The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 771 - 760: Documents

Chapter 771: Chapter 760: Documents

Madam Tang gave him a sideways glance and said, "What’s wrong, do you dislike the way I crack it for you?"

County Magistrate Tang frantically waved his hands, "I dare not, I dare not, how could Madam possibly crack it badly?"

Manbao felt that County Magistrate Tang’s neck had already become very flexible, so he said, "Just a random rub will do, but if you’re not assured, shall I press it for you?"

County Magistrate Tang silently looked at her dirty little hands.

Madam Tang reached out and pinched his neck, making a decision, "I think it’s fine now. Right, is there something you need him to do?"

Manbao then repeated the matter concerning Bai Ning once more.

Madam Tang slightly furrowed her brows, "I met the Bai Family’s Erlang at a banquet at the Bai Residence last time and he seemed quite normal. How could he be so troublesome?"

Manbao and the two others nodded again and again, confirming that he indeed was very troublesome.

The three of them looked at Madam Tang with hopeful eyes.

Madam Tang felt a bit overwhelmed by their gaze, and those three attractive youths looking so pitiable at the moment made her...

Madam Tang then twisted County Magistrate Tang’s arm and asked, "Are you going to do something about it or not?"

Lord Tang let out a hiss and quickly said, "I will, I will, of course I will take care of it. Such behavior that disrupts order and ruins the cleanliness of the streets should be severely punished. Someone—"

Still, no one answered.

County Magistrate Tang felt awkward for a moment, then slammed the table and asked, "Where has everyone gone? It seems they’ve all left the government office..."

Bai Shan immediately said, "Lord Tang, please wait a moment, I’ll call them right now."

After saying that, he ran out to call the bailiffs who hadn’t had the chance to leave.

Manbao and Bai Erlang stayed behind to keep an eye on County Magistrate Tang.

County Magistrate Tang touched his neck and thought to himself: Surely he couldn’t really escape, could he?

The bailiffs still lingering in the County Governmental Office were called over by Bai Shan. County Magistrate Tang then wrote an order, saying, "Take a trip to Landlord Bai’s Residence and ask their Second Young Master to come to the office for a talk tomorrow."

Bai Shan said, "Tomorrow is the year-end examination, better call him today."

"That’s impossible," County Magistrate Tang touched his chin and said, "Not to mention my injured neck, even if it wasn’t injured, it’s not possible to open court when the office has closed. However," he asked, "since there’s a year-end examination tomorrow, why are you still here?"

The three of them suddenly widened their eyes.

County Magistrate Tang said, "Although there’s an examination, the street was dirtied because of you. You wouldn’t leave it uncleaned, would you? Did your teacher agree to this?"

Manbao quickly grabbed a broom, turned around, and ran, "We have to go back, quick!"

Bai Shan and Bai Erlang hurriedly followed suit and ran away as well.

The room suddenly emptied to just family, and County Magistrate Tang finally felt satisfied, starting to groan while holding his neck.

Madam Tang hurried to support him, scolding, "Serves you right, you’re so old and yet you still managed to hurt your neck."

"Don’t you know scaring people can scare them to death? As soon as I looked up, those three suddenly appeared at the doorway... Ah, ah, gently, please."

Manbao and the others dashed out of the County Governmental Office, grabbing brooms and running back to Kangxue Street with them. The street was still just as dirty, just as long.

The three of them saw the nearly setting sun and were on the verge of tears, only able to grit their teeth and mutter Bai Ning’s name as they swept.

Zhou Silang and Zhou Lijun had been waiting at home for a long time before the two of them could not help but come out to search, only to find them loading trash onto carts in the dark. They couldn’t help but offer assistance, "Why are you so late today? It’s already dark."

Manbao snorted and said, "Don’t mention it, hmph, if he dares to come tomorrow, I’m going to stuff all the trash I swept up back into his cart."

Bai Shan praised the idea, "That’s a good plan."

Under the cover of darkness, the three of them cleaned the street then headed home against the cold wind.

Mr. Zhuang examined their red faces by the lamplight, nodding in approval, "Even though there is an examination tomorrow, you must still go sweep after school tomorrow. Also, Manbao, I have already mentioned it to Mr. Lan. After the examination tomorrow, he will provide an extra test paper for me, and you will start doing examination questions the day after tomorrow. Shanbao, when you come back from the exam, do not mention the questions."

Bai Shan agreed, looking at Manbao with delight but also with a touch of concern. Although she had been studying for half a year, it seemed she also spent a lot of time learning medicine.

Manbao, not expecting to have to take an examination, suddenly became nervous and bargained with Bai Shan, "Shall we study together after dinner?"

Bai Shan carefully looked at Mr. Zhuang, then nodded and whispered, "I have marked several pieces of text that I think the teacher might test us on. I’ll show them to you later."

Manbao was pleased and nodded.

Bai Erlang, feeling envious on the side, asked, "What about me?"

Bai Shan was conflicted, "Your classes are different from ours, so I’m not sure what your teacher likes to test on."

Manbao consoled him, "Just recite your texts. It’s better than nothing, offering some peace of mind."

Mr. Zhuang sat nearby, listening to their conversation. When they finished, he waved his hand dismissively, "Go wash up and change your clothes. Look at how dirty your faces and heads are."

The three of them looked down at their clothes and obediently bowed before retreating to clean up.

While they finally found peace, the neighboring Bai Residence was once again bustling. County Magistrate Tang wasn’t joking when he said a summons would be sent over.

The servants who answered to the bailiffs were tasked not with finding the master of the house, but the Second Young Master, which was surprising enough. Moreover, the document the bailiffs brought was a summons...

The servant reporting indoors wished he could shrink himself so the masters could only hear his voice and not see him.

Bai Yu could never have imagined that the family next door would make a fuss over such a trivial matter and involve the authorities.

Bai Ning was completely stupefied.

Old Madam Zuo, upon seeing this, couldn’t help but slap the table and scold her son and grandson, "Nonsense!"

Bai Yu’s face turned ashen as he too slapped the document onto the table, "It is nonsense, just wait, mother, I’ll ask them to withdraw this document right now."

"I’m saying it’s you two who caused the nonsense!" Old Madam Zuo flared up in anger, hitting the table hard, "Aren’t you too old for this? Erlang doesn’t know better, and you join in his foolishness. Those three children from next door, how old are they? Two of them are even younger than Erlang. And you, as their uncle, went to argue with three kids. Aren’t you ashamed?"

Old Madam Zuo slapped the document onto his chest, pressing, "And about arguing, did you even win against them? The children knew to accept their punishment after fighting, but what about your son? It’s been half a month since you confined him, to no effect!"

She turned directly to Bai Ning, barking, "I’ve been wanting to ask you, I thought since you’ve always been taught by your father, I shouldn’t interfere too much, but I can’t hold back any longer today as your grandmother. Do you think your father was wrong to confine you for half a month?"

Bai Ning instantly knelt down and said, "No, what father did was right."

Old Madam Zuo slammed the table and shouted, "That’s clearly a deceitful answer. If you truly believed it was right, if you truly reflected upon it, you wouldn’t come out and continue to cause trouble. Do you really think we don’t know what you’ve been up to? Why were you punished for half a month, why did we dismiss the servants who waited on you? It’s said it was because of the fight, but do we not know the real reason? Have you reflected, what have you repented for? Straight out the door and you’re causing trouble again, you’ve lost all face for our Bai Family!"