As soon as April passed, the weather began to get hotter and the days became longer and longer. Every day at dawn, she would get out of bed, wash herself, and go to the river to read loudly.
Santou, Sanya and Sitou, who were still studying, couldn't help but get up early and run to the river to read. They waited until they had given themselves a morning class before running back to have breakfast, and then each carried their own small book boxes.
go to school.
Santou and the others went to school, while Manbao went to Mr. Baijiazhuang.
Mr. Zhuang has also resumed his previous habit of attending classes. Every day, the three of them attend classes separately. Man Bao and Bai Shan can take the same class, while Bai Erlang takes one class alone, and then provides guidance on their homework.
Mrs. Liu had obviously talked with Mr. Zhuang, and he also knew about the grudge between their family and the King of Yizhou. This matter could no longer be concealed.
After all, Bai Shan and Man Bao may be called to the capital. As their teachers, Mr. Zhuang is naturally bound to them, and Mrs. Liu can no longer hide it from him.
Therefore, Mr. Zhuang has been paying close attention to their homework recently. Even Bai Erlang, who has always been treated favorably, is overwhelmed by homework.
During this period, the three of them started studying from the moment they opened their eyes and continued studying until they went to bed. Manbao had less homework than Bai Shanhui because she had to learn medicine on her own, so Mr. Zhuang specially set aside some time for her.
Two hours of time.
Doctor Ji saw that she had not returned to Yizhou City for a long time, and even asked someone to send her a letter.
Manbao didn't dare to tell him the truth. He only said that there was something going on at home and she might not be able to go to Yizhou City to study medicine for a long time, but they could communicate by letter.
Man Bao felt very sorry for Dr. Ji. After all, we had agreed that everyone would learn from each other and improve each other, but she ran away instead.
So she asked Teacher Mo to sort out many good and proven prescriptions, copied a copy and sent it to Dr. Ji, and now they are exchanging letters.
Man Bao also learned about Mr. Guan's situation from Doctor Ji.
Mr. Guan's condition is worse than expected. I don't know if he is thinking too much or worrying too much. He has difficulty swallowing now. Doctor Ji wrote a letter saying that he now has to go to Guan's house every day.
Mr. Guan only has enough time these days.
But the strange thing is that he just doesn't allow Guan Erlang to come back, and even gives a death order. If Guan Erlang comes back with his eldest grandson, he will kick them out directly. Now the Guan family is in a mess.
Of course, this is because Doctor Ji only knew this because he was a medical doctor. In the eyes of everyone in Yizhou City, it was Master Guan's condition that had improved, so Master Guan forcefully asked Guan Erlang to go out to study with his eldest grandson. As a result, Master Guan
I caught wind and cold when I got up at night, and my condition worsened immediately.
Guan Erlang and his men did not return to the academy by the original route, so the servants of the Guan family could not find Guan Erlang and the eldest grandson of the Guan family for a while.
This seems like a helpless miss to outsiders. No wonder Guan Erlang, and naturally he won't find Master Guan strange.
Man Bao didn't know that when she received the letter, Mr. Guan was already at the end of his strength. He woke up midway and felt that he was in good spirits. Dr. Ji quietly nodded to Guan Dalang, indicating that he could prepare for the funeral.
Magistrate Tang County received the news and hurried over.
Mr. Guan, who had always been very polite to Magistrate Tang, could not quite control his expression this time. He immediately dropped his face and asked in a hoarse voice, "Does Mr. Tang not tolerate my Guan family?"
Magistrate Tang: "No."
"Then please leave, Mr. Tang, and don't come back again."
Magistrate Tang looked at him seriously for a while and then said: "This county remembered that I was entertained by Mr. Guan when I first came to Yizhou City. Now it is appropriate for me to come and see you off."
Mr. Guan looked at him quietly for a while, then closed his eyes and ignored him.
Guan Dalang didn't understand what riddle they were playing, and couldn't care less at this time. He stepped forward over Magistrate Tang and asked in a low voice: "Father, what would you like to eat?"
Mr. Guan thought for a while and then said: "Let's go cook a bowl of noodles. I suddenly want to eat noodles."
Guan Dalang agreed, went to give orders to his servants, and then came back to serve Master Guan.
Mr. Guan did not shy away from the Tang County magistrate, and told Guan Dalang directly in front of him, "My funeral will be simple and I must not ask Erlang to come back. I have given instructions and the funeral will be held in the Yi Zhuang next to the City God's Temple. Then you and
The palace said that it would help the spirit return to his hometown."
Mr. Guan paused and said, "If the prince doesn't agree, you can keep vigil at home and don't rush to bury the coffin. I want to return to my hometown for burial."
However, his family has settled in Yizhou City since his great-grandfather. Compared with Yizhou City, his hometown, which he has never returned to twice, feels like a strange place. He still doesn't understand why his father insists on returning to his hometown and why he still wants to go back to his hometown.
Erlang was not allowed to come back to worship.
Mr. Guan talked a lot and ate another bowl of noodles, and the energy gradually dissipated.
All the relatives of the Guan family came to the yard, and Guan Dalang's wife was also in the house helping to deliver some things. Magistrate Tang was sitting in the corner drinking tea without disturbing them.
The steward of the Guan Mansion came in quickly and said, "Uncle, someone from the Prince's Mansion is here."
Magistrate Tang raised his head, and Guan Dalang quickly stood up and said, "Father, I'll go out and take a look."
Mr. Guan also opened his eyes all of a sudden, and his hand on the quilt clenched into a fist. He pointed at Guan Dalang's wife. Guan Dalang expressed his understanding, "Father, don't worry, we will take care of the people in the palace."
Mr. Guan nodded slightly and looked at Magistrate Tang after seeing them go out.
Magistrate Tang's heart moved and he walked to him. Seeing his mouth moving slightly, Magistrate Tang sat down next to him and put his head to his mouth, "What do you want to say?"
Mr. Guan closed his cloudy eyes and said in an inaudible voice: "Dongxizhuang..."
"What village?"
Mr. Guan closed his mouth tightly, then closed his eyes and recited it again. His voice was still very low, but Magistrate Tang heard, "Dongxizhuang..."
When Guan Dalang led the people from the palace in, Magistrate Tang was still sitting in his seat drinking tea. He gently touched the tea stains on his clothes and looked at the people who came in with a smile.
The person who came was an official from the palace, who was once a subordinate of Mr. Guan. When he came in, he was slightly startled when he saw Magistrate Tang.
Although he was an official of the royal family, he still had a certain rank, so Magistrate Tang stood up and saluted him and explained, "I am chess friends with Mr. Guan in this county. I heard that Mr. Guan is seriously ill, so I came to see him."
The officials of the royal family had no doubts, because Mr. Guan was indeed easy to make friends with. In the past ten years or so, more than half of the people the prince had recruited were through his friendship.
He stepped forward and looked at Mr. Guan with concern, and whispered: "The prince is very worried about your lord, so he ordered his subordinates to come and see your lord."
He just saw that the Guan family were preparing for the funeral, and knew that he didn't have much time, so he sighed and asked, "If you have any unfulfilled wishes, why don't you tell me, and I will go back and report it to the prince."