Chapter 646: Relaxed
Zhou Silang placed the ladder on top of the carriage and forced Daji to drive the carriage outside the west wall. Then, under the watchful eyes of Manbao and Bai Erlang, he climbed onto the top of the wall, sat astride the wall, reached out to pick up the ladder, pulled it up to the top of the wall, and then placed it on the other side.
He proudly raised his chin towards Manbao who was standing with his head tilted back below, hooked his finger and said, "Come up quickly."
Manbao immediately climbed up the haystack excitedly. Zhou Silang reached out and pulled her to the top of the wall, and then she climbed down by herself holding the ladder.
"Fourth brother, there are pens and ink in my book basket. Put my book basket in as well."
Zhou Silang waved to Daji, "Hey brother, help me quickly."
Daji reluctantly carried a basket of books and handed it to him.
Bai Erlang also pulled Zhou Silang's hand and climbed up to the top of the wall. He had never climbed a ladder before, so he was quite scared.
Holding Zhou Silang with one hand and the wall with the other, he stretched out a trembling foot towards the ladder.
Manbao, who was standing below, was so disgusted that he held onto the ladder and said, "Don't be afraid. Just hold on to the ladder. I'll hold on for you."
"That's easy for you to say. I've never climbed a ladder before."
When Bai Shan pulled Wei Chen over, what he saw was Bai Erlang standing on the ladder with one foot, not daring to go down.
He was shocked. Brother Zhou Si actually got a ladder?
Wei Chen's eyes almost popped out. He immediately turned around and looked behind him. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw no one coming.
The two of them immediately ran forward.
Bai Shan commanded him, "Are you stupid? I've seen people go down the ladder on their backs, why are you going down the ladder on your back?"
Bai Erlang: "Brother Zhou Si didn't say we can't lie on our backs."
Zhou Silang: "I can do it on my back or my back, how would I know you're afraid of heights? No, you're pretty good at climbing trees, so how come you weren't afraid of heights then?"
Manbao was directing from below, "Turn your feet and look around. Hey, it seems that when you climb a tree, you also face the tree with your back facing outwards."
Several people were chattering non-stop, and Wei Chen was almost getting anxious. "Calm down a bit, this is the prefectural academy! If the school official comes over later, don't tell him you know me."
Bai Erlang finally climbed down the ladder under everyone's guidance. Zhou Silang then took the book basket from Daji's hand and climbed down with it.
He turned his neck left and right, and saw fruit trees everywhere he looked. He patted a tree trunk and asked, "Your prefectural school isn't an orchard, so why are there so many peach trees?"
Wei Chen: "...This is an apricot tree."
"Oh," Zhou Silang withdrew his hand and said with a smile, "This apricot tree and peach tree look quite similar. By the way, where are you going to hide this ladder?"
Wei Chen glared, "Ladder, the ladder should be placed here?"
"Of course it has to be put here. Otherwise, you would have to carry it all the way from home every time you need it. This ladder is quite long. When I put it on the top of the carriage today and brought it in, many people looked at it."
Daji, who had already flown in, thought: You also know that many people are watching it?
"If you leave it here, what if it's discovered?"
Zhou Silang: "I will never admit it even if you kill me."
Manbao said: "Let's hide it well."
Wei Chen motioned for them to look around, pointing to the twenty or so trees before them and asking, "How did you hide so well?"
Zhou Silang thought.
"Besides, if you guys leave from up here, who'll hide the ladder for you?"
Everyone looked at him in unison, then turned their gazes to look at Bai Shan.
Bai Shan grinned, "No problem at all, so where are you hiding?"
Zhou Silang looked at Manbao and said, "When it comes to hiding things, no one in the world can compare to my Manbao. Manbao, you tell me."
Manbao: ...with Zang Keke, the key is whether she dares to say it?
Manbao turned around and looked again and again, and couldn't help asking for help from Keke, "Keke, what do you think?"
Koko: "Human vision is affected by light and shadow. As for how to use this, the host should consult Mr. Daji beside you. He always makes people ignore his existence."
Manbao then looked at Daji and asked, "Daji, if you were to hide, where would you hide?"
Daji looked at her, thought for a moment, and pointed to a corner.
What could be done? This was clearly irreversible, and even Mr. Zhuang was on their side, so rather than watching them stumble, they might as well lend a hand.
Under Daji's guidance, they carried the ladder to an apricot tree in the corner, and Daji took the initiative to help them lean the ladder against the apricot tree.
Then Daji stepped back and saw that no one could find the ladder unless they looked carefully.
The most important thing is that they knew there was a ladder here, so they looked at it with a purpose. If someone who didn't know about it came here, they probably wouldn't be able to see it even if they looked carefully.
Wei Chen couldn't help but give Daji a thumbs up and praised him, "Great!"
Turning his back, he quietly asked Bai Shan, "Is Daji from your family not an ordinary servant? He's really amazing. I'm saying your family is really not a noble family?"
Bai Shan frowned and said, "It's not a noble family, but they have been officials for several generations."
Wei Chen asked, "How many generations are there?"
"There are gaps in the direct lineage, and it's not coherent. According to the genealogy I've memorized, there are only seven or eight generations, and the highest official is only the third rank."
Wei Chen couldn't help but grit his teeth and whispered, "Third rank isn't that high? You can even wear a goldfish bag and enter and leave the palace at any time."
"The third rank is not from this dynasty, so there is no goldfish bag." Bai Shan didn't like to talk about his family, so he asked, "Why do you ask this?"
"I, I'm a little envious. Do you have any servants like this in your family? I wish I had one..."
Bai Shan had lived in the village since childhood. Apart from the fact that his family had servants and more money, he didn't feel any difference from other families. Therefore, he couldn't understand Wei Chen's envy. "Don't you have servants too?"
"How can the Tong family compare with Daji?"
Bai Shan thought about it and nodded, "Daji is older, and Daji is good at martial arts. The Tong family can't compare to him."
Wei Chen: ...
Although he didn't meet many people, he could see that Daji was different from ordinary servants. This was not something that could be cultivated in an ordinary family.
Seeing Daji looking over, Wei Chen stopped talking and went with them to the library. "Are you really planning on going in and out like this from now on? What if we get caught by the academic officials..."
Bai Shan comforted him, "It'll be fine. Manbao and the others only come here after school. There are few people in the prefectural school at this time, and there are even fewer teachers. Even if you run into them, just pretend you're another student. At worst, just pretend I led you in. As long as you don't get caught climbing the wall."
However, Bai Shan felt that the possibility of this was very small. After all, school was over and the teachers had to go home for vacation. There were only a few clerks and servants left in the provincial school, and they seldom came to the library.
After all, naughty students rarely come here, so officials and servants rarely come here either.
Good night
(End of this chapter)
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