A ragged cub at the beginning

After reading the poem, Tang Xu announced a break. Fang Zijun and Du Jiarui cheered and rushed out, running to the bamboo mat to play with toys.

Tang Xu went to the kitchen to pour some water, and a child poured a glass. Du Yun also received it, but he felt something was wrong when he received water with the children.

The class lasted half an hour, and Du Yun calculated the time and stood up. But the children waited for a long time and did not come out. The voice of Tang Xu telling a story came from inside.

What kind of story is this about a monkey fighting a monster? Du Yun was puzzled. This girl has a lot of strange skills. She is very clever.

After speaking for a short while, Tang Xu announced that everyone should go back home and find their own mothers.

"But I don't have one. I only have my grandparents and my uncle." Du Jiarui tilted his head, and the flesh on his face trembled slightly when he spoke, like the famous pudding in his previous life. When he said that he didn't have a mother, there was no sadness or grievance on his face, as if he was just talking about a very ordinary thing.

Tang Xu's heart trembled, and she was annoyed that she had said the wrong thing. But she didn't want to show it. Although he didn't have a mother, Du Jiarui still had a family who loved him. She said calmly: "Then go find your uncle."

"Okay, will we continue the conversation tomorrow?" Du Jiarui asked reluctantly.

Tang Xu nodded, "Go ahead, I have nothing to do these two days, so I'll tell you a story. Don't eat breakfast tomorrow morning, just come over, we're going to eat shredded pork noodles! Tell your family this is your reward. Go to bed early today, or you'll miss it if you can't get up tomorrow."

"Okay! See you tomorrow, Aunt Xu!" Fang Zijun jumped up and ran and jumped back home.

"Hey, what are you doing? What are you crazy about, kid?..." Dong Wanwan's voice was faintly heard. I wonder what good thing Fang Zijun had done again.

"See you tomorrow, Aunt Xu." Du Jiarui was still bowing one second, and the next second he ran into his uncle's arms, "Uncle, go quickly, I want to go to bed early."

Du Yun was dragged away, and he only had time to nod to Tang Xu. "Don't rush, you'll fall."

Tang Xu was still asleep when there was a knock on the door and Fang Zijun's voice, which sounded like a repeater: "Aunt Xu, Aunt Xu, Aunt Xu..."

"Fang Zijun! Come back here! Are you itching for trouble?" Dong Wanwan shouted in a low voice, followed by Fang Zijun's cry of pain.

She took a look at the sky, the sun had just come out, she yawned and got up. Qiyue still woke up earlier than her, sitting at the end of the bed playing with his Monkey King. He went to bed early and woke up early, and never made a noise after waking up. He always played by himself obediently. When he heard his mother's movement, he turned around, his eyes full of surprise, "Mom, you're awake!"

"Good morning July baby."

When I was washing up, Du Jiarui also arrived. It seemed that she was the last one to get up.

Fang Zijun finally got to eat the shredded pork noodles he had been craving for, and he stomped his feet back and forth on the ground in joy. "It's delicious! Better than what my mom makes!"

Tang Xu laughed out loud, "Don't let your mother hear it, or she'll pull your ears." The noodles here taste good, but they're not necessarily better than Dong Wanwan's. This is due to the filter of eating out, and the fact that all the friends have eaten there and praised them for being delicious. But it doesn't matter, what matters is that the children are happy.

When it was time to pay, Du Jiarui and Fang Zijun both took money out of their own pockets. It turned out that the parents of the two families felt that they should not take advantage of others, so although they agreed to go out to eat, they told the children to pay for themselves. However, the two children were no match for the adults, and by the time the little meat hands clumsily took out the money and counted it, Tang Xu had already paid.

Fang Zijun kept chattering, "I have to pay! My mother gave me money! If I don't pay, she will be unhappy."

"I, I paid too. I have money too! A lot! I can't hold it all in one hand!" Just after he finished speaking, a coin fell from Du Jiarui's chubby palm and rolled to the middle of the road. Qiyue hurried to pick it up, but Tang Xu didn't have time to catch him as he bumped into someone's leg and fell on his butt.

"Where did this little bastard come from?" Zhu Tou glanced at the child at his feet and kicked him away.

"July!!!!" It all happened so fast that Tang Xu was about to apologize and explain that the child didn't mean it when July was kicked out and rolled on the ground.

Qiyue bumped into the steps on the side of the road, covering her forehead with her hands and looking blank. She didn't cry until Tang Xu hugged her tightly, "Wuwaaah... Mom, I'm scared, wuwuwu..."

Du Jiarui was still standing on the side of the road in a daze. Fang Zijun rushed over like a bull and punched Zhu Tou's legs twice. "Bad guy, bad guy! I told you to kick my brother! I'll hit you!"

Although the child's fist was small, Fang Zijun used all his strength. Zhu Tou felt a dull pain in his leg. He stretched out his hand and grabbed Fang Zijun by the back of his collar and threw him out. "You little bastard, you dare to hit your grandfather! Take him back to me!"

"Ah! Mother! Mother! Save me!" Fang Zijun screamed, and his tender childish voice mute the noisy street. Many people noticed this and stopped.

Tang Xu was comforting Qiyue and didn't pay attention to this side. When she heard the shout and turned around, Fang Zijun also fell to the ground. She rushed over and protected Fang Zijun in her arms, "What are you doing! Stop! He's just a child!"

Zhu Tou narrowed his eyes and looked at the woman protecting the child. The anger on his face turned into a greedy smile, "Oh, the girl is pretty."

"I see that you are fat and fleshy, and the children didn't mean to bump into you, but you kicked them directly. You are worse than a beast!" Tang Xu pulled the three children to his side and protected them behind him. Passersby on the side of the road gathered around and cast condemning glances at Zhu Tou.

"Aunt Xu, I'm so scared! My legs hurt." Fang Zijun is just a child after all. No matter how lively he is on weekdays, he is scared when he is picked up and thrown out.

"What should I do? I'm scared too!" Du Jiarui also started crying.

"Wow...my hand hurts." July grabbed his mother's clothes tightly.

"Oh, what a sin, being so harsh on a child."

"Poor thing, what shall we do now?"

"Isn't that Master Zhu?"

"This girl is finished. He has taken a fancy to her."

"How cruel! He kicked the little kid away."

"And threw another one."

"not human."

"Keep your voice down. If he hears you, you'll be in big trouble."

Tang Xu heard the discussion nearby and guessed that this person must be a rich and powerful young master who had done a lot of these things in the past. He was fat and strong, with enough grease on his face to fry a dish. His eyes were squeezed into a slit by the flesh, and his lustful eyes darted up and down. She looked behind him with nausea, and saw two tall servants following him. She couldn't beat them, and couldn't afford to offend them, what should she do? She looked at the crowd again, and there was no familiar face. Everyone was watching the excitement, but stood far away and didn't dare to get close.

"Bring that woman back to me." Zhu Tou stretched out his chin, and the servants behind him moved upon hearing his voice.

Tang Xu was shocked and shouted first, "How dare you snatch a child in broad daylight! Whose family are you from? Are you a trader of women and children? Do you dare to tell me your name?" She stepped back. The more urgent the situation, the clearer her mind became. She glanced at the crowd behind her again and quietly led the children back into the crowd. After checking, Fang Zijun was not injured, but just frightened. He was smart and ran fast. Tang Xu retreated while whispering, "Fang Zijun! You are the older brother! Take the younger brothers back home!" She pushed Fang Zijun, "Hurry, Zijun! Run into the crowd."

Fang Zijun did not disappoint her. He wiped his tears, grabbed his younger brother with each hand and ran into the crowd, crying and calling for his mother.

"Master, the three little ones ran away!" said one of the servants, and was about to catch them, but was blocked by passers-by who squeezed over intentionally or unintentionally.

"Bah, it's not a human being, but he caught a child too."

"You beast! Worse than pigs and dogs!"

"Is there no one at home? Aren't you afraid of someone breaking your spine?"

The servant was despised by so many people, but he didn't care at all and even rolled his eyes.

"I was right, wasn't I? You guys are here to snatch girls and children and sell them! Is there no law here?!" Tang Xu almost yelled at the top of her lungs. She dodged the servants who came to pull her hand and continued to yell, "Who doesn't have girls and children at home? You just stood by and watched, aren't you afraid that your family members will be in trouble someday and no one will lend a hand?"

As soon as these words came out, many people brought their sisters and wives into the picture, and couldn't help but take a few steps forward. Seeing someone move forward, the hesitant people followed suit. The crowd of onlookers slowly closed into a circle.

"Don't worry about me! Catch that bitch and shut her up!" Zhu Tou watched the crowd approaching, some of them with anger on their faces, and felt a little uneasy. He only brought two people today, and if the people here came together, he would be in trouble. Even if he could take revenge in the future, there were so many people and he didn't know them, so he wouldn't be able to find anyone to take revenge on.

"Uncle, aunt, brother, help me!" Tang Xu was trapped by two servants and had nowhere to escape. He was a little panicked. "I have children to take care of at home! Please help! There are more of you! They can't retaliate! The law does not punish the masses!"

"Ouch! Who pushed me?" An old woman suddenly emerged from the crowd, her face covered by a handkerchief. She dragged Tang Xu into the crowd while cursing, "You little bitch, you run around all day, I'll beat you to death when I get home!"

As soon as Tang Xu was pulled in, a gap appeared in the crowd. She quickly got in, and people kept making way for her, while the two servants were blocked by the crowd.

"Damn it! Who pushed me?"

"You stepped on my foot! Stop squeezing me!"

"Master Zhu is handing out money! Go grab it!"

The crowd was noisy and shouting all sorts of things. Tang Xu's ears were buzzing, but he felt a sense of joy at having been saved from a desperate situation.

People kept pushing in, but hands came from nowhere, some pressed her head, and some pushed her out. It was the first time she was protected by so many people, and her heart was touched, her eyes were sore, and tears fell.

"Hurry up, girl, go home!" A woman pushed her and plunged back into the crowd.

Tang Xu didn't dare to delay, otherwise the efforts of so many people would be in vain. She ran home with all her strength, and just as she reached the alley, she met Dong Wanwan who was running out in a hurry. "Xiao Xu! Xiao Xu! Are you okay?"

"Go back first!" She panted, returned to the yard and leaned against the door, her heart still pounding.

Just now, three children came back crying, and Tang Xu was nowhere to be seen. She was panicking. Fang Zijun was talking incoherently, and she only heard that Tang Xu was kidnapped by bad guys. Du Jiarui was crying and hiccuping, and couldn't speak. Qiyue ran out crying, wanting to find his mother. How could she dare to let him run away? She locked the three children in the room, and rushed out with a stick. Now that she saw that he came back safely, she breathed a sigh of relief, "What happened? Didn't you go to eat noodles?"

Tang Xu took a deep breath and recounted what had just happened with lingering fear.

Dong Wanwan frowned deeply, and said angrily and worriedly, "How did we meet that evil star! Zhu Tou is a wealthy man in the town. I heard that he has some connection with the county magistrate. He is unscrupulous and has harmed many girls. Someone came to their house, but they turned the tables on him, saying that the person took the money and then regretted it, and was greedy for his money." She patted her chest and said, "Fortunately, you are smart, otherwise you would have suffered a great punishment. Few people can come out of the Zhu family in one piece."

"What bad luck." Tang Xu shook her head. As expected, good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes alone. She sighed, thinking of the two children who were injured just now, and took out a tael of silver and stuffed it into Dong Wanwan's hand, "It's not convenient for me to go out now. Sister Wan, please take the two children to the clinic to see if they have any internal injuries."

"Oh, take it back, take it back. I have money. I'll go right away and send Jiarui home." Dong Wanwan pushed the silver back, turned around and went out, closing the gate.

Tang Xu went to the kitchen to pour a glass of water, and after drinking the cold water, his mind became clear. Fortunately, he had some quick wits, and also thanks to the various short videos on the Internet that teach girls how to escape danger.

The three children were still crying in the house. Dong Wanwan hurriedly unlocked the door and said a few words to comfort them. Qiyue refused to go with her and insisted on looking for his mother. Dong Wanwan could not persuade him and could only take him back.

As soon as Qi Yue saw Tang Xu, she threw herself into her arms, "Mom, are you okay? Were you beaten? It hurts so much when they beat you. Did they throw you or kick you? I'm so scared. Woo woo woo..."

"Don't cry, don't cry, I'm fine, you go with Aunt Wan to see the doctor... Wait," Tang Xu said, and then he reacted and said, "Sister Wan, let's ask the doctor to come back. Zhu Tou has seen the children just now. It will be troublesome if he recognizes him when he meets them again later." Now calm, Tang Xu couldn't help but complain, Zhu Tou? Who calls a good person a pig head? Calling him Zhu Tou, even a pig would feel wronged.

"That's right. I'll go then. Jiarui, come, I'll take you home. Your home is nearby, so we won't go there." Dong Wanwan took the still sobbing Du Jiarui's hand and walked away.

Du Jiarui lives at the entrance of the alley, but the door is on the side. His house is the largest house in the alley.

The doctor quickly came back with Dong Wanwan. The children only had minor skin injuries, no big problem. They were just frightened. The doctor prescribed two doses of tranquilizing decoction and one dose of antipyretic medicine. They were told to be more alert at night and take the antipyretic medicine if they had a fever. Tang Xu rushed to pay the money and asked Dong Wanwan to go get the medicine.

Fang Zijun and Qiyue had calmed down, clinging to Tang Xu and refusing to let go. She coaxed and tricked the two little guys into the house. She wanted to tell Fang Zijun that he shouldn't rush in today. But when she saw the look of fear on his face, she swallowed her words back. Let's wait a few days. We'll talk about it in two days.

After this incident, she felt a little embarrassed to face Dong Wanwan. After all, Fang Zijun was injured for Qiyue. Although he was a little reckless, he was sincere. She liked this child even more. This courage and protection were precious.

In order to ease the children's mood, Tang Xu started telling them about Journey to the West. After a while, they forgot what happened just now and were fully immersed in the story.

Dong Wanwan brought lunch. Tang Xu didn't buy any food in the morning, so there was nothing to eat at home. After dinner, he coaxed the two children to take a nap together. This time, Fang Zijun was probably really scared and fell asleep in a short while.