Xu Xia was silent for a while before he said, "I don't dare to accept you as my disciple. I really don't have the qualifications. It's not that I think you're stupid.

"Well, if you're willing, I can teach you a few moves..."

Zhao Hu didn't even wait for him to finish, he turned over and knelt on the kang and was about to kowtow.

Xu Xia hurriedly stopped him, "It's just a few moves, not worth such a big gift.

"However, if you want to learn, you must be willing to put in the effort and endure hardships."

"I'm willing!" Zhao Hu patted his chest. "What we farmers are least afraid of is hardship!"

Xu Xia smiled, pulled him to sit down, and carefully applied the medicine to him, "It would be good to teach you some self-defense skills, so that you won't be bullied like today.

“However, you must always remember one thing: when you become stronger in the future, you must not become the one who bullies others.

"Otherwise, one day, you will become the kind of person you hate the most.

"And I will never let you go."

Zhao Hu raised three fingers and said seriously, "I swear, I will never become a bully!"

Xu Xia nodded slightly. "Okay, come see me when your injury heals. I'll have my aunt sew two sandbags for you in advance. They don't need to be too heavy at first. Start with one weighing one jin, and then slowly increase the weight once you get used to it."

"What is this for?" Zhao Hu was confused.

Xu Xia chuckled and said, "Tie it to your legs and run. Start with five miles a day. I'll teach you how to breathe."

Although Zhao Hu thought that five miles was nothing, he didn't dare to ask more questions.

After Xu Xia had almost treated his injuries, he asked him to put on his clothes. He went outside, wrapped two pieces of crushed ice in a handkerchief, and asked Zhao Hu to apply them to his eyes.

When she got to the main hall, she told Qin Ying again, "Miss Qin, apply ice to Aunt Zhao's face first, and then apply medicine after the swelling goes down."

Qin Ying came out from behind the curtain, her eyes filled with worry. "Brother Xu, my mother's ankle is sprained... Can you fix it? Otherwise, I'll ask Uncle Daniu to come take a look..."

"It's no big deal." Xu Xia stepped in and saw that the swelling on Aunt Zhao's face had subsided a little. She was holding a water bag filled with ice water in her hand and applying it to her face.

As soon as Aunt Zhao saw him, she quickly expressed her gratitude.

Xu Xia smiled and waved his hands, "This is just a coincidence. We are serving under Lord Zhou. If we don't do anything about this, we would be derelict in our duty!"

He bent down and picked up Aunt Zhao's foot, feeling the bones for her. "It's okay, it's just a sprained tendon, no bone damage. I'll straighten it for you and apply ice to reduce the swelling. It will be fine in a few days.

"If you're worried, you can ask someone for a plaster to apply."

Aunt Zhao thanked her repeatedly.

Qin Ying poured a bowl of hot water for Xu Xia to drink and said, "I really don't know how to thank you..."

Xu Xia waved his hand, "I've already said it! This is our job."

Qin Ying didn't know what to say anymore.

Seeing that there was nothing more to do here, Xu Xia said goodbye and left.

Zhao Hu and Aunt Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, both feeling as if their bodies were about to fall apart.

Qin Ying let them sleep first, and she cut some vegetables, picked some mushrooms, and took some frozen dumplings, fried meatballs, and frozen tofu, filling a basket. Then she walked towards Uncle Chen Jiu's house.

On the way, she met fellow villagers who wanted to visit her, and they all asked her with concern if she had encountered any trouble.

This is the benefit of being kind to the villagers.

Qin Ying forced a shrug, her eyes reddening as her voice choked with sobs: "Today, when we went to visit the grave, Hu Da ambushed us with his men. We were nearly killed by them..."

"If Master Zhou hadn't just happened to come back, we would never have seen him again!

"Right now my mother and Huzi are still lying on the kang and can't get up.

"Lord Zhou felt sorry for us and took An An away first. I'm going to pick An An up."

Several people couldn't help but point in the direction of Gaojiatun and curse.

One aunt even enthusiastically volunteered: "Yingzi, let me walk with you. Look at your little face, it's pale! You must be scared, right?"

When they arrived at Uncle Chen Jiu's house, An An had fallen asleep while Zhou Yu was talking to Uncle Chen Jiu.

Qin Ying greeted him and put down the basket. "I guess Lord Zhou just came back and hasn't had time to prepare food yet, so I brought some dumplings over."

He glanced at Uncle Chen Jiu again, "Master Jiu, even your share is included."

"You little girl!" Uncle Chen Jiu looked at her and couldn't help but feel distressed. "Alas! You have suffered! Master Jiu has no shortage of food.

"Look at you, have you brought all the supplies from your family? Your mother and your brothers are not doing well right now, and it's not easy for you to take care of two older ones and a younger one by yourself. Why did you bring so many old things here? Take some back quickly!"

Zhou Yu also said: "We brought some more rations. Although they are not well made, they are still edible. You should take these dumplings back."

"Well," Aunt Feng, who came with Qin Ying, rubbed her hands and said awkwardly, "Your Excellency can stay and eat. I don't have anything to do. I can help Yingzi cook and look after the children later. It's all fine."

Zhou Yu glanced at her.

Uncle Chen Jiu said cheerfully, "That's fine!" He then boasted to Zhou Yu, "Sir, to be honest, the folks in our village get along really well! Not like a family, but almost!"

Zhou Yu didn't say anything else.

Qin Ying thanked him again and went to wrap up the sleeping An An and take him home. The villagers who came to visit had not yet left.

Aunt Feng helped prepare the meal and suggested going to see the mushrooms.

Country people are not so particular, and Zhao Hu was not naked, so she just went in.

Zhao Hu sat up and greeted him.

Aunt Feng first asked him a few words of concern, then said to him: "How do you grow these mushrooms? Why are they so good? We learned it from you, too. Why is there such a big difference?"

Zhao Hu exclaimed, "How meticulous we are! I'm practically treating these mushrooms like my own sons!"

"You little brat!" Aunt Feng laughed, "You keep talking nonsense!"

Qin Ying smiled at the door and said, "Aunt, it's indeed Hu Zi who takes care of these mushrooms. He always makes sure the soil doesn't dry out, and he changes the soil from time to time."

Aunt Feng glared at him, "We have to change the soil? You didn't even tell me!"

Zhao Hu was unhappy, "Aunt Feng, what are you saying? Our farmland is not fertile enough, let alone such a shallow wooden trough!

"You are both experienced farmers. Do I need to tell you this? You are much better at tending crops than my sister and I."

Aunt Feng couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.

Aunt Zhao greeted people in the east room, and Aunt Feng took the opportunity to go there and chatted for a while before getting up and leaving.

Aunt Zhao immediately asked Qin Ying to go out and close the gate, and then said to the siblings, "Don't let anyone in from now on. They're too nosy!"

Zhao Huhu said with a sullen face, "Did we help someone in the wrong way?"

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