Chapter 26: A Calm Conscience
The little girl in the car heard the lively conversation outside the car, so she also lifted the curtain and looked at Manbao. Seeing that she was younger than her, she waved and said, "Come over and talk to me."
Manbao immediately ran up, took a look at the horse swishing its tail, and asked, "Can I touch your horse?"
The girl obviously didn't expect her to ask this. She was stunned for a moment and then nodded, "Touch it if you like."
Manbao ran to the front to touch the horse, and the little girl's attention shifted to the front, saying, "Come on board and talk to me."
The driver was about to pick up Manbao, but Wulang, who had been keeping an eye on this side, quickly went up to block him and pushed Manbao behind him. "If you have anything to say, just say it. Why are you getting in the car?"
The servant frowned, "Do you know who our young lady is? It is an honor for your family that she speaks to your sister."
Wu Lang didn't care about that. He said, "Who knows if you guys are beggars? If you want to talk, you can talk across the car. Otherwise, ask your lady to get off."
Turning around, he coaxed Manbao again, "Little sister, let's go back. We will all talk to you."
The servant was very angry when he heard this, but the girl in the car didn't think anything of it. Instead, she thought that Goro knew how to protect his sister.
She lifted the curtain and sat on the shaft of the cart. She looked not much older than Manbao.
She stared at Manbao curiously and asked, "Did you pick all these flowers in the mountains?"
Manbao said: "I didn't pick them. My eldest niece and second niece picked them. I just picked a few."
The little girl smiled and said, "Some of the flowers are quite interesting, and better than the ones we have at home."
Wu Lang couldn't help but say, "This is nothing good. Wait until next spring when there will be more flowers blooming on the mountain."
There is no child who doesn't like flowers, especially this little girl. She couldn't help but said, "I wonder if you can help me dig some beautiful flowers next year. I want to try to grow one at home."
Wu Lang didn't really want to agree. It takes a long time to get from the village to the county town, and now you have to pay to enter the city...
Manbao thought that her hobby was the same as Koko's. She was happy and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I'll dig it up for you when the time comes. Where is your home?"
The servant beside him seemed to want to say something but stopped himself.
The little girl said, "My home is behind the county government office. It's easy to find. My last name is Fu. You can find the second young lady of the Fu family."
This is Manbao's first friend outside, so she is very happy. "My last name is Zhou, and my parents call me Manbao."
"Manbao," Miss Fu said with a smile, "Your name is really nice. My nickname is Wenyun."
Manbao praised: "Your name is also very nice."
Fu Wenyun asked, "Your candy is delicious too. Did you make it yourself or buy it?"
Manbao thought for a moment and said, "My friend bought it for me."
Fu Wenyun asked, "Where did you buy it? I want to buy it too."
Manbao said, "Then buy from me. Two for one penny."
Fu Wenyun hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Then, I'll buy a little more, a hundred."
"I don't have it now. I have to wait until I get home to get it. Can I ask my brother to bring it to you tomorrow?" Manbao is going to school tomorrow, and she has been to the county town before, which has broadened her horizons. She doesn't want to come again in the short term.
Fu Wenyun nodded and asked, "Do you want me to pay a deposit?"
Manbao was surprised, "Do you still need to pay a deposit? Then give it."
Not to mention the servants beside him, even Fu Wenyun was choked.
The girl was stunned for a moment and then looked at the servant. The servant looked unhappy and kept looking at Fu Wenyun. However, Fu Wenyun insisted on looking at her. The servant had no choice but to take out ten coins and give them to Manbao, saying, "Miss Zhou, my master is the county magistrate. Tomorrow, you can just knock on the corner door behind the county government office and say you are looking for the second young lady."
It's no wonder that the servant had to point out the identity specifically. Looking at their reactions just now, after the young lady said that her home was in the county government office, they didn't react and it was obvious that they didn't know.
Come to think of it, it would be strange for a bunch of young country bumpkins to understand these things.
Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, she saw a trace of nervousness and fear on Zhou Wulang's face, while Manbao looked as if she had suddenly realized something. However, she was not afraid, but just asked Fu Wenyun curiously, "Is your father very white?"
Fu Wenyun couldn't figure out her train of thought, but nodded anyway, "Yes, my father has fair skin."
No wonder the entrance fee has increased by a penny. Humph, Koko is right, people with white faces are cunning.
Manbao felt that the amount of money she paid was too little, but she couldn't change her mind since she had already said it. She decided that next time Fu Wenyun bought candy from her, she would raise the price.
Manbao learned this from the county magistrate.
After making this decision, Manbao became happy again and actively recommended his candy to Fu Wenyun, "My candy is so sweet. I have eaten so many candies, and no one else's candy tastes better than mine."
The servant took a look at her and Zhou Wulang's clothes and said sarcastically, "Have you ever eaten a lot of candy?"
Manbao couldn't see her sarcasm, but Zhou Wulang was not stupid. Although he was afraid that they were from the county magistrate's family, he couldn't help but get angry when his sister was looked at like this. " Of course , my sister has been eating candy since she was a child, at least one a day, and she has never stopped eating candy. In the surrounding villages, which child eats as much candy as my sister?"
Fu Wenyun and the servants were stunned.
Fu Wenyun first looked at Manbao's teeth and asked, "Are your teeth okay?"
"Okay," Manbao opened his mouth to show her, and said, "I take good care of it. I rinse my mouth every morning and evening. My friend said that this will prevent tooth decay."
Fu Wenyun felt that she was different from other children and knew a lot.
Fu Wenyun said: "I often eat candy, but my teeth hurt a little, and my mother won't let me eat more..."
The two children started chatting about all sorts of things. Manbao was already talking about a very, very beautiful big rooster she saw today.
Zhou Wulang couldn't help but interrupt them, "Manbao, the flower baskets are ready."
The servant also breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said, "Miss, we should go back."
Manbao and Fu Wenyun were both a little reluctant to leave, and looked at each other reluctantly. Manbao felt a little guilty, so he asked, "Sister Fu, is the money you spent yours or your father's?"
"Of course it belongs to my father," Fu Wenyun said, "I'm still young and can't earn money yet."
So Manbao's conscience settled down again. Well, she earned the money of the bad county magistrate, not Sister Fu's money.
Manbao waved at her happily, "I'll help you put the flower basket in the car."
Twenty-four flower baskets cost a total of one hundred and twenty coins. While Zhou Wulang and the others were still counting on their fingers in sweat, Manbao had already figured it out.
The servant looked at Manbao in surprise, counted out the money and gave it to her. After the carriage had gone a distance, the servant said to Fu Wenyun, "Miss, this young lady from the Zhou family is very smart. She figured out the numbers that her brother couldn't figure out."
Fu Wenyun also nodded, "She is very smart and knows a lot."
