PCJ – Chapter 53 Childhood Memories

Zhang Jiaohua and his cousin were playing with mud balls, while Song Dachao came to the Liu family, dropped a stack of money, and left without saying a word, his face not looking too good. It was like when he got his wallet stolen the last time on the street. If Zhang Jiaohua had seen him like that, he would have died laughing.

The people in the Liu family were all stunned. Except for Liu Tongmao, no one expected that there would be a back-and-forth in this situation. It was beyond their expectations.

Before leaving, Song Dachao left a message, “Tell that little apprentice, although Guo Daogui is from the same school as me, he left the school when he was not in trouble. Whatever trouble he caused outside has nothing to do with the school. But our master cares about his face. If Guo Daogui suffers, he will inevitably go back and talk nonsense. When that happens, if the master comes looking, I hope the little apprentice can explain it well.”

This sentence from Song Dachao made the people in the Liu family and Zhang Youping’s couple couldn’t help but worry again.

“Listening to what he said, do they still want to come back for revenge?” Liu Qiaoye said worriedly.

“Don’t worry, even if they dare to come back, we’re not easy to mess with. The men from Fengshui Bridge haven’t died out yet! Whoever dares to come to the village to cause trouble, they’ll have to pass the test of the men from Fengshui Bridge!” Liu Biao is not afraid of trouble. In this era, there are very few people who go out to work. The young people in the village are usually idle. There are many young people who follow the martial arts masters from out of town to learn martial arts. Most people dare not cause trouble in the village casually. If they come, they have to mobilize the entire village to rush in. This kind of situation happens only a few times a year.

If it were a normal day, Zhao Lanying would have scolded Liu Biao a few words. Liu Tongmao and Luo Dongzhen would have to communicate with the kids. Liu Qiaoye would have to knock a few times on her brother’s head. But today, Liu Biao’s behavior was supported by the whole family.

“Yes, we from Fengshui Bridge are not easy to bully.” Liu Tongmao said.

The two kids who were covered in mud and had a sparrow tied to their hands had a feeling of wanting to run away as soon as they reached the door. They thought that the adults were going to deal with them two little brats together. Are they going to stop us from playing happily? You adults are too shameless. You actually gang up to deal with us two little brats.

Liu Xi reacted quickly and stuffed the mud ball in his hand into his pocket. Zhang Jiaohua didn’t want to let go of the sparrow. After finally setting a trap, he used a bamboo basket to cover the deceived sparrow.

“Chirp…” The sparrow cried out. While Zhang Jiaohua wasn’t paying attention, it soared into the air. But as soon as it flew into the air, it immediately felt the restraint of a thin white line under its feet. This white line was clearly the one that Zhang Jiaohua had secretly stuffed into his pocket after the ceremony. Unexpectedly, it was used to tie up sparrows. Fortunately, sparrows are not highly regarded. In the past, they were still one of the four major pests. Although they have been cleared of their grievances now, in the eyes of the farmers, they are still thieves who steal food.

Seeing the kids covered in mud, Zhao Lanying and Liu Qiaoye both erupted.

Zhao Lanying immediately launched into a tirade: “Liu Xi! Stop right there, I promise not to beat you to death!”

Liu Qiaoye stood with her hands on her hips, her roar like thunder, “Zhang Jiaohua! Watch how I deal with you!”

The two kids immediately ran for the door, only a fool would stand there and wait to be beaten.

Liu Biao and Zhang Youping looked at the scene that resembled the brats from their childhood, and smiles appeared on their faces: like father, like son!

The difference between women and men in dealing with little brats lies in this: women hope that little brats will behave themselves, while men hope that little brats will be energetic. It’s the balance between strictness and indulgence that makes things work.

When it gets dark, no matter what mischief they’ve done, the kids will obediently go home. At this time, even if the parents are very angry, they will have cooled down a lot by the time the kids return. If they bet wrong, then the kids will blossom like flowers. But for naughty little brats, this kind of everyday occurrence, missing one meal and having an extra one, is nothing special. When they wake up, they’ll be brave again.

Liu Xi was lucky. After being scolded by Zhao Lanying, she admitted her mistake, and everything calmed down. Zhang Jiaohua, on the other hand, was unlucky. Liu Qiaoye was worried that if he learned some skills, he would dare to do whatever he wanted in the future, so without any hesitation, she pulled Zhang Jiaohua into the room, pressed him on the bench, slapped him, and asked him a question: will you listen in the future? Zhang Jiaohua skillfully replied, “I will listen.” Even though he said he would listen, he still got beaten. Liu Qiaoye slapped Zhang Jiaohua’s butt again, leaving a clear palm print: will you dare to run again in the future? Zhang Jiaohua, in pain, grimaced: Mom, I won’t run anymore, it hurts so much, don’t hit me.

Liu Qiaoye was still not relieved, and hit him again: “Now you know it hurts. Why did you run so fast just now? Don’t think you’re capable now and dare not listen to your mother’s words. If you are, I’ll break your legs and see if you can still run.”

Liu Qiaoye felt that she needed to make a deeper impression on her son, so she slapped him and asked a question, and then repeated the cycle: will you listen in the future?…

After dinner, the cousins got together to exchange experiences.

“My mother scolded me, and it was all over.” Liu Xi’s words almost made Zhang Jiaohua angry.

Originally, everyone would feel much better after getting a beating. Now, Zhang Jiaohua began to doubt whether he was really born to his parents. Look, he was beaten so badly, and even his name was “Jiaohua”. Could it be that he was really picked up at a fork in the road?