Old Zhou took a look at his daughter and asked, "What are you doing in the county?"
Man Bao can't say that she sells candy by herself, because her family has always guessed that her candy was given by Mr. Zhuang or the students in the school, and she is afraid that they will mention this when they go to apprentice tomorrow.
So I can only find another excuse, "I'm going to learn more."
Zhou Zhou Lang said: "You are a little baby, what knowledge do you want to gain, and you will go when you grow up."
But when she grows up, the family will not be short of money, and today, Man Bao harvest is quite big, she feels that she needs to verify her conclusion.
So she insisted, "No, I'm going the day after tomorrow, and my fifth and sixth brothers will also go, let them take me, don't worry about the elder brother and the second brother."
Old Zhou stared majestically.
Will Man Bao be afraid of him
Of course not, she slid directly from Zhou Dalang's lap to the ground, jumped up and hugged Old Zhoutou's arm, wrapping around him like a twist, "Father, father, just promise me."
Seeing that he was indifferent, Man Bao squeezed his small fist and beat him on the shoulder, "Father, I'll buy you candy, just promise me."
Will Lao Zhou be bought by Tang
He is not a child.
But, "Where did you get the money?"
"I'll make it, Dad. If you let me go to the county seat, I can make money." Man Bao had already thumped his left shoulder to his right shoulder for his promise.
Zhou Dalang couldn't help laughing when he saw it, and interceded for her, "Father, or let her go, it happens that the day after tomorrow, besides food, you have to bring eggs, and the second child brought back a lot of eggs, this thing can't be put on the board. In the car, you have to carry it on your back."
Lang Yi on Tuesday thought the same thing, "Mei Yao hasn't been to the county yet. Since the fifth and sixth sons are also going, I want to bring some dustpans and baskets. The prices in the county are a little higher than those in the market. Can make a fortune."
Old Zhou Tou didn't speak now.
Man Bao beat his shoulder harder and harder, "Father, just promise, promise."
From the left ear to the right ear, old Zhou Tou was so quarreled by her that he waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, let's go, it's just that your elder brother and the others have to go out before dawn, can you get up?"
"Wake up, I got up early!"
If you believe in her, there is a ghost, and the old Zhou said: "If you can't get up, we won't call you. If you can't go, don't cry."
Man Bao was full of confidence, "I will definitely get up."
Immediately, he told the system in his heart, "Keke, you must wake me up the day after tomorrow, do you understand?"
Keke didn't expect to have the function of an alarm clock part-time, but he also wanted the host to go out to see the world, so he nodded in response.
Qian has already sent out the task of cutting clothes and making shoes. The clothes made by peasants are not so delicate. It is fine to sew them after cutting, as long as the stitches are fine and there is no problem.
The best tailor in the family is the third sister-in-law He. She took the cloth and cut it after receiving the task. It happened that Mr. Zhuang's stature was about the same as Zhou Zhoulang's, so he could just cut according to Zhou Zhoulang's stature.
In order to get it done the next day, Mrs. He didn't have to do anything in the afternoon, just cut and mend the clothes. Mrs. Qian was so generous that he even lit an oil lamp for them after dark.
But it's not too bad, and the clothes are ready soon.
Qian Shi is in charge of making shoes, and the soles are also ready-made. He also uses the soles for Zhou Zhoulang, because he often walks, and Feng Shi gave him specially thick soles, which are very comfortable to step on.
The upper is made of specially bought cotton cloth, which is much better than the homemade cloth made by themselves.
The next day, old Zhou Tou and his two sons dug out their best clothes, washed their faces, and asked Xiao Qian to dig her daughter out of the bed, ready to go to apprentice.
Man Bao peeled the candy for a long time last night, turned over, and refused to get up with his buttocks sticking out.
Xiaoqian saw that she was always getting under the quilt, so he took her coat, lifted the quilt and patted her little butt, saying: "Sister-in-law, it will be too late if you don't get up, you have to go to apprentice today, you have to be good." a little."
He hugged her and helped her put on her clothes, carried her with her eyes closed to a chair, and twisted a towel to wipe her face.
The water was lukewarm, but Man Bao was still a little jolted up, barely waking up.
Today it was Feng's turn to cook, she brought a bowl of egg water from the kitchen, put it on the table and said, "Sister-in-law, remember to drink the egg water before going."
As soon as the sun came out, Lao Zhou took his two sons and Man Bao to the school.
Mr. Zhuang knew that Man Bao would come to visit his teacher today, so he got up early in the morning and was boxing in the yard.
When old Zhou saw Mr. Zhuang, his back subconsciously bent. He has always been in awe of scholars.
Mr. Zhuang smiled slightly, "Master Zhou is here? Please come to the room."
"Yes, yes, Mr. Zhuang first." Old Zhou bowed his waist and asked Mr. Zhuang to come in first.
However, Man Bao knew Mr. Zhuang very well, and he helped Mr. Zhuang to sit in the study first, and then went to help her father. She looked around and saw a stove burning in a familiar place, so she was very special. Graciously went to bring them water.
Zhou Dalang and Zhou Zhoulang rushed to take over, Manbao had never done these things at home, what if it got hot
However, Mr. Zhuang was very satisfied. He stroked his beard and old Zhou's head and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou, you have raised a good girl. I have never seen a smarter child than this in ten miles and eight villages."
"That's because the teacher taught well." Lao Zhoutou has always known about Man Bao's behavior of stealing lessons by lying on the window. study.
Because he knows that the greater the ability, the better a person can live.
As long as Mr. Zhuang doesn't rush Man Bao, he won't restrain his children.
So for Mr. Zhuang, the old Zhou Tou has always been in awe and gratitude, and his back is even more bent.
But Mr. Zhuang said with a smile: "This child is good. She is not only smart, but also filial. She knows how to clean the yard for me and misses my parents and family. It can be seen that the old man has a good family style. I decided to take this child as a disciple, but also You can only take it with you to teach, and you have to ask Master Bai about entering the school."
After all, this school was opened by Master Bai, and he was also invited by Master Bai.
Old Zhou Tou was refreshed, and immediately said: "Actually, it is enough to be able to study with the teacher, it doesn't matter if you can enter the school or not."
Old Zhou Tou was afraid that Man Bao would enter the school to be a monk, so he blushed and said, "Sir, I know that my family is poor..."
Old Zhou Tou hesitated, but Mr. Zhuang understood. He smiled loudly and said, "Don't worry, old man, since I want to accept Man Bao as my disciple, I will treat her as my own child, so naturally I won't accept anything." build."
He paused and said: "I also know that your family has difficulties, and Man Bao is still young, so there is no need to buy her anything. In the future, she can read and write, so she can copy textbooks here."
In fact, before the Zhou family came to the door, he was not very sure whether the Zhou family would like Manbao to worship him as a teacher. Now that the Zhou family came to the door, Mr. Zhuang couldn't help sighing that the Zhou family really loved Manbao.