"It's what Master Tianzun said," Qian, who had been paying attention here and was spreading fertilizer nearby, put down the dustpan and affirmed: "When Manbao was just one year old, I had a dream. Master Tianzun said that our Manbao was
The smartest person within a hundred miles, but we only say this within our own homes and don't dare to say it outside."
The villagers who were sitting and resting in the field next door burst out laughing when they heard this, and said happily: "Aunt Qian, Man Bao didn't listen to you. I remember hearing her talk about it a few years ago, hahahaha, she
She even said it was her friend who said it, but it turned out to be her aunt!"
Qian said calmly: "She was right. She said she wanted to be friends with everyone, but this kid must have said that because he was afraid that the news would reach my ears and I would beat him up."
"Then aunt, do you want to give Man Bao a good beating now?"
"Go away," the villager's wife couldn't help but push him and said, "Manbao is the reincarnation of a fairy. If you dare to encourage my aunt to hit Manbao, we will see if Mr. Tianzun comes to settle the score with you tonight."
Yang Heshu:......
Manbao:……
Bai Shanbao and Bai Erlang:...
To this day, none of them, including Man Bao, believe this enough.
Yang Heshu had no more questions to ask. He felt that he could not stay with the old Zhou family for too long, otherwise he would not be able to bear the influence.
He didn't think that I was really a fairy watching them from the sky, and he even accepted a fairy under my seat.
Well, I heard that Buddhist Bodhisattvas have fairies, does Taishang Laojun also have them?
Yang Heshu shook his head to get rid of the strange thoughts in his mind, and then smiled and said to Man Bao: "I wonder if you can take me into the village for a walk?"
"OK."
Man Bao looked at the time and felt a little hungry, so he generously invited him, "Do you want to come to my house for lunch?"
She shouted into the ground, "Sister-in-law, did you leave any food for me?"
"No," said Xiao Qian, "but your third sister-in-law and fourth sister-in-law are both at home. If you are hungry, go back and ask them to make some for you."
Qian also waved and said, "Go back."
Manbao didn't want to eat what the third and fourth sisters-in-law cooked, so he looked at Bai Shanbao.
Bai Shanbao didn't want to think about it anymore. He felt that their cooking skills were not as good as those of the cook at home, so he said, "Then we'll have dinner at my house."
Yang Heshu couldn't help but nodded repeatedly, "That's right, that's right, your family is poor, why are you inviting guests? Isn't this a wealthy family?"
Everyone saw him nodding constantly and looked at him one after another.
Yang Heshu coughed lightly and said, "I've heard that Mr. Bai has a good reputation in the countryside, so I just happened to drop by for a visit."
Bai Erlang said: "That's my father, not his father."
Yang Heshu: "...I can also go to your house."
The group of people walked back to Bai's house.
When walking along the river at the entrance of Dacun, Yang Heshu couldn't help but stop for a moment and sighed: "Your river is great. With a river, irrigation will be much more convenient."
"Yes, Li Zheng said that although our village is poor, we have a river. If we have a river, we will not die of hunger, and we will die of hunger a few days later than others."
Yang Heshu: "...Are all the people here so sharp?"
He looked around and asked, "Isn't there a canal to lead to that side?"
It refers to the largest field. As far as the eye can see, except for a few scattered mountains, it is an endless field.
"Yes, there are two."
"Only two?"
Man Bao said: "Two are good. Last year we wanted to save food, so we didn't do hard labor or repair the village's water conservancy. In previous years, the county government had to collect labor and had no time to repair the village's water conservancy."
"Isn't your village's water conservancy within the scope of the county government's labor?"
Man Bao said: "My father said that our place is so remote that adults can't remember it."
"No," Bai Erlang retorted, "My dad said it's because our family lives here, and the adults in the county wanted my dad to pay for repairs for free, so that the county government doesn't have to spend money."
Bai Shanbao obviously heard what Mr. Bai said and supported Bai Erlang, "My cousin said that he paid for the repair of several large canals in the village. Sometimes the people in the village didn't help or didn't want to contribute, so he still had to pay for it."
Give money to buy food for everyone."
Bai Erlang nodded, "My father is very distressed."
Yang Heshu didn't know whether to praise Mr. Bai for his kindness or for his stinginess, so he could only smile back.
Mr. Bai is playing chess with Mr. Zhuang.
Mr. Zhuang only has three disciples now, so teaching is easier and he doesn't even have to follow the previous pace.
Man Bao and Bai Shanbao can take classes together, but the focus of extracurricular reading will be slightly different, which is not a problem for Mr. Zhuang.
Bai Erlang's class is easier. This child is a slow learner, so he has to slow down in class, but perhaps Mr. Zhuang is more catered to his speed now, and he learns better than before in the school.
Now he only instructs them in writing in the morning and gives them a lesson in the evening, spending a lot of free time in between.
Mr. Zhuang would occasionally go to the fields to see the conditions of a few disciples' farms, but more often than not he would read by himself in the courtyard, or come to see Mr. Bai to play chess, drink, and talk.
Yang Heshu had heard about the two of them for a long time, and they came all the way to Qili Village just to meet Mr. Bai, well, even Mr. Zhuang was there by the way.
However, after meeting Mr. Zhuang's three disciples, he felt that Mr. Zhuang could not take a look at them in the future.
Mr. Bai is the most famous and largest landowner in Baimaguan Town. Yang Heshu came to the county quietly when he first came to the county. After arriving, apart from having a meal with the squires in the county, he did not have time to interact with the squires in the countryside.
know.
Bai Shanbao would help Yang Heshu hide it from the villagers, but he would not hide it from Mr. Bai and Mr. Zhuang. Therefore, before he reached the door, he whispered a few words in Bai Erlang's ear.
Bai Erlang was too lazy to pay attention to him, so he knew that he had lost his temper again, so he looked at Man Bao.
Man Bao coughed lightly and said with a straight face: "Junior Brother, don't you listen to Senior Brother?"
Man Bao took out two candies from his pocket and gave them to him, waving his hand and saying, "Go ahead."
Bai Erlang took the candy and ran home. As soon as he ran into the yard, he shouted loudly: "Dad, Magistrate Yang came to our house to see you!"
Yang Heshu:......
He glanced sideways at the two children, who were staring at each other intently, and remained silent.
Mr. Bai and Mr. Zhuang put down their chess pieces and came out of the door to welcome him. They held their hands from a distance and said, "Your distinguished guest is coming. Bai may not be able to welcome you from afar, but sometimes you may not be able to welcome him from afar."
When I looked closer, I saw that Yang Heshu was very young, and I couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Mr. Zhuang's eyes were worse than Mr. Bai's. It was only when he got closer that he could see Yang Heshu's face clearly. Such a young magistrate must either have a good family background or be very talented. Of course, the most likely possibility is that he has both.
Therefore, Mr. Zhuang happily bowed his hands and said, "Zhuang has met the county magistrate."
Yang Heshu quickly held the two people's hands, returned the salute, and said with a smile: "Mr. Bai and Mr. Zhuang are too polite. Yang came here uninvited, so it would be better if you don't mind."