Grandpa Bai came over with his men, and Ji Baian followed him. The kid was walking and pointing at the kids covered in dirt and saying something: "… Grandpa Bai, it was them who grabbed a handful of lime powder and threw it over here. My cousin and Mi Yang were covered in it. It was really dangerous!"
Mr. Bai came here on a whim, and was accompanied by a guard. When he heard what he said, his expression became even uglier. He looked up and quickly set his sights on the only adult, and said, "Was it your child who did it?"
The woman gritted her teeth and looked at the old leader who looked quite dignified. She came from the countryside and didn't know how to read military ranks, but she couldn't help feeling a little timid when she saw this man who was surrounded by people. But when she looked at her son who was spitting out something black from his mouth, she immediately frowned and said angrily, "Even if my child spilled a handful of lime, what about the child of Deputy Commander Mi? Didn't Mi Yang do anything wrong?" As she spoke, she pulled her son over, wiped his face with her hand, and yelled, "Look how vicious Mi Yang is. He wants to feed our child lime. That's lime! It will burn people to death if eaten. He's just a few years old, how can he be so cruel!"
Mr. Bai stood there and turned to look at the group of little kids, and said, "Mi Yang, did you feed him lime?"
Mi Yang was familiar with the old man. Although Old Bai looked serious at ordinary times, he was definitely a kind grandfather when he and Bai Luochuan were the only two children. Therefore, he was not afraid of him and stood up and said frankly: "No, Grandpa Bai, I just fed him a handful of dirt."
The fat dark nephew standing at the door shouted in a low voice: "You are lying, I saw it all, it's lime!"
The woman also felt something was wrong, so she opened her son's mouth and took a look. It was black and there was no other reaction. It was not lime, but a handful of soil.
The kid who led the bullying of Mi Yang was called Li Mao. He had just lost the fight, and now his mother had opened his mouth and looked at him for a long time. He felt very aggrieved and shouted, "Even if it's dirt, the lime I spread just now has fallen on the dirt. You just want to feed me lime, you have no good intentions!"
The woman wanted to cover his mouth but it was too late. Her son had already finished shouting like a machine gun. Her face turned red and white. She could only slap her son on the back with her backhand. The slap was so hard that the child burst into tears.
Mi Yang didn't care how she educated the child. He came to seek justice and had to make the facts clear first. He pointed to the trouser pocket of the crying boy and said, "He took the lime powder out of his trouser pocket. He must have hidden a small handful before. Now there must be some powder left. If you don't believe me, you can verify it. Of course, I can show you my pocket first. All our pockets are fine." Mi Yang turned out several pockets on his body and showed them to her. He then said to the other little kids, "Turn out your pockets and show Li Mao's mother if there is any lime powder."
The woman was too late to try to stop him. A group of kids from the opposite compound all listened to Mi Yang and turned out their pockets to show everyone. Except for a few people who dropped two candies, the rest were clean without any white powder.
But Li Mao didn't dare. He covered his pocket and kept shrinking back, his meaning was obvious.
Mi Yang stood there, looking up at Old Man Bai and said, "Grandpa Bai, there is lime powder in Li Mao's right trouser pocket and also in his palm. Does that prove that he was the only one who threw the lime powder at people?"
The woman wanted to argue, but she heard Mr. Bai snort heavily and said, "Yes!"
The woman whispered, "You are such a big leader, you should not treat a child like that, and I don't see how serious the injury is..."
"Didn't see him? That's right. Our child has been sent to the hospital. If anything happens to him, just wait for him!" Mr. Bai said sternly, "Don't talk about morality. The Cultural Revolution is over, but you still think you are a Red Guard and can easily put labels on others? Everyone is equal now. I am just a parent of a child. Parents are not divided by size! I am a leader, and you are pretending to be wronged. If I were an ordinary person, would I be bullied for nothing? There is no such thing in the world."
The woman's face flushed after being scolded by Old Bai, and she didn't dare to act wildly anymore, but she was still angry in her heart, and couldn't help but say, "What about Mi Yang? Mi Yang brought a bunch of people to beat my child for nothing? It's not a big deal to have more people, but he still fed my child dirt!"
Before Mr. Bai opened his mouth, the little kids nearby were already unhappy. They had heard clearly that Commander Bai had been sent to the hospital, and now this family wanted to frame their Adjutant Mi!
Several people couldn't sit still and immediately started shouting: "Grandpa Bai, don't listen to what they say, they are the ones who bullied Mi Yang!"
"Yes, it's these four brothers! They always make trouble for Mi Yang. When they see that there are many of us, they run away. When there are few of us, they always go to provoke Mi Yang!"
"They started it first, and Li Mao even cursed that Mi Yang's father was going to die. I heard it!"
"I heard it too. Li Mao and the others said that Mi Yang's father was not good. They even cursed him!"
…
The woman couldn't control the children's chattering, and sweat broke out on her forehead. She said, "Don't talk nonsense. Our Li Mao never swears!"
"Who said that? He just said that to Mi Yang—" The little carrot head who ran out first to ask for help was very clever. He shouted in Li Mao's dialect, and even the intonation was pronounced. "The last time Li Mao said that, my mom said it was a dirty word and that good children shouldn't listen to it. If they hear it too much, their ears will rot!"
Several others followed suit and said, "That's right, Li Mao said so!"
The children didn't understand what this meant, but the adults understood it as soon as they heard it. Mr. Bai had a few guards who could speak the dialect. Although the tone was slightly different from this, their faces turned black when they heard it. This was definitely not a good thing to say.
There was a lot of noise here, and someone had already notified Captain Li to go home quickly. When he arrived, he saw a scene of being accused in the street. Sweat broke out on his forehead. He had indeed cursed a few times when he was drunk at home, but he just relied on the good temper of the Mi Zehai family and didn't bother with them. The adults usually cursed at them at home a lot, and the children learned to do the same. He didn't expect that he would come out and curse this time and cause such a disaster.
Captain Li hurried over and whispered, "Old Chief, it's our family's fault."
The woman hugged her child tightly and wanted to refute, but Captain Li glared at her and said, "Why don't you take the child in quickly? Look at the child you usually take care of, and what he looks like now!"
The woman was not convinced. When she saw her husband coming, she didn't want to go in anymore. This made Captain Li very anxious, and his repeated eye contact was of no use.
Mr. Bai said with a sullen face, "I won't argue with the child, I'll just talk to you as parents. What does the child know? He must have heard what he said and followed suit. So it's your responsibility."
Captain Li said awkwardly, "Actually, this is just a catchphrase. We just say it casually. It doesn't have any other meaning."
Mr. Bai sneered and said, "Oh, since you just said it casually and don't have any other meaning, then fine." He pointed at the little boy who was standing in front of the woman and ate a mouthful of dirt and said, "Turn around and say it ten times to your parents."
Captain Li and his wife both looked unhappy. He forced a smile and said, "Commander, this, this is not good..."
Mr. Bai scolded, “Speak!”
Old Bai had been to the battlefield, so his aura was particularly oppressive. When he got really angry, not only the children but also the adults didn't dare to act rashly. The child started crying, but didn't dare to cry loudly. His shoulders twitched as he tried to hide behind his mother. The woman was about to throw a tantrum again, but was frightened by Old Bai's look and stood there not daring to move.
Mr. Bai asked, "Why don't you say anything again? Do you think I'm easy to fool?"
Captain Li said with a sweat on his face, "I dare not."
Mr. Bai looked at the couple and said in a cold voice, "I'll give you a chance to explain. You don't want to. If you want to make a scene, I won't do it. If you do something wrong, you must be punished. The son must pay for the father's debt. If the son makes a mistake, the father can't shirk his responsibility. If you dare to shout again, the guards will arrest you adults and lock you up for a few days to receive a thorough education!" As he said this, the guard behind him stepped forward. The woman didn't dare to say a word. She shrank behind her husband and whispered a few words, like a mosquito humming, "No, I don't want to make a scene..."
Captain Li's face turned red and white, and he said, "I apologize."
Mr. Bai looked at him and asked, "Only to the children?"
Captain Li gritted his teeth and said, "No, I apologize to Comrade Mi Zehai as well."
Mr. Bai sneered and said, "Very good, write another letter of apology and send it to the division headquarters! I think you don't train enough, and you think about all kinds of nonsense all day long. It's really nonsense! If you can't do it well, don't do it, go back to your hometown and farm!"
Captain Li and his wife lowered their heads and dared not say a word.
Mr. Bai took a group of children away, asked the guards to send the other children home, and told the parents of these children what happened today, explained it clearly, and didn't give those who gossiped behind their backs any chance to take advantage of it. He took Mi Yang back with him. When he got home, Bai Luochuan had already returned from the hospital. His eyes were examined by the doctor, and there was nothing wrong. He just prescribed some medicine and flushing, and asked him to observe for another two days.
Mr. Bai looked at the hospital bill handed over by the guard, took out a bill with a fee, and said to him, "Take it to Captain Li's home and ask him to pay. Remember, not a penny more, not a penny less."
The guard saluted and said, "Yes!"
Mr. Bai waved for Bai Luochuan to come over, looked at him carefully, and asked, "Luochuan, are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere else? Be sure to tell grandpa, and don't get sick. Your eyes are too precious, and you'll need them for the rest of your life."
Bai Luochuan smiled and shook his head, "Grandpa, I'm fine."
Bai Luochuan looked towards Mi Yang, and couldn't help but feel a little worried. Old Master Bai snorted and laughed, saying, "Are you still worried about him? Yang Yang was in a terrible situation today. When I went there, he was helping you to 'avenge'!"
Master Bai's eyes lit up, and he looked at Mi Yang expectantly and asked, "Really? What did you do? Are you not hurt?"
Mi Yang smiled and shook his head, standing there obediently, looking like the gentle and good-tempered baby again.
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