After the crops were planted, Zhang Xiaoliu stepped up the process of weaving the fence.However, it may be the first time that Zhao Zhengze enjoys the fun of farming his own field as the "master of the house", and he has to go to the field sooner or later.Seeing his nervousness, Zhang Xiaoliu was amused, and after two rounds of persuasion failed, he let him go. He stayed at home and chatted with his two younger brothers while weaving fences and exchanging feelings.

Mai Mai was very diligent. If he hadn't been assigned to watch over Xiaosong on weekdays, he would have cleaned up everywhere whenever he had free time.At this time, he was also in charge of passing the bamboo strips, and Zhang Xiaoliu tied the bamboo strips tightly according to the grid, and the cooperation was very tacit.

But this leisurely time was quickly interrupted by Guilai's nervous shouts.

"Brother Liu, Brother Liu..." Guilai yelled away while still at the door of his house, the urgency in his tone made Zhang Xiaoliu so flustered that he almost pricked a sharpened bamboo stick into his hand.

"Brother Guilai, what's the matter?" Zhang Xiaoliu calmed down, went out and asked.

"Go to your paddy field quickly, Ah Zheng, he is fighting with someone!" Guilai heard him, and finished speaking with a breath.He ran back directly from the field, and finally completed the task that Momo had given him.

When Zhang Xiaoliu heard it, could an idiot like Zhao Zhengze fight with others?Usually, she is very polite when meeting people, but don't worry about being bullied.

"Xiaomai, watch Xiaosong playing at home for a while, don't pay attention to these bamboo strips, be careful if you prick your hands." He made a hasty confession, let go of his feet and ran into the field.

Xiaba Village is quite big, and not all families live neatly in one place, but three or five families gather together and are scattered all over the place.In order to facilitate the distinction, the villagers are also accustomed to dividing the boundaries in their daily names.For example, in the area of ​​Zhang Xiaoliu’s house on the mountain, because there is a hard bamboo forest not far away, it is called “Under the Bamboo Tree”. Zhao House, Li House and so on.

If Zhang Xiaoliu wanted to go to the paddy field, he had to pass the stream under the bamboo forest, and then climbed a slope, which was a relatively concentrated paddy field.The fields here are all reclaimed, and the most distant people's field stalks are still next to the original mountains and forests.

This creek has also brought a lot of convenience to the villagers. On weekdays, people in the vicinity come here to wash their clothes, and of course there will inevitably be some gossip here.

"It's not easy for Ah Zheng now. I don't have a field at home, why don't I work for Zhang Jiabai? From now on, the Zhang family's fields will all belong to Xiaosong..."

"Ah Zheng's father also has seven or eight acres of land, and he sold them all to his brothers. If it weren't for the marriage that his father said early on, he would definitely be a bachelor in the future..."

"What do you know? Who knows how much the discounted money is and whether it has been spent? There are not many people in the village who are willing to sell the land, and the price is there!"

Zhang Xiaoliu ran all the way to the side of the road in the bamboo forest before slowing down for a rest, but he didn't expect to hear someone talking here.

He pretended to clear his throat before walking over to greet the three Momo.Those three people were not embarrassed when they saw him, probably because they thought he was too young to understand, and one of them asked with a smile: "Brother Liu, the work in the field is not done yet?"

"It's already done." Zhang Xiaoliu didn't want to talk to him, and answered as if he couldn't hear the irony in his words.Quicken your pace and walk over there.

Going up the slope, I saw two young men standing by the field with Zhao Zhengze from a distance. Although I couldn't hear what was said, my heart was slightly relieved.

"Ah Zheng, why don't you go home?" There were quite a few people in the field, and Zhang Xiaoliu knew that although they didn't come over to watch, they must have pricked up their ears.There are really too few entertainments in rural life, and when I go home after dark, I can’t help but talk about the good and the bad of the owner and the right and wrong of the west.He didn't dare to run over and ask why they were fighting, just pretending he didn't know what to do.

"Yo, your brother is here too? Why don't you go home? Why don't you let go and go home?" Zhang Xiaoliu just watched from afar, but now he frowned.Zhao Zheng was shirtless, and he was pulling a piece of clothing with the younger man among them.

After taking a few steps forward, I took a few breaths.Although Zhao Zhengze lowered his head slightly, he could clearly see the bulging cheek on his right side.

"What's going on?" His voice turned cold unconsciously, and what he said didn't sound like an 11-year-old child at all.He is mentally old and has always regarded himself as Zhao Zhengze's guardian.Seeing the child being beaten at this moment, I naturally became angry in my heart.

"Oh, poor man, how dare you say that the new clothes belong to him." The man who was pulled together with Zhao Zhengze looked Zhang Xiaoliu up and down, and said contemptuously with the disdain in his eyes.

Although everyone is poor and it takes a long time to wear a piece of clothing, just by looking at the number of patches on the clothes, you can get a general idea of ​​the condition of your home.The clothes Zhang Xiaoliu was wearing now were the ones that Zhang Momo had patched for him many times before. During this period of time, he was busy going in and out, especially the dirt marks on them were not easy to wash off, and they looked even tattered.Zhang Xiaoliu thought about repairing the fence first, and then went to the collection to cut cloth and make clothes when he was free, so he didn't take it to heart.In Zhao Zhengqing's eyes at this moment, it was really fun.

Zhang Xiaoliu saw at a glance that the dress was cut by the cloth he bought. A few days ago, Zhao Zhengze was reluctant to wear it, but now someone was vying for it.He understood that this person probably wanted the clothes, but it was obvious that Ah was wearing them when going out, so why would anyone dare to say it wasn't his?This is too unbelievable.

"Ah Zheng, tell me, what's wrong?"

"I went to the field to look at the seedlings, and when I got my clothes dirty, I washed them in the creek and hung them on a tree, and he took them away." Zhao Zhengze whispered, avoiding his eyes, as if he was afraid of his blame.

"Why does my cousin have new clothes? A few days ago, I cut two pieces for my brother and me, but my brother's clothes disappeared when I put them on once to dry the clothes. It was clearly this one." The man also opened his mouth, but the tone in his tone made Zhang Xiaoliu want to punch him on the bridge of the nose with his hand.

The new clothes were made because Memo hired someone to tell him his brother, and Memo was also angry for a long time after his younger brother lost it, and scolded him at the door for several days.

"Oh? But this dress is obviously made by me at the market, and I asked someone else to make it. Is it the same as my cousin's?" Only then did Zhang Xiaoliu know that these two men belonged to Uncle Zhao Zhengze's family. Son, the way we act is a family.

Zhao Zhengguang was at a loss for words, but he actually cut dark cloth, so he said it would be more festive.

"Who knows if you stole my clothes and talk nonsense? If you don't let go, I'm going to fight again!" Zhao Zhengqing didn't care about these, and said in a fierce tone.These are the clothes he picked up from a tree, if others say it, it's fine, this wooden cousin will never let go of his mouth.

Zhang Xiaoliu finally understood that some people have no sense of etiquette, justice and shame.Before knowing that Zhao Zhengze was abused at Zhao Datian's house, when the branch family didn't even have a scoop, a bowl, half of the family's belongings and half of the clothes, he knew that the other party's temperament would never get better, but now he really hated it.

If you want to take advantage, you also need to see who is behind you.It seems that the two of them were not fighting just now, it was clearly Zhao Zhengze who was beaten.

"Theft is not a small crime. Cousin, it's better not to spout blood. Since you said that the clothes belonged to you, what evidence do you have?"

Both Zhao Zhengguang and Zhao Zhengqing were speechless.

"Then you have to remember that I bought the fabric for this dress in the town myself. Uncle Wu and the people who rode the bullock cart that day can all testify. The craftsmanship of making clothes is the same, you can Let people see if your skills are the same. If you don't let go, I will call someone."

Zhao Zhengqing somehow felt a little guilty after being told so clearly by him.Hearing that he was going to call someone again, he let go without knowing it.

Zhao Zhengze hurriedly put away his clothes.

Zhang Xiaoliu could see his swollen face more clearly, and if he couldn't beat him back, he really wanted to scare these two people again, but when he thought about his current age, he finally held back.

The sages have said that if you can't bear it a little, you will make a big mess.

On the way home, both of them were very silent, Zhang Xiaoliu walked ahead while puffing up, while Zhao Zhengze didn't dare to speak out seeing his uneasy expression.

Back home, Mai Mai was also taken aback by Zhao Zhengze's face injury, and watched the two enter the house without daring to follow.

"Sit down." Zhang Xiaoliu took him back to the room where he usually slept, scooped out a basin of water and put it in front of him, twisted a wet towel to cover him.

Zhao Zhengze secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it's not like he used to be taught a lesson when he came back from a fight.Immediately sat down obediently, raised his head to facilitate his movements.

"How old are you?" Zhang Xiaoliu's expression was still not very good.Although the child was too naughty and troubled, he didn't let others bully him like this.

"Thirteen."

"He hits you, so you let him hit you?"

"He's my cousin, so why don't you do it?" Zhao Zhengze said in a low voice.In the past, when his father was around, he and his cousins ​​would be beaten at home, but Momo always told him not to do it.

"Humility is a virtue, but it doesn't include when you are beaten into a pig's head, understand? You are younger than them, and people can't scold you. Remember in the future, if someone bullies you like this, beat you Go back, if you can beat him, beat him hard, if you can't beat him, run away." It seems that Zhao Zhengze's previous education was still very successful, but such blind tolerance will only make those shameless people make progress.Zhang Xiaoliu is determined to change his character like a bun, and he must not be bullied to the head.

"Yeah." Zhao Zhengze nodded. What he said was different from what Momo said, but for some reason, he just had an intuition that what he said was right.

"Of course, you can't fight casually on weekdays. It's just that when someone bullies you, don't be polite." Seeing his nodding, Zhang Xiaoliu added worriedly.But thinking about it, Zhao Zhengze didn't have the talent to make trouble and deceive others, so he could put his heart in his stomach.

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