Siheyuan: Five mouths waiting for food at the beginning

"Really, really, but, but that's what my father taught me."

"Xu Damao, this is how you teach your children. It's fine if you just talk about your disagreement with our Zhuzi, but now you teach your children to bully our He Dong in this way. Are you still a human being?"

Xu Damao was actually a little speechless. When did this unfortunate kid teach him? He went home and told his mother about it, and then Xu Sheng ran out.

"Da Mao, you should be careful with your words, okay? Everyone knows that you and Sha Zhu always fight. Teach your children about this. I think Xu Sheng deserves the beating. How old are He Dong and He Hua? You are just saying that."

"Shanhe, listen to me, I~"

"Okay, don't say anything. I think you should apologize to the child. It's you who caused this."

"Shanhe, you want me to apologize to the child?"

"Why, I wronged you, adults can't apologize to children, you have to apologize when you do something wrong."

"And He Dong, you should also apologize to Xu Sheng. Fighting is wrong. You beat Xu Sheng so badly that his face is bruised and swollen. Only his eyes are fine. Otherwise, what would you do?"

Xu Damao was speechless. Xu Sheng, oh, Xu Sheng, you are such a traitor to your father. Come home and see how I will deal with you. Xu Damao glared at Xu Sheng, and Xu Sheng ran away.

Sha Zhu heard Zhao Shanhe asking Xu Damao to apologize to his son, and came out despite the pain. "Xu Damao, why are you still standing there? Didn't you hear what Zhao Shanhe said? Apologize to my son quickly. Why don't you listen to Zhao Shanhe? Aren't you his lackey?"

"Shazhu, it seems you still don't learn your lesson. You said such harsh words. We are all comrades. Damao and I are comrades and brothers."

"Okay, okay, I said the wrong thing, okay? You are right, comrade. Then, Comrade Xu Damao, please apologize to my son."

"Shanhe, do you really want to apologize?"

"If you don't teach your children to admit their mistakes, they will say so. On the contrary, apologizing is not a shameful thing. If adults apologize after doing something wrong, isn't that setting a good example for children?"

"But I really didn't teach that bastard of mine. You know that I, Xu Damao, have a grudge against Sha Zhu for so many years. But no matter how bad I am, I won't bother with a child. I just went home and told my mother a few words to punish Sha Zhu. Who knew that the little bastard heard it and ran away."

"Ah, hey, hey, Xu Damao, you can't hear me asking you to apologize to my son, so you put all the blame on your son. Apologize quickly."

Zhao Shanhe felt that what Xu Damao said must be true, otherwise Xu Sheng would not have run away with a guilty conscience. "Da Mao, you have to teach Xu Sheng a lesson. He keeps lying one after another. I know you only have that one son and you spoil him, but if a young tree is not pruned and not straight, and he dares to lie in front of so many people, this is no small problem."

"Shanhe, I understand. I'll take care of him when I get back."

"Silly Zhu, pay me back. The medical expenses are two dollars, and I also need to buy nutritional supplements for my son, which is ten dollars."

"Grandma, if your son doesn't scold my son, how can my son do that? Get out of here right now. I don't have a penny to pay you."

"Shanhe, what do you think? My son can't be beaten in vain, right? Does Shazhu have to pay for this?"

Sha Zhu's family all looked at Zhao Shanhe, wanting to see what Zhao Shanhe would say.

"I think let's forget about the money. If anyone dares to scold my son like that, I will support my son in beating him up." Zhao Shanhe originally planned to help the relative but he changed his mind when the child was here. He still liked He Dong, who was well educated by Ma Dongmei.

A small matter may affect a child's life. What's more, He Dong tolerated it the first time. It is understandable that He Dong took action the second time. If someone else said that about his son, he would definitely slap him in the face. But Xu Sheng is different. This kid is smooth-talking and a habitual liar. He deserves a good education.

"Did you hear that, Comrade Xu Damao? Zhao Shanhe said your son deserved it. Your son ran away. You should apologize to my son."

"Okay, Zhuzi, just stop talking and forget about apologizing. It's just a fight between children."

"He Dong, you are a good boy, but try not to fight in the future. Even if you can't bear it, you can't hit people's eyes or the head. Do you understand?"

"I understand, Uncle Zhao. If Xu Sheng scolds me again, I will kick his butt. My mother also spanks me. But can you let An Tong and the others continue to play with me and my sister?"

"Don't you play together every day? What's wrong? Are you having a quarrel?"

"No, it was Xu Sheng who didn't let An Tong and the others play with me and my sister, saying that we smelled bad."

Zhao Shanhe picked up He Dong and said, "Xiangxiang's smell is gone. It's okay. Go play. An Tong and the others are playing at the gate."

Ma Dongmei felt that Zhao Shanhe was the best at educating children. In the future, she would make sure her son studied hard and had cultural knowledge. Most importantly, he would become an official and not be bullied.

"Alright, it's alright, let's all go."

"After leaving Damao, come to my place for tea?" Zhao Shanhe asked politely.

"Wait a minute. I'm going to teach that little bastard of mine a lesson first. He's making me so mad."

"Okay, I'll explain it to you. Lying is not good for children. If you don't listen, I'll hit you."

Zhao Shanhe had just made his tea and picked up his book when Ma Dongmei and He Daqing came over with Sha Zhu and gifts.

"Uncle He, you guys are here. Come, sit down and talk."

"No, Shanhe, don't call me uncle, I can't bear it, just call me~"

Before He Daqing could finish, Zhao Shanhe said, "Why, I don't call you uncle, but dad. Are you worthy of that?"

"Yes, yes, I'm not worthy. Shanhe, please listen to what I have to say. What I mean is that you can just call me Lao He, or He Daqing is also fine." He Daqing was very humble.

"Okay, I'll just call you Uncle He, otherwise people will think that I, Zhao Shanhe, am uneducated. Tell me what you want to talk to me about."

"Shanhe, as the saying goes, it's better to resolve a feud than to create one. We are neighbors and we see each other every day. I was wrong about what happened to your Aunt Chen. I deserve to lose my job.

I wonder if you can show some mercy and let Sha Zhu off for once. You know there are five people in my family. Dongmei stopped working a few years ago. We have two little kids at home. I am jobless too. We all depend on Sha Zhu. The salary of an apprentice is not enough to support the whole family.

The children are growing up, so please have pity on them and bypass Shazhu this time."

"Why, Uncle He, do you mean that I caused you to lose your job, or that it was me who caused Sha Zhu to dig into the socialist camp? Then you have found the wrong person. I don't have that much ability. If someone else loses their job and takes things from the factory and comes to me, then I am wronged, isn't it?"

"Zhao Shanhe, my father and I are not~" Before Sha Zhu could finish his words, He Daqing and Ma Dongmei quickly covered Sha Zhu's mouth.

"Shanhe, don't listen to Shazhu's nonsense. That's not what he meant." Ma Dongmei said quickly.