Chapter 116 That Kid Beats Up Li Ergou
However, Xu Zhili didn't see that Aunt Wang suddenly turned around outside the crowd, her triangular eyes filled with resentment. She glared at Xu Zhili, spat angrily, and quickly left.
Aunt Wang Er was determined to remember this insult!
The sun was getting increasingly scorching, and the cicadas' incessant chirping was becoming increasingly annoying.
Xu Zhili had just finished her work and walked up to Xie Chunlan to record her work points.
Bai Linlin and Li Chunyan quickly gathered around.
Bai Linlin gave a thumbs-up with her hands, her face full of admiration: "Xu Zhiqing, you're amazing! Aunt Wang's face, tsk tsk, it's like she's been dyed!"
Li Chunyan quickly chimed in, her eyes sparkling: "That's right, Xu Zhiqing, you're quick-witted! How did you come up with the idea of making her pay compensation? You've really taught her a lesson."
Bai Linlin clutched her stomach and laughed, "Haha, just thinking about how she looked like she was tearing her own flesh when she took out the money, I'll be laughing until tomorrow."
Xu Zhili shook her head slightly, a faint smile curving her lips, with a hint of nonchalance.
"Alright, it's no big deal. It's unbearably hot. I'm heading back now."
Her gaze swept over her two excited companions, carrying an air of nonchalance that said, "This is nothing."
"Yes, yes, let's go back quickly, the sun is scorching hot." Bai Linlin and Li Chunyan echoed, waving goodbye to Xu Zhili.
Amidst admiring or envious glances from onlookers, she left the sweltering field under the blazing sun, dragging her heavy farm tools.
Xu Zhili had just turned into a slightly shady corner of the courtyard when she suddenly stopped in her tracks.
In the dusty center of the field, Xie Yunze was locked in a fierce struggle with a strong, dark-skinned man named Li Ergou.
Calling it a "tug-of-war" is an understatement; the scene resembled a completely enraged bull beating someone up one-sidedly.
Xie Yunze's tanned face turned bright red, veins bulged on his forehead like earthworms, and his eyes were so fierce they seemed to spit fire.
He attacked with a reckless, brute force, as if he could uproot mountains, just like a fierce wolf cub.
Li Ergou, who looked even more robust, was being held tightly by Xie Yunce, who was swinging him around like a chick.
Xie Yunze's fists swung wildly and without any pattern, yet they were powerful and heavy. They smashed down on his opponent, leaving him only able to cover his head, shrink his shoulders, and stagger backward, looking as pathetic as a rolling gourd.
"Tsk!"
Xu Zhili couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly, and a smile slowly curved her lips, a smile that contained both understanding and a hint of amusement.
She muttered under her breath, "Wow, that kid's really going all out... I wonder which clueless person provoked him so much?"
Xie Yunze in the arena was clearly caught up in the heat of the moment, his blood boiling.
He didn't give his opponent any chance to catch his breath. He suddenly ducked and lunged, slamming his shoulder into the opponent's chest. Taking advantage of the moment when the opponent was out of breath, he used both hands to deliver an extremely brutal over-the-shoulder throw.
"Bang!"
With a muffled thud and a cloud of dust, the young man was thrown to the ground, dazed and confused.
Xie Yunze pressed down like a small mountain, his knees pounding into the opponent's waist and abdomen. His fists, as big as bowls, whistled through the air as he pounded one after another, quickly and fiercely striking the opponent's shoulders, back, and arms.
The dust beneath them splattered and billowed.
The young man could only beg for mercy like a pig being slaughtered: "Ouch! Stop...stop hitting me, Xie Yunce, dear ancestor, I was wrong...I was wrong, my bones are going to break, I was really wrong!"
"You damn bastard!"
Xie Yunze's voice was hoarse and furious, each word sounding like it was exploding from his chest.
"Bullying an elderly person living alone? You dare to touch Grandpa Li's food rations? That's his life. I'll teach you to steal from him, and I'll teach you to stick your claws out again!"
He roared and grew angrier, his fists striking more and more frequently, as if he wanted to smash the other person's greed and cowardice into the ground before he would stop.
"Xie Yunce, stop."
Xu Zhili felt a chill run down her spine; this silly boy could really beat someone to a pulp if he got into a fit of rage.
She dropped her farm tools, rushed over, and without hesitation grabbed Xie Yunce's arm from behind as he raised it again, pulling him back with all her might.
"That's enough, did you hear me? If you keep hitting me, do you want to go to re-education camp?"
Xie Yunze was locked in place by this sudden force, his body stiffened abruptly, and his violent momentum was forcibly suppressed.
Like a wild beast forcibly dragged away from its prey, he turned his head fiercely to glare at the dragger, his eyes bloodshot, as if he wanted to devour him.
The moment he saw that it was Xu Zhili, the terrifying fierce light seemed to freeze for a moment, and was then replaced by a more surging anger and a sense of grievance that said, "Why didn't you help me?"
"elder sister!"
He stiffened his neck, his chest heaving violently, breathing heavily like a bellows, his voice urgent and forceful, carrying the stubbornness unique to young people.
"Why are you stopping me? It's him, this bastard, who tried to snatch Grandpa Li's pocket right here, in broad daylight, attacking an old man living alone. This kind of scum, if we don't beat him to a pulp, he won't remember the pain! He'll do it again next time!"
He struggled and tried to lunge forward, but his brute force made Xu Zhili feel as if she was holding not a person, but a mad bull that knew nothing of retreat.
Xu Zhili was pulled off balance by him and followed Xie Yunze's almost fiery gaze. Only then did she notice a tattered coarse cloth bag rolling on the ground beside her. The bag was torn open, and yellowish cornmeal was scattered all over the ground, mixed with the dust, which was both glaring and heartbreaking.
Grandpa Li stood a few steps away, his back hunched over. His withered hands trembled violently, and his cloudy old eyes were filled with tears of fear and helplessness. His lips trembled, but he couldn't utter a sound.
A chilling rage instantly gripped Xu Zhili's heart.
She suddenly lowered her waist to stabilize her lower body, took a deep breath, and released Xie Yunce, but her body still stood firmly between him and the limp young man.
His gaze was like a knife sharpened with ice, piercing the bruised and swollen-faced man on the ground, his voice icy cold.
"You! Explain yourself! Why are you taking away Old Man Li's food rations? Don't you know this is cutting off someone's livelihood? Huh?"
Li Ergou huddled in the dust, wiping the mud mixed with blood and tears from his face. He gasped in pain, his voice broken and filled with despair.
"I...I was confused. My mother...my mother was very sick and couldn't even get off the bed. There were little babies at home who were crying from hunger. There wasn't even a grain of rice left in the pot. I was out of my mind and lost my mind for a moment."
"I deserve to die for doing such a despicable thing that will bring ruin upon my family; I'm not human!"
He cried and wailed as he slapped himself twice hard across the face, his snot and tears covering his dirty face.
Looking at his miserable and desperate appearance, and listening to his heart-wrenching lament, Xu Zhili felt a pang of sympathy.
These days, who isn't tightening their belt to make ends meet?
But her sympathy vanished in an instant; her brows furrowed, her eyes sharp as knives, and her tone remained unyielding.
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