Heavenly Blessed Baby: Fleeing Famine, Busy to Prosper!-Chapter 37: Village Chief, Run! Run!

"Pfft!"

No one knew which family’s daughter-in-law couldn’t hold back her laughter.

This laughter seemed to have a certain magical power, affecting the people around her and making them laugh too.

As they laughed, everyone started crying again.

It had just been so frightening; Qi Family’s fourth almost became a tragic soul under that black bear’s claws.

Luckily, now everyone was safe, and the bear was struck dead by lightning.

But, were they truly only relieved for Qi Family’s fourth?

The bear looked nearly two meters tall, with a broad and strong build, thick-skinned and tough. Even though there were many of them, to genuinely kill it would have come at a high cost.

To win this fight without any harm made everyone feel a sense of survival after disaster.

"Brother Jin!"

Yi Meng woke up amidst the laughter and tears of the crowd, and ran towards Qi Quanjin.

She slipped as she ran, and fell straight to the ground.

Qi Manman, in the basket on her back, went flying in a perfect parabola into the air.

"Ah!"

The crowd gasped in shock.

Qi Ercai reacted quickly, leaping up to catch Qi Manman’s clothes, using the momentum to fall into the wild grass, while not forgetting to hug the little girl tightly.

"Manbao!"

Yi Meng was supported by someone, but didn’t even care about herself, her first glance was towards her daughter.

Others were so frightened that they almost stopped breathing.

Qi Ercai rolled twice in the wild grass before stopping.

Mrs. Qi shouted anxiously, "Why are you all standing there like fools? Go check on them!"

She shouted as she ran towards Qi Ercai.

However, the mountain forest was full of wild grass, and they had just been struggling with climbing and rushing, even the young men were exhausted, let alone Mrs. Qi, an elder.

She was tripped by wild grass just after a few steps, nearly falling, if not grabbed by Qi Dafu who rushed over.

"Don’t hold me, go check Manbao! Oh my Manbao, my dear heart!"

Mrs. Qi pushed her eldest son away and cried towards Qi Ercai.

In the next moment, they all heard a burst of giggles.

The laughter was clear, like a forest fairy, making everyone feel happy just by hearing it.

"Hehehe, Uncle Ercai, that was fun! Can we do it again?"

Qi Manman’s soft and adorable voice sounded, rendering everyone silent.

The kid wasn’t scared at all, she even thought they were playing a game with her!

"Oh my sweet Manbao, come here and let grandma check if you’re hurt."

Mrs. Qi was the first to react once again.

This time she didn’t push away her son’s arm, but rather held on to it, clawing through the wild grass and hastily moving her legs to find her precious granddaughter.

Qi Ercai was also getting up at this moment.

Supporting himself with one hand on the ground, the other holding onto a nearby tree, he stood up with Qi Manman still in his arms.

The little girl’s clothes were slightly wrinkled, but she didn’t have a scratch on her, not even two pieces of wild grass in her hair.

"Grandma! Grandma!"

Seeing Mrs. Qi, Qi Manman immediately reached out for a hug.

Mrs. Qi, crying and laughing, held her precious granddaughter, giving several noisy kisses before she finally felt relieved.

"Hehehe!"

Qi Manman giggled from the ticklish kisses, her laughter brighter and more joyous.

Her laughter lightened the mood of the group.

With Yi Meng now certain that her daughter was unharmed, she ran towards her husband.

Qi Quanjin was indeed frightened.

Such a huge bear lunged at him, and if it weren’t for the lightning, he might have been at the Yama Hall by now.

Though he didn’t wet his pants, both his legs felt like noodles.

It wasn’t until Yi Meng sat beside him and helped him up that he took a long deep breath, finally feeling like he was alive.

"Brother Jin!"

Yi Meng could no longer care about the norms of propriety of this era, and hugged Qi Quanjin tightly around the neck.

Qi Quanjin, feeling reborn, also embraced his wife, ignoring the traditional constraints.

Some felt it inappropriate, while others awkwardly turned away.

Once they had settled down, everyone realized that the cave Qi Quanjin spoke of was actually the lair of the black bear.

"I truly didn’t know before; I just stumbled upon this place by accident once, and there was nothing here at that time."

Qi Quanjin felt very embarrassed, but more aggrieved.

If he had known it was the bear’s den, he wouldn’t have brought the villagers here for refuge.

"We know you’re a good man, don’t worry, no one blames you."

The village head patted Qi Quanjin’s hand and instructed the young men behind him, "You split into two teams, one team fetch water, the other patrol around here."

He also told his eldest daughter-in-law, "Take some people into the cave to clean up."

The Qi brothers had already checked the cave earlier.

Besides some dirt, there was no other danger inside, so the women were tasked with cleaning it.

"Village chief, it seems like the smoke really isn’t coming up anymore."

Someone among the crowd suddenly mentioned.

Everyone suddenly remembered the life-threatening smoke that had chased them.

Looking back in the direction they came, the smoke seemed trapped in the forest, truly not blowing upward anymore.

The village chief looked around, then smiled, "We’re not far from the summit, the mountain wind might have blown away the rising smoke. That’s good; without the smoke choking us, we finally have a way out."

In front of the cave was a flat space about thirty square meters wide, with no trees, and hardly any wild grass, mostly littered with stones, making it uncomfortable to walk on.

Everyone placed their carts and luggage on this empty patch of land.

The village chief’s eldest daughter-in-law, along with ten young women, went inside to clean the cave, while others found leveled spots to rest.

The elderly, especially after this ordeal, all looked pale.

Just as everyone thought they had finally escaped danger, the young men sent for water rushed back hurriedly, each with ashen faces, as if something terrifying was chasing them.

"Village chief, something’s wrong!"

"Village chief, hurry, run!"

The ten men were shouting desperately, making everyone’s hearts skip a beat, and they all stood up urgently.