Chapter 12 He is still a child
"Brother Mengde."

At this time, He Yushui came out from the inner bedroom in a pretty manner. She had just been helping Sha Zhu clean up the house.

When she saw Wang Mengde, she greeted him with a blushing face, and then secretly glanced at his handsome face a few times.

"Yushui, you're helping your brother clean up the house again."

Wang Mengde saw the clothes in her hands, smiled and nodded.

He Yushui is 14 years old this year and has just entered junior high school. She is tall and thin. This girl has been opinionated since she was young and rarely communicates with people in the courtyard.

Of course, Wang Mengde's family is an exception.

"Hello, Sister Yushui." Wang Yuanchao and Wang Weiguo also came forward and greeted her.

"Oh, you two are here. Come on, follow me to the next door and I'll get you some candy." He Yushui put down the clothes in her hands, took the two children one by one and walked out.

Seeing them go out, Sha Zhu picked up the dough and put it on the pot. After covering the pot, he straightened up and said, "Meng De, you can also try the steamed buns I made."

"I won't eat." Wang Mengde sat on the chair, picked up the teacup and thermos on the table, and poured himself a cup of hot tea.

"By the way, Silly Zhu, how long will it take you to finish your apprenticeship?"

In addition to the family-inherited Tan cuisine, Sha Zhu learned Shandong cuisine from He Daqing at Fengze Garden in the past few years. A year ago, before He Daqing ran away to Baoding with the White Widow, he helped him find a Sichuan cuisine chef to learn from.

"My master said that since I have been learning to cook since I was a child, I have a good foundation and can learn faster than most people. I will be able to become a master in about half a year. By then, with my good cooking skills, I will definitely be able to find a job in a large company."

Sha Zhu sat down next to him, poured himself a cup of hot water, and said with a look of longing.

"Why don't you go to work at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill after you finish your apprenticeship? Then you can stir the spoon for Xu Damao. By the way, I'll go get the food, so you have to give me more." Wang Mengde said jokingly with a smile.

Of course, he was joking. He remembered that after Sha Zhu finished learning Sichuan cuisine from the chef, he went to Hongbinlou to learn halal cuisine before going to work at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.

"Hey, Xu Damao is also at the steel mill. It seems like I really have to work there in the future."

When talking about Xu Damao, Sha Zhu gets excited. People who don’t know him would think that they have such a good relationship.

The two of them drank tea and chatted casually.

Just then, there was a noise and crying outside the house, and he also heard the voices of Wang Yuanchao and Wang Weiguo.

Wang Mengde suddenly realized something, and quickly stood up and ran out the door.

In the middle courtyard, He Yushui used her frail body to protect the brothers Wang Yuanchao and Wang Weiguo. In front of her, Jia Zhang was furious, cursing and threatening to hit the two children.

Behind Jia Zhang, Bang Geng was crying loudly. There were several blood marks on his face, his nose was bleeding, and one of his eyes was a little swollen.

As Banggeng cried, Jia Zhang's face became even more ferocious. She pulled He Yushui away and raised her other hand to slap Wang Weiguo in the face.

Wang Mengde, who had just left the house, saw this scene and shouted, "Stop it."

At the same time, he pushed hard with his feet and got to his brother's face before Jia Zhang's hand fell on her face. He blocked it with his hand, then used his hidden strength to push Jia Zhang directly to the ground.

Because he was angry, he used a little force and pushed her into a turtle-like position.

Jia Zhang was lying on the ground, stunned for a moment, then she howled a few times at the top of her lungs, and then shouted loudly: "Hurry up, someone is beating the old man, Lao Yi, Yi Zhonghai, someone is beating the old man in our yard."

Wang Mengde ignored the old woman who was making trouble. He held his two younger brothers and checked them carefully. He was relieved when he found nothing unusual.

When He Yushui saw him coming, he quickly walked up to him and whispered to him what happened. It turned out that He Yushui took Wang Yuanchao and Wang Weiguo to the next room, gave them two candies each, and then played in the middle courtyard.

While eating candy, he was seen by Banggeng who was standing by the pool.

Banggeng had been spoiled by the Jia family and had developed the character of a bully, so he habitually stepped forward to snatch the candy from Wang Weiguo's hand.

Wang Weiguo would not give in to him, and together with his brother, they beat Banggeng on the spot.

Jia Zhang was originally happily watching her eldest grandson snatching other people's things. When she saw Bang Geng being beaten so badly, she rushed forward to hit Wang Yuanchao and Wang Weiguo. He Yushui quickly protected the two children behind her.

What followed was what Wang Mengde saw.

At this time, the neighbors in the yard heard the noise and came out to see what was going on.

When they saw Bang Geng crying loudly with injuries on his face, and Jia Zhang lying on the ground, they were secretly happy in their hearts.

The grandparents and grandchildren were hated by everyone in the courtyard. Jia Zhang often made trouble for no reason, and Bang Geng was taught by her that a thief never leaves empty-handed, so when he went to play at someone else's house, he would definitely take something away with him.

Sometimes it's a clove of garlic, a scallion, or a needle and thread.

Since they are all small things, and seeing that he is just a child, people don't say anything but they are very disgusted with him in their hearts, resulting in that no family welcomes him now.

"Sister-in-law, why are you lying on the ground?"

Yi Zhonghai put on his clothes, pushed through the crowd and walked to the middle. When he saw Jia Zhang's appearance, he asked hurriedly.

"Uncle, you came at the right time. Aunt Zhang is trying to extort money from my two younger brothers." Before Jia Zhang could speak, Wang Mengde spoke first:
"It's simply that the world is going downhill and people's hearts are no longer the same as they used to be. They even didn't let two five-year-old children go. This is the bad guys getting old. Uncle, you have to take charge of my brothers. We can't let the good guys be wronged and the bad guys succeed."

Hearing what he said, coupled with his indignant expression, Yi Zhonghai was stunned and suspicious. Could it be that Jia Zhang really had committed murder on a five-year-old child? If so, it was too immoral.

The neighbors who were watching the fun thought what Wang Mengde said was funny and they all covered their mouths and laughed.

"Bullshit, when did I commit fraud?" Jia Zhang was so angry that she asked with her triangular eyes glaring.

"Why are you lying on the ground when you didn't commit fraud? And you're shouting that someone hit you. Isn't this the way the Bannermen used to commit fraud?"

"It was you who hit me."

"Okay, let's stop arguing." Yi Zhonghai frowned, looked at Wang Mengde, and asked in a deep voice: "Mengde, what is going on?"

He knew that Jia Zhang would definitely exaggerate and make up nonsense, so he didn't ask her.

"Uncle, I was just chatting with Sha Zhu in the house when I heard some noise outside. I came out and saw Aunt Zhang trying to hit my brother. I came over to protect him, and then Aunt Zhang lay down by herself.

Yu Shui knows the whole story, she has been here the whole time, Yu Shui, tell me what happened in detail."

He Yushui told everyone the whole story in front of them: "I saw Brother Meng De block it with his hand, and Aunt Zhang just lay on the ground by herself."

After understanding what happened, Yi Zhonghai frowned even more. This time the Jia family was completely wrong. After thinking for a while, he decided to start with Bang Geng and deliberately ignore Jia Zhang's behavior of hitting people.

"Well, he's still a child..."

As soon as Yi Zhonghai said this, Wang Mengde knew that he wanted to smooth things over, so he quickly spoke up:

"Yes, my brother is still a child!..."

(End of this chapter)