Mr. Zhuang asked the Bai family to take Bai Cheng and Bai Shan back, leaving Man Bao behind.
He went back to the house and took a stack of paper to Man Bao and said: "Turn in the penalty writing tomorrow. Next time we fight, it won't be as simple as penalty writing."
Manbao obediently agreed, but did not feel that writing was a punishment, because they had to write when they were studying.
The Qian family members bowed and apologized to Mr. Zhuang and took the two children back.
Mrs. Liu and the others hadn't gone far, and when they looked back, they saw the Zhou family members walking back surrounded by Man Bao and Mr. Qian.
Mrs. Zheng also looked back and couldn't help but said: "They have so many family members."
"No," said Master Bai, "with six sons, they are not the ones with the most children in Qili Village, but they are the ones who can stand the most, so their family is the most prosperous."
Ms. Liu glanced at Man Bao, who was supporting Mr. Qian, and said, "How come their daughter goes to school?"
Mr. Bai laughed and said: "How can their family have money to study? It's just that this little girl is smart and Mr. Zhuang likes it, so she accepted her as a disciple and put her in the school. She doesn't need to hand over any training, even the books belong to Mr. Zhuang." It was hand-copied. I heard that when I became a disciple, Mr. Zhuang also gave them a set of pens, inks and inkstones, so that’s all.”
After hearing this, Mrs. Zheng said: "Farmers have a harder time."
Ms. Liu said: "That means this child is not only smart, but also well-behaved. He is a lovely child, otherwise Mr. Zhuang would not love talents so much."
So he looked at his grandson again, his face darkened, and he asked him when he got back, "The little lady of the Zhou family is younger than you and is still a girl. How can you hit someone?"
Bai Shanbao felt aggrieved, raised his arms and said, "She did it first, and she even bit me."
Mrs. Zheng was so anxious that she went to roll up his sleeves. When she saw that his arms were smooth and white, with no marks at all, Ms. Zheng took back her hand and looked at her mother-in-law.
Ms. Liu's expression became darker and she asked, "Where did she bite you?"
Although there were no marks on his arm, Bai Shanbao still felt that the feeling remained, so he pointed to a place and said: "Here!"
Mrs. Liu couldn't help but pat the table gently and shouted: "Shanbao, my grandmother taught you not to lie since you were a child!"
Bai Shanbao was stunned, cried loudly, and shouted: "I didn't lie, she just bit me. If you don't believe me, ask her, she was the one who hit me first, and she also attacked me sneakily, she is the big bad guy!"
On the other side, Mrs. Qian is also teaching Man Bao a lesson. She has already checked and found that Man Bao is not injured, so she can safely scold her now.
"You are a girl. If you have a conflict and you try to reason with someone, why do you hit them?"
Man Bao: "He's beating his head."
"Then you should separate people first, and then ask right or wrong. How can you hit someone? They are guests, and they are strangers when they come to our village. It is rude for you to bully them." Qian said with a serious face: "What has my mother been like since she was a child? What did you teach me? We need to be a polite person. Just now in front of Mr. Zhuang, not only did you not apologize, but you also made faces. Is this what my mother usually taught you? "
Man Bao felt a little aggrieved, and his eyes were a little red.
Mrs. Qian turned her back and said, "You don't have to cry in front of me. Go and think about it by yourself, facing the wall, whether what mother said is right or not."
Qian also wiped her tears and said: "I sent you to school so that you can study and be sensible. You are a girl, but you can't go out and make money by showing off your talents, and you can't be an examiner. Why should I send you to school? Isn't that why? Do you know more about etiquette and reason? If you go to school to learn fighting, go home as soon as possible, and you are not allowed to eavesdrop in school again."
Manbao's tears fell in clusters. She felt so uncomfortable that she rushed up to hug her mother's legs and cried: "Mom, I know I was wrong. Don't cry, don't be angry."
Qian turned his head and said nothing.
Man Bao cried until he was out of breath, "I really know I was wrong. Don't ignore me. I will go and apologize to him tomorrow..."
Qian's expression softened a little.
Outside the house, Mrs. Feng grabbed Erduo's ears and scolded him, "I asked you to pick up your sister-in-law, but you ended up fighting with someone over a stone. Doesn't it make your skin itchy?"
Xiao Qian was also beating Datou, "I assigned you a task, but you were lazy and instigated your brother. He is only a few years old, so you asked him to pick up my sister-in-law. It's a good chance that your sister-in-law didn't get beaten today. If so,
What to do with a big kid?”
So the ghosts started crying and howling outside very quickly, and both the big head and the second head were beaten so hard that they howled.
At night, the three children who made mistakes squatted in the kitchen to boil water.
As punishment, the three of them will have to boil the hot water tonight.
Of course, Man Bao, who had never been in the kitchen, didn't understand, so Big Tou was the one who lit the fire, and Er Tou was the one who watched the fire. Man Bao sat aside with his knees in his arms and thought.
In fact, she was chatting with Keke. She asked Keke to confirm whether she really did something wrong.
The system read a lot of educational books and assumed the identities of Man Bao and Er Du. As an elder, Man Bao's approach to dealing with Er Du being beaten was indeed wrong.
Hearing Keke say the same thing, Man Bao slumped his shoulders and said, "Then I'll tell him I'm sorry tomorrow. If I give him candy, will he forgive me?"
The system said: "The gift should be something the other person likes. Maybe you can ask the other person tomorrow."
Man Bao felt that he was right, so his consciousness exited the system. As soon as he came out, he saw Big Tou and Er Tou with grimaces on their faces.
Man Bao has figured it out. She has always been a good child who corrects her mistakes. Now that she has made her decision, there is nothing to be sad about, so her spirits are back.
Seeing that the eldest nephew and the second nephew were so depressed, she peeled off two candies and stuffed them into their mouths, comforting them and saying, "It's okay. My eldest sister-in-law and my second sister-in-law won't remember this tomorrow. Don't be sad."
Big Tou and Er Tou unexpectedly got a candy. Of course they were not sad. They cheered up and whispered to Man Bao: "Sister-in-law, don't worry. In two days we will find a place where no one is around to beat you back."
Man Bao was unhappy, "It turns out you haven't realized your mistake yet. Give me the candy back and I won't let you eat it."
Big Tou and Er Tou were stunned for a moment while holding the candy in their mouths. Then they immediately chewed up the candy with a bang and said to Man Bao, "I've already eaten it."
Man Bao was furious, "Spit it out!"
Big Tou and Er Tou chewed hard, then opened their mouths to show Man Bao that there were no sugar residues left.
Man Bao said: "I won't give you sweets again."
Still smart, he immediately said: "Sister-in-law, we know we were wrong. We will never fight again or settle accounts with that kid."
Man Bao reluctantly forgave them.
On the other side of the Bai family, Ms. Liu was holding Bai Shanbao on her knees. She wiped away her tears and said, "You have been smart since you were a child. I thought you could inherit your father's legacy and go to school in the future to honor your ancestors. But as for you, you lose your ambition by playing with things."
Not to mention, I don’t even understand basic etiquette. It’s wrong to fight in the first place, let alone beating a young lady. Not only did she not admit her mistake in front of my husband, she even glared at her and made faces..."