Chapter 658 Mid-Autumn Festival
Bai Shan didn't start school until the next day. Before he could even get to the classroom, Wei Chen, who was waiting on the street, stopped him and asked, "Were you the one who told the Ji family about Ji Hao's injury yesterday?"
"No, I'm not familiar with Ji Hao, and I've never been to his house. What's wrong?"
Wei Chen said, "Not long after you left yesterday, someone from the Ji family came to take Ji Hao back. Before he left, he said he would make things difficult for you when he returned."
Bai Shan sneered and said, "When I left yesterday, County Magistrate Tang was also leaving."
He didn't finish his words, but his meaning was obvious. Wei Chen smiled and said, "I guess it's not you. Once he recovers from his injury, he will definitely find out about this. You two should stop arguing. After all, you are in the same class now. Shouldn't your relationship be better than mine?"
Bai Shan snorted, turned around and left.
Wei Chen didn't chase him, but waved at him and said, "I'll go to the library with you after school this afternoon."
It’s not that Wei Chen suddenly became motivated, but as a resident student, he has limited things to play with. Recently, he discovered that some of the books in the library are quite good.
This is also one of the reasons why Bai Erlang would occasionally climb over the wall with Manbao and others to sneak into the library.
In the afternoon, Manbao slipped into the library alone. Wei Chen asked her quietly, "Why didn't Bai Er come?"
"He said he had too much homework and wouldn't come today."
Wei Chen murmured contemptuously, "Are you scared? Don't worry, Mr. Wu has poor eyesight and won't notice."
Manbao looked up at him and said in a low voice, "You should have known it already, right?"
Wei Chen blinked. "Who knows? What do they know?"
Manbao glanced at him and said, "Nothing."
Wei Chen hated people who left things unsaid the most. Just as he was about to get angry, he saw Mr. Wu coming over. He immediately sat up straight and read his book honestly.
Mr. Wu turned a corner and came over to them. He lowered his head to look at the books, paper and pen spread out in front of Manbao, and nodded slightly in approval.
Then he walked away with his hands behind his back.
Wei Chen quietly raised his head and watched Mr. Wu's back disappear among the bookshelves. He couldn't help swallowing and asked in a low voice: "Why is this happening?"
Manbao didn't answer. No matter what the reason was, they owed Mr. Wu a favor. Manbao decided to ask Aunt Rong to make some easy-to-digest snacks tomorrow.
Shanbao said that Mr. Wu seemed to like sweet things, but the book said that eating too much sweet food is not good for the health of older people...
Manbao picked up his pen to copy the book while thinking about snacks, and immediately forgot about Wei Chen.
Bai Shan came back from looking for a book and saw him still sitting there mumbling quietly, so he hit him with the book and said, "Go away."
I hate him making noise beside me.
Wei Chen muttered softly, "I don't want to be with you yet."
After saying that, he turned and left.
The days passed quietly, and the Mid-Autumn Festival was here in a few days. Ji Hao had not yet returned to the school from Ji's house, and everything was calm.
The Mid-Autumn Festival holiday is combined with the rest day, so the provincial school has a total of five days off. The academies of all sizes in Yizhou City usually have the same schedule as the provincial school and the county school, so the holidays are usually longer but not shorter.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Manbao and his friends naturally went home to celebrate.
This time, because the weather was not so hot, they left home early and returned home even faster than last time. Zhou Silang first sent Mr. Zhuang to his home in the county town, and then turned around to inform Xiao Qian that they were back.
Xiao Qian closed the shop and took her things back to the village with them.
Xiao Qianshi whispered to Manbao, "Is there any happy event at home?"
"What's the good news?"
"Your eldest sister is pregnant. We were planning to send you a letter when the fourth child came back, but you came back. How long can you stay at home this time?"
Manbao was happy, "Big sister is going to have a baby?"
"Yes, it was just diagnosed, and the time is still short. Parents don't want to tell anyone. Let's wait for another two months, when the fetus is firmly seated." Little Qian was also very happy. "Now, parents are a little relieved of their worries. Your fifth sister-in-law is about to give birth, but the sixth child is too worrying. Mother asked him to go and see a girl the other day, but he didn't even go. Father is still mad at him."
Zhou Lijun said, "Sixth Uncle doesn't want to get married yet."
"Your eldest brother is already looking for a wife. If he doesn't get married, does he want to be a bachelor for the rest of his life?"
Zhou Lijun and Manbao looked at each other and smiled with schadenfreude.
Zhou Liulang was particularly honest when he returned home this time. Whenever he had something to do, he would hide in the kitchen to help Xiao Qian prepare meals. He is now the best cook in the family except for his eldest sister-in-law.
Even better than several sisters-in-law.
When he has nothing to do, he hides next to Manbao. Basically, as long as Manbao is around, Old Zhou and Qian will restrain themselves even if they want to nag him.
Manbao said, "Sixth brother, you can't always hide from our parents. What will you do if I leave?"
"If you leave, I'll go to the county town and won't go home." Zhou Liulang paused, looked outside carefully, and asked Manbao in a low voice: "Manbao, how much money do I have left with you?"
Manbao took out a small booklet and flipped through it, saying, "There are twenty-eight taels of silver and sixty-two strings of copper coins."
"Are shops in Yizhou City expensive? How much does it cost to rent one?"
Manbao raised her eyebrows and looked at him, and Zhou Liulang chuckled at her.
Manbao pondered, "I haven't asked, but it's definitely much more expensive than in the county town. But the food in the restaurants there is also more expensive than in the county town. If you want to know the details, it's better to ask Fourth Brother or Lijun than to ask me."
Manbao thought of something and whispered, "Lijun is helping Fourth Brother with the accounts now. She is also very familiar with external affairs, and she also wants to find a job as an accountant."
Zhou Liulang rolled his eyes.
The brother and sister looked at each other, both laughed, and understood each other tacitly.
The two were sitting in Manbao's room and lazing around. Through the window, they saw Zhou Wulang helping his wife-in-law back to the house.
Zhou Liulang said, "Right after the autumn harvest, my fifth brother told Dad that he wanted to clear out the hills behind my eldest brother and third brother and plant them all with Ligustrum lucidum. Dad said he was crazy and didn't agree."
Manbao asked: "Then what?"
"Then the fifth brother contacted the eldest brother and the others. They paid for some help and have already started clearing the weeds on the mountain. I think they want to save some of this year's Ligustrum lucidum for seeds and sow them directly on the mountain."
"Sixth brother, why don't you come with us?"
Zhou Liulang said, "I prefer cooking and have no interest in growing medicinal herbs. When I become an adult next year, I will give them the land and mountains I am allocated to grow."
Manbao said disdainfully, "You don't even know where your mountain will be divided. Fifth and fourth brothers' mountains are useless."
"That's not necessarily true. The village has reclaimed two plots of land this year."
Speaking of this, Manbao fell silent. The mountain would only be taken back when a person died. Permanent land could be inherited, but land allocated to one's family could not.
Zhou Liulang was silent for a moment before he said, "Mom said that summer and winter are hard for the elderly. Basically, if you can survive the winter, you can live for another six months."
"What do you mean by this?"
"Manbao, Dad and Mom are old, you have to study medicine well. When they are old, if praying to the gods doesn't work, you can still use your medicine to save their lives. Oh, and don't neglect Master Tianzun either. The gods are always more effective than ordinary magic. Did you go to worship Master Tianzun when you came back?"
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(End of this chapter)
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