Chapter 748 Height
Manbao sat obediently opposite Bai Shan, and Bai Shan asked, "Is the food in your inner courtyard delicious?"
Manbao said: "Not bad, how about you guys?"
"It's okay," Bai Shan said, "but people kept talking to us, so we didn't have a good meal."
Zheng said, "How about we go back and ask the kitchen to make you a bowl of noodles later?"
"Mom is the best." Bai Shan looked at Man Bao, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you want to eat?"
Manbao touched his belly and said reluctantly, "You can have a midnight snack."
Madam Liu smiled and said, "Make more, and make a bowl for Dalang and Erlang as well. These four children are still growing and will eat a lot."
Zheng agreed.
Bai Shan then talked to Manbao about the things in the front yard, and Manbao of course shared with him the interesting things that happened to her, such as she made a new friend today, and that the little girl from the Bai family got lost when she took her to the lotus pond in the garden.
She said proudly, "It's a good thing we went to Yan's house often before, otherwise I would have been led astray by her."
Bai Shan didn't notice anything wrong and said, "I wonder if they've noticed the hole in the wall. If they have, will they hide something in there?"
The two of them discussed the various little secret places in Yan's house.
Old Madam Liu, who was sitting nearby, couldn't help but sit up straight. She pulled Manbao aside and asked, "You said that little girl led you the wrong way? Then do you know where she was leading you?"
Manbao blinked, thought for a moment, and said, "That road should lead to the courtyard where the servants live in the backyard. It's close to the garden. Just around the corner, it's the wall next to our house."
"Hey, there?" Bai Shan said with a smile, "I still remember one time when we sneaked there, it was almost dark, and the wind blew, and the big trees rustled, and Erlang was so scared that he sat down on the ground."
"Yes, yes, yes, I remember that too. He was so timid. I told him that the ghosts in Yan's house were fake, but he was still so scared... I just howled and he started crying."
Old Lady Liu became worried as she looked at the two carefree and unaware children.
Zheng pointed at the two children and said with a smile, "You are really naughty. You know he is afraid of ghosts but you still scare him."
The two children shrank their necks and looked at each other with laughter, just like cats that had stolen some fish.
When Mrs. Liu saw this, she suppressed her worries and did not mention the matter.
After returning to the Bai residence on Huanxi Street, Old Madam Liu let them go out and play, and she held Madam Liu's hand and went back to the house.
Madam Liu had been sitting on the shaft of the cart, so she had naturally heard what the two children were saying. Seeing the worry on the old lady's face, she asked, "Old lady, do you want me to quietly send someone to find out?"
"We are new here, how can we ask about the inner house affairs?"
"Isn't that easy? If we spend some money and hire the servants who come out to buy things, we can always find out something. Even if we can't find out the reason, we can always find that little girl."
Madam Liu nodded and said, "Okay, let's do it."
Nanny Liu agreed. She lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, very puzzled. "This is Miss Man's first time there, and it's also her first time meeting anyone from Master Yu's family. Why is she being targeted? From what Miss Man said, she gets along well with the eldest daughter of Master Yu's family. Could it be someone from outside..."
Madam Liu pondered for a moment. "There's no rush. After we leave, these children will be focused on their studies. I'm afraid they won't have much time to interact with them. We can just ask Daji to pay more attention to them."
Nanny Liu agreed.
The cook made them a bowl of noodles, which was very simple, with just an egg and a handful of vegetables.
Eggs are easy to get, but vegetables are hard to come by at this time. From Bai to Manbao, the four of them ate to their heart's content.
Bai Zhi finished eating, put down his bowl and chopsticks, looked at the three junior brothers and sisters at the table, smiled slightly and said: "I haven't seen you for half a year, you have grown a lot taller."
Manbao reciprocated, "Brother Bai, you've grown taller too."
Bai Cheng looked up at his brother, then looked at Manbao across from him and retorted, "You're blind. It's obviously not that tall."
Bai Zhi, who just smiled: ...
Bai Shan almost spit out the noodles in his mouth. He politely finished the noodles in his mouth, then looked at Bai Zhi with a suppressed smile, "Cousin Zhi, do you want me to help you beat him up?"
Bai Zhi looked at his brother seriously, then shook his head. "Forget it. What if he gets stupid? He's not smart to begin with."
Man Baole said, "Brother Bai, would you feel sad if you saw it?"
Bai Zhi nodded sadly.
Bai Shan said, "That's okay, we'll beat him up after you leave."
Bai Zhi: ...It's even more sad, okay?
He couldn't help but ask the two of them, "Do you often beat up Erlang?"
Manbao immediately clarified, "Not often. We've grown up and rarely fight anymore. Basically, only our husband would spank us on the palms."
Bai Cheng shouted, "You're talking nonsense! Last time when I went to the river to wash clothes, you two teamed up to beat me up."
Manbao: "That's because you splashed cold water on my face."
"I didn't do it on purpose. I was wearing a lot of clothes, and it was hard to wring them out, so I just shook them a couple of times. How would I know how the water got on your face?" Bai Cheng was very unconvinced. "Besides, it's fine if you hit me, but why did Bai Shan hit me too?"
Bai Shan finished his noodles, put down his bowl and chopsticks, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and said, "Oh, I'm sorry. I saw my junior brother make a mistake, and as a senior brother, I couldn't help but teach you a lesson."
Bai Zhi saw the three of them quarreling again, and fearing that they would start fighting immediately, he quickly tried to smooth things over, "Alright, alright, I don't mind, just stop arguing. The elders are in the main courtyard not far away."
Bai Shan comforted Bai Zhi, "Brother Zhi, don't be sad. You are almost as tall as your uncle now. It doesn't matter if you don't grow any taller."
Bai stared at him.
Manbao pushed Bai Shan away and said, "Brother Bai, let me tell you, there are some tricks to growing taller. You can drink more bone soup, add some soybeans and stew them together. Eat more soybeans, and then stretch your hands, feet and body every day to grow taller."
Bai Zhi looked skeptical, "Are you serious?"
Manbao nodded vigorously. "This is the conclusion I came to after consulting various books, consulting a gentleman, and combining it with actual practice."
Bai Zhi looked Manbao up and down and asked, "Then why are you also..." so short?
His eyes were full of suspicion.
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Manbao puffed up his cheeks and asked, "So, tell me, have I grown taller this year?"
"Yes, but it's normal for you to grow taller at your age, right?" Bai Zhi glanced back and forth between the three of them and said, "Manbao, I remember when I went home for the New Year two years ago, the three of you standing together were almost the same height, especially you and Shanbao, who were just a little bit different. But now I see that Shanbao seems to be much taller than you."
Manbao: ...
Ten more chapters tomorrow
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