Chapter 132 Let her taste her own medicine. ...

Having gotten some information from Mingsheng, the village headman had a better understanding of the situation.

Before leaving, she gave a few more words of advice. Recently, Mingsheng's family has been living a very prosperous life. Not to mention her, even outsiders are quite envious.

Mingsheng didn't say anything else; he just checked on how Ming'er was doing at school every day.

Especially now that she's learning martial arts from a deity, she has to juggle both, and she feels sorry for her granddaughter's hard work.

The cold noodles were selling very well, so Mingsheng arranged for his second son and his wife to make something called cold skin noodles.

Others can't help but follow their example, and even if they're unhappy about it, they can't cause trouble for others because of it.

If others want to learn something, they'll come up with something new to keep them from keeping up.

Since the liangpi (cold skin noodles) was made, even more customers have come. They even followed the recipe and sprouted some bean sprouts to add as a side dish.

It takes time for others to figure it out, and the family did make a lot of money during this period.

Mingsheng took Ming'er to the county town again, and this time Mingli, the third son of the Ming family, also went.

When we went there, it was still Ming Er who pulled the cart.

Mingli sat on the cart, feeling uncomfortable all over. "Mother, Ming'er is just a child. Isn't what we're doing a bit inappropriate?"

"It's alright, let her pull the cart, we can get back before dark," Mingsheng said calmly.

Ming Er also smiled and said, "Third Aunt, you and Azu can sit down without worry."

Are you ready?

As the words floated past, Ming Er gripped the cart with both hands, turned to the two people sitting on it, and said, "A-Zu, you two must hold on tight."

Mingsheng had experienced this once before, and this time he gripped her hand tightly.

Seeing that Mingli was still a little confused, Mingsheng threw her a rope and told her to hide herself and the cart together.

"Mother, what are you doing?"

"Don't ask, just do as I say," Mingsheng said with a mysterious expression.

Although Mingli didn't understand, she did what her mother did.

Seeing that they were all ready, Ming Er nodded towards the air.

The Ninth Sister Teacher knew they were going to the county town today, so she calculated the time early in the morning and required her to arrive at the county town by a certain time. This was the first test to train her walking speed.

Ming Er took a deep breath, waiting to speak to the female tutor.

The system looked at the stopwatch in its hand, nodded solemnly to Xiang Bei, and said, "Host, you can begin."

[Start, run!]

Upon seeing the text appear, Ming Er pulled the cart and started running.

At the same time, the system also stopped the timer.

Mingli, sitting on the cart, was completely unprepared. If she hadn't been tied with ropes, she would have been thrown off.

She managed to stay upright only because she was gripping the edge of the cart tightly with her hands.

He glanced at his mother and saw her calm and collected expression. Before he could even open his mouth to speak, he was greeted with a mouthful of dust.

After holding back for a long time, she still couldn't give up and said, "Mother, did you already know about Ming Er's appearance?"

Mingsheng opened his eyes and glanced at her. Dust was swirling all around. He didn't say anything, but just nodded.

Mingli gasped, inhaling a mouthful of dust. She spat a few times, wanting to tell Ming Er to slow down, but thinking that her mother hadn't said anything, it wouldn't be good for her to speak up.

Finally, he simply grabbed the edge of the cart with one hand and shielded his face with the other.

I don't know how much time passed before the car finally came to a stop.

Ming Er stopped not far from the city gate without blushing or panting.

Challenge successful!

Upon seeing those four words, Ming Er cheered with joy.

As soon as he let go, the cart, weighed down, crashed to the ground.

Ming Er then remembered that A Zu was still sitting on the cart.

"Grandma, Third Aunt, we've arrived."

Mingli was still somewhat dazed, while Mingsheng had already gotten off the cart and even had the leisure to tidy his clothes.

They were covered in dust and dirt from running all the way here.

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey." Mingli spat twice and tidied himself up.

She came to the county town this time to see if she could become an accountant; she can't go there looking like this.

"Mom, do I look alright?"

Mingsheng nodded, then took out a handkerchief to wipe Ming'er's face. He found that Ming'er's face was clean and there wasn't even a drop of sweat on his forehead, despite running all the way.

Knowing that Ming Er had a wonderful female tutor, Ming Sheng didn't think too much about it.

After getting everything ready, they took the travel permit and entered the city.

None of the three were visiting the county town for the first time, especially Mingli, who had been going there very frequently these past few days.

Mingsheng was going to buy things for Minger, including fabric for making clothes and shoes.

These should also be prepared for Mingda; they are all granddaughters who are studying, and we cannot favor one over the other.

We also need to buy writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones; these things are the most expensive.

Mingsheng made some money selling snacks recently, so he bought two more packs of pastries.

Ming Er still bought two more expensive pastries, thinking of offering them to his teacher when he got back.

She remembered that the Ninth Girls' Teacher had praised the pastries she bought last time.

Ming Sheng is not stingy with money when it comes to the two divine teachers who worship Ming Er; she has not forgotten who brought her everything she has now.

Just because the gods have taken a liking to Ming Er doesn't mean they should take everything for granted.

In addition to the snacks Ming Er bought, Ming Sheng also bought a roast chicken to take back and offer to the gods.

The grandfather and grandson bought a lot of things in the county town, including rice, flour, and salt.

"Give me some."

Seeing that Ming Er's hands were full, Ming Sheng asked him several times, but Ming Er shook his head and said that he could carry it all himself.

Mingsheng reached out and touched her hair, smiling, "Aunt bought you some steamed buns, have some first, you must be tired from the journey."

Looking at the freshly cooked steamed buns, Ming Er couldn't help but swallow.

Finally, Mingsheng found a place to sit down, and Ming'er took the steamed buns and began to eat them in big mouthfuls.

She has a large appetite, but knowing that the family's food supply wouldn't allow her to eat as much as she wanted, she ate very restrainedly.

After finishing the steamed bun, Ming Er patted his belly contentedly.

After buying the items, the grandfather and grandson bought some more household necessities before going to the city gate to wait for Mingli.

They agreed to meet here.

As the appointed time approached and Mingli still hadn't arrived, Mingsheng couldn't help but worry.

Just as she was about to ask Ming Er to watch the things while she went to look for them, Ming Li finally returned.

She ran over breathlessly, and when she looked at Mingsheng, she subconsciously lowered her voice, "Mother, I've found something to do."

Mother is right, there are indeed many openings in the county town. She has looked at several companies in the county town these past few days and has made up her mind.

Her unique way of doing accounts is also very appealing.

Today, we went to inquire at the shops she had her eye on. One of the shopkeepers really liked her and decided to hire her on the spot.

"It's good that we found her." Mingsheng patted his daughter's hand and led Ming'er out of the city.

On the way back, it was still Ming Er who pulled the cart.

This time, Mingli was smarter. He knew to sit properly and even used his sleeve to cover his face.

[Ming Er, you did a great job just now. If you pass again, I'll treat you to chicken drumsticks tonight.]

Chicken legs were still very tempting to Ming Er, and she pulled the cart at breakneck speed, exceeding her task quota.

After returning home, Mingsheng first moved his things into the house, then asked his eldest son to make clothes for his two daughters and his third son to help make shoes.

"Scholars should be presentable; it's unseemly to wear patched clothes."

If I go to the academy in the future and my classmates see me, they will probably laugh at me.

Furthermore, Mingli's job as an accountant in the county town was also a good thing for the family.

If you're going to work as an accountant in the county town, you certainly won't be able to come back every day. Even Ming Ren, the eldest son of the Ming family, has to live in the town when he works as an accountant. In the future, Ming Li will also have to live in the county town.

Fortunately, the employer provided room and board, so she didn't have to find another place to live in the county town.

Mingsheng gave his daughter some instructions, then packed her things and sent her to the county town.

Then he went back inside and bowed to the wooden sculpture above, muttering, "Thank you for your protection, thank you for your protection."

She felt that all the good things in her family were brought by the gods, and since the gods had helped her so much, Mingsheng was not the kind of person who would forget kindness.

They offered cakes and roast chickens to the gods.

After the offerings were made, two pieces of pastry would be missing. Ming Er said that the female cooks had eaten the pastries, but the roast chicken was untouched. He told the female cooks that he would leave it for them to eat themselves.

Mingsheng bowed to the gods again and again before distributing the offerings to his family.

We also offer a portion of the cold noodles and jelly we make at home to the gods.

They also laid out some wild fruits from the mountain. They didn't know which ones the gods liked to eat, but they laid out some of everything so the gods could have a taste.

Old Man Ming joined in the murmur, saying that he had always thought Ming Er was a natural candidate for the imperial examinations, if she were to take the exams. Now that Ming Er had actually entered school, he could only pray to the gods to bless his granddaughter Ming Er so that she would become the top scholar in the imperial examinations.

Xiang Bei was at a loss for words.

It was just an excuse, and she never expected the Ming family to be so grateful for her help.

However, since they were all impersonating deities, they had no choice but to continue the act with a thick skin.

In most cases, Xiang Bei only pays attention to Ming Er's situation. This child is sensible and knows that he has a large appetite, so he always eats very restrainedly.

My stomach was growling with hunger when I was in class at night.

Xiang Bei changed the candy reward to meals.

One meat dish and one vegetable dish, plus rice guaranteed.

Ming Er has a lot of mental and physical exertion, and the system has also thoughtfully provided him with a balanced diet.

Besides attending school, Ming Er spends his days practicing martial arts at home, making him a truly busy person.

He would often go up the mountain with Mingsheng.

There are also wild boars on the mountain. Those things have very long tusks, and ordinary people dare not confront them, otherwise the wild boar's tusks can pierce their intestines.

Most people try to avoid wild boars, but Ming Er was really looking forward to encountering one.

Even if there are no wild boars, wolves will do.

Mingsheng knew what she was thinking and said, "Wolves live in packs. If you see one wolf, it means there are many wolves nearby. It's better to encounter a wild boar."

Even a lone wolf pack is not so easy to deal with.

Knowing that his granddaughter's martial arts skills had improved significantly recently, and that she could now leap across rooftops, Mingsheng still felt that he couldn't let his guard down.

She took Ming'er's hand and taught her how to identify what prey was nearby.

Ming'er is smart and learns everything quickly.

Even the scholar Ming praised Ming Er as a promising talent. He said that Ming Er would take the imperial examination next year and would definitely be on the list.

Mingsheng took this praise for granted, after all, this was a student taught by a god.

Mingsheng came to the mountain to hunt some game to give to Mingxiucai. As a student, he had to give his teacher tuition.

We must make offerings to the gods, and we must not forget Scholar Ming.

Ming Er carefully surveyed his surroundings, wondering if he might encounter a ferocious beast this time.

She was eager to test her current abilities.

There was a sparring puppet with the female instructor, but it felt different.

She wasn't afraid of danger, probably because she knew that Ms. Xiang was always protecting her from where she couldn't see her, just like last time when she fell down the hillside, Ms. Xiang pulled her up.

They were already quite bold, and now they've become even bolder.

Xiang Bei looked at Ming Er sighing and his eyes darting around, and knew that the child was up to no good.

Previously, all the people she had encountered were adults. Suddenly, a child like Ming Er appeared, whom she and the system had personally taught. Ming Er was also very familiar with her.

When she starts to act cute, Xiang Bei simply can't resist.

When it quietly caused trouble, it also gave Xiang Bei a terrible headache.

I can't bear to hit him, I can't bear to scold him.

She's just a child, what did she do wrong?

At Ming'er's age, she would have been a kindergarten child at that time.

Xiang Bei realized that this wouldn't work. Perhaps because he had heard too many compliments about his intelligence, Ming Er had become a bit arrogant.

Although her personality is still very good, Ming Er is, after all, the female lead, and her personality is what it is.

But Xiang Bei could tell that she was getting cocky, so she decided to teach this little brat a lesson.

The system protested, thinking they could gradually change their minds, but the protest was ineffective.

Xiang Bei had never raised a child before, and she knew that Ming Er was no ordinary child. She was the heroine of a tragic novel, and aside from everything else, her body was quite resilient, so she needed to be given a little blow.

Xiang Bei instructed the system to search for wild boars in the surrounding area, since Ming Er wanted to challenge the wild boars, right?

Let her experience what's what.

The system felt a little sorry for her. "Host, do you really have to do this? She's just a little kid. She doesn't understand anything. We can teach her slowly. I will definitely teach her. Talk to her nicely. Don't scare the child."

Xiang Bei covered the system's mouth, and she used the data to control a wild boar that was slightly larger than Ming Er.

Ming Er was searching for wild boars when he heard a noise behind him. He thought it was A Zu coming over and didn't pay any attention. But then something poked his butt.

She turned her head and looked over; the wild boar she had been searching for was right behind her.

The wild boar didn't move, and Ming Er didn't dare to move either.

Ming Er struck a pose, his little face full of seriousness.

Seeing the wild boar retreat a few steps, Ming Er was about to chase after it when the wild boar unexpectedly ran over again, looking as if it wanted to pierce her with its tusks.

Ming Er simply dodged to the side, and just as the wild boar charged at him, he flipped over and straddled its back.

"Well done, Ming Er." The system cheered for Ming Er in the space.

Xiang Bei had the wild boar throw Ming Er off the mountain, but Ming Er clung tightly to the wild boar, refusing to let go.

He was eventually thrown off, rolled a few times on the ground, and immediately got up.

"Come on, wild boar, I'm not afraid of you." Ming Er charged forward again.

The wild boar also charged towards Ming Er.

This kid is too reckless. Xiang Bei saw that the wild boar was about to charge at Ming Er, so she changed its direction and the wild boar crashed into a tree trunk next to it.

The long fangs pierced straight through the tree trunk.

Just as Ming Er was about to speak, the wild boar's tusks suddenly broke off. This time, the wild boar looked even fiercer and more aggressive. Ming Er dodged several times, but was still injured.

The injuries weren't too serious, but the wild boars came fiercely and aggressively. Ming Er had never seen anything like it before, and he was completely stunned.

"Silly kid, what are you standing there for? Run!"

Upon hearing Azu's voice, Ming Er turned and ran.

After running a short distance, he remembered that Ah Zu was still there, so he quickly stopped and looked over.

Ah Zu had caught wild boars before, so she was sure she could catch this one.

Ming Sheng tried to stop the wild boar, raising her bow and arrows, but the wild boar bypassed her and chased after Ming Er.

Seeing the wild boar chasing after her, she took off running without even looking back.

This was the first time Ming Sheng had ever seen anything like it. The wild boar chased Ming Er down the mountain, but it didn't chase anyone else; it only chased Ming Er.

Mingsheng quickly chased after him and retrieved the shoes that Ming'er had lost.

"Ming Er, don't run into the fields, run up the mountain and chase the wild boar back!" Ming Sheng shouted as he chased after them.

Ming Er was so busy running with his eyes closed that he couldn't hear what Azu was saying.

No matter where she ran, even if she suddenly turned into a side road, the wild boar could follow her, and it only chased her and not anyone else.

"Master Xiang, save me, save me!"

The system waved a small handkerchief in the space, crying its eyes out at the big screen, "Ming Er, Ming Er!"

Xiang Bei thought it was too noisy, so she pressed it down.

Ming'er kept running, probably because there were wild boars chasing her. She felt like she had inexhaustible energy, so she closed her eyes and just kept running without looking at where she was.

It wasn't until it was almost dark that the wild boar stopped chasing Ming Er, turned around and ran into the nearby woods, disappearing without a trace.

Ming Er had no idea the wild boar had escaped; she was still charging forward with her eyes closed. Finally, Ming Sheng stopped her, and only then did Ming Er realize the wild boar was gone.

Ming Er relaxed and lay in Ming Sheng's arms. Her legs hurt so much that they were trembling and she couldn't stand up straight.

"Grandma, I will never look for wild boars again."

After saying that, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.

The Ming family rushed her to see a doctor, only to find out that she had fainted.

Ming Er took a few days off from school and now he can't walk.

However, the scene of Ming Er being chased by the wild boar did spark some discussion in the village.

They knew that Ming Er went to school, but many people didn't know that Ming Er was learning martial arts. They only knew that Ming Er ran quite fast when he was chased by the wild boar.

Ming Er naturally didn't hear these words; she didn't want to recall what happened that day, mainly because she really didn't remember it.

All I remember is running and calling out to the female cook for help.

Unfortunately, Ms. Xiang has not appeared, not even in the past few days. I didn't see her when I went to class.

When asked, the Ninth Ninth Nun only said that she had something to discuss with the Ninth Nun.

Ming Er was very anxious, not understanding why Ms. Xiang suddenly stopped paying attention to her.

When her injuries had healed, she finally saw Ms. Xiang and felt much more at ease.

The female tutor looked at her with a very serious expression, "Ming Er, do you know your mistake?"

Ming Er shook her head; she didn't know.

I only found out from Ninth Sister that the wild boar was brought over by the female instructor to scare her, because she had been very restless lately.

Although the system was reluctant, it still said, "I let you study so that you would know the principles, but Mingyang, you should not be proud of this. What I can give you, I can also take back."

Ming Er understood. She was very intelligent now, so as soon as Ninth ...

So the female tutor got angry and punished her with a wild boar.

After thinking about it, Ming Er realized his mistake.

She bowed respectfully to Xiang Bei and said, "I know I was wrong, thank you for your guidance, Madam."

"Think it over carefully these next few days."

After returning home, Ming Er couldn't fall asleep and sat on the bed in a daze.

She tried to recall when she had these thoughts, but she couldn't remember at all.

However, I can still recall some clues.

If things continue like this, Ming Er doesn't know if Master Xiang will stop wanting her as his apprentice.

These past few days, Ninth Sister has been busy, but Ming Er has been much more obedient with Ming Nufu.

Even Ming Xiucai looked at her in surprise several times. Ming Xiucai had actually seen through Ming Er's situation, but she felt that it was just the arrogance of a young man. If she had Ming Er's talent, she would probably be even more proud than her.

But to his surprise, Ming Er recovered so quickly, which made Ming Xiucai even more convinced that Ming Er's future was limitless.

Therefore, when teaching Ming Er, Scholar Ming put in even more effort.

As the weather turned cooler, the Ming family stopped setting up stalls in town to sell cold noodles and jelly.

After deducting costs, they made a lot of money during this period. They bought mung beans from their fellow villagers, which also helped everyone make money.

Hearing that they've stopped setting up stalls, some people are sullen, saying, "They probably can't sell anything anymore. I see plenty of stalls in town selling the same things."

Some people defended it, saying, "This stuff is only fun to eat when it's hot; it's really inconvenient to sell when it's cold."

The Ming family did not mention that they had already planned to set up a stall in the county town.

And I also got a prescription: it's getting cold, so we should eat something warm.

So what the deity gave was a recipe for pork offal soup.

At first, my family was shocked. They thought they had eaten pig offal before. When they couldn't afford meat, they would buy some offal as a way to have a taste of meat.

But the smell is too strong; if I try to sell it, people will probably turn upside down.

But the one made by the second son tasted really good.

It also contained some green vegetables, vinegar, and chili peppers.

The main reason is that the recipe given by the immortals is good. Although pig offal has a strong smell, it can be cleaned using the method taught by the immortals, and then it won't be a problem.

Washing intestines wastes flour, so they remove the intestines. How many intestines do they need to sell to make back the money from the flour?

Pork offal is cheap, and if you buy some pork bones to make soup, it tastes really good.

Mingsheng took a sip; it was sour and spicy, very appetizing. After drinking half a bowl, he was sweating profusely.