C24 (1/2)

No one expected Dong Shu to say such a thing.

This included seeing Xu Yanzhu and Xu Shiqiu, who were walking over to her with quick steps because something was wrong. This uncle and nephew duo did not expect Dong Shu, who usually had a foolish expression on her face, to say something like this.

Actually, Dong Shu was nervous too.

This was the first time she had said that to a person. Furthermore, she was a girl.

Just that when she thought about how her husband had protected her previously and the things that Yanzhu had revealed to her when he was teaching her etiquette, she felt that she should probably be worrying about something.

Although the majority of the burden in her and her husband's house was on her husband, she couldn't just ignore it.

At the very least, when others bullied her, she couldn't just wait for her husband to protect her. She had to learn how to protect herself!

It was precisely because of this that Dong Shu once again thought of her mother-in-law's indifferent expression when she looked at him.

Thinking back to how nervous he was at that time, that was why she had stood there and said those words that made Liu Er feel ashamed.

As for pretending that he didn't hear him, that was clearly out of the question.

Even if Dong Shu was simple and honest, she understood that a good person gets bullied.

If she didn't speak up today, and allowed Liu Er to scheme her cousin and husband like this, then these kinds of things would definitely happen quite a bit in the future.

Dong Shu who grew up in a village, knew clearly that in a place like the Xiahe Village, a single rumor might really harm a person.

Dong Shu did not want her husband to be in trouble, nor did she want her cousin to hate him for it.

Therefore, although she had just understood these principles for a short period of time, she still learned to counterattack.

Xu Shiqiu had been paying attention to Dong Shu the entire time. When he saw that the Young Girl behind him was clenching his fist tightly and trembling, he knew that she must be nervous.

After roughly guessing why Young Girl was so nervous, Xu Shiqiu didn't care about the other ladies that were standing not far from Dong Shu at all, and steadily walked to her side, step by step.

When he arrived at Dong Shu's side, he immediately reached out and wrapped his arms around her waist, hiding her trembling hands behind his back.

”My wife, I see that you guys have also chosen quite a few shepherds today, as well as earlobes. Why don't we go back now?” Xu Shiqiu turned his face to look at Dong Shu. After he finished speaking, he saw that she had raised her head to look at him, and that there was still a trace of nervousness in her large crescent eyes. She then smiled and continued, ”I think tomorrow is probably good weather, go back home and make a kite for you.

Xu Shiqiu's tone was gentle and, upon hearing his voice, Dong Shu's originally anxious heart slowly calmed down.

She looked at Xu Shiqiu and nodded obediently, then turned to look at her cousin Dong Miao and said: ”Sister Miao, go back and tell Cousin not to marry Liu Er, I don't like her being my cousin.” After saying that, Dong Shu did not bother to look at Liu Er's expression, and immediately turned to leave.

It was only when Dong Shu turned around, did Liu Er, who was extremely embarrassed by her words earlier, come back to her senses.

Seeing that Dong Shu had actually left after revealing so many things to him, Liu Er suddenly and angrily charged towards Dong Shu.

At this moment, her thoughts were very simple.

Since she had made a fool of herself today, she had to make Dong Shu make a fool out of herself!

Xu Shiqiu had been practicing martial arts for many years, and the moment he moved, he sensed movement from behind him.

Sensing that the Young Girl in his embrace was still tensed up from nervousness, he tightly embraced Dong Shu's waist, put his lips close to her ear and said: ”My wife, take a look at your husband.”

After saying that, Xu Shiqiu turned around with great effort as he brought Dong Shu along with him.

Dong Shu was still wondering what Xu Shiqiu's words meant to her. After she was led by Xu Shiqiu to turn around, she finally saw Liu Er, who was just two steps away from her.

Seeing Liu Er's sinister expression, Dong Shu was slightly flustered and wanted to say something. But at this moment, her husband quickly raised his leg, and in the next instant, Liu Er's body crashed into her master's foot.

Everyone was stunned by the scene before them. None of them expected Liu Er to run towards Dong Shu, and it was obvious that he wanted to crash into her.

Even more so, he never thought that Third Young Master of Xu Family would actually raise their feet to block Liu Er, as if they were afraid that Liu Er would come close to him.

Only when Liu Er fell to the ground with a thump did the few girls who were behind Liu Er earlier all shriek in surprise.

Hearing their screams, Xu Shiqiu looked up at them in displeasure. Seeing that they had quickly shut their mouths after making contact with his gaze, he then looked at Liu Er who was lying motionlessly on the ground and said: ”You bumped into this yourself, not because I kicked you.”

Seeing Liu Er finish speaking, Xu Shiqiu thought for a moment before continuing, ”My wife is only speaking the truth, yet you want to knock her down.

If you don't have that kind of mind, why do you get angry from embarrassment? This land belongs to Xu Family. In the past, when you came to pick wild vegetables, our Xu Family would naturally not say anything when we saw that you did not cause any trouble.

But today, you actually dared to try and pull my wife over, and even wanted to knock her down.

Because of your fault, in the future, in this area, my Xu Family will not welcome anyone from the village picking wild vegetables. ”

Xu Shiqiu directly opened his mouth to amplify Liu Er's mistake, and in the end, he even said the words that prevented the villagers of Xiahe Village from picking the wild herbs.

In this way, the common folk of Xiahe Village would only be angry that Liu Er didn't know what was good for herself, and actually tried to pull Dong Shu. They even wanted to knock her down, but they would definitely not dare to have any dissatisfaction with Xu Family.