Bai Shan stretched out his hands, trembling with fear, and Mr. Zhuang did not show him a kind face either. "You always have a plan, and you have been studying in the estate for a year. I thought you would be more sensible than your senior sister and junior brother, even thinking of letting you try for the capital in two more years. But now it seems I overestimated you, thus, you will be punished with six additional lashes."
Mr. Zhuang struck even harder on Bai Shan. By the time he got to Bai Erlang, he had little strength left, so he simply waved to call Daji, who was standing by the door, and said, "You do it; hit him twenty-five times."
Bai Erlang swallowed and asked in a low voice, "Sir, why am I receiving five more lashes?"
Mr. Zhuang glared at him and said, "Because you are the oldest, you grow in age but not in wisdom. These extra five lashes are your lesson."
