Chapter 70: Eating Meat (10,000 recommended votes plus more)
Manbao searched for a long time before he found a book with pictures. Manbao looked at it for a while before he realized that it was a book that recorded various herbs. Some of the medicines had pictures, while others had only text descriptions.
Behind the name of a medicinal herb are its main production area, therapeutic effects, preparation techniques, etc.
Manbao was cheered up and very happy. He sat on the ground and watched with great interest.
She would ask Koko if she knew a word, or a sentence she couldn't finish. Although she read haltingly, she still read with great interest.
Bai Shanbao found a book that specifically talked about ghosts, strange stories, and all kinds of mysterious stories.
The book begins with the author's self-praise, saying that what he heard and saw when he traveled to various mountains, rivers, villages and famous cities are all true.
Like Manbao, Bai Shanbao likes to read story books the most. He doesn't like other books very much, but he enjoys reading this kind of book.
Why did he particularly like reading "The Analects of Confucius" and listening to Mr. Zhuang's lectures?
Because "The Analects" records the words and deeds of Confucius, and is composed of small stories. Mr. Zhuang also pays attention to making his lectures interesting. Every sentence, its source, and the situation at the time are all told by Mr. Zhuang one by one. It is like listening to a story, and he enjoys it very much.
The two children sat together, each holding a book and reading it with great interest.
Mrs. Liu brought her daughter-in-law over to take a look. Seeing that the two children were engrossed in watching, she asked her daughter-in-law to put the snacks on the table and left carefully.
Zheng was extremely surprised and lowered her voice, saying, "Shanbao actually took the initiative to read a book, and he read it so seriously..."
You should know that Bai Shanbao used to hate reading the most at home. There were several times when he even secretly hid books just to avoid going to the clan school.
Every time he came home from school, he would take his servants and his boys out to play, climbing trees, playing in the water, catching insects, fighting, and doing all sorts of naughty things.
Liu also smiled, "So this time we made the right move."
Zheng nodded repeatedly, not minding that her mother-in-law insisted on moving to this poor mountain village. Originally, she suggested taking the child back to her parents' home.
If you are afraid of being uncomfortable, you can buy a house near her parents' home and live there. With the Zheng family as your backing, life will be a little better.
Unexpectedly, the mother-in-law insisted on coming to Qili Village. It was inconvenient to get in and out here, and there were no famous teachers. She cried secretly at night many times, but now she feels that everything is worth it as long as their Shanbao can learn well.
Liu said, "The site has been chosen. I will go to the county town tomorrow to exchange some copper coins and dig the foundation as soon as possible. Since we have decided to settle here, we must repair the house."
There is no problem with Zheng.
Bai Shanbao and Manbao didn't know that adults had come. They read with great interest for a long time. When they felt their eyes were a little tired, they got up from the ground and went out for a walk.
Seeing snacks and water on the table, Shanbao immediately invited Manbao to come and eat.
The two of them ate the snacks with gusto, and then simply sat on the chairs to read books. It was not until the servants came to report that Manbao realized that Datou had come to pick her up.
Manbao put the book back, then carried his own small bookcase, said goodbye to Shanbao, and left happily.
Of course Bai Shanbao gave it to her, mainly because he had no one to read with and he didn't want to read anymore.
So he sent her to the gate and watched her and Datou leave. He didn't go back to read, but jumped to find his grandmother. On the way, he saw beautiful insects on the flowers in the garden, so he forgot about going to find his grandmother and simply started catching insects in the garden.
After destroying almost all the flowers and plants in the garden, he ran back to his grandmother with a guilty conscience.
When Manbao followed Datou back, she remembered that Datou did not pick her up in the afternoon, and hurriedly asked him where he had been.
Before coming, Datou had been warned not to tell Xiaogu about these things, so he said, "I went out to play and forgot the time."
Manbao said very righteously: "Don't be afraid, I won't tell mother and sister-in-law."
Big Head thought to himself: They will know even if you don’t tell them.
However, it was good that his aunt had this awareness, so he thanked her.
There is a long distance from the Bai family to the Zhou family. The Zhou family is not far from the entrance to the village, but there are still several other families living there. Everyone likes to chat and gather under the big banyan tree not far from the village entrance, so Manbao can see many people every time he passes by there.
But this time there was no one there, even the children playing on the road were gone.
Manbao was extremely curious, "Where are the people in the village?"
"At home."
Manbao asked, "What are you doing at home? Why don't you come out and chat?"
This... Big Head couldn't help but say: "Work at home and eat. It's time for dinner now."
"There were always people here every day before. They even liked to squat down and eat after the food was brought out. How come there's no one here this time?"
Datou felt a little guilty, "Maybe there's meat at home today?"
Only when there is meat at home will those people not come out with their bowls of rice and squat to eat.
When it comes to meat, Manbao's eyes light up, he jumps up and runs home, shouting, "Meat, meat, chicken, we're going to have chicken tonight."
Big Head was stunned for a moment, wiped his saliva and chased after him.
Before they got home, the two children smelled the aroma of meat. They couldn't help swallowing and ran home.
Little Qian hadn't even started cooking yet. When she came out of the kitchen, she saw her aunt carrying a bookcase, while her silly son had his hands free. She tapped his forehead and said, "You're such an idiot! Your aunt is so much younger than you, and you can't even take the bookcase?"
Datou immediately reached out to take the book box from his aunt, put it back to the room, then came out and stood outside the kitchen with his aunt and his younger brothers and sisters, staring at the steaming pottery jar inside.
It smells so good!
The system sensed the host's desire and spoke at the right moment, "So, host, now you understand the benefits of points, right?"
Manbao smelled the aroma of meat and felt a little hungry. His brain started to slow down and he said "Huh?" to express his confusion.
The system said: "Points can be exchanged for candy, and candy can be exchanged for the currency of your era, and currency can be used to buy all kinds of delicious food. As long as the points are enough, it will not be difficult for the host to live a good life."
Manbao said, "Oh, right. When will you give me the points for the Ligustrum lucidum? Haven't you calculated it yet?"
The system was silent for a moment, then said "hmm", asking the host to wait patiently.
Manbao felt that she couldn't just wait for this one point. It seemed that she had to pick some flowers and plants that she had never picked before for Koko.
But her elder brothers were so stupid that they couldn't even help her find a single flower or plant among the many plants in the forest. Alas, it seemed she had to go by herself.
Manbao was thinking about when to find time to go up the mountain. Of course, she couldn't go alone, she had to have someone accompany her.
During the meal, the whole family looked at Manbao with a loving expression. Zhou Silang even gave a piece of meat from his bowl to Manbao with great difficulty, saying, "Little sister, if someone bullies you in the future, tell me and I will help you beat him up."
Zhou Wulang and others were not to be outdone, and they all contributed a piece of meat in their bowls to her, expressing the same sentiment.
Manbao's mouth was full of oil. He looked up in confusion and said, "No one bullies me."
"We know. Didn't we agree in advance? If you get bullied in the future, whether it's a fight or an argument, tell the brothers and they'll beat him up for you."
(End of this chapter)
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