Chapter 159: Harming Nuobao
Just as Madam Shen II widened her eyes and rubbed her palms expectantly, the sorcerer finished his divination and poured a basin of cold water on her.
"This girl has an extraordinary fate. How could she be harmed so easily by you!" The sorcerer narrowed his eyes.
He counted with his fingers again and said: "She is still alive now, and is more than two years old. She is in the north of the capital, which should be the direction of Yuncheng."
What?
Madam Shen II was horrified. She
almost fell on the wooden chair.
She barely managed to steady herself, and the corners of her mouth twitched twice: "That girl, how can she still be alive... She was clearly thrown into the water, but she couldn't drown. What's the reason!"
Recalling that day, Madam Shen II remembered that she saw with her own eyes that little Nuobao was thrown into the river by the maid.
She originally thought that the girl would not be able to survive, but she was afraid of the possibility, so she spent money to ask the sorcerer for advice, hoping to have peace of mind... Unexpectedly, she got a thunderbolt from the blue sky!
Mrs. Shen's scalp was numb, and her eyes were about to bleed. She slammed the table in anger and called a group of confidants in the mansion.
"Come on, go to Yuncheng today!"
"Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, you must find this little girl and deal with her. Don't let her ruin the great things of my Shen family!"
Mrs. Shen's second wife covered her heart tightly, and anger and fear grew wildly in her heart...
...
Three days later, a group of sneaky people inexplicably appeared in the streets and alleys of Yuncheng.
They searched everywhere for the family with the girl.
At the same time, the government office received a large sum of money from the Shen family and also posted notices to find someone for the Shen family.
Tian Zhixian was as diligent as a dog and ordered the yamen runners: "Hurry up, the Shen family wants to find a girl to accompany the daughter of the national teacher, and has specially selected a birthday that matches the little princess."
"You all go and knock on the bells and post the notice, so that all girls born in the year of Wu Zi in the city can come to the government office to report."
"If you are chosen, you can get a reward of 1,000 taels of silver!"
Using a large sum of money to find a companion as an excuse, the whole city is looking for girls over two years old. This plan can't be said to be not sinister.
As soon as this notice came out, it caused an uproar in Yuncheng.
The people talked about it, and each of them thought it was a piece of cake from the sky, and they were all surprised and happy.
To be a companion for the princess?
And a reward of 1,000 taels of silver?
If she could enter the palace, wouldn't it be great wealth and the whole family could enjoy great blessings?
From the city to the villages, every family with a girl of the right age would try their best to send her to the government office to be taken a look by the Shen family.
For a while, the government office was crowded with people holding girls. In less than two days, more than a hundred people came, and the threshold was almost trampled.
When Xiao Lanyi entered the city, she happened to see the commotion here. She took the opportunity to take a look at the excitement and went back to tell the Jiang family about it.
When the Jiang family learned that the government office was looking for a girl born in the year of Wu Zi, they immediately thought of Nuobao and turned to look at the soft, snoring little guy on the kang.
However, the Jiang family was not dazzled by the wealth.
She never thought of taking Little Nuobao to the government office.
Li Qiqiao was the first to become suspicious: "The little princess wants to find a study companion, why does she go to Yuncheng to look for one? There are so many noble ladies in the capital, is it possible that we can't find one born in the year of Wu Zi?"
Jiang Fengnian also frowned and thought: "There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. Don't hide any bad intentions, want to find a girl from an ordinary family to enter the palace to protect the princess from disasters or something."
When these words came out, everyone shuddered, thinking about it, it is not impossible.
After all, there is no good thing in the world that is given for free. The more prosperous the family, the less likely it is to show kindness for free.
If someone is short-sighted and really sends his daughter there, I am afraid that what awaits him is not wealth and honor, but a blow on the head.
Soon, Xiao Nuobao was awakened by the adults' movements.
She blinked her eyes, stretched her toes, pretended to be playful, drooled, and secretly paid attention to the words of her mother and brothers and sisters-in-law.
After visualizing the good and bad luck, Xiao Nuobao narrowed her eyes. This time, she was looking for a reading companion, and it was indeed for her.
Xiao Nuobao didn't want to make her family worry, so she didn't say it clearly, but just laughed, and her white and small teeth like pearls lit up in the room.
Want to harm her?
Then come on, she wants to see who can be more lucky than her, the little fairy of fortune!
Feng glanced at the lady and sighed slightly. She didn't know what this baby was laughing at.
She quickly told the whole family: "There are many girls born in this year in the city. Whoever wants to go to school can go, but my Nuobao can't take the risk."
"Keep a low profile for the time being, and wait until this storm is over. I think the government won't come to us on its own initiative." Feng said.
The Jiang family nodded immediately.
The Jiang family was thoughtful and added: "I will tell the villagers when the time comes, so that no one will think that this companionship is a good thing and take the initiative to help Nuobao."
Feng asked him to go now, and it would be better to inform the village chief first.
Looking at such a wise family, little Nuobao didn't have to remind her again, and immediately felt very relieved.
She chuckled twice, then climbed back on the quilt, lazily lay down on the kang, and went to find "Zhou Gong" again.
In the afternoon, Feng and her two daughters-in-law made two big pots of pork fat dumplings with mother-in-law Ding, and prepared garlic sauce at home, and sent one pot to Fushantang.
By the way, she also served two plates and sent them to Jinniang and Yiner.
On her way back, Feng went to the construction site. Now the big kangs in each room had been laid, and only some masonry work was left.
It happened that the nephew of the village chief was a bricklayer, so Feng gave him the job and paid him a good salary.
The village chief remembered this favor, and in the evening he asked his nephew to steam two pounds of pork head and meat buns, and then sent two jars of osmanthus honey brewed by himself to the Jiang family as a thank you.
The evening breeze blew through the window slits, bringing the aroma of the pork head meat to the whole house.
The lotus leaf paper that wrapped the buns was already greasy, and anyone who saw it would have a strong appetite.
Little Nuobao was almost dizzy with the fragrance, and his little mouth was drooling. He swallowed several times, but his mouth was still wet, as if there was a flood.
Feng and the others were also a little greedy, so they opened the lotus leaf paper and asked Jiang Fengze to divide the buns.
Jiang Fengze looked at his sister and was very "fair". He took one and put it in Nuobao's bowl: "Let's have one each."
Then he started to work, with his arm going straight to his sister.
"One for my sister, one for my mother..."
"One for my sister, one for my brother..."
"One for my sister, one for my sister-in-law..."
The whole family: "..."
After a circle, seven or eight big meat buns were forced into the palm-sized bowl of little Nuobao.
It was piled up like a tall building. When little Nuobao stretched out his chubby hand and touched it, the big buns on the top rolled and fell onto the table.
The others looked at the "only one" in the bowl and couldn't help laughing.
This is also called one for each person? The third child's partiality is about to overflow!
Little Nuobao was so amused that his cheeks were all squeezed together and sticky, and he kept pushing himself into his third brother's arms.
But the little guy wasn't greedy.
After grabbing one in each of his little hands and stuffing his cheeks, he threw the rest in the bowl into the bowls of Feng and the others.
"Mom, have another one!"
"Big Pot Sister-in-law, have some too~"
"Xiao Guoguo, have some~"
Little Nuobao grabbed the greasy buns, leaned over most of the table, and passed them around in a soft and cute manner, almost feeding them into their mouths.
But the more thoughtful she was, the more reluctant Feng and the others were to eat more. After each of them had a delicious mouthful and smiled at each other, that was enough.
Feng put the rest into the cupboard, heated it up the next day and made breakfast for Nuobao, who ate until his belly was full.
...
In summer, the fields were rolling with slight heat waves, and the villagers seemed to have been wound up again, working more efficiently.
The villagers always carried hoes and worked from sunrise to sunset. Seeing the crops growing stronger and stronger, they felt comfortable in their hearts and never complained of being tired.
Feng took Jiang Fengnian with her and watched the construction site almost all day long. As for the work in the fields, it was left to Jiang Fenghu.
Jiang Fengze stayed at home with his sister, chopping wood, heating meals, and feeding chickens and ducks. If he had free time, he would practice martial arts with Xiao Lanyi.
Although the two are two or three years apart in age, they have similar temperaments. They often fall and get covered in mud, and they won't stop until there is a winner.
Xiao Nuobao walks around in the yard with his hands behind his back, smiling brightly, acting as a judge for the two.
But Xiao Lanyi loses more than she wins.
Occasionally, when she can't beat him, she will play tricks, kick Jiang Fengze's feet, pick up Xiao Nuobao and run away, leaving Jiang Fengze howling behind.
Xiao Nuobao is often amused by the two of them.
Such happy days are her favorite, lively and childlike!
But Jiang Fengmiao is different.
While his mother and elder brother were busy and there was no adult at home to watch him, this kid was like a wild monkey in the Flower and Fruit Mountain, running away without the king to keep
him in check. On this morning, Feng Miao and the other boys from the school insisted on going to the doghouse at the entrance of the village to watch Da Huang give birth.
As a result, Da Huang bared his teeth and bit Feng Miao's butt with a roar!
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