I am the stepmother of my son, and the little villain has changed into a little cotton-padded jacket

Wen Shutang bandaged the wound much more gently than Xiao Yizhuo. Xiao Ze didn't feel much pain, but he felt uncomfortable with Wen Shutang grabbing his leg.

His face was still pale, and he pursed his lips and whispered.

"It was just a scratch. I went to the back mountain."

Wen Shutang was stunned for a moment when he heard this: "Didn't I tell you not to go to dangerous places? The back mountain is full of deep pits and cliffs. Why are you going there?"

When Xiao Ze heard what she said, he suddenly raised his head, his eyes full of surprise, and blurted out a question.

"Why don't you scold me?"

Wen Shutang's face suddenly turned dark. What's wrong with this kid? Isn't it his leg that is injured? How come his brain is also in trouble?

"Why would I scold you? No, if you can't give me a reasonable explanation, I will really scold you."

Xiao Ze lowered his head and spoke even more quietly: "You would definitely scold me and beat me... I went to the back mountain to read."

Indeed, if it was the original Wen Shutang, he might have beaten Xiao Ze to death. After all, he was injured and had to stay in bed, which meant that the family lost a laborer. Wen Shutang himself had to be served by others, so he had no time to care about Xiao Ze's life or death.

Wen Shutang coughed and said, "I said that was in the past. I won't beat or scold you easily now. What book are you reading?"

"Dalong from the village is the same age as me. He went to school this year and brought back a few unwanted books and said he wanted to give them to me, so I, I..."

"Just go to the back hill to read by yourself?"

Xiao Ze goes out to collect firewood every day. No wonder he takes so long every time. It turns out that he secretly runs to the back mountain.

This was also the original owner's fault. She felt that it was a waste to let these three wild children go to school. When Xiao Yizhuo was at home, he would let the children study their lessons, but as long as he was not at home, Wen Shutang would not allow them to touch the books.

Now think about it, Xiao Ze is already a teenager. In this place, children usually start their education at the age of four or five, and the older ones will be sent to school at around eight years old.

What's more, Xiao Ze is going to be a powerful official in the future, and it won't do well for him to have no knowledge at all. It seems that it's time for him to go to the academy.

Wen Shutang pursed her lips and pondered the matter in her mind, but Xiao Ze thought she was angry. She became a little uneasy and clutched the quilt nervously.

Wen Shutang noticed his mood change, changed the gauze and covered him with the quilt.

"You should have a good rest. If you really want to study, I will discuss with your father to let you go to the academy."

"Really?!" Xiao Ze has always been calm and quiet, but now when he heard that he could go to study, he became energetic, his eyes bright as stars, with excitement and hesitation.

Wen Shutang nodded. The three of them were not destined to stay in this small mountain village for the rest of their lives, so studying was necessary.

Seeing Wen Shutang nodded, Xiao Ze felt a ripple in his heart and his hostility towards her decreased a lot.

Suddenly the door was pushed open, and Xiao Yizhuo walked in, exhausted, his brows slightly furrowed, with worry still on his face.

He had just returned to the yard with the collected wild rabbit when he saw Xiao Wan teasing the chicks in the yard. When he heard that Wen Shutang and Xiao Ze were alone in the room, he subconsciously thought that this woman was going to bully A Ze again.

But when he pushed the door open, he saw that the two of them were getting along very harmoniously, especially Xiao Ze, who even had a hint of joy on his face.

How is this going?

Xiao Yizhuo strode to the bed, looked at Xiao Ze carefully, and only relaxed his brows after making sure that he was okay.

But when he turned to look at Wen Shutang, there was still inquiry and indifference in his eyes.

"Come out with me."

After leaving these words, Xiao Yizhuo turned around and walked out of the room first.

Wen Shutang couldn't help but sigh when he saw his cold attitude. It seemed that this task would take a long time to complete.

She stood up, put the stool back to its place, and followed Xiao Yizhuo out of the house.

The two went to the kitchen, and Xiao Yizhuo put the packed rabbit on the stove with a slightly cold voice.

“No matter what tricks you try, don’t do it to the children again, or I won’t let you go.”

"Aze's injury was an accident. Believe it or not, I am no longer the same as before."

Wen Shutang also frowned, and then he stopped talking, walked around Xiao Yizhuo, went to the stove, picked up a kitchen knife and started chopping the rabbit meat.

Xiao Yizhuo listened to her chopping the rabbit meat, glanced at her profile and frowned slightly.

This woman didn't seem to be processing rabbit meat, but rather chopping it.

He turned around and left the kitchen without saying anything, and went to see Xiao Ze again.

Xiao Ze was really looking forward to going to school, and his complexion became much better.

Xiao Yizhuo noticed his change and suddenly became curious about what Wen Shutang had said to him.

"What did she tell you?"

"Dad, she told me to go to school." Xiao Ze's tone was full of excitement.

This made Xiao Yizhuo stunned. Wasn't Wen Shutang very opposed to letting the children go to school? Why did she suddenly change her mind? Was she really going to change her mind?

As it was getting dark, Xiao Wan had already run into the kitchen to help Wen Shutang light the fire.

Wen Shutang cut the rabbit meat into small pieces. The meat was quite a lot, so she planned to make braised rabbit meat.

He turned his head and glanced at the sky outside: "Is Aye not back yet?"

Xiao Wan also took a look and then shook his head.

"No, should I go look for him?"

"Let your father go look for it after dark. Be careful not to fall again if you are alone."

Xiao Wan nodded, stood up and ran out to call Xiao Yizhuo.

Wen Shutang started pouring oil to prepare for cooking. Fortunately, he bought some seasonings when he went to town last time, which would make the dishes more delicious.

When the oil was hot, she put the meat into the pot. Smoke with the aroma of meat came out of the pot. Wen Shutang frowned and moved away a little.

There is no ventilation in this kitchen, and the smoke is floating above the house. If she is often exposed to this smoke, she will become a yellow-faced woman sooner or later.

When the meat is almost cooked, pour in some soy sauce to color it and enhance the flavor. Wait for a while for the rabbit meat to fully absorb the sauce before serving.

Wen Shutang served all the rabbit meat and walked out with the plate, just in time to see Xiao Yizhuo, with a sullen face, leading Xiao Ye, who was covered in dust, into the yard.

She put the plate in her hand on the table and turned to look at the two people, one big and one small, with different expressions.

"what happened?"

"Xiao Hu bullied others, so I beat him up." Xiao Ye replied immediately.

"You think you're right to fight, right?"

Xiao Yizhuo spoke coldly and pulled Xiao Ye's ear.

Xiao Ye suddenly wilted, shrank his head and looked aggrieved, and if you looked closely you could tell that he was a bit unconvinced.

Wen Shutang thought his little expression was funny and waved at Xiao Ye.

Xiao Ye walked up to Wen Shutang with his short legs, with his head hung, ready to accept the scolding from his stepmother.

After all, his own father had reprimanded him for not fighting, so how could his stepmother, who had never liked him, not say anything about him?

"Why are you fighting?" Wen Shutang raised his hand and patted the dust off his body and asked.

"Because Xiaohu bullied Erfeng and even pulled her braids loose, Daddy said that men should pacify the world and protect the weak, so I told Xiaohu not to bully others. Xiaohu didn't listen and even brought Fushun to beat me up, so I fought back."

Xiao Ye's voice became smaller and smaller, and he lowered his head, somewhat afraid to look at Wen Shutang.

"Did Aye win? Was he injured?"

"Of course I won! Neither of them could beat me! Especially Xiaohu, his face was swollen. I wasn't hurt."

Wen Shutang smiled faintly: "Aye, you played well, you did the right thing, it was great."

When these words were spoken, not only Xiao Ye was stunned, but even Xiao Yizhuo who was standing beside him was also stunned.