The sun sets in the west, its orange-red light gradually dimming. A slightly cool breeze stirs up shallow ripples on the surface of the pond...
Hua Shi patted the little boy who was pointing at him with the back of his head and coaxed him, "Okay, we should go back."
It has been delayed for so long, and I don’t know whether Li has returned.
If Li knew she had sneaked out to catch fish, she would be furious...
Hua Shi waited for a while, but Hua Li still refused to speak or pay attention to her.
"Then what do you want to do? It's getting dark, and if we go back too late, we'll be scolded." Hua Shi said helplessly.
Hua Li's voice became hoarse from crying, and she slowly said, "You won't be scolded, I...will be scolded."
I don’t know if it was because this topic was mentioned, but Hua Li must have been afraid of being beaten and scolded by Li, and her curled up little body trembled.
Hua Shi tugged at the wet corner of his clothes, which were still dripping with water, and said, "Your clothes are all wet, so you should go back and change them. If you wear them, you'll catch a cold and get sick easily."
Hua Li's eyes suddenly turned red, her mouth pursed, and she looked aggrieved. She suddenly said, "I didn't... I was going to drown. It was Erhu and the others who deliberately pushed me into the water when no one was looking... Woo..."
Perhaps he was really scared, Hua Li was trembling, gritted his teeth, and spoke a little slurred.
Hua Shi frowned, "Who? Who is Erhu?"
"It was Li Erhu... They wanted to take my fish, but I refused, so they held me down and forced me to drink the water from the pond... Woo woo..."
Hua Li choked up and said, tears falling down again. Afraid that someone would hear him, he deliberately covered his mouth with his hands to stop the crying.
Hua Shi looked at the pair of eyes filled with tears, and there was an unconcealable grievance and sadness in them.
The little boy's eyes were red and swollen, and his face was covered with yellow mud. If you look closely, you can see a lot of scratches and palm prints on his face and neck, but his skin is too dark and yellow to be obvious.
Hua Shi reached out and hugged him. Seeing him wanting to cry but holding back, her heart melted.
"Were they bullying you?" Hua Shi asked.
"...three." Hua Li wiped her tears with the back of her hand, sniffed, and said, "I caught two fish, but they snatched them away..."
Li Erhu and the others wanted to drown him. If someone hadn't discovered him drowning and rescued him, he might have died...
Hua Li was both afraid and aggrieved, and fell into a state of helplessness and anxiety.
Hua Shi held his face with her hands, looked at him seriously and said, "Don't cry, what's the point of crying? A real man should be able to bend and stretch. If they dare to bully you, you should be more vicious and evil than them. Treat them in their own way."
Hua Li was stunned by her words, as if he didn't understand her. He hesitated and said, "But... I can't beat them. They are taller and stronger than me..."
Li Erhu had fish and meat to eat every day, and he grew tall and strong, a head taller than him, and stronger than him...
He had tried to fight back before, but it was useless. He was alone, and there were three of them. They were stronger and more powerful than him. He could only take the beating...
Hua Li blinked her eyes that were sore from crying, and missed Kaihua's gaze. She lowered her head slightly, and her eyes were filled with frustration when she thought of this.
Hua Shi lifted his face up again, tapped his little head, and said seriously, "Don't you still have this? If we can't defeat them with brute force, we can use wits to defeat them."
Hua Li stared with puzzled eyes, his face full of confusion, "Outsmarting?"
…
It was clearly dinner time in the Hua family courtyard, but it was quiet inside, without a sound at all.
When Hua Shi returned with Hua Li, the sun had already set in the west, leaving only a few dots of afterglow, shining on the distant horizon...
Hua Shi pricked up his ears and saw that there was no movement in the yard. He subconsciously had a bad premonition in his heart.
"Bang--"
The half-closed door was pushed open from the outside. Hua Shi walked in quietly. When she looked up, she saw Li sitting under the eaves with an expressionless face.
The small bench was facing the gate directly. Li had obviously been sitting on it, waiting for a while. Her face looked unhappy, as if she was suppressing her anger.
Hua Shi swallowed, feeling frightened, and stood at the door, not knowing whether to go forward or backward.
Mrs. Li looked up at her and asked sternly, "Where have you been?! Didn't I tell you to stay home and not go out?! Don't go out! You ignored my words, didn't you?!"
Hua Shi closed his eyes, his expression twitched uncontrollably, and he couldn't raise his head because of the scolding.
Li stood up suddenly, his tone becoming more and more fierce, and he continued to output,
"Where have you been? Didn't I tell you not to go out recently? Why did you go out? What's wrong with your trouser legs? How did you get it? What are you holding in your hand? Bring it here and let me see! I want to see what good things are out there that attract you so much that you have to go out every day!"
As Li spoke, she stepped forward and snatched the basket from Hua Shi's arms. She raised her hand and the fish in the basket fell out with a loud noise.
One, two, three... a total of five fish, filling an entire basket, all of which were poured out and smashed to the ground.
The fish, which was originally lively and energetic, was thrown from a high altitude. It struggled a few times on the sand and couldn't even turn over.
It makes me feel sad when I see the flowers.
She felt bad for the fish she had, but she also wanted to eat fish meat and drink fish soup...
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