dognovel Chapter 106 Going Home to Be Punished
Chapter 106 Going Home to Be Punished
Ning Chen nodded repeatedly after hearing what Ning Zhao said: "I know, you don't have to worry about me, just go!"
Ning Zhao said goodbye to Ning Chen, carried his bag, and left the academy to the city gate to look for Uncle Ning Wu's ox cart. When he arrived at the city gate, Ning Zhao soon saw Uncle Ning Wu and hurried forward to greet him:
"Uncle Ning Wu, I want to ride on your ox cart and go home together today."
Uncle Ning smiled and nodded:
"It's Ning Zhao. Is the academy closed for the holidays? Why didn't your parents come to pick you up today?"
Ning Zhao nodded and said hesitantly:
"They, they don't know that I have a day off today, so I came to find your ox cart to go back with me."
Uncle Ning Wu looked at the sky and said:
"Okay, I think it's getting late, let's go back now."
Soon, Uncle Ning Wu sent Ning Zhao back to the courtyard. Jiang Yuwei was busy cooking in the courtyard at this time. She was surprised to see Ning Zhao coming back at this time:
"Why did Zhao'er come back today, but the academy is closed for the holiday?"
Ning Zhao forced a smile:
"Mom, the academy is not on holiday. It was the teacher who asked me to come back."
Jiang Yuwei was shocked when she heard this. She stepped forward, took Ning Zhao's bag and asked:
"Why did the Master ask you to go home?"
Ning Zhao took out the money from selling Yuwei paper from his pocket and handed it to Jiang Yuwei, saying with a smile:
"Mom, take a look at this money first. It's all earned from selling Yuwei paper."
Jiang Yuwei took the silver with a sad face:
"Ning Zhao, tell me the truth. But because you sold paper in the academy and affected your studies, your teacher sent you back?"
Ning Zhao shook his head and whispered:
"No, mother, it's because I had a fight with someone in the academy."
Ning Huaizhi, who had just come out of the house, happened to hear what Ning Zhao said, and immediately became furious:
"You little bastard! I taught you martial arts for self-defense, not for you to fight with your classmates in the academy. Did you hurt anyone?"
Ning Huaizhi didn't wait for Ning Zhao to speak, he just picked up a bamboo stick and hit Ning Zhao. Jiang Yuwei wanted to step forward to stop him, but was stopped by Ning Huaizhi:
"Yuwei, if a child is not well-educated, it is the fault of the father. I will listen to you on everything else, but don't interfere when I am disciplining the child."
Jiang Yuwei fell silent immediately after hearing this and had to hold back her heartache and go back to cook. She naturally knew that a loving mother often spoils her children. She treated her two children too well on weekdays and was never willing to hit or scold them. When something happened, she always stood in front of them to protect the two children. Jiang Yuwei was also afraid that if this continued, the two children would be spoiled by her. Now that Ning Huaizhi wanted to discipline Ning Zhao, she naturally couldn't say anything.
When Ning Zhao saw that his father was about to hit him, he did not hide. He just lowered his head and stood there silently, enduring the pain and crying.
Seeing Ning Zhao didn't say anything, Ning Huaizhi hit him on the back with a stick again:
"Ning Zhao, do you know how hard it was for your mother to send you to school? There are only a few children your age in our village who can go to the academy, and all of them are helping with housework at home. But you, on the other hand, didn't cherish the opportunity to study in the academy, and you caused trouble for me and your mother in the academy. Do you really think that our family's money was blown by the wind?"
After saying that, Ning Huaizhi became even more furious, and hit Ning Zhao hard with the stick again, almost making him fall.
Ning Wan in the room saw this and ran out to block Ning Zhao and cried:
"Wuwu, Wan'er, don't let daddy hit me. Stop it, stop it. I know I'm wrong, wuwu..."
Jiang Yuwei felt so distressed when she saw the two children. She walked up to Ning Huaizhi, patted his shoulder gently, and shook her head slightly at him.
Ning Huaizhi had no choice but to stop when he saw this. He threw the bamboo stick in front of Ning Zhao and said angrily:
"Go, stand on the wall, hold up a bamboo stick, and do horse stance to reflect on yourself! You don't have to eat dinner today! Come back to the house when you have figured it out!"
Ning Zhao held back the tears in her eyes, picked up the bamboo sticks on the ground, and obediently went to the foot of the wall to squat.
Jiang Yuwei felt sad when she saw Ning Zhao like this. She just wanted to make more delicious food and secretly give it to Ning Zhao at night.
The whole family finished their meal with solemn expressions. Ning Huaizhi cleared the dishes and went into the house. Seeing Ning Zhao still squatting at the foot of the wall, Jiang Yuwei filled a bowl of food, took a stool and sat next to him, saying with a smile:
"Your father beat you, do you hate him?"
Ning Zhao shook his head.
Jiang Yuwei picked up a piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth. Ning Zhao couldn't stop crying after eating the meat:
"Mom, I'm still being punished. Dad will beat me again if he sees me..."
Jiang Yuwei picked up another piece of vegetables and fed it to Ning Zhao:
"It's okay. If I don't let him see it, he won't dare to see it. Eat it. Only when you are full will you have the strength to stand in the corner as a punishment, right?"
Ning Zhao ate while crying in grievance. Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei smiled and said:
"Tell mom why you fought with your classmates?"
Ning Zhao swallowed the food in his mouth and spoke slowly:
"Yes, they bullied me first. I didn't want to die, so I fought back..."
Jiang Yuwei's hand holding the bowl trembled slightly after hearing this. She quickly stood up and helped Ning Zhao sit on the bench.
"Tell me clearly what happened, who bullied you, and why you were kicked out of the academy by the teacher even though you were the one being bullied?"
Ning Zhao saw Jiang Yuwei's worried look and waved his hands:
"Mom, don't worry. I fought back. They were more seriously injured than me. The teacher did it for my own good. He was afraid that Ge's people would come to the academy to cause trouble for me, so he asked me to go home first to avoid the limelight..."
Jiang Yuwei couldn't help but frown after hearing this:
"It's Ge again. Was it Master Ge who beat you?"
Ning Zhao nodded and said softly:
"He brought people to find me and forbade me to sell Yuwei paper in the academy. Then he started beating me without explanation and pressed my head into the water tank. I couldn't bear it anymore, so I fought back. I'm not like what dad said, relying on my martial arts skills to bully my classmates. Mom, please believe me."
Jiang Yuwei hugged Ning Zhao into her arms, and murmured with tears in her eyes:
"Mother, I believe you. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have let you go to the academy to sell Yuwei paper. Making money should be my concern. It's my fault that I didn't think it through and got you involved in this dispute. I know what kind of person Young Master Ge is. Don't be afraid. I'll take you to the academy tomorrow to seek justice."
Ning Zhao struggled out of Jiang Yuwei's arms, wiped Jiang Yuwei's tears with his sleeves, and said distressedly:
"No, mother, this is none of your business. I wanted to take Yuwei Paper to the academy to sell it myself, and Yuwei Paper does sell well in the academy. If it weren't for Master Ge..."
Jiang Yuwei looked at Ning Zhao and smiled firmly:
"Zhao'er, although the Ge family is rich and powerful, we don't have to be afraid of them. It's not okay to just avoid things when encountering problems. We must face the difficulties and solve the problems. If this matter is not solved well, I'm afraid you will not be able to live in peace in the academy in the future. Tomorrow, mother will take you to the academy to meet that young master Ge!"