The village chief said, "Sir, this is the lotus pond in our village."

Qibao said, "Well, yes, it is indeed pleasing to the eyes. The flowers are blooming beautifully."

The village chief smiled and said, "I believe you have seen many flowers, and this lotus is not a rare species. It's just that this lotus pond has been in our village for some time. Our village got its name from it, so it has been preserved until now."

Qibao said, "Village Chief, you may not know this, but the lotus is known as the 'Water Gentleman' among flowers. It has a very good meaning, no less than any other flower."

"So there's such a saying. I haven't read much, so I really didn't know it!" the village chief laughed.

While admiring the flowers, Qibao asked about the situation in the village intentionally or unintentionally. The village chief thought she was just asking casually and answered truthfully.

At this moment, a woman's curse was rang out: "You damn nemesis, you money-loser, I can't even wash clothes properly. Do I raise you just to eat food? You can't even do this little job, you might as well go with your dead parents, you useless trash!" The sound of whipping was also heard during this time.

The village chief's expression changed. He quickly came around from behind the lotus pond and shouted, "Stop!"

The woman was startled when she saw the village chief suddenly appear, but then she forced a smile and said, "It's the village chief! You scared me."

The village chief said angrily: "If I wasn't here, I wouldn't have seen this. Qiu Ya is still young, why did you beat her so harshly?"

"Hey! It's because this girl can't even wash a few pieces of clothes properly. Village chief, look, such a big hole has been torn in these good clothes. How can I not be angry?" said the woman.

"Wang Dahua, Wang Dahua, Qiuya is already pitiful enough. How much can these two siblings eat? You even hit your own niece so hard. Look at the scratches all over Qiuya's arms from your beating. Are you worthy of their dead parents? I remember that before Qiuya's father died, he gave all the valuables in the house to your family. The purpose was to ask you and your wife to help take good care of these two siblings. How can you be so cruel?"

The woman was a little unhappy when she heard this and said, "Qiu Ya is already eight years old. What kind of work can't a girl of her age do in a farm family? Who hasn't beaten their children before? These clothes belong to my eldest son. They were very expensive when I bought them. Besides, what my brother-in-law gave us are just two shabby huts. How much are they worth?"

The village chief's face turned red with anger when he heard this.

Qibao looked at Qiuya, who was still huddled on the ground. Although she had been beaten so badly, she didn't shed a single tear. Her eyes were just red, and she gritted her teeth, looking like she was enduring it. Qibao was about to help her up...

Suddenly, a boy's voice was heard shouting, "Sister!" A little boy about ten years old dropped a bundle of firewood in his hand and ran to Qiu Ya. He lifted her upper body and leaned her against himself. Seeing the scratches on her body, no matter how he called her, she didn't say anything, but just looked at him with dim eyes.

The boy's eyes turned red, and he raised his head and glared at the woman with gritted teeth, saying, "Auntie, why did you hit my sister again? If anything happens to my sister, I will never let you go!"

The woman was frightened by the boy's appearance for a moment, but then she reacted, rolled up her sleeves, and said, "Okay, you bastard, you dare to look at me like that, I'll beat you to death today!" As she said that, she was about to raise the rattan in her hand to beat the boy.

"Stop!" Qibao flashed to the side of the woman, raised his leg and kicked at the woman's knee.

"Ouch!" Thud... The woman bent her knees and fell to the ground. Just by hearing the sound, you could tell that she fell hard.

The woman fell to the ground and didn't get up for a long time, groaning for a long time.

The village chief was stunned, and the brother and sister also looked at Qibao with shocked expressions.

They couldn't understand how a child could kick an adult to the ground and make him unable to get up.

Qibao looked at their expressions and kindly explained, "I've learned martial arts, so it's normal for me to be a little stronger."

The village chief was relieved, but the boy looked at Qibao with envy.

The woman groaned for a long time before she came to her senses from the pain and started cursing, "Whose little jerk are you? How dare you kick me? I'm not someone you can easily mess with!" After saying that, she was about to get up and beat Qibao, but after struggling for a long time, her calves were so painful that she had no strength left.

Qibao came up to her, looked at her coldly and said, "You just called me a little jerk? I don't know how tough you are. Why don't you show it to me and let me see it."

The woman dared not move under Qibao's gaze.

After Qibao and she had put some distance between them, the woman's eyes darted around as she looked Qibao over from head to toe. She saw two huge men following behind him. Judging from their clothes, they must be the young masters of some wealthy family.

Knowing that she had offended someone she couldn't easily mess with, the woman endured the pain and forced a fake smile, saying, "Young Master, you don't look like an ordinary person either. I don't think I'm bothering you by disciplining my own child, am I?"

Qibao said calmly, "Who said you didn't bother me? I was enjoying the lotus flowers and was in a good mood, but your scolding and beating ruined my mood. Do you think it has anything to do with you?"

The woman laughed awkwardly and said, "Since I have disturbed your pleasure, I will take the kick you just gave me as even. I will take these two children back now."

When the boy heard this, he immediately knelt down in front of the village chief and said, "Grandpa Village Chief, if my sister and I go back with my aunt now, we will be beaten half to death. My sister has been beaten like this, and she may die if she is beaten again!" He knew that his aunt had suffered a loss at the hands of that young man, and she would definitely go home and take her anger out on him and his sister.

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