Song Xia broke off a thick branch from a tree and shook it in her hand.
"You little brat, what are you doing acting so arrogantly!"
Li Gousheng's second nephew, Li He, raised his fist and punched, but Song Xia dodged to the side and hit his arm with a tree branch in her hand.
The pain caused Li He to stagger.
If Li Gousheng hadn't caught him in time, he probably would have fallen to the ground.
Li Gousheng smirked and said to Li He, "Why are you so impulsive? Didn't I tell you guys she's pretty tough? We're going to have to go at her together?"
"I thought you were just making things up..."
Li He finished speaking.
Li Gousheng called his other nephews to join them.
Song Laosi, afraid of getting beaten up, hid behind and didn't go over. Song Qiu got angry and pushed him hard.
Bang.
Li Gousheng punched him in the face.
"You dare hit me!"
Song Laosi was so badly beaten that he saw stars and was furious. He rushed over and started fighting with Li Gousheng.
Fang Xiu was anxious, so she tried to break off the branches, but she couldn't manage it after a long time.
Song Qiu wanted to throw stones at them, but she held the stones in her hand for a long time without throwing them because she couldn't aim at them.
Song Chun was also very worried. She was about to go and call for help, but before she had taken a few steps, Song Dong stopped her: "Big sister, are you going to find Uncle and the others and ask them to come and help?"
"Um."
Song Qiu nodded.
Song Dong immediately said, "There's no need to call them. You see, they're no match for Second Sister."
Just a short while.
Each of them had bruises on their face, either from falls or from being beaten by their own people.
They didn't touch Song Xia's clothes.
Less than fifteen minutes.
Li He and the others all collapsed to the ground, groaning in agony.
This way.
Song Laosi gradually gained the upper hand.
He was pinning Li Gousheng to the ground and hitting him while he spoke.
"You want me to pay you back? If you hadn't tricked me into gambling with you, I wouldn't have lost so much! I think you guys clearly tricked me, otherwise how come out of the four of us, I'm the only one who lost?"
Li Gousheng would certainly not admit it.
Seeing that he couldn't break free and that Song Laosi was still hitting him repeatedly, he angrily cursed, "Song Laosi, let me go right now! If you dare to beat me to death, you can expect to be beheaded!"
He mentioned beheading.
Song Laosi withdrew his fist that was about to fall.
He got up and kicked him, saying, "If someone like you were beheaded, I'd go crazy!"
He saw Li Gousheng glaring at him.
Old Song glared at him and said, "What are you glaring at me for? Want to get beaten up again? Let me tell you, we're even now. You'd better get out of here, or we'll beat you to a pulp!"
A clean break? He's dreaming!
Although Li Gousheng was very unwilling, he knew that they would not gain any advantage today. So he didn't say anything more to Song Laosi, helped his nephews up, and limped away from there.
I watched their departing figures.
Fang Xiu's face was full of worry: "Xia'er, judging from their expressions, I'm afraid they won't let this go so easily. What if they bring more people later?"
"Mother, don't be afraid. If they can call for help, so can we."
Song Xia comforted her.
The Song family isn't small, is it?
We'll see.
She could take on several of them by herself.
Even if we can't win, we're not afraid.
There's a saying: "To catch a thief, first catch the king."
She dealt with the ringleaders; how could they still act so arrogantly?
After Tong Fangxiu finished speaking.
Song Xia looked toward Song Lao Si.
Her gaze startled Song Laosi, who stammered, "Daughter, why are you looking at me like that? I know I was wrong, I promise I'll never gamble again, really, really..."
Song Xia said in a low voice, "Remember what you said, or you'll be eating with your feet for the rest of your life!"
Eating with your feet...
Song Laosi dared not imagine what that scene would be like.
"I understand. Everyone must be hungry. I'll go back and cook."
Song Laosi ran incredibly fast.
Fang Xiu felt a little sorry for her husband and also found it funny when she saw him like this.
In all his years, when has he ever been this cowardly?
But we can't just leave him alone.
She really didn't want to think about what would happen if he went gambling again.
While Song Laosi was making lunch.
Song Xia called Song Dong over to sit under the eaves and chat: "Little brother, your second sister has a question for you, do you want to study?"
Song Dong's eyes lit up, then he shook his head.
Song Xia observed his reaction and asked, "Do you want to study but are worried about your family's financial situation? Don't worry, we have the money to support you."
Her younger brother seems quite smart; he might be able to do well in school.
Song Dong paused for a moment and said, "Second sister, we need money for everything at home right now, let's wait until next year."
Wait until next year.
He'll be eleven next year.
Song Xia pursed her lips and said, "It's not a big deal. If you're willing, you can go this year. I'll ask around when I have time, and if it's possible, I'll send you to school as soon as possible."
Song Dong asked softly, "Second sister, what should I do if I can't concentrate on my studies?"
That kid.
Does he seem unable to concentrate on his studies?
Song Xia patted his shoulder and said, "If you can't concentrate on your studies, just eat more and make more friends. As long as you can recognize some characters, understand reason and things, and don't end up like your father, that's fine."
Song Dong replied earnestly, "Second sister, I will try my best."
"Um."
Song Xia told Song Lao Si about this while they were eating.
Fang Xiu was genuinely surprised that Song Xia was going to send Song Dong to school; she didn't react for a long time.
Song Qiu and Song Chun were very supportive.
Old Song curled his lip and said, "I'm not even good at studying, how could he be?"
Is this really his biological father?!
Song Xia kicked him, saying, "Just because you're not good enough doesn't mean I'm not good enough! I'm obviously smarter than you, don't compare yourself to me!"
Song Laosi said nonchalantly, "Fine, fine, anyway, I don't have to pay."
Song Dong's hands gradually clenched, and he secretly vowed in his heart that he must study hard, strive to pass the imperial examination, and live up to his second sister's high expectations of him.
It also lets his father see whether he is good at studying or not.
Fang Xiu came to her senses and asked, "Xia'er, when do you plan to send Dong'er there?"
Song Xia had originally planned to visit his academy in a few days.
She's made up her mind now; she'll go find one for him tomorrow.
"I'll go ask tomorrow."
Song Xia acted immediately. The next morning, as soon as she had set up her stall, she went to find the academy.
Their town is small, with only one academy and three private schools. The last-ranked private school is newly opened.
The academy has higher requirements for its students.
Those who have never received basic education will not be accepted.
We do not accept older people.
We do not accept students who enroll midway through their studies.
no way.
Song Xia had no choice but to settle for second best and went to each private school to ask.
Zhang's Private School was the best of the three, with eight teachers and reportedly over a hundred students. One of their teachers had passed the imperial examination at the provincial level (举人), and the rest were all scholars (秀才).
Their training was not much less than that of the academy, and they also had certain requirements for the students.
Song Xia went to the second-ranked private school, but was told to leave before she even met the person there. The reason was the same as the previous academies and private schools: they thought Song Dong was too old and hadn't received any formal education.
When we arrived at the last private school.
Song Xia stood outside for a while before knocking on the door.
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