Chapter 995 Punishment
Mr. Zhuang continued to lecture Manbao and Baishan on this topic for over a quarter of an hour. Bai Erlang's knees ached from kneeling, and then he finally paid attention to him. "Get up, Master. I remember you haven't copied the Book of Rites yet, right? Please copy it this time and hand it in before Mid-Autumn Festival."
Bai Jilang opened his mouth in shock.
"The Book of Rites"... "The Book of Rites", is it such a thick book?
Manbao and Baishan, who had copied several times, looked at Bai Erlang with sympathy, then lowered their heads silently, deciding to try their best to prevent the master from seeing them.
Every time Manbao got into trouble, Baishan would be punished as well, or whenever Baishan got into trouble, Manbao would also be implicated. But this time, Mr. Zhuang did not implicate both of them because of Bai Erlang. After giving the details of the punishment, he waved his hand and let Bai Erlang get up.
He said, "If you dare to gamble again, it won't be as simple as a slap on the palm or writing a copy."
Bai Erlang replied "yes" with a bitter face.
The three of them took a peek at the gentleman and quietly retreated.
Bai Erlang held out his right hand to show them his claws. "There are only twelve days left until Mid-Autumn Festival, and I don't know when my hand will be healed. The Book of Rites is so thick and difficult to understand, how can I copy it?"
"It's simple. While your hand is still healed, read through the Book of Rites. Aren't you studying it now?" Bai Shan said, "Review what you've learned first, then read through what you haven't learned. Ask us if you don't understand. It will be much easier to copy after you've memorized it."
Manbao nodded. "As for your hand..." She thought for a moment and said, "I'll prepare another bottle of medicine for you. You're young, so you'll recover quickly. It should take four or five days at most."
Bai Erlang counted four or five days on his fingers, then glared and said, "Then I only have seven days."
They both nodded and patted his shoulders to comfort him, "It's okay. You can't finish copying it anyway, so prepare two copies."
Seeing them like this, Bai Erlang said angrily, "Why don't you help me?"
Manbao spread his hands and said, "I can't help you. The master has a very sharp eye. He can tell at a glance whether you copied it or not. He is not like other masters who only glance at copied books, and even look at them randomly. He will carefully examine each page."
"Exactly. I think the teacher wanted you to copy it twice, but he felt that a direct punishment of two times would be too severe, so he chose this time for you. You definitely can't finish copying it anyway, so according to the rules, you have to copy it twice."
Manbao said, "It's also possible that the teacher doesn't like you and will punish you by making you copy it twice more."
Bai Erlang took out a copy of "Book of Rites" from the bookshelf, held it in both hands, and looked at the two of them with tears in his eyes.
Manbao and Baishan didn't feel sorry for him at all. They snorted and hit him, "You deserve it. Let's see if you gamble again in the future."
"This is the consequence of making the wrong friends."
Manbao then remembered to ask Bai Shan, "Have you met Zhang Jinghao?"
"Yes, he did. He said he wasn't familiar with the horse dealer. None of his classmates knew he knew such a person."
Bai Erlang said aggrievedly, "He said that the horse merchant and his uncle were good friends, and he was trying to please his uncle because he had a lot of requests for his uncle's services."
Man Bao retorted, "You just believe everything he says. I told you I know a really great flower farmer. There's no flower he can't grow. If there is, it must be because he doesn't have the seeds. Why don't you believe me?"
Bai Erlang: "You are so fake, it's obvious you are just bragging."
Bai Shandu nodded beside him. Seeing Manbao turned his head to look at him, he immediately stopped nodding his head. Thinking of Uncle Zhou, he immediately said, "There are many extraordinary people in this world. Maybe there really is such a person."
Bai Erlang looked at Bai Shan quietly and said, "You have changed, ever since you wanted to be with her..."
Bai Shan covered Bai Erlang's mouth and glared at him warningly.
Manbao blinked, looked at the two of them quietly and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Nothing. I took him downstairs to give him a lecture and ask him in detail about Zhang Jinghao." After saying that, he dragged Bai Erlang away.
Manbao shrugged, found the medicine tube from Bai Shan's school basket, washed it, and weighed the medicine to be decocted the next day and handed it to Aunt Rong.
Unlike other people who were prescribed medicine that could be taken once for two days, Manbao prescribed a daily dose for Yin Huo, which was a smaller dosage.
Yin Huo is very weak, but he has been taking warming tonic medicines, which is actually a bit excessive, so Manbao prescribed him neutral medicines to first calm down the heat in his body. Although the five internal organs are weak, they should be at a similar level, instead of just strengthening the kidneys, otherwise it will easily hinder other organs.
After the five internal organs are in harmony, you can then slowly replenish and circulate the body, supplemented by health-preserving exercises. There won't be much effect in one or two days, but as long as you persist for one or two months, you will feel something. After persisting for another one or two years, you will definitely see results.
However, in this process, the prescription must be constantly changed according to the physical condition. What is even more difficult is persistence. The medicine is not that delicious, and the health exercises are not that easy to do.
Manbao returned to her room and took out the treatment plan she and Teacher Mo had discussed over the past two days from the system space. She read it again, and after confirming that there was nothing that needed improvement, she wrote down what she needed to do in the next stage in the memo.
Bai Shan was in the next room teaching Bai Erlang how to behave. After he behaved well, he told him about Zhang Jinghao. "Next time he asks you to go horse-watching, you have to ask me to come with you. Got it?"
Bai Jilang: "...Didn't the master say that I'm not allowed to watch horse races anymore?"
"Are you stupid? I'm with you, what are you afraid of? I'll call our classmates, as well as Feng Zongping and the others. You, call your classmates, and your good friends outside..." Bai Shan chuckled and said, "Tell them that you have a good relationship with Zhang Jinghao, and that I said I could give you three hundred taels less when you bought the horse. If anyone asks you how much the horse costs, just lower your head and smile and keep silent. Don't tell anyone, do you understand?"
"Why?"
"Because if you say so, they won't join us in the fun. If you say so, they'll just think you're a fool. Do you understand?" Bai Shan said, "Let's cheat him out of it and avenge him for cheating you. Then we'll stop him outside and fight him. That'll be our revenge for your hand."
Bai Erlang still hasn't figured out how Zhang Jinghao got him into gambling. He admitted that he cheated him by betting on horses, but this gambling...
Bai Erlang felt guilty. He thought it was his own fault, so he swallowed and said, "This isn't good. We've already cheated him back. How about we just give him a good beating? Forget about the fight. What if he tells the school?"
Bai Shan took a step back and looked at Bai Erlang seriously, then shook his head after a while.
Seeing that he was just shaking his head and not saying anything, Bai Erlang asked, "Why are you shaking your head? Why don't you say something?"
“I just feel a little relieved and a little sad.”
Bai Jilang: "Can these two feelings be felt at the same time?"
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(End of this chapter)
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