Mr. Zhuang continued to lecture Manbao and Bai Shan on the topic for over a quarter of an hour, until Bai Erlang's knees were aching from kneeling. It was then that he dealt with him, "Stand up. I remember you haven't copied the 'Book of Rites' yet, have you? This time, you'll copy it once and hand it in before Mid-Autumn Festival."
Bai Erlang's mouth fell open in shock.
The 'Book of Rites'... the thick 'Book of Rites'?
Manbao and Bai Shan, who had already copied it several times, sympathetically glanced at Bai Erlang and then silently lowered their heads, deciding to keep out of sight of their teacher as much as possible.
Every time Manbao got into trouble, Bai Shan would be dragged into the punishment with him, or when Bai Shan caused a problem, Manbao would also be implicated. But this time, Mr. Zhuang didn't extend the punishment to the two of them because of Bai Erlang; he simply assigned the punishment and waved Bai Erlang to his feet.
