Chapter 269: Stung

It was all because the two children were clamoring to ride the motorcycle, constantly trying to climb onto it.

Of course, Yun Xiaowu and the others wouldn’t allow it. Their family treasured that motorcycle. Besides, the two kids had muddy feet and their hands were pitch-black, so they were stopped.

Wang Daming started shouting about how stingy they were. He even said he would get his mother to take the motorcycle, implying that she would make Wang Mei give it to them.

Yun Xiaowu and his friends got into a simple argument with the two brothers. But who knew the pair had such a temper? Not only did they kick the motorcycle, but they also tried to hit them.

Yun Xiaojiu and Yun Jiao were the first targets, as they looked the easiest to bully.

Yun Xiaojiu was pushed and fell flat on his bottom. The fall hurt, and he started to cry.

Seeing her Brother Nine getting bullied, Yun Jiao wasn’t having it. She slapped Wang Erming right across the face.

Yun Xiaowu and the others also started fighting with Wang Daming, which led to the scene the adults had witnessed earlier.

Wang Mei pointed at Liu Hong and her older brother. "Did you all hear that? You failed to raise your children properly! They were the ones who started it, bullying our kids!"

Liu Hong retorted, "You’re still a daughter of the Old Wang Family. Why are you siding with outsiders against your own kin? My sons were just trying to teach that little girl and the other kid a lesson. Neither of them are even your children! Instead, your two sons helped them bully their own cousins."

"Anyway, I don’t care. My sons suffered so much today, so you’ll definitely be paying their medical bills. They also need some nourishing food to recover, and that stuff isn’t cheap. You’ll have to compensate us for that, too."

"Why don’t you just ask for the moon? Fine. You want money for medical bills, is that it?"

Wang Mei’s eyes swept around the room. She ran to the stove, grabbed a piece of dry firewood that was half-burnt to charcoal, and came back.

"I don’t care about my reputation today! One way or another, I’m going to give you a good thrashing to let off some steam. When I’m done, I’ll pay for your medical bills too!"

With that, she swung the stick in her hand.

Liu Hong shrieked and quickly scrambled away.

"Wang Mei, you’re a lunatic!"

"Wang Dali, are you dead? You’re just going to stand there and watch her hit me? Hurry up and teach her a lesson!"

Father Wang roared, "All of you, stop!"

"Eldest son, take your wife and kids and get out! Otherwise, don’t blame me, your father, for being harsh!"

Wang Dali was still a bit intimidated. He quickly grabbed his wife, called his sons, and left.

Liu Hong, however, was unwilling to let it go. She clawed several scratches onto his face while cursing nonstop.

The good mood was completely ruined. Wang Mei wore a long face.

"Dad, Mom, I’m telling you, don’t you dare give any of this stuff to Liu Hong!"

She didn’t have a good impression of her two nephews, either. ’Malnourished?’

The two boys did look a bit thin, but that wasn’t her fault.

’Their own mother takes all the good stuff back to her family’s home, so of course what’s left for her own sons isn’t any good. Isn’t it Liu Hong’s fault that those two are malnourished?’

’And her older brother is to blame, too.’

"How did Daming and Erming turn out like that?"

Mrs. Wang sighed. "It’s all Liu Hong’s doing."

Father Wang, smoking his pipe, said, "Liu Hong moves all the good things from our eldest son’s home over to her parents’ place. When the kids are hungry, she tells them to go trick other people out of their food. Sometimes she even has them wait at our door, or whoever’s door is having a meal. We’ve talked to her about it, but it’s useless."

They wanted to discipline the two boys properly, but with Liu Hong causing trouble and the two of them being so busy, they just couldn’t manage it.

Thinking of their eldest son, the couple was filled with countless regrets.

’Why didn’t we resist our son’s pleas and just refuse to let Liu Hong marry into the family?’

"What a tragedy."

Mrs. Wang shook her head, completely disappointed in her eldest son.

She stood up. "Let’s not talk about them. I’ll go make you all something to eat."

After the meal, Wang Mei took Yun Jiao and the others to the Locust Tree Forest.

She had already promised to take Yun Jiao there.

Someone was keeping bees nearby. Even before they got close to the Locust Tree Forest, they could hear a BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ.

The locust blossoms had already faded, but behind the mountain, there was a Wildflower Valley.

The bees could still gather nectar from other places.

"Uncle Tie, do you still have any locust blossom honey?"

Wang Mei, with Yun Jiao and the others, found the beekeeper.

There were still very few people who specialized in beekeeping, so the honey was valuable and always sold out.

"Meizi, you’re back! Yes, we still have some."

While they were discussing the honey, Yun Jiao had already boldly run up to a beehive and was squatting down, curiously watching the bees fly in and out.

Domesticated bees are relatively gentle. Even with someone squatting at the entrance, they didn’t attack her.

Of course, Yun Jiao wasn’t mischievous enough to stick her hand in and grab the honey.

Although she really wanted to eat some.

She could even smell the sweet fragrance wafting from inside the hive.

"Wow, these bees don’t sting."

Yun Xiaowu leaned in a little closer, but his delight was short-lived. A bee landed right on his nose.

In a panic, Yun Xiaowu reached up to swat it, and then...

"AWOO!!!"

Yun Xiaowu’s shriek made everyone nearby jump. The adults hurried over.

"Oh my, why did you get so close? Are you okay? Where did it sting you? Let me see."

Yun Xiaowu clutched his nose miserably, tears welling up in his eyes, but he stubbornly refused to cry out loud.

"Quick, move your hand. The stinger has to be pulled out."

This type of bee has only one stinger on its tail, and it can only be used once in its lifetime.

When it stings, its stinger and a part of its abdomen are torn away, and the bee can’t survive.

The stinger was still stuck in Yun Xiaowu’s nose. Once it was removed, his nose was red and began to swell up at a visible rate.

The beekeeper, Wang Tie, quickly applied some ointment.

"Serves you right for getting so close."

Yun Xiaowu said indignantly, "Everyone was just as close! Why was I the only one who got stung?"

Yun Xiaoqi, Yun Xiao Ba, and the others tried to stifle their laughter. Fifth Brother with his swollen nose just looked too funny. Ha ha ha...

Yun Jiao was also laughing so hard her shoulders shook.

Yun Xiaowu shot them a resentful glare.

After buying two jars of locust blossom honey, they finally left.

As soon as they returned to the Wang family’s house, Yun Xiaowu, with an aggrieved expression, scooped out a spoonful of honey to mix with water and drink.

Father and Mrs. Wang also had some, of course. But the two elders looked pained by the expense, drank only a small cup, and then insisted that the children drink more.

Yun Jiao and the others wanted to stay and play for a while longer. The pig was taken back on a tractor borrowed by Yun Linhe and Yun Linhai.

Wang Mei and the children temporarily stayed at the Wang family’s house.

At night, when the moon was big and the stars were many, two straw mats were laid out on the roof. The children lay in a row on the mats, watching the stars.

"Look! There are a lot of fireflies in the woods over there! They’re flying up!"

Following the direction Yun Xiaoqi was pointing, everyone looked toward the bamboo grove behind the house and indeed saw many small, flying points of light.