Jinghong Tower

Chapter 458: The Five Tyrants of the Capital (V)

It can be said that the village head was very accurate in judging people and things, and his guess was almost correct. He Xiaojiu, Dong Jinbao, and the Feng brothers and sisters were underage criminals. As for Lu Wen, don't ask, because if you ask, it means he did it voluntarily.

Besides, in the list given by the yamen, these five children only had names but no surnames: Dajiu, Dabao, Daqiu, Dachun, and Dawen.

Village head: This name is more down-to-earth than the children in the village.

Why is there only a first name but no last name? Is there any need to ask? They definitely don't want people to know which family they are from, so this is definitely not an ordinary family.

The head of the village was so excited that he walked as fast as a drum. When he arrived at Old Zhong's house, old lady Zhong was still howling on the ground.

In the opinion of the village head, this is just pretending.

In fact, the head of the village really wronged Old Lady Zhong. She was not completely pretending. At most, it was half and half. Lu Wen's collision injured Old Lady Zhong's old waist. She was really in pain now.

But Li Zheng wouldn't believe it. He saw Lu Wen at first sight, a child of six or seven years old, as tender as a green onion, with a face so tender that water could be pinched out of it. He was clearly a cute little baby. How could he hurt anyone?

"What's going on?" asked the head of the village in a deep voice.

He Xiaojiu didn't argue or fight. Besides, Mrs. Zhong didn't give her a chance to speak. She started to complain: "That girl is just a lazy donkey. She occupied the toilet early in the morning and didn't come out. I just said a few words to her, and this little bastard rushed over and knocked me half to death. Village head, you have to stand up for me. We are all from the same village. Even if we break bones, we are still connected. You must make this little bastard pay money. No less than twenty taels!"

The head of the village looked at the two children again. He didn't believe what Mrs. Zhong said, and he wanted to let the two children speak for themselves.

He Xiaojiu was not in a hurry: "Old lady Zhong took advantage of me sleeping and rummaged through my bag. She originally wanted to steal the rice. I hid the rice, but she didn't find it, so she stole my other things. I asked her for it, but she refused to give it to me and scolded me. She also said that all my things were hers, including me. I had to work like San Ya for her family, otherwise she would beat me to death. My brother happened to come to see me, and she wanted to beat my brother too. When my brother was dodging, he pushed her somehow, and she fell to the ground, accusing my brother of hitting her. Uncle Lizheng can't be biased towards her just because she is from your village. Although we are not from Zhaocai Village, there is an old saying, help the right, not the relatives. Uncle Lizheng, you must enforce the law impartially and cannot become a protective umbrella for evil forces."

Village head: This kid talks in a very distorted way, but what is a black and evil force? Does it mean that it is evil and black? Is it like Mrs. Zhong?

He Xiaojiu's words were half true and half false. It was true that Old Lady Zhong stole things and it was also true that she scolded her, but Lu Wen flew over and bumped into her. Old Lady Zhong didn't even see Lu Wen, so how could she want to hit Lu Wen as well?

However, He Xiaojiu's words were very credible. Not only did the village head believe it, the onlookers believed it, and even the Zhong family believed it.

After all, everyone in the village knew what old lady Zhong was like in her daily life, and the Zhong family knew it even better.

Old lady Zhong was furious. When had she ever hit that brat? She didn't even see the brat until she was knocked away.

Old lady Zhong started to cry again. She couldn't live anymore. She was wronged by a little bitch from outside and beaten by a little bastard.

Lu Wen rolled his eyes and said, “Go ahead and curse. If you keep on cursing, your entire Zhong family will be executed. There has never been a precedent in this dynasty for executing an entire family. Lu Wen really wanted to see it with his own eyes.”

The village head was too lazy to pay attention to Mrs. Zhong, leaving her crying and cursing. He said to Mrs. Zhong, "Go find the things your mother-in-law stole."

Mrs. Zhong rolled her eyes. She saw with her own eyes that her mother-in-law took He Xiaojiu's things, and she also knew where those things were hidden. But if she went to take those things out, her mother-in-law would definitely not forgive her. Whoever wanted to be a good person could be one, but she wouldn't be one.

She grabbed Mrs. Zhong who was trying to sneak into the house and said, "Aunt, didn't you say you saw it? Go find it for the village head."

Mrs. Zhong was used to being ordered around by her eldest sister-in-law. She would never dare to sit if Mrs. Zhong asked her to stand. Now Mrs. Zhong asked her to find out the things that her mother-in-law had stolen. She dared not disobey, but she didn't dare to do so because Mrs. Zhong was afraid of being blamed by her mother-in-law. Of course, she was even more afraid. Her mother-in-law would at most scold Mrs. Zhong, but would beat her to death.

Mrs. Zhong looked around and saw San Ya standing there stupidly. She rushed over and twisted San Ya's arm: "You bitch, you're not working and are just standing here to be lazy. Didn't you hear what the village head said? Go and get the things out!"

Sanya shook her head: "I don't know where grandma put the things."

Mrs. Zhong twisted her hair again: "You stupid thing, you don't know where you put it, can't you find it? You just know how to be lazy and not work. Why don't you just die?"

If San Ya's features had not resembled those of Mrs. Zhong Er, He Xiaojiu would have suspected that Mrs. Zhong Er was not San Ya's biological mother.

This doesn't look like a mother treating her daughter; this looks like a mother treating her enemy.

The young He Xiaojiu couldn't understand why Mrs. Zhong treated San Ya like this. In this family, they were all bullied by Mrs. Zhong. Shouldn't they rely on each other and share the same hatred for the enemy?

He Xiaojiu decided to ask her mother, the emperor, when she returned.

Although compared with the heirs to the throne in previous dynasties, He Xiaojiu seemed to be a free-range child. Her mother gave her absolute leniency and tolerance. Just like this time, when she got into trouble, her mother did not blame her, but directly sent her to Zhaocai Village. Not only did she let her bring two sets of coarse cloth clothes, a bag of green salt and a bag of soap beans, but she also gave her thirty kilograms of food rations every month.

In addition, her mother, the emperor, would answer all her questions. Sometimes, when she encountered a question that her mother could not answer, she would ask someone else to answer it for her.

When He Xiaojiu was five years old, she became interested in the origin of life. She asked the Emperor's mother: "Feng Jingchun said that she was picked up from the reed field, but Feng Moqiu said that he was picked up from the purple bamboo forest. Aren't they twin brother and sister? Why weren't they picked up from the same place?"

The emperor's mother told her: "They were not picked up, but born by their mothers. You are the same. You are my child."

Five-year-old He Xiaojiu was shocked: "Just like Xiaohua and Xiaoju are from Huahua?"

Dahua is a cat in the palace. Dahua gave birth to two kittens, one named Xiaohua and the other named Xiaoju. Dahua gave birth to kittens. He Xiaojiu went to see the kittens every day. She knew that the two kittens were Dahua's, not picked up.

The Queen Mother nodded: "Yes, Dahua is the mother of Xiaohua and Xiaoju. She gave birth to two babies, Xiaohua and Xiaoju. The mother of Feng Moqiu and Feng Jingchun also gave birth to two babies. But I only gave birth to one baby, which is you."

He Xiaojiu understood, but the next day he asked the Emperor's mother again: "Then how did you give birth to me? Did you spit me out from your mouth?"

Today's comic strips are diverse. In addition to heroic stories, there are also those adapted from vernacular novels, as well as fairy tales and myths that children love to read.

He Xiaojiu had seen a scene in a comic book about someone being spit out of a mouth, so she thought that she might have been spit out by her mother. The emperor's mother thought about it, and the next day she asked a maid to take her out of the palace. They went to a place where a woman was giving birth.

She witnessed the birth of a new life with her own eyes. When she returned to the palace, she hugged the emperor's mother's legs and cried loudly: "Mom, I don't want to have a baby. I don't want to have a baby even when I grow up. It's too painful and too scary. That aunt almost died, wuwuwu!"

One month later, He Xiaojiu went to that family to attend the full moon banquet. She was so fond of the delicate and beautiful baby that she said to the emperor's mother after she came back, "Mom, the baby is so cute. Let's go pick up a baby."

In fact, she wanted her mother to give birth to a baby, but giving birth was too painful, so she wanted to pick one up. However, He Xiaojiu has never picked up a baby until now.

Now seeing San Ya having her arm twisted by Mrs. Zhong but not even daring to cry out in pain, He Xiaojiu decided that she would pick San Ya up.

San Ya is not a cute little baby, but He Xiaojiu decided to pick up San Ya.

Mrs. Zhong was still scolding San Ya. He Xiaojiu walked over, pushed Mrs. Zhong away, and protected San Ya behind her. She said to Mrs. Zhong who was watching the fun nearby, "Uncle Lizheng asked you to find something for me, why don't you go?"

Mrs. Zhong wanted to say no, but He Xiaojiu was looking at her coldly. Mrs. Zhong had never seen such a look in a child's eyes before. She even suspected that the next moment, He Xiaojiu would have someone drag her out and bury her.

She shrank her neck and took two steps back, not daring to look at Old Lady Zhong who was staring at her. She turned around and ran into the house. When she came back, she was holding a bag of soap beans and a bag of green salt in her hands.

Seeing these two things, the village head cursed He Xiaojiu for being short-sighted and asked, "Are these the things? Check to see if they are correct. Is there anything missing?"

He Xiaojiu took the things and said, "No, there are only these two."

The head of the village nodded at her, turned around, pointed at Old Lady Zhong lying on the ground, and said to Mrs. Zhong and Mrs. Zhong, "If you don't mind being embarrassed, just let her stay here. Don't think about blackmailing her and paying back twenty taels of silver. What good things are you thinking?"

After saying that, the headman walked away. He realized that neither of the two kids were willing to suffer any loss, and that Old Lady Zhong could not defeat them.

Seeing that the head of the village had left, Mrs. Zhong started to curse again. He Xiaojiu ignored her and said to San Ya, "Let's go to work."

Lu asked, "I'll go too."

Mrs. Zhong pointed at San Ya and cursed, "You little bitch, why don't you come and help me up?"

He Xiaojiu smiled and said, "I'm stronger than her, let me help you."

As she said that, she reached out to grab Old Lady Zhong, who howled like a ghost: "Murder! This damn girl is trying to kill me! Someone come quickly!"

The Zhong family members were standing nearby. They knew that He Xiaojiu was still a child and could not lift up Old Lady Zhong at all. But except San Ya, no one was willing to come and help.

Even though Old Lady Zhong was wailing, He Xiaojiu and San Ya still helped her up from the ground. He Xiaojiu pointed at Daya and Erya and said, "Come here."

Daya and Erya came over with their heads held high. He Xiaojiu and Sanya withdrew their hands at the same time. Old Mrs. Zhong lost her balance and fell on Daya. He Xiaojiu took Sanya and Lu Wen out of the house.

San Ya said, "Let's go to the mountain. I know there is a wild jujube tree. I'll pick some wild jujubes for you to eat."

He Xiaojiu shook his head: "Sour jujubes won't make you hungry. I have food. Let's find a place to cook and eat."

San Ya was startled: "Do you have any food, rice?"

He Xiaojiu: "I hid myself and they didn't find me."

San Ya thought for a moment and said, "I'll take you to Grandma Fu's house. She's the only one at her house and she's a good person."

Grandma Fu was the aunt of the head of the village. Her only grandson was conscripted while fleeing. No one knew which group he was with, let alone whether he was alive or dead. The old Fu family was large, and with the head of the village taking care of his nephew, Grandma Fu was able to live a decent life.

Once, Grandma Fu went to the mountain to pick wild vegetables. She slipped and broke her leg. San Ya carried her back from the mountain. Grandma Fu was injured and could not go out, so San Ya took time out of her busy schedule to take care of Grandma Fu. For this, she was beaten by Grandma Zhong.

San Ya dragged out a bundle of firewood from behind a big rock. She had hidden it there just to give to Grandma Fu.

He Xiaojiu also took out the food she had hidden. From childhood to adulthood, no one could find anything she hid. She was born in the Year of the Rat, and this was her instinct.

The three of them went to Grandma Fu's house together. Grandma Fu was so happy to see San Ya coming: "Oh, San Ya has a little sister now, that's great, that's great."

Thanks to old lady Zhong, San Ya has been beaten and scolded by her since she was a child, and she even called her a little bitch and a little slut. The children in the village followed suit and called San Ya a little bitch and a little slut when they saw her. Some of them who bullied the weak and feared the strong chased San Ya and threw stones at her. They did not dare to bully other children for fear that the other children's families would complain to their parents and they would be beaten up. However, beating San Ya was in vain because no one in old Zhong's family would support her.

San Ya is twelve years old and has never had any friends in the village. Even Er Ya, who was born in the same mother as her, treats her badly. She either asks her to do work for her or asks her to take the blame for herself.

Grandma Fu saw all these things and felt sad. San Ya was such a good child, how could she be born into the Zhong family?

Everyone fled to Zhaocai Village together, and they knew something about the Zhong family's past, but so what? The Zhong family was the only family in the village, and no one else in the village was of the same clan as them. Although they felt sorry for San Ya, no one except the head of the village had the right to speak up for her. At the beginning, someone spoke a few fair words for San Ya, but old lady Zhong scolded them for having bad intentions and even beat San Ya in front of them. After a while, no one cared about it.

Grandma Fu was grateful for Sanya's help, and she also liked Sanya, but the only thing she could do for Sanya was to give her some food when she came to help her with work.

Now seeing Sanya bringing two little friends, she thought Sanya finally had friends and she was really happy for Sanya.

Some people may not like reading stories about children, so just think of this as another story. There are only a few chapters in total, and I won’t continue writing it. I will finish it before the long vacation. I will write it while I am having fun, and you guys can just read it for fun.