For three days in a row, Bailang followed Zhou Dong around Yuhua Street, including two nights at night.
But there are benefits. A red envelope worth four taels was Ma Liu's thank you gift to Bai Lang. Zhou Dong naturally also had a share, even one or two more than Bai Lang.
After listening to Bai Lang's words, Ma Liu locked all the remaining fifteen or sixteen-year-old girls in the yard and were not allowed to go out. They were watched every day. Not to mention, in the past few days, nothing like before has happened under Ma Liu's hands.
Ma Liu naturally attributed the credit to Bai Lang and Zhou Dong. Even for the first time, Ma Liu received Bai Lang with the same attitude as Zhou Dong. After all, Bailang's age really prevented Ma Liu from paying much attention to him. But things are different now.
"Then we still need to check further?" Bailang walked in Yuhua Street and looked around curiously, especially the white shoulders under the seemingly absent lanterns on the flower buildings on both sides, and the sweet and waxy sounds. "Uncle" said softly. In fact, he had never been exposed to it before.
Zhou Dong took Bai Lang's performance into consideration and did not make fun of him. He just replied: "This has nothing to do with us. Whether we investigate or not is a matter for the above. And, your guess last time is probably true. Come on. At that time, the sword shop didn’t have the ability to handle this matter, and the adults in the city lord’s mansion had to figure it out. So let’s just deal with it like this for now, don’t worry about it.”
"But if the man hadn't left and the girls under Ma Liu's hands couldn't be caught, Brother Dong, do you think he would have gone and attacked the families of girls of the same age in the city?"
Bailang's worry was reasonable, but Zhou Dong shook his head and said, "So what? What can you do?"
"I..." The fire in Bai Lang's chest was extinguished by Zhou Dong's words.
Yes, even if it is as Bai Lang expected, what if the vicious people will find other places to kill and eat people? What can he do?
Zhou Dong patted Bai Lang on the shoulder and said in a deep voice: "Boy, you'd better put away your kindness and use it on your own brothers and sisters. How can others care about it?"
Zhou Dong said a few words but did not go to comfort Bailang anymore, saying that after taking the money, he had to enjoy himself in time. He went to Qianfang first. If he was lucky enough to get something, he could go to the flower house to have a good time. Also asked Bailang if he was going?
Bai Lang has never been interested in making money. Of course, he wouldn't bother to persuade Zhou Dong to stop gambling, he would just say goodbye and go home.
As soon as he entered the house, Bai Lang saw his younger brother quietly doing something beside the water tank, and was startled by the sound of his return. He quickly put down the water ladle in his hand and rolled up his sleeves.
how? It's winter weather again late at night. Do you want to get up and take a shower? Bailang felt something was wrong, so he grabbed his brother who was about to run back into the house, lifted up his sleeves, and saw bruises on both arms. I think I wanted to soak in cold water to relieve the pain. Before, Bai Lang remembered that his younger brother sprained his foot once, and he taught him to do this.
"Who hit me?"
"Brother, I, I..." Bai Yuankai's eyes were red, but not with fear or grievance, but with a bit of anger.
Pulling his younger brother to sit on a stool, and then touching his head, Bai Lang asked, "Did you get bullied in school?"
"They just relied on the large number of people to make a surprise attack on me, otherwise I wouldn't have lost!" Bai Yuankai stiffened his neck and was obviously a little worried about the fact that he was beaten.
Then under Bai Lang's guidance, Bai Yuankai slowly explained the cause and effect.
"They said that the new clothes on my sister were stolen and that my brother had snatched them away through dirty tricks. They also said that my sister would become a bad woman in the future. My sister poured water on them, and they chased her and beat her. I couldn't get angry and went. Help, but I didn’t expect that they also had wooden sticks hidden in their arms...
Brother, don't worry, I'm protecting my sister, she's not hurt. After two days, my arm no longer hurts, and I will bring a stick with me, making sure to give it back to them twice as much. "
That makes it clear. Typical grievances between little kids. Although these things seemed ridiculous to Bai Lang, a mature soul traveler, he also understood what a major event this would be in the eyes of his younger brother Bai Yuankai and younger sister Bai Yan.
Good and bad.
These two words may be blurred in the eyes of adults, and there is even a vague middle ground and different ways of interpretation. But in the eyes of a baby, good is good and bad is bad. And no one wants to be on the bad side.
But at the same time, Bailang was also curious about how the parents of the children in Meng Academy taught their children. Knowing that he, Bai Lang, was from the sword shop, he still encouraged the baby to provoke his younger brothers and sisters? Or is that just the spontaneous behavior of a few naughty kids?
You must know that the school Bailang can send his younger brothers and sisters to is not a private school for dignitaries. It is a public school in the city. Those who go to study are small businessmen or wealthy old people whose families have fertile land. These people are considered middle class in Yongchuan City.
In terms of worth, Bailang, a poor family of three brothers and sisters who could barely make ends meet, was naturally not as good as those from the middle class. But compared to being "not easy to mess with", no matter how you look at it, Bai Lang feels that his swordsmanship is more vicious.
So how dare those kids bully Yuan Kai and Yan Zi? ! Bai Lang found it funny even thinking about it.
"Maotou, do you think my brother is a good person?"
"Ah? Brother you are naturally a good person!" Bai Yuankai answered quickly.
"But my brother is from a mixed knife studio. Do you think there are good people in the knife studio?"
"This... brother is still a good person even if he is from the knife studio!"
"Why is my brother a good person?"
"Because my brother is very good to my sister and me. Everything he does is to ensure that my sister and I can have enough food and clothing..."
"What if my brother treats others badly? Do you think he is a good person or a bad person?"
An eight-year-old child was quickly stunned by Bailang's diversity of reality. His shallow "concept of good and bad" could not explain the "abnormal situation" Bailang raised for a while. I could only open my mouth for a while but couldn't come up with a conclusion. He just stared at his brother with puzzled eyes. It seems to be asking: Why can't we distinguish between good and bad?
Seeing that the heat was enough, Bai Lang looked into his younger brother's eyes and said seriously: "It doesn't matter what others think of good or bad. Everyone has their own standards. If you think it's good, then it's good; if you think it's not good, then it's good. bad.
And good and bad are not static. Maybe you feel bad today, but you will change your opinion tomorrow due to other reasons. So don't pay attention to the gossip around you.
Just keep your original intention.
Of course, you can't just let it go if you're bullied. If you can do it well, you can't bear to have an overnight feud. If you can't do it for the time being, it's not too late to take revenge in ten years.
Can you understand what my brother said? "
After all, Bai Yuankai is still young. He feels that he understands a little, but he doesn't seem to understand completely. But one thing he remembered, that is: it doesn't matter what others say or think, don't care. But if others want to bully you, you must take revenge.
