Striving For The Sake Of Honor
Idlers Note: Lets hope I really dont vomit up blood trying to et my personal translation schedule ?
Erniu and Yingtao both had things to do. At the mont, there was no one to take care of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan. So Mrs. Zhang-Wang sent over Shiliu, the one who had helped her hold up the umbrella from before.
It was afternoon. Under the great sun, in the middle of a courtyard with a ground manually blanketed with sand, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were currently striving with great effort to walk on top of it. Children sweated very little but even so, though their two foreheads were glistening and the thin clothing on their bodies had been changed once already, the both of them still did not intend to return to sleep.
Shiliu, water. Zhang Xiaobao stopped, raising his arm to wipe the sweat off his brow as he called out to Shiliu who was worriedly watching next to him. Shiliu had been watching them. She couldnt imagine why these two children were doing this walking back and forth on this floor of sand fornot speaking of normal children who were willing to do so themselves, even if adults forced them to, they would already be crying by now. Upon hearing the call, she hastily handed over the water that had been placed to the side.
As she watched the two children chug the water down over there, Shiliu could not figure it out why they didnt drink perfectly good tea or sugar water but insisted on drinking so salty water. She had tasted this water before. It wasnt nice to drink at all. Drinking it felt a bit of brackishsalty but not salty, mild but not mild. Yet, Little Mister specified that he must have this type of water. Drinking salty water, wouldnt that make you thirstier the more you drank it?
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan didnt know what Shiliu was thinking about as they half-filled their stomach with salty water before sighing in relief together and getting up again to walk towards the front.
Endure it. Today, theres still 200 ters. Thats only 5 round trips. Grit your teeth and itll be over. This is a rare chance. As he was walking on top of the sand, Zhang Xiaobaos calves started to uncontrollably tremble. Today, the mission of the two of them was to walk 500 ters. For adults, 500 ters was like nothing. But for two children who had just reached 1 year of age, in the sand, it was an excessive load.
I know. Children arent willing to train when theyre wrong but when they wish to train after growing up, its too late. Our sort with childish bodies and adult determination is the best opportunity for training. I trust that with practice like this, you would have no problem jumping down from 20 ters in ti. But I reckon that there will be no way to read at night. Probably wont have a bit of energy left at all. Wang Juan was suffering equally, falling as she spoke before slowly climbing back up herself.
Still have to though. Making a contract or whatever later on, if we dont recognize the characters and understand the classical quotes,[1] we could eat a great loss.[2] The large majority of characters, I can still recognize and can even write a portion. After all, I did spend a period of ti on the island.[3][4] But literary quotes, I cant do. I thought about tricking people all day, how would I have ti to think of all that? Zhang Xiaobao grinned, watching Wang Juan climb back up without showing any intention of helping her up.
Wang Juan finally climbed back up, pulling on Zhang Xiaobaos hand once again as they moved forward together. A large area of her small face was tanned completely red but she was also not willing to give up and said: Unh, learn it. Even if I have to lie there, I still want to learn it, too. I was a genius back then. Ma,[5] ~ah! Its more tiring than when I was at the Special Ops Unit. There isnt even anyone to give us massages or scientific instructions.[6] Quickly, get to the front. There are still 4 and a half laps. Lets be tired for 2 days and then, itll be better later on.
Quit dreaming. Once weve adjusted to this intensity, then well have to draw up a new training program. Endure it. If one wishes to show off in front of people, then one must suffer in back of people.[7] Who made us be unlike others, ~ne?
Zhang Xiaobao also staggered on his feet and as his hand loosened, fell down. He opened his mouth to spit out sand before pulling on Wang Juans hand to get up. The both of them were holding hands but not responsible for when the other fellit was only for being able to better control their balance. If a fall was due to physical ability, then they didnt heed the other. The strong didnt need the pity of others.
In a room from which the situation here could be seen, a man and woman stood by the window. The two people held back tears as they watched the babies fall and climb back up, fall and climb back up again over there.
Qiao-er, is this still my son? From hearing you talk, the matter of that Ernius family should have been caused by Xiaobao. Hes still that little. He cant be a monster,[8] right? The man asked doubtfully.
What monster? Thats my son. When theyre that small, other peoples children naturally arent able to but my son is. Even if hes more powerful than other children and you see scary areas, you still have to think: This is a divine sage,[9] not a monster. Whose familys children can compare to Xiaobao? Before, while carrying him, I knew that in the future, my son would definitely be different from the majority. You saw how well I could eat back thenI could eat more than most n could in a single al.
Mrs. Zhang-Wang retorted, the words she spoke completely without reason. Anything about her own son, it was all good. A stumble was better looking than when other children stumbled. To be able to swallow a mouthful of sand and still not cry, which familys child could do that?
The man was Zhang Xiaobaos bookworm father. He had been hearing about too many strange matters lately that were all involving his own son so he found so ti to co over with his wife to watch. But he didnt think that he would actually see this kind of scene. Dont speak of a small childeven an adult would have already hidden away from being baked by such a fiery sun.
But the reality told him that these two babies will were so resolute, it caused people fright. He wanted to rush over several tis to pick up his son and thoroughly question his son on just what he wanted to do. But he was held back by his wife once again. According to his wifes words, isnt it fine for the children to play? Other people wanted their child to move more and the child wouldnt move. How obedient, how good looking was their own child as those calves stepped up and down? Whats to fear with a stumble? With the sand, there wasnt a bit of trouble. This sand had been sifted and re-sifted by people. It was all fine and wouldnt injure anyone.
Father Zhang[10] thought of what his wife had said on the matter of the money that Ernius family had made. Watching the two stubborn children in front of him, he sohow felt that it wasnt right. Hearing Qiao-er speak like this once again, he sighed as he said: Youre not scared that these two children were possessed by sothing? Whose children can be like this? Yingtao was also sent out to collect new chicken eggsheard that the collection even had specifications in the choosing. Dont even know what they want to do. If it isnt fine, lets find a master[11] to checkcant let harm co to our own child.
What monster? Can a monster call Mom, call you Dad? Is your monsters heart that good? This is just talent. You didnt discover it before? Wasnt that belly of mine not the sa as others? Mrs. Zhang-Wang had managed the household for too long so her speech to her husband wasnt respectful like others were. She would say what was what. But it was all one aning. Zhang Xiaobao was her own biological son. The son did things well and that was because the mother had given birth well.
What area is there thats not the sa? I see it as all the sa. Which family could essentially eat that much? Father Zhang felt that he himself had no way to communicate with his wife. If there was just one ntion of his son here, then it was that everything was all good.
Husband, speak to this consort.[12] Which familys pregnant-bellied wife did you [honorific] see was good? If theyre a poor, unfortunate familys, lets spend money to bring them here and let Husband see enough. Mrs. Zhang-Wang asked, holding onto her temper.
Father Zhang really was scared when his wife was like this. Other people all had several won. But he himself sure was swellthis Wang Qiao-er and the Mistress from the Wang Manor over there had tead up to protest as one. It was just as well that he himself was wholeheartedly seeking an honorary title[13] so it was nothing. Now that he also had a son, then this single one would just be the one. If other won really entered the family, then he didnt even know what huge issues would co out.
Yet, the Wang Manors brother had a daughter. If this next one was still a daughter, then could it be that he still couldnt take on another room[14] in there? Turning his head to look at that frost-filled face of Wang Qiao-ers, he didnt say anything, only sighed heavily.
Now, this was serious. His single sigh had been heard by Mrs. Zhang-Wang whose eyes imdiately reddened and she began to sniffle, sobbing while she said: When I was wed to you back then, what did you say? You said you would be good to only . Now, ~ne? The sight of another persons wifes belly, youve already seen it, too. Furthermore, you insist on saying the son I birthed is a monster. What sin did I do in my previous life, ~you?[15] How did I open myself up to this sort of thing? Im going to find Mom [in-law]. Divorce[16] ! Ill bring my own monster son along with .
No, I didnt, I said nothing. I was just playing around, ~ne. Qiao-er, dont, dont cry. Your husband was wrong. Its son, our son, our divine sage son. Missus[17] spoke correctly, our son is stronger than other peopleslet them all be envious. Missus, dont be mad. You [honorific] look at our son. How good. Even the sound he makes choking on water is better than other peoples children. Shiliu, if you dont even keep watch and allow Xiaobao to choke, Ill pluck your skin!
Father Zhang had no resort, either. His Missus here said divorce yet it wasnt to let him divorce her but to go find so Mom [in-law]? That clearly was telling on him.[18] He was already so old, if he was taught a lesson by Dad and Mom once again, then it wasnt worth it, ~ah. He was watching Xiaobao drinking water there at the ti and wanted to praise two sentences to better distract from the matter that his Missus was fixated on but he didnt think that what he saw would be Xiaobao choking on water over there. Only once he finished praising did he react and all the heat he had just taken from his Missus, he took it all out on Shiliu.
Dont ntion it but this one move was actually really useful. Upon hearing her man speak of the children, Mrs. Zhang-Wangs eyes instantly looked over. The tears were gone too. The sobbing sounds stopped as well. It wasnt until seeing that her son was fine that her heart was set at ease.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan heard the noise and simultaneously turned their heads, only to discover that there were people watching. It wasnt that the both of them had no vigilance. If it were before the practice, they would have already heard this little bit of disturbance. But right now, they were one after another tired till they wanted to die as their bodily functions had dropped incredibly low. To keep on standing and walking upright had already cost them all of their ntal energy, how could they discover anything else?
From now on, want to preserve a portion of stamina while training? Working like this really was too dangerous. We actually didnt discover people were monitoring us. Wang Juan dumped the water on top of her head to lower the heat as she worriedly asked.
Theres no need. This isnt monitoring. This is loving concern. My Dad and Mom watching us still needs to be guarded against? In my own hos courtyard, who do I have to guard against? Not to ntion, there wouldnt even be a bit of danger. Even if there suddenly were several people holding knives rushing over to kill us, would you have a way to avoid it? Train quickly. There are still 3 and half laps. Zhang Xiaobao even took the leisure of waving a small hand toward his parents over there before turning around to move towards the front.
All right. Even if I have to crawl, Ill finish crawling this distance. Wang Juan squinted her eyes slightly, relaxing all of the muscles everywhere save for her legs, swaying as she followed.
Father Zhang and Mrs. Zhang-Wang saw their son was even waving his hand at them. That dirty little face made people want to laugh and yet have no way of laughing out loud. Staring at that sandy ground of several (), asuring out to be around ~3.5 ters and ~3.6 yards. It was later standardized to be ~3.5 yards. I will be noting [yard] next to it as a reminder to readers as to the role it plays in relation to the other Chinese asurent units for length but it is not actually equal to a yard.
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