Chapter 113 No need to wait for Xu Yu to come, I can beat you up now
No one expected Sang Zhixia to suddenly take action.
And her performance far exceeded Xu Minghui's imagination.
She moves really fast.
He did not have the ferocity and brutality displayed in Xu Yu's punches and kicks, nor the thunderous sound of a fatal blow, but his agility was like a white eagle staring at the enemy's vital points, and he would hit the target with every strike. The flash of the knife at his fingertips would surely bring out spots of blood.
The man who had barely rushed over to block the road was already at the end of his strength, and he had no fighting skills except for group fights. He was soon pinned to the ground and beaten by Sang Zhixia. While he was screaming and shouting, Sang Zhixia used his backhand to smear all the chili powder left on his sleeves into his eyes, without wasting a single bit.
Sang Zhixia hooked her ankles around his twitching neck and rolled him sideways to the ground. Using her clever strength, she pinned him to the ground. She rolled to the ground, grabbed the stunned Xu Minghui, and ran away.
"Stop standing there!"
"The most I can do is fight this one. If there's one more person who gets pushed down, it'll only be you!"
If the situation really came to a point where she could only passively take a beating, she wouldn't care about Xu Minghui's life or death!
Xu Minghui took a few quick breaths, grabbed her wrist with his backhand and said, "This way!"
"Follow me here!"
He rushed into the inconspicuous back door of the gambling house with Sang Zhixia. As soon as he entered, he blocked the door with his backhand and pulled a piece of black cloth that someone had put on the shelf to cover Sang Zhixia's head and face.
Sang Zhixia's vision suddenly went dark, and she reached out to pull it away: "What is this? You little brat..."
"Cover your face!"
Xu Minghui was rarely angry and stern, and he growled out of breath, "Do you know where this place is?!"
"If anyone sees your face, I won't be able to save you even if I give my life!"
A woman's complexion is a deadly bone scraper.
This is especially true in a place like this where there are all kinds of people.
Xu Minghui knew very well in his heart that he could not protect others from their ill will towards Sang Zhixia.
Upon hearing this, Sang Zhixia instantly became obedient and muttered through the pitch-black cloth, "Where is this? How do I get out?"
"What's the rush?"
Xu Minghui sat down against the wall, rubbed his face vigorously with both hands, and said unhappily, "What's wrong with you?"
"Didn't Xu Yu refuse to leave your side even for a moment before? Why did you leave that reckless man at home when you went out today? How dare you…"
"Xu Minghui, stop calling me a reckless man."
Sang Zhixia said coldly: "Xu Yu is your elder brother."
"Also, it was me, your respected sister-in-law, who saved you just now. You'd better watch your mouth, kid, or I'll beat you up right now."
If she can’t beat a group of thugs, how can she beat a mere Xu Minghui?
Are you kidding me?
Xu Minghui's mood was so complicated that it seemed as if he had overturned a jar of spices that had been accumulated for who knows how many years. When he opened his mouth, an indescribable bitter taste overflowed from his tongue.
He mocked, "Why, in the eyes of my sister-in-law, Xu Yu is perfect in every way and nothing can be said about him?"
Sang Zhixia crossed her arms and sneered. Although her expression could not be seen through the black cloth, one could guess with one's toes that she must be very dissatisfied at this moment.
"What else?"
"Xu Minghui, I don't care how you managed to provoke a bunch of bastards, and I don't have the energy to find out what's going on with you. But I must tell you now. Your mother is waiting for you at the tea stall in front of the gambling house. I came here with her."
Xu Minghui was startled when he heard the voice, and there was no fluctuation in Sang Zhixia's tone.
"I have important things to do. I don't have time to play cat and mouse with you. Try to get me out of here quickly, otherwise..."
"You don't even need to wait for Xu Yu to come. I can beat you up right now."
Sang Zhixia's tone sounded hesitant, as if she was joking, but the dagger she was holding tightly in her hand showed no sign of loosening.
Even though she had temporarily gotten rid of the person who was bothering her, she was still very vigilant.
Xu Minghui recognized the dagger.
That was a sharp weapon made of black iron by Xu Yu's father when he came of age. Xu Yu rarely showed it to others. Apart from Xu Yu himself, his younger brother Xu Mingxu was not allowed to touch it.
But this dagger is now in Sang Zhixia's hand.
For some unknown reason, a thought suddenly popped up in Xu Minghui's mind: If it was Xu Yu who was there at this moment, she would definitely not be in such a tense state.
Xu Yu would make her feel safe.
Xu Yu can also protect her.
Xu Minghui opened his mouth and exhaled a weak breath. He bit his tongue hard and stood up against the wall. "Come with me. I'll take you out first."
He had been hanging around in the gambling house for a long time and had figured out his own way of survival through countless late nights.
The black cloth covering Sang Zhixia's head had not been removed yet, so she grabbed a stick handed to her by Xu Minghui and followed him around in circles, finally appearing at the side door of the gambling house.
Xu Minghui took out ten taels of silver and threw it to her: "Your hat is wrapped tightly. Lai Mazi and the others may not recognize your face, but they will definitely remember the clothes you are wearing. Turn left and there is a ready-made clothing store. Go buy some clothes first."
"I'll be out of here in half a minute."
If they didn't want Aunt Xu to notice something was wrong, they had to show up at different times.
Sang Zhixia weighed the silver in her hand and said delicately, "Third Uncle said your monthly allowance is two taels of silver."
"Could this silver be the money you won from gambling at the table?"
Xu Minghui's expression suddenly became very strange.
If you really say it's gambling money, that's correct.
But he didn't win by coming to the table.
He turned his head stiffly and said sarcastically, "Sister-in-law, you're wrong. How could I possibly hold onto the money I'm gambling with?"
"Put away your dagger and be careful."
Don’t miss out on money that you get for free.
Sang Zhixia threw the silver into the air, caught it steadily, and said lazily, "Got it. I'll come back in a quarter of an hour."
She ignored Xu Minghui and blended into the crowd, turning around and returning to the starting point.
In the spice shop, the boss smiled happily when he saw her: "Hey, little lady, you are back."
Sang Zhixia said politely with a smile, "I'm here to get the things I left with you just now."
"By the way, that chili powder is good. Could you please weigh me another two pounds?"
She put on the silver-white cloak that she had taken off and stored beforehand. Not only did it perfectly cover her original clothes, but the warmth made Sang Zhixia breathe a sigh of relief.
With the life-saving reward she received from Xu Minghui, she wandered around the streets in a good mood and spent it.
When she slowly turned back, Aunt Xu was talking to Xu Minghui.
I don't know how this kid got himself into shape, but now he's no longer in such a mess, dressed neatly and looks like he's doing well.
There was no trace of the desperate run and street brawl that had gone unnoticed not long ago. His eyes swept over Sang Zhixia's cloak, and he stood up from the small stool at the tea stall and nodded to Sang Zhixia politely and distantly: "Sister-in-law."
Yoho.
He pretends to be quite similar.
Sang Zhixia curled her lips into an ambiguous smile and said calmly, "Second Aunt, have you settled your plans? How about I go over there and take a look?"
Aunt Xu felt relieved when she saw Xu Minghui. She immediately said, "Alright, alright. It's just a look anyway. Why would there be so much to say?"
She was worried about Xu Minghui, but Xu Minghui was already an adult.
There is no need to give more instructions. Just knowing that the other person is fine is the greatest comfort.
Second Aunt Xu thought for a moment, then held Xu Minghui's hand and whispered, "Your father... will he... will he bother you again recently?"
"Will he cause you trouble?"
Xu Minghui said with a smile: "No."
"Mom, this place is not like home. My father and I are here to work. The big and small things are all decided by the people in charge. You can't find any reason for them to do anything wrong. Just be at ease."
Aunt Xu sighed with an indescribable feeling.
"I'm glad you're alright, otherwise Mingyang would be thinking about you all the time at home."
"New Year's Eve is only about twenty days away. When can you take leave and go back?"
Nothing should be celebrated during the New Year.
No matter what the family situation is, the family always has to sit down and have a reunion dinner to feel that they are together for the whole year. Otherwise, there will always be a lack of harmony.
Xu Minghui had already made arrangements for this and said with a smile, "I'm afraid there won't be enough time to spare, but we must go back on New Year's Eve."
"Mom, go back and ask the kids what gifts they want for the New Year. I'll buy some for them and bring them back when I get my wages at the end of the year."
Aunt Xu nodded with a smile and said okay, then gave him a few more instructions before letting him go.
When Xu Minghui passed by Sang Zhixia, he winked subtly at the left rear of Sang Zhixia, where two men who looked like they had nothing to do were standing.
He said in a voice that only Sang Zhixia could hear: "The two of them will escort you back, be careful."
Sang Zhixia raised her eyebrows noncommittally: "Okay, got it."
After the mother-son meeting, Aunt Xu was in a good mood.
She gave the copper coin for the tea, sniffed, and walked side by side with Sang Zhixia for a while before suddenly saying in a subtle tone, "Xia Xia, I saw something while I was waiting for Minghui."
Sang Zhixia said absentmindedly, "What?"
Second Aunt Xu turned around and pointed at the scattered vegetable leaves not far behind her, which hadn't been cleared up in time. She said quietly, "A man, probably drunk and out of his mind, raised his fist and cursed at his wife. Guess what happened?"
"What's going on?"
"His wife was a pork seller. She was very strong and ruthless, so she beat him up with a backhand."
Sangzhixia? ? ?
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