Chapter 2: Unwarranted humiliation
Seeing Xiao Sedum growing up day by day, Lao Xutou's eyes were always smiling, and he worked harder, raising the horses one by one to be fat and strong. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
In a blink of an eye, Xiao Sedum was ten years old, and Lao Xu was a father and a mother again, his tired back was hunched, and his hair was gray.
However, when I could see Xiao Sedum, jumping around in front of my eyes, Lao Xu's wrinkled face was full of happiness. It's just that sometimes, it will be a little sad to see Xiao Sedum's thin appearance, they have grown to ten years old, and they still look like they are eight or nine years old.
Especially when Xiao Sedum was bullied by those Oriental children, Lao Xu Tou felt very sad in his heart, if this child was raised in a rich family, how could he suffer this kind of grievance.
Today, when I heard those disciples call Sedum Xiao Hua, Lao Xu Tou burst into tears when he heard it! Thinking about it, Lao Xu Tou's eyes turned red, and tears flowed down the corners of his eyes when he couldn't stop it.
"Daddy! you...... Then don't cry!" Sedum stepped forward and wiped away the tears from the corners of Lao Xu's eyes.
"It's all bad for your father, let you suffer with your father and be a house slave for a lifetime......" Lao Xu stopped his tears and squeezed out a smile. He was quite relieved in his heart, fortunately, this kid has been sensible since he was a child, and he is also very filial, and he always shares his worries everywhere.
"Dad, it's okay. Sedum follows his father, not afraid of hardship, nor tired. I will definitely work hard in the future, and when I grow up, I will definitely get ahead and let my father enjoy his happiness!" Xu Jingtian clenched his fists and said with an innocent face.
"Hey, you know what, at a young age, you can only talk big. Quick, help dad up, let's hurry up and feed the horses is the right thing. Old Xu Tou listened to what Xu Jingtian said and felt very pleased.
Xu Jingtian hurriedly got up and struggled to pick up the old man's head.
Since Lao Xu Tou was stepped on by the horse's hooves that time, he was not treated in time, and he fell into this disease. He limped when he walked, and his chest hurt from time to time, and sometimes it hurt so much that he couldn't get out of bed.
"Ouch!"
Old Xu Tou shouted, he wanted to carry half a bag of soybeans under him, but he couldn't straighten his waist when he tried hard. Maybe it's because of his age, Lao Xu Tou has been feeling more and more powerless recently, and now half a bag of soybeans is almost immobile.
"What's the matter, Dad?" Xu Jingtian hurriedly snatched the soybeans over and helped him.
"Ahem!" Old Xu Tou coughed twice and said, "It's okay, it's okay, you're still young, and your father can move on his back." ā
Old Xu Tou picked up the soybeans again, panted and said to Xu Jingtian: "You can take a good look at it, study hard." These are all my decades of experience in raising horses, and if you learn it, you will be able to support yourself in the house after I die. ā
"What are you talking about, Dad......" Xu Jingtian complained in a low voice.
"Ahem...... cough again" Old Xu Tou coughed twice, damn it, it is estimated that his chest is sick again.
"Dad, can you do it, why don't you go to the house and lie down for a while?" Xu Jingtian said worriedly while beating his back.
"It's okay! Remember to put the grass in the manger first, and then add some soybeans and fodder. Ahem...... Mixed together in this way, the horses will eat more fragrant and eat more...... Then he ...... "Old Xu Tou was preparing feed for the horses while teaching Xu Jingtian.
"Got it, Dad, how many times you've told me, I remember it clearly. Xu Jingtian muttered quietly.
"Ahem, I'm afraid...... In case I'm not there one day, you can take care of yourself...... Ahem!" Old Xu Tou said tirelessly as he laboriously mixed the horse food.
"Dad, if you say this again, I won't learn it!" Xu Jingtian turned his face and pretended to be angry.
"Ahem...... Okay, okay, I'll hand over all the skills of raising horses to you, and I'll be relieved!" said Lao Xu Tou with relief.
The two of them are like this, the old Xu Tou taught carefully, Xu Jingtian also studied carefully next to him, and he would ask carefully if he didn't understand.
"Hee-hee, little flower!"
"Little Flower!" several shrill voices came, interrupting the conversation between the two of them.
Xu Jingtian looked back and saw that it was Dongfang Sifeng and a few Dongfang disciples. They finished their morning exercise, and at this time they were at the door of the stable, shouting at the two of them.
"You!" Xu Jingtian was very angry and glared at him angrily, this oriental style of thought was specially unable to get along with him.
"What am I, you are a little flower, your face is black and dirty, and your clothes are tattered and tattered...... Dongfang Sifeng said as he grimaced.
"Sedum, ignore them......" Old Xu Tou hurriedly shouted. Although he knew that it was someone else who provoked first every time, he still restrained Xu Jingtian, after all, they were young masters, and they were domestic slaves.
"Got it, Dad. Xu Jingtian's eyes were red and he lowered his head. Dongfang Sifeng didn't bully him once or twice, but every time he could endure it, listen to his father's words, and not get into trouble.
Dongfang Sifeng saw that he was weak, and continued to shout: "Hehe, little flower!"
"Little Flower!" several others also coaxed.
Xu Jingtian recognized Dongfang Sile, Dongfang Sixing, and Dongfang Sisheng, all of whom were the "Si" characters among the young children of the Dongfang family. He didn't pay attention to it, pretended not to hear, and just helped Lao Xu Tou feed the horses together.
shouted a few times, Dongfang Sifeng saw that he didn't react, and began to intensify: "Little call flower!
"Little is called a flower, and a little is called a flower!" the rest of the people also called out. They seem to find it interesting to do so.
"You!" Xu Jingtian couldn't bear it anymore, turned his head suddenly, clenched his fists, and his eyes were red. He was really angry, these people could call him whatever they wanted, but he couldn't insult his father like this!
"Hehe, come on, come on!" Dongfang Sifeng pinched his waist with both hands, looked at Xu Jingtian triumphantly and said. A few friends behind him also jumped out, looking like they were going to fight at any time.
"You are not allowed to insult my father!" Xu Jingtian's eyes were red, if he hadn't been tightly pulled by Old Xu's head, he would have rushed up a long time ago.
"Who is your father, you are a little wild seed!" Dongfang Sifeng shouted proudly.
"You, who are you talking about!" Xu Jingtian shouted loudly. This man was so hateful that he not only bullied him, but also insulted his father.
"You!" Old Xu couldn't help it, and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Dad, Dad, what's wrong with you!" Xu Jingtian was so frightened that he didn't care about them, and hurriedly supported Old Xu's head.
Dongfang Sifeng and his friends were still young after all, and when they saw someone vomiting blood, they were so frightened that they were stunned on the spot.
At this moment, a girl's voice came from behind them: "Hmph, you guys are bullying people again, I'll tell Daddy to go!"
"Let's go!" Dongfang Sifeng saw that the situation was not good, he and his friends immediately dispersed in a hurry and hurriedly ran away.
A little girl with a ponytail stood quietly at the door of the stable, looked at Xu Jingtian and the two of them, and asked worriedly, "You guys, it doesn't matter, right?"
It was Dongfang Siyu, and at this time she changed into a pink dress, which looked very cute.
"Thank you, Dongfang Siyu. Xu Jingtian smiled at him.
This Dongfang Siyu was also met by chance. That time, Dongfang Sifeng and his friends took a small snake to scare her, and it was Xu Jingtian who stood up to help her, but her nose and face were swollen when she was beaten.
"Sedum, don't be rude!" Old Xu Tou hurriedly scolded him, and then said to her gratefully: "Oh, it turned out to be the eldest lady." We're out of the way, thank you!"
The hierarchy of Dongfang Mansion is very clear, and the family rules are extremely strict, and their status is humble, so they can't call the eldest lady by her name.
"It's fine. Dongfang Siyu smiled at them, revealing a row of white teeth, she turned around and looked around, and whispered, "I was just scaring them." After speaking, he stuffed two buns into Xu Jingtian's hand, turned around and ran away.
Xu Jingtian looked at her back, and felt a feeling in his heart.
is also a child of Dongfang, this Dongfang Siyu is a very good person, he is also very good to him, and sometimes he will bring him some delicious food. He also often encountered her being bullied by those disciples, and always tried his best to stand out for her, and inevitably received a punch and kick.
However, maybe Xu Jingtian has been used to hardships since he was a child, and his thin bones are tough, no matter how those Dongfang children who practice martial arts fight, it's fine.
"Dad, it's a meat bun!" Xu Jingtian put the bun in front of his nose and sniffed it, and said excitedly.
"This girl...... Not bad, ahem. Lao Xu waited for Dongfang Siyu to run away before he said.
"Dad, you still call me that, but you say that I ......" Xu Jingtian pretended to be a little angry.
Only then did Lao Xu Tou react, pointing to his handsome nose and scolding with a smile: "Adults can't scream, children can't scream." You know no, when you were kids, you grew up eating the same milk. ā
"Dad, you are talking nonsense!" Xu Jingtian saw that his face was very bad, and said distressedly: "Dad, go, I'll help you go to the house to rest." ā
Helping the old Xu head back to the broken house, Xu Jingtian began to cook.
Washing rice, filling water, lighting a fire, cooking, these trivial things, ten-year-old Xu Jingtian is already doing everything.
"Dad, the buns are still hot, you lie on the bed and eat them first, I can do it myself." Xu Jingtian shouted at the old Xu Tou who straightened up, he didn't feel at ease about what the old Xu Tou was.
"Ahem, I've got a handful of old bones, and it's useless to eat them. On the contrary, it's you, who are growing your body, and you need to make up for it......," Old Xu Tou said, his throat choked a little.
"It's okay Dad, I'm the bones, I've been beaten so much, it's not like I haven't seen anything. Xu Jingtian smiled at the old Xu Tou, patted his thin chest and said.
Old Xu Tou knew that he couldn't talk about him, so he had to compromise: "That's it, let's have one for each of us." ā
"Okay Dad, then you can eat first, it won't taste good when it gets cold for a while. Xu Jingtian looked back and smiled.
"Ahem!" Lao Xu looked at his busy figure, thought for a long time, and whispered: "Sedum, come here, I want to tell you something." ā
"Say anything, Daddy. I'm listening!" Xu Jingtian squatted beside the stove, skillfully put firewood, pouted his buttocks, pulled up, and began to make a fire.
"What I want to tell you is that you are really raised by me since I was a child!" said Old Xu Tou a little unbearably, he was worried that Xu Jingtian would not be able to stand it.
"Dad, what's wrong with you, of course I was raised by my father. Xu Jingtian looked back and smiled, with a few more soot on his face.
"No, I mean, you're not my own. Old Xu Tou was a little anxious and gasped.
"Dad, what those bad boys said today, don't take it to heart. They always bully me, and you don't know it, so I won't be so stupid and believe what they say. Xu Jingtian only cared about making a fire, lying there and constantly blowing on the stove.
"It's true, kid. Old Xu Tou said seriously, trembling and getting up from the bed.
Xu Jingtian hurriedly threw firewood and ran over, "What are you going to do, Dad, you can rest well, and ...... when you are well."
Old Xu Tou stopped him from continuing, motioned to carry him to an open space at the head of the bed, pointed there and said, "Go and come over with that shovel and dig up here." ā
Xu Jingtian didn't see that he was joking, so he quickly took a shovel and dug up the clearing.
The soil in the house was loose and very easy to dig, so Xu Jingtian didn't have much effort, so he dug a hole more than a foot deep.
Click, the shovel hit something hard.
Underneath the earth hole, a corner of a chest is exposed, which is wooden.
"Ahem, stop, stop!" Old Xu Tou hurriedly shouted, for fear that he would break something underneath.