Chapter 368 Mother, let's stockpile grain.
"What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?" Tang Bugui was sitting on the edge of the bed reading a book.
Seeing her daughter suddenly startled and covered in sweat, she immediately felt heartbroken.
Tang Bugui reached out and hugged the little dumpling.
He gently patted his daughter's back with his large hand. Although it was his first time taking care of a child, he did it instinctively and skillfully.
Little Su Bao finally caught her breath.
She raised her eyes and looked at Tang Bugui.
Her father was extremely handsome, and his gentle appearance at that moment was just like the father she had dreamed of.
"Don't be afraid, Su Bao, Daddy's here!" Tang Bugui gently comforted her, feeling that Su Bao's body was no longer so stiff, and only then did Tang Bugui feel at ease.
"Father...I..." She wanted to tell what she had dreamed about, but when the words reached her lips, she still couldn't say them!
The little dumpling frowned deeply and finally had to give up.
Tang Bugui frowned when he saw the little girl's appearance.
Just as he was about to ask a question, there was a knock on the door.
Ms. Qian was already worried about a grown man taking care of the child, and when she heard the noise inside, she tried to hold back, but in the end she couldn't help herself.
"Uncle, has Su Bao woken up?" Madam Qian asked with a hint of nervousness.
"Hmm, Su Bao might have had a nightmare just now. Sister-in-law, come in and keep her company!"
Tang Bugui saw the little dumpling's gaze fixed on the doorway and sighed softly.
However, upon further reflection, he convinced himself that he was nearing the end of his life, and that it would be good for the child if Xiao Su Bao could get along well with the rest of the Tang family.
Upon hearing Tang Bugui's voice, Madam Qian immediately pushed open the door and came in.
Seeing the little girl in Tang Bugui's arms, Qian instinctively reached out and took the little girl into her own arms.
"Mother!" Little Su Bao buried her head in Qian Shi's arms.
Mrs. Qian gently held Xiao Su Bao and whispered words of comfort.
Tang Bugui glanced at them, then turned and left the house.
Little Su Bao watched her father's departing figure, wanting to say something, but ultimately unable to utter a single word.
After spending two months with the little girl, Qian knew her personality very well.
Her heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason.
Is something about to happen again?
"What's wrong?" Madam Qian asked in a low voice.
Little Su Bao instinctively said, "Mom, let's stock up on grain!"
Ms. Qian was taken aback, and thinking about the situation this year, her brows furrowed.
It's only June now, and it's already this hot. If it doesn't rain in July or August, when the weather is at its hottest, then there might really be a problem.
"Okay!" She didn't doubt Xiao Su Bao's words at all.
She even felt that she should tell Tang Bugui and the others about this beforehand.
Little Su Bao wanted to say something, but she couldn't open her mouth at all; saying "buy food" was already the limit.
The year Qian got married, their area was hit by a once-in-a-century drought, which killed and injured countless people.
Although the people of Tangjia Village were usually unlucky, surprisingly no one died from the drought, while countless people died or were injured in places like An County.
Little Su Bao nestled in Qian Shi's arms, while Fu Man Duo's voice could be heard from outside.
Fumanduo finished helping his father with the chores and was now planning to come over and play with Xiaosubao.
"My friend, let's go on an adventure..."
She stood at the doorway and called out to the house.
When the little girl saw that Madam Qian was also there, she immediately stood up straight and became more obedient.
"Hello, Aunt Qian!" the chubby little girl said cheerfully.
Although this little girl is a bit chubby, she is not unattractive at all; in fact, she is quite cute.
Fu Manduo's skin is especially good, looking fair with a rosy glow, like a delicate peony.
Madam Qian also wanted to cheer Su Bao up, so she looked at the little dumpling and asked, "Why don't you go play with Miss Fu? But be careful, don't leave the yamen!"
Little Su Bao looked at Qian Shi's gentle face and nodded.
Fu Manduo immediately ran over happily and took Xiao Su Bao's hand.
Ms. Qian put the child down and gave him a few more instructions.
Su Yun bowed to the people inside from the doorway, with Sanpang following behind her.
The young man scratched his head and said to Madam Qian, "Don't worry, Aunt Qian, I will definitely protect them."
Before Qian could speak, Tang Si suddenly appeared from the side.
Tang Si glanced at Sanpang, then said, "Mother, I'll go with my little sister!"
Tang Si was, after all, just a young boy. Madam Qian often tried to persuade him to play with the children, but he didn't like it.
Today's activity is probably to take care of Xiao Su Bao.
Mrs. Qian nodded: "Yes, you are the oldest, so take good care of them."
"Yes, Mother!" Tang Si bowed obediently.
Fu Manduo didn't care, but Sanpang gave Tang Si a wary look.
Is Fourth Brother trying to steal Sister Su Yun from me?
Thinking about their ages, Sanpang frowned slightly.
Ms. Qian didn't care about their little squabble; she was going to help with the cooking later.
Fu Manduo, Xiao Subao, and Su Yun held hands, and she said to them, "We found that secret room before, let's go look for it again and see if there are any more of these things here!"
She glanced around and, finding no one else, whispered to the boys, "I'll tell you a secret: there are quite a few secrets in this government office. My father thinks I don't know, but I've actually secretly explored the An County government office countless times!"
The setup of various government offices is actually quite similar, so there's not much new to Fumando here.
Little Su Bao was in a bad mood, but after hearing what Sister Fu said, she suddenly became curious as well.
"Let's go to that corrupt official's study first; there are always lots of good things there!"
Fu Manduo pulled them towards the study.
Tang Si rubbed his temples, feeling rather...
However, Fulin did not refuse when his daughter wanted to explore the government office.
They also said to have Tang Si follow along so that he could inform them in advance if he discovered anything.
Sanpang suddenly turned to Tang Si beside him and said, "Fourth Brother, I'd like to make a deal with you. Please don't try to take Sister Su from me, okay?"
He thought he was speaking very quietly, but the three little girls in front of him fell silent instantly.
Su Yun's cheeks flushed slightly, her eyes filled with a mixture of embarrassment and anger.
Before she could speak, the little dumpling next to her looked over.
She saw the red thread on Sister Su's body fly out from her wrist, and then...
It's tied to Kim Jong-un by a red thread, and it looks pretty secure.
"Sister Su..." The little dumpling wanted to speak, but then she caught a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of her eye.
She turned her head to look again, but there was no one there.
Su Yun also saw the figure. Her expression changed slightly, and the next moment, she squeezed Fu Manduo's hand.
Fu Manduo was also intelligent. He sensed Su Yun's movements and felt a tightness in his heart, but his expression did not change much.
"Sister Su, Sister Su Bao, we've arrived! This is their study!"
Fu Manduo tightened her grip on Su Yun's hand slightly. Her brow furrowed in unease.
"Okay, let's go in and take a look!" Su Yun secretly protected the two girls.
Sanpang didn't notice anything unusual about the three of them and was still emphasizing to Tang Si that Sister Su was one of their own.
"Sister Su and I are childhood sweethearts... Fourth Brother, tell me, what kind of girl do you like?" Sanpang asked, tugging at Tang Si's clothes with his chubby hand.
Tang Si's lips twitched, then he glanced at Sanpang's nervous expression and said, "I haven't achieved fame and success yet, how can I get married? Besides, my brother hasn't gotten married yet, so it's not my turn!"
After he finished speaking, he subtly shook off Sanpang's hand and turned to catch up with Xiaomei and the others.
Sanpang wanted to say something, but seeing that everyone had run away, he quickly jogged after them.
"Wow, it's huge!" Little Su Bao's eyes widened instinctively.
There were only two books in the courtyard where she and her mother lived in the Lan family's house, and her mother had gone to great lengths to get them.
In the village, only Tang Yu had a box of books, but that was already quite a lot.
But at this moment, Wang Tong's study was shockingly large, with bookshelves one after another, filled with all sorts of classic books.
With curiosity in his eyes, Fu Manduo picked up a book at random and was instantly stunned: "This is actually Kong Yingda's 'The Correct Meaning of the Five Classics'!"
Fu Manduo was, after all, the legitimate daughter of the Fu family, and she studied under the family's tutor.
Su Yun didn't look at that; her gaze fell on the second bookshelf, which had "Sword Manual" written on it!
A whole bookshelf full of sword manuals!
Su Yun picked up a book at random, and his eyes lit up instantly.
"This is the Taibai Sword Manual!" Her eyes lit up with surprise, and she couldn't help but take a look.
Sanpang was taken aback and wanted to say something, but his gaze fell on the last bookshelf, which was filled with recipes from all over the world.
If Father sees this book, he will surely like it very much.
He glanced at Su Yun, then at the book, but decided to look at the recipe first.
Tang Si, however, did not rush to read. He looked around the entire study from beginning to end. There were eighteen bookshelves, each filled with books, as well as some fragments of ancient texts.
Tang Si couldn't resist picking up a book and starting to read.
Little Su Bao was slightly taken aback. Looking at her older brothers and sisters, she pursed her lips and searched around. Finally, she saw a book full of pictures of people and looked at it.
She can read, but not many words!
In the shadows, a man watched the children, a cold glint in his eyes.
Their boss said he wanted Tang Bugui and Fu Lin dead!
He pulled a dagger from his pocket and slowly moved towards Xiao Su Bao.
Little Su Bao is the youngest among them and seems the easiest to catch.
More importantly, he discovered that Tang Bugui treated Xiao Su Bao extremely well.
If we capture Xiao Su Bao, we can threaten Tang Bu Gui!
With these thoughts in mind, he slowly approached.
He kept glancing outside and at the little thing around him out of the corner of his eye.
They seem to be reading very seriously!
Little Su Bao pursed her lips and didn't move, but her little hands gripped the book in her hands slightly.
If you look closely, you'll see that the little dumpling isn't actually reading a book.
She used the book as a cover, but her little hand was already gripping the dagger.
The man suddenly rushed towards Xiao Su Bao.
In that instant, the bookshelf behind him was suddenly smashed down, but he reacted quickly and dodged it.
In that instant, Su Yun and the others were drawn over.
But Xiao Su Bao was only an arm's length away from the man. With a fierce glint in his eyes, he instantly grabbed the dagger and lunged at Xiao Su Bao's back.
With a "rip..." sound, the man's pants were instantly torn off by the bookshelf that crashed down.
He took a huge tumble.
Little Su Bao reacted quickly, turned around, looked back, and then nimbly squatted down in front of the man.
He then grabbed the black iron dagger and pressed it against the assassin's neck.
"You...you're not allowed to move..." the little dumpling said to the assassin in its fiercest tone.
The assassin was taken aback, but then laughed. Even if he tripped and fell, a little girl like her was no match for him!
"Little thing, what do you think..." He was completely disdainful of Xiao Su Bao's actions. After all, she was just a little girl, and even if she had learned a little bit, she couldn't beat him.
He immediately reached out to grab Xiao Su Bao's wrist.
However, the little dumpling held a silver needle in her other hand and inserted it into one of his acupoints...
"Ah...I...what...what's wrong!" The man was horrified to discover that he couldn't move at all, and even speaking had become extremely difficult!
He couldn't help but look at Xiao Su Bao.
The little dumpling looked terrified, its eyes filled with tension and fear.
He can't lose to such a little girl.
Su Yun and Fu Manduo have already rushed over.
"Little Su Bao, how are you?" Su Yun looked at Little Su Bao with a worried expression on her face.
"Su Bao is alright...Su Bao isn't afraid~~" ~~o(>_<)o~~
The little dumpling looked nervous, and her little hands were trembling slightly, showing that she wasn't as strong as she thought.
Looking at Xiao Su Bao's frightened appearance, Fu Manduo felt a pang of heartache.
She lifted her skirt, raised her foot, and kicked the assassin several times.
"You bad guy, you scared my best friend! I'll beat you to death!" Fu Manduo was already chubby and quite strong, and those two blows almost left the assassin breathless.
She was really angry, after all, this guy had almost pricked Xiao Su Bao.
God knows my heart was about to jump out of my chest.
Thankfully, Su Bao is alright, otherwise I would have felt terribly guilty.
It's all my fault for insisting on bringing them here to read.
Tang Si didn't speak, but reached out and dislocated the assassin's jaw.
The assassin was completely devastated!
These aren't children; they're a bunch of devilish brats!
Only Sanpang looked completely bewildered, but still nervously followed and stood protectively by Su Yun's side.
"Miss Su, don't be afraid, I'll protect you!" Sanpang, with his chubby body, stood in front of the assassin and quickly grabbed the dagger from the ground.
Su Yun: "No need!"
After Su Yun finished speaking, she grabbed his collar and pulled him behind her.
At that moment, a figure emerged from the shadows.
It's Xiao Mobao!
Xiao Mobao originally wanted to come and read books, but then she saw the assassin.
He originally intended to kill the assassin himself, but then he heard Xiao Su Bao and the others' voices.
I had no choice but to hide for the time being.
He was the one who saw the assassin kill Xiao Su Bao and then knocked over the bookshelf.
If it weren't for Xiao Su Bao's intervention, he would have already rushed towards the assassin.
"Little Mo Bao, what are you doing here?" Little Su Bao looked at Little Mo Bao from behind, having not seen Mo Bao much these past few days.
"I..." He started to speak, but then his brows furrowed suddenly.
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