Wang Xiaoming was no match for Li Hai and was beaten up with several punches. Da Wa and Da Hu certainly couldn't bear to watch their friend get beaten, so the two teams of kids started to wrestle with each other.
However, because they were at school, the teachers arrived quickly, and they fought for a short while before being separated by the teachers who arrived.
After hearing this, Ning Tang didn't know what to say.
This is what they call, trouble caused by a sandbag?
Actually, it's not a big deal.
Even Chen Lie's expression wasn't that ugly anymore. He thought that it was Da Wa who was bullying others. But now it seems that Da Wa is still on the side of justice.
Zhou Caiwei found it funny as she spoke. In the eyes of adults, fighting over a sandbag was just childish behavior.
The expressions of the several parents who were called together also relaxed.
The fat boy's mother, a thin, long-faced woman named Wu Cuihua, a military wife, froze and cursed, "You've learned to fight at such a young age? What's going on in the future? How do you say that? 'When you're young, you steal needles; when you're older, you steal gold.'"
Teacher Lang nodded in agreement. "That's right, so as parents, you must educate your children well when you get home."
Wu Cuihua immediately said, "Teacher, don't worry. I'll beat him up when I get home so he won't learn his lesson."
Zhou Caiwei coughed. "...It's not that serious. Children are all naughty, and Xiao Ming and his friends are boys, so it's normal to have some minor friction occasionally. Xiao Ming's mother, just explain things to Xiao Ming clearly. Don't use violence to solve problems in the future. If you have any problems, you can go to the teacher. That's all."
Moreover, it was Li Hai and the others who were wrong in this matter. The sandbag originally belonged to Wang Xiaoming. It should be him who decides who to give it to and who not to give it to. But Li Hai actually tried to grab it, which was simply making a mistake on top of a mistake.
To be honest, if Li Hai got beaten because of this, he deserved it.
As expected, when Wang Xiaoming heard that his mother was going to beat him up when she got home, he immediately jumped up and shouted, "Why are you hitting me? I didn't do anything wrong." He pointed at Li Hai and said, "It's obviously his fault. He was the one who grabbed my sandbag first!"
Li Hai looked at him sideways and snorted.
Wang Xiaoming already had injuries on his face, and when he got angry, the corners of his mouth twitched, making the pain even worse.
Wu Cuihua slapped Wang Xiaoming in the face and said, "The adults are talking, why are you, a child, butting in?" Then she smiled apologetically at Zhou Caiwei and Teacher Lang, "Teacher, I'm sorry. I'll take him back right away."
"Don't be in a hurry." Zhou Caiwei quickly stopped her.
Together with Teacher Lang, she explained to a group of children why they should not fight.
After that, he asked them to shake hands and make peace. "Let's shake hands and remain friends from now on, okay?"
They just had a fight, how could they be asked to shake hands?
However, with teachers and parents watching, the group of children still shook hands reluctantly and promised not to fight again.
After shaking hands, Wu Cuihua took Wang Xiaoming away, cursing as she walked. Wang Xiaoming looked unconvinced.
The other parents looked at each other and left with their children.
Ning Tang patted Da Wa and said, "Say goodbye to the teacher."
Da Wa smiled and waved to Zhou Caiwei, "Goodbye, teacher."
Zhou Caiwei also said goodbye to him and her eyes moved around to Ningtang again.
Ning Tang blinked and looked at Zhou Caiwei. Zhou Caiwei turned her head away quickly, as if she had been caught.
Ning Tang is happy? The teacher is quite interesting this week.
Chen Lie snorted coldly and said to Da Wa, "You can still laugh."
Big Baby shuddered all over and quickly covered his mouth.
Ning Tang said, "Stop scaring the child."
She saw Erniu and Sanwa peeking out the door, so she waved and called them over, "Stop peeking there, come here."
Erniu and Sanwa came over, their little faces full of worry.
The fight between Da Wa and his friends caused quite a big stir. Kids from both the elementary and junior high schools saw it, and they rushed over as soon as get out of class was over.
Ning Tang patted Erniu and Sanwa's heads and said, "Don't worry, Da Wa is fine."
Sanwa nodded, "As long as you're okay, it's good."
He is young and stubborn, and he believes whatever Ning Tang says.
Erniu looked carefully at Ning Tang's face. Seeing that she looked relaxed, she thought that everything must be fine. She breathed a sigh of relief and her steps became lighter.
Ning Tang changed the subject, "What are we having for dinner?"
The eldest boy's eyes lit up. "Eat well and replenish my body." He had an injury at the corner of his mouth. Whenever he spoke, his mouth would twitch in pain. He took a deep breath and said, "I don't know what Li Hai ate to grow up so strong."
Chen Lie glared at him, "Are you already full of anger? What else are you eating? Are you not going to eat anymore?"
Ning Tang: "How could you bear it? Do you think my three kids and I would starve?"
Chen Lie: "...How can you be so cruel? Who made Da Wa fight? He should be starved as punishment."
That being said, his feet were already heading towards the vegetable market.
Chen Lie went to buy groceries, and Ning Tang took Da Wa and the others home.
The third child saw that the eldest child's cheeks were swollen and asked, "Do you want to go to the clinic to buy some medicine first?"
"No need." Ning Tang said, "I have some at home."
She took a look and found that the eldest child's injury was not serious and that it could be cured by applying some disinfectant and mercurochrome.
Shen Lie often suffers minor injuries during training, so these two items are always available at home.
As soon as I got home, I saw Mrs. Luo standing at the door with an anxious look on her face, "You're finally back."
She walked over and looked Da Wa up and down, the concern in her eyes almost turning into reality. "Dad, did you have a fight with your classmates? Are you hurt anywhere?"
Da Wa let Sister Luo pull him along, scratching the back of his head awkwardly, "Sister Luo, how did you know I had a fight?"
Ning Tang said, "Is this a good thing? Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles."
Then he said to Mrs. Luo, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, Da Wa is fine. Children don't have much strength in their hands. It's just a minor injury. I'll take him home and apply some medicine."
Mrs. Luo looked carefully and saw that Da Wa was indeed fine, so she left with peace of mind.
Ning Tang threatened Da Wa, "Sister Luo is so old, and she's still worried about you." She paused, "Fighting will make those who care about you worry about you."
Big Baby pursed his lips and said, "Yeah."
When I was fighting, I was just acting on impulse. Now that I've calmed down, I feel regretful and scared.
After entering the room, Ning Tang took out disinfectant, red medicine and cotton from the cabinet. "Tell me, where are you hurt? I saw your face and arms."
Big Baby: "On my face, my arms, and my knees. I got punched in the face, scratched on my arms, and my knees got bruised when I rolled on the ground."
Ning Tang wiped him with disinfectant and said, "You really won't leave the front line even if you are only slightly injured."
As she wiped, the eldest child took a deep breath and grimaced, "Ouch, it hurts."
"Why didn't you feel pain when you were fighting? Now you feel pain?" Ning Tang said.
Big Baby looked at Ning Tang's expression and realized that she was joking with him and was not angry. He asked cautiously, "Mom, aren't you angry when I fight?"
Ning Tang threw the used cotton into the trash can. "Angry? What are you angry about?"
Big Baby couldn't say anything either, and babbled incoherently, "Because, because I fought, and fighting is wrong, so you should be angry."
Other parents would get angry when they saw their children fighting, like Wang Xiaoming's mother, Wu Cuihua.
Obviously Wang Xiaoming was right, but she still beat and scolded him and refused to listen to his explanation.
Ning Tang looked carefully at Da Wa. His pupils were slightly dilated, and it was obvious that he was very scared.
In the eyes of the eldest child, calling parents is more serious than fighting.
Although Da Wa looks very relaxed and calm now, his hands are shaking slightly and are very sensitive. He has been watching Ning Tang's expression.
Ning Tang paused, then said in a relaxed tone, "Well, let me tell you, you can rest assured. I'm not angry." After thinking for a moment, he added, "I'll only be angry if you lose."
"If you lose, I'll be too embarrassed to go out." Ning Tang pointed at himself and said in a deliberately strange voice, "When people see me, they'll say, 'Oh, this is Da Wa's mother who lost the fight last time! Look, how embarrassing!'"
The three little ones were so amused by Ning Tang's lifelike performance that they burst into laughter.
Da Wa also felt a lot more relieved, at least his fingers were no longer shaking.
Sanwa chuckled and said, "Well, if big brother loses, then I can't go out either. Otherwise, people will point at me and say, 'This is big brother who lost the fight.' Shame on you."
Da Wa was barely alive when Weng Sheng said, "Don't worry. Even if it's just for you guys, I will win every battle."
Just as he finished speaking, his stomach growled and his little face immediately turned red with embarrassment.
Da Wa and his friends had a fight during the break of the first class. When the teachers arrived, they took them to the office. Zhou Caiwei and Teacher Lang both had classes in the afternoon, and it was the last class. They only allowed their parents to be called after the class was over. It was like Da Wa was punished by standing in the office for the whole afternoon. Fighting was tiring and exhausting, so how could his stomach not be rumbling?
Ning Tang said, "You must be hungry. Go get some oatmeal and calcium milk biscuits."
The eldest child made some cereal and ate some calcium milk biscuits, and finally filled his stomach.
Ning Tang said, "If it happens again like today, and someone steals your things or bullies you, be assured that you will fight back. If you resist or tell the teacher, you will be rewarded with two dollars. If it's a draw, you will be rewarded with five dollars. If you win, you will be rewarded with ten dollars."
Chen Lie came back from shopping and just happened to hear this. The corner of his mouth twitched, "Did I hear correctly? There's a reward for fighting." He glanced at Ning Tang, "Are you mad?"
The children had a fight, but the mother was not angry at all and even offered reward money. Only Ning Tang in the entire Hailang Island could do such a thing.
Ning Tang was happy. He waved his hand and asked Da Wa to tell him, "Tell your dad whether I'm angry or not."
The eldest child swallowed the last bite of the biscuit and said, "I'm not angry. Mom said, I only get angry when I lose."
Then he told Chen Lie about Ning Tang's theory that if he lost, he would be ashamed to face others.
After listening to this, Chen Lie's mouth twitched. "It's right not to be angry. I don't get angry when others get angry. If I get angry enough to get sick, no one can replace me. But this reward money, isn't it..."
When he mentioned the fight between the two, he became angry, his hands unconsciously moving towards the belt around his waist. "No matter what it is, fighting is wrong. How old is the eldest child this year, and he has already learned to fight? What will happen when he grows up? He will be a troublemaker in the future."
He glanced at Da Wa and said seriously, "Why don't you just let him join me in the army? Only the army can deal with him."
The eldest child stared at the belt around Chen Lie's waist, trembling a little, his eyes full of resistance. He involuntarily leaned towards Ning Tang, his voice choked with sobs, "Mom——"
Ning Tang patted Da Wa, "Listen carefully to what I say. They are rewarded only if they resist and fight when others bully them, not if they cause trouble."
Then he said to the three little ones, "Ignore your dad, listen to me. Big Boy was right today, he should fight back. He's been bullied to the point of being indifferent, and if he keeps swallowing his anger, then his new sandbags will be stolen for nothing."
Isn't this equivalent to someone hitting you on the left cheek and then moving your right cheek forward for him to hit you again?
Standing there while being beaten and swallowing one's anger is totally not Ning Tang's style.
What happened to Big Kid today can be considered a big deal or a small one. To put it in a bigger way, it can be considered school bullying.
Today we are fighting for sandbags. After tasting the sweetness, we will start fighting for pocket money tomorrow.
Ning Tang didn't want the three little ones to not resist at all when they encountered school bullying and just let others bully them, so he said "if they fought", he would give them rewards.
Chen Lie frowned and said, "No matter what it is, fighting is wrong." He added, "Fighting can easily lead to injuries. It's better to go find the teacher and let him make the decision."
Ning Tang: "If we can get the teacher to come out and solve the problem, that would definitely be the best. But the teacher isn't always here. What if Li Hai and his kids corner Da Wa and the others in the alley and beat them up? What do you do? Just stand there and let them beat you up? Wait until they're done and then go find the teacher?"
"Anyway, I think differently from you, or even completely the opposite. I think it's a good thing for boys to fight." Ning Tang said.
Chen Lie felt his mind was a mess. He wouldn't be surprised by anything Ning Tang said. "Tell me, why is it a good thing?"
"If a boy has never fought during adolescence, he is not a boy. What is a boy? A boy is one with blood. Now he doesn't even dare to fight back. On a small scale, how can he protect his family and lover in the future? On a big scale, how can he defend his country in the future?" Da Wa is a soldier's child.
Ning Tang said, "I just don't believe that your army doesn't organize martial arts competitions regularly."
This is true. There are many types of military competitions, including one-on-one and many-on-many.
Chen Lie twitched his lips, "...I think you're making a point. So, according to what you said, if Big Boy keeps fighting and starts beating up everyone he sees, what should we do?"
Ning Tang said, "Then I'll allow you to treat him to a rolling pin and stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots. Like I said, it's about fighting back when you're bullied and doing what's right, not about stirring up trouble."
Da Wa immediately said, "If others don't provoke me, I won't provoke others."
What it means is, I won’t offend others unless they offend me.
Ning Tang helped him complete the next sentence, "If someone offends me, I will show some courtesy and give way. If someone offends me again, I will cut off the roots."
Sanwa stretched out his palm and made a chopping gesture, "Cut the grass at its roots."
Erniu raised her hand. "Mom, I'm a girl, and girls have to be brave too. Do I want to fight?"
Ning Tang said, "It's the same for both men and women, but you have an older brother and a younger brother, you can ask them to help you, otherwise what are they doing?"
Chen Lie: "Just say this at home. If you say it outside and others hear you inciting boys to fight and offering money as a reward for the winner, not to mention the distant future, Sister Luo will definitely come to your house to talk to you."
"Then come over. I want to spread my theory." Ning Tang said.
Chen Lie held his forehead with his hand. "I can imagine how envious those kids would be when they heard that Da Wa got into a fight and didn't get punished, but was rewarded."
"Not only do I envy him, I don't even dare to fight him anymore," Ning Tang said. "Anyone who fights him gets beaten up by Da Wa first, and then gets beaten up by his parents when he gets home. Da Wa not only doesn't get beaten, he even gets paid. Who dares to mess with him?"
"By the way, Big Boy, I haven't asked you yet, how did you defeat Li Hai's group of kids? They are older and taller than you?" Ning Tang asked.
At this point, the eldest child became excited, "Because we know the art of war!"
"Art of War?" Shen Lie was stunned. "What art of war?"
The eldest boy rolled his eyes at his father and said, "Stupid, it's the book "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu that Mom bought last time."
Ning Tang also remembered that she had gone to Xinhua Bookstore before and bought a copy of Sun Tzu's Art of War.
Big Baby liked it very much and pestered her to tell Chen Lie about it every day, then he would write it down and tell it to his group of friends at school.
Da Wa said, "Da Hu, Wang Xiaoming and I have all read the Art of War. When I shouted, 'Make a feint to the east and attack in the west,' they immediately understood..."
During the fight, Da Wa shouted "make a feint to the east and attack in the west", Da Hu reacted immediately and pretended to yell at Li Hai, "Ahhhh, I'm going to hit you." At this time, Li Hai's attention must have been all on Da Hu, but he didn't know that Da Wa was watching him closely from behind.
There is also the saying "running away is the best policy". Among the group of kids that Li Hai was with, there was one who was particularly good at fighting and was very tall and strong. No one would take his hand and would run away when they saw him.
I won’t go into details about strategies like 'luring the tiger away from the mountain', 'hiding the truth from the heaven and crossing the sea', and 'encircling Wei to save Zhao'. Anyway, Da Wa and the others made full use of Sun Tzu's Art of War.
After hearing this, even Chen Lie wanted to praise them for being smart.
But fearing that Da Wa and the others might not be too restrained, Ning Tang said, "You can fight, but you can't gouge out someone's eyes or injure their vital parts."
Big Baby nodded, "I know this."
Do you all know how to use military tactics? Da Wa and the others must know how to attack.
Anyway, when Ning Tang was in the teacher's office, he took a look around. Although everyone was injured, no one was seriously injured.
At most, there will be bruises. Just apply some mercurochrome or Yunnan Baiyao and it will be healed within a week.
In fact, most people who have fought have a plan before they do it. On the contrary, those who have never fought before will definitely fight to the death and may even use a knife, because they have no plan in their minds and don't know when to stop.
Ning Tang concluded, "As long as you're careful with your blows, go for it. If you win, I'll pay for their medical expenses and apologize. If you lose, you'll have to get beaten up by me when you get home."
After thinking about it, he said, "Or come back and let your dad teach you how to do it, how to do it without leaving any marks. When you can do it, and only when they get home do you get bruises, then you will be considered a master."
Fighting is not a bad thing, as long as it is not a problem of that nature, parents are responsible for cleaning up their messes.
Boys should move more and be raised like lambs. How can we feel at ease when they grow up and go out?
Ning Tang looked at Chen Lie: "Comrade Commander, do you have any further instructions?"
Her words took every aspect into consideration. Chen Lie had nothing else to say. He stood up and said, "I'll go cook. I'll give you instructions after I'm full."
The fight between the eldest child and the eldest child came to an end. Ning Tang waited at home for a few days, but no parents came to ask her for compensation for the medical expenses.
I guess it's not a good thing. A group of boys who are half a head taller than Da Wa and his friends first stole their things, and then got beaten up. They were not in the right and it was embarrassing.
If she were the parent, she wouldn't have the nerve to come and ask for medical expenses.
November 12th, Sunday.
Chen Lie went to the army early in the morning. After dinner, the three little ones went out to play with their friends. Only Ning Tang was at home.
She cut a plate of dragon fruit, pitted jackfruit, mangosteen, and cantaloupe, and placed it on the table next to the lounge chair in the yard. She also put some snacks and drinks on it, and took a few books from the bookshelf and placed them within easy reach.
Everything was ready. Ning Tang glanced at the sky. The sun was not shining today. Half of it was hidden behind the clouds and half of it was visible. There was an occasional breeze. It was a good day for reading.
She sighed, lay down on the lounge chair in the yard, picked up a book, and ate while reading. She felt so comfortable.
After about half an hour, after watching a climax of the plot, she prepared to relax her eyes.
As soon as I looked into the distance, I saw Zhou Caiwei standing by the low wall of the yard.
The two looked at each other straight, Ning Tang blinked, but Zhou Caiwei was frightened and quickly looked away.
Her nervous look made Ning Tang laugh in his heart.
I don't know how long she has been watching outside the yard.
Zhou Caiwei didn't have to go to work today, but she had to go to school for something. When she came back from school, she passed by the Shen family yard and happened to see Ning Tang leaning on a recliner reading a book.
Not knowing why, she inexplicably stopped and looked around.
There was a large mushroom-shaped parasol, two white-painted lounge chairs, and a small round table with a lot of snacks, fruits, drinks, and several books on it.
Zhou Caiwei: ...Are you here for vacation?
When I think of her just coming back from school after working overtime and comparing it to Ning Tang's leisurely life.
So angry!
Zhou Caiwei and Ning Tang looked at each other, nodded expressionlessly, and prepared to say goodbye.
When I thought about how I had just stood outside the Shen family's courtyard, staring at Ning Tang for a long time, I felt like a fool!
Even though she looks expressionless now, she is already going crazy inside.
What should I do? I suddenly feel like a peeping Tom...
Ning Tang didn't expect that Zhou Caiwei turned around and prepared to leave as soon as she made eye contact with her.
She blinked and waved, "Teacher Zhou!"
Zhou Caiwei paused and tapped her chin, "Big Baby's mother."
"Do you want to come in and sit down?" Ning Tang asked.
Zhou Caiwei opened her mouth and wanted to say "No thanks".
But her eyes swept over the fruit plate on the table, the red-hearted dragon fruit, the bright yellow jackfruit, the white mangosteen, and the tender green cantaloupe, and she swallowed subconsciously.
There were two coconuts next to the fruit plate, with something like a tube inserted into the coconuts and two green mint leaves dotted on them.
She suddenly felt dry mouth and swallowed again.
"Teacher Zhou?" Ning Tang put down the book and called Zhou Caiwei again.
Zhou Caiwei's pupils trembled slightly. The book in Ning Tang's hand was the "Wuthering Heights" that she had been looking for for a long time.
Looking again, there were several books on the small round table, including "Wuthering Heights", "Pride and Prejudice", "Eugenie Grandet", and "The Hero's Homeland".
Zhou Caiwei turned around and coughed, "Excuse me?"
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