Ye Ling'er still couldn't stop crying. Since she left her mother, she had been living a good life in the Ye family.
The Ye family treated her very well, but she just missed Ye Panjiu.
When I sleep alone at night, I always remember the nights I slept with Ye Panjiu.
Her mother would tell her stories in a gentle voice, and she would drift off to sleep while listening to the stories.
Sometimes I have nightmares in the middle of the night, and I'm still hungry in my dreams.
When she woke up, her mother would hold her and feed her some snacks.
The fear of hunger and being beaten gradually faded away in this way.
Ye Panjiu gently patted the two girls' backs; these were the greatest treasures she had ever received.
Finally, Ye Panjiu tried to pick up Ling'er, but failed, and Ling'er stopped crying and started to smile.
"I've gotten so fat! My mom can't even pick me up anymore!"
Ye Panjiu pinched her chubby little face, "Ling'er isn't fat, it's just that Mommy isn't strong enough."
Ye Taohua nodded in agreement, and with one hand, easily picked up Ling'er.
She was still looking at Ye Panjiu when she lifted Ling'er up and down a bit.
Ye Panjiu: "..."
"Mother must be getting impatient. Let's go inside quickly."
Ye Taohua smiled brightly, holding Ye Panjiu's hand in one hand and carrying Ye Ling'er in the other as they walked into the house.
Heng Tong inwardly praised her, as her disciple's strength seemed to have increased once again.
That night, Ye Ling'er and Ye Taohua followed Ye Panjiu.
Wherever she goes, her two children go.
Ye Guihua's gaze followed Ye Panjiu's, quietly observing her.
That night, the mother and her two daughters naturally squeezed onto Ye Panjiu's bed.
When it was time to go to the academy the next day, Ye Taohua waved her hand and said, "My master is back, so I don't need to go to the academy anymore."
Ye Ling'er pouted and held Ye Panjiu's hand tightly, refusing to let go.
"I want to stay with my mother."
Ye Panjiu smiled and shook her head, then reached out and pinched her chubby little face again. "But the teacher is still waiting for you at the academy. Didn't you tell your mother last night that you've been carving a piece of frozen stone particularly well lately and have been praised a lot?"
Ye Ling'er's face showed a dilemma. Indeed, she felt that this frozen stone was the most different one she had ever carved.
But her mother had just returned home, and she was terrified that when she came back that night, her mother would be gone, just like last time.
Ye Panjiu seemed to understand why she hesitated. "Ling'er, think about it. Didn't I say during dinner last time before I left that I would stay home this time? Don't worry, you can be with me again when you come home tonight."
Ye Guihua also took Ling'er's other small hand and gently shook it, "Ling'er, when has your aunt ever lied to you?"
Ye Ling'er looked at Ye Panjiu, then at Ye Guihua, and finally obediently let go of Ye Panjiu's hand. "Then Ling'er will go to the academy obediently!"
His voice was still somewhat low.
Ye Panjiu leaned over and kissed her little face. "Ling'er is such a good girl."
Ye Ling'er also gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.
Ye Lei loaded the braised food he was sending to the academy onto the carriage and drove the children toward the academy.
Heng Tong waved to Ye Taohua from the courtyard, "Come here."
Ye Taohua understood perfectly. She immediately flew up, turned her hand into a palm, and used all her strength to strike Heng Tong.
Heng Tong moved with the agility of a cat, easily dodging the attack, and then turned to throw a punch at Ye Taohua's waist.
Ye Taohua shifted her body, took a sidestep and rolled, and went straight for Heng Tong's legs.
Ye Panjiu stood to the side, watching intently with great interest.
In ancient times, learning martial arts was also a way out.
Even without seeking personal gain, practicing martial arts can still enable one to protect oneself.
Liu and Cuihua had already gone to the shop in Qingshui County, Ye Daniu went to the horse farm, and the old couple Ye woke up before dawn and went to the fields.
Only Ye Erniu and Sun Shi were free and got up early, standing beside Ye Panjiu and watching together.
"Little sister, how long do you think Peach Blossom can hold out this time?"
Ye Panjiu smiled and shook her head, "I don't know anything about martial arts."
Mrs. Sun tugged at her arm and shook it, "Guess!"
"That might last for another half an incense stick."
In February, Peach Blossom and Hengtong's relationship lasted only a short time.
Sun replied, "Then I guess you won't last more than half an incense stick's time. If you lose, my little sister has to answer one question for me. You can't make excuses."
Ye Panjiu raised an eyebrow. "Fine, then you lost?"
With her hands on her hips, Mrs. Sun said, "How about I sing a song for my little sister if I lose?"
Ye Erniu shook his head vigorously behind Sun Shi.
Ye Panjiu couldn't help but chuckle, "Okay."
The second brother and sister-in-law are also a joyous couple.
When Sun realized that Ye Panjiu wasn't looking at her, she turned around and met Ye Erniu's head, who was still shaking his head.
Without saying a word, she stepped on Ye Erniu's foot.
"My singing is so good, what are you doing?"
Ye Erniu smiled obsequiously and gently massaged Sun's shoulders, "Yes, yes, it sounds beautiful."
Sun glanced at him, then hurried off to watch the martial arts competition.
In the first half-stick of incense, Ye Taohua did not reveal a single flaw.
Heng Tong looked on with great admiration, and many of the problems she had previously pointed out to Ye Taohua were corrected this time.
After half an incense stick had burned, Ye Taohua's movements became noticeably slower, and her breathing became heavier.
Heng Tong then began to teach while simultaneously training the students.
"It is extremely inappropriate to focus solely on attacking without paying attention to defense."
As she spoke, Ye Taohua received a powerful blow to the chest.
She didn't have time to cry out in pain; she quickly composed herself and struck again.
Ye Panjiu felt heartbroken watching this; the sound of that slap was so loud that it hurt just to hear it.
But she also understood a principle: it's impossible to become a master of martial arts without suffering beatings and hardships.
In the latter half of the incense stick's time, Ye Taohua was still able to defend most of the time and had the energy to launch another attack.
In the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Ye Taohua had already been hit more than a dozen times.
She gritted her teeth and threw another punch at Heng Tong.
Heng Tong reached out and transformed his hand into a palm, lightly pushing away her distorted attack, and then kicked her straight at Ye Taohua's face.
Ye Panjiu watched nervously and gripped Sun's sleeve tightly.
Sun also nervously watched the incense behind the two of them.
Almost there! Almost there! I feel like the peach blossoms are about to burst open!
Ye Taohua barely dodged the kick, the shoe grazing her cheek.
She was in pain all over and had used up a lot of her strength.
"To the left," Heng Tong casually suggested.
Ye Taohua instinctively turned to defend her left side, but Heng Tong kicked her right shoulder.
It landed squarely on his head, and he fell straight to the ground.
Heng Tong looked down at her and said, "You should be wary of both sides of what others say is the worst thing."
Ye Taohua looked at her like a wounded little animal, yet unwilling to admit defeat, her eyes still flashing with fighting spirit.
Heng Tong reached out to pull her, but Ye Taohua grabbed her and suddenly burst out, sweeping the ground with her foot.
Heng Tong couldn't dodge in time and was kicked in the shin. She hadn't felt that stinging pain in a long time.
She raised her chin slightly. "They've even started ambushing now. Here they come."
In an instant, the sharp attack continued unabated, heading straight for Ye Taohua.
Until Ye Taohua couldn't bear it anymore, and a trickle of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.
Hengtong finally stopped.
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