Bai Shan stretched out his hand tremblingly, and Mr. Zhuang also had a bad look on him, "You have always been successful, and you have been studying in the government for another year. I thought you were more sensible than your senior sister and junior brother. I want to

I have to wait for another two years before you can go to the capital and give it a try, but now it seems that I still overestimate you, so you have to be punished six more times."

Mr. Zhuang used even more force against Bai Shan. When he reached Bai Erlang, he didn't have much strength anymore. He simply waved to Daji at the door and said, "Come here and beat him twenty-five times."

Bai Erlang swallowed his saliva and asked in a low voice, "Sir, why did I have five more strokes?"

Mr. Zhuang glared at him and said, "Because you are the oldest, and you are old but careless. These five extra slaps are a lesson."

Daji glanced at the palms of his young master and Miss Man's hands, secretly measured the strength, and tried to hit them with about the same force.

Bai Erlang screamed and yelled: "Sir, sir, Daji is very strong, so it's not fair for me to hit him twenty-five times."

Mr. Zhuang: "Hit!"

Mr. Zhuang watched ruthlessly as the three of them were slapped, and their hands became red and swollen. Then he sat down behind the desk and asked, "Tell me, do you know why you were punished?"

Man Bao lowered his head and said, "We shouldn't have broken our promise and didn't come back after five days."

Bai Shan: "We should not hide in the county town and not come back because we are afraid of being punished, causing our husband and family to worry all the time. This is cowardice."

Bai Erlang whispered: "You shouldn't run out without doing your homework."

Mr. Zhuang patted the table and asked, "What else?"

Bai Erlang looked at Bai Shan with a confused face. Bai Shanze and Man Bao looked at each other, then lowered their heads and said: "If a rich man doesn't stand behind a dangerous wall, we shouldn't put ourselves in danger."

, and also hid it from the elders.”

Mr. Zhuang looked at them solemnly and said after a while: "You know everything, but you refuse to say anything. What are you afraid of?"

The three of them lowered their heads together.

"Afraid of being punished, so you just let your mistakes stand there and ignore them, letting them get bigger and bigger?" Mr. Zhuang patted the table and said, "Did you know that someone in your family would be worried? Did you know that people worry too much when they are older?

Will you be unable to sleep later or will you get sick? Where is your filial piety? Where is the frankness that I taught you?"

The three of them buried their heads in shame.

Mr. Zhuang took a deep breath and asked, "What page have you read in the textbook you are studying in the past half month?"

Bai Erlang moved his butt uneasily, and Man Bao also became timid. He glanced at Bai Shan carefully, and Bai Shan swallowed his saliva and said, "Mr. Hui, we haven't read in the past half month."

"Very good, then from today onwards you will stand in the yard and memorize the books for me. When you have memorized the rest of the textbook, you will go into the house for class."

The three of them opened their mouths.

This punishment did not sound too severe, but they soon realized the pain of this punishment. They could walk around in the yard, but they could not sit down, squat down, or have any other inappropriate postures.

I can only stand and walk with the book in hand, starting from Chen time, and have half an hour to eat at noon, without a lunch break, and then continue until dark.

In just two days, Man Bao and Bai Shan wanted to cry, and Bai Erlang was already crying. They had never thought that reading while standing was so painful.

Especially for Bai Erlang, when he used to read, he would preview the words and highlight the words he didn't know. After the teacher taught him the meaning, he could read them and then recite them.

It is much easier to memorize it after understanding the meaning, but the teacher behind the textbook has not taught yet, and the textbook feels awkward to read, and he wants to sleep after reading it twice.

His mind was dizzy, his hands and feet were tired, and when the moist spring wind blew again, he felt sleepy, tired and crying. Then before it got dark, he started sobbing while holding the book in his hands.

Bai Shan and Man Bao looked at him sympathetically and felt that their hands and feet were shaking. However, they quietly glanced at the gentleman who was sitting by the study window holding a book and reading. They did not dare to squat down, let alone sit down.

The two of them could only comfort Bai Erlang quietly, "How about I explain it to you? I've learned it."

Bai Shanze said: "I will teach you how to memorize it the fastest in a while."

The two of them secretly glanced at their husband while they were talking. Seeing that he didn't even look at them, they knew he was acquiescing.

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and took Bai Erlang's textbook and read through the article. They taught him every word, and they could check each other's omissions and fill in the gaps.

Bai Erlang wiped his tears while remembering, but he still felt so painful, "But I can't remember it. I think I have to sit down and memorize it."

Bai Shan and Man Bao motioned to him to see their husband, and then said: "Go ahead, we will encourage you from behind."

If Bai Erlang had the courage, he would not be Bai Erlang. He lowered his head and did not dare to go.

The two of them hummed and asked, "Are you still listening?"

What can Bai Erlang do? Of course he can only listen, otherwise it will be more difficult for him to memorize it himself. He knows that, even though Man Bao and Bai Shan's books are thicker than his, they are smart and have good memories.

, they had already memorized three texts in two days, but he didn’t even fully remember one text. He remembered it immediately, and then forgot it when he got up from sleep.

The gentleman wants to check it with his last breath. Who knows which text he will get?

Bai Erlang wiped away his tears and listened to the two people explaining to him. He held the book and took a fine pen to carefully make some notes on it, and then continued to memorize it stumblingly.

It wasn't until it got dark and Mr. Zhuang felt that carrying it any longer would hurt his eyes that he waved them back home.

Bai Erlang immediately walked out with trembling legs. He did not go to the main courtyard at all. He went directly back to his room and threw himself on the bed and cried sadly. There is still one day tomorrow, one day the day after tomorrow, and many, many days in the future...

Man Bao and Bai Shan also walked out with trembling legs. Bai Shan's house was close, so he asked Man Bao, "How about I ask Daji to drive the carriage to take you home?"

Man Bao: "...it's just such a short distance, and it took all the time you had to hitch the carriage for me to walk back."

"You've been standing for five hours, aren't you tired?"

Man Bao was too tired to discuss this topic with him. After thinking for a while, he said: "Let me write you a prescription. It can be used to soak your feet. It will relieve your pain. Please remember to copy a copy later and ask someone to send it to Bai Er. I am too lazy."

gone."

Man Bao flipped through his book, but didn't see any paper, so he simply said: "Forget it, just use your head to memorize the prescription. I'm too tired to move."

Man Bao read out a list of medicine names and dosages, confirmed that Bai Shan had written them down, then waved and left.

Zhou Lang was about to come over to pick her up. When he saw her walking slowly towards home, he walked up to her and squatted down and said, "Come up, my fourth brother will carry you back."

Man Bao jumped on his back and said, "Fourth brother, you are so kind."

"I've carried you on my back before, so why didn't you miss me then?" Zhou Lang glanced at her hand and asked, "Does it still hurt?"

"It hurts."
Chapter completed!