"Mingwu, what are you doing?"
Sister, we want to follow Li Quanlai to join the revolution. We will go to the provincial capital first and then take the train to the capital.
"Mingwu, come here for a moment."
Xuemei pulled Qingya over and whispered in her ear, "Qingya, go back and tell Dad that Accountant Li's youngest son is taking several other boys from the village to join the revolution. Mingwu is also with them. Remember to let Dad know who they are. Go quickly."
As soon as Xuemei finished speaking, Qingya rode her bike home.
"Sister, what are you doing? We are in a hurry. We need to catch the bus to the commune."
"Mingwu, do Second Uncle and the others know you're going out?"
"Sister, they know." Mingwu's eyes turned guiltily.
"Rui Rui, come here and grab your third brother."
"Sister, what are you doing? The whole nation is waiting for me."
"Li Quanmin, does Accountant Li know what you are going to do? Xuemei looked at the boys behind Quanmin and the rest of you. Do your uncles and aunts know what you are going to do? If not, go home and ask your parents before going."
"Liu Xuemei, what are you doing? Just take care of your brothers and sisters. Why do you care about us? No matter what we do, why do we need you to control us? You are a housekeeper."
Ruirui and Feifei wanted to teach Li Quanmin a lesson when they heard this, but Xuemei stopped them.
"I'm just telling you this out of fellow villager friendship, to remind you. You'd better go back and tell your families so they don't worry. As for me taking care of you, you're nothing to me and you don't deserve it. But Mingwu won't go with you today."
After Xuemei finished speaking, the boys behind Li Quanmin hesitated. After a stalemate, Li Quanmin became a little anxious and said to the boys behind him:
"Are you guys still men? You waver at the mere mention of someone else. Didn't you leave a note at home? Stop being such sissy girls. If you want to go out with me and start a career, then come with me. If you want to be a coward, then stay here." Li Quanmin said and left.
Li Quanmin used his provocation and several boys followed him. Mingwu also wanted to follow, but was held down by Ruirui because he was not as strong as Ruirui.
"Sister, I want to go too."
"Shut up, you. Ruirui and Feifei, each of you grab your third brother, and let's go home."
As soon as we reached the entrance of the village, we saw Liu's father and Accountant Li riding bicycles with Liu Guanghui and others.
"Xuemei, where are Quanmin and the others?" Accountant Li asked anxiously.
"They left a few minutes ago. I couldn't stop them. They're heading towards the commune. Go and catch up with them."
As soon as Xuemei finished speaking, Accountant Li rode away on his bicycle, followed by a group of people. Liu's father also rode a bicycle with Liu Guanghui to help. Before leaving, Liu Guanghui glared at Mingwu fiercely.
"Big sister, did you see that? My dad was really fierce just now. I was about to be beaten. Big sister, you have to help me."
"You should, who asked you to run around."
"Rui Rui and Fei Fei, stop pressing me. I'm not going anywhere now. I'm going to your house."
Ruirui and Feifei looked at Xuemei.
"Then bring him to our house and you continue to hold him down."
When Xuemei and her three friends entered the yard, their grandfather, grandmother, second aunt, auntie and others were waiting there.
As soon as they saw Mingwu coming back, Second Aunt and Grandma each picked up a broom and chased Mingwu to fight.
When Liu's father and second uncle came back, Mingwu was lying on Feifei's bed and asked Feifei to apply red medicine on his buttocks.
"Ah... Feifei, what are you doing? When did you become as fierce as Ruirui and Qingya? Be gentle, it hurts your third brother."
"Does it hurt? I think you didn't hit me hard enough. Why don't you let me give you a beating and it will make you feel better."
"Dad, uncle. Dad, grandma and mom have just beaten me. My back and buttocks are all bruised." Mingwu begged for mercy.
"So do you know you're wrong? Will you go out and mess around again?"
"Dad, many people from our school went there, even those younger than me. Besides, I'm not going there to play, I'm going there to study."
"You still think you're right?"
"I was not wrong in the first place." Mingwu muttered.
"It seems like you still need a beating. Your grandma and your mother didn't hit you too lightly just now." Liu Guanghui said as he rolled up his sleeves and prepared to take action.
Mingwu immediately turned to Liu's father for help, "Uncle, uncle, please save me."
Father Liu stopped Liu Guanghui and said, "Second brother, don't do anything yet. Mingwu, your father won't let you go out now because it's too chaotic outside. You're still too young. What if you run into human traffickers? What if you get bullied outside?"
"But, uncle, several people in our class went there last time and nothing happened. I'm taller than them and a little stronger."
"Then let's do this. Once your injuries are healed, we'll give you ten days to try. If you can defeat Qingya three times, we'll let you out."
"Uncle, how can I beat Qingya?"
"Then who made you incompetent? You can't even beat your sister. I think your uncle is right. Just do as he says. As long as you can defeat Qingya, we will let you go out on your own."
When Mingwu heard this, he looked at the ceiling with a hopeless look on his face.
Liu Guanghui looked at the bruises on Mingwu's back and buttocks, and felt angry and distressed.
"Fei Fei, give me the potion, and then you can go out and play?"
"Dad, what are you doing?" Mingwu looked at Liu Guanghui suspiciously.
"Apply medicine to you? You little bastard!"
“Ah… Dad, please be gentler. You might as well apply it to me by flying.”
"What do you know, little brat? You just have to massage the key points to make it heal faster."
"Dad, you just don't feel sorry for me. You just want me to get better soon so that Qingya can beat me up." Mingwu said aggrievedly with tears in his eyes.
"You little bastard, I feel sorry for you. Hurry up and hold back that cat piss. Aren't you ashamed of yourself for crying out loud when you're such a grown man?"
"I'm just crying. I'm not even thirteen yet."
"Okay, when you get better, I'll teach you some fighting techniques so you don't get beaten less by Qingya."
"father……"
"Dad, have all the children in the village been found?" Father Liu asked when he saw everyone looking at Mother Liu curiously.
"We were all on our way to the commune when Accountant Li's kid took advantage of his father not noticing and jumped onto a transport truck and ran away. Accountant Li chased after him but couldn't catch him back."
"That little bastard Accountant Li is lawless and has a lot of bad ideas. He has led many children in the village astray." Wang Shuihua said angrily.
"Shuihua, stop gossiping. It's enough that Mingwu is back. And you kids, don't go out and talk nonsense." Grandma Liu looked at everyone seriously.
…
After Mingwu recovered from his injury, Liu Guanghui grabbed him and fought with Qingya for ten consecutive mornings. He was beaten by Qingya every day and began to doubt his life.
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