Chapter 39 Mu Chengye Gets Beaten
"Smack!"
Before Mu Chengye could retract his hand holding the foxtail grass, Mu Dasheng slapped it.
"Chengye, why are you disturbing your sister's sleep again? Didn't I tell you not to disturb her?"
He was patted on the head by his grandfather. Although Mu Dasheng didn't use much force, Mu Chengye still rubbed his head with a wronged expression.
"Grandpa, I woke Ningbao up because she was sleeping too late. Doesn't my grandma always say that sleeping too much can make you stupid?"
"Smack!" Mu Chengye was slapped on the head again.
"You're the one who'll become stupid from sleeping too much; my Ningbao will only get smarter the more she sleeps."
Ningbao is still young, so she needs to eat and sleep a lot to grow up healthy and chubby.
Mu Chengye wanted to say that eating and sleeping more would make him grow up to be chubby and fair, just like a piglet.
However, having already been patted twice by his grandfather, Mu Chengye had learned his lesson. Even if he had his own thoughts, he no longer spoke and obediently nodded.
"Yes, Grandpa is right."
Still half asleep, Ningbao felt the swaying beneath her and knew they had already set off. She snuggled closer to Mu Dasheng in a coquettish manner.
Mu Dasheng, who had been busy scolding Mu Chengye, glared at Mu Chengye the moment Ningbao woke up, as if to say that it was all his fault for waking up his sister.
Mu Chengye received a look from his grandfather and quickly shrank to the side.
Mu Dasheng withdrew his glare at Mu Chengye and affectionately ruffled her hair.
"Ningbao is awake. Your grandma left you some food, eat it quickly."
As he spoke, Mu Dasheng pulled out two cornbread buns and a hard-boiled egg from the bundle beside him.
Mu Dasheng turned around and pulled Ningbao closer to his chest.
—Don't flaunt your wealth.
They are now keeping their supplies hidden.
Ningbao's breakfast was more than an average family's daily food ration, so it's better to keep a low profile to avoid trouble.
The Mu family didn't have much food; Ning Bao was the only one in the family with such good rations.
Li Guizhi's idea was that Ningbao was the youngest and had a big appetite, so no one could let Ningbao go hungry. Besides, Ningbao had brought his own food with him...
Seeing Ning Bao's wrinkled face and lack of food, Mu Dasheng assumed she needed to wash up and quickly said in a helpless voice,
"Ningbao, we're almost out of water at home, so we can't wash up today. We have a little water left to drink. Sigh! I hope we can find a water source today."
The last sentence seemed to be spoken by Mu Dasheng to Ning Bao, or perhaps he was muttering to himself.
There's no water?
Ning Bao frowned. Water was a serious matter; she needed to think of a solution...
"Ningbao, Grandpa has something to ask you." Ningbao, who was in a daze, immediately sat up straight and looked at his grandfather with a serious expression upon hearing his words.
"Grandpa, please ask."
Mu Dasheng glanced to the side, then lowered his voice and whispered,
"Ningbao, I heard from your father that you were the one who calculated the search for Zhaodi last night?"
Ning Bao nodded.
"Yes, Ningbao can calculate. Ningbao is incredibly accurate. It was Ningbao who pointed out the way for Daddy. Master said that Ningbao is someone who is chased by the Ancestral Master to be fed."
Grandpa, actually, Ningbao doesn't need Grandpa to chase after her to feed her. Ningbao has never been picky about food; she's easy to raise..."
Forehead!
Mu Dasheng suddenly discovered that his little granddaughter seemed to be a chatterbox.
Realizing he still had important matters to discuss, Mu Dasheng quickly composed himself.
His wife didn't sleep at all last night because she was worried about Ningbao.
My husband told me this morning to make sure he gave Ningbao a proper talking-to.
Mu Dasheng looked at Ning Bao intently.
“Ningbao, Grandpa knows you’re amazing, but I’ve heard that fortune telling is bad for the fortune teller’s health. How about we stop fortune telling in the future?”
Grandpa only hopes that you will grow up healthy and without any trouble. We will not do anything that might affect you, such as drawing talismans or fortune telling.
From now on, your older brothers will take care of you. You just need to eat your fill and play when you're hungry...
Ningbao smiled happily. It's so good to have family. As long as I'm a little bug who's full and happy, I'm fine.
Back in the Taoist temple, her master often said, "The temple is about to run out of food, so you need to draw more talismans to earn yourself some sustenance..."
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