amaotonovel Chapter 335 The Grand Elder Punishes the Juniors
Chapter 335 The Grand Elder Punishes the Juniors
Upon hearing the elder's words, starting with Wenxia, a dozen or so people of all ages began to find their place in the queue.
Soon, two neat rows of people stood in front of the bamboo courtyard.
The first row was mainly for children under ten years old. Wen Chengmo arranged for his younger siblings and stood at the front of the line, while Zhou Jiarui stood at the back.
The second row mainly consisted of girls. Wenxia stood at the front of the line, and the girls lined up one by one. Wenwen stood second to last, with Yao Maimai in front of her and Yao Suisui behind her.
I counted them, and there were nearly seventeen people, mainly girls from several families and a group of children. The boys from the valley had gone to the back mountain early today, and I don't know where they went, so they didn't see the comical sparring match at the Bamboo Courtyard.
Ren Randan, Ren Ranman, and Ren Jinning were quite confused as they were standing in formation for the first time.
These people had only been in the valley for a short time and were encountering such a situation for the first time. They were inexplicably pulled into the crowd to watch, and then inexplicably pulled into a line. Except when they were watching the excitement and laughing heartlessly, they were pulled along by the people next to them the whole time.
At this moment, Ren Jinning was standing in the third position of the first row. Wen Chengyu was on his left and Wen Chengjing was on his right. He really didn't understand why he had to stand here. Just as he was about to leave the group, the two people next to him pulled him back. Wen Chengyu whispered to him, "Cousin, if you don't want to be punished, just stand there and don't move."
Wen Chengjing also advised, "Brothers should share both good times and bad. Stand up straight."
Ren Jinning was quite obedient. He felt that life in the valley was more interesting than in the past few years. He was particularly pleased with the phrase "Brothers share happiness and hardship." The little guy replied firmly, "Okay, brothers for life." After saying that, he stood at attention and looked straight ahead.
The child's voice was quite loud, causing the elders watching nearby to grit their teeth and try their best to suppress their laughter.
The elders were speechless...
Goodness, they were about to be punished, but they still managed to develop a brotherly bond. Well done, these kids have guts!
Meanwhile, the girls' group...
Renran Dan stood beside Wenxia, a little frightened. She had never experienced anything like this before. She was a well-behaved girl and would never be naughty enough to be punished by being made to stand. Wenxia noticed her unease out of the corner of her eye and quietly comforted her, "Ranran Dan, I'm sorry to have dragged you into this. But don't worry, I'll protect you from now on, hehe."
Little did people know that before her exile, Wenxia was a well-bred young lady from a respectable family, and she never had such a bold and unrestrained personality. It was all due to changes in her environment.
Ren Ranman stood next to Yao Maimai, accepting everything quite calmly. She was trying her best to integrate into this group of sisters, and she liked the life here.
Yao Maimai originally wanted to say a few words of comfort to her, but Ren Ranman seemed completely unaffected. Yao Maimai leaned closer and asked curiously, "Ranman, aren't you afraid of being punished? Aren't you upset about being implicated by us?"
Unexpectedly, Ren Ranman wasn't coy at all. "I can take a beating. Besides, can you bear to watch me get beaten up?"
The Wen sisters, neither of whom were deaf, looked at Yao Maimai with great anticipation for her answer, hoping it might be a wake-up call.
As expected, Yao Maimai whispered, "I can't bear it. Since you can take a beating, I'll push you out to take the fall later. Sister, you better hold on!"
Ren Ranman...
What kind of cousin is this? She's not friendly at all.
The other girls were all suppressing their laughter. See? This is Yao Maimai. Give her a little attention and she'll take advantage of it.
The women watching all looked disappointed and exasperated, especially Wen Lanling, who wanted to beat Yao Maimai up. She had no choice but to apologize to Xu Mingmin, the second daughter-in-law of the Ren family, who was standing next to her: "Her second aunt, the child is naughty. I will discipline her later."
Wenwen's mother, Madam Ren, also apologized to her sisters-in-law, saying, "Sister-in-law, the children are naughty. I will discipline them later."
The Zhang and Xu families of the Ren family wouldn't really care about such things. Since they were all family, they understood the principle of fair rewards and punishments.
Grandmother Wen and Grandmother Ren exchanged a glance, their eyes crinkling with smiles. They were pleased to see their children sociable and genuinely getting along. Sometimes, sharing hardships and punishments could actually strengthen their bond.
Wen Yuanqian watched as the group of children lined up and began whispering among themselves, and his voice suddenly turned serious.
"Halt! Left and right dress! Begin counting off!"
"1, 2, 3......16......"
Hmm, one is missing.
Wen Qing patted Zhou Jiarui's shoulder beside her, "Rui Rui, it's your turn, hurry up and count off."
Zhou Jiarui shouted at the top of her lungs, "Reporting to the Grand Elder, I am 17."
A baby's voice echoed through the bamboo courtyard.
Phew!
Cough, cough, cough!
Ouch, my stomach hurts from trying so hard to hold back my laughter.
Every single one of the women, everyone in the bamboo courtyard, quietly and with strange expressions, suppressed their laughter as they looked at this strange sight.
Wenwen looked ahead and noticed that Master Zhou almost twisted his ankle when he went down the steps. It must have been Rui Rui's voice that startled him.
Haha, she bets Rui Rui is going to get another beating tonight!
After reciting the numbers, Wen Yuanqian cleared his throat, glanced at each child in front of him, and said earnestly.
“If you want to have a friendly competition, your family won’t object, but you need to learn to choose a good place. Look at what’s drying on the shelf. That’s everyone’s food, and the dried fruit your grandmother, mother, and aunt made by hand. That was a snack for you. Now it’s all going to waste.”
"Don't you know the value of every grain of rice? Have you forgotten everything your teacher taught you? You forget everything when a fight breaks out?"
"And another thing, this lawn in front of the bamboo courtyard, with potholes everywhere, you've dug up the whole lawn. What if we twist our ankles walking across it? You should think about the elderly!"
Wen Yuanqian's outburst made the three instigators blush even more.
Almost simultaneously, all three stepped forward and said in unison, "Elder, we know we were wrong, we accept the punishment, please punish us!"
Wen Yuanqian calmed his temper and continued, "Punishment is certain. First, restore the lawn to its original state. Second, there will be no lunch for you today; go to the orchard and work. We'll arrange the specific tasks later. Third, if you want to spar in the future, go to the training ground on the back mountain."
Yes, the back hill has changed a lot.
During the time they were in Beijing, their family was gradually developing and renovating the hillside behind their house.
Originally, there were only some caves for everyone to cultivate, but now a large square has been opened up for everyone to exchange skills and fight with weapons and magic.
Of course, the training ground is surrounded by protective arrays, so the fighting will not affect the outside or damage the ground. Safety is not a problem at all.
In addition to the training ground, several houses were also built.
These are the alchemy room, weapon-refining room, talisman-making room, and array pavilion.
The four basic skills of the family are ready, and the back mountain has been built. Today is the day for the young men of the family to test them.
The problem now hanging over the elders' minds is finding family members with this talent to begin training.
As soon as Wen Yuanqian finished speaking, Yao Maimai boldly asked, "The martial arts training ground on the back mountain? Grandfather, oh, no, Elder, can we go to the training ground too?"