Chapter 636 Group Fight
Daji poured two bags of stones into two basins of water. These were stones that had undergone the most basic cutting and polishing by craftsmen.
It looked pretty good, at least better than when they picked it out before, but this was far from enough.
Daji taught them how to wash the chess pieces and how to polish them one by one.
Knowing that Manbao would help make chess pieces, Liu specially prepared two sets of tools for them, one for each person.
Manbao took a brush and, imitating Daji, brushed the cut surface and rubbed it slowly.
Daji said, "This stone is like jade. The more people touch it and the longer it lasts, the smoother it becomes."
He paused and said, "This stone is the best among all the stone chess pieces. If you use it long enough, it will become as smooth as jade."
Bai Shan asked curiously, "There are stone chess pieces, but are there other chess pieces like wooden chess pieces and jade chess pieces?"
"That's right, but wooden chess pieces are easily deformed if cut too small, and jade chess pieces are too precious and rare, so we still mainly use stone chess pieces," Daji said. "In our Bai family, except for the great master who sharpened jade chess pieces once, all other masters use stone chess pieces."
Manbao was amazed and said to Baishan, "Your family is really rich."
After two days, she already knew that this basket of stones was not cheap. The money spent on two baskets could buy a set of chess pieces in the bookstore.
She didn't quite understand it until just now, but when she touched the roughly polished stone, she understood that this stone was different from the chess pieces sold in the bookstore.
Bai Shan naturally felt it as well. He and Manbao put their hands into the water to rub the stones, and changed the water according to Daji's instructions, adding some ingredients to soak.
Just as she was having a great time, San Ya came running to her and said, "Aunt, grandma asked me to tell you to go home. Aunt has come back."
Manbao immediately ran home, and Bai Shan only had time to shout, "Remember to pack your things, we will leave for Yizhou City early tomorrow morning."
"I know!"
Manbao and Sanya ran home quickly. Old Zhou's house was bustling with activity, and a group of children were surrounding Guan Xin asking for candy.
Guan Xin laughed so hard that his eyes almost disappeared. He kept taking out candies from his pocket and giving them to them. Soon, he had taken out all the candies from his pocket.
Manbao stretched out his hand to greet Guan Xin, then turned around and went into his eldest sister's room. Qian and Little Qian were both in the room, whispering to Zhou Xi.
When they saw Manbao come in, they stopped talking.
Manbao ran up and asked, "Sister, is your brother-in-law good to you?"
Zhou Xi smiled and said, "That's good. You're young, so don't worry about it all the time."
"Yes, your eldest sister is in the county town, not far from the shop. With your eldest brother and sister-in-law taking care of her, how could Guan Xin dare to bully her?" Qian said, "But you, on the other hand, don't know how long it will take you to return from your trip to Yizhou City this time."
She whispered, "There are many wealthy people in that place. You and the two young masters of the Bai family must control your temper and not be too naughty. It's different from the village."
Manbao nodded repeatedly, "I know, Mom. I was very well behaved when we were in Yizhou City."
"Then why are you so naughty now that you're back in the village? I heard that you brought three or four heads to fight with the kids from Dali Village the other day, right?"
"No," Manbao flatly denied, "We didn't beat them. We were just protecting our fruit trees."
Qian tapped her forehead and said, "Just keep on being poor. Yesterday, everyone in Dali Village went to Mr. Bai's place and paid so much compensation for you."
Manbao snorted, "We didn't use too much force. At most, they turned a little green. They're so annoying. If they had only picked some fruit, we wouldn't have said anything. But Bai Zhuangtou said they also picked some unripe fruit on the mountain. We can't eat it, so they use it all for fighting. We've been planting for so many years to get so many fruits. We water and fertilize every year..."
Manbao still feels a little aggrieved when talking about this matter. "They just pick it up and throw it away, which seems easy, but they don't know how much effort it takes behind the scenes."
Little Qian also said, "Mother, it's those kids from Dali Village who are going too far. The kids in our village all know that those are Manbao's fruit trees and they won't go over and damage them. If the kids in Dali Village don't know, don't the adults know either?"
He added, "People have worked so hard to grow their own fruits, and now their own children have caused trouble. A polite person would naturally come to apologize, but they have the nerve to come to their door and ask for justice. Aren't they ashamed?"
Manbao nodded repeatedly.
Qian glared at her and said, "No matter what, you can't fight. Especially on the hillside. There are rocks and tree stumps everywhere, and it's steep. If someone hits the head by mistake, how can we compensate them?"
"Furthermore, what if you get beaten up? Who can I cry to then?"
Manbao said confidently: "No, Daji was with me at that time, and I also have the blessing of Lord Tianzun."
Qian: ...
She rubbed her forehead and said, "Then you are not allowed to fight, understand?"
Manbao nodded, "Don't worry, Mom, I'm grown up now and I won't fight anymore."
Just agree to it first and talk about it later.
Qian said, "Okay, go pack your bags. Aren't you leaving early tomorrow morning? You're not allowed to go out and play today."
Manbao secretly stuck out his tongue and agreed.
Seeing her leave obediently, Qian turned around and said to Little Qian, "Don't spoil her too much. Things are different now. She's grown up now, and she's still fighting with others. How can she be so shameless?"
Xiao Qian lowered her head in agreement, and Zhou Xi quickly said, "Mother, this is not the eldest sister-in-law's fault. Manbao has been raised like this since he was a child. It may not be easy for him to change."
She paused and then smiled, "Besides, I think there's nothing wrong with being a bit aggressive. At least I won't be bullied, right?"
Xiao Qian nodded quietly on the side.
Qian said, "How could I not know? But there are many ways to be aggressive, and fighting is the worst."
The day before yesterday, when Manbao came back covered in mud with the three and four dogs, Qian almost couldn't breathe.
They said early in the morning that they wanted to go to the small farm to see the fruit trees. Qian thought that the wedding had just ended at home and there was still a lot to do, so she left behind Datou and others who often played with Manbao, and asked Santou and Sitou to go with her.
Who knew they would come back in the afternoon covered in mud, even their hair and faces were covered in mud, and there was a swelling on Santou's forehead. Upon asking, we found out that they met the children from Dali Village who came to the mountain to steal fruits.
On Manbao's side were the two young masters of the Bai family, as well as some children in the village who played well with them. There were already some conflicts between the two sides, and when they met, they immediately became hostile and started fighting.
The two groups fought from halfway up the mountain to the foot of the mountain, and rolled directly into the ditch dug by the farmhands, and almost rolled into the big canal. In the end, Daji separated them and the two sides called a truce.
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(End of this chapter)
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