The well in Zhou Yuanyuan's backyard is really magical.
When summer comes, the water in the well is icy cold and refreshing.
When winter comes, the temperature outside is around zero degrees, but white mist floats at the wellhead. The water that comes out is steaming, but not hot to the touch. It is warm, about ten degrees.
Because of this well, the sycamore tree near the corner of the wall grew so extraordinarily strong. Even the fact that it remained bare year-round didn't cause anyone any surprise. Everyone thought it would be strange if the sycamore tree didn't grow well, nourished by such warm winter and cool summer water.
Above the well, a square rim was built with stones and a thin layer of cement was applied to the surface. Surrounding the rim was a curved bluestone platform, about a meter wide.
Zhou Jiaqin failed to show off his power in front of Zhou Yuanyuan and her siblings, and even fell down. He stood up angrily with the help of Zhou Miaomiao.
A moment ago, Zhou Yuanyuan ignored Zhou Jiaqin who was about to fall, and pulled her brother Zhou Jiasheng and ran straight back home.
Just as he was about to go back to his room, Zhou Jiasheng grabbed his sister.
"Brother, what's wrong?" Zhou Yuanyuan asked. Shouldn't they have run back to their room and bolted the door? Zhou Jiaqin, that little lunatic, wouldn't let them go if he caught up.
"Sister, come with me." Zhou Jiasheng took Zhou Yuanyuan's hand and walked to the backyard. Zhou Jiasheng planned to take his sister to hide in the firewood pile at home for a while. There was a secret hiding place that Zhou Jiasheng had made there. In the past, when Zhou Jiasheng and Zhou Yuanyuan were severely bullied by Zhou Jiaqin and his friends, they would always hide in the firewood pile and wait for their mother to come home.
Zhou Yuanyuan was reborn and it was the first time she encountered Zhou Jiaqin picking on her. Decades had passed, and she had completely forgotten about the "shelter" in her family's firewood pile. Zhou Jiasheng reminded her of it, and she remembered it.
Although hiding in the pile of firewood was unbecoming, Zhou Yuanyuan didn't mind. After all, it was the best decision her brother Zhou Jiasheng could have made for her. Zhou Yuanyuan and her siblings had no fighting power at the time. If they didn't hide, were they expecting to be beaten into pigs?
The Zhou family's cousins were the best at putting on a front. Without Zhao Yunxiang and Zhou Zhixin around, they'd bully Zhou Yuanyuan and her siblings without mercy. However, as long as Zhou Zhixin and Zhao Yunxiang were around, they'd pretend to be close friends with Yuanyuan and her siblings. Zhou Yuanyuan and Zhou Jiasheng were so frightened by Zhou Jiaqin and Zhou Miaomiao in their previous lives that they didn't dare complain even when they were bullied.
However, as long as they were smart enough to hide before Zhou Jiaqin and the others took action, and wait until Zhao Yunxiang showed up, the matter would be over. After all, Zhou Jiaqin and the others liked the food that Zhao Yunxiang's family sent from time to time and the little things that Zhou Zhixin sent back from City N from time to time.
Children are born with bad genes, naturally worshipping the strong and bullying the weak. Just like the school violence that Zhou Yuanyuan later saw on TV, those who don't resist will be bullied even more severely by the violent party.
Zhou Yuanyuan only understood this truth after experiencing a lifetime of bitterness, so after returning, facing these nasty cousins in the Zhou family, Zhou Yuanyuan would no longer tolerate them.
"Brother, don't be afraid. When Zhou Jiaqin catches up with us, we will beat him." Zhou Yuanyuan didn't want to hide. She planned that if Zhou Jiaqin didn't give in, she would let him see why the flowers were so red.
"Okay." Seeing that his sister wasn't afraid, Zhou Jiasheng straightened his chest and decided to face it bravely. In the battle just now outside the door, Zhou Jiasheng felt that he still had a great chance of winning against Zhou Jiaqin.
"Ouch! Who the hell beat my grandson like this?"
Before Zhou Jiaqin entered the door, Wu Jinfeng's loud voice rang out.
After encountering the incident where Zhou Jiaxing was suspected of being a thief, Wu Jinfeng hurriedly bought a basket of things at the market and returned to Zhoujia Village.
As soon as she reached the door of her house, Wu Jinfeng saw Zhou Jiaqin's face covered in blood, which scared her.
From childhood to adulthood, Zhou Jiaqin was not only invincible in Zhoujia Village, but also a ruthless character. Zhou Jiaqin was the only one who beat other children until they were bleeding. This was the first time that Zhou Jiaqin himself had seen blood.
Zhou Jiaqin gritted his teeth, speechless from the pain. Zhou Miaomiao lowered her head and said nothing. Ever since Wu Jinfeng slapped her hard in the face for those two fish balls, Zhou Miaomiao had learned her lesson. Now, the Zhou Yuanyuan siblings... seemed like they were not to be trifled with.
"Come in quickly." Wu Jinfeng walked into her kitchen with a basket of things in her arms.
Seeing Zhou Jiaqin's bloody face, Wu Jinfeng's heart ached. She wasn't worried about Zhou Jiaqin's injury, but about the money in her pocket, which looked like it was about to fly out again.
No, didn't the production team just distribute dividends? The eldest daughter-in-law should have some money, right?
When Wu Jinfeng thought of this, she felt a little calmer.
Wu Jinfeng put the basket on the dining table and crawled into the kitchen.
Zhou Miaomiao supported Zhou Jiaqin and glanced at the basket on the table. The smell of lard in the basket hit her nose. She was sure her grandmother must have bought a lot of delicious food from the market.
Besides meat, what else is there? Zhou Miaomiao really wondered how she would eat at her grandma's house later.
Wu Jinfeng stood up and walked out of the kitchen, and smeared Zhou Jiaqin's face with a handful of black soot in her hand.
"Grandma, what did you put on my face?" The dust from the pot blinded Zhou Jiaqin's eyes and brought him back to his senses.
From the moment he got up until now, Zhou Jiaqin had been wondering how this could have happened. How could this have happened? How could his weak third cousin have dodged his fierce push? And how could he have fallen down instead?
Zhou Jiaqin found it incredible that Zhou Jiasheng and his sister did not tremble when they saw him as they did in the past. Such a hard fall made Zhou Jiaqin feel like he was dreaming.
Wu Jinfeng's exclamation was automatically blocked by Zhou Jiaqin's ears.
The reason is that Wu Jinfeng is too noisy at home. She would yell and scream over the slightest thing. Everyone in the Zhou family, including Zhou Jiaqin, has become accustomed to Wu Jinfeng's noisy voice.
"Grandma, is my second brother's face going to be disfigured?" Zhou Miaomiao was also startled by Wu Jinfeng's actions. With the facial injury, shouldn't he go to the town hospital for a proper checkup? Otherwise, the barefoot doctor in the village would also be a good option. Wu Jinfeng just casually grabbed a handful of pot ash, could that be enough?
"Go away, little kid, you can't even speak. Hurry up and spit." Wu Jinfeng hurriedly forced Zhou Miaomiao to spit out the word "Pah" before clasping her hands together and bowing to the sky, muttering, "Dear passing gods, please don't be offended by the child's nonsense."
It turns out that the ash from pots is really good at stopping bleeding. After Zhou Jiaqin's face was smeared with ash from pots, the bleeding stopped in less than half a minute.
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