A ragged cub at the beginning

As soon as Tang Ling moved her hand, she was pulled back by Tang Xu, "Sister, no! We still have to live here!" After she finished speaking, she turned to look at Qi Qing, "Bring me a basin of water."

Qi Qing nodded and quickly brought water from the kitchen. Tang Xu took it and said, "Sister Wan, get out of the way."

Hearing the sound, Dong Wanwan took two steps to the side. Tang Xu poured a basin of water on the mother and son's heads and said, "If you don't want to leave, then please drink a basin of water." She smiled brightly when she spoke, as if she was really just inviting people to drink water.

Yu Yan screamed, "What are you doing?! Bitch! You bullied my son and threw water at me! I'm going to fight you!" As she said that, she stood up and rushed towards Tang Xu. Tang Ling pulled Tang Xu away and kicked him away. He really flew, and flew out of the yard with his butt sticking up.

Everyone was stunned, pulling their children back in a hurry. They looked at the slender Tang Ling, and then at Yu Yan, who was as fat as a pig. If Yu Yan hadn't flown up, they would have suspected that she was acting.

Jiang Xiaobei even forgot to cry and watched his mother fly out from over his head.

Yu Yan's screams almost pierced one's eardrums. She sat on the ground like a hen whose throat had been strangled. It took her a long time to come to her senses, and she cried, "Murder, murder."

"Such a thin girl..."

"It's scary!"

"Wow, you deserve it. It's really refreshing."

"Nothing will happen, right? This is too cruel!"

"What could possibly happen? Listen to her voice. Does it sound like something's wrong?"

"What happened?" Du Yun's voice came from behind the crowd, "Miss Tang, are you okay?"

"Mr. Du is here."

"Make way, don't push, let Master Du come over and judge what's going on."

Du Yun thanked him repeatedly and walked in through the path that everyone had given way to. He frowned and glanced at the wailing Yu Yan. He turned and entered the Tang family. There were people in the yard, and he saw Tang Xu holding an empty basin at a glance. "Is your knee okay? Why are you standing here?" After saying that, he walked into the living room and brought a bench as if no one was around. Tang Xu sat down with a red face and threw the basin aside. Fortunately, he came late, otherwise he would have seen him throwing water at people.

The neighbors who were watching the fun were discussing the relationship between Mr. Du and Tang Xu in a low voice, and no one paid any attention to Yu Yan.

Du Yun naturally didn't miss Tang Xu's little move, and he was amused. Yu Yan was covered in water, so he could guess what Miss Tang did with the basin in her hand. He had seen her making trouble at the door of the Zhu family by beating the gong, so throwing water at people was nothing. Besides, everyone around here knew Yu Yan's character. He thought she looked even cuter when she threw the basin to cover up. "What happened?"

Before Tang Xu could say anything, Fang Zijun stood up again, "Jiang Xiaobei pulled Qiyue down from such a high staircase, and he almost fell to the ground! His aunt got angry and threw him from here to here! It was so powerful! He started crying! His mother came to ask for money!" As he spoke, he pointed at the stairs of the slide, gesticulating and talking. He also imitated Yu Yan's gesture of swearing with her hands on her hips, and his expression was so lifelike that it caused a burst of laughter.

"What do you mean you want money? She threw my son so far away! Who knows if he has any hidden or internal injuries? My little Bei might be so scared that he will have nightmares when he goes home at night! She even kicked me, my stomach is about to burst! Mr. Du, you are a scholar, you can judge this, isn't this bullying?" Yu Yan didn't know if she was too excited or what, she said something serious, but she stood up and held her buttocks, "My waist might be broken! I want to report to the police!"

"Yes, you can report it to the police." Du Yun said calmly and turned around.

Tang Xu sat quietly. For some reason, she trusted Du Yun very much. When she heard him say to report to the police, she was not worried at all.

"It's not too far to go to the county town." Du Yun continued, "You need to write a complaint before reporting to the police, and today is not the day to file a complaint. You can only submit the complaint three days later. You also have to wait for the county magistrate to approve the case. After the approval, the injuries will be examined first. If you and your son are injured, it's fine. The magistrate will definitely handle it impartially. If you are not injured, it is a false accusation. Do you know what the crime is for falsely accusing others?"

Yu Yan was confused by all this talk. She didn't understand the complaint, the date of filing the lawsuit, or the reasoning. But when she heard the last part about false accusation, was it a crime? She immediately got scared, but she was unwilling to leave. She stiffened her neck and said to Tang Ling, "Did you hear that? If you are scared, then pay the money quickly. At least one tael, no, two taels of silver."

Tang Xu was so angry that she laughed. She felt that it was not powerful to sit and scold people, so she was about to stand up. Du Yun gently touched her shoulder, and she remembered that he was still thinking about not being too presumptuous and had to pay attention to her image, so she did not move.

"Threatening others and extorting money will result in fifty strokes of the cane and one to six months in prison." Du Yun said, "You can ask for money, but the Tang family can sue you for extortion. Fifty strokes of the cane and one to six months in prison, depending on the amount of money."

Yu Yan was stunned. This trick of hers was very effective in the past. People usually didn't want to bother with her and would always give her some money to settle the matter. Why didn't it work today? Why did Master Du speak up for them? "You, you are in cahoots with them!"

"So this is called blackmail! Last time he even asked for ten cents from me and left! Ugh!"

"She should be arrested and thrown into jail. Last time, her son beat up my son! And she even asked me for money! How shameless!"

"My family too!"

Yu Yan usually acts recklessly and takes advantage of others by being shameless. Now that Du Yun points this out, everyone condemns her. Her face turns red, and she points at Du Yun and says, "Du Yun! I respect you as a scholar! Why are you harming me? What blackmail? They deserve it! You must have some connections with this woman, why are you so biased towards her? You..."

"Be careful with your words!" Du Yun shouted, and said sternly: "I have a reputation, if you keep talking nonsense, I will go to the government office to sue you, and you can't escape with a hundred sticks!" He was usually gentle and polite in his words and deeds. At this moment, because of anger, every word was powerful, giving people a strong sense of oppression.

Yu Yan was frightened by his majesty. When she heard that there were still a hundred blows, she was afraid that he would really go after her, so she grabbed her son and ran away.

As neighbors for many years, the people around him had never seen him get angry. At this moment, they all advised him, "Mrs. Du, don't be angry. You can't listen to what she says."

"Yeah, yeah, no one wants to chat with her."

"She has offended everyone in the neighborhood. Everyone knows her character."

"Yes, yes, Mr. Du, don't be angry with this kind of person."

Du Yun bowed slightly to the crowd, "As a man, I am naturally not afraid of these rumors, but Miss Tang is a pure girl, how can she listen to such words. I hope all the aunts and sisters-in-law will not blame me."

"Yes, we know."

"Miss Tang is capable. She earns money and raises her children honestly. Who would gossip about her?"

"Yes."

After a few more pleasantries, Tang Xu invited the children to come in and play. This behavior won him a lot of favor from the neighbors, especially when they saw that the children were so happy, their favorability towards Tang Xu increased sharply. If you want to know how to win the favor of married women with children, you have to praise their children and make them happy.

Du Yun stood aside, looking at Tang Xu quietly from the corner of his eye. After looking at him for a while, he suddenly frowned and walked over quickly, "What's wrong with your hand?"

"Oh, it's from practicing martial arts." Tang Xu said with a feeling of grievance. It really hurts.

The sweetheart pouted pitifully, as if complaining. Du Yun was amused and distressed, and couldn't help but bend down, "Why did you suddenly practice martial arts? How did you get injured?"

"It was a stick that hit me. I reacted too slowly." Tang Xu said as he rolled up a little of his sleeves. Du Yun quickly moved sideways to block the view from the door. Fortunately, everyone's attention was on the child and no one noticed.

Du Yun was about to say that it was inappropriate to show her arms when he saw the purple scars on her arms. His heart skipped a beat, and as soon as he reached out his hand, he realized that something was wrong. With a hint of anger on his face, he asked, "Why did you hit her so hard?"

Tang Ling glanced at the two of them, felt his eyes were uncomfortable, and went into the house.

Dong Wanwan was not there the first few times, but she could tell what the two were like at a glance. Du Yun had been a neighbor for several years, and she had never heard anyone say anything bad about him. If it really worked out, she would be happy for Tang Xu from the bottom of her heart.

She walked to the door and said she would ask a few neighbors to look after her stall and visit her home so that the children could play there without worry.

Standing here was not a big deal, and everyone was curious about their braised meat stall, so everyone followed her.

"What are Aunt Xu and my uncle doing?" Du Jiarui tilted his head and scratched it.

"It feels weird!" Fang Zijun asserted, "I'll go ask!"

Zhao Yunniang grabbed him and said, "What are you asking?" She seemed to understand something vaguely, but not completely. She just felt that she should not disturb him.

"Why are you pulling me?" Fang Zijun looked at her hand and tried to pull it away.

How to distract Fang Zijun? Zhao Yunniang looked around the yard. Qiyue wanted to sit on the swing, but his legs were short and he couldn't sit on it even though he arched his butt backwards. He even fell on his butt. Her eyes lit up and she pointed at Qiyue, "Look at Qiyue, he needs help! He can't play on the swing!"

Fang Zijun turned around when he heard it. Qiyue was sitting on the ground, and the swing brushed against his scalp and swung past him. It looked very dangerous. He ran over anxiously and helped Qiyue up, comforting him. He held his armpits and put him on the swing, shouting, "Yunniang Jiarui, come and help."

After Jiang Xiaobei left, there were no particularly strong and overbearing children in the yard. Everyone happily played with new things and the environment was very harmonious.

Yu Xiaotao pulled Qi Qing to whisper a few words, and then went to the kitchen. Qi Qing went back to his room, and Tang Qing was left alone in the yard with nothing to do. He was jealous of the things he had never seen before, but he couldn't bring himself to play with those idiots, so he puffed his mouth and sulked. "Humph, it's just a little higher than the wall. I can climb up to the roof by myself. It's not fun at all."

"Have you applied the medicine?" Du Yun asked.

"Wipe it off," seeing that he was really distressed, Tang Xu said, "It doesn't hurt that much, it just looks scary."

"Why do you suddenly think of practicing martial arts? This is not the way to practice martial arts." Du Yun couldn't blame her sister, so she could only suggest tactfully, "Learn some moves first, and then practice when you are familiar with them."

"I learned it before, but I forgot it after not practicing it for a long time. This method can help me remember it faster." Tang Xu put the back of his hand against his face. Wasn't he a little too close? What kind of fragrance did Du Yun have on him? It smelled really good. And why was there heat coming out of his body? He didn't even touch me. It was too outrageous! Are you a furnace?

"Too rough, why rush, take your time..." Du Yun paused as he spoke. He noticed that Tang Xu's face was getting redder and redder, and if he put his hand on it, he would feel the heat. He also realized that they were too close, so he straightened up quickly, not daring to look directly at Tang Xu, and looked away, continuing with what he had just said: "Take your time."

Tang Qing noticed the strange couple, both of them were blushing, not saying anything, just standing there. What were they doing?

The children in the yard left reluctantly one by one at dinner time, and Du Yun's uncle and nephew were also reluctant to leave. Du Yun rarely felt this way, and he felt that something was wrong. The two of them didn't do anything, they just stayed with each other. Why did he feel so sweet? He even felt palpitations when talking, which was so strange, but he didn't feel disgusted, and he felt happy.

Because Tang Xu had difficulty walking, she asked Tang Ling to help with the children's classes in the evening.

Tang Ling's face showed nothing, but his eyes were full of disgust.

Fang Yuanqin came to report on the renovation progress in the shop. The Zhao family's yard was also almost ready. Wang Hong and the others could move in at any time. The furniture was ready.

"Put a few wooden dummies in that yard. This yard can't hold them anymore." Tang Ling suddenly said.

"Wooden man? What wooden man?" Tang Xu looked over in confusion.

Tang Ling looked at Tang Xu, "You have forgotten it completely."

Tang Xu groaned, laughed dryly, and stuffed a mouthful of rice into his mouth. Wooden man? Oh! A martial artist! "Okay, okay, I get it. For the kids? Should we make it shorter?"

"Well, just make sure it's about the same height as the kids." Tang Ling said a few more things, all necessary for practicing basic skills.

It's getting more and more formal? Tang Xu sighed, agreed to all the requests, and asked Fang Yuanqin if he could help find a carpenter. Fang Yuanqin agreed, it was not a big deal. And his son could use it too! Good at both literature and martial arts! The boy's luck is really amazing!

After the cultural class, the children started to do horse stance again. This was a routine lesson and they gradually got used to it.

Tang Ling dug out a thicker stick from somewhere, and Tang Xu's hair stood on end. "No! Sister! My arm can't take it!"

"Spoiled." Tang Ling took out a roll of cloth that he had torn from somewhere and wrapped the stick tightly around it several times.

"Isn't this my clothes? Why did you take my clothes..." Tang Qing angrily met Tang Ling's calm gaze, and her voice gradually became lower, "Then I have nothing to wear."

"Then can you mend clothes?" Tang Ling asked.

"No." Tang Qing shook his head.

"No, you can't wear this dress." Tang Ling wrapped it, tried to knock it on his hand, and looked at Tang Xu.