flstandardbreds Chapter 178 Punishment
Chapter 178 Punishment
In the evening, Wang Wendong and his servant Wang Dong just returned home and saw his mother waiting in the yard. Seeing her son running, his robe was covered with dust. She took him directly to her hall and said angrily as soon as she entered the door:
"Stand still."
After the mother sternly reprimanded him, she sat in the main hall and asked:
"Why did you come back so late?"
Wang Wendong’s polite answer:
"After school, I went to the City God Temple and asked for some incense ashes. I wanted to wrap them up for Jin'er and keep them by her side. I made a wish that it would come true."
The mother suddenly felt a warm current in her heart, which gathered in her eyes and her nose was sore. How could she not take care of her child? Her son came home late, so he must have done something for Jin Yier.
"Jin'er woke up early today and has been busy all day. She hasn't rested yet and seems to be still drawing. Do you want to go and take a look?"
"Mom, is this true? Can I go see Jin'er?"
It was too late, so the mother took her son to the west room.
Wang Jinyi wrote down his ideas about Ku Shui Mountain, the initial construction and the long-term vision on a piece of paper. He also divided each stage into many small projects. He wrote five major articles in total. His hands were sore from writing, but he hadn't finished yet.
In the room, the nurse silently sharpened pencils for herself, Qingyu sorted out the daily accounts, and Zhuyu quietly cleaned the house. Wang Jinyi always felt that it would be good to grow up like this, if there were no ties from the past life...
My mother asked outside the door:
"Jin'er, are you resting? Wendong is back and brought you something from the City God Temple."
Upon hearing this, Wang Jinyi dropped her pen, and the nanny quickly helped the young lady jump off the armchair.
Wang Jinyi ran past the nanny and pushed the door open himself. Looking at his mother and brother outside the door, he jumped up in surprise and clapped his hands and shouted:
"Brother, you're finally back. I missed you so much!"
Wang Wendong's face turned red. His sister was too young and didn't know the seriousness of the matter. She didn't understand the differences between men and women and just talked nonsense.
"Jin'er, it's late now, it's not convenient for me to enter your room. Seeing that you are safe, I feel relieved. I will go back to my room first."
Then he reached out and put a package in Wang Jinyi's hand, turned around and left. Wang Jinyi walked out of the door, tilted his head, leaned forward, looked at his brother's back as he returned to his own study.
Mother also went back to the room. Wang Jinyi was holding a yellow paper bag in his hand. He touched the small bag carefully, but he really didn't know what it was. He walked to the table, opened it, and stared at the bag of ashes.
The nurse was an experienced person and said from experience:
"Alas! The young master is still worried about the young lady and went to pay his respects specially. This shows the young master's sincerity."
Wang Jinyi smiled warmly, not because she believed that this thing was effective, but because the intention was too sincere.
My brother came back so late just to ask for a bag of incense ash for himself. It shows how deep the brotherly love is in his heart!
Zhu Yu silently reached out to help the young lady rewrap the incense ash, then wrapped it in a handkerchief and placed it next to the young lady's pillow.
Wang Jinyi said:
"Zhu Yu, let Qing Yu keep watch tonight. You should go back and rest. Come back tomorrow. Also, tomorrow morning, ask Zhao Chunming to send a letter to Wang Jinlai, asking him to leave early and come back to the mansion before leaving."
"Okay, miss, I'll go and deliver the letter tomorrow morning."
Wang Jinyi thought about it and told Zhu Yu:
"Zhu Yu, you've been here for a few months. Do you find it a bit tiring to be the head of the team?"
Zhu Yu knew that he could not escape punishment. He threw his master down the mountain, causing him to be seriously injured and unconscious for several days. He lowered his head and said weakly:
"No matter how the lady punishes me, I want to follow her. Don't let me leave."
At the end of the conversation, tears began to flow. She looked up at the young lady. Wang Jinyi wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said softly:
"Don't cry, Zhu Yu. You did nothing wrong, but you were at fault. You chased me because you were worried about me, and then we both fell down. You didn't mean to do that!
Punishing you is also a warning to everyone. It's not serious enough to let you go, you can only follow me. "
Zhu Yu closed her eyes and tears fell down in strings.
The next morning, the two groups of people under Wang Jinyi went out separately. Wen Bai rushed to discuss the printing of the picture book, and Zhu Yu went out to find Zhao Chunming to bring a letter home.
Just after noon, Wenbai came to the second gate with the news. Qingyu kept coming back to report. When Wang Jinyi heard it, the Xie family and the Fuwang family decided to join forces to publish "Records of Gratitude and Revenge" together.
Wang Jinyi touched his chin and wondered if the two families had paid the deposit he needed most. It also proved the saying that the richer a person is, the more he has.
Wang Jinyi thought about it and wrote a note: Originally, we planned to charge 300 taels per household, but now that the two companies are jointly printing and distributing it nationwide, we will offer a special discount and require each company to pay a deposit of 250 taels.
After finishing writing, Wang Jinyi smiled mischievously, he still wanted to save such a little money!
However, it is actually more beneficial for him if the two companies jointly publish. In the past, only Wang's family printed storybooks, which may not have been widely distributed. If the two companies print together, it may be easier for him to become famous.
Wasn't my original idea to let more people know the name "Stars in the Night Sky"? The more people knew about it, the easier it would be for this name to reach Chen Zhiyuan's ears.
My original intention has not changed, but I need this deposit right now.
Qingyu had just left with the note when Zhuyu came back after finishing his work. The entire west room was extremely busy that morning.
In the afternoon, the mother held her daughter's hand and stood in the main hall porch in the front yard.
All the servants in the yard, men on the left and women on the right, stood in order. Butler Wang Ping'an counted all the people. The mother first told the story of the young lady being accidentally knocked down by Zhu'er, and announced that the young lady would be responsible for the punishment of this incident.
The mother gave up her seat to her daughter, and Wang Jinyi said loudly:
"Zhu Yu is a maid in my room. I am responsible for not teaching her well. But she threw her master and seriously injured him. She should be removed from her position as the head of the room and stay in the room as a first-class maid, still doing the same job. Zhu Yu, did you hear that clearly?"
"Yes, miss."
Zhu Yu lowered his head and replied.
"Do you accept this punishment?"
"Thank you, young lady, for your kindness."
"I'm not going to be lenient with you. I haven't finished yet. Besides, Zhu Yu was disrespectful to the master, so he should be punished! I will personally punish Zhu Yu with five rulers."
Everyone gasped when they heard this. After being beaten with five rulers, the hand would be crippled. It would hurt for a while, and the hand would be swollen and they would not be able to do any work.
At this time, Wang Jinyi's voice sounded again:
"Zhu Yu, come with me into the house and receive your punishment!"
Mother and Qing'er stood outside the lobby door, looking at a crowd of people with their heads down inexplicably. They only heard the thumping sound of rulers falling from the lobby. Everyone outside was silent and depressed, and the atmosphere felt extremely tense.
Every time the sound of the ruler falling was heard, some people began to tremble, and gradually the timid ones could not stand anymore.