Chapter 283 Osmanthus Kneeling and Praying
Mrs. Wan Er asked as she walked, and finally found out the direction in which Xiao Fubao and Xiao Lan ran.
When Wan Ersao arrived, she saw Xiao Fubao with his hair loose, fighting with someone.
Although Guihua was knocked to the ground by Xiao Fubao without preparedness, because of her experience of being grabbed on the face last time, this time she first protected her face with her arms and then reached out to grab Xiao Fubao's hair.
She grabbed Xiao Fubao's hair again, and Guihua took the opportunity to grab Xiao Fubao's face.
If Guihua succeeds in this attack, Xiao Fubao will definitely have a scar on his face.
Although Xiao Fubao scratched Guihua many times just now, there were only red marks and no bleeding. Because Wan Ersao often cut Xiao Fubao's nails, his nails were very short and basically no bloody marks could be left. At most, there were red marks that looked quite serious.
But Guihua was different. Her stepmother never cared about her. Her nails were trimmed like the nails of the Nine Yin White Bone Claws, and they would only become shorter if she broke them herself.
If little Fubao was scratched by such nails, a blood mark would immediately appear on his face.
"stop!"
At the critical moment, Wan Ersao rushed over, grabbed Guihua's hand with one hand, and pulled Guihua's hand out of Xiao Fubao's hair with the other hand.
Wan Ersao's heart was pounding with fear. She looked at Guihua's nails, then at her daughter's face. She was relieved to see that there was no injury on her daughter's face.
Wan Ersao nervously picked up Xiao Fubao from Guihua. She didn't care at all why her daughter was riding on a child who was a few years older than her. She only cared whether her daughter was bullied.
Without Xiao Fubao's suppression, Guihua quickly got up from the ground and looked at Wan Ersao timidly.
Even though Guihua was very arrogant just now, she had no mother and father to support her. No one would stand on her side even if she was right. Moreover, the fight between her and Xiao Fubao was just a fight between children. Now that the other person's parents were here, it was normal for her to feel timid.
"Whose child are you from? Why are you fighting with my daughter here?" Wan Ersao checked Xiao Fubao and found a trace of blood on his head, which should have been caused by his hair being pulled. Wan Ersao was so distressed that her heart ached.
Therefore, Wan Ersao spoke with anger and looked at Guihua with a sharp look.
In addition, after Wan Ersao came to this village, she did not often interact with the villagers. She used to be an exile and was often looked down upon. She was pardoned this year and became a good citizen. However, because her family was busy building a house and Wan Lao Da was getting married, she had no time to interact with the villagers.
Wan Ersao couldn’t even recognize all the adults, let alone so many children.
Guihua was so frightened by Wan Ersao's sharp eyes that she couldn't help but move back a few steps, shrinking her neck and staring at the ground timidly.
Whenever she secretly ate something at home, her stepmother would question her. She was like this. She had developed the habit of being timid and always cautious with people.
When Wan Ersao saw Guihua like this, she was angry, but as a mother, she couldn't help but soften her heart.
His voice softened a bit, and he looked at Guihua and taught her, "You look quite old, several years older than my Fubao. I'm not telling you to be more tolerant of her, but at least you can't pull her hair out, right? Look, there are bloodshot on the top of the child's head. Is this how you usually bully your brothers and sisters at home?"
When Guihua thought of her younger brothers and sisters born to her stepmother, a trace of fear flashed in her eyes. She was usually a nobody at home. If she dared to lay a hand on her younger brothers and sisters, she would be beaten half to death by her stepmother and would be starved for three days. How could she dare to do that?
The more Wan Ersao talked, the angrier she became. She reached out and pulled Guihua's collar and said, "Hurry up and lead the way. I'll go to your house and ask your parents how she usually teaches her children."
When Guihua heard this, she struggled hard to break free from Wan Ersao's grip and moved aside, like a cat whose tail was stepped on.
Wan Ersao didn't use much force in the first place, and Guihua broke free when she was not prepared.
Guihua ran a few steps away and knelt on the ground, crying, "Aunt, I beg you, please don't go to my house and tell my mother, okay? I apologize to sister Fubao and I will never bully her again. Please don't tell my mother, she will beat me to death."
Wan Ersao was a little confused. What was going on? She walked over and wanted to bend down to pull Guihua up from the ground.
But Guihua obviously misunderstood Wan Ersao's intention and thought that Wan Ersao was going to take her home. Guihua was so scared that she kowtowed on the ground.
"Aunt, please don't let my mother know. I will work for your family every day. I can do a lot of things. I can wash clothes, cook, feed chickens and pigs. Please don't tell my mother."
Wan Ersao was a little at a loss as to what to do with Guihua's behavior, as if she was an adult bullying a child.
"Okay, I won't tell your mother. You get up first."
After hearing what Wan Ersao said, Guihua's eyes flashed with disbelief. She quickly raised her head and looked at Wan Ersao, with crystal tears still hanging on her face. However, the tears had left two winding marks on her dirty little face, which was obviously due to the black dust on her face caused by not washing her face frequently.
When Wan Ersao looked at Guihua like this, she gradually felt a little bit of pity in her heart. She saw a trace of helplessness and panic in Guihua's eyes, which showed that the child was not liked by her mother at home.
Guihua was pulled up by Wan Ersao, who brushed the dust off her body.
"Okay, go back now. I see that Xiao Fubao has also scratched your face. You two are even now. But you are not allowed to bully my Xiao Fubao again. If you dare to do it again, I will definitely go to your house and ask your mother for an explanation."
When Guihua saw that Wan Ersao had let her go, she nodded happily immediately.
"Aunt, I understand."
After saying this, Guihua disappeared in a flash.
But Wan Ersao still had a wary eye. Just because she didn't cause trouble for the child, that didn't mean the child's mother wouldn't cause trouble for her.
Judging from the child's temperament and behavior just now, it is clear that this family is not easy to get along with. She must find out the family background of this child so that she can be prepared.
Sister Wan Er looked at Guihua running away, then glanced at Xiaolan behind her and asked, "Xiaolan, do you know who that sister was just now?"
Xiaolan nodded and replied in a clear voice: "It's Sister Guihua. She has a stepmother. My brother said that her stepmother beats her every day and told me not to make my mother angry, otherwise I would be motherless. She is even more pitiful than Sister Guihua."
When Wan Ersao heard this, she started to think about it. She glanced at the little Fubao in her arms. There were traces of tears on his face and his little hands kept touching his head, which was obviously caused by the injury just now.
Wan Ersao had no intention of catching up with Guihua and going to her house to argue. She wanted to take her daughter back quickly to apply the medicine.
Mrs. Wan Er glanced at the other girls next to her, ignored them, and left with Xiaolan. Several big white geese also lined up and followed Mrs. Wan Er.
Along the way, people greeted Wan Ersao from time to time, but Wan Ersao just responded quickly and left.
When they got home, the whole family was waiting for Xiao Fubao to come back. They hadn't started eating yet because Wan Ersao said she had prepared something delicious for Xiao Fubao at noon. She really had made braised pork. Everyone knew that this was Xiao Fubao's favorite, so they didn't pick up their chopsticks and just waited for Xiao Fubao to come back to eat together.
Old Mrs. Wan and Mrs. Liu were sitting in the yard basking in the sun. Old Mrs. Wan had let the children out to stroll around the yard. Old Man Wan was still fiddling with the potato flour.
Everyone heard the sound of the door opening and looked towards it at the same time. They saw little Fubao in Wan Ersao's arms, with his hair disheveled, his body dirty, and an expression of grievance on his face.
Old Mrs. Wan and Old Second Wan immediately stood up and ran towards Old Mrs. Wan at the same time.
"What's going on? Who bullied my daughter?"
Wan Laoer quickly took Xiao Fubao from Wan Er's wife.
Wan Ersao said angrily, "I had a fight with a kid in the village, but I didn't win. He pulled out my hair and there was blood on my scalp. I hurried back to apply medicine on her."
When Wan Laoer heard this, he hurriedly parted Xiao Fubao's hair with heartache, and sure enough, he saw scars and red bloodstains on his fair scalp.
"Which one is it? I'll go find her right now." Wan Laoer couldn't stand any loss, especially when his daughter was bullied like this. His heart ached.
"It's osmanthus." Xiaolan stood aside, tilted her little head, and said anxiously.
She was also worried about Xiao Fubao, and hoped that Aunt Wan would go find Guihua's mother, because every time Guihua had a fight with someone, it was Guihua's mother who went to pick a fight first, which, in her brother's words, was rude and disturbing.
After listening to this anxiously, Grandma Wan took the arm of Wan Laoer and walked out with little Fubao in her arms.
"Let's go and ask her parents how they educate their children. How much hatred and resentment do they have to tear out the scalp of such a young child?"
Old Lady Wan turned to Second Sister Wan and said, "Hurry up and go into the house to get some medicine for the wound. You can apply the medicine to Xiao Fubao later while I talk to her family."
Thinking of Guihua's look, Wan Ersao hesitated and wanted to dissuade her, but was interrupted by Xiaolan's anxious voice: "Aunt, please go quickly, otherwise Guihua's mother will come to make trouble soon. My brother said that her mother is rude and disturbing."
Upon hearing this, Wan Ersao's face turned pale. Without hesitation, she ran into the house like a gust of wind to get the medicine. After telling Liu, she followed behind Old Lady Wan and Old Second Wan, asking for directions along the way and running towards Guihua's house.
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