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The Lady Lee staggered from the slap and was stunned for a moment, unable to react. However, Xu Wenlong's second slap was thrown over, and he cursed, "Smelly woman, it's been three days since I last slapped you, and you still want to come up to the room and take your place? Let's see how I'll take care of you today."

Lady Lee was slapped twice, with a stinging pain on her face and even her head was dizzy. She had received two slaps for no apparent reason, of course she was unwilling, and shouted loudly, "Second Brother Xu, why did you hit me? "Aiyo, there's no way we can pass our days here. I might as well go and die."

Lady Lee simply sat on the ground and started flapping her thighs.

Xu Wenyu who had not spoken until now suddenly spoke in a gloomy and cold voice, "If you want to die then hurry up, no one will stop you. Or do you want me to help you? "

Lady Lee was frightened by Xu Wenyu's gloomy voice and immediately calmed down. She raised her head and looked at Xu Wenyu in fear, seeing the viciousness in his eyes, she immediately shook her head and said, "I don't want to die, I don't want to die."

Xu Wenyu scoffed, and said to Old Madam Xu, "Didn't we have family rules? Mother, what should we do with them? "

Old Madam Xu replied, "Since Lady Lee is the one who did this, then we will punish her to not eat for three days, and go kneel in front of her ancestor and admit her wrongs."

In the end, Old Madam Xu still protected his own grandson. Seeing that Lady Lee opened her mouth first, she directly removed Xu Erlang from the group and pushed the blame onto Lady Lee.

Hiding behind everyone, how could Xu Erlang dare to say a word? Lady Lee was scared by Xu Wenyu's vicious gaze and did not dare make a sound.

However, Xu Wenyu was not satisfied with the old lady's treatment. He then said, "Erlang, these few days, you accompanied your mother in the ancestral hall to reflect on it. Without my permission, you are not allowed to come out.

Old Madam Xu thought that not letting him go out was not a big punishment, and it would be good to lock him up at home, since it would not be bad for him coming out again. She did not say anything more and waved goodbye to Xu Wenyu, and said: "Everyone, go and clean up these loaches."

The Lady Ma nodded her head. Cheng Xi, who had been standing at the side watching, spoke up in time, "Eldest uncle, don't throw it away. My brother loves playing with mudfish.

Lady Ma nodded his head, "Okay, I will keep it for you to raise."

After that, everyone dispersed. Lady Lee was dragged back by Xu Wenlong, he was afraid that he would be taken care of when he returned, but since Lady Lee was frightened by Xu Wenyu, he did not resist, and obediently let his own man drag him away.

Cheng Xi and Xu Sanlang also walked towards the room together. Xu Wenyu called out to the two as he held the bag, the gloomy look on his face had already disappeared long ago, and he had even put on his fake smile as he said, "I had originally planned to come over to send you guys something, but here is a change of clothes, they are all new. There are also a few speech books, and the conditions at home are not too good.

Cheng Xi unceremoniously received the package from Xu Wenyu, and replied with great difficulty: "Alright, I'll take it."

Xu Wenyu looked at Cheng Xi's reluctant tone and wished she could go up and slap her twice. With a fake smile on her face, he replied, "Alright, let's go back first. You guys go back and rest early. If there's anything you need, just say it."

The last sentence, was because Xu Wenyu did not have much confidence. He was afraid that Cheng Xi would ask for some strange and excessive things again.

Cheng Xi smiled and replied, "Alright, since it's my own home, I won't be polite. Aunt Faang, let's go back to my parents' home tomorrow, do you want to bring Niu Niu along with us?"

During dinner, Cheng Xi also saw Xu Wenyu and Cheng Fang's daughter, so she was rather cute. Adding that Cheng Xi also felt that this Aunt Faang was actually still considered good, and had always had no bad intentions towards her, that's why she said such words. Of course, she had her own little tricks up her sleeve.

Cheng Fang did not reply in time. Instead, she raised her head and looked at Xu Wenyu, who answered on Cheng Fang's behalf, "Okay, your aunt should go visit second noble brother. Tomorrow, she will bring Niu Niu to go with you."

Cheng Xi looked at Cheng Fang and said, "Then we'll go together after breakfast tomorrow."

Seeing that Xu Wenyu had agreed, he nodded his head.

Seeing how the Aunt Faang obeyed Xu Wenyu, Cheng Xi still felt that she was too self-centered, but thinking about how this was a feudal society where both males and females were inferior, she could not blame her.

On the side of the house, the Lady Ma was well-prepared. There was boiling water on the stove, and a washbasin and washcloth were placed on the washstand. Next to the towel was a bucket of cold water, and on the table was a teapot and a teacup.

Once Cheng Xi entered, she immediately took the bench and sat by the charcoal brazier, roasting the slightly red, small hands that had just frozen outside, Xu Sanlang consciously went to boil some water in the teapot.

Knowing that Cheng Xi loved to keep things clean, Xu Sanlang scalded the teapot with boiling water and poured some water into the teapot.

When Xu Lan came over, she saw Xu Sanlang busily going in and out of the house, while Cheng Xi was calmly sitting beside the brazier roasting the fire.

Seeing this, Xu Lan was a little shocked. These were all things a woman should do, but he, the Third Brother, seemed to have done it very smoothly.

Cheng Xi saw Xu Lan coming over, and called her to come over to sit by the brazier. She asked, "Why are you here at this time?"

Xu Lan lowered her voice and said, "My mother told me to come over and ask if it's okay to bring her along to visit my brother."

Cheng Xi said, "I don't have any other choice. You can say that you want your mother to send you to the county city, but whether or not Xu Family Member will allow your mother to go is not up to me to decide."

Xu Lan nodded his head, "I know, my father also said that he wanted me to follow you and learn how to read."

How could Cheng Xi not know what Xu Lan's father was scheming? She only wanted Xu Lan to build good relations with him, so that she wouldn't go back on her words and send her daughter to some higher school.

Actually, Xu Wenqiang had also done so with this intention, but it was also to let Xu Lan learn how to read from her. After all, he was envious of a little girl like Cheng Xi who was so powerful, and hoped that her daughter could also learn from Cheng Xi. At that time, he might even be able to successfully become a disciple.

To be someone's concubine, he was basically just a high class servant who warmed the master's bed. His father wouldn't be able to benefit much from this. If he could succeed in being the official wife, then he would be the father-in-law, but it would be different.

Xu Lan more or less understood the meaning behind her father's words and lowered her head in embarrassment.

Cheng Xi was curious as to whether Xu Lan could read, and asked, "Have you learned it before?"

Xu Lan replied, "Big brother did teach me a few things in the past, and then I forgot about it. You can't learn, saying that a woman is good for nothing."

Cheng Xi rolled her eyes. Just the morals of the Old Madam Xu, a bunch of ridiculous nonsense, a good child was already able to teach her a bad lesson, it was really the best of the best, but it was rare to find an Elementary Scholar like that, but there was no way to explain his character anymore.

Cheng Xi looked at Xu Lan, "You think so too?"

Xu Lan nervously looked at Cheng Xi, and said in a low voice, "I don't know."

She was clearly younger than, but when Xu Lan was facing Cheng Xi, she felt that she was being bullied. She was at a loss, but she was also afraid that she had said something wrong.

Cheng Xi could also see how uncomfortable Xu Lan was. She asked with a smile, "Am I that scary?"

Xu Lan immediately shook her head and denied, "No, no."

Cheng Xi said in amusement, "Then tell me the truth, do you think so too?"

Xu Lan said softly, "I think that my literacy is pretty good, and I can even read books by myself, but they all say so, and my mother also says so."

For example, right now, I will write you a note transmitting a message about when I will go see your big brother. It's a pity that you don't know the words, so I can only go find your literacy Fourth Uncle, and then, Xu Family Member will know the news.

Xu Lan stayed by Lady Ma's side, in truth, she was raised pretty well, and was not as foolish as Lady Lee, but she was still affected by the influence of Xu Family Member, and some bad traits were certain. After going through this matter, she understood many principles, and no longer listened to Xu Family Member, and started to have her own thoughts.

Now that Cheng Xi had given him such an analogy, Xu Lan instantly understood. What kind of woman is virtuous and unvirtuous, I might not be able to pass this time, so I said resolutely, "I'll learn how to read from you in the future."

"Cheng Xi saw that Xu Lan had finally understood and was pleased, but it's not like there was nothing she could do, so she replied," I'm usually very busy, but I don't have the time to teach you, and adding that I'm also a newbie, at most I can give you some pointers occasionally, you'll still have to rely on yourself.

Xu Lan was satisfied, she was not dissatisfied with Cheng Xi's words, she obediently nodded, seeing that Xu Sanlang was already standing by his side, he did not want to stay any longer, so he got up and left.

Waiting until Xu Lan left, Cheng Xi said to Xu Sanlang who was beside him, "This Eldest Aunt is actually quite the clever one, even in an environment like Xu Family, not only does your son teach you well, your daughter is also good too, she is not like Lady Lee who teaches their own son to be so foolish."

Xu Sanlang replied, "I don't have much contact with her, and I'm not too sure either, but she won't stop Big Bro from coming with me."

Cheng Xi said, "So this is where she is smart, she does not participate in any evil deeds, and does not oppose it. Both sides do not offend her, but she still leaves a bit of leeway."

If not for the fact that Xu Dalang was good to him, and Xu Lan was Xu Dalang's sister, Cheng Xi would definitely not have agreed to help him. However, if the Wu family had stopped their son from helping Xu Sanlang, or stood together with their son like the Lady Lee, and started to bully Xu Sanlang, Xu Lan would most likely have been killed by them.