Seeing this, the other children took several steps back and dared not come forward.
Lu Zhixia helped the child up. Seeing the child's determined eyes, she realized she was a very strong child, showing no panic at all despite being chased like this.
Are you alright?
The little girl shook her head to indicate that she was fine.
"She's mute, she can't talk!" said the tall boy. "We were just playing with her!"
Lu Zhixia turned to look at the children. "Her inability to speak is not a reason for you to bully her."
The child stubbornly said, "Her mother cheated on her, abandoned her, and ran away with someone else."
Lu Zhixia frowned and said solemnly to them, "Adult matters shouldn't involve children. You're still young and don't understand these things. Imagine if your own children were bullied by a group of kids when you grew up, what would you do?"
The children were at a loss; all they knew was that bullying the little mute was a very interesting thing for them.
I never thought about the consequences.
An older woman in the crowd laughed and teased, "You kids are always bullying a mute person. That's all you've got. Will you ever be able to find a wife?"
"I can, I'm sure I can marry her," the little boy said stubbornly.
Gu Lingxiao said, "The strong are not born to bully the weak! They are born to protect the weak. If you encounter someone even stronger in the future, will you still be able to handle things this way?"
"Uncle, are you a soldier?" the boy asked.
“Yes, I am a soldier.” Gu Lingxiao said solemnly to him, “In our eyes, no matter how big a mistake someone has made, we must protect them in the face of danger!”
The boy seemed to understand but not quite, and he scratched his head.
"You're a soldier!" the barbecue vendor said. "No wonder you speak so reasonably." He looked up at the children and said, "Don't bully the little mute girl anymore. If you bully her again, don't come to my stall for free barbecue skewers!"
"Okay, I understand, Uncle!"
"I know I was wrong!"
"We will never do it again!"
The children obediently promised, and then the barbecue chef gave each of them a meat skewer.
Then I saw the group of children scatter and leave.
Then the skewer vendor handed a skewer to the little mute boy.
"Take some home and eat it too. Avoid them if you run into them in the future!"
The little mute girl nodded obediently, but instead of taking the skewers, she gestured with her hands that she had no money.
"I won't take your money!" The man reached out and patted the child's head, then stuffed the skewers into her hand. "Take them home and eat them!"
The little mute girl bowed to the barbecue master while holding the skewers, and then bowed to the man and woman in front of her. She couldn't speak, so this was the only way she could express herself.
Lu Zhixia could tell that the little girl's family was poor, so she took out 10 yuan from her pocket and quietly put it into the girl's pocket while wiping her face with a handkerchief.
This money can't be given out openly. Even though the people around are all neighbors, there will definitely be some who are envious.
They can leave after doing a good deed, but they can't let the little mute be bullied again because of this unexpected windfall of 10 yuan.
After wiping the little girl's face clean, I found that she was quite pretty, but her hair was messy, which showed that she didn't usually comb it. After a closer look, I was glad that she didn't have lice.
"Alright, go home now! Be careful on the road."
The little mute boy nodded happily, then turned around, grabbed the skewers, and skipped away.
Children's happiness is so simple, without the complicated thoughts and schemes of adults.
They wanted to continue queuing, but the people in front of them made way for them.
"Come here," the barbecue chef waved his hand. "I just talked to them, so we'll grill yours first, and then we'll grill the others!"
Lu Zhixia said, "Isn't that a bad idea? We can just wait in line."
The old lady said warmly, "You don't live nearby, so you'll definitely have to go back after you buy your things. It doesn't matter when we go back."
The old man next to him chimed in, "This young man is a soldier. He usually does his job of protecting the country. You can see the preferential treatment for soldiers written on the wall. We also offer preferential treatment here!"
Everyone seemed to be having a great time, so it wouldn't be good to refuse them now.
then.
Lu Zhixia walked up confidently and said to the boss,
"Two grilled corns, 20 grilled lamb skewers, grilled kidneys, two grilled fish, and some grilled vegetables!"
"Okay!" The boss took the items out of the box and got to work.
Lu Zhixia waited until he had placed the skewers on the rack before asking,
"Isn't anyone going to stop you from doing business this way?"
The owner laughed, brushing oil onto the skewers as he said, "Now that the national policies are better, I went to get the necessary permits. Actually, my shop is right across the street."
He turned his head to the side, indicating that they should look at where the shop was.
Lu Zhixia then noticed the small house across the street with a small sign hanging on it.
Home-style snack shop.
The name is quite casual, but it gives the impression that you can have a meal for very little money.
The owner continued enthusiastically, "My business relies heavily on the support of my neighbors. They usually buy breakfast in the morning, and if I'm too tired to get up, I'll sell noodles at noon."
As for barbecue, it's only served on weekends.
Lu Zhixia: "So that's how it is. No wonder your business is so good."
The owner flipped the skewers over, then looked up at them with a grin and said...
"You two don't look very old. How long have you been married?"
Suddenly, the conversation shifted to marriage, and Lu Zhixia was stunned.
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