Bai Shan snorted and turned his head, and Man Bao also snorted and turned to the other side.

Bai Erlang didn't worry at all, they would be fine soon anyway.

Daji, who was driving outside the car, was not even worried. He kept his eyes half-closed from beginning to end and let the horse run forward slowly, without being anxious at all.

When they arrived at the county town, Daji found a place to park the car, and the three of them walked down the street in high spirits, holding hands behind their backs.

It was already evening, and the shops on both sides of the street had already hung up their lanterns. There were also wealthy squires and merchants who built lantern mountains together, occupying a good position in the county. When night falls, these lantern mountains will be

When it is lit up, the whole county is bright.

Man Bao and the others only saw various lanterns when they walked over. They were not shocked at all, but the people walking along the street were shocked. They had watched the Lantern Festival in the county town and felt that this year's Lantern Festival seemed to be particularly lively.

"I counted a total of nine lantern mountains. If they were lit up at night, they would be so beautiful."

"There are much more lanterns this year than in previous years. I heard that the county government also built one, and Master Zhang's family also built one. Master Liu's family is the most powerful, and they built two lantern mountains. They said they would be in pairs.

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Manbao and the others sat in the teahouse and listened to people gossiping with great interest. After a while, the topic turned to someone they knew well.

"If we talk about the rich families in Luojiang County, the Bai family in Baimaguan Town can be considered a family, but why have we never seen his family doing Dengshan?"

"Pick it?"

"Not necessarily. You see, every year in the county, Mr. Bai pays for the construction of bridges and ditches. During the winter solstice last year, he also donated some cotton clothes and quilts to the poor households in the county." One person said: "I

I was working as a clerk in the county government, and I secretly calculated that in this county, apart from the county magistrate, the one who does the most good deeds every year is Mr. Zhang, and then Mr. Bai."

"Then Mr. Bai is also rich, why not build Dengshan?"

"Mr. Bai doesn't come to the county to celebrate the Lantern Festival, so why spend so much money building a lantern mountain?"

Bai Shan and Man Bao stared at Bai Erlang, and Bai Erlang lowered his voice and said: "My father builds a lantern mountain in Mianzhou City every year, but he didn't do it this year."

Man Bao asked curiously: "Why?"

"Because my eldest brother will go to the capital to take the exam after the new year. He is not in Mianzhou anymore. Who will do Dengshan to build momentum for?" Bai Erlang whispered: "My father said that when my eldest brother is admitted to the Imperial College, he will

It would be more expensive to build a lantern mountain in the capital."

Bai Erlang had never worried about money, but after his father talked about it too much, he became more concerned and said to the two of them: "My father said that you only need to look at these lanterns once a year. After you look at them once, these lanterns will not matter."

It's useless, the money is wasted, so I have to use it wisely. My eldest brother was studying in the government school, so he asked people to build a lantern mountain in Mianzhou City, so that people wouldn't underestimate my brother. My brother went to the capital

, I built a lantern mountain for my brother in the capital. When outsiders see it, they will know that my family is not incompetent, and they will not dare to bully my brother."

"When I pass the Yizhou Prefecture School in the future, my father will light up the lantern mountain for me in Yizhou City..."

Man Bao asked, "Then do you want your father to light the lantern mountain for you?"

"I don't want to." Bai Erlang whispered: "The lantern mountain made by my family is just like a mountain of lanterns. I still have to guard the mountain of lanterns. I might as well go see other people's mountains of lanterns."

Man Bao and Bai Shan breathed a sigh of relief together, gave him a thumbs up, and praised: "This is the right idea of ​​yours."

Bai Erlang chuckled, scratched his head sheepishly, and whispered: "The main thing is, I don't think I can get into Yizhou Prefecture School."

Bai Shan thought about it carefully and then said: "You can still pass the exam, but you may have to study for two more years."

Bai Erlang's eyes lit up and asked: "Really?"

Bai Shan nodded, but with a worried look on his face, "But in two years I should also get a place to take the exam in the capital. By then, will you go to a government school to study, or will you study with your husband?"

Bai Erlang was stunned and became angry, "How do you know you can go to the capital?"

Man Baole said: "This is called self-confidence."

"Then why does Sir have to go to the capital with you? I am also your disciple, and I am still a junior disciple. Can't Sir stay with me in Yizhou City?"

"Because there are more of us than you two to one, and the minority obeys the majority, sir, he will definitely go to the capital with us."

Bai Erlang was stunned for a moment and then looked at Man Bao, "Can you please not go to the capital? The capital is so far away and I might not be able to come back home even once a year."

Bai Shan said: "How could she not go?"

"Why should she go?"

Bai Shan said blankly: "She was going to go..."

As for why I must go...

Bai Shan scratched his head. Isn't this inevitable? Why do we need a reason?

Bai Shan turned to look at Man Bao.

Man Bao, however, became thoughtful and asked after a while: "There must be many flowers, plants, trees, insects, fish, birds and beasts that I have never seen in the capital, right?"

Bai Shan nodded and Bai Erlang shook his head.

Keke said: "Go to the host."

Man Bao waved his little fist and said, "I'll go!"

Bai Shan opened his big smile and raised his eyebrows proudly at Bai Erlang, which made Bai Erlang very angry.

Man Bao said to Bai Erlang: "You are stupid. You have been staying in Yizhou City for three years and have visited all the places you should visit. Why don't you go to the capital for a walk? Anyway, with my husband following me, studying will not be a problem."

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Bai Shandao: "If you have anything you don't understand, I can teach you, senior brother. Anyway, I went to a private school and I know how the gentlemen teach."

Not to be outdone, Man Bao immediately said: "Sister, I can also teach you. I have read a lot of extracurricular books. What do you want to learn?"

Although they all had good intentions, Bai Erlang just felt angry, so he turned his head and ignored them.

Man Bao and Bai Shan looked at each other and snickered like two little squirrels. Then one of them grabbed his side and dragged him up and said: "Okay, don't be angry, let's go play, it's still dark before dark."

We have a while, why don't we go take a look at the county government's Dengshan Mountain first, and then go to the restaurant to book a good seat and sit down."

"The lights haven't been lit yet, what's the point of going to see them at this time?" Bai Erlang didn't want to move, so he said, "Let's just go to the restaurant and make a reservation, so as not to be late and not get a seat."

But the county town is no better than Yizhou City. Not many people go to restaurants to reserve seats when they go out for fun. Even if it is almost dark, there are still many empty seats.

There is even a good location and a good private room.

Man Bao and the other three were very happy. After looking at several private rooms, they decided on the one with the best view and directly gave them money to serve them tea and snacks.

The boy was very happy and went down with the money.
Chapter completed!