Chapter 224 Teaching a Son
As Wan Ersao walked, she reflected on whether she had been too indulgent towards Xiao Fubao. She could do whatever she wanted, but she should never waste food.
The common people have a deep obsession with food, and the Great Qi Dynasty even enacted special legislation for this purpose. If someone maliciously destroyed crops, he would be beheaded at the most serious crime and exiled at the least. It can be seen that food is not only important to the common people, but also to the imperial court.
But Xiao Fubao let the rabbit eat the family's food basket for the next few months.
Although Wan Ersao couldn't bear to let her daughter be bullied, as little Fubao grew older, her temperament became more and more like a tomboy. Especially after she brought a group of big white geese and became famous in the village, the children in the village now treated her as a ghost and stayed away from her. Only a few children were willing to play with her.
If this continues, Xiao Fubao will go further and further down the path of a woman, and maybe even beat her husband after getting married. The more Wan Ersao thought about it, the more frightened she became. It seems that she can no longer indulge Xiao Fubao, otherwise she will harm her.
Mrs. Wan Er walked all the way to the end of the village. She knew Xiao Fubao very well. Whenever she had something fun or delicious, she would think of Xiaolan and share it with her, making Xiaolan seem like her younger sister, even though she was actually one year older than her.
Xiao Fubao is sharing his little rabbit with his good friend Xiaolan. The two little ones squat on the ground, watching the two little rabbits motionlessly for most of the day.
"Fubao, why doesn't this little rabbit run away? I remember Erlu's family in our village caught a little rabbit, but the rabbit ran away as soon as he put it on the ground. He tied a rope around the rabbit's legs and led it. Later, he roasted and ate the little rabbit. It was so pitiful." Xiaolan couldn't help but reach out to touch the rabbit on the ground, her eyes full of pity.
But Xiao Fubao patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Xiaolan, I won't roast the rabbits. I will raise them and let them give birth to little rabbits. I heard from adults that rabbits can give birth to little rabbits. When my rabbit gives birth to little rabbits, I will give one to you, so that you can have a little rabbit too."
Xiaolan happily showed her little teeth, "Sister Fubao, you are so kind, thank you."
"It's okay, Sister Xiaolan, we are good friends." Xiao Fubao also looked at Xiaolan with a smile.
At this moment, a big hand lifted up the back of little Fubao's collar. Little Fubao was startled and his legs kept kicking in the air, screaming in fear.
"Wanhao, are you scared now? Huh? Tell me, where are the vegetables your grandma planted in the yard?"
Although Wan Ersao was angry, she was also afraid of scaring the little girl, so she just scared her a little and then quickly let the man go.
When little Fubao saw that it was his mother, he rushed directly to Wan Ersao, hugged Wan Ersao's legs and refused to let go, and even cried out coquettishly: "Mom, you are so fierce, little Fubao is afraid."
Little Fubao tilted his head up. He was not even as tall as Wan Ersao's thighs. He was so cute that Wan Ersao's heart softened. However, when she looked at the two little white rabbits on the ground, she immediately became fierce again and raised the small wooden stick in her hand and said, "Don't use this trick. It's useless. Tell me, where are the vegetables in our yard? Where are they?"
Little Fubao realized that acting coquettishly and cutely was useless, so he looked at his brothers for help.
"Mom, Xiao Fubao is still young. She doesn't understand anything. If you have something to say, please talk to her nicely and don't scare her."
The person who spoke was Wan Wen. He didn't know what had happened. They had not yet finished school because they had been on holiday for the autumn harvest some time ago. They only started classes yesterday. After school, they were attracted by Xiao Fubao's little rabbit and followed him to Xiaolan's house.
"How dare you speak for her? I'll teach you a lesson when we get back. If you don't want to be beaten, stand aside."
When Wan Ersao's face turned fierce, the children were a little scared.
So no one dared to say anything.
Seeing that he couldn't fool her anymore, Xiao Fubao had to tell the truth: "Mom, the little rabbit was hungry, so he ate the food. Fubao wants to eat when he is hungry, and so does the rabbit. Why are you angry, Mom?"
Wan Ersao was stumped by Xiao Fubao's question. In the world of children, this was indeed a very simple matter. Wan Ersao felt that she might have been a little too hasty. She bent down and picked up Xiao Fubao, and told Wan Wen: "Take the rabbit home."
Xiao Fubao didn't say a word along the way. She felt that she had made her mother angry, probably because the little rabbit ate the cabbage. But isn't cabbage edible? People can eat rabbits, too. She didn't understand why her mother was so angry.
Before they got home, they heard Old Lady Wan cursing in the yard: "Who the hell ruined my food? This is what we have been growing for a month! Now it's finally ready and it's all ruined, ouch!"
"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Liu saw Old Mrs. Wan beating her chest with a very bad look on her face, so she hurried to support her.
Wan Ersao couldn't help but tighten her arms around Xiao Fubao, slapped him hard on the bottom, and whispered, "Look at what you did? You made grandma sick, let's see what you will do? Go back and comfort grandma and admit your mistakes, got it?"
"But mother, what did I do wrong?" Little Fubao opened his big innocent eyes and looked at Wan Ersao with a hint of confusion in his eyes.
"Your rabbit ate the vegetables that grandma worked so hard to grow. Do you think you are wrong?"
"But the little rabbit eats vegetables, right?"
"The little rabbit can eat vegetables, but the vegetables haven't grown up yet. When a small vegetable seedling grows up, it can grow many large leaves, just like the leaves you feed the little rabbits in the town. But now the little rabbit has eaten the small vegetable seedling, so it won't grow up. In the future, the little rabbit will have no leaves to eat, and the family will have no vegetables to eat. Do you think you are wrong?"
Little Fubao seemed to understand a little, "Mom, what you mean is that those small vegetable seedlings can grow into many large leaves, which can make the little rabbits eat more, right?"
"Not only can they eat more, but they can also eat for longer. A small vegetable seedling can grow into many large leaves. That vegetable is enough to feed two little rabbits. But now, your little rabbits have eaten all the small vegetable seedlings. What will they eat tomorrow?"
"Mom, Fubao understands. It was Fubao who was wrong. Fubao will go and apologize to grandma. Fubao will help grandma plant new seedlings. Will grandma not be angry anymore?"
Wan Ersao had been talking to Xiao Fubao for a long time, and her anger had long since subsided. When she heard that Xiao Fubao not only apologized but also thought of ways to make amends, she was very happy, so she put her down, patted her little butt, and said, "Go, talk to grandma."
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