"I want to go too." A voice rang out from the corner.
Everyone was stunned again.
Zhang Xiaohu turned around and saw that it was Zhang Xiaohua, who had been sitting in the corner.
Guo Sufi said angrily, "Xiaohua, what nonsense are you making? Your second brother is going to find a wife. You're still young—what are you going to Pingyang City for?"
Zhang Xiaohu was unwilling to accept that and said angrily, "Mother, I'm not going just to find a wife. Listen to yourself."
Guo Sufi smiled at Zhang Xiaohu and was just about to say something when Zhang Xiaohua's answer caught everyone by surprise.
"I'm going to Pingyang City to learn martial arts!"
"Learn martial arts? Why?" Everyone found it very strange.
By then, Zhang Xiaohua had already stepped out from the corner. Standing in the doorway with his little face raised, he said to everyone, "Ever since we met Sister-in-law in Lu Town, I've kept thinking about why we were bullied by others yet had no strength to fight back. It wasn't until I was injured by the bandits during Brother's wedding that I understood the answer. It was because we didn't know martial arts. We didn't have enough strength to make others fear us. If I knew martial arts, those people would definitely not have dared to attack us. Besides, didn't Uncle just say that the bandits from West Cui Mountain might come knocking someday? Relying on other people's protection is never secure. Only by holding it in our own hands can we truly face the bandits."
After saying this, Zhang Xiaohua looked back at the courtyard outside. It was already dark, and faint starlight had appeared in the sky. He continued, "Only after learning martial arts can I protect myself, and protect everyone."
Everyone reacted