Cold sweat was almost falling from the yamen's forehead.
I heard the little boy behind me say: "Don't be afraid, Man Bao. I will ask Daji to build a boat when I get back. If the flood comes, we will sit on the boat so that we will not be flooded. Sitting on the boat we can still catch the water."
Where are the fish?”
Man Bao groaned and immediately thought of a better way, "Let my fourth brother learn to swim, so that he can go into the water to catch fish and pass them to us on the boat."
Thursday Lang:......
Bai Shanbao suddenly pointed to the river and said, "Look, the big fish!"
Man Bao couldn't help but peep in and take a look. Sure enough, she saw a palm-sized fish that had just emerged from under a rock. It swiped its tail and disappeared with a whoosh. She screamed and stretched her hands forward.
, seems to want to catch it.
Magistrate Fu, who was standing behind them, coughed slightly, stepped forward, and looked down.
When Zhou Lang turned around, he suddenly saw a group of well-dressed people appearing behind him. He was startled. He was always brave, so he patted his chest and asked, "Who are you?"
Man Bao and Bai Shanbao raised their heads, and the first thing they saw was Magistrate Fu standing at the front.
Bai Shanbao just took one look and said, "This is the county magistrate." Didn't you see the seal on the clothes?
Zhoulang's eyes widened and he saluted somewhat with hands and feet, but he still couldn't help but raise his head and peek at him secretly.
Magistrate Fu didn't pay attention to Zhou Lang, but he was very curious about Bai Shanbao. He stroked his beard and asked him with a smile, "Where is Xiao Langjun from?"
Bai Shanbao and Manbao had already gotten up from the ground, patted the mud on their palms, made a student salute, and replied: "Back to the county magistrate, the student is from Qili Village."
Magistrate Fu asked with a smile, "I heard what you said just now, do you know how to build this dam?"
Bai Shanbao looked at Manbao and said, "I don't understand, but Manbao knows something. Why don't you ask her."
Magistrate Fu was slightly surprised and looked at Man Bao.
Man Bao was shorter than Bai Shanbao, and at first glance he was younger than Bai Shanbao. His round face was staring at his clothes with curiosity.
Magistrate Fu couldn't help but chuckle and asked, "What's the little girl's name?"
Man Bao saluted and replied, "My name is Zhou Man."
"Hey," Magistrate Fu asked, "Do you have a famous name?"
It is rare for folk girls to have a good name, especially for such a small child. Some families do not give a good name until the girl is about to get married, and most folk women do not have a good name until they die.
Man Bao said matter-of-factly: "Of course, I am an aunt now."
"Oh?" Magistrate Fu became interested and simply found a stone to sit by the river embankment. He asked the two of them to come closer to talk and asked Manbao, "So your brother is very old?"
Man Bao nodded and pointed directly at Zhou Dalang and Zhou Erlang who were selling soup and food in the distance: "Here, those are my eldest brother and second brother, and this is my fourth brother."
Magistrate Fu took a look. He had been to Heba several times and naturally knew that there were people doing business here. He didn't care much, but he was still a little happy. He was happy that their family was prosperous.
Because population is also one of the county magistrate's assessments, he asked with a smile, "How many brothers do you have?"
"Six!"
Magistrate Fu approved, "Yes, yes, your father can have six sons. It would be great if your brothers could also have six."
Man Bao thought for a moment and widened his eyes slightly, "Then how many houses does my family need to live in?"
Bai Shanbao also hugged his belly and laughed, "You won't even be able to recognize people by then."
Man Bao argued: "My memory is very good. I can remember all the people in the village. How can I not recognize them all?"
Magistrate Fu:...Why did the topic suddenly change to this point?
He coughed lightly and asked Manbao again, "Do you know how to build a river dam?"
"You know something," Man Bao said matter-of-factly: "Then isn't it being built here now? To build a dam is to use wood, stone and mud to build a sloping wall that can release and retain water."
Magistrate Fu smiled and nodded, "That's right."
He thought that Man Bao had concluded this after seeing the dam under construction. He no longer paid attention to the childish words of the two children, but the county magistrate behind him couldn't help but ask: "Why is it tilted?"
"Because it can unload force." Manbao just heard Keke mention it. The most important point is to calculate the inclination according to the actual situation to maximize the water resistance and prevent the dam from being washed away.
Man Bao told the county magistrate with his own understanding, "If a stick is standing like this, it may break if the water is too high and the water is too high.
, maybe it just flowed down from it, and the stick was still stuck diagonally."
The county magistrate was so surprised that even the county magistrate couldn't help but look back at Man Bao and asked, "Who told you this?"
Man Bao thought for a moment and said, "My friend told me the truth, but I think it is what I said. I think I am right."
They secretly went to play in the reeds. As long as the wind was strong, sticks stuck in the mud would fall first than those stuck diagonally. However, she would not tell the adults this, because she and Bai Shanbao were not
After selling lots and lots of delicious food, they bribed their friends who were watching them, not to tell the adults.
Daji, who has been following them like a shadow, watching them play silently:...I am an adult too!
Magistrate Fu was surprised by Man Bao's intelligence, but he didn't pay much attention to it. After all, she was a girl. On the contrary, it was Bai Shanbao beside him who attracted his attention.
Bai Shanbao also had something to say to Magistrate Fu, so he pulled Manbao's sleeve and whispered into her ear in front of everyone.
He thought he was whispering, but his voice was not low at all, and everyone stood close, so they all heard it.
Bai Shanbao said: "Show the article we wrote to the county magistrate."
Man Bao said: "I haven't finished writing yet. The teacher said I can't meet people yet."
Bai Shanbao was unhappy and said: "It's been a year, how long does it take to write? I think it's very good, and it can be shown to the county magistrate now. We may not be able to meet the county magistrate in the future."
Having said this, Bai Shanbao no longer whispered in Man Bao's ear, but openly discussed with Man Bao in front of everyone.
Man Bao didn't notice anything was wrong, and said confidently: "It doesn't matter. Once it's written down and your husband says it's okay, I'll ask my friend to send it to the county magistrate."
Bai Shanbao was curious, "Does your friend know the county magistrate?"
Magistrate Fu was also very curious.
Man Bao nodded and said, "We know him. The county magistrate is her father."
The county magistrate, the chief registrar and others looked at Magistrate Fu.
Magistrate Fu:......
Bai Shanbao insisted, "I think it was well written."
"Sir said it's not good enough, otherwise we wouldn't come to see Lauding build the dam."