The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 1040 - 119 Crow’s Mouth

Chapter 1040: Chapter 119 Crow’s Mouth

Bai Erlang was pestering Manbao and Bai Shan to help him write his homework.

Of course, he had become much smarter now and would not let Bai Shan and Manbao imitate his handwriting anymore.

Although the teachers at the school were not as sharp as their Mr. Zhuang, who could tell at a glance if the writing was not his own.

But it was unclear if Bai Shan and Manbao’s skills were unpracticed, or if they did it on purpose, but when imitating his handwriting, there were always a few characters that looked especially unlike his own.

Several times he had nearly been discovered by the teachers at the school.

So now, Bai Erlang would have them complete the homework first, and then he would copy it.

But Bai Shan and Manbao were not so easy to persuade. Bai Erlang had almost brought up the time when they had joined forces to trick him into climbing a tree in their childhood before Manbao finally said, "I’ll help you with just one question."

Bai Shan also relented, "I’ll do at most one question as well."

Bai Erlang was satisfied, "Great, I’ll give you the questions later."

Anyway, he only had two big questions left, hahahahaha...

Bai Erlang, filled with pride, volunteered to take their dishes to the kitchen, "Wait, I’ll get the questions for you."

Bai Erlang gave each of them a piece of paper, and upon seeing the questions, they knew these were the hardest and most time-consuming ones in his homework.

After glancing at him, they said, "Switch questions; this is strategy, if we do it, aren’t you afraid your teacher will punish you?"

"There are no others, just these two questions. Why don’t you two switch off?" Bai Erlang said smugly, "You can’t go back on your word. As for the teacher, I’m not scared at all. As long as you don’t write it too well, just match my level of knowledge, and after I copy and memorize it, there’s nothing to fear."

Besides, he had joined the school only a month ago, there were so many people in the class, and the school’s teachers were not Mr. Zhuang, he was not afraid of them discovering anything.

Upon hearing that he would memorize it, Bai Shan and Manbao reluctantly took the questions.

The problems were not very difficult for them, and simply by looking at the questions, they had already figured out an approach in their minds.

With an approach figured out, what remained was simply to break down the topic and write the essay.

Manbao folded the paper and tucked it into his sleeve, waving, "I’ll write it this afternoon for you, are we still going out tonight?"

"Of course," Bai Erlang immediately became excited, "I feel like tonight might not be as lively, let’s go to the outer city."

Bai Shan and Manbao’s eyes sparkled; they also wanted to visit the outer city, so they turned unanimously towards Daji who was standing in the corridor, with longing in their eyes.

Daji, who had just turned around to come back, turned away again.

The three of them: ...

Mr. Zhuang, returning from a stroll in the garden with a book in his hand, saw this scene and asked, "Are you teasing Daji again?"

"No!"

The three denied, "We were just discussing where to go for fun tonight."

Mr. Zhuang glanced at them and said, "You didn’t have enough fun last night?"

Manbao sighed, "Mr. Zhuang, time is pressing, if we don’t go soon, I fear we’ll have even less chance to enjoy ourselves later."

Bai Shan nodded continuously, "After all, we have a big enemy lurking behind us."

Bai Erlang swallowed and shivered, "I don’t know why, but I always feel like you two are jinxes; nothing bad will happen, right?"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the usually silent Keke in Manbao’s mind suddenly said, "He’s right."

At the same time, several people in the second courtyard heard a loud "bang bang" knocking at the front gate.

The three of them immediately cast blameful glances at each other.

Bai Erlang had an "I knew it" look as he waited for Bai Shan and Manbao, "See, I told you."

Bai Shan and Manbao, on the other hand, glared back unconvincingly, "You’re a jinx!"

Mr. Zhuang felt a tightness in his chest and couldn’t help but slap the book in his hand against Bai Erlang, who was closest, and scolded angrily, "What are you standing around for? Go and see what’s happened."

As they were talking, the servants in the front yard had already opened the door, then led someone running in, "Miss Man, someone from Jishi Hall has arrived."

It was Quan, who was somewhat familiar to Manbao. His face was filled with urgency as he rushed over and said, "Young Doctor Zhou, Shopkeeper Zheng has sent for you."

Manbao asked blankly, "Is there a patient?"

"Yes, the carriage is already waiting outside."

Mr. Zhuang narrowed his eyes and asked, "May I know what the illness is, and why have you come for Manbao? She’s still a child."

Quan said, "It’s severe bleeding, hard to stop. Young Doctor Zhou has a good technique for stopping blood, so Shopkeeper Zheng sent me to fetch Young Doctor Zhou."

Mr. Zhuang asked, "Who is the patient?"

Quan said, "I don’t know, sir. I’m only responsible for fetching Young Doctor Zhou. Young Doctor Zhou, saving a life is as urgent as putting out a fire, let’s hurry."

Manbao knew what Mr. Zhuang was worried about, but still couldn’t help nodding at him, then she ran back to her room to fetch her medical basket.

Bai Shan couldn’t help but step forward, "Sir."

Mr. Zhuang nodded at him.

Bai Shan exhaled in relief and said to Manbao, who had run out, "I’m coming with you."

Bai Erlang also wanted to follow, but Mr. Zhuang grabbed him by the back of his collar. "You just stay at home honestly. Didn’t you say yesterday when you were doing your homework that you still had two questions to finish? Bring them out, and I’ll go over them with you this afternoon."

Bai Erlang: ...

Daji followed closely behind Bai Shan.

Quan glanced hesitantly at the two of them, but Manbao shot him a look, "Hurry up, isn’t this an emergency?"

With a stamp of his foot, Quan invited all three of them to get on the carriage and then personally drove off at a fast pace, urging the horse on rapidly. Pedestrians along the road scattered with his shouting.

Daji looked out the window and said, "This isn’t the way to Jishi Hall."

The carriage sped toward the inner city, close to the Imperial City, before stopping. Daji, who was familiar with the streets of the capital, frowned worriedly and cast a glance at the young master and Miss Man.

The two of them met Daji’s gaze, with Manbao nodding slightly to indicate there was no problem.

As soon as the carriage stopped, Quan pulled down the stepping stool and invited them out. Shopkeeper Zheng was unexpectedly waiting outside the door. Upon seeing Manbao, he came forward, "Manbao, can you stop bleeding with your bare hands?"

"That’s only temporary. More often, I use acupuncture to stop the bleeding."

"That’s great. An aristocrat got injured playing polo. When you get inside, find Imperial Doctor Zheng. Don’t ask anything, and don’t talk nonsense. If you have any issues, speak to Imperial Doctor Zheng, understand?"

Bai Shan stopped Manbao from going further and turned to Shopkeeper Zheng with a question, "Who asked you to come for us?"

"Oh, the only person I could think of who can stop the bleeding is Manbao, of course, I had to come myself."

Bai Shan had more to ask, but a pale, beardless middle-aged man had already hurried out from inside, his voice sharp as he asked, "Shopkeeper Zheng, where is the doctor you mentioned?"

Shopkeeper Zheng then pointed at Manbao, "Here is Young Doctor Zhou, Manbao. You go with this gentleman."

The middle-aged man glanced at Manbao, his brow furrowing slightly, but under the circumstances, he couldn’t say much and simply turned, "Follow me."