Chapter 862: Fear (Reward for the book friend "Lang Family Tongbao Benzhan")
Mr. Zhuang was also in the study. He was not very happy either, so he just raised his eyelids, glanced at the three children, and turned away, still holding a book in his hand.
Bai Shan and Manbao, who followed Bai Erlang in, looked at Mr. Zhuang guiltily, and immediately gave up Bai Erlang and went to please Mr. Zhuang first.
One of them made tea for Mr. Zhuang, and the other gave him a shoulder massage.
Bai Erlang, who was still waiting for them to admit their mistakes, was stunned. Then, when he saw Mr. Zhuang glance at him, he couldn't help but point at the two of them and shouted angrily, "Shameless!"
Manbao and Baishan looked at him innocently.
Bai Erlang trembled his fingers and said, "Shameless!"
Mr. Zhuang couldn't help but smile. He waved his hand to tell Manbao to stop beating him. He said, "Okay, go play."
Manbao finally breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to Bai Shan and took his leave. When they passed by Bai Erlang, they grabbed him from the left and right, and one of them grabbed one of his arms and dragged him out.
Bai Erlang didn't dare to disturb the master. He waited until he was outside the study room before breaking free from their hands and asked angrily, "What are you doing?"
Bai Shan asked, "Are you still angry?"
Bai Erlang snorted, "You are hiding a secret from me."
Bai Shan glanced at Man Bao, thought for a moment, and then said, "Our secret is a little dangerous. We might die. Do you want to know too?"
Bai Erlang blinked, looked seriously at Bai Shan to the left, then looked at Man Bao to the right, and asked doubtfully, "Is it true or false?"
Bai Shan and Man Bao nodded seriously.
Bai Erlang was troubled. "What should I do? I'm even more curious, but you said not to do anything dangerous. That's not right. You said not to do anything dangerous, so why do you have a secret that could cost you your life?"
Bai Shan suddenly yelled, "You believed what I said to you."
After saying that, he and Manbao turned around and ran away laughing. Bai Erlang was stunned for a moment before he reacted. He was so angry that his nose was crooked, and he ran after them.
The three of them chased each other around the yard for seven or eight laps. Bai Erlang stopped when he could no longer run. He pressed his knees and pointed at them, unable to speak.
Bai Shan and Man Bao were also very tired. They bent over to breathe and swallow, and looked at Bai Erlang warily.
Bai Shan gasped and asked, "Are you still chasing me?"
Bai Erlang simply sat down on the ground and said unhappily, "No more running. What on earth have you been doing?"
Bai Shan shook his head and said, "I went to see County Magistrate Tang. You've finished your homework, so why do you have so many questions?"
"Done."
Manbao couldn't help but look up at him, surprised and said, "So fast? Why did you suddenly become so diligent?"
Bai Erlang: "Did you forget that you have to attend Qi Jue's birthday party tomorrow?"
Bai Shan and Man Bao blinked and asked, "Isn't his birthday the twelfth?"
Bai Erlang said, "Tomorrow."
Bai Shan was worried, "Oh no, I have to go to school tomorrow."
"Let's go after school," Bai Erlang said, "The Qi family has prepared dinner, and we can play until curfew."
That's why he finished his homework early. Their teacher said that if they did their homework well, he could let them out early tomorrow and they would only have to attend half a day of classes.
Bai Erlang originally wanted to share this happy event with the two of them after returning, but who knew that he didn't even see Daji.
Bai Shan and Man Bao also walked over to Bai Erlang and sat down, saying, "I haven't thought of a gift yet."
Bai Erlang was also distressed, "Master asked me to give him the Four Treasures of the Study, but I think it's too vulgar."
Bai Shan was horrified, "You also asked the gentleman, when did you ask?"
"Just now, you guys never come back, so I can only chat with the teacher after finishing my homework."
Manbao sighed, "What kind of birthday is it for a child? It's so hard to give a gift."
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang also sighed, "Yeah, what kind of birthday is that for a kid?"
They never do.
The three of them rolled their eyes, and Bai Erlang said, "My birthday is in June."
Bai Shan was very angry, "It's only been two months since my birthday."
Manbao sighed, "My birthday isn't until the end of the year."
The three of them sat on the ground, worried. The cook came out and saw them. She hurriedly said, "Oh, my little masters, why are you all sitting on the ground? Get up quickly. The ground is dirty and cold. What if you get sick?"
The three of them then got up and asked, "Aunt Rong, what gift should we give to someone our age for their birthday?"
Aunt Rong smiled and said, "When the young masters and young ladies have their birthdays, I will make you some delicious snacks."
Manbao said, "I don't think Qi Jue would be interested in our snacks."
"I don't think he can eat so much even if I give him a gift," Bai Shan said, disdaining the trouble. "Why not give him the Four Treasures of the Study?"
In the end, they still didn't give the four treasures of the study. As people of the same age, if they put themselves in the other person's shoes, they wouldn't think they would be very happy to receive this gift.
And I'm afraid the gifts from adults are enough.
So the three of them went to look for the gifts among their toys.
Bai Shan finally decided to give him a jade-carved horse, which he bought last year after seeing it while he was out shopping.
Bai Erlang dug out a golden Buddha, which was a gift from his uncle during the Chinese New Year. This was a reward for him because he beat his cousin in a test.
Bai Erlang searched for this and that, but he was reluctant to give away the toys in his own collection, and secondly, they didn't look expensive, so this one seemed to be the best.
Manbao found a black jade statue of Laozi, which he bought together with Baishan's jade horse.
She liked Laozi, and the quality of this black jade statue was ordinary, so it was not expensive. She had money at that time, so she bought it. Now she had the perfect gift for him.
But Manbao was still heartbroken. As she packed the boxes, she kept muttering, "I want to celebrate my birthday this year too. I won't invite anyone else but the person who invited me this year."
Koko: ...
After Manbao packed the box, he took a sneak peek outside. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he quietly asked Keke in his heart, "Keke, do you think Shanbao guessed it?"
"I guessed it about you, but I definitely didn't guess it about me." Koko didn't think that anyone in this world would guess that such a thing existed.
Most people would think that there were ghosts and gods following Manbao, just like Qian.
But for the host's safety, Koko still reminded him, "Host, you should be more careful next time and don't reveal such flaws again."
Fortunately, only Bai Shan and Daji knew about it this time. They were both trustworthy people. If County Magistrate Tang heard about it...
Keke was also very afraid of the county magistrate.
At this time, Erji was also talking to Daji about County Magistrate Tang, "Brother, can this lord really be trusted?"
Daji thought for a moment and said, "The old lady said that Lord Wei is too busy and probably won't bother with our case. If even County Magistrates Tang and Yang are unwilling to investigate, then we can only wait until the young master grows up."
Erji fell silent.
"But the old lady may not be able to wait, and it would be too dangerous for the young master to investigate," Daji said. "County Magistrate Tang is very smart and capable. I always feel that he has the shadow of the master in him."
Erji opened his mouth but no words came out.
Good night
(End of this chapter)
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