After Bai Sheng listened, she turned to the children of Qianfei Village and asked, "Are Lu Yun's words all true?"
The children of Qianfei Village lowered their heads and remained silent.
Lu Yu said, "Second Brother is telling the truth."
It seemed Lu Yun hadn't lied. Bai Sheng knew her two younger brothers and they wouldn't stir up trouble without reason.
At this moment, a boy from Qianfei Village muttered disdainfully, "He never had a little dick in the first place, and we're not even allowed to talk about it? Eunuchs are eunuchs, no matter how they try to cover it up, they're still eunuchs, born perverts."
After the boy finished speaking, the children of Qianfei Village burst into laughter.
Bai Sheng turned and stared coldly at the boy, "What did you say? Say it again if you dare!"
Seeing that Bai Sheng was just a young woman, the boy didn't take her seriously. He raised his neck and said arrogantly, "I said, eunuchs are eunuchs, no matter how they try to cover it up, they are deformed perverts!"
Bai Sheng walked over menacingly, grabbed the boy by the collar, and slapped him twice. She glared at him with icy eyes and said, "You have a mother, but no upbringing! Since your parents are incapable of teaching you how to be a 'person,' I, this lady, will teach you myself! You dog, if you dare utter another word that insults my Tianya, I'll knock out all your rotten teeth!"
"Knock out his rotten teeth, ahahaha..." The children from Hongshu Village repeated Bai Sheng's words and burst into laughter.
The boy was stunned by the beating. He covered his face, tears welling up in his eyes.
Many of the children from Qianfei Village had already recognized this young lady as the mistress of Hongshu Village. It was said that she was formidable, her husband was an unparalleled master, and she had the support of Prince Yu. At this moment, they were all too scared to make a sound.
Tianya, hiding behind a sandstone rock, had also witnessed this scene and couldn't stop his tears from flowing again.
Bai Sheng walked back to the center and faced the children of Qianfei Village, saying, "From now on, we in Hongshu Village welcome good children to visit. However, those who are young but have venomous hearts and poor character are not allowed to set foot in our Hongshu Village. Otherwise, if I see you, I will break your dog legs! Xiao Yun, Tian Dou, Tie Zhu, go find Tianya, we're going home!"
Just as Lu Yun and the others were about to set off, they saw Tianya emerge from behind a sandstone rock, his face streaked with tears. He whimpered, "Shi Niang, woo woo..."
Bai Sheng quickly walked over and hugged him, "Good boy, Tianya, don't cry. Remember, you are not born incomplete, you were just harmed by bad people. Shi Niang will do her best to help you heal."
Tianya sobbed, "Shi Niang, why did the bad people harm me? I... I'm still a child, I haven't done anything wrong... Woo woo..."
Bai Sheng's nose felt a little sore. She stroked Tianya's head and raised her voice, "Some people are born bad seeds. They hurt others wantonly for their own benefit, or they hurt others to prove their own strength due to their jealousy and inferiority complex. In reality, they are all cowardly wretches!"
"Just like them!" Lu Yun pointed at the children from Qianfei Village. "They are the real cowards. Tianya, don't believe anything they say. From now on, we will protect you!"
Bai Sheng cast a cold glance at the silent children of Qianfei Village and turned to Lu Yun and the others, "Let's go back."
After speaking, Bai Sheng took Tianya's hand and walked back, while Tian Guihua led the children Lu Yun, Lu Yu, Tian Dou, and Tie Zhu behind them.
Upon returning home, the children Lu Yun and the others automatically lined up in front of Bai Sheng, awaiting her punishment.
Bai Sheng looked at them calmly and said gently, "You all did very well today."
Ve-very well? Not... not a mistake? Lu Yun and Tian Dou exchanged incredulous glances.
Bai Sheng continued, "We never bully others with our power, but we also cannot let ourselves be bullied. Seeing your family members being bullied, none of you stood by and did nothing. Instead, you united and fought back. This is commendable."
Lu Yun, Tian Dou, and Tie Zhu grinned and chuckled.
Tianya, pulling Lu Yu along, also stepped forward to stand beside them and took Tian Dou's hand.
"However, if you encounter such a situation again in the future, before resisting, you must first assess your own strength and that of your opponent. If you can win, fight. If you can't, run. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" the children answered in unison, their voices loud and clear.
Bai Sheng took a sip of water. "Today, thankfully, Xiao Yu was calm enough to report back immediately. If you had encountered a powerful opponent, you would have been the ones to suffer."
Lu Yun said, "Sao Sao, I understand what you mean. We need to learn to assess the situation and protect ourselves, not act recklessly."
"Yes, a promising pupil," Bai Sheng nodded with a smile. "Remember what Sao Sao said today. Alright, you can all go play now," Bai Sheng waved them away.
As Lu Yun ran a few steps away, Bai Sheng suddenly called out again, "General Feng, hurry up and collect manure during this period. We need to heavily fertilize both the trees and the crops!"
"Understood! Sao Sao!"
After dinner.
More than a dozen families from Qianfei Village whose children were injured gathered together and came looking for them in a vast crowd.
For the past few days, they had been lectured daily by Master Ji and the village elder, who emphasized obeying the law and acting according to rules.
Now that their village children had been beaten like this, they intended to follow the rules and seek compensation from Hongshu Village! After all, they had more people and strength, and they weren't afraid of offending officials.
Even with the backing of Prince Yu, Prince Yu should be reasonable, shouldn't he?
The oral complaint received by Master Ji was that the mistress of Hongshu Village had condoned the children of Hongshu Village in injuring their village children. They unanimously demanded that the mistress of Hongshu Village treat the injured children and also compensate each household with ten taels of silver.
Ji Cheng He convened a court session for this matter, temporarily borrowing a few guards from Prince Yu. They stood with clubs, shouting authoritatively.
He, on the other hand, sat at a wooden table, saying nothing.
Suddenly, a child rushed out from somewhere. Without preamble, he yanked down the pants of a man from Qianfei Village, then pointed at the man and cursed him as a coward, a pervert, and someone who would never have sons.
The man was furious. He pulled up his pants and was about to beat the child severely.
Ji Cheng He immediately ordered his men to intervene. He patted his stone-like gavel and loudly said to the villagers of Qianfei Village, "Everyone, tell me, should this child have been beaten?"
"He should be beaten! Definitely should be beaten! He pulled down someone's pants for no reason and then insulted him!" The people of Qianfei Village all shouted in unison.