I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

Su Banxia snorted coldly after hearing Su Ye's words.

“Uncle, that’s not how it works. When you were little, didn’t you all eat and poop on the bed? Didn’t my grandma have to take care of you too? By the way, didn’t I say before that if you need me to make house calls again, you have to pay me for the medicine? Now that my grandma is sick, I came empty-handed. I won’t charge you for the medicine today. Consider it our second branch’s way of showing respect to my grandma. If there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving now. Don’t upset my grandma anymore. If she gets really sick from it, you won’t want to take care of her.”

After saying that, Su Banxia picked up her medicine box and turned to walk outside.

Su Ye watched Su Banxia's departing figure and sighed helplessly.

"How come Banxia is getting more and more sharp-tongued? I can't even argue with her anymore. Sigh, why does she charge a consultation fee just to see her grandma? It's like I've been raising you for nothing."

Su Banxia walked back under the moonlight. She had been in such a hurry when Su Qingsong came to call her that she had forgotten to bring a lantern. Fortunately, the moon was quite full tonight, so it didn't affect her walking.

As Su Banxia and Xiao Hei were almost at the courtyard on Dwarf Mountain, someone suddenly patted her on the back. Startled, Su Banxia didn't dare turn around; a cold sweat broke out on her back. She stammered, "..."

"Who are you? It's the middle of the night, don't try to scare me, I definitely won't turn back..."

"Pfft! Hahahaha! I never expected you to be such a coward!"

As Zhili spoke, he jumped directly in front of Su Banxia and looked at her with a smile.

Su Banxia was startled by Zhili's sudden appearance and instinctively reached out to push him away, but Zhili grabbed her hand and grinned mischievously.

"Why are you getting angry now that you're the one who's scared of me?"

Seeing this, Su Banxia quickly withdrew her hand and said angrily:

"What are you doing? I've never seen anyone as annoying as you!"

Zhili's lips curled slightly.

“I’m fine, I just got tired of staying on the mountain and wanted to come down for a walk. I saw you walking alone at night and was worried that you might be in danger, so I thought I’d give you a ride. Now I’ve ended up doing something wrong with my good intentions.”

"I don't need you to deliver it to me; you are the biggest danger!"

After saying that, Su Banxia walked forward quickly, trying to shake off Zhili.

Seeing this, Zhili hurriedly followed.

"Hey, don't be angry. Actually, I was just thinking of telling you that winter is coming soon. Although we have firewood for heating on the mountain, we don't have much food left. The food I had before was enough for me to last until the New Year. But now you've sent another person into the mountains. If the two of us eat together, we probably won't last until the New Year. So I thought I'd come down the mountain to ask you for some food. Oh, and your aunt, I noticed she doesn't have any warm clothes. She's either cooking or shivering in the house all day. If you have any extra cotton clothes, you can bring one for her."

Upon hearing this, Su Banxia stopped and turned to look at Zhili.

"When did you become so kind? You're even willing to bring my aunt a cotton-padded coat?"

"Look at what you're saying. I've always been a kind and good person."

Su Banxia felt disgusted by Zhili's words. From the moment she first met Zhili that night, she felt that he was not a good person. Now he was actually boasting about his kindness, which left Su Banxia speechless.

But then Su Banxia thought about it again. She realized that she had been in such a hurry when she sent Su Yunhe up the mountain that she hadn't prepared any thick winter clothes for her. She was also busy with her stall and didn't have time to go up the mountain to give her anything. Now that Zhili was willing to come down the mountain to get the clothes, it saved Su Banxia the trouble of making another trip up the mountain.

Thinking this, Su Banxia said to Zhili:

"Wait for me outside for a while. I'll come out and call you after I've packed my things. Just take the things up the mountain, and make sure my family doesn't find out."

Zhili smiled and nodded in agreement.

"Don't worry, I know the rules."

The two arrived at the courtyard on Dwarf Mountain in silence. Su Banxia pushed open the door and saw Su Hanzhang waiting anxiously in the courtyard. She then spoke:

"Dad, why aren't you asleep yet?"

"Oh, my dear, you're finally back! How can I sleep? You know, such a big thing happened at your grandma's place. I only found out after you left. If you hadn't come back, I would have gone out to pick you up. How is your grandma?"

Su Hanzhang asked anxiously.

Seeing his expression, Su Banxia sighed helplessly.

“My grandmother is now paralyzed on one side of her body, and it’s difficult for her to get out of bed. She’s fallen asleep after I gave her acupuncture. Please go see her again tomorrow.”

Upon hearing this, Su Hanzhang slapped his thigh in shock.

"Oh dear, Banxia, ​​your grandma is usually so healthy, how could she suddenly get such a disease? What are we going to do in the future?"

Su Banxia sighed.

“Father, there’s a saying that goes, ‘cause and effect.’ You’ll understand in time. My grandmother’s illness today is partly her own fault. Now that she’s sick, it’s too late to say anything more. Just take good care of her while she’s still alive.”

After saying that, Su Banxia didn't want to say anything more to Su Hanzhang. She went upstairs and started packing. She had made several sets of cotton clothes in advance. She took out one set for Su Yunhe to wear first. If she didn't have enough clothes for herself in the future, she could make more. As for food, she would take the grain stored in her space. If she took too much from the kitchen, she was afraid that the people in the family would see it and become suspicious.

After finishing all this, Su Banxia looked downstairs and saw that Su Hanzhang had already gone back inside. She then tiptoed downstairs, opened the courtyard gate, and saw Zhili waiting for her. She then handed the packed items to Zhili.

"These things are enough for you to eat until the New Year. If you don't have enough to eat by the end of the year, you can go down the mountain again to get more. When you have free time, you should go into the mountains more often to hunt and find some meat to eat. Don't just eat the food stored in the cellar all day long."

Seeing Su Banxia's lecturing manner, Zhili couldn't help but find it amusing, and just kept nodding.

"Okay, I understand. If there's nothing else, I'll be going now. I'll come down to see you again in a few days."

"Don't come to see me. Don't come down the mountain to bother me unless it's important."

Zhili grabbed the things and ran off, paying no heed to what Su Banxia was saying behind her.

Su Banxia watched Zhili's departing figure and sighed helplessly.

"I wonder when we'll finally get rid of this plague. Wei Kezhi, you really know how to cause me trouble..."

Su Banxia shook her head helplessly and went back to the courtyard. She'd been incredibly busy all day, and now that she could finally rest, she went upstairs and collapsed into bed…