Manbao's eyes were shining brightly, and he held the two privet lucidum he had found without saying anything.
Lao Zhoutou and Qian were sitting by the bed. They saw the light in their daughter's eyes by the firelight, as bright as the morning star in the sky. The couple were in a trance and remained silent.
Man Bao raised his head happily and stretched out his little hand to show Lao Zhoutou and Qian, "Mom, Dad, what do you think this is?"
Qian came back to his senses slightly and asked with a smile, "What is it?"
"It's Ligustrum lucidum. My fifth brother picked two bunches for me today. It turns out they look like this when dried. They can also cure my mother's illness."
Qian smiled and touched Man Bao's head, looked at her kneeling on the ground, and told her with excitement that they could buy less medicine in the future.
Qian smiled and listened, but did not tell her that the medicines were all taken one by one, not the same.
Man Bao said: "Let the eldest brother and the third brother pick all the ligustrums and dry them in the sun for mother to eat."
Mrs. Qian nodded with a smile, "Okay, I'll let your eldest brother go tomorrow."
Man Bao was so excited that he suddenly didn't want to sleep. He put down the Ligustrum lucidum on his palm, climbed into his parents' bed, rolled directly into the bed and lay still.
Then he looked at his parents with twinkling eyes.
Lao Zhoutou couldn't help but patted her fat butt, "Are you ashamed to sleep with your parents at such an old age?"
"No shame, no shame, all three of us are sleeping with my elder brother and sister-in-law."
"Three words have just been spoken not long ago. He is still young, so of course he has to sleep with his parents." In Lao Zhoutou's heart, although his third grandson is the same age as his daughter, and even two months older, in fact, his daughter
It's much bigger in his heart.
There is no way. Children in rural areas mature late and are good at working, but they learn to be sensible late.
The children in their family are considered to have become sensible early, and that is because they can keep up with food and drink. In some families, because of lack of food and clothing, they still look like they are four or five years old when they are seven or eight years old, and they cannot speak fluently.
But no matter how early it is, it’s never as early as having a baby.
At least the whole village, even the eldest son of Landlord Bai, could stagger around in nine months and call him daddy in ten months.
Therefore, they all felt that their Man Bao was the smartest child in the village, or even the entire township.
Because she is smart, sensible and early, she went out early to sleep in a small bed by herself.
There was nothing she could do. When she was more than one year old, she complained to Qian, saying that her father snored so loudly that she couldn't sleep at night.
God knows she slept like a dead pig with her head tilted, and thunder couldn't wake her up.
When she was two years old, she disliked him even more and complained to her mother that her father didn't wash his feet and they smelled stinky.
So Lao Zhou gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, and took his sons up the mountain to cut down a tree, paid someone to make a small bed for her, and asked his second son to weave a bamboo wall to separate the room.
, this kind of dislike stopped.
From then on, Manbao seldom made trouble to sleep with his parents. However, it is a good thing for children to be close to themselves. Lao Zhoutou did not drive his daughter out of bed, he just got out of bed and brought her little quilt to her.
Manbao rolled on the bed holding his little quilt, and talked to his mother about interesting things in school.
Qian listened quietly, asking a question or two from time to time to guide her to speak more.
Therefore, Mrs. Qian knew that Manbao knew many words now. Mr. Zhuang not only taught them literacy and reading, but also arithmetic. Her best friend now is the young master named Shanbao from the Bai family.
Speaking of Bai Shanbao, Manbao talked a lot. He talked about how he was bullied by Bai Erlang, and then talked about his family's plan to build a house.
Manbao also said to Lao Zhoutou, "Dad, I have already agreed with Shanbao that when the time comes, I will ask my eldest brother and the others to help, and call more people. Their house can be built in three to five days, so that he can
Then you won’t be bullied by Bai Er.”
Lao Zhou's eyes flashed slightly and he asked, "Has the young master said when his family will build a house?"
Man Bao yawned and said, "It's coming soon, it's coming soon, we'll build it as soon as the location is determined."
Lao Zhoutou remained silent and did not speak. Man Bao urged him in a low voice, "Dad, have you agreed?"
Lao Zhoutou said: "I agreed, you go to bed quickly, you have to go to school tomorrow."
Man Bao's breathing gradually became longer, and he fell asleep as soon as she said such a sentence. Lao Zhou couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, "This child is just like her father, falling asleep as soon as he closes his eyes."
Qian gave him a warning look.
Lao Zhoutou quickly ignored this topic and said: "I originally wanted to tell Dazhu and ask him to take Dalang Sanlang out to work as a coolie. Since the Bai family is going to build a house, there is no need to run out.
Just stay home."
Qian nodded slightly, "The houses of wealthy families are different from ours. There is no shortage of stone and wood. Everything requires labor. The work can last until after winter."
The family needs money. Although Landlord Bai's family has to do some short-term work to prepare the land, it is after the autumn harvest and work is limited. Zhou Dalang and Zhou Lang have no work to do in the past two days.
Originally, Mrs. Qian wanted her two sons to pack their bags and go to work as coolies in the county. Even if they couldn't make money, it would be good to make enough food for themselves. At least the family could save some food.
It is a blessing from heaven for the Bai family to build a house.
Early the next morning, while Manbao was washing his face with his eyes closed, Mr. Qian called his three sons in and said, "Go with Lao Wu and let Lao Wu show you what Ligustrum lucidum is.
Pick all the fruits that are dead."
Man Bao, who was washing his face at the side, suddenly became energetic. He ran back to his little bed diligently, pretended to take the string of privet lucidum from under the bed, but actually took it from Keke and gave it to his eldest brother, "That's it, eldest brother, you guys
If you see any strange plants in the mountains, such as those not found around here, whether they are flowers or fruits, pick them all and bring them to me."
Zhou Dalang and his brothers all know that Man Bao has liked to pull flowers and plants since she was a child. In the past, she often went to the vegetable garden at home to tease the young vegetable seedlings, and she would pull out everything she saw.
He glanced at his mother, agreed, took the privet and went out.
Only then did Qian say to Man Bao, "Go and have breakfast quickly. You'll be late for school soon."
Man Bao agreed and ran to the main room, but instead of going to the kitchen to eat, he sneaked into Zhou Lang's room first.
Brothers 4, 5, 6 and 3 lived together. Zhou Lang was already carrying a hoe and was about to go out. Wu Lang was also ready. Man Bao whispered to him, "Fifth brother, be careful on the road. If you still see
Just pick all the ligustrum lucidum, it’s my mother’s medicine.”
Zhou Wulang didn't understand why after a long sleep, the fruit became his mother's medicine, but he still nodded in agreement and asked: "Man Bao, can you tell your friend and give us more next time?"
One hundred candies is a bit too little."
He said: "I plan to ask Miss Fu to introduce a few more customers to us. I think selling candies is more profitable than selling flower baskets. Don't you pay ten candies for one penny?"
Man Bao was reluctant to spend the points like this. She still wanted to save them to buy medicine for her mother, so she refused: "A hundred pills a day is a lot. Wouldn't you sell a few less to Miss Fu Er? She is alone and can take it."
Too much sugar can cause tooth decay. If she still wants to buy it this time when you go to the county seat, tell her that people with tooth decay are particularly ugly."
Wuwu Lang: ...To say such words to a girl, does he not want to work anymore, or does he no longer want to do the Fu family's business?