Chapter 298 Secretly
Daji followed Bai Shanbao to Lao Zhou's house.
Seeing the two of them, He smiled and took two more bowls and a few more eggs to cook a dish.
Of course, this last dish was made by Xiao Qian. Although they both use eggs, the taste will be different depending on the person making it.
We ate at two tables, one for adults and one for children.
Manbao turned her head to look at Bai Shanbao, and Bai Shanbao also looked at her. The two of them blinked as if playing a puzzle, and then laughed together.
Daji insisted on sitting among a group of children, eating silently with his head down, not taking it to heart.
No matter what they do, he will always stay with the young master.
After finishing his meal, Manbao ran to his parents and said sweetly, "Dad, Mom, I'm going to Shanbao's house to do my homework."
Old Zhou glanced at the bright sun outside and asked, "Aren't you going to take a nap?"
Manbao shook his head. "I just finished my meal. I'll do some homework first and then take a nap. I'll sleep at Shanbao's house then. I'll be back in the evening after dinner."
Old Zhou nodded and said, "Okay, go ahead."
Qian warned her, "The sun is very strong at noon and in the afternoon. You are not allowed to go out to play in the scorching sun."
Manbao agreed.
Qian looked at Daji, who was standing behind Bai Shanbao, and said with a smile, "Daji, please take good care of my Manbao. If she doesn't behave, just bring her back. Don't be polite."
Daji agreed with a smile.
Anyway, if two children are together, one can watch it, and both can watch it too.
Bai Shanbao and Manbao exchanged glances for a while, then bowed and left with Old Zhoutou Qian, and the two of them went to the next courtyard to get something.
Manbao stuffed the pen, ink, paper and books into a cloth bag, and then went to Bai's house with Bai Shanbao.
It was noon, the sun was growing bigger and bigger, the sunlight was so white that it was blinding. Just walking on the road, before doing any work, the water in the body rushed out, and the further down you went, the hotter it would be.
It may not be until the afternoon that the sunlight is not so glaring.
Manbao followed Bai Shanbao directly to the study. It was much cooler in the study than outside. Manbao started yawning because of the coolness.
But she also knew that time was precious and couldn't be wasted sleeping, so while taking out her homework, she asked, "Do you have a fishing net at home?"
"Of course, it's still new." Bai Shanbao said, "Didn't water come down from upstream last year, bringing down a lot of fish? I thought catching fish would be fun, so I asked someone to buy a fishing net."
Bai Shanbao said, "It's bigger and better than yours."
Manbao felt relieved and started to open his homework.
Bai Shanbao also found his homework and asked, "When do you think it would be best for us to go out?"
Manbao turned his head to look at the sun outside and said, "I think animals are the same as us. They definitely don't like the strong sun either, so we have to wait until they come out before going out."
Bai Shanbao also glanced at the bright sun outside and nodded, "Okay."
In fact, he doesn't like being outside in the sun because he feels uncomfortable.
The two began to do their homework quietly.
Daji sat in the corner of the study, looked up at them, and closed his eyes to rest.
Speaking of which, although the young master became more naughty after coming to Qili Village, he rarely got into trouble.
Naturally, the task of taking care of him was also greatly reduced.
They have three days to do their homework. They planned their schedule yesterday and agreed on how much homework to do each day.
So as soon as Manbao finished the homework he was supposed to do in the morning, he immediately threw down his pen, walked to the couch, fell down, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Bai Shanbao's speed was about the same as hers. He had just finished writing when she lay down.
It was already past their usual nap time, so he was also very sleepy.
The two of them each took one end and fell into a deep sleep.
Daji opened his eyes, looked at them, smiled, and continued to rest with his eyes closed.
It didn't take long for the two children to sleep. After only half an hour, they woke up and looked much more energetic.
The maidservant beside Zheng brought them tea and snacks. After the two of them had their afternoon tea, they excitedly took out paper and discussed how to catch birds.
"I don't think the method we used at noon will work," Manbao said. "When people lie down there, many birds won't dare to come over."
"Also, the net is falling too slowly," Bai Shanbao also found a problem and said, "There will always be movement when the net falls. Those birds are not stupid, they will definitely fly away."
Manbao nodded, "So we have to redesign it."
"We don't need people. We can dig a hole to support the stick." Manbao, who had read more miscellaneous books than Bai Shanbao, had already thought of a solution. "We can tie a rope to the stick and pull it from a distance. When the stick falls, the net will fall with it."
Bai Shanbao nodded and said, "We need to move faster. The net can't be raised too high, and we need to use force when pulling the rope, otherwise the net will fall too slowly and the birds will fly away."
The two of them started drawing on paper. Of course, this was just talk. They would have to make it to know whether it would work or not.
Manbao glanced at the blueprint, nodded with satisfaction, and said to Bai Shanbao, "Let's go and prepare the tools."
Bai Shanbao said, "I have a fishing net and a straight stick at home."
No, just let the servants do it.
"I have wheat grains at home. I can use them as bait to attract birds."
The two children high-fived and happily set the rules.
Daji followed the two of them silently as a porter. He first went to find a fishing net, then carried three long sticks and followed.
When they arrived at the Zhou family's door under the scorching sun, Manbao did not let Daji follow him in. Instead, he led Bai Shanbao in secretly.
There was silence in the Zhou family's house. The sun was scorching hot at this time, and they had gotten up and worked in the fields before dawn in the morning. Naturally, they had to take a nap to make up for their sleep, so everyone, including the naughty children, slept soundly.
The wheat that the Zhou family brought back was drying in the yard. Manbao led Bai Shanbao to secretly pick two handfuls, then turned around and ran out.
Bai Shanbao ran out with a confused look on his face, holding the wheat that Manbao had stuffed into his arms.
The two of them ran a long way and stopped when they were tired. Looking back, they saw Daji carrying something and following them slowly not far behind.
Bai Shanbao then remembered to ask, "Why are you sneaking around?"
"Of course I have to do it secretly. If my father knew that I used the wheat grains at home to coax the birds, he would be furious. What if he gets mad at me?"
"Why did your father make himself so angry? Wouldn't it be better to just beat you up?"
Like his cousin, if Bai Er made him angry, he would not only be furious, but also beat Bai Er up. This would usually hurt Bai Er, but he would still be angry.
"My father never hits me."
Manbao wiped the sweat from his forehead, glanced at the wheat in the two people's arms, and said with a smile: "This should be enough, let's go."
(End of this chapter)
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