Chapter 761 Documents
Madam Tang glanced at him and said, "Why, do you dislike the way I broke it for you?"
County Magistrate Tang quickly shook his head, "I dare not, I dare not. How could Madam not be able to break it well?"
Manbao felt that Magistrate Tang's neck was already quite flexible, so he said, "Just rubbing it will be enough. If you're worried, I'll give you a massage."
County Magistrate Tang looked at her dirty little hands without saying a word.
Mrs. Tang reached out and pinched his neck, then made her final decision: "I think there's nothing wrong. By the way, do you have anything for him to do?"
Manbao then told the story of Bai Ning again.
Mrs. Tang frowned slightly. "I also met Bai's Erlang last time when I went to the Bai Mansion for a banquet. He looked quite normal. How come he is so naughty?"
Manbao and the other two nodded repeatedly, indicating that he was just very naughty.
The three of them looked at Mrs. Tang expectantly.
Mrs. Tang couldn't stand their gazes. Three such good-looking boys and girls were looking at her so embarrassedly. She...
Mrs. Tang reached out and twisted Mr. Tang's arm, then asked, "Do you care?"
Lord Tang hissed and said repeatedly, "We must take care of it. Of course we must take care of it. Acts like this that disrupt order and destroy the cleanliness of the streets should be severely punished. Come here—"
Still no one answered.
County Magistrate Tang was embarrassed for a moment, then he slammed the table and asked, "Where did this person go? It seems like he left the government office..."
Bai Shan immediately said, "Master Tang, please wait a moment. I will go and call them."
After saying this, he ran out to call the yamen runners who had not yet had time to leave.
Manbao and Bai Erlang stayed behind to keep an eye on County Magistrate Tang.
County Magistrate Tang held his neck and thought to himself: Could he really have escaped?
Bai Shan summoned the officers still stranded at the county yamen. County Magistrate Tang signed a document for them, saying, "Go to Mr. Bai's residence and ask the second young master to come to the yamen tomorrow to speak."
Bai Shan said, "The end-of-year exam is tomorrow, so let's call today."
"That's impossible. Not to mention my neck injury, even if I hadn't, I wouldn't be able to hold court while I'm off duty. But," County Magistrate Tang rubbed his chin and asked, "since the year-end exams are tomorrow, why are you still here?"
The three of them widened their eyes.
County Magistrate Tang said, "Although the exam is coming up, the streets are dirty because of you. You won't stop sweeping them, will you? Will your master agree?"
Manbao picked up the broom and ran, "Go back quickly!"
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang also ran away.
Suddenly, only his family members were left in the room. County Magistrate Tang was finally satisfied. He touched his neck and started to cry out in pain.
Mrs. Tang hurried to support him, saying angrily, "Serves you right. You're such a grown man, and you can still twist your neck."
"Don't you know that scaring others can kill them? As soon as I looked up, three people suddenly appeared at the door... Ouch, ouch, be gentle."
Manbao and his friends ran out of the county government office and ran back to Kangxue Street carrying brooms. The street was still so dirty and so long.
When the three of them looked at the sun that was about to set, they felt like crying but had no tears. They could only sweep while gritting their teeth and muttering Bai Ning's name.
Zhou Silang and Zhou Lijun hadn't seen them return home for a long time, so they couldn't help but go out to look for them. They saw them shoveling garbage onto the truck in the dark, and couldn't help but go to help. "Why are you so late today? It's already dark."
Manbao snorted and said, "Don't mention it. Humph, if he dares to come again tomorrow, I will stuff all the garbage I swept back into his car."
Bai Shan praised: "This is a good idea."
The three of them swept the streets clean in the dark, and then went home in the cold wind.
Mr. Zhuang glanced at their flushed faces in the light, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Even though we have an exam tomorrow, you still have to go sweep after school. Also, Manbao, I've already told Mr. Lan that after tomorrow's exam, he'll give me an extra copy of the test paper, and you'll start working through the exam questions the day after tomorrow. Shanbao, when you come back from the exam, don't mention the exam questions."
Bai Shan agreed and looked at Manbao with satisfaction but also some worry. Although she had been studying in the past six months, she seemed to have spent a lot of time studying medicine.
Manbao didn't expect that he would have to take the exam too. He instantly became nervous and couldn't help but discuss with Bai Shan, "Shall we read together after dinner?"
Bai Shan glanced at the teacher carefully, nodded, and whispered, "I circled several texts myself. I think the teacher might test them. I'll circle them for you later."
Manbao nodded happily.
Bai Jilang, who was listening, became jealous and asked, "What about me?"
Bai Shan was confused. "Your classes are different from ours. I don't know what your teacher likes to test on."
Manbao comforted him, "Just memorize your lessons. It's better than nothing. It will give you peace of mind."
Mr. Zhuang sat aside and listened to them talk. When they finished, he waved his hand in disdain and said, "Go wash up and change your clothes. Look how dirty your heads and faces are."
The three of them looked down at their clothes, bowed obediently and left.
They were at peace, but the Bai Mansion next door was bustling with activity. County Magistrate Tang was not joking and told the runners to deliver the documents over.
The family had an official visitor, and the one they were looking for wasn't the official, but the second son. This was shocking enough, but the official brought a complaint...
When the servants went in to report, they wished they could shrink themselves so that their masters could only hear their voices but not see them.
Bai Yu never thought that the family next door would go to the government office because of such a trivial matter.
Bai Ning was completely stunned.
Old Madam Zuo watched and couldn't help but slap the table and yelled at the father and son: "Nonsense!"
Bai Yu's face turned pale, and he slammed the document on the table. "That's nonsense! Mother, wait a minute. I'll go get them to remove this document."
"I'm talking about you guys messing around!" Old Madam Zuo's rage instantly flared up. She slammed her fist on the table and said, "Are you still young? Erlang is ignorant, and you're fooling around too. How old are those three kids next door? Two of them are even younger than Erlang. Aren't you ashamed to argue with three kids as their cousin?"
Madam Zuo picked up the document and slapped it against his chest, demanding, "And logically, can you win against them? Other children get into fights and know they'll be punished, but what about your son? Your two weeks of confinement were for nothing!"
Madam Zuo looked directly at Bai Ning and said angrily, "I've wanted to ask you this for a long time, but I've always thought that you were taught by your father, so I can't interfere too much. But today, as your grandmother, I can't help but ask you, do you think your father was wrong to put you in solitary confinement for half a month?"
Bai Ning quickly knelt on the ground and said, "No, father is right to punish me."
Old Madam Zuo slammed the table and angrily said, "It's obviously a lie. If you really think you were right and have truly reflected on your mistakes, you wouldn't do such an unrepentant thing after you get out. Do you really think your family doesn't know what you did? Why did they fine you for half a month? Why did they sell off all the servants around you? They said it was because you got into a fight, but who in the family doesn't know the real reason? You repent, but what are you repenting for? You're causing trouble as soon as you leave the house. You've brought shame upon our Bai family!"
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(End of this chapter)
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