A ragged cub at the beginning

"What are you doing?" A strange male voice suddenly sounded, sounding somewhat nonchalant. Then the voice sank, and he said angrily: "Xiao Tao, what's wrong with your face? Who hit you? Zhao Sanping!"

Then there was a muffled sound, and Yu Xiaotao screamed, "Brother!"

"Asshole! How dare you..." Mrs. Zhao yelled at first, but for some reason her voice got smaller and smaller. "Beat him! Why are you beating my son?"

"Uncle! Uncle! Uncle!" Zhao Yunniang suddenly rushed out.

Tang Xu hesitated for a moment, feeling a little embarrassed to watch other people's family affairs. But she also wanted to see Mrs. Zhao get humiliated, so after a moment's hesitation, she carried An An and walked out. An An wanted her mother!

"Oh, our Yunniang has grown up, why is she still so crybaby? Wipe your nose quickly, you're ashamed." He was a thin young man with a beard. His eyes were the only thing that was sparkling, exactly the same as Yu Xiaotao and Zhao Yunniang's eyes.

"Uncle, you are so ugly." Zhao Yunniang touched her uncle's face and it hurt her hands. She didn't like it.

"It will look good after uncle washes it!" The young man was not angry, but stroked his beard and said happily. He looked up and saw Tang Xu, his eyes lit up, "Who is this?"

"This is my benefactor, his last name is Tang." Yu Xiaotao didn't want to say more for the time being. She covered Zhao Sanping's red cheeks, as if she was a little angry, "Brother! You're too harsh!"

Yu Zhao still had a grin on his face and said, "How could it be too severe? My sister was wronged and beaten. It was not his fault, but whose fault was it? I still beat her too lightly." He glanced at Mrs. Zhao and said, "Right, Mrs. Zhao, just beat her to death, wouldn't it be easier?"

Mrs. Zhao was frightened by his look and trembled a little. She took two steps back, "Mad man! Mad man!"

Yu Zhao snorted and laughed, then turned to Tang Xu: "Hello, Miss Tang. Sorry to bother you. My name is Yu Zhao, I'm 25 years old, and I'm not married yet."

"Mom." July hugged Tang Xu's legs and felt that Sister Yunniang's uncle was weird.

Yu Zhao raised his eyebrows, "You already have a child?"

This person didn't look normal, and Tang Xu silently took two steps back.

Yu Xiaotao knew her elder brother well. She knew what was going on by looking at his expression. She immediately shouted in embarrassment, "Brother! Where do you live now?"

Yu Zhao ruffled Zhao Yunniang's hair and turned to his sister. "Oh, Yunlai Inn. You look so thin, your eyes are red and swollen, and your face is swollen like a big steamed bun. Move out, and I will buy you a house tomorrow."

Oh wow, so generous! Tang Xu exclaimed, is this the courage of my brother-in-law? Just buy a house and let my sister move out!

"Uncle!" Zhao Sanping called out, somewhat embarrassed, "I, Xiaotao and I..."

"Don't call me a waste." Yu Zhao glanced at Zhao Sanping and interrupted him. He picked up Zhao Yunniang, turned around and said goodbye to Tang Xu with a smile: "Miss Tang, I'm sorry. We have something to do at home, so we're going back. Goodbye."

"Goodbye." There's nothing fun to watch.

"Sorry, Miss Tang. Thank you so much today. I'm leaving first and will come back to cook in the evening." Yu Xiaotao took the child and followed Yu Zhao.

"No need, your brother just came back, you should have a good reunion. An An was frightened, you should take care of the child." Tang Xu pinched An An's little hand and shook it. She was still sobbing and hiccuping, looking very pitiful.

Zhao Sanping nodded awkwardly at Tang Xu and followed Yu Xiaotao.

Zhao Yunniang waved her hand and said goodbye to her friends. Perhaps because her backer had returned, she had a bright smile on her face.

Tang Xu was not watching the excitement and was just feeling regretful when he heard Tang Ling say, "You are closing the shop?"

"Ah! I forgot!" Tang Xu said goodbye to the children in a hurry. Two adults and one child were standing at the door of the shop, and they seemed to be the reserved customers.

"Sorry, something happened at home and I'm late." Tang Xu apologized repeatedly and opened the shop door.

"It's okay, we just got here not long ago." The man said, helping his wife walk inside.

The woman was full of happiness, with a big belly, holding a little boy with round eyes in her hand. The boy's eyes were big and round, rolling around, curiously observing the surroundings. Tang Xu was stunned when they looked at each other, and hid behind his father's legs, and then showed his big eyes to her again after a while.

It's so cute! Tang Xu was so touched that he grabbed a handful of pine nut candies from behind the counter and gave them to him.

After getting a nod from his father, he thanked him shyly and took the candy.

A happy family of three! They chose a color photo. The child was so cute. Tang Xu was late just now, so he drew a little background for them. The family of three sat on a bench with a gorgeous peach tree behind them.

The couple was very surprised and thanked her repeatedly. The husband was so happy that he even gave her some more money.

The visible happiness of this family of three made Tang Xu feel better.

Yu Zhao carried Zhao Yunniang back to the inn, and Zhao Sanping followed behind with An An and Yu Xiaotao.

"Now I'll give you two choices. Either send your mother away, or let Xiaotao move out. I will buy her a house, and if she is wronged, she can move in by herself. If you can live together, then live together. If you can't, then we can separate." Yu Zhao held Zhao Yunniang's hand, said lightly, and looked at Yu Xiaotao who was standing there in shock.

"Brother, are you really... going to buy me a house?" Yu Xiaotao covered her mouth, tears welling up uncontrollably. Her brother finally came back, and she had his support again. She couldn't help but burst into tears, all the grievances she had suffered since giving birth, and the fear of almost losing her daughter in the afternoon, were released in her cry.

Yu Zhao felt heartbroken when he heard this. He hugged his sister in his arms to comfort her, and glared at Zhao Sanping fiercely.

Zhao Sanping knew he was in the wrong and stared at his little daughter in a daze.

Seeing him in a daze, Yu Xiaotao cried and told him what happened in the afternoon. When Zhao Sanping mentioned that it was the child abandoned by Mrs. Zhao, he looked incredulous and stammered, "Is it a mistake? My mother, my mother..." He wanted to say no, but for some reason he couldn't say it.

Yu Zhao slammed the table hard and looked at his skinny niece. He glared at Zhao Sanping and said, "You can't even protect your wife and children. Your family is in a mess. What use are you?"

Zhao Sanping opened his mouth, unable to refute.

Yu Xiaotao cried and held her brother's hand, pleading for Zhao Sanping: "Brother, Brother Sanping tried his best. It was me who was useless and couldn't handle it well. When I was in confinement, Brother Sanping borrowed money from everywhere to treat my illness. He just, just..."

"Where is the fifty taels of silver I left for you when I left?" Yu Zhao interrupted her.

"My mother-in-law said that we young people don't know how to manage money, so she, she took it." Yu Xiaotao's momentum weakened, and she hated herself for being stupid after she finished speaking.

Yu Zhao sneered, "Fifty taels is not enough for you to treat the disease? Are you going to borrow money?"

Zhao Sanping stammered and couldn't say anything, feeling regretful in his heart.

Before Tang Xu even got home, he was stopped by Dong Wanwan, who was full of excitement. When she talked about today's business, she seemed to be jumping for joy. With her own business, she looked more confident and seemed to be glowing.

Such a change made people happy. Tang Xu listened to her patiently and praised her from time to time. Dong Wanwan was even happier and wanted to set up a stall.

Seeing this, Tang Xu talked about what happened at the Zhao family during the day. As soon as he finished speaking, Dong Wanwan raised her eyebrows and started to curse, "That old man! He was so cruel! After all, she is his own granddaughter! He actually threw the child on the ground!"

"Ah? Didn't the child roll to the ground by himself? I didn't see Mrs. Zhao when I went there." Tang Xu looked confused.

Dong Wanwan's eyes were still filled with anger. "You've never taken care of a child before. How can a child who's less than two months old roll over? She can only wave her arms and kick her legs wherever she's put."

Tang Xu thought of An An's appearance in the afternoon, and his whole body went cold. No wonder, no wonder Yu Xiaotao was so angry, no wonder she was so cruel, which mother could tolerate such a thing. I thought this old lady Zhao just had a foul mouth, but I didn't expect she was also vicious.

Yu Xiaotao would probably not live under the same roof with her anymore. Which mother could accept living with someone who wanted to kill her child?

It just so happens that her brother has returned, so it would be fine if she moved back to her parents' home. But the children would need someone to look after them. Oh, Qi Qing from Xiaoping Lane, there should be enough people for her when she comes.

Tang Xu said to Dong Wanwan, "Sister Xiaotao's brother is back today."

"Yu Zhao is back? That's great!" Dong Wanwan was happy, "He loves his sisters! Now that he's back, that old woman Zhao won't dare to bully anyone. She didn't dare to do that before, but she got mad because she hadn't heard from Yu Zhao for a long time. I even heard her telling people that Yu Zhao had died outside. Bah! What a vicious woman!"

Tang Xu agreed with her deeply. She bullies the weak and fears the strong. She is even capable of harming a baby. What a vicious woman.

During the evening class, July accidentally spilled some ink on her school bag.

After class, Tang Xu prepared to wash his school bag. When he took things out, he found everything in it.

Beans, stones, the small sketchbook Tang Xu had sewn for him, paper airplanes, paper cranes, and even a piece of tree branch...

Tang Xu took out one, and Qi Yue took one, muttering to herself:

"Beans! Oops, I forgot to put it back."

"Mom, this stone is my treasure! I give it to you!"

"Mom, this is what I drew today. Does it look good?"

"This is a gift from mom. It's a paper airplane. The paper cranes were also made by mom. Honey!"

"Oh, this is my magic wand! It will turn you into a little frog! Hahahahahaha..."

Tang Xu smiled as he watched him carefully fiddle with these treasures. Finally, he took out a few pieces of paper. A hundred taels of silver? ? ? Three in total. Where did they come from? "Qiuyue, what is this?"

"This, this is it," Qiyue scratched her head, frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly said, "Aunt Luhuan gave it to me. I told you it's for me."

Tang Xu's eyes widened, "When?"

Qiyue looked thoughtful, and after thinking for a while, she said, "The day when the beans were thrown."

That is, she delivered it at noon, and Lu Huan sent the money in the afternoon. She painted three paintings thinking of the three children of the Fang family. She didn't expect that the family would be so generous and give her three hundred taels directly.

Perhaps it was also meant to apologize to her. It was a fact that she was invited over that day and was harassed by Zhu Tou at the door.

Never mind, just accept it, it's not a big amount for the Zhou family. If they don't accept it, it will be bad if they think she wants more. It's most convenient to pay the money in full.

"Next time, don't accept things from others, okay?" Tang Xu said, and then he thought that if he really wanted to give it, the child would not be able to refuse it. But he always had to tell the child not to take other people's things, and as for those who couldn't refuse, that was another matter.

Qiyue nodded obediently, "Mom, what is this?"

"This is a banknote. It contains a lot of money. Don't tell anyone." Tang Xu said, pointing at the words on the banknote and teaching him how to recognize them.

July followed suit word by word, and after two or three times he had basically memorized it. Tang Xu often thought that July might be a genius with a photographic memory, and he really got a great bargain.

After a good night's sleep, it was raining heavily outside when I woke up in the morning. The raindrops hitting the tiles made a pleasant white noise, and Tang Xu lay there without wanting to move. It was raining, the best time to sleep and not go to work, especially when he had just earned three hundred taels.

"Mom, are you awake? You're awake." Qiyue crawled to Tang Xu's pillow, her big, shining eyes filled with excitement, "It's raining!"

"Yes." Tang Xu happily hugged Qiyue and rubbed her soft body twice, "Let's sleep in?"

Qiyue was confused and tried to sit up. "Why do we have to sleep in? Should we go out and play?"

"Spring makes you sleepy, summer makes you annoyed, autumn makes you nap, and winter makes you sleepy in March. Do you understand? Rain and autumn are the best time to go with sleeping!" Tang Xu pulled him into his arms and rolled around on the bed twice.

In July, the giggling cricket pupae twisted and looked like big meat worms.

The two of them played around in bed for a while, and Tang Xu got up and opened the window. The cool breeze blew on her face, making her shiver. As expected, every autumn rain brings a chill, and winter is coming. She grabbed Qiyue, who was about to run out of the room, and put on another layer of clothes for him and herself. Suddenly, she had the idea of ​​taking the children on an autumn outing. If she didn't go, it would be winter.

For breakfast, I had porridge, fried a large plate of shredded potatoes and scrambled eggs, cut some sour beans made by Dong Wanwan, and fried a few dough sticks that July wanted to eat, then I was ready to eat.

July pinched the fried dough sticks and went to call her aunt for dinner.

When there were not many outsiders at home, Tang Ling would usually come out to eat with them. She was not picky about food and would eat whatever was given to her. She was easy to feed.

I thought it was raining, so the kids might not come to class. Of course, no matter how much rain there was, it couldn't stop Fang Zijun. Du Jiarui was carried by Du Yun. He hurried to the academy, said hello to Tang Xu, and left.

Zhao Yunniang, who had a lot of things to do at home yesterday, also came, brought by her uncle. Yu Zhao shaved his beard and cleaned himself up, and Tang Xu almost didn't recognize him.

This guy had a beard yesterday, and he punched Zhao Sanping right away. Although he was thin, Tang Xu always thought he should be a handsome young man. But after shaving his beard, he actually had a baby face.

Seeing Tang Xu's surprise, Yu Zhao touched his face. He was not used to it without a beard. He felt like something was missing. If Yu Xiaotao hadn't forced him to shave, he would still think he looked more handsome with a beard. This face somewhat affected his burly temperament. Thinking of this, he touched his face again. He really felt uncomfortable.

The four children looked at Yu Zhao and muttered to each other. Zhao Yunniang put her hands on her waist and said loudly: "My uncle is already very old! He just looks very young!"

Yu Zhao was stunned for a moment. This little girl! How could he be old? She was only twenty-five!

Tang Xu chuckled and called the children to go into the house for class. After class, the rain was a little lighter, and she passed by Fang's house holding an umbrella.

Dong Wanwan looked at the rain with a sad face, regretting that she couldn't go out to make money today. Seeing Tang Xu, she came up to him and asked, "Xiao Xu, I remember you have a big umbrella, don't you?"

"Yes," Tang Xu nodded, "but it's raining today. Even if you open the stall, people are in a hurry in the rain, so I don't think business will be very good."

Dong Wanwan thought so too, but she was reluctant to give up the day's earnings, so she said, "I'll borrow the umbrella. If the weather is bad, I'll do less."

"Then go get it, it's in the woodshed." Tang Xu didn't persuade him much, and went to open the shop. He thought it was better to have a shop, at least it would not be affected by the weather.

Maybe because it was raining, a guest who had made a reservation for today had not arrived yet. Tang Xu sat behind the counter, staring at the rain in a daze.

A yamen runner came in hurriedly holding an umbrella. He was the one who came to paint last time.

Tang Xu greeted him with a smile, thinking that he had come to do business again. Unexpectedly, the other party said in a serious tone, "The master has summoned me. Please come with me to the county government office."

County government office? Tang Xu was stunned.