It was impossible to ask Qian to get money for her. In the end, Manbao took out the money from selling candy during the Lantern Festival, reluctantly gave Zhou Lang fifty cents and said: "Second brother, go buy some chicken."
After Zhou Zhoulang collected the money, he said: "Chickens are too expensive. Let's buy pork. Just buy one pound at a time. You can buy it five times."
Man Bao was not happy, "Pork is not as delicious as chicken, and one pound is not enough."
Zhou Zhoulang felt that the younger sister was too picky, but she paid for it and he never argued with her, so he could only say: "Okay, I'll go to Zhou Hu's house to pick a fatter chicken."
Man Bao was then satisfied.
Seeing that the Manbao family came to buy chickens again, Zhou Hu couldn't help but ask, "Your family raises a lot of chickens, why do you always buy chickens?"
"All the chickens that don't lay eggs at home have been killed. How can we spare the chickens that are laying eggs?"
It was the Chinese New Year, so of course their family couldn't just eat meat bought from outside. They also killed a lot of chickens in the past two months.
Zhou Hu couldn't help but said: "Your family really dotes on Manbao. Last year Manbao came to buy three chickens from my family."
Of course, Zhou Erlang couldn't let Yaomei have such a reputation, and immediately said: "My sister has a stubborn temper. When she went to the city, she heard the doctor say something by chance, saying that my mother's body should eat more meat. No, for most of half a year
, as soon as he saw my mother was out of breath, she made a fuss about eating meat."
Zhou Hu was stunned for a moment, then thought for a moment and said, "My aunt's complexion is better this year than in previous years. I saw her going into the fields just now."
"No, my father is willing to spend so much money to buy meat because it is really effective. Otherwise, it would cost more to take medicine. If eating meat is effective, of course it is better to eat meat."
Zhou Hu quickly grabbed a chicken for him and said with a smile: "Okay, but my chickens that don't lay eggs are gone. I won't be able to sell them to you next time you come back."
Zhou Erlang expressed his understanding and took the chicken back.
In the evening, Lao Zhoutou said at the dinner table, "Tonight's meal contains meat. This is our New Year's dinner. Everyone will go to work for me tomorrow."
Seeing Manbao looking at him with bright eyes, Lao Zhoutou said: "Manbao is going to school. Datou and Daya are also going up the mountain. Ertou and Erya stay at home to take care of their younger siblings and do some housework. Remember to go to the school."
Bring your sister-in-law back."
Everyone responded, and after Lao Zhoutou gave Qian a chopstick of meat, everyone immediately started to move.
The next day, the whole Zhou family went out to dig holes, shovel mud up the mountain, and sweep up the rotten leaves. There were not enough rotten leaves, so Wu Lang took Lao Liu and his nieces and nephews to remove the leaves from the trees.
It was torn off like locusts passing through the border.
The leaves and soil were picked back separately. Xiao Qian took Zhou Xi and his two sisters-in-law to chop up the leaves and dead grass and throw them aside. After a while, they were mixed directly into the soil and manure to fertilize.
There was a lot of commotion in the Zhou family, and many people in the village came to join in the fun. Most people squatted aside and watched, while some helped, and then asked old Zhou, "What are you doing?"
Then when Manbao came back from school, she saw many families in the village digging holes. She ran past them, and everyone stopped and greeted her, "Manbao, it's time for school."
"Manbao, study hard."
"Man Bao is getting smarter as he grows older."
Man Bao was so happy after hearing the praises all the way that he put down his book box after returning home and ran out. Er Tou followed behind and asked: "Sister-in-law, why are you going?"
"I'm going to find Bai Shanbao!"
Bai Shanbao hadn't gone home yet. He was squatting on the ground playing with bugs with a few male classmates. After being patted by Man Bao, he looked up and asked, "What are you doing?"
Manbao took his hand and said happily: "Come with me."
Man Bao led him around the whole village, going there whenever he saw someone digging a hole. Bai Shanbao ran around and didn't understand what she was going to do. He asked confusedly, "What are you doing?"
"Didn't you hear that?"
Bai Shanbao listened carefully and didn't hear any special sound, so he shook his head honestly, "What did you hear?"
"You praise me," Man Bao said, "Look, many people are praising me."
Bai Shanbao was so angry that he puffed and asked, "That's why you brought me here. I have made an appointment with my classmates to dig for earthworms."
"Aren't you happy that so many people praise me?"
"It's not like you're praising me, why should I be happy?"
Man Bao thought so, but still said stubbornly, "I'll let you feel what it feels like to be praised by many people."
Bai Shanbao hummed, "What's the matter? I'm always praised by others."
So he took her and ran to Bai Erlang's house. Yes, it was not his own house, but Bai Erlang's house. He knocked on the door of Bai Erlang's house and smiled at the servant who opened the door. The doorkeeper praised him, "Little
The young master is here, please come in quickly, the young master is really energetic today, did Mr. Zhuang praise you again?"
Bai Shanbao nodded and said with a smile: "I haven't finished my homework, so I came to ask my second cousin about my homework."
The servant immediately showed him the way. Along the way, Bai Shanbao met countless servants, and everyone praised him when they saw him.
Until they met Mrs. Bai and Mrs. Bai, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law also praised Bai Shanbao when they saw him. Of course, they also praised Manbao, but they praised Bai Shanbao more.
Manbao:……
Man Bao was still in a daze when he was led out by Bai Shanbao. Bai Shanbao said: "If I want to hear people praise me, I just go to Bai Er's house."
Man Bao thought he was so awesome, but then he was confused, "Why do they praise you?"
"Because I'm smarter than Bai Er. Every time we do homework together, I finish it before he starts, so he is always beaten by his cousin, hahahaha. As long as he bullies me in school, I will take the homework with him.
Go to his house to write, hahahaha..."
Man Bao thinks his idea is great.
Bai Shanbao asked her, "Then why do the villagers praise you?"
Man Bao had already thought of it and said: "It must be because of the fertilization thing. I think they are all digging holes."
Bai Shanbao asked curiously, "Did your fat come out?"
"My dad said hurry up. I'll give you a dustpan when the retting comes out. Do you want to let your ginger try my fat?"
Bai Shanbao hesitated and said, "Okay, I haven't dared to water it too much recently. I think it is growing very fast, and it is now longer than my finger."
Man Bao said proudly: "Mine is as long as a palm, longer than yours."
The two children made an agreement, and Bai Shanbao invited Manbao, "After dinner later, you can come to my house to do your homework."
Man Bao rolled his eyes and said, "Let's go find Bai Er and do homework together."
Bai Shanbao asked her, "Did Bai Er bully you?"
"No, I just want to see how he does his homework."
Bai Shanbao secretly became happy, patted his chest and said, "Okay, you come to me, I will take you there."
Bai Erlang, who knew nothing, was running wildly on the grass with his friends:...