Upon hearing this, Wang Erya jumped off the stool with her small body and replied, "Okay, I'll go look for it."
Just then, the courtyard door was pushed open, and Wang Shun walked in with a sullen face, leading the dusty Zhuzi.
Li was stunned when she saw this and asked, "Why did you two come back together today? What happened to Zhuzi?"
She looked her son up and down, and saw that his face and body were covered with dirt and black dust, and his clothes were torn in several places. He looked in a miserable state and was puzzled.
"Humph!" Wang Shun turned around and sat on the wooden bench in a rage, pointing at the pillar and shouting, "You little bastard, tell your mother what good things you did today?"
Zhuzi secretly looked up at his father's face, then at his mother, Mrs. Li, and hesitantly said, "Today...today I accidentally burned the tree while roasting sparrows..."
The last few words were spoken almost in his throat, in a very low voice.
But in this yard, several people heard it clearly.
Upon hearing this, a trace of blame for her naughty son flashed across Li's face. She turned her head to her husband Wang Shun and asked, "Master, what happened to the fire? Nothing serious happened, did it?"
"No, it was just a villager passing by at the time, and he helped the little bastard to kill him." Wang Shun's chest heaved as he spoke, and he raised his hand and slapped Zhuzi in the face, saying, "Tomorrow, go and thank him."
Mrs. Li smiled helplessly and soothed him, "Alright, alright, boss, I'm glad nothing happened. Let's sit down and eat first. We can discipline our son later."
After she finished speaking, Wang Shun snorted at his son, turned around and picked up the bowl. Zhuzi also sat down slowly, and the family began to eat dinner.
Just as Wang Erya was concentrating on drinking the porridge in her bowl, she heard her mother Li ask, "Which family helped Zhuzi put out the fire?"
"Mr. Lin came by and helped me. This time..."
She lowered her head and paused while drinking her porridge.
Lin Xiucai?!
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