The sun was still shining brightly at noon, but towards the end of class in the afternoon, the sky began to darken with dark clouds.
Man Bao and Bai Shanbao lay on the table and took a look outside. They were both a little excited. It would really rain when the ants moved.
Mr. Zhuang also saw it and asked the students to stay in the classroom after class until their families came to pick them up. Then he took Manbao and Shanbao to the yard where he lived next door.
He led the two children to the study and said, "What you saw this morning was ants moving. What do you see now?"
Man Bao said: "It's raining. It will rain when the ants move."
Mr. Zhuang laughed and said: "Silly boy, you have reversed the order. It does not mean that it will rain when the ants move, but it is when it rains that the ants move and move their homes to a safe place. When humans see
Then I knew it was going to rain."
Mr. Zhuang spoke slowly, and the two children counted it back and forth on their fingers. They found that it was indeed correct, so they nodded.
Mr. Zhuang pointed to the rain curtain outside and continued to ask, "What are you seeing now?"
The two children said in unison, "It's raining."
"These are all appearances," Mr. Zhuang said, "Manbao, your parents told you that it will rain when ants move, so you concluded that it will rain when ants move. Shanbao, you have never heard of such a thing.
So all you see is ants moving. But do you know what the teacher will think of when he sees the ants?"
The two children shook their heads.
"The teacher will not only think that it is going to rain, but also think that there are so many ants under my house. The ants are eating the house and furniture. I need to start controlling insects and ants at home. I will also think that the embankment of a thousand miles is destroyed by
Ant nest..." Mr. Zhuang told them about ants in detail.
Man Bao and Shan Bao were stunned for a moment after hearing this. Little did they know that tiny ants could not only eat a big tree to death, but also empty a house and destroy a thousand-mile dike.
After Mr. Zhuang finished speaking, the ants talked about the autumn rain outside, telling them that what they saw now was just a rain, but in the eyes of different people, this autumn rain had different meanings.
For children like them, the autumn rain only temporarily imprisoned them in school, but for farmers, the fall of this autumn rain means that they can start plowing and retting grass in preparation for farming in the coming year.
But for people who are going out, this autumn rain does more harm than good. They don't know how much time they will be wasted because of it.
Mr. Zhuang talked about these things with his two children in detail, as if they were irrelevant, but the conversation turned back to the issue of the county magistrate.
"In the morning, I asked you what the county magistrate does. What you said is what you see with your eyes and the most intuitive impression with your ears. But in fact, what you said is not complete," Mr. Zhuang said: "Sometimes what you see with your eyes is the most intuitive impression.
See, what your ears hear may not be what you think in your heart. You should see more, listen more, and think more. If you have too many emotions in your chest, then stop it. Don’t make a conclusion yet. Wait for some time to pass.
, if you think about these things again when you are calm enough, you may gain something different."
The two children understood a little bit, but not very clearly. However, Mr. Zhuang did not ask them to understand now. Instead, he asked them to remember what he said, and they would understand it when they should understand it in the future.
While talking, the Bai family and the Zhou family came to pick up the two children. Man Bao and Shan Bao said goodbye to their husbands. They ran out in the rain hand in hand. They were caught in the rain and were so happy that the two children ran out.
Sometimes they would even find a place with a puddle to step on, and the water would splash everywhere, making the two of them even happier.
Outside the yard, the adults of the two families were warning and scolding one after another. The two children stepped on the water and ran to their respective families.
Mr. Zhuang stood at the door and watched, stroking his beard again and again, but thinking about what Man Bao said.
The county magistrate wants to increase the entrance fee. What is the reason for this time?
Mr. Zhuang naturally knows more than the Zhou family. In fact, as early as three years ago, Magistrate Fu had increased the entry fee when he first came to Luojiang County. Not only that, the taxes and levies were also increased. Then Magistrate Fu
Within two years, a section of the official road was built, the Luo River embankment was reinforced, and a canal was dug for the county.
The county magistrate's term is three years. Magistrate Fu was not transferred this year, which means that he will be here for another term. But I don't know whether he wants to do some political things this time or do nothing at all.
Mr. Zhuang is a little worried.
But obviously these issues cannot be discussed with the two children.
Man Bao was carried home by Feng. As soon as she got home, she went to the kitchen to get hot water for her to take a bath. She had no choice but to tread water. Not only did her shoes get wet, but her pants also got a lot wet.
Qian touched her little hand and scolded her, "I'm getting more and more worried. Why do you think you are more naughty after going to school?"
Man Bao said: "Bai Shanbao has also treaded water."
"He is him, and you are you. Maybe he learned from you, so that you can learn to be good, not learn to be bad, let alone teach other children to be bad."
Man Bao sighed, "Okay, I just won't tread water in the future."
The guarantee of a child is as unreliable as the sky in July.
Qian asked Feng to give her a bath, and gave her a bowl of hot water, and then let her play. She just warned her, "Don't go out and step in the water or get wet in the rain, or I won't allow you to study tomorrow."
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When Man Bao loves learning, how could he be reluctant to leave?
So she could only sit in the main room and wait for her brothers to come back.
Zhou Lang and his two younger brothers took shelter under a tree and ran back when the rain wasn't too heavy, but they were also wet.
Wu Wulang and the others helped open up wasteland today and cut a lot of bamboo. Then they winked at Yaomei as soon as they came back.
Man Bao understood, and when Zhou Lang came back, he would pester him to help weave flower baskets.
Zhou Zuorang was about to say that he had made a lot of money from Man Bao's flower baskets before. Zhou Zuorang didn't say it, but he was very excited in his heart. However, he has been busy with many things recently and couldn't take his hands away. Seeing Man Bao
Asked, he immediately knew that it was Lao Wu Lao Liu's idea, and he did not refuse and said: "Let Lao Wu Lao Liu cut the bamboo strips, and I will braid them for them when I get back."
Even Lao Zhoutou said in a rare moment: "When I come back from the fields, I will help you make it up."
After thinking about it, I felt that Laosi's idea of land reclamation was too unreliable, so he hesitated and said: "How about telling Lao Si not to open up wasteland? The land at the foot of the mountain may not become fat even if it is cultivated for two years. Why bother? It's better to keep it there.
It would be more practical to help out with some work at home."
Zhou Lang was refreshed and wanted to nod.
But Man Bao didn't agree. Man Bao said: "Dad, if the fourth brother disobeys, that is punishment. The teacher said that changing your order early and late is a taboo. What should the fourth brother do if he feels that he has done something wrong in the future?"
"If he dares, let's see if I don't beat him to death!"
Man Bao despised her father, "You definitely can't kill Fourth Brother, otherwise you would be so sad."
Lao Zhou was choked so much that he waved his hand and said: "Okay, let your fourth brother continue to open up wasteland. Your fifth and sixth brothers will see if they can continue the flower basket business for a long time."