The whole process was incredibly fast. Before Lingbao could react, she had already left the Miao Family Fragrant Powder Shop and was standing at the back door of the county government office.
Ling Bao raised his head and asked Cheng Yun: "Brother, have you discussed it with her? Can we get a sum of money from her selling one share in the future?"
Cheng Yun raised his eyebrows: "Yes. You understand everything. You are getting smarter and smarter."
It is said that those who are close to red are red and those who are close to ink are black. This is very reasonable. At least Ling Bao is not embarrassed after being praised now, but is just as proud as Cheng Yi.
With great joy, he said matter-of-factly: "Of course!"
She entertained herself for a while, and then knocked on the door. The woman who looked after the door burst into laughter as soon as she opened the door: "Ms. Cheng, is she here? Come in, come in, the eldest lady mentioned you yesterday."
Ling Bao crossed the threshold and headed towards Shang Jingxian's yard.
Maybe it was because they were on a narrow road. When they passed by the small garden, they caught sight of Shang Shiyue, who was joking with the bookkeeper's daughter, and her face suddenly dropped.
Ling Bao thought her expression was a bit scary, so he quickly pulled his brothers away.
Shang Shiyue stared at their backs with displeasure, scolding Shang Jingxian in her heart. She really couldn't understand why her sister-in-law would play with such a bastard, and she didn't mind lowering her own status!
Fan Caixuan, the daughter of Mr. Fan’s family, looked curiously and asked: “Who is there? I’ve never seen him before.”
Shang Shiyue said: "That's the bitch I told you before, the bitch who caused me to be punished by my father!"
Fan Caixuan was surprised: "Are they them?" She muttered, "They are quite good-looking."
The last sentence was said so quietly that Shang Shiyue didn't hear it clearly: "What did you say?"
Fan Caixuan quickly shook her head: "No, I didn't say anything."
"I get annoyed when I see them. Don't they have a home of their own? Why do they always come to my house, dirty on themselves, and the floor of my house is dirty!" Shang Shiyue was overwhelmed by anger and started talking in random directions.
The more she talked, the more annoyed she became. She felt a dull pain in her knees. She had never knelt for so long before!
Shang Shiyue flicked the teacup away. Fan Caixuan was startled and quickly avoided it: "Hey, what are you doing?"
Shang Shiyue was in a bad mood, and her tone was naturally not much better: "Isn't it not burnt?"
But the hem of my skirt is all wet!
Fan Caixuan looked at the deep hem of her skirt unhappily and was no longer happy either. Shang Shiyue didn't pay attention and continued to complain endlessly.
"Sister Shang, I'm here!" Ling Bao saw Shang Jingxian waiting for her at the door and ran over.
"Lingbao, you are finally here!" Shang Jingxian ran with small steps.
The two met halfway and gave each other a big hug.
Mrs. Shang looked at them with gentle eyebrows and said to Cheng Yun and Cheng Yi: "Brother Yuan is in the study. Do you want to go find him?"
Cheng Yun nodded, and they couldn't get in the middle of the two little girls' reminiscences.
Shang Jingxian took Ling Bao to the room. The two little girls gathered together and chattered non-stop. She didn't know where all the words came from.
Xu'er brought tea and said with a smile: "Girl, Miss Cheng, please have a sip of tea."
"good."
"So that's it. No wonder you haven't come to sell steamed buns recently." Shang Jingxian pinched a piece of sesame cake and handed it to her mouth, feeding Ling Bao as before.
Ling Bao bit off most of it in one bite, puffed out his cheeks and nodded.
Shang Jingxian held her chin and said, "I also want to live next to your house, but unfortunately my father will never agree."
Lingbao said: "It doesn't matter, as long as I come to the county town, I will come and play with you."
"Then you must remember it." Shang Jingxian said, "I am very bored at home every day."
"Then you can read a book. Books are so interesting." Ling Bao finished one piece and wanted to eat more.
Before she could take it, Shang Jingxian took it one step ahead of her: "Open your mouth and eat."
"ah--"
"Reading? But my mother said that I only need to learn to be a girl and play the piano. I don't need to read too many books." Shang Jingxian asked curiously, "Lingbao, do you read a lot of books?"
Lingbao nodded: "Yes, I like reading books. The world in books is very interesting."
She moved her buttocks and muttered to Shang Jingxian: "The king said, when you don't know what to do, just read a book and learn more knowledge. It's always right!"
Your Majesty? Isn’t Your Majesty the little white cat that Ling Bao raised?
Shang Jingxian glanced at the little white cat who was engrossed in eating, and thought that Ling Bao must have said it wrong, and it must have been her elder brother who said it.
"Is reading really fun?" she asked.
Ling Bao nodded heavily and drew a big circle with his hands: "It's so - so interesting!"
Shang Jingxian thought for a while and said with a smile: "Brother has a lot of books. I will borrow them later and read them."
After a while, Xu'er came in and said, "Girl, Master Cheng is here to see Miss Cheng."
Shang Jingxian reluctantly sent her out.
When she went back, she thought for a while and went to see Mrs. Shang: "Mom, I want to read a book."
Mrs. Shang put down her account book, helped her straighten her crooked hairpin, and asked, "Why do you suddenly want to read?"
Shang Jingxian repeated Ling Bao's statement in full, then took Mrs. Shang's hand and said coquettishly: "Mom, I think what Ling Bao said makes sense, what do you think?"
Mrs. Shang glanced at her and smiled: "Go to your brother and ask him to choose for you."
Shang Jingxian nestled into her mother's arms with attachment: "I knew my mother was the best."
After leaving Shang's house, Ling Bao planned to go home.
But I noticed a clerk standing on the notice board at the entrance of the county government office and posted a notice.
Because not everyone understood it, he explained it: "In half a month, we will go to work to build the dam. From April 15th to May 10th, a total of twenty-six days, one household, one person, no one allowed."
mistaken!"
The crowd was in an uproar.
"Everyone should inform each other, neighbors, fellow villagers, if you don't know, please tell me!"
Cheng Yun paused, turned around, and took a look at the notice. Sure enough, it was talking about military service, but it was more written.
Ling Bao also wanted to watch, but she was too short, so she pulled Cheng Yi to let her hug her. After watching, she asked: "Brother, are you going to serve?"
Cheng Yun nodded with an ugly expression.
Since ancient times, countless people have died in corvee. Although today's corvee is much lighter than in the past, it is still corvee, and no matter how light it is, it will not be much lighter.
Lingbao asked worriedly: "Does daddy have to go?"
There is only one Ding in the family. Cheng Yun and Cheng Yi have not yet reached Ding. The only Ding in their family is Cheng Zhongqian.
Of course Ling Bao didn't want his father to go. Han Dahu had also served. Every time he served, it felt like he had lost half his life. His face looked very bad and he had to rest for a long time before he could recover.