Chapter 170 Cooperation
Keke created the statistical table mainly to urge the other party, "Host, you have been too lazy recently. If you continue like this, how long will it take for you to save enough points to buy potions?"
"But I have pulled out all the flowers and plants near the village and collected them for you." Manbao felt aggrieved. She pulled out all the plants she could pull out, and for those that could not be pulled out, she also pulled out branches and leaves for them.
She wants to be diligent, but she doesn't have the ability to be diligent.
Manbao sat on the bed, looking at his little finger, and thought for a moment. His eyes lit up as he said, "Koko, do you have the ability to travel to another place in an instant? That way, I could collect a lot of plants."
Koko said expressionlessly, "No."
It is possible to take a flying vehicle, but you can't get to another place instantly. Space transmission technology can currently only be applied to animals and plants, not humans.
Of course, Koko wouldn't tell Manbao these things, lest she start to have wild thoughts again.
Manbao spread out his hands and said, "So you see, it's not that I'm not diligent, it's just that there are no more plants around me that can be collected."
"So, host, you must accumulate enough capital to leave here as soon as possible and reach a wider world." Keke said, "You haven't read extracurricular books for three days."
Manbao hunched his neck guiltily and said, "The weather is too cold. Can I wait until it's warmer before watching?"
"No!" Koko said, "Host, think about your mother's health and the points needed for the potion."
Manbao barely mustered a bit of fighting spirit and searched in Koko's stomach. She found that she had finished reading all the books she had bought recently. Koko had just reminded her about the points, so she was reluctant to exchange them for books. So she looked in the direction of the Bai family.
The Bai family has a large collection of books, most of which Bai Shanbao can read, so Manbao also got to read a lot of books.
Because of Keke's supervision, even though Manbao was sleepy due to the cold weather, he had to yawn while reading the book intermittently.
Bai Shanbao was much more honest than her. He would just roll up his quilt and lie on the bed to sleep, then listen to Manbao reading.
When Manbao came to his senses and looked, he was not convinced and reached out to pull his quilt, "Why don't you study?"
Bai Shanbao huddled inside without moving, saying, "I won't read in such a cold day. I'll read in the spring. If you want to read, go ahead. Read louder so I can listen."
"No, we have to take turns. After I finish reading, it's your turn to read to me."
Bai Shanbao: "But I don't like the book you chose."
"Which one do you like?"
"I like the book 'Jiannan Travels,'" Bai Shanbao said. "If you read that book to me, I'll read 'Shimei Travels' to you next time."
Manbao climbed down from the bed and ran to find "Jiannan Travels". He also found his favorite travel collection. After comparing the thickness of the two books, he said, "Okay, it's a deal."
Manbao put his favorite book next to him, and then opened Bai Shanbao's favorite book and read it to him.
Bai Shanbao didn't notice Manbao's little thoughts. He leaned on the pillow and listened to her reading as if he was listening to a story. He was very happy.
She knows most of the characters in the book, and if she doesn't know any, she can look them up in "Shuowen Jiezi" and read on smoothly.
At first she was just reading it casually, but as she read on she found it interesting. It was a poem written by a poet about his travels in Jiannan Road.
It records a lot of strange things, as well as some animals and plants he has never seen before. Manbao thinks it is very useful to him and is also very interesting to write.
She watched with great interest.
When Zheng came over with snacks, Manbao was sitting on the couch reading a book in a rhythmic manner, his little head shaking from side to side, which was very cute. Then she looked at her son.
Zheng couldn't help but frown. Across the table, her son was sleeping soundly with his quilt rolled up in his arms. His eyes were closed, his mouth slightly open, and his exposed little face was rosy.
Zheng couldn't help but push the door open and go in. Manbao was reading excitedly and didn't notice anyone coming in until he smelled a sweet fragrance, then he raised his little head.
Seeing the snacks on the table, her eyes lit up slightly.
Zheng patted her little head and said with a smile, "Manbao must be tired from studying. Come and eat something first."
Looking at her son again, Zheng helplessly called him, "Shanbao, get up and have some snacks. If you go to bed now, you won't be able to sleep tonight."
Bai Shanbao was not actually asleep. At first, he was very excited to listen to Manbao reading, but lying down and listening to the book was just like lying down and listening to a story. As he listened, his eyelids became heavy.
Of course, he didn't think it was his fault, so he blamed Manbao, "You read too emotionlessly. Look, I even fell asleep."
"Who said that? I was reading very well. You fell asleep because you were too lazy."
Seeing the two children about to quarrel again, Zheng said quickly, "I asked the kitchen to make you some sweet-scented osmanthus cake and glutinous rice cake. Let me tell you if they are delicious."
The two children immediately stopped talking and reached out to the dessert plate on the table. One of them grabbed his favorite osmanthus cake, and the other took his favorite glutinous rice cake. The two hedgehog-like children immediately turned into squirrels and started to nibble on the snacks.
Zheng liked watching them eat. She wiped their mouths with a handkerchief and asked softly, "Is it delicious?"
Bai Shanbao and Manbao nodded repeatedly.
Bai Shanbao also said: "Mother, I love you the most."
Manbao also quickly confessed, "Aunt Zheng, I like you the most too."
Although she knew the two children were just trying to tease her, Zheng smiled with her eyebrows curved, and was extremely happy. "If you like it, eat more."
Bai Shanbao and Manbao were very happy. They loved eating snacks, but the daily quantity was fixed, just like Xiao Qianshi who was only allowed to eat one string of candied haws a day.
The snacks that the Bai family prepared for Bai Shanbao were also rationed, so they could never eat enough.
It was not until the two children had finished all the snacks on their plates that Zheng realized belatedly that she seemed to have gotten into trouble.
Zheng quickly rubbed the two children's stomachs and asked quietly, "Are you full?"
The two children shook their heads, and Manbao said, "I can eat another plate."
Bai Shanbao said, "I can eat two more plates."
Zheng was worried, "Do you still want to eat?"
The two children shook their heads together, "What's so good about the meal? Let's just have a snack."
Well, Zheng was getting anxious now and almost couldn't help biting her handkerchief. Today the housekeepers came to report the accounts, and her mother-in-law wanted to calculate the income for this year, so she asked her to bring snacks to the two children.
She thought that the two children still had to study in the study after school and might not be very hungry, so she couldn't resist and took a few more. In the end, they ate them all.
Zheng guiltily reminded the two children, "You still have to eat. If you don't eat, you are not a good child. You won't have snacks next time."
(End of this chapter)
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