In Master Wang's opinion, Qiu Xu was a well-behaved boy. He was intelligent, sensible, and studied diligently. He would never deliberately cause trouble.
But he is introverted and never communicates with others.
Of course, what Master Wang didn't know was that as a newcomer, Qiu Xu was deliberately distanced from by the other students, and because of Qiu Xiaobao's instigation, no one was willing to play with him anymore.
Qiu Xu didn't care about any of that; he only cared about whether he had understood the knowledge his teacher was imparting.
Qian was always hypocritical and would never throw a tantrum in front of others.
But this time, she caused a huge uproar at the village school because of Qiu Xiaobao being beaten.
Her exact words were, "Master Wang, as long as you keep Qiu Xu around, this matter cannot be dropped!"
From beginning to end, Qiu Xu only explained the events to Master Wang and did not say another word.
“You woman, you’re so difficult to deal with. If you don’t leave, I’m going to report you to the authorities!” Wang Fuzi’s intuition told him that Qiu Xu was not lying.
He knew that Qiu Xiaobao always liked to bully Qiu Xu.
As a teacher, he could manage what was in front of others, but not what was behind their backs.
Of course, he still had his own selfish motives.
If Qiu Xu passes the imperial examinations and achieves official rank in the future, his mentor will also feel proud.
Upon hearing that the matter had been reported to the authorities, Madam Qian finally dared not cause any more trouble.
She knew that what happened yesterday was all instigated by her son.
She looked at Qiu Xu, said, "This isn't over!" and stormed off.
Mr. Wang's trust put Qiu Xu at ease, and after school, he made sure to thank Mr. Wang.
Unfortunately, this matter is not yet fully resolved.
When Qiu Xu returned home, he saw the Qian family's older brother and his wife sitting in their yard, waiting to settle accounts with them.
The yard was a mess, with household items scattered all over it.
The Li family next door had their gate locked.
Li Zheng went out hunting, and Ye Shi took the two children to visit other people's homes.
Seeing the scene in the courtyard, Qiu Yan's relaxed mood tightened again.
Upon closer inspection, he saw the Qian couple in the west room, preparing to tear up his books.
That book was bought for him by his sister.
Qiu Xu shouted, "Stop!"
"Qiu Xu!" Upon seeing Qiu Xu, the Qian couple thought of their two sons' current miserable state, and a surge of rage rose in their hearts.
The couple stopped what they were doing and looked for a suitable tool in the yard. Brother Qian picked up a stone, and Sister Qian ran towards Qiu Xu with a kitchen knife in hand.
Knowing he was no match for the two, Qiu Xu turned and ran.
"Stop right there, you little brat! I'm going to skin you alive today..."
Qiu Xu ran while looking back, and because he was running too fast, thud—he unfortunately bumped into a... uh, a person.
He looked up and saw that the person who came was Uncle Li, who was carrying a wild boar on his shoulder.
"Uncle Li!"
Qiu Xu felt reassured and stood behind Li Zheng.
Li Zheng freed one hand, pulled Qiu Xu over, and shielded him behind him. "Don't be afraid."
"It's you again, minding your own business like a dog chasing a mouse!" The Qian couple were about to pounce on Qiu Xu as they spoke, determined to demand an explanation from him.
But with Li Zheng around, can they even get close?
When Li Zheng stood there, they took a few steps back in fright, and finally squatted down in front of the Qiu family's courtyard, waiting for Qiu Yan to return. Both of their sons were seriously injured; they should at least demand a large sum of compensation.
Li Zheng took Qiu Xu back to his home.
Seeing that Ye had not returned, he released the wild boar and prepared to deal with it.
Qiu Xu glanced sideways at the Qian couple in front of the old courtyard, then looked at his own thin arms and legs, and walked straight up to Li Zheng, "Uncle Li..."
However, before he could finish speaking, Li Zheng waved his hand to interrupt him, "Qiu Xu, you did nothing wrong yesterday, there's no need to be afraid."
"With my sister here, I'm not afraid." Qiu Xu knew that Li Zheng had guessed what he was thinking, but he still mustered his courage and said, "I want to become your disciple and beg you to teach me martial arts!"
As he spoke, he suddenly knelt down on both knees with a thud...
Li Zheng paused slightly, his body stiffening for a moment.
Just then, a hurried shout rang out from outside the courtyard gate.
"Brother Li, come quickly! Sister Ye has fainted..." The one who shouted was the village chief's wife, Wang.
Before the village chief's wife even entered the yard, Li Zheng rushed out and anxiously asked, "Where is Qiu Yun? What happened to her?"
The village chief's wife was already out of breath from running. She gasped for air, "It's at my house, hurry up!"
Li Zheng looked at Qiu Xu, who hadn't gotten up yet, and said, "Don't run around!" Then he hurriedly followed the village chief's wife out of the courtyard.
Before leaving, he made sure to close his own courtyard gate tightly.
Along the way, Li Zheng asked the village chief's wife about the situation, "What exactly happened to Qiu Yun?"
The village chief's wife hurried to catch up with Li Zheng, panting as she said, "Sister Ye came to visit this morning. Later, she said she was taking the children to the entrance of the village near the mountain to see if you were back..."
She was fine when she left, but about 15 minutes later, Ling'er came running to me for help, saying that Sister Ye had fainted... We really owe this to Ling'er..."
The more Li Zheng listened, the more serious his expression became. He quickened his pace even further, leaving the village chief's wife far behind.
Meanwhile, Qiu Yan and Qiu Dayu also returned at this time.
The Qian couple at the gate rushed towards Qiu Yan in a huff the moment they saw her.
Hearing the commotion outside, Qiu Xu from the neighboring yard quickly got up, peered through the gate, and checked the situation.
Qiu Yan saw her younger brother peeking through the crack in the door and nodded to him.
Qiu Dayu looked at the Qian couple with disdain; what a mess they had made of their once beautiful courtyard.
Having suffered several setbacks at Qiu Yan's hands, Qiu Dayu didn't believe they could gain any advantage from her.
"Well, Qiu Yan, you're finally back. Wow, you've really gotten more capable now, you can even hunt..."
Aunt Qian was afraid that Qiu Yan would run away the moment she saw her: "Quick, grab her!"
They pulled out ropes they had prepared beforehand, and as Aunt Qian spoke, she began to tie Qiu Yan up.
Unexpectedly, they were no match for Qiu Yan at all.
...A quarter of an hour later, Qian's brother was tied up and thrown into the yard by Qiu Yan, and the money bag on Qian's sister-in-law's body was now in Qiu Yan's hands.
The Qian couple were completely subdued by Qiu Yan. As for the process, you'd have to ask Qiu Dayu.
Qiu Yan looked at Aunt Qian and said, "Restore everything to normal within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn! Otherwise... I'll strip your man naked and throw him at the village entrance."
Is this something a young lady should say? The Qian couple, the man blushed with embarrassment and the woman blushed with anger, but they had no choice but to swallow their anger.
Madam Qian dared not resist in the slightest, "I...I'll pack it up."
Especially yesterday, their two sons even hit someone first.
"Qiu Dayu, you'll be the supervisor!"
Qiu Dayu stood frozen in place, only snapping back to reality when Qiu Yan shoved a kitchen knife into his hand. "Okay, leave it to me, don't worry!"
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