Zhu Xiaoyan rolled up the eight cents, put them in her pocket, and said, "Money can't be spent indiscriminately." When school starts, the money will buy you homework books. Buy a few feet of cloth for my brother and make a dress. ”

Zhu Xiaohua carried the flour into the kitchen and began to cook with the noodles.

Zhu Xiaoyan laid her hands on the side, lit a fire, and chopped the dumpling filling.

When the two of them were halfway through the dumplings, suddenly there was a knock on the door with a "knock, knock, knock".

At the same time, I heard someone outside the door: "Are they really back, and they still eat pork dumplings, are you mistaken?" ”

The person who spoke was Li Zhigang's mother Zhang Guifang.

Li Zhigang said with a crying voice: "Mom, you can't be wrong. My head is broken, can there be a fake? ”

There was a two-minute pause before the door was knocked again.

Zhu Xiaohua shouted: "Xiaoming, go open the door." ”

He had flour on his hands and had difficulty moving.

However, no one responded.

Zhu Xiaoming didn't know where to go.

Zhu Xiaoyan washed her hands and ran to open the door with a cigarette.

As soon as the door opened, I heard Zhang Guifang's roar: "Zhu Xiaoming, you little rabbit, get out of here!" ”

Zhu Xiaohua also washed his hands and hurried to the living room.

In the living room, Zhang Guifang stood at the door, holding his son Li Zhigang, who was bleeding from his forehead.

Zhu Xiaohua said: "Everyone is at home, you don't have to shout." I also saw today's incident, it was your son who partnered with his cousin to block the road and rob him, and Xiaoming was justified in defense. ”

Zhang Guifang was about to have a seizure, and Zhu Xiaohua continued: "Do you know what the crime of roadblock robbery is? If you dare to shout, I will let all the neighbors know that your son has committed robbery. ”

In this day and age, robbery was a very serious crime, and most of them were punishable by shooting.

Zhang Guifang was so frightened that her voice softened: "Don't try to scare me." How do I count Xiaogang's broken head? ”

Zhu Xiaohua said: "If someone blocks the road and robs you, and you break his head with a stone, it is called legitimate defense." Even if you go to court, you will not go to jail, but only the robbers.

"Not only is your son guilty of robbery, but your nephew, his cousin, is also an accomplice. The same is to be sentenced. ”

In this era, people's legal awareness is still relatively indifferent.

Zhang Guifang had never heard of these crimes, she only knew that adults would be sentenced to death for committing crimes, and robbery would be sentenced to death, but she didn't expect that even children would be sentenced.

Zhang Guifang said: "How come I haven't heard of a child being shot for robbery. ”

Zhu Xiaohua deliberately bluffed her, saying: "That was before, when is it now, and now is the time to deal with violations and crimes strictly and quickly." Take Tang Er and his wife, who sell chestnuts on the streets of Hedong City, for example, their 10-year-old son robbed a child of five cents the day before and was shot the day after. His mom and dad went to the river beach to collect his body. ”

"There is also Sun Er and his wife in Bei'an City, whose son stopped his classmates on the way out of school to ask for money, but was broken by his classmates with a stone. They were not convinced and wanted to file a lawsuit, but just a few days after the lawsuit, their son was dragged and shot. The child who hit someone with a stone has nothing to do, and the judge has said that it is legitimate defense. ”

Zhang Guifang was so frightened that she hugged her son.

However, she still didn't believe it, she looked at Zhu Xiaohua suspiciously and said, "You don't want to scare me." ”

But when she said this, her feet couldn't help but move out of the house.

After all, she didn't want her son and nephew to be convicted of robbery because of this, and they became robbers at a young age. He even lost his life because of it.

Zhu Xiaohua saw that Zhang Guifang intended to retreat, so he changed the topic again and said, "Xiaoyan, the water in the pot is boiling, it's time to make dumplings." ”

Zhu Xiaoyan said "hey" and went into the kitchen to cook dumplings.

Zhang Guifang muttered to herself: "Sure enough, if you have money to eat meat dumplings, the money owed to everyone should be repaid." ”

Zhang Guifang pulled her son up and said angrily: "The hole in the top of the head last time was not good, and now it has been broken behind the ear." It's useless! The next time whoever hits you, you will stone you back. ”

She took Li Zhigang and her nephew and turned around and walked out.

Not far away, Zhu Xiaohua listened to her voice: "The gauze on the head has not been removed last time, and this time I have to wrap the back of my ears, I don't know if the doctor can still bandage you." Next time, if you are beaten again, I'm afraid you won't even be able to wrap it! ”

Immediately afterwards, I heard Li Zhigang's cry of "wow".

The crying continued from the stairway to the downstairs, and the sound gradually faded from loud to small.

Zhu Xiaohua went to the room to find Zhu Xiaoming, who was hiding in the gap between the bed and the cabinet in the room, squatting on the ground, silent.

Zhu Xiaohua pulled him out, touched his head, and said, "Li Zhigang bullied you and robbed you of your money, it's right for you to resist." But remember, you can't just hit someone on the head in the future. ”

"If something goes wrong, someone has to take care of it. Mom and Dad are gone, and if I'm not at home, I'm afraid you'll all have to be careful of being beaten up when you go out on the street in the future. ”

Zhu Xiaoming nodded.

Zhu Xiaohua saw that Zhu Xiaoming had been bowing his head and not speaking, and he was hiding in the crack of the cabinet just now and didn't dare to open the door, understanding that he had realized the trouble he had caused.

He was inconvenient to reprimand him again.

comforted him again and said, "Brother will not always be with you two, you will grow up in the future, you must remember the mistakes you made today." ”

Zhu Xiaoming, with the sensitivity of a child, quickly realized something and asked, "Brother, are you leaving?" ”

Zhu Xiaohua didn't know what to say, if he had the opportunity to go back in the future, he would definitely leave.

He has become famous in the magic capital, and he has no worries about food and clothing, and his worth will skyrocket again after the recent listing of two companies. At least he also wants to see how much wealth these two companies have brought to him by going public.

And here, he can't play his own strengths at all,

No internet, no cell phones, no computers, it's a world of complete isolation.

Zhu Xiaohua didn't answer, touched his head again, and said, "Don't be unhappy." Ready to eat dumplings, minced meat. ”

The two returned to the kitchen, and Zhu Xiaoyan was already serving the meal.

The steaming dumplings were served hot, and Zhu Xiaoyan prepared vinegar and dipping slurry.

The three of them ate with vinegar and dipping pulp.

Halfway through the meal, there was another knock on the door.

Zhu Xiaohua opened the door, but it was the nearby neighbors Aunt Zhang and Uncle Li.

Aunt Zhang is Zhang Guifang's second aunt, and Uncle Li is Zhang Guifang's lover's uncle.

Both of them are relatives of Zhang Guifang's family and have close contacts with their family.

Before Aunt Zhang could speak, Zhu Xiaohua had already guessed what they were going to do.

Aunt Zhang said: "Xiaohua is back, eat dumplings at home." It's a good day, I borrowed twenty-six yuan from my family, and I should pay it back. ”

Over the years, her mother Huang Juan was sick and borrowed a lot of money from her family.

"Your mother is sick, and I haven't been embarrassed to ask you for it. Now that your mother is gone, you have to return it to us anyway. ”