Chapter 399 I'm not afraid of ghosts, I'm afraid they won't come.

Tell them to put all their food and supplies into storage talismans. When they need to eat, they can take them out and keep them fresh and warm, which is very convenient.

But then she thought again that the imperial examination was a very serious matter, and she couldn't disrupt the rules because of herself; she felt that would be wrong.

So Ningbao gave up that idea.

The group arrived in a grand procession at a three-courtyard house in the west of the town.

The plaque in the courtyard still bears the words "Fu Mansion," and they look quite old.

Ning Bao stood at the entrance of the Fu residence and glanced at the house, feeling that something seemed off about it.

She noticed that her neighbors were pointing and whispering about them.

Seeing the faint resentment emanating from the courtyard, Ningbao raised an eyebrow:

Ha! A ghost?

She seems to be afraid of everything except ghosts!

Just then, an elderly couple carrying freshly bought vegetables were walking towards the neighbor's courtyard. Seeing Ning Bao and her entourage stop at the entrance of the Fu residence, they couldn't help but ask,

"You look like you're taking the imperial examination for children?"

How did I end up here?

"You're not going to be living here, are you?"

Mu Chunping nodded.

"Yes, ma'am, we brought the village children to participate in the preliminary examination for the imperial examination."

The inns in town were full, and since there were many of us, we thought it would be more convenient to rent a courtyard house.

The old woman looked around and whispered,

"Children, you've been fooled! This house is haunted; someone died inside...it's cursed!"

People didn't take the ghost story to heart, whereas they might have been afraid of ghosts in the past.

Now that they have Ning Bao, the "ghost-fearer," by their side, they're not afraid of ghosts; they're just afraid they won't see them.

Mu Chunping looked at the old woman.

"Thank you for telling us the truth, auntie, but we have a lot of people and we're not afraid of ghosts."

People say that if you have a clear conscience, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking at your door in the middle of the night.

This ghost has no past grudges or recent hatred towards us, and she wouldn't harm us.

After Mu Chunping finished speaking, he looked at the children behind him.

"The old lady just said this house is haunted. I'm asking you one last time, do you want to live here?"

If you're not willing, there's still time; we can quickly find another place to stay.

"Second Uncle Mu, we're willing!"

"Yes, we're not afraid!"

"We are not afraid!"

"I'm not afraid!"

Ning Bao's voice was the loudest among them.

Mu Chunping couldn't help but glance at his little daughter; it seemed the girl had already figured it out.

The old woman glanced at them and nodded approvingly.

"Yes, you guys are pretty good."

Actually, I don't think there's anything to be afraid of, after all, we didn't kill the ghost.

My husband and I have always lived here, and she has never hurt us.

I'm telling you, old lady, I'm worried that if you hear other people gossiping, it might affect the children's mood.

So I just said it directly, and it's good that you can accept it.

By the way, my house is right next door, and it's quite spacious.

If you're scared at night, you can come and stay with us.

Mu Chunping and Shen Yuzhen sincerely thanked the old lady, and then led everyone inside.

The preliminary examination for the imperial examinations was held two days later. Everyone was not one to be pretentious, and after entering the courtyard, they all took the initiative to find tools to clean up.

Ning Bao had just picked up a broom that was taller than her when Shen Muyang snatched it away.

"This isn't your job, go play somewhere else."

Ning Bao pouted. Why was even the broom taller than her?

When Ningbao saw her mother wiping the table with a basin and a rag, she quickly went to find a piece of rag to help.

I never expected that even after standing on my tiptoes for so long, I still couldn't reach the top of the long table in the main hall.

Just as Ning Bao was feeling down, Chen Boyu took the rag from her hand.

"Alright, go have some fun."

With so many of us here, how could it be your turn to work? Go have some fun!

Didn't that old lady just say there's a ghost in this yard?