Chapter 39 Cabbage worm
Not to mention the two children Manbao and Shanbao, even Liu and Zheng were frightened when they suddenly saw the dozen or so insects in the box. They couldn't help but take a step back, and then hurriedly pulled the two children over to coax them.
Mr. Zhuang looked very unhappy. He looked at the whole classroom and asked angrily, "Who did it?"
Three students lowered their heads at the same time, and Mr. Zhuang knew what was going on.
Mr. Bai also saw it. He stared at his unfortunate son and felt like his nose was smoking. He exhaled, rolled up his sleeves and went forward to grab his son.
Bai Erlang screamed "Wow" and ran away crying in fear.
Although Liu thought he was naughty, she was also afraid that he would hurt the child, so she quickly stopped him and said, "It's not a big deal, just teach him a lesson, don't do it."
After a chaotic moment, the three students were kicked out of the classroom and made to stand outside the classroom as punishment.
Manbao cried for a while and didn't feel so scared anymore. In addition, Keke kept saying in his mind, "I have searched. This insect should be the legendary cabbage worm. The encyclopedia does not include cabbage worms with original genes. I suggest the host collect them."
When Manbao thought about collecting these bugs himself, he didn't seem so scared anymore, so he opened his eyes and started to sneak a peek at the bugs again.
Liu looked at the child's eyes, which were shining like obsidian after rain, and she couldn't help but like them. She hugged her and asked with a smile, "Are you not afraid anymore?"
Manbao then realized that she was being held by Liu. She came out of her arms embarrassedly and shook her head, "I'm not afraid anymore."
Bai Shanbao, who was still a little scared, heard this and came out of his mother's arms. He shouted, "I'm not afraid anymore."
The adults just smiled.
Mr. Bai quickly closed the box and put his hands behind his back to prevent the two children from seeing it and getting scared.
Manbao's eyes followed the movement eagerly.
Her expression was so vivid that Mr. Bai hesitated for a moment, "You want it?"
I thought the child would be scared, but she nodded without thinking, "Uncle, please give me the bug. I'll take a closer look and I won't be scared anymore."
Mr. Bai looked at her in surprise, and even Mr. Zhuang couldn't help getting excited, looking at his only disciple with a look of satisfaction.
Mr. Zhuang pulled his beard, with a smile in his eyes, and couldn't help but say "OK" several times in a row, then looked at Mr. Bai and said with a smile: "Mr. Bai, just give it to her."
Looking at this little girl who was obviously several years younger than his second son, Mr. Bai was so jealous that his eyes turned red. What a good child.
What a pity, it’s a girl.
What’s even more unfortunate is that he is not our own child.
Liu couldn't help but be surprised. She looked at the seats of her and her grandson again and became satisfied.
Originally, she thought it was not good to let her grandson sit at the same table with a little girl, but considering that her grandson was the youngest and a newcomer, he would be bullied if he sat at the same table with older children, so she agreed to Mr. Zhuang's arrangement.
But now it’s different. She is very satisfied with her grandson’s deskmate.
So she put the two children's hands together and told them: "You are classmates and deskmates, so your relationship is better than that of ordinary classmates. Classmates are like brothers and sisters, let alone you? "
Liu smiled and said, "From now on, you should learn from each other, encourage each other, be friendly and humble, and don't fight anymore."
Liu spoke softly, just like her mother. Manbao nodded without hesitation and assured her, "Aunt, don't worry, I will take care of him and won't let him be bullied."
Bai Shanbao was unhappy, "I am older than you, I should be the one taking care of you ."
Liu was stunned for a moment and then smiled: "Okay, okay, that's how it should be. But Manbao, you should call me grandma together with Shanbao. This is your aunt."
Manbao glanced at Zheng and shook his head, saying, "She doesn't look like an aunt, she looks more like a sister-in-law."
Zheng couldn't help but smile. As a woman, who wouldn't be happy to hear a little girl calling her "little"?
Liu already knew that Manbao had many brothers. She had also met her mother and sister-in-law yesterday. Indeed, her mother was about the same age as her.
But seniority is not measured in this way.
Liu smiled and said, "You and Shanbao are deskmates, so you are of the same generation. Naturally, you should call Shanbao the same name. Shanbao's mother is your aunt, and her grandmother is also your grandmother. If you don't believe me, ask the teacher if this is the way to say it."
Manbao looked at Mr. Zhuang.
Mr. Zhuang nodded.
It was the first time that Manbao saw such young aunts and grandmothers. You have to know that her father was of a higher generation and she was a daughter born in old age. Basically, the people in the village whom she called grandmothers were all old ladies who could only use crutches. Those who were similar to her mother were aunts, and those who were similar to her sisters-in-law were either sisters-in-law or nieces-in-law.
Liu and Zheng live a carefree life and take good care of themselves. They look younger than their mother and sisters-in-law.
But she has always been open-minded. Seeing that her husband had nodded, she simply changed the way she addressed him and called him "Grandma, Auntie".
Then he happily took the box from Mr. Bai.
Although she was still a little scared, she was not so scared anymore when she thought about Koko's popular science.
Koko was repeating in her mind, "I checked. The encyclopedia records that the cabbage worm is the larva of the cabbage butterfly. Do you know butterflies? When it grows up, it will become a butterfly."
After hearing it say this, Manbao was no longer so scared.
Noticing that the host's heartbeat and adrenaline were gradually returning to normal, Keke continued to explain, "The cabbage worm mainly feeds on vegetable leaves. Before the second instar, it only eats the flesh of the leaves, leaving a layer of transparent epidermis. After the third instar, it eats away at the holes or notches in the leaves. In severe cases, all the leaves are eaten, leaving only thick veins and petioles, causing a complete crop failure. Therefore, in the late 20th century and the entire 21st century of the Earth Era, in order to prevent vegetable insect diseases, some vegetable farmers used a large amount of pesticides, causing the proliferation of pesticides, and the cabbage worms gradually became extinct..."
The system didn't care whether Manbao understood it or not, it just read it out loud, and then said, "Pieris can also be made into feed for chickens and ducks to supplement their protein and make them more willing to lay eggs."
The system said: "These are all well-founded records."
Manbao exclaimed, "Then I'll feed them to the hens at home. Will the hens lay eggs every day?"
The system said: "It is possible."
Manbao then became a little more enthusiastic about insects.
Seeing that the master was not around, I quietly opened some boxes to look at them.
Bai Shanbao on the side shuddered a little, but still couldn't help but watch her movements.
Manbao took a peek, his little heart trembled, and he closed the box again.
Bai Shanbao finally became happy when he saw this. He was in high spirits, looked at her with contempt, and said, "Coward, you still say you are not afraid."
Manbao pushed the box to him and said, "Come and see if you can."
