Chapter 31 Si Xi Gets Bullied
Xiao Sixi carried a bowl and a bunch of garlic sprouts as he ran towards the Lu family's house.
Lu Feng and his father were building a side room in the yard when he suddenly dashed into the kitchen.
“Little Sixi came to see Little Sister again. He never came when I called him before,” Lu Feng said.
Old Man Lu chuckled, "Your little sister is back to normal, who wouldn't like that?"
When we went back to the village, Grandma Sixi came to help take care of your mother. Sixi, who was only three years old at the time, loved to follow Qingqing around.
Yes, I remember.
Later, after the younger sister changed, she pushed Sixi down, causing him to fall hard, and Sixi stopped coming to the Lu family.
Xiao Si Xi hurriedly told Lu Qingqing the news she had overheard on the way.
"The county magistrate even gave them silver and cloth!"
Lu Qingqing told him not to tell anyone, so he spoke in a low voice.
"And those villagers are actually praising Dingxiang and calling you a fraud!"
I'm so angry! I'm so angry!
It was clearly Lu Qingqing who saved them.
The silver and cloth should both belong to her.
"Oh? Who's been cursing me?" Lu Qingqing remained calm and continued with her work.
"There's Aunt Dong, Fifth Uncle, Ding Daniu... especially that rascal Huang Cuixiang, she talks like you're trying to steal her family's property!"
"Okay, I'll remember that. Next time they come to me for treatment, I won't see them!"
“Yes, we can’t show it to them!” Little Sixi puffed out his cheeks.
"No, what about Ding Hongshi?"
"There's nothing we can do; we'll reap what we sow sooner or later."
When Lu Qingqing saw the bowl that Xiao Sixi brought, she thought, "It's so small, what can it do with anything?"
So I found a large porcelain bowl from my own home.
As soon as the lid of the large pot was opened, a rich aroma wafted out.
Farewell My Concubine.
A three-pound turtle, after removing its internal organs, weighs less than two pounds. Add a four-pound hen, scallions, ginger, astragalus, and red dates, and you have a big pot of it.
The soup was oily, yellow, and shiny—it looked incredibly tempting.
The hens were brought by Lin Ye, who said that two of them had stopped laying eggs, so he killed them.
One was given to her brother to help him recover, and the other was sent here.
Xiao Sixi felt a glimmer of light appear around his mouth without him even noticing.
No wonder Master Wan likes to eat soft-shelled turtle.
It smells so good.
Lu Qingqing actually stewed the turtle.
Not only that, but a chicken was also lost.
That must be four taels of silver, right?
A silver thread fell down, and he belatedly caught it with his hand, then wiped his mouth haphazardly with his sleeve.
How embarrassing!
Fortunately, Lu Qingqing had her back turned.
Grandma told him not to go into other people's kitchens, so how did he get in?
"Anyway, I've told you, you can decide for yourself."
Si Xi didn't look at the meat in the pot. He turned to leave, but Lu Qingqing called him back.
"Take it home and eat it."
Lu Qingqing picked out two pieces of turtle meat, added some extra chicken pieces, and a bowl of soup.
Place the bowl in the rice pot and hand it to Sixi.
"Eat, eat...let me eat?"
"Yes, I'll let you eat, eat, eat. Hurry up and go, it's too dark to see the road."
"No, I... I don't have enough wages to deduct. We agreed that I would only taste the soup."
Xiao Sixi secretly did the math: this dish included turtle and chicken, and it smelled so good. The eggs and pancakes that were given before could be deducted from the wages, but this really wasn't enough to cover the deductions!
The tael of silver is almost gone!
Lu Qingqing chuckled happily.
"Then find a way to earn more money. In the future, I will not only give you herbs, but also other things to do."
He's the assistant!
...
Xiao Sixi hugged the rice bowl tightly as he walked home.
As I approached my doorstep, a dark figure suddenly appeared in front of me.
"Hey!" the shadowy figure roared.
Startled, Xiao Sixi shuddered, but held onto the rice bowl even tighter.
The shadowy figure was Wang Jincai, the son of Wang Mazi, who lived next door.
He was a year older than Sixi, but much stronger, and blocked his way.
"Lu Si Gui'er!"
Wang Jincai said that Sixi had no father or mother and was a debt collector, so where did the joy come from? That's why he called him Lu Si Gui'er (Lu the Fourth Ghost).
"What have you been doing following Lu Qingqing up the mountain these past few days? What did you bring? It smells so good! Let me see!"
Si Xi wouldn't let them see, so they tried to run away.
Wang Jincai grabbed him and tried to take the food away.
"Ah! Lu Si Gui'er, how dare you bite me!"
Enraged, Wang Jincai overturned Sixi.
The rice pot overturned, and a stream of soup spilled out.
Si Xi hurriedly opened the bowl and lifted it up, but there wasn't much soup left.
"Meat? What kind of meat smells so good!"
Wang Jincai's eyes gleamed with greed as he reached out his hand.
The next moment, he was punched hard in the face, and before he could react, punch after punch came crashing down on him.
Don't let Sixi's small stature fool you; when he gets really fierce, he's like a man-eating wolf cub.
His grandmother used to forbid him from fighting, so he would avoid it and endure it as much as possible. But today, he went crazy and beat Wang Jincai until he cried for his parents.
However, this also brought him trouble.
The Lu family was enjoying a delicious meal of meat when Xiao Baoshuan came running and knocking on the door.
"Uncle Lu, my mother asked me to tell you that Sisi and his grandmother are being bullied by Wang Mazi's family."
Lu Yun was taken aback.
The family put down their bowls and chopsticks, leaving Old Man Lu to guard the door, while the three siblings all ran off.
Meanwhile, the Wang family's curses were nearing their end.
Grandma Sixi is apologizing to calm the anger of Wang Mazi's family.
Because they knew that if they didn't back down, Wang Mazi would cause them endless trouble in the future.
"Sixi, apologize to Jincai and make amends."
Si Xi remained unmoved, still clutching the rice container tightly to her chest, her eyes fixed on Wang Mazi's family with a gloomy gaze, her lips bleeding from being bitten.
"What's the use of apologizing! Look how badly you've beaten Jin Cai; his eye and nose are all bruised!"
"I'm not saying this to be mean, but since he's an orphan, you, as his grandmother, should pay more attention to him. Don't let him run around like a wild animal, biting people everywhere!"
Si Xi's eyes suddenly hardened, but his grandmother grabbed his arm.
"I will discipline them properly, and I will also compensate you with 300 coins. That's all I have." Grandma Liu's voice also turned cold and hard.
The surrounding neighbors also tried to persuade Wang Mazi's family.
300 coins will suffice; the orphan and widow really can't afford much.
Wang Mazi had no choice but to accept it.
“We know your family is poor, but what can you do with 300 coins? You can’t even buy a single dose of medicine!”
"Aunt Liu, we're neighbors, I won't make things difficult for you. 300 coins, plus let Jin Cai punch Sixi twice to teach him a lesson, and we'll call it even!"
Grandma Liu disagreed.
Wang Jincai is so strong, who knows where he'll land a punch?
She gritted her teeth and said, "Give me 600 coins."
"I'll let him hit me!" Sixi shouted.
But his eyes were fixed on Wang Jincai, and there was a murderous aura in them.
Startled, Wang Jincai hid in his mother's arms.
Wang Mazi was furious: "You little brat, who are you trying to scare!"
Aunt Liu, you've seen it yourself. This little guy is still as wild as ever. His father and I are like brothers, so it's only right that we discipline him a bit, isn't it?
"I'll take those two punches. Don't worry, I'm not that thug. I know what I'm doing; I won't hurt him. Do you agree?"
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