Chapter 448: Yamen Runners Visit
Mr. Zhuang laughed and said, "It's not that I'm amazing, but your parents are very understanding. When I went there, your mother had already sent the silver ingot to you, but you left before breakfast, so you missed it."
Mr. Zhuang said, "This is your third mistake. You skipped breakfast for such a small matter. Not only did you hurt yourself, but you also hurt your parents' hearts. Blah blah blah..."
Mr. Zhuang was in high spirits, so he simply pulled the three children aside to talk about filial piety. All three children were very anxious.
Seeing that they really couldn't bear to listen any longer, Mr. Zhuang waved his hand and said, "Alright, go home."
The three children rushed out together, carrying their small school boxes. Bai Erlang was older than them and ran the fastest. He was the first to run onto the bridge and ran towards his home like a rocket.
Bai Shanbao and Manbao were two steps behind him, but also followed closely behind him.
Bai Erlang rushed back to his room in one breath and went to look for the silver ingot without even putting down the book box.
Mrs. Bai's maid placed it on the table in the inner room, and Bai Erlang's servant didn't clean it up, so Bai Erlang saw it as soon as he rushed in.
He rushed over to open the box, and when he saw the familiar silver ingots inside, he couldn't help but laugh out loud with joy.
Bai Shanbao and Manbao were also happy for him, and they helped him find a place to hide the money.
The two felt that hiding good things under the bed was the most unsafe place, because anyone could think of hiding things under the bed.
For example, her father's private money was never hidden under the bed.
"Do you want to take back the remaining twenty-nine silver ingots and manage them yourself?"
"No," Bai Erlang said, "I want to wait and see. If no one wants to take my money again, I will take it back. You can keep it for me first."
"No problem. The money is in my study. If you want to see it, just go and see it yourself."
Bai Jilang was a little worried, "Is it safe?"
"Don't worry, there won't be any thieves."
After finishing the business, Bai Shanbao invited the two friends to go back to his house to drink realgar wine. "It is said that realgar wine should be drunk during the Dragon Boat Festival."
Manbao was very curious, "Can you drink?"
"No, but I've prepared it. I'll let Daji drink it and show us."
Manbao didn't know what was so good about it, so he refused.
Bai Shanbao was very sorry and said, "My grandmother will be back in a few days. Why is the teacher's class so heavy?"
Liu was like a huge mountain pressing down on Bai Shanbao's head. When his grandmother was not at home, he was the king of the family and no one could control him.
And now Wang Ba is about to become a turtle.
Manbao missed her a little and said, "Grandma Liu has been gone for a long time, don't you miss her?"
"Yes, but I prefer to be the king at home."
Manbao and Baijilang: ...
Liu came back earlier than any of them expected. It was only the seventh day, before the hour of Si, and the car had already entered Qili Village.
There were no students attending the class these two days, so Mr. Zhuang taught them in the small courtyard, which was surrounded by walls on all sides. Although there were only three of them, they read loudly, so they could not hear the noise of cars and horses at the village entrance.
Until Nanny Liu came in person with a food box.
The maid following behind Madam Liu was holding a lot of things, all of which were holiday gifts for Mr. Zhuang.
Aunt Liu smiled and said, "Our old lady went to Yizhou this time, thanks to you, sir, for taking care of our young master. These things are local specialties that the old lady brought back from Yizhou. I hope Mr. Zhuang will not mind them."
Then she mentioned asking for leave from Bai Shanbao, "My old lady hasn't seen the young master for a long time. She misses him terribly and has something she wants to ask him. So she wants to ask the master for half a day's leave and send him back in the afternoon when the class starts."
This means you may have to leave early in the morning.
Mr. Zhuang glanced at the hourglass. It wasn't long until noon, only about three-quarters of an hour, so he nodded and said with a smile, "Okay, take him back."
Aunt Liu smiled and left the things. She also greeted Man Bao and Bai Erlang and said with a smile: "Young Master Tang, Miss Man, the old lady also brought you some food. Go home after school at noon. The old lady brought back a lot of delicious food."
Manbao's eyes were shining, but he couldn't help looking at Mr. Zhuang.
Mr. Zhuang laughed and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, you all go together."
Mr. Zhuang paused and said, "You can leave early this morning, but you must go home first and talk to your parents before going to play with Shanbao."
They are a reunion of grandparents and grandchildren, so we should at least give them some time to talk, right?
Manbao and Bai Erlang nodded vigorously. They were very happy to be able to leave early.
Manbao ran home happily carrying his small school box.
Seeing that she was sweating profusely, Qian quickly pulled her to the kitchen door and took down the bookcase for her while asking, "Why are you back in such hot weather?"
"Grandma Liu is back. She asked Shanbao to take half a day off, so Mr. gave us a day off as well."
"Did you have lunch at home today?"
Manbao nodded.
Qian smiled and said, "Okay, mother will make you some wheat porridge. It's so hot, and you won't have an appetite if you eat dry food."
Manbao nodded repeatedly and asked, "I want to eat the pickled vegetables and porridge made by my sister-in-law."
Qian tapped her nose and said with a smile, "You are really picky."
Qian was about to go back to her room to cook porridge when there was a knock on the door. A man poked his head in from outside and shouted, "Is this Zhou Jin's house?"
Qian smiled and replied "yes", then walked out. When she saw the yamen runner standing at the door, her smile paused, then she nervously forced a smile again, "Yes, Zhou Jin is my boss. I wonder what the official wants to see him about?"
"Where is he? Find him back. Here is his official document."
The wives from each room who were resting or doing various chores in the house pushed open the door and came out with a group of children.
The yamen runner was startled to see so many women and children suddenly appear in the yard. He frowned and asked, "Why are you asking so many questions? I see there are quite a few men on your household registration. Where are they?"
"They went up the mountain," Qian said quickly, fearing he might misunderstand. "There are some wild mushrooms and fruits on the mountain. They went up the mountain to look for them. I don't know where to look for them right now..."
In fact, they went up the mountain to look for Poria cocos. In the morning, they went to weed the fields before the sun got bright. When the sun got brighter, the wives went home, and the men went up the mountain with baskets and hoes on their backs to look for Poria cocos.
Last year, their family made a lot of money from Poria cocos.
Of course, Zhou Erlang was not at home. He had gone to the city to sell tofu and vegetables.
So what Qian said was true, she really couldn't find the person for the time being.
She glanced behind the yamen runner and confirmed that he was the only one there. Then Qian gritted her teeth and moved aside to let him in.
She smiled and said, "The sun is too strong. It's not good to ask you to wait outside. Why don't you come in and do it? You can even have a drink of water."
He added, "I'll ask my grandson to call the village chief. Our village chief is from the same clan as mine. If the men are not here, it will be the same if you tell him."
The bailiff's face finally looked better, and he followed Qian into the main hall.
(End of this chapter)
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