Chapter 89 Fight
Wu Tongjie was sweating.
He said a lot of bad things about Xu Zhoutian. Li Baisong used to keep silent, so whoever knew about it could hear it.
But Li Baisong did not hear such words on that day before, and he did not remember the specific day. It was not important. Adding a time would make things more real.
"This is a case of trying to cover up one's own mistake." Li Baisong said lightly.
Xu Zhoutian's expression darkened visibly. "Wu Tongjie, tell me clearly, what bad things did you say about me?!"
Wu Tongjie didn't even have time to glare at Li Baisong again. He hurried over to Xu Zhoutian to explain, "No, it's not what you think. You're just talking nonsense."
"Did my little brother say that? Go ask other people in the academy. If he said it, he said it. If he didn't say it, he didn't say it. You'll know who's lying once you ask. There's no point in wasting time here. We should kill him right now, catching him off guard. When he's in collusion with others someday, you can still get the truth out of him!"
"You're looking for death, you bitch!" Wu Tongjie raised his fist and punched Li Yulan. Xu Zhoutian grabbed Wu Tongjie's hand and said, "Come with me to the school."
Xu Zhoutian pulled Wu Tongjie away. As they walked along the way, one of them kept explaining, looking even more guilty, while the other's face became increasingly gloomy.
When he arrived at the school gate, his face was as gloomy as ink, and everyone who saw him could not help but step back silently.
Several people were whispering.
"What's going on? Wu Tongjie and Xu Zhoutian are so close, are they having a falling out?"
"Well, what's so good about wearing the same pants? You didn't see how rude Wu Tongjie was when he carried Xu Zhoutian on his back."
Wu Tongjie: “…”
As Wu Tongjie and Xu Zhoutian walked away, the butcher became lively again. "Hey, let's discuss what I just told you guys."
"Hmph!" Li Yulan glared at the butcher and pulled Li Baisong to move. She had seen it all. The man had just wished he could stay eight hundred feet away from them for fear of being implicated.
If I hadn't been smart, I don't know what would have happened today.
"Fourth sister, please put the tofu out first. Let's sell it quickly so we can go back and help."
"Little brother." Li Yulan pulled Li Baisong, not wanting her to talk to the meat stall owner.
"Fourth sister, it's a favor for him to help us, and it's his duty not to help us. There's no right or wrong. It's okay. You can shout first." Li Baisong smiled warmly.
The owner of the meat stall is thick-skinned. A thin-skinned person cannot do business outside all year round, especially since his business is right at his doorstep.
"Little brother, you are a sensible man. Take a look at the meat in my house. If you decide today, I will send you a piece of meat to try at home."
"Then, big brother, tell me first, what's the price of your pork? We already have a regular butcher. If your price isn't favorable, I wouldn't want to offend an old acquaintance, right?"
The butcher smiled at Li Baisong and said, "Little brother, you are right..."
The two men discussed the price of pork.
Li Baisong successfully got the lowest price, half a pig's leg, a pig's head and a set of pig's offal, which the butcher could deliver to Liantang Village early in the morning.
But the butcher asked for a deposit today before he could start delivering the meat tomorrow.
"Brother, I don't have any money with me, and the tofu I brought can only be sold for a few dozen coins. How about you come back to the village with me later?"
"I can't leave for a while, so I'll go there in the evening."
"good."
The two of them finalized the deal, and Li Yulan also sold two pieces of tofu while shouting.
The butcher kept his word and gave Li Baisong more than a pound of fat and lean meat.
Li Baisong smiled and gave back two pieces of tofu.
"It's delicious if you cut it up and stew it with meat."
"That's perfect." The butcher laughed.
Both of them laughed.
After selling the tofu, the brother and sister packed up and went home.
Finally, at noon, school was over. Wu Tongjie, whose good deeds were ruined, rushed to the market in anger with a bruised face, but Li Baisong was nowhere to be seen.
"You son of a bitch, don't let me see you again, or I'll beat you up every time I see you!"
The butcher silently cut off a piece of meat, thinking of reminding his brother not to come to the market during this period when he went to Liantang Village in the evening.
Wu Tongjie is just a small fry, but the old ladies in the Wu family are very difficult to deal with. If they get involved, my family will have no chance of doing business in the town.
On the other side, Xu Zhoutian also had a bruised face and nose. When he returned to the Xu family angrily, Xu Da and Xu Er just came back.
Both Xu Da and Xu Er are much older than this younger brother. Xu Da is a full twenty years older than Xu Zhoutian, and Xu Er is fifteen years older than Xu Zhoutian. Both of them look at this younger brother with the affection of a child.
"What happened? Did you get into a fight?"
"Brother, I don't want to go to school anymore. Please take Tian Yu there."
Xu Tianyu, who is two years older than his uncle and can already do business on his own: "..." His uncle wants to snatch it from him?
"What nonsense are you talking about? Just go to school and study hard!" Xu Er patted his stupid brother on the back of the head. This brother was the only one in the family who had some talent for studying. Didn't they want to send their own child to school?
Tian Yu from the eldest brother's family and that naughty boy from his family are jumping up and down all day long, wanting to go out and run with them. The family's hopes can only be pinned on this boy.
"Did any of your classmates bully you? Tell your elder brother and he will take you to see the teacher."
"No." Xu Zhoutian, "I was the one who beat up Wu Tongjie and those bastards who were in cahoots with Wu Tongjie!"
Xu Zhoutian felt angry and depressed when he thought about what his classmates said.
It turned out that he was not that likable. They complimented him on the surface but only wanted his money, and secretly called him a fool.
Damn it, he is just a rich sucker.
And still complacent.
"The teacher has punished us to start copying books tomorrow and asked you to go to the school. Brother, please help me withdraw from the school when you go. I don't want to copy books."
Xu Er couldn't help but slap Xu Zhoutian again, "Who is Wu Tongjie? Did you win or lose the fight?"
"I don't know who's winning or losing." Xu Zhoutian covered the back of his head. "I fought three of them alone. They all had bruises and swollen faces. I just..."
"You're also bruised and battered, but you did a good job!" Xu Er praised.
Xu Da rubbed his brows and said, "Why fight? I will go to the academy, but you have to go to school."
"I'm not going! I haven't wanted to go for a long time. Our school is not that good." Xu Zhoutian muttered softly.
"Don't talk nonsense. Mr. Liao is literate and has a noble character. Be careful with what you say." Xu Er reminded.
Xu Da looked at his brother, "Why do you say that? Everything has a reason."
Xu Da is a calm and reasonable eldest brother. The eldest brother is like a father and the head of the family. As long as his younger brothers are right, he generally does not beat them.
Xu Zhoutian was most afraid of his elder brother asking this question.
Big Brother usually doesn't beat people, but his beatings are special.
The second brother is a paper tiger. He only hurts people's skin when he hits them. But if the eldest brother hits people, he won't be able to go out for half a month.
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