Chapter 8: Sleepless Nights

"Brother Xia, be careful. Mengyu was already frightened when he watched Ah Si and Xiao San take the straw rope out of the ground, and Zhang Daguan on the ground already showed a vicious smile, this was a trap he dug with his own hands, it was hard to imagine that such a young child would be so cunning.

Seeing that the straw rope was about to tie Jiang Xia's calf, the gorgeously dressed old man who had been watching from a hundred meters away frowned, but he had no intention of saving him, maybe because the distance was too far, and it was too late to make a move, or maybe he wanted to see how far Jiang Xia was.

At the moment when Jiang Xia was about to trip, he saw Jiang Xia suddenly jump, and then stepped on it fiercely, pressing down the straw rope heavily. Ah Si and Xiao San were caught off guard, their bodies leaned forward, and they suddenly fell "Dog eats." ”

And the stones prepared before were almost thrown away, and Zhang Daguan and the others had no bargaining chips for victory in their hands. The gray-white pupils of Xia slowly "scanned" everyone, and the immature and lovely face rose red.

"You despicable villains who don't count, I'm going to beat you to death today. After saying that, Jiang Xia rushed towards the nearest junior, and the latter was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled away, but Jiang Xia was already really angry, and he didn't give him a chance to escape, and he rushed up to be beaten.

"Ahhh

Xiao San is actually two or three years older than Jiang Xia, both in height and strength, but what is unbelievable is that every time Xia's little fist is smashed, Xiao San will scream in pain, and it doesn't look like it's pretending at all.

Everyone panicked, is this still Jiang Xia who was surrounded on the ground by himself and others a month ago? Especially Zhang Daguan, the broken arm that was beaten was already swollen like a steamed bun, he was a first-class martial artist, and he used all his strength before, but Jiang Xia not only relied on the strength of his body to catch the opponent's attack, but at the same time, a dark energy gushed out of his body, which broke Zhang Daguan's arm.

"Could it be that he is a second-level martial artist?" Zhang Daguan was startled at first, and then shook his head fiercely, "Impossible, impossible, he must have used other methods." ”

In the blink of an eye, Xiao San's nose and face were swollen by Xia Da, and he complained bitterly, and the other big children had already given birth to retreat, and they turned around and were about to run away.

"Stop it all, whoever dares to move, I will break his leg today. Kicked Xia Yi away from Xiao San, and "stared" at everyone angrily, in the eyes of adults, this child is quite cute, but in the eyes of Zhang Daguan and others, it is undoubtedly terrifying.

"Stinky blind, no, no, no, Jiang Xia, spare your life! "A few of the cowards have fallen to their knees and begged for mercy.

Zhang Daguan gritted his teeth and snorted coldly: "Stinky blind man, if you hurt me, my father will not let you go." ”

"Dare to mention your father, you don't talk much. Jiang Xia stretched out his little finger and pointed at the other party, and said extremely dissatisfied: "How did we agree a month ago, for your agreement, I lied I don't know how much, my mother almost didn't want me anymore, you are good, if you can't win, I'll throw stones, you're still not a man?"

"You. No matter how stubborn Zhang Daguan is, he is still a child after all, when Jiang Xia said this, his face was red and white, and his voice was a lot weaker, "Then what do you want?"

"Hmph, as long as you abide by the agreement and don't bully Mengyu in the future, I will let you go. ”

Everyone, look at me, I'll look at you, Zhang Daguan's lips pursed, and then nodded vigorously, "Okay, a word is a certainty." ”

Jiang Xia blinked his eyes, "You can't speak this time and it doesn't count, right?"

"It must count. "Zhang Daguan has lost his temper, even if he doesn't count, what can he do, so many people can't beat Jiang Xia, who will dare to bully the two in the future?

Pretending to be satisfied, Xia pretended to be satisfied, pretending that Xie Xuan usually disciplined himself, "Okay! After speaking, he walked up to Mengyu, who was surprised, and took the other party's little hand, "Let's go back!"

"Hmm. Mengyu nodded obediently, and the two of them held hands and left in the direction they came. Zhang Daguan and the others, who stayed in place, breathed a sigh of relief, and one of the timid ones peed their pants in fright.

The gorgeously clothed old man in the distance slowly breathed a sigh of relief, and the shock on his slightly wrinkled face had not yet dissipated, "Okay, it's wonderful, this kid is very talented, very talented." ”

Then the old man's figure moved, and in the next moment, the place was already empty.

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After the two children returned home happily, they did not mention the matter to Jiang Yan, and Jiang Xia had nothing else on his body except for some dirt that he had stained when collecting medicine. But what should come is going to come after all, just when Jiang Xia and his mother were waiting for Xie Xuan to go home for dinner, the village chief Zhang Dawang took his son Zhang Daguan and a group of neighbors from the township to come to Xingshi to ask for the guilt.

"Xie Xuan, ask your son to come out for me. Zhang Dawangsheng had a pair of small mouse eyes and a garlic nose, and then shouted angrily outside the house.

Jiang Yan hurriedly went out to check, and after seeing that it was the village chief Zhang Dawang, he asked suspiciously: "Village chief, what happened?" Xie Xuan has not returned from hunting. ”

"Hmph, you are a loving mother and a loser, can you see what your son has done to my son?" King Zhang pulled the cowering Zhang Daguan behind him to the front, rolled up his sleeves, and his bruise-purple arms were swollen like steamed buns.

"Hiss!" The onlookers all gasped, and then turned their angry eyes to Jiang Xia behind Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan Qiao's face changed, and her pink eyebrows furrowed, "Village chief, you are mistaken! Where can our family Xia'er hurt your family official?"

"Hmph, who is Xia Gan who is not your family?" Zhang Dawang's garlic nose widened, and he pulled out the little third with a blue nose and swollen face from the crowd behind him, "Look at it, this little third child is also a good thing for your family to do Xia Gan, you, you, I was kind enough to keep you in the village, I didn't expect you to discipline your child like this, let him beat my son like this." ”

Jiang Yan Mei's eyes flashed with a hint of anger, then leaned over to look at Jiang Xia, and said softly: "Xia'er, you tell your mother, did you do this? If not, your mother will definitely not let them slander you." ”

"Mother. Jiang Xia called softly, and lowered his little face.

"Xia'er, don't be afraid, you tell your mother, were they beaten like this by you?" Jiang Yan didn't believe that his son would do such a thing at all, and he didn't have the strength to do such a thing.

"Mother, they were beaten by me. Jiang Xia replied in a low voice.

"Listen, listen. Zhang Dawang's pair of mouse eyes widened directly, and his saliva flew in the air, "He admits it, what else do you have to say, look at what your children look like? He was born blind and likes to do bad things, he is simply a scum." ”

The neighbors around him also whispered, pointing at Xia Zhi, and even scolding him.

"Smack!" The crisp slap suddenly made everyone close their mouths, only to see half of Xia's small face swollen, Jiang Yan trembled all over, and tears rolled in his eyes. "How did my mother teach you? Why do you want to fight with others? Don't you want to recognize me as a mother? Go and apologize to them. ”

The gray-white pupils of Jiang Xia were also filled with tears of grievance, but the stubborn surname Ge stood motionless, "I'm not wrong, I don't want to apologize." ”

"Go and apologize to them. Jiang Yan's tone was tough, in fact, she was sadder than anyone else in her heart, she was afraid that her child would become a bad person and scum as the villagers said.

Jiang Xia Qiang held back his tears and said resolutely: "I'm not wrong, I don't want to apologize." ”

Zhang Dawang and the others cast disgusted and dissatisfied eyes one by one, and their pretty faces turned red with anger, and their red lips bit a few words heavily, "Okay, okay, you don't apologize, right! If you don't apologize, don't recognize me as a mother." ”

"Mother. Jiang Xia was anxious and anxiously called. The face was unmoved, and he hardened his heart and moved his face away.

"Yan'er, Xia'er, what's wrong?" A familiar voice came from afar, and Xie Xuan hurried over with two hares in his hands.

Zhang Dawang's eyes lit up, and he immediately changed his embarrassed look to greet him, "Oh, Xiao Xuan! You are finally here, don't you know what your family's general Xia has done to my son Daguan and Xiao San'er? Look at this?"

Xie Xuan's face changed, first glanced at Xiao San and Zhang Daguan, who were cowering, and then walked up to Jiang Yan's mother and son, and asked in a deep voice, "Xia'er, did you do this?"

"Yes, Dad. Jiang Xia's voice was as small as a mosquito, and he had already made his mother angry, and he didn't dare to anger Xie Xuan again.

The light in Xie Xuan's eyes was fleeting, and then he pretended to be angry and said, "It's really not like words, how can you put such a heavy hand? ”

"Daddy. Jiang Xia's face tightened, he hesitated and struggled in his heart, and finally replied in a low voice: "I'm not wrong, don't apologize." ”

The embarrassment on King Zhang's face turned into a little anger, "Xiao Xuan, look at this, I was kind enough to keep you here, but your son injured my son for no reason, how can I be good?"

The villagers scolded in unison as if they had rehearsed in advance, and Rao is Xie Xuan couldn't help frowning.

"It's none of Brother Xia's business. A crisp female voice suddenly came out, and then Mengyu cried and ran out to block in front of Jiang Xia, "Aunt Jiang Yan, Uncle Xie Xuan, they bullied Brother Jiang Xia first, and they injured Brother Xia a month ago, and said that if they beat it again today, they will throw stones if they can't beat it, and tie them with ropes, it's all their fault, and Brother Xia will beat them." ”

Yan Jiao's body shook violently, and looked back at the little girl with tears on her face, although what Mengyu said was clueless, but the adults present were able to make things coherent.

"Aunt Jiangyan, don't beat Brother Jiangxia, no, it's none of his business. Mengyu choked up, and the crying of her little face made people feel extremely distressed.

Zhang Dawang's face suddenly became gloomy, in fact, he already knew the inside story of the matter, and he was not afraid of Xie Xuan's family by relying on the identity of the village chief, but now the neighbors are all there, and the truth has been exposed by a little girl, and there is nothing to say.

Xie Xuan sighed deeply, and then walked up to King Zhang with a smile on his face and said: "Village chief, it's normal for this kid's family to make trouble, my Xia'er doesn't care about the severity of the attack, I'm really sorry for hurting the big official, these are the two hares I hit today, one for you and one for the junior family, which can be regarded as my apology." ”

"Ah, so embarrassing?" Zhang Dawang's small eyes narrowed into a slit, and he retracted his outstretched hand again.

"Take it, take it! Village chief, the child is disobedient, I will educate it in the future, and forget about it!" Xie Xuan directly stuffed the two hares into each other's hands.

King Zhang sighed lightly and pretended to be upright, "Okay, since you also apologized on behalf of your son, we are not unreasonable people, so forget about this matter." ”

Xie Xuan hurriedly smiled: "Hehe, thank you village chief." ”

"Well, Xiao Xuan, since the misunderstanding has been resolved, then we will leave first. Zhang Dawang raised his eyebrows, took two rabbits, and his heart was happy, and the matter of his son's injury was put behind him.

"The village chief walks slowly, walks slowly. Xie Xuan smiled and nodded. The neighbors in the village also dispersed, and in a blink of an eye, only the three of them and Mengyu, who had stopped crying, were left in place.

"Brother Jiang Xia, do you hurt?" Meng Yu blinked his big moist eyes, and his little white jade-like hand gently touched Jiang Xia's swollen little face.

"Shhh Mengyu was frightened and hurriedly retracted her hand, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." ”

Jiang Xia smiled and shook his head, "It's okay, I don't hurt." ”

Xie Xuan, who was next to him, couldn't help but look at his wife reproachfully, "Yan'er, you're too heavy, Xia Er is still a child?"

"Dad, it's none of my mother's business. Before Jiang Yan could speak, Jiang Xia took the lead, "Mother, Dad, it's me who is wrong, I shouldn't fight with them, Mother, please don't be angry." ”

Jiang Yan couldn't hold back any longer, soybean-like tears fell down, leaned over and hugged Jiang Xia tightly, "I'm sorry, it's my mother's bad, it's my mother's bad." ”

Xie Xuan looked at his wife and children, and a trace of powerlessness rose in his heart, even in this remote place, he couldn't let them live peacefully, self-blame, and pressure filled this man's heart.

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In the evening, the family sat together and chatted after eating, Xie Xuan deliberately did not go out to hunt this afternoon, perhaps the matter at noon still fell on the hearts of the three of them, and the three of them did not say much in the afternoon.

"Xia'er, does your face still hurt?" Jiang Yan asked with concern.

"It doesn't hurt anymore. Jiang Xia shook his head.

Xie Xuan's eyes lit up, and he asked what he thought in his heart, "Xia'er, why did you beat Zhang Daguan like that?"

"That's what I hit him with Kaishan. I didn't expect to break his hand. Jiang Xia replied in a low voice.

"Oh, there's no reason! Xie Xuanda was puzzled, and then picked up Jiang Xia, and pressed his thick palm tightly against the other party's neck.

"Dad, what's wrong with you?"

"Shhhhh ”

Jiang Xia was confused, and then followed by Yixi, "You mean I'm a second-level samurai now?"

"Yes, yes, that's right, haha, it's a second-class samurai. Xie Xuan looked extremely excited, and the pretty face of Jiang Yan next to her became more and more gloomy, and she hadn't said a word since just now. Xie Xuan finally felt his wife's strange appearance, and hurriedly stopped laughing, "Hey, hey, Yan'er, listen to me, I don't want to see Xia'er being bullied!"

Jiang Yan sighed softly, "Forget it, in fact, I already know about you, Xia'er, you go back to the house to rest first! I still have something to say to your father." ”

"Oh, got it. Jiang Xia nodded and went back to his room alone.

The atmosphere was a little weird next, Xie Xuan had a flattering smile on his face, "Yan, Yan'er, you should be happy that Xia Er has become a second-level martial artist." ”

"I don't want to talk about this tonight, I'm tired too. Jiang Yan's tone was quite calm, he didn't lift his eyelids, got up and walked to the bed.

"Yan'er, me. ”

"Don't come here, you sleep on the ground tonight. ”

"Ahh......h

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It was already late at night, and Natsu was tossing and turning in his small room, unable to sleep no matter what, and the scenes of the day lingered in his mind. In order to please the village chief, Xie Xuan gave away the prey he had worked so hard to get. Although he is for his own children, Jiang Xia has never felt good in his heart.

"Is this the result of a lack of strength?" Jiang Xia muttered softly, his gray-white eyes blinking in the night, but he couldn't see anything, "Why am I blind? Why can't I see?"

Xia's heart gave birth to a little inferiority, and after turning over a few times, he didn't feel sleepy at all, Suo put on his clothes and planned to go outside, carefully touched the door, opened the door and went out, without alarming his sleeping parents.

The soft evening breeze blew gently, reducing the depression in Xia's heart a little, and the bright moon and stars in the sky were darkness in the eyes of this child, omnipresent darkness.

"Hello, little one!" an old and peaceful voice came into Jiang Xia's ears.

"Who?"

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