying the prescription, his face showing a bit of guilt and frustration. "Master, I'm leaving now."

Nan Qi was about to leave when Baili Moqing stopped him and said, "Show me the prescription."

"Ah?" Nanqi was stunned for a moment, then a slight blush appeared on his face.

Shameful! So shameful! I wanted to plot against that He guy, but in the end, I got tricked! I can only swallow my anger!

Baili Moqing took the prescription from Nanqi's hand and looked at the beautiful handwriting on the pages. It was quite pleasing to the eye.

But why are these herbs so disorganized and unconnected? It looks like he just wrote down whatever he thought of.

"I originally wanted to test that woman's medical skills, but I didn't expect her to be so half-baked! I don't know if Xiao Yi'er can grow up healthily with her random treatment like this!"

Baili Moqing's lips curled slightly, and he returned the prescription in his hand to Nanqi, his face showing a bit of relaxation. "Go."

Nanqi went out and put the prescription in front of his chest. Then he was seen as light as a swallow, like a black cheetah flying lightly on the snow towards the distance.

"Brother! Brother!"

Xiao Yier was playing with the golden pheasant at the door. She looked up inadvertently and saw Nanqi turned into a black dot.

She ran out of the door and chased after the dark shadow, and the golden pheasant also flew out behind her.

Shu He was making medicine in the kitchen. When he heard the sound, he ran out, but Xiao Yier had already been buried in the snow not far from the door.

Shu He was furious and hurried to pull her out. But she was seen flailing around, shouting towards the distance, "Brother, brother!"

After bringing Xiao Yier home, Shu He didn't notice that the golden pheasant had already flown to the back mountain.

The heavy snow stopped, and warm sunlight appeared in the sky, shining on the crystal white snow, making it extremely dazzling.

Baili Moqing sat quietly on the windowsill reading a book.

Nangong Xiyun wore a bright red cloak, wrapped herself up completely, and hid outside the study, staring at the handsome man infatuatedly.

The two cooks were busy preparing dinner in the kitchen. Uncle Zhang had nothing to do, so he cleared the snow in front of the door.

The peaceful scene was suddenly interrupted by a wolf howl.

Uncle Zhang stopped sweeping the broom and looked towards the back mountain with some doubt in his eyes.

Was that a wolf howling just now?

Baili Moqing also heard the howl. He pushed his wheelchair from the study to the front hall. Nangong Xiyun looked panicked and took the opportunity to walk to Baili Moqing's side.

"Cousin, was that a wolf howling just now?"

Uncle Zhang noticed Baili Moqing coming out and quickly dropped the broom in his hand. "Hey, sir, why are you out here? It's dangerous here, come inside!"

The two ladies from the kitchen also came to the front hall, looking at the white snow in the distance with worried eyes.

Is that a wolf howling? Why would a wolf appear in the eastern suburbs?

"Haw..."

There was another burst of bird screams outside the yard. Uncle Zhang went out to check and his face instantly showed fear.

Nangong Xiyun's curiosity overcame her fear, and she went out to check it out.

In the back of the mountain, a red-backed pheasant ran wildly on the snow, screaming from time to time. Behind it was a gray wolf, chasing it.

If the snow on the ground wasn't so deep, it would be impossible for the wolf to have such a hard time catching a pheasant!

"Ah! Quick, close the door! It's a wolf! It's a wild wolf!!"

It was the first time that Nangong Xiyun saw such a ferocious wolf. Its sharp gray-white teeth were extremely cold and dazzling in the sunlight, making her terrified.

The wild wolf was attracted by the screams and saw the bright red figure at a glance. Perhaps attracted by the bright red, it gave up the red-backed pheasant and ran straight towards the bright red.

The wolf was very fast. Uncle Zhang was shocked and quickly closed the door. Seeing this, the two cooks quickly came forward to help.

As soon as the door was locked, there was a loud bang and a violent impact on the door panel.

"Ouch~"

Suddenly, there was a wolf howling outside the door, and the two cooks were so scared that they almost collapsed to the ground.

Nangong Xiyun was pushing Baili Moqing's wheelchair to the backyard when he gave her a cold look, causing Nangong Xiyun to let go of the wheelchair for some reason.

"Uncle Zhang, don't panic. Put a stick behind the door. The wolf won't jump and won't be able to get in!"

Uncle Zhang nodded and immediately called the two cooks to hold the door together. The wolf outside seemed unwilling to give up and continued to bang against the door.

Shu He had just finished changing Xiao Yi'er's clothes when she heard noises from next door. She quickly closed the door and took Xiao Yi'er to the side room in the backyard.

"Good girl, wait here for mother for a while. I'll go next door to help uncle and auntie, okay?"

"Mom, what's that noise outside?" Xiao Yier grabbed her sleeve tightly, her little face pale with fright.

Shu He stroked her hair and comforted her, "Listen, mother, it's a bit like a big dog. It must be hungry. Mother, give it some food. That way, it will stop barking. Okay?"

Xiao Yier nodded, and the fear on her face dissipated a little.

She had seen stray dogs on the street before and thought they were pitiful and cute. It was a pity that those dogs could not live with her and play with her.

"Mom, can you take the big dog home? Yi'er likes dogs."

When Shu He heard this, she looked at the child's innocent expression and a stiff smile flashed across her face.

"Well, Mommy will try her best, but if the dog doesn't want to come and wants to go home, then we shouldn't force it, okay?"

"Ah? Is it Yier's fault? That's why the big dog doesn't want to play with Yier?" Little Yier looked a little disappointed.

"Of course not!" Shu He pinched her little hand, rolled his eyes, and said, "What if Big Dog's family also has a baby like Xiao Yi'er? We can't separate the babies from their mothers, right?"

"Do you want to leave your mother?"

"Of course not!" Xiao Yier said immediately.

"Yeah, the big dog's babies don't want to leave their mother either, so let's not take the big dog home, okay?"

"Ok."

After finally coaxing Xiao Yier into silence, Shu He closed the door, took a sickle from the front yard, and gently opened the gate.

A wild gray wolf violently attacked the gate next door.

As soon as her door opened, a red-backed pheasant came in from outside, rushed straight into the woodshed, and then disappeared.

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