Chapter 39 Cabbage caterpillar
Not to mention the two children, Manbao and Shanbao, even Liu and Zheng were frightened when they suddenly saw the dozen or so insects in the box. They couldn't help but take a step back, and then hurriedly pulled the two children over to coax them.
Mr. Zhuang's face turned ugly. He looked around the whole classroom and asked angrily, "Who did it?"
Three students lowered their heads at the same time, and Mr. Zhuang knew what was going on.
Mr. Bai also saw it. He stared at his unfortunate son and felt smoke coming out of his nose. He exhaled, rolled up his sleeves and went forward to grab his son.
Bai Erlang screamed "Wow" and ran away crying in fear.
Although Liu also thought he was naughty, she was also afraid that he would beat the child to death, so she quickly stopped him and said, "It's not a big deal, just teach him a lesson, don't use violence."
After a chaotic moment, the three students were kicked out of the classroom and made to stand outside as punishment.
Manbao cried for a while, but then he wasn't so scared anymore. Plus, Keke kept saying in his mind, "I've searched, and this insect should be the legendary cabbage worm. The encyclopedia doesn't have any cabbage worms with the original gene. I suggest the host collect them."
When Manbao thought about collecting these bugs himself, he didn't seem so scared anymore, so he opened his eyes and took a peek at the bugs again.
Liu looked at the child's eyes, which shone like obsidian after rain, and she couldn't help but feel fond of her. She hugged her and asked with a smile, "Are you not afraid anymore?"
Manbao then realized that she was being held by Liu. She came out of her arms embarrassedly and shook her head, "I'm not afraid anymore."
Bai Shanbao, who was still a little frightened, came out of his mother's arms and shouted in a strong voice, "I'm not afraid anymore."
The adults just smiled.
Mr. Bai quickly closed the box and put it behind his back with his hands behind his back to prevent the two children from seeing it and getting scared.
Manbao's eyes followed the movement eagerly.
Her expression was so vivid that Master Bai hesitated for a moment, "You want it?"
I thought the child would be scared, but she nodded without thinking, "Uncle, please give me the bug. I'll look at it more and I won't be afraid anymore."
Mr. Bai looked at her in surprise, and even Mr. Zhuang couldn't help getting excited, looking at his only disciple with a look of satisfaction.
Mr. Zhuang pulled his beard, with a smile in his eyes, and couldn't help but say "OK" several times in a row. Then he looked at Mr. Bai and said with a smile: "Mr. Bai, give it to her."
Looking at this little girl who was obviously several years younger than his second son, Mr. Bai was so jealous that his eyes turned red. What a good child.
What a pity, it’s a girl.
What’s even more unfortunate is that he is not their own child.
Liu couldn't help but be surprised. She looked at the seats of her and her grandson again and felt satisfied.
Originally, she thought it was not good to let her grandson sit at the same table with a little girl, but considering that her grandson was the youngest and a newcomer, he would be bullied if he sat at the same table with other older children, so she agreed to Mr. Zhuang's arrangement.
But now it’s different. She is very satisfied with her grandson’s deskmate.
So she put the two children's hands together and told them, "You are classmates and desk mates, so your relationship is better than that of ordinary classmates. Classmates are like brothers and sisters, let alone you two."
Liu smiled and said, "From now on, you should learn from each other, encourage each other, be friendly and humble, and don't fight anymore."
Mrs. Liu spoke softly, just like her mother. Manbao nodded without hesitation and assured her, "Aunt, don't worry, I will take care of him and won't let him be bullied."
Bai Shanbao was unhappy, "I'm older than you, I should be the one taking care of you."
Mrs. Liu was stunned for a moment before she smiled and said, "Okay, okay, that's how it should be. But Manbao, you and Shanbao should call me grandma together. That's your aunt."
Manbao glanced at Zheng and shook his head, saying, "She doesn't look like an aunt, she looks more like a sister-in-law."
Zheng couldn't help but smile. Who wouldn't be happy to hear a little girl calling her "little"?
Liu already knew that Manbao had many brothers. She had also met her mother and sister-in-law yesterday. Indeed, her mother was about the same age as her.
But seniority is not calculated that way.
Mrs. Liu smiled and said, "You and Shanbao sat at the same table, so you are of the same generation. Naturally, you should address Shanbao as him. Shanbao's mother is your aunt, and her grandmother is also your grandmother. If you don't believe me, ask the teacher if this is the case."
Manbao looked at Mr. Zhuang.
Mr. Zhuang nodded.
It was the first time that Manbao saw such young aunts and grandmothers. You have to know that her father was of a higher generation and she was a daughter born in old age. Basically, the women in the village whom she called grandmothers were all old ladies who could only use crutches. Those who were similar to her mother were called aunts, and those who were similar to her sisters-in-law were either sisters-in-law or nieces-in-law.
Liu and Zheng live a carefree life and take good care of themselves. They look younger than her mother and sisters-in-law.
But she has always been open-minded. Seeing that her husband had nodded, she simply changed the way she addressed him and called him "Grandma, Auntie".
Then he happily took the box from Mr. Bai.
Although she was still a little scared, she was not so scared anymore when she thought about Koko's popular science.
Koko was repeating this in her head, "I looked it up. The encyclopedia says that the cabbage worm is the larva of the Pieris rapae butterfly. Do you know what a butterfly is? When it grows up, it will become a butterfly."
When Manbao heard it say this, he was no longer so scared.
Noticing the host's heartbeat and adrenaline gradually returning to normal, Keke continued his explanation, "Pieris rapae mainly feed on vegetable leaves. Before the second instar, they only gnaw on the flesh of the leaves, leaving behind a layer of transparent epidermis. After the third instar, they eat away at holes or notches in the leaves. In severe cases, the entire leaf is eaten, leaving only thick veins and petioles, causing crop failure. Therefore, in the late 20th century and throughout the 21st century, in order to prevent vegetable pests, some vegetable farmers used large amounts of pesticides, resulting in a flood of pesticides and the gradual extinction of Pieris rapae..."
The system didn't care whether Manbao understood or not, it just read it out loud, then said, "Pieris rapae can also be made into feed for chickens and ducks, supplementing their protein and making them more likely to lay eggs."
The system said: "These are all well-founded records."
Manbao exclaimed, "Then I'll feed them to the hens at home. Will they lay eggs every day?"
The system said: "It's possible."
Manbao then became a little more enthusiastic about insects.
Seeing that the master was not around, I quietly opened some boxes to look at them.
Bai Shanbao on the side shuddered a little, but still couldn't help but watch her movements.
Manbao took a peek, his little heart trembled, and he closed the box again.
Bai Shanbao finally felt happy when he saw her. He looked at her with contempt and said, "Coward, you still say you are not afraid."
Manbao pushed the box to him and said, "Come and see if you can."
(End of this chapter)
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