Chapter 26 Peace of conscience
The little girl in the car heard the lively conversation below, so she also lifted the curtain and looked at Manbao. Seeing that she was younger than her, she waved and said, "Come over and talk to me."
Manbao immediately ran up, took one look at the horse swishing its tail, and asked, "Can I touch your horse?"
The little girl obviously didn't expect her to make such a request. She was stunned for a moment and then nodded, "You can touch it if you like."
Manbao ran to the front to touch the horse, and the little girl's attention shifted to the front. She said, "Come on board and talk to me."
The driver was about to pick up Manbao, but Wulang, who had been keeping an eye on them, quickly stepped forward to block him and pushed Manbao behind him. "If you have anything to say, just say it. Why are you getting in the car?"
The servant frowned, "Do you know who our young lady is? It is an honor for your family that she speaks to your sister."
Wu Lang didn't care about that. He said, "Who knows if you are a beggar? If you want to talk, you can talk through the car. Otherwise, tell your lady to get out."
Turning around, he coaxed Manbao again, "Little sister, let's go back and we will all talk to you."
The servant was very angry when he heard this, but the girl in the car didn't think anything of it. Instead, she thought that Goro knew how to protect his sister.
She lifted the curtain and sat on the shaft of the carriage. She looked not much older than Manbao.
She stared at Manbao curiously and asked, "Did you pick all these flowers on the mountain?"
Manbao said: "I didn't pick them. My eldest niece and second niece picked them. I just picked a few."
The little girl smiled and said, "Some of these flowers are quite interesting, even better than the ones we have at home."
Wu Lang couldn't help but say, "This is nothing good. Next spring, there will be more flowers blooming on the mountain."
There is no child who doesn't like flowers, let alone this little girl. She couldn't help but say, "I wonder if you can help me dig some beautiful flowers next year. I want to try to grow some at home."
Wu Lang didn't really want to agree. It took a long time to get from the village to the county town, and now you have to pay to enter the city...
Manbao thought her hobby was the same as Koko's. She was happy and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I'll dig it up for you when the time comes. Where is your home?"
The servant beside him seemed to want to say something but stopped himself.
The little girl said, "My house is behind the county government office. It's easy to find. My last name is Fu. You can just look for the second young lady of the Fu family."
This was Manbao's first friend outside of school, so she was particularly happy. "My last name is Zhou, and my parents call me Manbao."
"Manbao," Miss Fu said with a smile, "Your name is really nice. My nickname is Wenyun."
Manbao praised: "Your name is also very nice."
Fu Wenyun asked, "Your candy is delicious too. Did you make it yourself, or did you buy it?"
Manbao thought for a moment and said, "My friend bought it for me."
Fu Wenyun asked, "Where did you buy it? I want to buy it too."
Manbao said, "Then buy from me. Two for one penny."
Fu Wenyun hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Then I'll buy a few more, a hundred."
"I don't have it now. I have to wait until I get home to get it. Can I ask my brother to send it to you tomorrow?" Manbao is going to school tomorrow, and she has been to the county town before, which has broadened her horizons. She doesn't want to come again in the short term.
Fu Wenyun nodded and asked, "Do you want me to pay a deposit?"
Manbao was surprised, "Do you still need to pay a deposit? Then give it."
Not to mention the servant beside him, even Fu Wenyun was choked.
The young girl was stunned for a moment before looking at the servant. The servant's face was a little bad, and he kept looking at Fu Wenyun. However, Fu Wenyun insisted on looking at her. The servant had no choice but to take out ten coins and give them to Manbao, saying, "Miss Zhou, my master is the county magistrate. Tomorrow, when you come, just go to the back of the county government office and knock on the corner door. Just say you are looking for the second young lady."
It's no wonder that the servant had to point out her identity specifically. Judging from their reactions just now, after the young lady said that her home was in the county government office, they didn't react at all. It was obvious that they didn't know.
Come to think of it, it would be strange for a bunch of young country bumpkins to understand these things.
Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, she saw a hint of nervousness and panic on Zhou Wulang's face. Manbao's face was full of sudden realization, but she was not afraid at all. She just asked Fu Wenyun curiously, "Is your father very white?"
Fu Wenyun couldn't figure out her train of thought, but nodded anyway, "Yes, my dad has fair skin."
No wonder the entrance fee has increased by a penny. Humph, Koko is right, people with white faces are treacherous.
Manbao felt that the amount of money she had just paid was too little, but she had already said it and couldn't change it. She decided that next time Fu Wenyun bought candy from her, she would raise the price.
Manbao learned this from the county magistrate.
After making this decision, Manbao became happy again and actively recommended his candy to Fu Wenyun, "My candy is so sweet. I have eaten so many candies, and no one else's candy tastes better than mine."
The servant took a look at her and Zhou Wulang's clothes and said sarcastically, "Have you ever eaten a lot of candy?"
Manbao couldn't see through her sarcasm, but Zhou Wulang wasn't stupid. Although he was afraid they were from the county magistrate's family, he couldn't help but get angry when his sister was looked at like that. "Of course, my sister has been eating candy since she was a child, at least one a day, she's never been without candy. In the surrounding villages, which child eats as much candy as my sister?"
Fu Wenyun and the servants were stunned.
Fu Wenyun first looked at Manbao's teeth and asked, "Are your teeth okay?"
"Okay," Manbao opened his mouth to show her, and said, "I take good care of it. I rinse my mouth every morning and night. My friend said that this will prevent tooth decay."
Fu Wenyun felt that she was different from other children and knew a lot.
Fu Wenyun said, "I often eat candy, but my teeth hurt a little, and my mother won't let me eat too much..."
The two children started chatting about all sorts of things. Manbao was already talking about a very, very beautiful big rooster she saw today.
Zhou Wulang couldn't help but interrupt them, "Manbao, the flower baskets are ready."
The servant also breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said, "Miss, we should go back."
Manbao and Fu Wenyun were both a little reluctant to leave, and glanced at each other reluctantly. Manbao felt a little guilty, so he asked, "Sister Fu, did you earn the money you spent, or did you earn it from your father?"
"Of course it belongs to my father," Fu Wenyun said, "I'm still young and can't earn money yet."
So Manbao's conscience settled down again. Well, she earned the money of the bad county magistrate, not Sister Fu's money.
Manbao waved at her happily, "I'll help you put the flower basket in the car."
Twenty-four flower baskets cost a total of one hundred and twenty coins. While Zhou Wulang and the others were still counting on their fingers with sweat on their foreheads, Manbao had already figured it out.
The servant looked at Manbao in surprise, counted out the money and gave it to her. After the carriage had gone a while, the servant said to Fu Wenyun, "Miss, this young lady from the Zhou family is very clever. She figured out the numbers that her brother couldn't figure out in no time."
Fu Wenyun also nodded, "She is very smart and knows a lot."
I will update more if I get 10,000 recommendation votes. I will update in advance even if I don’t get them. I may have to go out tomorrow.
By the way, my three-year-old nephew’s favorite dish now is green vegetables. Every night he tries hard to put green vegetables into his bowl, and while eating he says, “I am very good. I eat green vegetables and my skin won’t break up after eating them.”
Because he didn't like to eat vegetables before, we told him that if he didn't eat vegetables, he would lack vitamin C, his hands would peel and bleed, and it would be very painful.
(End of this chapter)
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