Chapter 133 How could a child possibly...?
The whole family tasted the pork offal soup and unanimously agreed that it tasted very good.
“I don’t think just drinking this won’t do. It won’t fill you up. You’ll need some biscuits or something to eat with it,” Old Man Ming said.
Those customers couldn't possibly eat the pork offal soup at their stall and then have to go to another stall to buy flatbread to fill their stomachs.
"Yes, the gods gave us the recipe for making these pastries." The second man quickly took out the shortbread he had made.
He wanted everyone to try the pork offal soup first, while the flatbread was still baking.
"These pancakes need to be baked in an oven; they'll taste even better that way."
Mingsheng nodded, indicating that he understood.
First, let the second son and his wife go to the county town to sell these things and see what happens. They also need to find a place to stay. There are many things to arrange.
Mingsheng didn't find it troublesome. Everything requires taking the first step. Once the path is clear, it will be easier for others to follow.
“It’s inconvenient for the two of you to go to the county town and travel back and forth. I’ll go with you this time and see if we can rent a place.”
The third sister, Mingli, also lived in the county town, but she lived in the landlord's house, so it wasn't appropriate for her older sister to live there.
It's more convenient to rent a place yourself.
Mingsheng then instructed his second daughter, "Second daughter, you've also studied accounting and can read a few words. Don't be lazy when you go to the county town. Keep the account books in order and come back every month to give me the money."
"I understand, Mother."
Mingsheng is quite at ease with his second son's honesty.
Besides, this was a gift from the gods, so there's even less concern that the second son and his wife would dare to tamper with it.
After the matter was settled, Mingsheng and Mingyi left before dawn. Their house was in a remote location, and apart from the village head, no one noticed that someone from the Ming family had gone to the county town.
The county town is different from a small town; it will be several days before Mingsheng returns after leaving.
The eldest daughter works as an accountant in town and can't come back often, so Mingsheng handed the matter over to her husband to manage for the time being.
The eldest and third sons help out at home, making sure to take good care of the children, especially the two sisters, Mingda and Minger.
Ming Er got up and tidied the room himself, then covered his mouth and yawned. A Zu wouldn't be back for a while.
Everyone in the family is busy, and my mother isn't home either, so the house feels much quieter.
Since being instructed by Ms. Xiang before, I have been studying very diligently lately, and my mind is not so restless.
She constantly reminded herself not to make the same mistake again, as being chased by wild boars was truly an unpleasant experience.
From this incident, she also realized a lesson: with her current abilities, let alone the female tutor, anyone even slightly powerful could easily deal with her.
She doesn't dare to slack off in her martial arts practice now. Whenever she has free time, she either reads or practices with the small wooden sword that her great-grandmother made for her in the yard.
If one hundred times isn't enough, then wave it a thousand times.
Thinking that staying at home might not be appropriate, as it would disturb his family's work, Ming'er found himself a quiet place by a small river some distance from his home.
There weren't many people here, and Ming Er chose a good spot, which could be considered her secret place.
She also really liked this place.
There were many trees around, and she could even practice her light-footed skills, though it hurt a bit when she fell.
Unless she fell headfirst, the female cook ignored her.
After falling many times, Ming'er gained experience and learned that when falling, he should first protect his head with his hands and then roll on the ground.
The movements became increasingly skillful.
After the female tutor finishes her lessons, she goes home to change her clothes and then comes here to practice.
The happiest moment was when I found a straight stick, and with a gentle wave of my hand, all the weeds around me would be cut down.
Xiang Bei tossed her a pot of water. After Ming Er finished drinking it, she found a big tree to lie down under and then covered her face with a large leaf.
He lay under the tree with his hands behind his head, legs crossed, his feet shaking constantly, looking extremely comfortable.
She was humming a song she had heard from the female tutor. She didn't know the name of the song, but she liked to listen to it. After listening to it many times, she memorized the melody and started humming it casually.
Feeling someone push him, Ming Er removed the leaf.
Someone is coming.
Ming Er immediately sat up.
If it were an acquaintance coming over, and the female cook didn't specifically remind her, then there must be another reason.
Ming Er immediately became alert. Her hearing had also improved considerably, and she quickly discerned the source of the sound.
There were footsteps, lots of footsteps.
Ming Er immediately stood up; she felt the footsteps sounded off.
There were hurried footsteps, and also very light footsteps, almost imperceptible.
Those who move with light steps know martial arts.
Ming Er immediately jumped up into the tree, which gave him a much wider field of vision.
She saw a guard covered in blood pulling a girl who was about her age as they ran.
Several men in black, carrying knives, were chasing after them.
The girl tripped and fell to the ground. When the guards tried to pick her up, the men in black arrived and surrounded them.
Ming Er was crouching on the book, hidden by the leaves, so those people hadn't noticed her yet.
"Ms. Xiang, I want to help her."
She didn't know who the other person was, but she couldn't bear the thought of someone being killed in front of her.
Those people, especially those dressed in black, don't look like good people.
Be careful.
Xiang Bei did not stop Ming Er's decision.
Seeing the men in black raising their knives and heading towards the two men, Ming Er took out his slingshot, pulled out a stone from his pocket, and fired it at the men in black, specifically aiming for their eyes.
She had practiced with the slingshot before, so she was very accurate and hit the target every time.
Thanks to Ming Er's interference, the guards and the girl below were temporarily safe.
"Who? Who is it?" the man in black, whose eye had been injured, roared.
The leader, who appeared to be the chief, looked around and finally his gaze landed on the tree where Ming Er was hiding. He then took out a dagger and threw it at Ming Er.
Ming Er dodged to the side and immediately leaped down from the book. She looked at the men in black and scolded them, "In broad daylight, how dare you kill someone?"
The group of men in black were surprised to find that the person who attacked them was a child, who looked about the same age as the child they were chasing.
"Kill them all together," the leader of the men in black said, clutching the spot where Ming Er had hit him.
When the pebble flew over, she dodged to the side, but unexpectedly another pebble flew over and hit her shoulder.
Before Xiang Bei could even speak, the system, perched on her shoulder, cheered, "Go, Ming Er! Take down these assassins!"
Xiang Bei tossed the system aside before speaking.
These people are assassins; be careful.
Seeing the comments on the screen made Ming'er, who was already very confident, even more confident.
Ming Er's eyes flashed with envy as he looked at the knife in the man in black's hand.
Her little wooden sword is definitely no match for these knives; I really want my own knife.
Thinking this, Ming Er composed himself and rushed towards the man in black as he ran towards him.
The other party probably didn't take Ming Er, a child, seriously, and sent a man in black to deal with her.
Seeing Ming Er's running speed, the man in black was stunned and couldn't help but say, "So fast."
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt a kick to her stomach, and then her body flew out and crashed to the ground.
The man in black didn't even have a chance to react after the whole sequence of actions.
After kicking one of the men in black, Ming Er didn't stop. He flew up and kicked another man in black in the stomach. The next moment, he flew out and crashed into a tree several meters away before coming to a stop.
None of the men in black expected that a child could have such strength.
Not to mention the men in black, even the girl Ming Er saved was stunned.
"Who exactly are you?" the leader couldn't help but ask.
How could a child be so capable?
Ming Er laughed and said, "If you can defeat me, I will tell you my name."
"Attack! Kill her!" The leader couldn't hide his rage as he looked at Ming Er's smile.
They were almost successful when a little kid suddenly appeared and ruined everything.
The sudden appearance of a child who knows kung fu in such a place makes them think twice.
They had to deal with those two people as soon as possible and then go back to report.
Facing those men in black, Ming Er was not afraid. On the contrary, he felt excited and had a strong urge to have a good fight.
Thinking of the female tutor, Ming Er couldn't resist any longer. She went straight over, grinning, and hugged the leg of one of the men in black. Under the stunned gazes of the other men in black, she spun him around rapidly, knocking away the men in black who were trying to rush towards her.
"Hey, you're the leader, right? I'll fight you." Ming Er threw the man out, landing right next to the injured guard and the girl.
Upon seeing this, the guard immediately used his sword to kill the man in black.
Seeing this, the leader tried to run away, but Ming Er grabbed the knife that the man in black had dropped from the ground and chased after him, exchanging two blows with the man in black.
The opponent's kung fu was very powerful. Ming Er's advantage lay in her strength. Although her moves were simple, a single slash could make a person's hand go numb.
After the knife was knocked from the opponent's hand, Ming Er chased after him and stabbed him.
The guard wasn't idle either; he dealt with all the injured men in black with great efficiency and even dragged the bodies over and piled them together.
It was burned down in a single fire.
"Thank you for saving my life, young hero," the guard said, bowing to Ming Er.
Upon hearing the other party address him as "Young Hero," Ming Er couldn't help but grin.
Remembering the female tutor's advice to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, he quickly said seriously, "No need for thanks. I should help those in need."
As for what happened and why they were being hunted down, Ming Er didn't ask.
The girl beside the guard seemed to have an extraordinary air about her.
She stared at Ming Er for a moment, then walked towards him. "What's your name?"
Ming Er clasped his hands in a fist salute to the other party, trying his best to appear as a young swordsman. "My name is Ming Yang."
The girl smiled and said, "Thank you for saving me. I'll remember you, Mingyang. If I survive this ordeal, I will definitely repay your kindness."
“Yes, we will.” Ming Er nodded.
The other person glanced at Ming Er, took out a jade pendant from his body, and said, “Ming Yang, take this jade pendant. Although I cannot repay your life-saving grace now, I will remember this kindness. If I survive, I will definitely come back to repay you.”
“You will survive,” Ming Er said.
The girl laughed again, stuffed the jade pendant into Ming's hand, and instructed, "My guards will take care of these corpses. I hope that when you go back, you will not mention this to your family, and especially not to say that you have seen me."
Ming Er didn't understand, but he still reached out his hand.
The girl looked at her, puzzled. Ming'er explained, "Pinky promise."
The girl extended her hand, and Ming Er hooked his hand with hers. "Pinky promise, a hundred years from now, I'll be a dog if I say it. Okay, we've pinky sweared. I'll keep this a secret, I absolutely won't tell a word."
As he spoke, Ming Er took out a beautiful stone he had picked up from the riverbank from his pocket. “It is only polite to reciprocate. You gave me something, and this is my return gift to you.”
The girl looked at Ming Er with a somewhat surprised expression. After hesitating for a moment, she accepted Ming Er's return gift.
The guards disposed of the body to ensure they wouldn't be discovered by the pursuers before picking up the girl and preparing to leave.
Ming Er was still waving vigorously at the girl.
Once they were out of sight, he picked up his things and hopped away.
She felt that since the other person had exchanged something with her, they were her friend.
Besides her friends in the village, she made her first friend outside the village, a friend that only she knew about.
Xiang Bei hesitated for a long time, but ultimately didn't say it; it wasn't something that could be considered friendship.
Or rather, Ming Er simply exchanged something with someone and assumed that person was a friend.
The system poked Xiang Bei's shoulder and said incredulously, "Host, this isn't like you. You used to be so sharp-tongued... no, so incredibly sharp-tongued."
Xiang Bei reached out and flicked the system away; she didn't want to talk at all right now.
Ming Er took the jade pendant home and put it away without telling anyone. After all, they had made a pinky promise, and if she told anyone, she would be a dog.
Since meeting that girl, Ming Er has been much more diligent in practicing martial arts by the river, but he has never given her another chance to do chivalrous deeds, which is a real pity.
The female cook told him that those men were assassins, but they were no match for her.
Their moves were quite impressive. Ming Er thought about it for a moment and even started practicing. She felt that her performance also had many shortcomings. For example, her flying kick could be improved in many ways.
Without those men in black, Ming Er would kick the big rocks by the river to play.
If she didn't use her strength properly, many large rocks were smashed to pieces by Ming Er's kicks, yet she herself was unaware of just how terrifying her strength was.
The system cried, "My lovely, smart, and beautiful daughter, how did she turn into a superhero?"
Xiang Bei dismissed the system again. When Ming Er kicked the men in black, the system cheered him on and shouted for him. It was almost as if it was about to go out and kick those men in black itself.
Ming Er's hard work resulted in mastering a new skill.
After settling his second daughter in, Mingsheng rushed back immediately, which took several months.
The weather is getting colder, but the pork offal soup and pastry business is doing very well.
The second son and his wife run a very successful pork offal soup business in the county town. It's cheap, delicious, and sells exceptionally well when served with crispy pastries.
Mingsheng also brought some things back, all of which were for his family.
Unlike his family, Ming'er didn't feel cold and was dressed less than everyone else in his family.
My grandfather still forced me to wear a cotton coat, and I would be covered in sweat from the moment I walked from home to school.
Besides the money from the public funds, Mingsheng naturally also left money for his second son and his wife, since they were still renting a house in the county town and needed to have money in their own hands.
The family members weren't idle either; they couldn't always rely on the gods for help.
It got cold that day, so Mingsheng took Ming'er up the mountain. They picked a lot of chestnuts and other fruits, roasted them, and took them to town to sell. They also skewered those red, sour fruits, coated them with sugar, and made some money that way.
This is something that only the eldest and third sons can do.
They didn't deliberately hide it from the villagers. The town wasn't small, and by not selling in one place, they could still earn some money for the New Year.
The Ming family also developed a habit of worshipping gods, believing that everything in their home was a gift from the gods, and they were very devout in their worship of the gods.
On the first and fifteenth of each lunar month, it is customary to offer sacrifices to the gods.
Ming'er has visibly grown taller in the past few months, so we need to buy him new clothes and shoes.
She was naturally beautiful, and because of her education, she also possessed a certain air of elegance.
Because of her martial arts training, she had a very upright posture, and many families in the village with boys had their eyes on her, wanting to arrange a marriage between them.
Several families came to sound him out, but Mingsheng refused them all outright.
Old Man Ming was more direct; he felt those people were not good enough for his granddaughter.
After refusing the offer, far fewer people came to my door.
With the New Year approaching and Ming Er's birthday just around the corner, Ming Sheng decided to cook something delicious for Ming Er. The changes in the family were all brought about by Ming Er's wonderful female tutor, and were also related to Ming Er.
When asked what he wanted to eat, Ming Er chuckled shyly, "Grandma, buy a roast chicken, I want to eat roast chicken."
"become."
There were no other requests for the dishes, but Mingsheng ordered several meat dishes so that the whole family could properly celebrate Ming'er's birthday.
When the eldest son was about to give birth to Ming'er, he was out helping someone with some work. On his way back, he went into labor and gave birth to Ming'er in a dilapidated temple by the roadside.
According to the eldest brother, there was some high-ranking official who started the affair with her. Not long after their child was born, the beams of the dilapidated temple collapsed under the weight of the snow. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
The high-ranking official let the eldest son into her carriage and even gave him a bowl of chicken soup. After the snow stopped, the eldest son returned carrying Ming Er.
Old Man Ming also said that it was possible that they had benefited from the good fortune of that high-ranking official, and that their son Ming Er would also be destined to become a high-ranking official in the future.
Although Ming Sheng didn't say anything, that was indeed what he thought. Ming Er was a lucky girl; even the gods were protecting her now, personally giving her lessons.
Everyone has to come back for the New Year. Mingren came back first because she lives in town, which is close to home.
They also brought back some things for the children.
Mingli and Mingyi, a married couple, came back together. Ming Laosan looked much fatter than when he left home, which showed how well he was living in the county town.
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