The entire Su family, young and old, panicked at once.
"Ah?"
"N-No way!"
"Danie, what happened?"
"Shut your mouth! You're the loudest one of all."
Just as Zhou Lihua was about to ask what had happened, Su Qiao impatiently shouldered past her and headed toward the Su household.
The old lady finally came to her senses and, supported by her second daughter-in-law, hurried after them.
"That's right, Danie. Hurry and carry your grandpa home first. Don't worry about anything else for now."
"Danie, let your uncle do it!"
Her second uncle, Huai An, tried to move the old man from Su Qiao's shoulder onto his own back.
Su Qiao shifted aside and avoided his hands. "No need. Hurry up."
The old lady had completely calmed down by now and began issuing orders.
"Huai An, hurry to the neighboring village and fetch Physician Li. Go!"
"Yes, Mother. I'm going now."
Huai An had still wanted to persuade Su Qiao, but upon hearing that, he immediately turned and ran.
Looking at the soot-blackened old man and Su Qiao, the old lady immediately pushed away her second daughter-in-law, who had been supporting her. "Madam Liu, hurry home and start a fire to boil some water. We'll need it later."
"All right, I'm running now." Madam Liu hurried home on quick little steps.
"First wife, you..."
Zhou Lihua quickly reached out and grabbed her younger son by the back of his collar. "Mother, I'll keep an eye on Sanlang and stop him from running outside and causing more trouble."
The old lady looked at her plump eldest daughter-in-law and was about to scold her out of habit, but when she caught sight of Su Qiao's back ahead, she held herself back.
"Forget it. If you can keep Sanlang under control, that's already a blessing."