Chapter 560: Filling the Hole (Bonus for the birthday of book friend "Jinyiwei: Rongrong")
Zhou Silang was both happy and distressed when he saw Manbao had bought so many delicious foods. In the end, happiness prevailed. While busy in the kitchen, he whispered to Manbao, "Don't tell Dad when we get home."
Manbao nodded, "I won't tell you."
If Fourth Brother doesn't get any good results, she will also be scolded. She won't do anything that will harm others and herself.
Zhou Silang was relieved and used most of the chicken soup to blanch the vegetables and meat slices.
Bai Shanbao and the others squeezed into the kitchen to join in the fun, and after it was cooked, they took a taste with their chopsticks.
Zhou Silang looked at them and asked, "How is it?"
Bai Shanbao: "It's a bit bland."
"I'll add some salt." Then he went to get the salt.
Bai Erlang said, "The oil and water seem to be running low."
Manbao took a bite and said, "Forget it, just add some salt. It won't be as delicious as what the Zhao family makes, or what my sister-in-law makes."
Zhou Silang thought what she said made sense, so he brought all the dishes to the main room, put the still hot pot stickers on the table, and invited Mr. Zhuang and the others to come out and have dinner together.
Mr. Lan stayed overnight in the courtyard and, together with Mr. Zhuang, corrected Manbao and Bai Shanbao's essays. Of course, he focused on giving guidance to Bai Shanbao's essay.
Manbao listened along and benefited a lot. Then he put down his homework and prepared to go back to his room to sleep.
That night, Mr. Lan couldn't help but say to Mr. Zhuang, "I think your eldest disciple is very talented. Why don't you let her follow Bai Shan?"
Mr. Zhuang said, "She needs to learn, too, but she doesn't need to be as specialized as Bai Shan. She has other homework to do now."
Thinking of the stack of notes he saw this afternoon, Mr. Zhuang couldn't help but laugh. "She probably wouldn't be able to finish all that homework in a year or two. How could she possibly specialize in anything else? So, she just needs to listen to these classes and roughly understand them."
"What kind of homework did you assign her? It took so long."
Mr. Zhuang smiled but said nothing.
Mr. Lan felt a little regretful in his heart, "The article written by that child is very smart, but it's a pity that she is a girl."
Mr. Zhuang pulled the quilt over him and went to sleep. He replied, "Not all famous people in the world have to become officials. If they don't, what difference does it make whether they are men or women?"
"You still want her to be a celebrity?"
Mr. Zhuang just smiled and said nothing.
At this time, Manbao in the east wing yawned, turned over in bed, entered the system to check the progress of the entries, flipped through the emails, and then spoke to Keke lazily.
"There are still many places in Yan's residence that we haven't visited yet. There must be many flowers and plants that we haven't seen yet. I'll go in and look for them when I get the chance."
Koko responded and said, "Host, I will help you keep an eye on the progress of the entries. Once a new entry appears, I will go to the forum to help you place an order."
Manbao happily agreed, "Okay, we should earn more points."
Manbao, who was ambitious to earn points, paid special attention to Yan's house next door, and then found that some yamen runners were repairing the big hole.
Not only Manbao, but also Bai Shanbao and Bai Erlang could not help but run out to watch, and asked the yamen runner who came to help, "Brother yamen runner, didn't you say that your county government was short of money? Why are you repairing this big hole?"
"We're short of money. If we weren't, would we be the ones to do the repairs?" The yamen runner lazily pushed a stone to block the hole and said, "This kind of work should be done by the craftsmen in the workshop. At worst, the county government can pay for laborers from the street to do it. We're supposed to patrol the streets and protect the people, and now we're here to build a wall."
Manbao: "Then don't build it."
The yamen runner glanced at her and said, "That won't do. Although there's nothing valuable left in the Yan residence, we can't just leave it empty and allow people to come and go like this. Otherwise, if word gets out, who will buy this house?"
He lazily turned his head to fill the gap and said, "Young masters and young ladies, you can't hide your sneaking in here from anyone."
The three of them suddenly widened their eyes, "You actually knew that!"
"I know, of course I don't know?" The bailiff said, "Ever since the Xiao family was haunted, people in the nearby streets have been very alert. You think no one saw it, but it's not true that no one saw it."
"You are the only one who has a good relationship with our county magistrate. There is nothing valuable here. It's fine for you to go in and pick some vegetables and dig up some flowers and plants. Otherwise, you would have gone to join the Xiao family long ago."
The three of them were startled, then seeing a smile between his eyebrows, they knew that he was probably teasing them, and they breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed that they only knew that they went in to dig flowers and pick vegetables, and did not know that they took an account book.
Yes, the former has traces to follow, but the latter does not.
The three of them thought carefully about what happened that day, and confirmed that they and Daji were the only ones in the Yan family at that time, so they felt relieved.
Seeing that they were frightened, the yamen runner became complacent. After a pause, he asked curiously, "It's okay for you to pick vegetables, but what are you doing with those wild flowers and weeds?"
"Those aren't considered wild flowers or weeds, are they?" Manbao said, "They were all pulled out by the Xiao family and thrown aside and survived. If they were taken care of, they should all be very beautiful flowers and plants. Apart from anything else, the Yan family is a corrupt official. They are so rich, so the flowers they grow must be beautiful too."
"No matter how beautiful these flowers are, they can't be eaten, right?" the bailiff said. "Besides, I just passed by your yard and took a look inside. Are you sure those flowers and plants you planted like that will survive?"
"Why can't it survive? Is it because I didn't plant it well?"
"Of course they haven't been planted properly. Have you ever seen all sorts of flowers and plants just randomly planted on the ground without regard for their species? Some flowers may not look noticeable now, but they will grow very tall, or some are climbing vines. You planted them randomly like this, and they may not look bad now, but in two or three months, when they grow up, will the land be usable?"
The bailiff said, "Won't they die by then?"
Manbao was stunned. "Is there so much to pay attention to?"
"Of course, otherwise there wouldn't be a gardener among the craftsmen. They specialize in growing flowers, and there are so many things to pay attention to."
Manbao thought about it and nodded: "I know, it's just like farming."
Then she widened her eyes and shouted, "My fourth brother knows how to farm. Humph, he must have done it on purpose."
After saying that, she no longer cared about filling the hole and ran back to settle the score with Zhou Silang.
Zhou Silang said matter-of-factly, "If these flowers and plants can only live for two or three months, you should be content. After two or three months, we will also be gone. What's the point of you taking so much trouble to grow them?"
"It's beautiful! A yard full of flowers would be so beautiful." Manbao said, "Even if I can't see them, I can show them to the landlord or the next tenant. If not, you can't destroy my flowers and plants like this. I spent so much effort to dig them up, how can you just plant them casually?"
good evening
Happy birthday to Rongrong
(End of this chapter)
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