I had money this year, so I bought cotton clothes for my family early on, so this winter is not as hard to endure as in previous years.
"Come in first. Is your sister here?"
As she was talking, her elder sister Li Huiying came out of the room.
"Xiao He, why did you buy so many things? Let's just have a simple meal. You are successful now and can make money, but you should spend it frugally."
Xia He smiled casually. His sister Li Huiying was still the same.
Thinking back to those hard days, my family was extremely poor and we had to count every penny carefully.
Now that we have finally lived a stable life, we cannot let our family suffer anymore.
Today is the Winter Solstice. According to custom, the family should sit around the table and have a reunion dinner in a lively atmosphere.
So, Xia He specially bought some rich ingredients and brought them home.
He asked casually, "Where is Xiaowen? Why is there no sign of him?"
Li Huiying took the thing from Xia He's hand with surprise in her eyes.
"Buying so much, it really feels like Chinese New Year."
He quickly replied, "I don't know where the kid went to play. I was just about to go out and look for him."
"I'll go look for it. It's so cold, it's not safe outside."
Xia He turned and walked to the door, only to see Xiao Wen running in panting, covered in dust, like a little mud monkey.
Seeing this, sister Li Huiying was startled and rushed forward quickly. She grabbed Xiaowen and looked him up and down nervously. At the same time, she reached out and gently patted Xiaowen's butt, scolding him: "You little bastard, did you fight with others outside again? Look at you, you are so dirty!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, Xia He also hurried over, stretched out his hand to pull Xiao Wen aside, and said softly: "Sister, don't rush to scold him, let's ask Xiao Wen what happened."
Xiao Wen lowered his head and was silent for a moment. Finally, he mustered up the courage to raise his head, with a trace of grievance and anger flashing in his eyes.
He muttered quietly, "Some kids laughed at me... said I was a fatherless child... I got so angry that I started fighting with them."
After hearing Xiaowen's words, Li Huiying was stunned.
Xia He immediately gave a thumbs up and praised: "Good fight! We can't let anyone bully us!"
"No matter what I say to you, you can't fight with others!"
"Sister, that's not what I mean. If someone really bullies you, you still have to fight back."
"But……"
"Sister, I think what He Ge'er said makes sense, otherwise those people will become even more aggressive."
"You really are protecting your man!"
Li Huiying looked at her sister resentfully and sighed.
Since her husband died, only she knows how difficult and painful her life has been as a woman raising a child.
I don't know how much gossip I've heard behind my back.
Xia He squatted down and carefully touched Xiao Wen's bones. He found that the little guy had amazing bones and a strong body. He couldn't help but feel moved, so he asked tentatively: "Xiao Wen, do you want to practice martial arts with your uncle?"
When sister Li Huiying heard that Xia He actually wanted her young son Xiaowen to practice martial arts, she instantly became anxious. She frowned and shook her head repeatedly. She felt that Xiaowen was still young and his body had not yet grown strong. How could he withstand the hardship of practicing martial arts?
Just when he was about to open his mouth to refute Xia He, Xiao Wen beside him was so excited that his eyes lit up and his face was full of uncontrollable joy.
Ever since her father passed away, the man Xiaowen admired most was her uncle Xia He.
He rushed over and hugged Xia He's thick thighs tightly. He raised his head and looked at Xia He eagerly, begging bitterly, "I want to, I want to! Uncle, I really want to practice martial arts! Please let me practice!"
Xia He looked at Xiao Wen's eager eyes, smiled slightly, squatted down and touched Xiao Wen's head, and said to him earnestly: "Xiao Wen, practicing martial arts is not an easy and fun thing. It requires a lot of effort and sweat, and you have to endure a lot of hardships. Are you sure you can stick to it?"
After hearing this, Xiaowen nodded without hesitation and answered firmly: "Uncle, I am not afraid of hardship! I must practice martial arts. When I learn martial arts, I can protect my mother well!"
Li Huiying, who was standing nearby, wanted to stop him, but when she heard her young son's words, her heart trembled suddenly and a sour feeling welled up in her eyes.
I couldn't help but feel both relieved and guilty, and turned my head away.
Seeing her sister was a little emotional, Li Huilan quickly stepped forward and gently patted Li Huiying on the shoulder, saying softly, "Sister, don't be too sad. Xiaowen has been strong since he was young. Since he is determined, why don't we let him try."
Xia He also smiled and agreed, "Yes, Xiaowen has indeed grown up and become more and more sensible. However, the matter of martial arts training still needs to be considered in the long run. Let's not talk about anything else for now, let's go inside and eat first."
As he said that, he took Xiaowen's hand and prepared to walk into the house.
However, just as they were about to step into the house, a loud noise suddenly came from not far away.
A child with a bruised face and dirty body appeared at the door.
The child came towards them aggressively, pointing his finger at Xiao Wen and shouting fiercely, "Uncle, it's him! It was this brat who beat me up!"
When Xiaowen heard someone yelling and cursing at him from behind, he got so angry that his face turned red. Without saying a word, he raised his little fist, turned around and rushed up to teach those guys a lesson.
However, when he saw clearly that there was a tall, fierce-looking adult following the child, he was immediately frightened and quickly hid behind Xia He.
“It’s you…”
Xia He looked in the direction of the voice and saw the man who was speaking wearing a unique training suit. The suit was of fine quality and had exquisite patterns embroidered on it, but it formed a sharp contrast with his ferocious and violent expression.
This man exudes a terrifying murderous aura, and one can tell at a glance that he is no ordinary civilian, but should be a disciple of a martial arts school.
Ever since the martial arts school sponsored the garrison, with Captain Fan as its backer, it became more and more domineering in the town.
On weekdays, if ordinary people accidentally provoke them, no one dares to do anything even if they are beaten to death.
"You are so overbearing."
Xia He thought for a moment.
Now he has cultivated Qi and blood and officially entered the realm of blood refining.
There is no need to be as timid as before.
If this martial arts disciple really wants to cause trouble, he can give it a try.
Besides, you have Captain Fan as your backer, don’t I have any too?
If I accidentally kill him by then, it shouldn't be a big deal, right?
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