Manbao felt that the officer would ask, but Lao Ding would also ask, but she was not in a hurry, so she and Bai Shanbao squatted in front of the officer and first asked him what his name was, whether he had always been an officer or was temporarily recruited to supervise labor.
The officer thought the two kids were asking very detailed questions, so he asked curiously, "Does your teacher still care about this?"
"Our husband doesn't care, but we want to know." Koko said that even though the things we are investigating are very small, every small thing may affect the big picture, so we should collect as much information as possible.
Only in this way can we reflect the problem more comprehensively and find a solution.
Of course, Manbao didn’t understand these words, but she knew one thing, which was to collect as much information as possible, and Koko also gave her a reference template.
Manbao took it out and discussed it with Bai Shanbao, and the two of them added more and more questions. After all, since you want to ask someone's name, you can also ask his age. Since you have asked his age, you can also ask if he is married and if he has children at home...
The two children chatted with each other and added a lot of questions to their questionnaire.
Koko looked at him without saying a word. Now the two of them squatted in front of the officer with small notebooks in their hands and asked him these questions one by one.
To prevent him from getting upset, Manbao took out a candy from his pocket and put it in his hand, asking him to eat it.
The official's originally serious face relaxed. He was grateful for the kindness he received, and Manbao and Bai Shanbao were so cute, so he sat down on the grass and waved his hand, "My father works in the government office, so I work in the government office too. I am the oldest of three brothers in my family..."
Bai Erlang also liked to listen to these gossips, and he squatted aside and listened with great interest.
Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang looked around and began to approach Zhou Sanlang quietly. Seeing that the other two officials had no objection, he took over his third brother's job. The three brothers shared one person's job, which not only allowed them to work slower and take a break occasionally, but also to talk to each other.
The Laodings all looked at Zhou Sanlang with envy.
Zhou Sanlang had always been an honest man and was rarely looked at in such a way. He was a little at a loss for a moment, not sure if it was because of his panic or the cold wind, but his face turned red.
After Manbao and Bai Shanbao asked the officers, they went on to ask the laborers. The other two officers also came over curiously to take a look. Manbao was very generous and gave each of them a candy and also interviewed them enthusiastically.
Of course, the Laudins also have a candy.
Manbao would give a candy to anyone he asked a question. The laborers were very willing to answer their questions because not only could they stop their work and rest, but they could also get a candy. The officials had no objection.
Bai Shanbao's hands were tired from writing, and seeing Bai Erlang squatting beside him, eating candy and listening with great interest, he stuffed the pen into his hand and asked him to take over writing.
Bai Erlang didn't like writing very much, so he took the pen reluctantly.
Manbao also said, "If you don't come, I will!"
"No," Bai Shanbao refused without thinking, "There's definitely not enough space in the notebook. Not only is your handwriting ugly, but it also wastes ink and paper."
Although he knew that Bai Shanbao was telling the truth, Manbao still pouted unhappily.
She has just learned to write, so of course her handwriting is not good, but she will definitely get better in the future!
The three officials could not help but ask curiously, "Who is your master and why are you asked to remember these things?"
Bai Shanbao was just tired from writing, so he sat down and boasted to them about how great their Mr. Zhuang was...
In Bai Shanbao's heart, Mr. Zhuang is really amazing, at least much more amazing than the teachers in the clan school.
The three policemen's children were about the same age, so they were very tolerant of them and did not mind them causing trouble on the construction site. They chatted with them enthusiastically.
The atmosphere became more and more harmonious. Lao Ding, who had not been interviewed yet, occasionally raised his head and looked over there. Even if the officers saw it, they did not scold him anymore, let alone whip him.
After such relaxation, surprisingly, the project progressed quite quickly.
One person wielded a hoe to loosen the soil, while another dug up the loosened soil and put it in a basket. Then the two of them carried the basket to the pit on the official road to bury it...
The cooperation between us was getting better and better, and with a break in between, the speed was actually much faster.
In the afternoon, someone came to deliver dinner, and the official rang the gong, asking everyone to pack up their things and line up to receive the steamed buns.
Each person was given a piece of gray steamed bun. Because Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang also worked in the afternoon, the officials gave them two steamed buns for the sake of Manbao's three children.
Of course the two brothers didn't eat it and gave the steamed bun directly to Zhou Sanlang.
Zhou Sanlang smiled at them, stuffed the steamed bun into his arms, went to get his own bowl, and went straight to get a bowl of water.
The water was brought together with the steamed bun. The steamed bun was completely cold, and the water was certainly not hot, but at least it was boiled. He gulped down a bowl of it, and then ate the steamed bun with the cold water.
Manbao squatted aside and watched, swallowing his saliva together with Bai Shanbao.
Zhou Sanlang: ...
He thought about it and gave one bun to the two children.
Bai Shanbao and Manbao saw that he was eating with relish, but they didn't know that the food was not tasty, so they just bit it down with one bite.
It was a little cold and hard, but the two kids still tore off a piece like wolves, chewed it, and commented: "It's a little sweet."
Bai Shanbao chewed it, swallowed it with great effort, and said, "It would be better if it was a little softer, and the flour is not ground finely enough."
Zhou Wulang couldn't help but say to the two of them, "It's good enough that we have something to eat, but you're still so picky. You two, pack up your things and go home quickly."
Manbao also took a sip of the cold water in Zhou Sanlang's bowl, looked at her third brother for a long time, and then gave him the remaining steamed bun.
She held his rough hand and said seriously, "Third brother, we will come to see you tomorrow and make you some broth then."
Friday and Saturday: ...
Zhou Sanlang said quickly, "Don't come here. If my parents knew, they would beat you up. This is all Lao Ding. What are you doing here?"
He said, "Old Five said you wanted to write an article, and you asked a lot of people today. That's enough."
"Not enough, not enough," Manbao said, "I haven't finished asking."
They didn't understand studying, so Zhou Sanlang wanted to persuade them but didn't know how. He just said, "Be sure to bring your fifth brother with you when you go out, okay?"
Manbao nodded.
Only then did he leave reluctantly.
As they walked a short distance, they heard the official beating a gong and shouting, "Hurry up, dig some more after you finish eating. There is only a small piece left. You must get it out before sunset."
Manbao looked back and tightened the small bag in his hand.
Bai Shanbao also felt depressed. He turned around to talk to Bai Erlang, but he saw that he was already jumping happily on the road. He could only turn around and talk to Manbao. "My mother said that drinking cold water can easily make people sick. They should drink hot water."
Manbao nodded.