Yu Rujia put the vegetables into the basket: "That's exactly what I was waiting for. I heard that Tiedan is quite vengeful. He's been fighting with Erdan for years and has driven away all of Erdan's friends."
"I wonder if Tiedan will bring people to block the road and specifically attack Duofu and his gang in the future."
Duolu waved his little fist: "If he dares to come, I'll beat him back. I'm very powerful. When I practice martial arts, I'll be even more powerful, and no one will be able to beat me."
Yu Rujia gave him a flick on the forehead: "Fighting is not a good thing. I'll have your uncle give you a good talking to later. We can't have a brute in our family."
Gao Shujing smiled and said, "Our children can't be bullied, but they also can't hit people. I'll teach them that later, Rujia, don't worry."
Yu Rujia: "I'm not worried about Duofu and Duoshou, but it's Duolu who's quick with his hands than his brain, so you'll have to give him some pointers."
Duo Shou complained, "Duo Lu never uses his brain."
Duofu added, "When Duolu encounters something he wants to eat, he still uses his brain."
Thinking back to how clever Duolu tricked Takino with his scallion pancakes, it seems that's indeed the case.
Duolu sensed the brothers' disdain and, unwilling to accept it, hugged his exceptionally clever younger brother, Duoxi, saying, "I'm very smart, Duoxi, don't you think?"
The exceptionally good younger brother, Duoxi, did not disappoint him. With his chubby face, he earnestly echoed, "Second brother is the smartest."
Yu Rujia: "Alright, I know you guys are the smartest. Hurry up and deliver the food, or they'll have finished eating."
After inspecting the work in various places, Captain Huang was greeted by his own silly son, Erdan, who was all smiles with a dark, bruised face. Before he could even ask a question, Erdan began his speech.
Erdan: "Dad, do you know how awesome I was today? I made Tiedan cry..."
Another long string of gestures followed. Captain Huang was able to respond to a few words at first, but when Erdan repeated it over and over again, he finally couldn't help but look to his wife for help.
Zhou Yanhong pretended not to see it. She had been bothered for an hour and her ears were tired of hearing it. He had only been tormented for a short while. How could he compare to her?
Besides, Erdan had finally won a fight and was in a good mood. What if she helped her man get away and Erdan came after her again?
Da Dan, who had been back for a while, had been so annoyed by Er Dan that he locked himself in his room. Xiao Yu also hid to the side; she didn't want to endure Er Dan's torment anymore.
Just when Captain Huang had nowhere to turn for help, Gao Shujing appeared at the door with a few children, carrying baskets in his hands.
Captain Huang immediately tugged at his son and stepped forward, saying, "Shujing, what brings you here? It's rare for you to visit, why did you bring things? Duofu, you're here too, come in and play with Erdan for a while."
Gao Shujing: "This afternoon, a few kids went out with some food and got into some trouble. I came to check if Erdan was alright, and I also brought some cold bracken salad to add to your meal."
Captain Huang: "Hey, what's the big deal about kids fighting? My Erdan gets into fights every other day, he's got experience from it all. Look at him, so energetic, he's even more spirited than when he's not fighting."
What could possibly be wrong with Erdan? He's the one in trouble. If no one comes to help him, he'll be driven crazy by Erdan.
I glanced at the kids who had successfully reunited. Erdan and Duolu were already playing together. One was eight or nine years old, and the other was just two. The two were chatting happily.
Duolu, hands on his hips, said smugly, "I'll start practicing martial arts with my uncle tomorrow, and then we'll go fight Tiedan after we've mastered it."
Erdan looked on with envy: "I really want to learn martial arts too."
Duofu: "Let the captain teach you. I've seen a lot of people listen to him, so he must be very capable."
Upon hearing this, Captain Huang tapped his simple-minded son: "Why are you practicing martial arts? You're already fighting so enthusiastically even without practicing martial arts. If you did practice martial arts, you'd be out of control. Just stay quiet for a few days so your mother and I can feel at ease."
He had only practiced a few moves with the militia, how could he compare to Gao Shujing, who had grown up in the military region and could kill several wolves in a row? But he absolutely could not let his foolish son know this.
After knocking on his mentally challenged son, Captain Huang invited, "Shujing, why don't you have dinner at our house tonight? Let's have a few drinks and have a good chat."
Hearing Gao Shujing's voice, Zhou Yanhong and Da Dan also came out, and both of them asked him to stay for dinner.
Da Dan even moved a stool behind Gao Shujing so he could sit down and talk. Aside from school, he spent all his time learning about electricity from Gao Shujing; they addressed each other as master and apprentice.
Gao Shujing weighed the basket in his hand and said, "No, Rujia has assigned me a task to visit a few other families, so I won't talk to you any longer. If I keep talking, they'll have finished eating."
Hearing this, Captain Huang didn't linger. After seeing Gao Shujing off, he turned around and saw his silly son reaching for the cold bracken salad that had just been placed on his plate.
Immediately afterwards, Zhou Yanhong screamed: "Erdan, put him down!"
Erdan quickly put the bracken in his mouth and fled from Zhou Yanhong's pursuit, smacking his lips as he said, "It's so delicious, Mom. Can you make bracken taste this good too?"
Captain Huang took out his small bottle of wine from the cupboard, took a sip, and then picked up a piece of cold bracken salad with his chopsticks.
The moment it entered my mouth, I experienced a flavor completely different from what I usually eat. It was fragrant and went perfectly with rice. I couldn't help but take another bite before reluctantly putting down my chopsticks.
Captain Huang watched the mother and son running around in the yard, then took another sip of his wine. "These bracken ferns are perfect with wine. Shall I have another bite?"
After delivering to several families, when Gao Shujing returned with Duofu and the others, Yu Rujia had already prepared dinner.
Gao Shujing pulled Duo Xi by the hand: "Come on, let's go wash our hands and have dinner."
Duoxi sniffed and swallowed hard, saying, "Eat, eat."
Yu Rujia: "How are Erdan and the others? Are they alright?"
Gao Shujing: "They're all in good spirits. That's how kids fight. They won't get seriously hurt."
Yu Rujia: "Our kids are at the age where they're starting to fight."
There were only four children in the family before. When Duoshou and Duolu were one year old, they would occasionally fight. However, as they grew older, Duoshou's intelligence increased more and more, and Duolu was completely under his control, so the chances of them fighting became even fewer.
Today was their first real fight. Apart from Duoxi, who doesn't know anything, the other three accepted it well and even thought about winning against more people through hard work.
Upon learning that Duolu was going to train in martial arts with Gao Shujing, Dawa pestered Wu Shengli: "Dad, Duofu and the others will start training in martial arts tomorrow. Teach me martial arts, I want to become very powerful too."
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