Chapter 256: Solve it yourself

Fortunately, he had always cherished his books and had wrapped them in an oilcloth, otherwise, they would have been soaked.

Yang Wen Xiao and Yang Wen Zhong laughed strangely when they saw him and two more boys came out from the bushes, laughing and clapping their hands. These two were called Lin Jin and Lin Fei.

Lian Che got up from the ground a pursed his lips. Without thinking about it, he knew this mud pit must have been dung by these two, otherwise it would not be so deep and he would not be so embarrassed.

Seeing that the yellow muddy water had stained Lian Che’s clothes and half his body was dripping, the four kids laughed so hard that their bodies were rocking back and forth and tears were coming out of their eyes.

They joked with Lian Che while they laughed.

One said: “Oh Lian Che, why are you so careless? How did you walk into the mud pit?”

The other sighed: “Hey, doesn’t Teacher always praise you for being smart? I don’t think you’re so good! Even a horse knows how to walk! You’re just like the ducks at my house, really stupid!”

As they talked, the boys started to laugh again.

“Don’t say that! Anyways, we are classmates!” After they finished laughing, another stepped forward and patted Lian Che on the chest, pushing him back a few steps and sighed, saying: “Lian Che, you really are too careless! You have to watch where you walk in the future! Hey, I just wanted to give you a hand but unfortunately I don’t have the time! But since I wanted to, if Teacher knew, he wouldn’t definitely praise me for being kind, right?”

As soon as he spoke, another one reacted, staring at Lian Che: “Yes, yes, I have the heart to pull you up too, right?”

The two from Linjia laughed and smiled solemnly: “This pit was definitely not dug by us, it was already here! We jut happened to pass by. Lian Che, you remember this clearly!”

Lian Che bit his lip, his small face red and white and there was dampness at the corners of his eyes. He held back firmly. Against the background of the four boys who were clearly taller then him, he looked even thinner.

His silence obviously annoyed the four boys making fun of him. Yang Wen Xiao said fiercely: “Hey, did you hear what I said? If you dare talk nonsense in front of Teacher tomorrow, wait for our fists! Hmph!”

No matter how wicked the boys were, they were also afraid of their Teacher. This was of generation after generation of ancestors beating in the concept of respecting teachers and valuing education. No matter how foolish they were, none of them would dare act out in front of the Teacher. They were too afraid of his punishments.

The four boys approached together, gathering around him and threatening him to agree.

Lian Che pressed his lips together and did not speak, his face pale as he stood there with his eyelashes dropping. He stubbornly refused to speak.

Although he hadn’t planned on telling his teacher about this in the first place, because they were threatening him, he just refused to speak.

The four continued to threaten him while pushing and shoving him. Seeing him still looking so stubborn, they couldn’t help but become furious. Yang Wen Xiao sneered and said: “It seems he has become dumb from shock, let’s help sober him up!”

As soon as he said this, Lin Jin looked around and squinted. “Okay, okay, I heard that if a person passes out, you can wake them up by splashing them with a basin of cold water! If he’s lost his soul, let’s also try cold water!”

Yang Wen Xiao clapped his hands and laughed: “That’s a good idea! Although we don’t have any basins, there are many ponds after it rains, both large and small!”

The four bullies talked and laughed, suddenly becoming excited again, as if they had thought of something fun and interesting. They laughed viciously and pushed Lian Che’s sleeve in order to get him to one of the puddles.

Lian Che was anger, anxious, and annoyed. He struggled angrily, yelling: “Let go of me! Let met go! You let me go!” But he was too weak to be these four’s opponent.

Seeing him struggle and yell, the four boys became more intense, pulling and teasing him as they dragged him towards the puddle.

Lian Che’s face was flushed with anger and his heart was anxious.

But what was the use?

Seeing that he was about to be pushed into the puddle by these four, his eyes were red with tears and fear.

How could he bear being so humiliated?

At just that moment, there was the sound of shouting, the roll of cart wheels, and the stomp of hooves.

The four bullies were taken aback and didn’t care continue to humiliate Lian Che. They hurriedly let go of them and ran away in the blink of an eye.

The person who arrived was Lian Ze…

Of course, Lian Che did not tell Ah Jian the whole story in detail. He only told him a little under the firm look of Lian Ze, who had seen him embarrassed with his own eyes.

What Ah Jian told Lian Fang Zhou was: “He was indeed troubled by a few people but Ah Ze said that he would take care of it, so they didn’t want to worry you…”

Seeing Lian Fang Zhou frowning slightly, Ah Jian said softly: “They will enter society step by step in the future and there are more things to face! Since Ah Ze said that, you can pretend not to know. Let them handle this by themselves!”

After thinking for a moment, Lian Fang Zhou nodded. “Okay, but you can help me with a few words. After all, these people are Che’er’s classmates. No matter how he handles this for Che’er, he can’t be impulsive. You know that Che’er will still have to go to school with them in the future! And if this matter reaches Teacher Meng, it may even harm Che’er!”

It was wrong for Che’er to be bullied but if he took revenge on his classmates, it would definitely leave a bad impression on Teacher Meng that Che’er was someone who held grudges and was violent.

How many real scholars could deal with their fists at every turn?

As for those who bullied Lian Che, Lian Fang Zhou did not regard them as scholars. Obviously, their family background was okay, so their families just sent them to school to learn a few words.

After all, the imperial examination was not so easy to take, and it was hard to take the exam even as a talented person. How many people had studied from childhood to when they had white hair and still couldn’t pass? For country folk, how many of them would let their children walk this road?

“I’ll mention this to him!” Ah Jian smiled. “Ah Ze is not an impulsive person.”

Lian Fang Zhou let out a ‘hm’ and smiled gratefully at him. She whispered: “You help me keep an eye on this, don’t forget to tell me if they make progress!”

“Naturally!” Ah Jian laughed.

It rained on the second and third day before finally stopping for a while. After five or six days, the sky was completely clear.

The clouds were high and far away and after the rain, the air was exceptionally clear and translucent. When the sun shone down, the world was filled with the unique scent of fresh soil.

Before they knew it, it was early spring. The willow tress by the river and the reeds on the slopes all showed a shadow of green and the oncoming wind was tinged with warmth.

From time to time, they could see two or three birds fly by, their chirping crisp and sweet.

TN: Ah Jian saying that Lian Ze isn’t impulsive made me laugh. Maybe not as impulsive as some kids but I won’t say he’s not impulsive!