Mrs. Zhao hugged Su Sanlang and refused to let go no matter what.
Then several children woke up.
Everyone cried. Su Chong and Su Hua burst into tears. Su Chong said: "Father, mother, I want to go too. I am strong and I can help."
Su Hua also cried and said: "Father, mother, I want to go too. Let the tiger eat me first, and then let the eldest brother smash the tiger's head. Brother Hua is not afraid of death, really."
Su Sanmei cried and said: "Father, mother, let me be the bait. My skin is tender, just kill me."
Mrs. Zhao immediately cried out in pain and beat her heart: "My son..."
The family hugged each other and cried together.
No matter what Su Sanlang said, he would not let him go alone.
Su Sanlang hugged his wife and children, his throat was choked a little and he said, "It's because of my incompetence that I couldn't give you a home. I'm sorry."
"Dad, I've thought about it. It's not impossible for us to hunt tigers. Listen to me, tigers are scary and they are beasts. I'll be the bait. You are strong. Brother Chong and Brother Hua are stronger.
It's too big, I will hold it tight, and you can use sticks and knives to just chop off its head. In our family, if the whole family can live at the expense of me, I will be willing to do so."
Mrs. Zhao wiped her tears and said to Su Sanlang seriously.
When Su Sanlang heard this, he quickly wanted to refute, but Zhao did not give him this chance.
"Daddy, if you were the bait, I might not be able to kill the tiger because I am weak. Even if we are lucky enough to kill the tiger, how can I, a woman, protect you? When the time comes, what you have exchanged for your life will only be
Become someone else’s.”
Zhao had never been so decisive. Su Sanlang had no words to refute her words.
Mrs. Zhao, on the other hand, touched the three children tenderly and said warmly: "I have lived for thirty years and I am satisfied. But Brother Chong and the others are still young. If you kill a tiger, you can take the children to see a doctor."
Even if I die, I will have no regrets, because I believe you will treat our children well and protect them when they grow up."
At the end of the sentence, Mrs. Zhao hugged Su Sanlang and said in a low voice: "Daddy, let me go. Besides, I may not die. It's all a bet. So bet on me. I believe in you. You can definitely do it."
.”
Su Sanlang clenched his fists, knowing that everything Zhao said made sense.
He hugged Ms. Zhao tightly and finally said, "Okay, let's go together."
"Brother Chong and Brother Hua are together. Third sister is waiting here for us to come back. Take good care of fourth sister."
Su Sanlang made up his mind, but what he did not say was that if he really failed, he would not live alone, and he would not let Zhao enter the tiger's mouth alone.
As for the two sons, they will come back soon. If Dr. Wu is kind, he might take them in.
There is really no way out.
After making a decision, Su Sanlang didn't waste any time. He and Mrs. Zhao cleaned up together and took away the leftover cold steamed buns from the kitchen.
Regarding this, Su Sanlang felt very sorry, but he had no choice. If he could come back alive, he would repay Doctor Wu. If he didn't come back, he would repay it for the cattle and horses in his next life.
Before leaving, Su Sanlang knelt down and hugged Su Sanmei, and gently told her: "Third sister, you are the most obedient. Dad has left fourth sister to your care. Just wait at home for us to come back, okay?"
Su Sanmei nodded with tears in her eyes.
Su Sanlang hugged Su Xiaolu again and kissed Su Xiaolu's forehead before putting her down.
Mrs. Zhao hugged Su Sanmei and Su Xiaolu with tears in her eyes.
They left quietly without looking back.
Su Xiaolu will never forget this night, and neither can she.
Su Xiaolu couldn't help but cry when she thought about it. It was already dawn, and she didn't know where her parents were. If Dr. Wu went there, would he be able to find them?
Or, bring back the news that they were killed by a tiger.
As a baby, she could do nothing but pray.
She could only make herself obedient. After Su Sanmei cooked the rice soup and fed it to her, she drank it obediently. She was quiet, and Su Sanmei would tell Su Xiaolu all her worries.
Su Sanmei said: "Fourth sister, my parents say that you are a god from the sky. I really hope this is true. If you are a god, you will definitely be able to protect your parents and brother and come back safely, right? You protect them.
Come back safely, sister will be good to you forever, okay?"
As he spoke, tears fell on Su Xiaolu's face.
Su Xiaolu thought, if God is really not kind to her, then let her parents come back safely.
She always felt that it was no accident that God gave her space and spiritual spring.
If her heart is sincere, then she is willing to use her skills to cure diseases and save a hundred evil people in the future to repay this blessing.
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In the evening, Old Man Wu came back alone. He searched for it all day but couldn't find it. He had no connection with Su Sanlang's family, so it was enough for him.
He looked at Su Sanmei and said: "It's so big in the mountains, I couldn't find your parents."
With tears in her eyes, Su Sanmei handed the bowl and chopsticks to Old Man Wu.
Then Su Sanmei hugged Su Xiaolu and knelt down. She cried and said: "Grandpa Wu, please keep me and my sister. I can work and I can eat very little, even if I am a slave."
Maid, I am also willing to take care of you, Grandpa Wu, I just ask you to take my sister and me in."
Old Man Wu sighed and said, "Get up. You don't need to be a slave. You just wash and cook for me. As long as I live in this village for one day, you sisters will have a bowl of food to eat."
In the ice and snow, Old Man Wu couldn't do anything to drive away Su Sanmei. He couldn't bear it, but the little girl was sensible, so he just treated it as a good deed.
After Su Sanmei heard this, she kowtowed and thanked her.
She thanked Old Man Wu for keeping their sisters. At the same time, she also prayed for a miracle and hoped that her parents and brother could come back safely.
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Su Sanlang took Zhao and his two sons over the mountains and ridges, searching everywhere, and finally found the tiger's tracks on the third day. After following the tracks for two hours, they heard the tiger's roar.
The low roar is so powerful that it makes people tremble when they hear it.
They began to carefully set up the trap. The rope was twisted, as thick as a thumb, and was woven into the shape of a rope cage by Su Sanlang.
Su Chong and Su Hua held a big stick in their hands, and Su Sanlang held a machete in their hands.
Zhao served as bait, and Su Sanlang and the three children hid.
Zhao opened her wrist and let the blood flow out. She smeared the blood around so that if the tiger jumped towards her, it would be caught by the rope net.
If she was used as bait, she might be bitten to death by a tiger. Even so, she was not afraid. As long as she could kill the tiger, their family could survive.
The trap is not difficult. This is what Su Sanlang and Zhou Anding learned from father and son. During those few days, he followed Doctor Wu, but Doctor Wu didn't even reply to him. He asked a lot about how to catch tigers.
