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  The little tree followed Xia Zhi and learned from him, while in July, he followed Tian Lai Bao. It turned out that when the siblings sent Tian Lai Bao away, the little tree had secretly followed them.

  "Didn't they find you?" Xia Zhi asked Xiao Shu'er.

  "Hmm... Later I found out and came back." Xiaoshu originally wanted to brag that he hadn't been discovered, but later thought about it and told Shujin the truth instead.

  "I knew it, even if I gave in to them, they would still not be satisfied. How annoying! If it weren't for my parents and grandparents, I wouldn't bother with them."

  "After that, we won't bother with them!" Little Black Fish said resolutely.

  They are all Xia's family members and still live so close to each other, they can't pretend not to know each other. In reality, it is impossible for them not to interact with each other at all. Xia Zhi was busy and didn't take these things seriously.

  The next day, Xiao Hei Yu and Tian Lai Bao went out to play again. When they came back, they were panting and looking for Xia Zhi. "Xia Zhi, Er Zhu said something bad about you."

  "What did he say about me?" Xia Zhi asked, "Uncle, Er Zhu is quite clever. He shouldn't speak ill of me in front of you."

  "He didn't dare." Little Black Fish nodded, "He secretly told Bao about it and also told Bao not to bother with you. Bao told me everything!"

  Xia Zhi glanced back at Xiao Hei Yu's back. Tian Lai Bao was not far away, don't know what he was saying to Xiao Shu Er, but his eyes kept glancing over here. When he noticed Xia Zhi's gaze, he turned around and smiled at Xia Zhi.

  This little brat is quite cunning, knowing that this kind of thing can't be told to her directly, so she tells Little Black Fish instead. Little Black Fish not only will pass on the message but also will take revenge for her.

  "Old uncle, I saw Er Zhu wiping away tears when he came back just now. What did you say to him?" Xia Zhi withdrew his gaze and asked Xiao Hei Yu.

  "Hmm, I hit him too. If he dares to be naughty again in the future, I'll hit him!" Little Black Fish immediately admitted.

  "Old uncle, you'd better be careful today. I'm afraid he's going to report me to my grandfather." Xia Zhi thought for a moment and worried about Little Black Fish instead.

  "Don't worry, we're in the right." Little Black Fish patted his chest.

  Xiao Hei Yu had been bullied by Xia Zhu before. Although Xia Zhu was bigger and more cunning than Xiao Hei Yu, he was actually quite timid. He couldn't even scold or beat Xiao Hei Yu. After being at a disadvantage, he would go to Old Man Xia to tattle.

  Because of this, little black fish was also beaten by Old Man Xia.

  This Xia Zhuang should be following Xia Er Shu and Xia Er Shu's instructions to speak ill of her, they must want to take back this courtyard.

  "Old uncle, I want to tell you something." Xia Zhi's black eyes rolled around and then leaned in close to Xiao Hei Yu's ear, speaking in a low voice. "...my grandfather wants to hit you, no matter what the reason is, whether it's reasonable or not, just run away. A good man doesn't take advantage of someone when they're down, got it?"

  The little black fish pouted, not speaking for half a day. Although he was young, he had a bit of a stubborn temper. Sometimes when he thought he was right, even if Old Man Xia scolded him, he would stubbornly endure the punishment without yielding.

  Old man Xia felt heartache for his youngest son, but at the same time he was also worried that he had spoiled him. When he got angry, he would lash out fiercely, although afterwards he would definitely regret it and feel heartache, but at the moment he couldn't control his temper.

  So, Xia Zhi advised Xiao Hei Yu in this way.

  "Old uncle, are you listening to me?" Seeing that Xiao Hei had not spoken for half a day, Xia Zhi simply asked. If you don't listen to me, I won't be friends with you anymore.

  "That's it." Xiao Hei Yu responded with relish this time, "Sixteen, then I'll run to you at that time?"

  "Definitely." Xia Zhi raised his hand and made a pact with Xiao Hei by slapping palms.

  Tian Lai Bao and Xiao Shu Er saw it from a distance, both curiously scratching their hearts. The two people walked over slowly, pretending to ask what was going on.

  "It's nothing!" Little Black Fish wouldn't say. Xia Zhi naturally wouldn't speak out of turn. However, from then on she paid attention and simply took the needlework basket to the back door, sitting at the entrance embroidering a purse while keeping an ear out for any movement inside or outside the courtyard.

  The little black fish has gone out to play with a group of friends again and hasn't returned by dusk. Old Man Xia carried his hoe, walking in the sunset back home, followed by Xia Qiao.

  Xia Zhi's ten mu of land is adjacent to Xia Lao Ye Zi's ten mu of land, and Xia Qiao still learned from Xia Lao Ye Zi how to farm. The two generations said goodbye at the door and went their separate ways.

  Xia Lao Yezi walked into the courtyard, and Xia Zhu came out of the east wing, wiping away tears and calling "Grandpa", and then leaned his face forward for Xia Lao Yezi to see.

  "What's going on?" Old Xia put down his hoe and asked.

  "My uncle did it." Xia Zhu said tearfully.

  "Where is your uncle? Why did he hit you?" Old Man Xia asked, looking around but couldn't find Little Black Fish.

  "My uncle hit me, what's the reason? I wanted to play with my uncle, but he kicked me and slapped me. In the end, he even let Big Green bite me. It's not that I ran fast, or else Big Green would have eaten me." Xia Zhu said, crying again, "Grandpa, please ask my uncle not to hit me anymore."

  Old Man Xia got angry. It wasn't that he was muddled and couldn't tell right from wrong. Little Black Fish had a history of having a bad temper. Moreover, he saw the red mark on Xia Zhu's face, which was quite severe. If it were light, children would just cry and hit each other, but he wouldn't take it to heart. "Wait until your father comes back, I'll teach him a lesson."

  This sentence is exactly what it means to handle things impartially. However, when heard by the people in the east wing, it sounds like Old Master Xia wants to favor Little Black Fish.

  Xia Zhu wailed loudly, just as Old Lady Xia happened to be walking back from the backyard garden in a daze. He rushed over and hugged her leg, then sat down on the ground with momentum.

  "My goodness, Uncle is going to kill me!"

  Old Lady Xia was stunned.

  At this time, Xia Er Shu slammed the curtain and walked out of the east wing with Xia Yang. She also cried loudly, but it was all empty talk. While crying, she scolded. If she didn't scold Xiao Hei Yu, she would scold Xia Zhu.

  "...You're a disaster-prone, unlucky kid. Nobody looks up to you, yet you still have the nerve to try to climb higher. Who else would they beat if not you? Not beating you to death is already a blessing! If they did kill you, it'd be a waste of life... Just wait till I'm dead and gone, then I'll finally be at peace. With stepmothers come stepfathers, just wait for your stepmother's new son to beat you to death! And if you have kids of your own, that's just asking to be beaten to death!"

  She scolded so fiercely that Old Lady Xia's face turned very unpleasant.

  Xia Yang didn't understand what was going on and just followed his mother and brother in crying loudly.

  Old Man Xia's face turned dark as he looked at his daughter-in-law, who was being so unruly and speaking to Old Lady Xia in such a manner. He was at a loss for what to do.

  "Ah, my son is so big and strong, how can he not win a fight? Is he afraid? That kid from the Xia family is their precious darling, while mine is just a wild grass growing in the fields... who let his father be someone else's..."

  She scolded like this, seeing that Old Man Xia and Old Lady Xia were still motionless, she said she was dead, cursing her husband with each sentence.

  Old Lady Xia's face had already turned red, but she was being held by Xia Zhu's legs and couldn't even hide back in the house. She didn't dare to struggle free from Xia Zhu either, because if she did, Xia Zhu would definitely fall over, and then Second Aunt Xia would say that she had kicked Xia Zhu.

  Old Xia couldn't take it anymore and turned around to see that Xiao Hei Yu had just returned with his group, walking up to the entrance.

  "Little Dragon!" Old Man Xia yelled, summoning Little Black Fish to his side.

  Xia busy giving Xiaobei fish a signal, got up and wanted to take Xiaobei away. Xiaobei heard Xia Erbo's wife scolding him. He stood there, pursing his lips, with a pair of big eyes wide open, as if they were on fire.

  Then he silently broke free from Xia Zhi and ran quickly into the yard.

  It's clear that Xia Zhi is to blame. Even if Xiao Hei Yu had done nothing wrong, Old Man Xia would still have to teach him a lesson to calm things down.

  Little Hei used to get beaten up a lot when he was younger, and it was often for similar reasons.

  It was... As summer solstice squinted her eyes and followed him calmly.

  "Little Dragon, did you hit my second pillar?" Old Man Xia grabbed Xiao Hei Yu's arm and asked angrily. His anger was so intense that his hand was heavy with a mix of lightness and heaviness. Xiao Hei Yu's small arms and legs were almost pinched purple by Old Man Xia.

  The little black fish was stubborn and refused to cry out in pain. He even puffed out his neck and said to Old Man Xia, "It was me who hit him, what's it to you?"

  This attitude is like adding fuel to the fire. Old Master Xia raised his other hand, and if there was still a thread of rationality controlling him, this slap would have come down already.

  Xia Zhi couldn't bear to see Xiao Hei Yu being bullied, so she quickly stepped forward and stood between Xia Lao Ye Zi and Xiao Hei Yu. "Grandpa, let go first. Let's talk things through properly, look at how you've pinched my uncle black and blue." As she spoke, she tried to pry open Xia Lao Ye Zi's hands.

  Old Xia can't take out his anger on his granddaughter. This fire has been burning for a while, and it's not as fierce as before.

  Xia Zhi took the opportunity to rescue Xiao Hei from Xia Lao Ye's hands. Xiao Hei struggled, but couldn't move, his small face nestled in Xia Zhi's arms, his big eyes staring at Xia Zhu who was still holding onto Xia Lao Tai Tai's leg, then shifted to Xia Er Bi who was being naughty.

  "Come on, Xiaoshu and a few others, what are you staring at? Go and help me lift up the summer column. Your grandma is getting old, don't let it be knocked down again." Then she scolded Xiaozhu, "A ten-year-old half-grown kid, still learning to play with firecrackers, look at your behavior!"

  The little trees were originally afraid to come forward, but after hearing Xia Zhi's words, they rushed up and pulled Xia Zhuo up without saying a word.

  The old lady gained her freedom, but instead of coming forward, she took two steps back and leaned against the door frame, beginning to cry silently.

  Xia Zhi looked at the situation and controlled himself, then asked Old Man Xia: "Old man, why did you hit my uncle without distinguishing between right and wrong? We're all here, you're the most reasonable one, so tell us what's going on!"

  Old Lao's temper was gone at this time. "Your uncle hit two pillars."

  "Did you see it with your own eyes?" Xia Zhi asked.

  "No, it was Erzhong who came to find me and said so." Old Master Xia replied.

  "Grandfather, just because Second Uncle says something, you believe it? Grandfather, where's your wisdom and bravery? You can't let my uncle bully me, but instead you're taking his side!" Xia Zhi's voice was still quite loud.

  Tianlai Bao and Xiao Shu'er both pouted, Little Black Fish was easy to bully, this is a huge joke.

  But Xia Zhi didn't think it was funny.

  "Old uncle hit me, he admitted it himself." Er Zhu shouted at the top of his lungs as he stood beside Xia Er Shu.

  "What's wrong with Uncle? You're making such a fuss, and Father asked him like that, he didn't hit you, but he'll say he did." Xia Zhi immediately said, "You said Uncle hit you, where did he hit you? Why did he hit you?"

  Xia Zhu repeated what he just said and finally pointed at his own face for everyone to see.

  "Why did Old Uncle hit you? Why didn't you say anything?" Xia Zhi asked again.

  "No matter what, you can't be so ruthless and beat Er Zhuzi to death." Xia Erniu's face was gloomy. She hated Xia Zhi with all her heart. If it wasn't for Xia Zhi stepping in just now, Old Man Xia would have beaten Xiao Heiyu to a pulp by now.

  "Second Uncle is not doing the right thing, so Old Uncle can discipline him." Xia Zhi didn't even put Xia Er's resentful gaze in his eyes, "Er Sao, Second Brother, do you dare to say why Old Uncle is like this?"

  They were just making a fuss earlier, taking advantage of Xiao Hei's absence to report to Hei. At this time, in front of Xia Zhi and others, the words from earlier are really not easy to say out loud.

  Xia Er Auntie lowered her head and took a glance at Xia Zhu.

  "Uncle beat me for no reason!" Xia Zhu drummed up courage:

  "Preposterous!" Xia Zhi spat, "In front of me, you still dare to spout nonsense. It wasn't that you bullied Xiao Shu, but also hit him. When Lao Shu told you to stop and you didn't listen, continuing to hit Xiao Shu, that's when Lao Shu intervened to stop you. And yet you have the nerve to say Lao Shu hit you!"

  As soon as she finished speaking, several people were stunned.

  Xia Zhu was the first to react, feeling wronged. He started jumping up and down. "Xia Zhi, you're talking nonsense! When did I ever bully Xiao Shu? I didn't hit Xiao Shu."

  "You're bullying me and you don't even dare admit it!" Xia Zhi turned his back to give Xiao Shu'er a signal.

  The little tree immediately rushed to the front, loudly accusing Xia Zhu: "Second pillar brother, you bullied me and you don't admit it. If Uncle wasn't holding you back, you would have kicked my butt swollen." Then, he turned his body around, with his back facing everyone, and lifted up his buttocks, "Don't believe me? I'll pull down my pants to show you all."

  "Get out." Xia Zhi glared at him.

  The little tree didn't take off his pants, and with a smile, he walked back to Xia Zhi's side, still shouting: "Who doesn't believe me? I'll take off my pants for you to see!" Tian Lai Bao was originally in front of him, but at this time, he quietly moved two steps to the side, as if trying to pretend he didn't know him.

  "Second Brother, you said Uncle beat you this and that, let us see it too." Xia Zhi said to Xia Zhu.

  Xia Zhu looked at Xia Er Shu, seeing Xia Er Shu nod slightly, he finally had the courage to come forward and let Xia Zhi see his face. Xia Zhi turned his face over, carefully examining it in the sunlight. Xia Zhu's face was red with a blurry handprint, looking like he had been beaten quite severely.

  However, his cheeks were still slightly concave, and his eyes were a bit red, but not swollen. If he had been beaten that heavily, apart from the redness, there should have been swelling too. Xia Zhi lightly wrinkled her nose, as if she had smelled something fragrant.

  "La Yue," Xia Zhi called out to La Yue, "Go get me a wet towel."

  Laziness responded with a sound and quickly went and returned, handing over a wet towel to Xia Zhi.

  "What are you doing? What are you doing?" Xia Zhu began to struggle.