Chapter 169 Something's Wrong with Little Stone's Hand Injury

As a result, the remaining few people mostly gave the child a few perfunctory verbal reprimands.

The men in their families all work for Xie Zhiyan. The group of people Gu Hao mentioned earlier who were saved, whether or not they have their own men, should not be taken advantage of.

On the battlefield, amidst the hail of bullets, there is no way to stop people from having kindness towards each other. Words like fighting and killing should not be used to describe our compatriots.

Zhao Lijuan was somewhat unconvinced: "She's just lucky to have married a good man. In the end, we're just not so lucky. Some people say capitalists are born into wealth and enjoy things that others can't enjoy in their entire lives. They also hold resources that most people don't have. They haven't done us any favors, but we still have to be grateful. Some people say God is unfair. It makes sense. How can ordinary people like us afford to offend them? Our own husbands have to rely on them for a living."

Li Chunyan held the potato tightly, and even after the crowd had dispersed, she still wouldn't let go of Shu Ying's ingredients.

"She was living a good life at home. If it weren't for the capitalists being overthrown, why would she have brought two children here? She doesn't even feel ashamed of herself. It's true that you don't come to a temple without a reason. No wonder her two children have been taught to be so rude."

Liu Xiulan couldn't stand it anymore. She took out her fan and stepped forward.

"It's easy for you to stand here and talk without any sense of the situation. Everyone knows what you're thinking. You're just envious and jealous of other people's good lives. Your own husband is useless, yet you still have to come here and mock others, calling them capitalists. Did you see them kill someone or set a fire with your own eyes?"

Zhang Hongxia immediately chimed in, "That's right. Their family is just better off, but that's wealth accumulated over generations. What does it have to do with you? You've been farmers for generations. I think you just can't stand seeing others living a good life."

Li Chunyan was dumbfounded. She had known all along that these two people were not very bright, yet they had been bought off by Shu Ying, that capitalist, so quickly.

"You two are just capitalists' lackeys. You'll be sold out and still be counting the money for them. What good will it do you to fawn over her like this?"

Zhao Lijuan was still thinking about what Shu Ying had just said, and her heart was pounding.

"It's just that we lack emotional intelligence and don't know how to flatter. Otherwise, people would dislike us. It's our fault for being incompetent, and even our children suffer because of it."

Liu Xiulan was sharp-tongued and, seeing the two women acting innocent after getting the better deal, she directly exposed their hypocrisy.

"People like you can't stand being wronged? I think it's you who should be on the battlefield. The enemy's bullets probably won't even be able to penetrate your skin. The thought of you accusing people without distinguishing right from wrong is chilling. Who knows, maybe one day someone will offend you and you'll start spreading rumors about them."

Liu Xiulan's words awakened some of the people around her. In fact, since Shu Ying came with her child, they had hardly interacted with them. Their understanding of Shu Ying came from these two people.

They believed whatever they were told about Shuying's appearance, but sometimes what you see with your own eyes isn't necessarily true, let alone what you hear with your ears.

"I can't be bothered to talk to you. You'll regret this one day."

Neither of them was in the right, and the surrounding people were giving them increasingly strange looks. Zhao Lijuan took the child and left first, while Li Chunyan, worried that her husband would be angry when he returned, also picked up the child and hurriedly ran back.

The once lively sandpit suddenly fell silent. All the children had been taken home by their families, leaving only Little Stone behind.

Shu Ying gently patted Yangyang's back, and the little guy rubbed his eyes and walked over.

"Thank you, Brother Stone, for helping my sister and me."

Little Stone looked up and waved his hand lightly: "It's okay. San Niu and Little Potato have always been unruly. You two should go home with your mother."

He lowered his head immediately after speaking, but then picked up a twig and started drawing in the sandpit, displaying a maturity beyond his years.

Shu Ying sensed something was wrong. Children should be innocent and carefree. She slowly walked over, took the stone in her hand and wiped it for him. Only then did she notice that his palms were covered with raised marks on his skin, as if he had been hit with a vine.

Shu Ying paused slightly, then looked up at the sea and sat down beside it. Yueyue and Yangyang followed suit.

"Your name is Shitou, right? Auntie wants to thank you. Your younger brother and sister just arrived here and aren't very familiar with the environment yet. If you hadn't bravely stepped forward, they might have gotten hurt."

Stone scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly. He was quite big and usually no one bullied him, but he felt that what they were doing was wrong.

Shu Ying's voice was very pleasant, and he blushed unconsciously. "It's nothing. I will do the same next time. I know they bullied me first. San Niu and Tu Dou play very well. Tu Dou's mother can knit shoes, and many children are close to their family."

So their group has been together for a long time. Originally, they could all play together, but gradually Potato thought he was the best. He had to be the first to play on the swing, the slide, and play on the seesaw for as long as he wanted. Everyone else had to get his permission before they could play on anything.

Shu Ying squeezed his hand. Little Stone was a bit stronger, and he even spoke like a little adult, with a faint sadness in his eyes.

"Then why are you here all alone? Whose child are you? After you get out of school, I'll have your younger brother and sister come to play with you, okay? Would you like to be friends with them?"

Shi Tou looked at Yang Yang, who was sitting with Yue Yue, the two little ones looking at him expectantly.

Yueyue took his hand and said, "Brother Stone, you were really amazing just now. You held off San Niu and Tu Dou all by yourself. Let's play together from now on. I have a lot of toys at home that I can share with you."

Yangyang immediately chimed in, "I can share with you that Aunt Song in my family makes lots of delicious food."

A childlike smile finally returned to Shi Tou's face. Shu Ying's gaze fell on his hands, and she asked softly, "I noticed you have a lot of injuries on your hands. Were you bullied by other children?"