Zhang, with the help of Yun the Butcher's force, stood up. Zhang had just hit Yun Yiyi in a rage, and now, hearing Yun Yiyi's cries, she felt regret and self-blame. She had been so angry when she hit her, and she had used quite a bit of force. Yun Yiyi's butt must have been red from the beating. Zhang stood by and started crying.
"Look, you were the one who hit the child, why are you still crying? Okay, stop crying, or the child will laugh at you if you continue crying. Wipe your tears and calm down. I'll go see Yiyi and ask her what happened." Butcher Yun comforted Zhang and told her not to cry.
"I didn't mean to hit the children. You know me. The eldest, second and third children are so naughty, but I have never hit them. But I am really angry and scared today. Look at Yiyi, she is only six years old this year. She is not even as tall as a stick, but she dares to fight with refugees with a stick. The refugees are all adults, who can't fight better than her? I gave birth to three naughty sons, and then I got such a precious daughter. If anything happens to her, I will not live either." Zhang said crying.
"Okay, okay, stop crying. I know you didn't mean to hit the child. In our family, I've always been the one who hit the children, but you've never hit a child. Wife, if you cry again, the villagers will be attracted. If the women in the village find out, they will start to talk nonsense again. Besides, our daughter is usually very steady. You wait here, I'll go and ask her carefully what happened?" Yun the butcher continued to persuade.
"Okay, go and ask. What's going on? I'll go back and heat up the food now. When you finish chatting, come back and eat." Zhang wiped her eyes and went back to heat up the food for Yun the Butcher and Yun Yiyi.
Over here, after Yun the Butcher pulled Zhang to her feet, Yun Yiyi collapsed to the ground and burst into tears. She felt she had done nothing wrong. She had helped everyone fight so many refugees tonight and hadn't been injured. She felt pretty good. Zhang didn't praise her, but actually hit her. She was already a grown woman, how could she still be spanked? How humiliating!
The three Yun brothers gathered around. The eldest brother turned Yun Yiyi over and wiped her tears with his sleeve. "Yiyi, don't cry," the eldest brother said distressedly.
"Yiyi, does your butt hurt? Is it because mom hit you too hard?" Second Brother Yun asked anxiously, holding Yun Yiyi's little hand.
"Yiyi, don't cry. Your crying makes me feel uncomfortable." Third Brother Yun half-knelt on the ground, holding Yun Yiyi's shoulders, and said with tears in his eyes.
Yun Yiyi didn't answer and continued to cry loudly. Seeing Yun Yiyi crying without saying a word, the eldest brother of the Yun family picked Yun Yiyi up from the ground.
"Yiyi, don't cry. Let your brother carry you to find our father. Our father loves you the most." Second Brother Yun said, holding the torch he took from First Brother Yun.
"Yes, Yiyi, our father usually beats the three of us, but he never beats you. He loves you the most." Third Brother Yun was also persuading Yun Yiyi.
Ever since Yun Da Ge held her up, she felt embarrassed to cry. She felt like she was already a grown-up girl, why was she still being held by her brother? Yun Yiyi twisted her body and tried to get off Yun Da Ge, but Yun Da Ge tightened his arms and wouldn't let her get off.
"Yiyi, don't move. If you fall to the ground, your butt will hurt." Brother Yun said anxiously.
"Yes, Yiyi, why don't you come down and let your third brother carry you." Third Brother Yun put Yun Yiyi's stick on the ground and was going to carry Yun Yiyi.
Yun Yiyi hugged Brother Yun's neck embarrassedly and buried her face.
At this time, Yun the Butcher came over. He took Yun Yiyi and held her in his arms. Before Yun Yiyi could react, she was already in Yun the Butcher's arms. She hugged Yun the Butcher's neck awkwardly, pretending she didn't exist.
"You three, drive the donkey cart back to where we sleep. And heat up some food for your mother. I'll take Yiyi back soon." said Yun the Butcher.
The three Yun brothers looked at each other, stood there without saying a word, and did not leave.
"You three little brats. Go back quickly and comfort your mother. She is so angry that she is crying. Don't worry, I won't beat your sister. Take the stick that your sister has on the ground." Butcher Yun said, glaring at the three brothers of the Yun family.
The three brothers of the Yun family went back, holding torches and Yun Yiyi's stick, looking back every few steps.
"Dad, my mother is angry with me and she beat me." Yun Yiyi muttered softly while lying in Yun the Butcher's arms.
"You naughty boy, your mother loves you so much. You even made her cry. Tell me, if something happened to you today, what should we do?" Butcher Yun said, touching Yun Yiyi's head.
Yun Yiyi raised her head sheepishly, glanced at Yun the Butcher, then lowered her head and hugged Yun the Butcher's neck without saying anything. At this moment, Yun Yiyi realized that she was no longer the grown-up Yun Yiyi of her previous life, who could make her own decisions. But here, she was just a six-year-old child, with a loving father, mother, and brother at home.
Her actions tonight were a bit reckless and had indeed frightened her family. Zhang, usually such a gentle person, was so angry that she spanked her tonight. Yun Yiyi felt embarrassed about being spanked, but in reality, spanking a six-year-old was a very common occurrence.
"Dad, what I did was wrong tonight. I lied to you and made you, mom, and brother worry about me. I won't do this again next time." Yun Yiyi raised her head and said softly to Yun the Butcher.
"Yiyi, do you really think you did something wrong? Daddy isn't saying I have to interfere with you, but you were certainly reckless tonight. It's a blessing that nothing happened to you tonight. What if, what if something happened to you? What would our family do?" Butcher Yun felt a pang of fear as he thought about that "what if" situation. He hugged Yun Yiyi tighter.
"Dad, I was wrong. I won't do this again. Can you forgive Yiyi this time?" Yun Yiyi said, shaking his fat head.
"Hmph, who knows if you are just trying to coax your father?" Yun the butcher said deliberately.
"Dad, seriously, I'm not kidding you. Dad, I'm going to tell you a secret. Do you remember in May this year, a large group of refugees stayed in the mountains not far from our village for half a month. During that time, you and mom were busy, and my eldest brother was busy too, so you arranged for my second and third brothers to look after me." After saying that, Yun Yiyi looked at Yun the Butcher's reaction.
"Yes, that's what happened. I remember that in the end it was the village chief who brought people together with the neighboring village to drive away the refugees." Butcher Yun thought for a while and said.
"During that time, whenever we went out, my second and third brothers would rush out with a group of older kids to find food. They thought we were too young to walk long mountain roads, so they left a group of kids around my age to play in the village."
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