Wulang said, "Does the Luo family have many brothers? Maybe next ti when we return to the village, we should bring Third Brother and the others along. If there’s a fight, we won’t be afraid."
Silang started considering, "You’re right, they have more people. But don’t we have fewer brothers? Next ti I go back, I’ll see who in the village is willing to join us. Brother Hu is good at fighting, but it’s a pity he doesn’t have any brothers at ho to back him up, so he might not be able to leave ho."
But if Zhou Hu can’t make it, others in the village can.
Originally, Silang thought bringing Sanzi and the others would be enough, after all, it was just driving carts and carrying goods, and they were used to doing that. But after this incident, he realized it wasn’t enough.
They’re too skinny to win against others.
Thinking about this, Silang checked that the tea leaves were all fine. During dinner, he specifically picked the at to eat but was stopped by Manbao, "Fourth Brother, you can’t eat too much at now, be careful not to upset your stomach."
If soone else said this, Silang wouldn’t believe it, but since Manbao said it, he had no choice but to believe it. He regretfully went to pick the vegetables beside him.
Wulang said, "Fourth Brother, I’ve already spoken with A Liudun, and he’ll co to look at the tea leaves tomorrow."
Silang nodded.
After Manbao finished her al, she put down her bowl and chopsticks and said, "Fourth Brother, on the nineteenth our family will have a housewarming party, do you have any guests to invite?"
"No," Silang shook his head and said, "A Liudun and the others are only suitable for drinking at a restaurant, it’s not appropriate to bring them ho. However, you reminded , Liwei, stay ho these two days and help out. Let your Second Sister go out with ."
Liwei: "...Why?"
Silang raised his eyelids and glanced at him before saying, "Why else? Your Second Sister is better at accounting than you, she definitely won’t suffer any loss. We need help in the kitchen for the banquet, can your Second Sister’s skills get her into the kitchen?"
Manbao opened her mouth, glanced at the excited Lijun, and didn’t tell Silang that they wouldn’t need to go into the kitchen for the banquet on the nineteenth.
After eating, Manbao went to check on Ms.Fang, who had just eaten a bowl of porridge and lay down to sleep.
Lijun and Liru also ca to check, and seeing their worried faces, Manbao said, "Don’t worry, she should wake up tomorrow."
The three aunt and niece carried lanterns as they returned to the main courtyard.
On the long path, only their footsteps could be heard. Liru huddled beside Lijun and whispered, "Second Sister, are you scared?"
Lijun rolled her eyes, "Scared of what, this is our ho."
Manbao curiously glanced at Liru and then suddenly approached her with a loud "Wow", causing Liru to scream "Ahhhh——".
Lijun: ...
Manbao laughed heartily.
Upon hearing Manbao’s laughter, Lichong, who almost rushed out, stopped his steps.
From behind a wall, Wulang shouted at them, "Manbao, don’t scare people!"
Manbao just dragged Lijun and Liru away.
Back at the main courtyard, Bai Shan and the others had just finished eating and ca over, "How is Fourth Sister-in-law Zhou?"
Manbao smiled and said, "Although she’s severely weakened, there’s no imdiate danger to her life. She just needs to recover properly."
Bai Shan let out a sigh of relief.
Erlang curiously asked, "I heard that Fourth Brother Zhou cried, is that true?"
Manbao: "...Don’t you cry too? What’s so strange about my Fourth Brother crying?"
Of course, it was strange. He’s already a father, while still a young man himself, crying... naturally it’s nothing.
But being stared at by Manbao, he didn’t dare say it out loud.
Bai Shan asked, "Do you want to ask around about the Luo family?"
Chenggu County isn’t close to the capital, and strong dragons don’t overwhelm local snakes. Official channels probably won’t reveal much. Moreover, it’s beco quite difficult to determine who was right or wrong.
It’s said that the blows on Ms.Fang weren’t light.
Manbao also knew it wouldn’t be easy to handle officially but she wanted to know whether the Luo family consistently bullied people or just targeted their Zhou Family.
So she nodded, "I’ll leave it to you then."
Erlang asked, "How will you find out? Will Senior Brother Tang help?"
"How could he have the ti?" Bai Shan said, "I heard Lord Yin is currently in a lawsuit with Minister Feng, trying to transfer Senior Brother Tang from the Ministry of Justice to serve as a county magistrate in Chang’an County. I rember Yi Ziyang has a cousin who’s from Liangzhou, I’ll ask him for help to find out."
Chenggu County is under the jurisdiction of Liangzhou, quite nearby.
Erlang: "Why don’t I rember?"
Bai Shan shook his head, "How would I know about you? His cousin is studying at Liangzhou Prefecture, and ca to the capital this year for the imperial examination. He’s here in the capital now, didn’t we et him outside the Imperial Academy before?"
Erlang racked his brain, thinking hard for quite a while before recalling a vague silhouette, indeed it seed they had t and possibly even eaten together.
The Senior Sister and Junior Brother both looked disdainfully at the little Junior Brother, saying nothing.
Everyone turned and went back to their rooms.
Manbao pulled down the curtain in her room, washed up, then turned off the lamp and got into bed, directly entering the system.
In the distant space-ti, Teacher Mo’s world was just entering nightti activities. Of course, as an educator and research enthusiast, Teacher Mo’s nightlife involved teaching and research.
So when Manbao entered the classroom, she saw Teacher Mo looking down at materials across the room.
Ever since video communication was established between the two sides, Manbao frequently saw Teacher Mo in the classroom.
He knew Manbao only had ti for online classes at night, so he adjusted his online hours to evenings.
As soon as he saw Manbao, he put down his materials, looked up, and smiled, asking, "What’s wrong, feeling down?"
Manbao talked about the happenings at ho, emphasizing the pulse condition of her Fourth Sister-in-law and the prescription she made.
Teacher Mo couldn’t quite understand how just an outing shock could lead to such illness, but judging by the pulse findings, Manbao’s prescription was pretty good.
He thought of sothing, flipped out a book, and said, "A few days ago, I was reading a book with similar symptoms, and I think there are two prescriptions that are quite good, differing slightly from yours..."
The student and teacher began their lesson.
The next day, Manbao washed up, grabbed a bun, and went to check on Ms.Fang.
Ms.Fang had already woken up, after a night’s rest, perhaps due to the acupuncture and dicine from Manbao, she was able to sit up this morning.
Yesterday, she was in a daze and seed to see Manbao, only now realizing they truly arrived in the capital.
She couldn’t help but look out the window and ask, "Manbao, where’s your Fourth Brother?"
Manbao hadn’t seen Silang on the way over and was stunned for a mont, "He went out?"
She approached and checked Ms.Fang’s pulse, asking, "Fourth Sister-in-law, do you feel any discomfort today?"
Ms.Fang carefully felt for a while and said, "My chest still feels stuffy, my head is a bit dizzy, but other than that, there’s nothing else. Did your Fourth Brother go out, what about the child?"
"Fifth Sister-in-law is taking care of them," Manbao said, "Fourth Sister-in-law, you’re sick, so it’s not good for the child to be near you, to avoid catching the illness, so Fifth Sister-in-law is temporarily taking care of them."
Ms.Fang then let out a sigh of relief and said, "I thought I couldn’t make it."
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