Chapter 710 Being Robbed
Bai Erlang, who knew nothing about it, also came out with his book basket and Mr. Zhuang, and even reached the carriage faster than Manbao and the others.
They had just finished school not long ago. I didn't expect that they would just come here for a stroll and then go back. They looked so relaxed.
So Bai Erlang was in a good mood. When he saw the three of them coming down, he waved vigorously and shouted, "Hurry up, we're waiting for you."
It's so hard to get home so early, why are you dawdling?
As the group climbed onto the carriage, Bai Shanyi said they were going out to eat. Bai Erlang cheered and asked, "Where are we going to eat?"
Bai Shan counted his money and said, "Let's go to Zhiwei Restaurant."
Zhou Lijun said, "I wonder if Fourth Uncle will be back today. Today is already the fifth day. According to past practice, he should be back by now."
"Fourth Brother always comes into town late. Let's go eat first and bring him a portion. Choose something different. If he doesn't come back today, we can have it as a midnight snack."
Everyone else thought it was a good idea.
Mr. Zhuang listened with a smile, then waved his hand and said, "You guys can have your own midnight snacks. I'm not eating."
They are growing up, so they can even have one more meal, let alone a midnight snack, but he can't do that.
Everyone was talking excitedly along the way, and finally when they returned to the alley entrance, they saw a carriage parked at the door. Daji frowned, recognized it was his own horse, and said, "It seems that Shilang is back."
Manbao immediately lifted the curtain and looked outside, and sure enough, he saw the carriage parked at the door, with the large cart still attached to the horse's neck.
Manbao also found it strange and jumped out of the driveway: "Why are we in town so soon?"
Now that the days are getting shorter, even if he leaves home earlier in the morning and walks faster, it's impossible for him to enter the city so early, right?
And he usually returns to the city in a heavy vehicle.
Manbao jumped off the carriage and ran back home to see what was going on. Zhou Lijun followed immediately. Bai Shan and Bai Erlang also jumped off the carriage and ran inside behind them. Suddenly, Mr. Zhuang was the only one left in the carriage.
Daji was stunned for a moment when he saw this, then he couldn't help but laugh. He could only put down the car seat and reach out to help Mr. Zhuang get out of the car.
Manbao ran into the yard and found that the house was very lively. There were seven or eight men sitting in the yard, drinking soup together, while her fourth brother was lying in a chair, mumbling to them to eat.
When he raised his head, Manbao almost didn't recognize him. Not only was his face and nose bruised, but his hair and clothes were also messy. It was obvious that he had been beaten up.
Zhou Silang also saw Manbao. He was smiling but suddenly felt wronged. His eyes turned red. "Manbao——"
Manbao ran up to him and looked at him with wide eyes, "Fourth brother, did you fight with someone?"
Zhou Silang grabbed her hand and cried with tears and snot: "I was robbed, Manbao, our wheat seeds, silver, money, and the food, shoes, socks and clothes we brought from home were all taken away."
Manbao hurriedly touched his hands and feet, "Are you disabled? Is there any pain or bleeding? Why don't you go see a doctor?"
Zhou Silang supported his waist and stood up, saying, "My waist hurts, my back hurts, my hands and feet hurt, everything hurts, but I can still move. All my money has been taken away, why should I see a doctor? Aren't you a doctor?"
Manbao knew that he was reluctant to spend the money for the consultation, and was very angry. "What if I don't come back in time? You don't have money, and you go to Jishiditang, don't you think they will give you credit? Fourth brother, you were not like this before!"
Zhou Lijun also ran up and felt that his fourth uncle was becoming less and less reliable. "Fourth Uncle, you used to spend money without blinking an eye, but now you are becoming more and more like grandpa?"
"Pah, pah, pah, I'm turning over a new leaf. You don't know how expensive firewood and rice are until you manage a household. It costs a lot of money to support a wife and children."
Manbao quickly supported him and said, "Alright, go back to the house first, I'll check you out."
He looked at the seven or eight people who stood up awkwardly and asked hesitantly, "So who are these people?"
Zhou Silang immediately said, "These are some kind people I met on the road. They said they knew you, so they sent me back."
Bai Shanlue felt something was wrong and asked, "Brother Zhou Si, when were you robbed?"
Zhou Silang cried, "Yesterday afternoon, we weren't far from Yizhou City. We could have walked there in about an hour. Now it was getting dark, and the sun had already set over the top of the mountain. I was still thinking if I could make it to the city, but then someone jumped out of the woods. I was startled, afraid I'd hit someone, so I pulled back my horse. Then, more than ten people came out, pulled me off the cart, beat me up, and stole everything in it."
Zhou Silang looked at the man standing beside him with gratitude and said, "I was beaten pretty badly at the time. I climbed onto the carriage in a daze, but after going a little further, I was afraid to go any further. I hid in the woods, unable to even light a fire. I endured the cold all night, and only drove the carriage back to Yizhou City early the next morning. I had nothing to eat or drink, and my body was covered in wounds. Luckily, I ran into Brother Chen and his men collecting firewood outside the city, and they brought me back."
Bai Shan narrowed his eyes, smiled, and walked forward to thank Chen Erlang and the others. Then he said to Daji who had rushed in, "They only stole the things on the carriage and not the horses and carriage. They are probably not bandits, but the villagers nearby. Daji, go report it to the police now. I believe they will find out soon."
Daji agreed, glanced at Chen Erlang and others, then bowed and left.
Mr. Zhuang frowned and told Manbao: "Go check on your fourth brother quickly. If the medicine at home is not enough, write a prescription and ask Erlang to buy it."
Then he told the cook, "Boil some hot water and entertain the guests."
Then he politely apologized to Chen Erlang and others, and went into the house with Bai Shan to help.
Manbao examined Zhou Silang's entire body and found that he had many bruises on his body, with the most serious injuries probably on his arms and head.
He was hit on the head with a stick and there was a big swelling. He said he felt dizzy and Manbao thought it was the concussion that Teacher Mo mentioned.
She was afraid that he had brain damage. There were several cases in medical books where people had severe brain injuries and no symptoms were apparent at first, but they died suddenly after a while.
So Manbao put his head on the pillow and strictly forbade him to move.
The injury to his arm was serious because a bone in his hand was broken.
When Zhou Silang heard that his hand was broken, he immediately screamed and burst into tears: "It's so badly injured, won't I be disabled from now on?"
Manbao: "...It's just a broken bone. I just felt it and it shouldn't be broken. Straighten the bone, hit it with a board, and apply some medicine. It will be healed in two or three months."
Zhou Silang asked with tears in his eyes, "Is it that simple?"
Manbao nodded. "It's that simple. I'm not worried about the injury on your arm. I'm worried about your head. Fourth brother, what do you think?"
"This is second. Your fourth brother is just dizzy and dazed, but he's not stupid. If I were stupid, do I think I would be able to talk to you so much?"
The next update will be around 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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