"Hey, I told you not to hit his face. If my mother finds out, she'll punish me again. Hold him down and let me do it!"
In the open space behind the rockery, there was a lonely willow tree. Several children were holding down Yu Xiaoxiu, who was gritting his teeth and struggling. They were pulling a long hemp rope in their hands, pulling his trousers and tying him to the tree. Amidst the laughter and curses, one of them, a fat boy with big ears, bent down to pick up a handful of dirt and grass from the ground. He pressed down on Yu Xiaoxiu's shoulder and stuffed it into his mouth.
"Who told you to bite people with your cheap mouth? Eat, eat, eat! Hurry up and eat!"
Tears of humiliation swirled in Yu Xiaoxiu's eyes. He pursed his lips and stared angrily at the boy in front of him. His lips were stinging from being hit by the stones, but he refused to open his mouth and surrender.
He told himself over and over again not to cry and not to scream because no one would sympathize with him, let alone expect anyone to save him. After this beating, when they were tired of playing, they would let him go, just like the last time, and the time before that …
Looking for the sound, Yu Shu skipped across the carefully planted flower bed and got behind the rockery. With the help of the light from the building not far away, she took a closer look and recognized that the child who was tied to the tree and had his trousers pulled off and beaten was Yu Xiaoxiu. She almost cursed out loud.
After burning the joss paper in the evening, Yu Xiaoxiu was now under her name and under her control. How could she watch others bully and humiliate him like this?
With a dark face, she refrained from making a sound and disturbing these excited children. As early as when she was in primary school, Yu Shu knew that fighting in the wild did not rely on one's fist, especially in situations where one was outnumbered.
She quickly looked around and her eyes lit up. She bent down and ran to the bottom of the rockery to pick up the water carrying pole that someone had left there. She held one end of the pole tightly and weighed it in her hand. She hid in the shadows and waited for the right time. Like a tiger pouncing on its prey, she dashed forward and smashed the pole on the back of the fat man.
"Ouch!"
Ma Weibo wailed and fell directly at Yu Xiaoxiu's feet. The children who were busy tying him up were startled by him. As soon as they turned their heads, a carrying pole swung over and hit them hard on their faces.
"Ah!"
"Ow!"
The children screamed and let go of the rope in their hands, covering their heads and running around.
Yu Shu, who was in a fit of anger, would not let them go. She knew that when these children reacted and ganged up on her, she would definitely be at a disadvantage. She made up her mind to beat them until they were afraid of her. Thus, she did not hold back. She pounced on the one closest to her and hit him with the stick again.
When her younger brother Yu Lei was still in the special forces, it was said that the instructor of their company had been in the Shaolin Temple for a few years and was good at using poles. Yu Lei knew the essentials very well. One year, when he went home to visit his family, he showed his skills in front of her. When she was in school, she was also fascinated by Jinyong Gulong, so she pestered him to teach her a few skills. When she had nothing to do, she would use the pole to practice on the balcony of the building. Gradually, it became a habit. When she was stressed or in a bad mood, she would use the pole to vent. As a result, there were always a few poles broken at home every month.
Yu Shu didn't have enough strength in her hands, and the pole wasn't a clothesline pole she used for grooming, but it could barely be regarded as a stick. It was very easy to hit people with it, and she got the hang of it in just a few moves. The boys didn't have any room to fight back. She was quick-witted, and she specifically hit their legs and backs. When they fell down and got up, she beat them to the ground.
For a time, the small garden was full of screams, like a wolf's den in the deep mountains visited by elephants.
Yu Xiaoxiu looked at Yu Shu, who suddenly appeared and chased after several people with a fierce face and hit them fiercely. He was dumbfounded and even forgot to spit out the grass in his mouth. His eyes seemed to show that he did not know this sister who lived with him day and night.
"Mouse Yu!"
Finally, someone recognized Yu Shu and shouted at the top of his voice. It seemed that he had confidence. He sat on the ground and did not get up to run. He pointed at Yu Shu and scolded,
"Do you want to die? How dare you hit us!"
"I want to hit you, you stinky boys."
Yu Shu turned her head and smiled evilly. She recognized that the voice was the one who had slapped Yu Xiaoxiu before. She put away the carrying pole, walked up and directly punched him in the face. The boy screamed and fell on his back. Two streams of blood flowed out of his nose suspiciously. Seeing this, the two boys who had stopped running after hearing the sound rolled and crawled to the back of the rockery. They stuck their heads out and did not dare to come out again.
Seeing that they were afraid, Yu Shu put away her shoulder pole and retreated to the side of the tree. Without saying a word, she pulled up Yu Xiaoxiu's pants, which had been pulled up to his knees, fastened his belt, and untied the ropes on his body. She glanced at the swollen left side of his face, the bruised corners of his eyes, and his muddy mouth. Unable to restrain her anger, she kicked Fatty, who was groaning and struggling to get up, down again.
"Ouch!"
This time, Ma Weibo was lying on the ground with his head up and four feet in the air. He also recognized Yu Shu. He stretched out his trembling finger and scolded,
"Damn, damn, damn rat, you, you dare to hit me. Do you want to die? I, I will ask my third uncle to kick you two bastards out and make you beg on the street! "
Yu Shu supported Yu Xiaoxiu and had him sit down by the tree. She squatted down and used her sleeve to wipe the dirt off his mouth. Looking at his silly appearance, she thought that he had been beaten silly just now, so she lovingly rubbed his head. Who would have thought that Yu Xiaoxiu's tears, which he had been holding back for a long time, would actually fall down. The two drops of tears streaked across his dirty face, leaving a glaring mark on his yellow and thin face.
"Sister …"
Seeing him cry and hearing her call him sister, which she had been looking forward to for many days, Yu Shu was not happy at all. Instead, an inexplicable evil fire rose in her heart. She rubbed his messy head again, turned around and stood up. She used the carrying pole in her hand to poke Ma Weibo's leg and coldly said,
"Don't you like to let people take off their pants? Stand up and take off your pants. There's no need to call the maidservant, I'll watch for you."
Ma Weibo's eyes widened as he lay on the ground. He looked like a dead fish with its stomach turned upside down.
Yu Shu snorted heavily and raised her hand to hit the outside of his thigh twice. She used just enough strength to make him feel pain but not enough to break him.
Young Master Ma, who was now thirteen years old, had never experienced this kind of physical pain. His soft and tender skin was hit twice, and snot and tears came out. He wanted to curse again, but before he could point his finger at Yu Shu, she hit his wrist.
"Owww", he painfully retracted his hand. When he looked at Yu Shu again, there was fear in his eyes, and the arrogance he had not a moment ago was completely gone.
"Didn't you hear me telling you to take off your pants? Or do you prefer to be beaten? "
Ma Weibo shrunk his shoulders, hesitantly put his hand on the waist of his pants and tightened it. Just at this moment of pause, Yu Shu's carrying pole hit him again. He cried out in pain, and his lower body felt hot. He actually wet his pants on the spot, and the smell of urine filled the air.
Yu Shu frowned in disgust. She was not a soft-hearted person. This crying child had just maliciously bullied her brother. She raised her hand to hit him again, but her elbow was pulled by someone.
"Don't, don't hit him." Yu Xiaoxiu pulled Yu Shu's hand.
"If I don't hit him, he won't learn his lesson and will bully you again next time."
Yu Shu was not so easy to negotiate. She not only wanted to help Yu Xiaoxiu vent his anger, but more importantly, if she did not completely subdue this little pig and make him obediently shut up in front of the adults, she and Yu Xiaoxiu would be the unlucky ones later.
"Don't forget, his, his father is the county magistrate. If Third Master finds out, he won't forgive us."
"I knew it, he bullied my brother."
Hearing Yu Shu say these words in a tough voice, Yu Xiaoxiu's heart fiercely shook. He looked at Ma Weibo, who was beaten to the point of wetting his pants on the ground, and suddenly felt that he was not so resentful.
"Sister, listen to me. Don't hit him, let's go home, okay?" Yu Xiaoxiu shook Yu Shu's hand. His pleading voice sounded vaguely like he was acting like a spoiled child.
In her previous life, people who were familiar with Yu Shu all knew that this iron shell of a person had a weakness. That was, she could not stand people acting like a spoiled child and calling her sister. If anyone called her that, she would completely lose her temper and give them whatever they wanted.
Yu Xiaoxiu coincidentally ran into this point, so Yu Shu could only surrender. She threw the carrying pole on Ma Weibo's body, and without the slightest shame of an adult bullying a child, she smiled insincerely and warned, "Young Master Cousin, you're already so old and you still wet your pants.
"Young Master, you're already so old, yet you still wet your pants. I'll feel ashamed for you if this gets out. If you don't want to make a fool of yourself, then don't go back and talk nonsense. And you guys, listen to me. If you find trouble with my brother again, I'll smack your buttocks.
The three of them saw that she beat Ma Weibo until he wet his pants. They were afraid and could only nod timidly.
Yu Shu helped Yu Xiaoxiu up and helped him limp out of the small garden. On the way, she found a water tank and asked him to rinse his mouth, wash his face, and tie up his hair so that Aunt Liu wouldn't find out.
Yu Xiaoxiu's movements were very skilled. Obviously, it was not the first time he was beaten. Realizing this, Yu Shu began to regret that she didn't hit those little bastards lightly just now.
"Can you tell?" Yu Xiaoxiu tidied up his collar and looked up to ask Yu Shu worriedly.
"I can tell if I'm not blind." Yu Shu said honestly.
"Ah …"
Seeing Yu Xiaoxiu's face fall, Yu Shu's mood improved. Hearing his stomach growling, she cried out and quickly took out the mutton pie from her arms and handed it to him gloomily.
"Here, it's cold."
Yu Xiaoxiu took it. The pancake was still warm, not cold like Yu Shu said. Smelling the meat, he licked his lips and handed the pancake back to her.
"I'm not hungry. You eat."
How could Yu Shu not know what he was thinking? She increasingly felt that this child was sensible and likable. She held his shoulder and walked forward, saying,
"Aunt Liu and I have eaten. We left some for you. There are many delicious foods at home. They are all bought for you."
But Yu Xiaoxiu was not pulled by her. He held the pancake and stood there without moving.
"What's wrong? Does your leg hurt? Uh, do you want me to carry you? Come on. "
Yu Shu measured their height and weight and felt that it wouldn't be difficult to carry Yu Xiaoxiu's small body for a while. She turned around, bent down, and patted his back, indicating for him to come up.
This time, Yu Xiaoxiu almost cried again. He sniffed and grabbed Yu Shu's sleeve tightly. He lowered his head and said softly,
"I shouldn't have said that to you last night. I'm sorry. Please, please don't be angry with me."
Yu Shu was happy. This was the first time that Yu Xiaoxiu bowed to her. Thinking of his indifferent attitude before, she felt a sense of accomplishment.
"If you don't want me to be angry with you, sure. But you have to promise me that you won't be angry with me again. I was immature and treated you badly in the past. Now I have turned over a new leaf. I will treat you well in the future. You have to treat me as your sister and not as an enemy, okay? "
Yu Xiaoxiu looked up at her. His eyes were shining. He nodded and shyly reached out his hand,
"Then, then tick. Keep your promise."
"No problem." Yu Shu stretched out her little finger and hooked it with him. Seeing the child smile, she could not help but giggle.
"Okay, let's go. Aunt Liu must be anxious."
"Okay!"
"By the way, I tell you, I really didn't take the money under your pillow."
"Oh."
"What 'oh'? Can't you believe me?"
"I didn't say that I don't believe you. If you say you didn't take it, then you didn't."
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