A peasant girl traveled through time and space, and she became prosperous

Chapter 323 Fei Si's Trap

After looking around, his gaze finally settled on the clothes being mended in Chen's hands, and he asked:

"Who was it made for?"

Chen didn't look up: "Your grandson."

"Why are you wearing new clothes when it's neither a holiday nor a festival? You're just wasting your time."

When he's unhappy, he finds fault with everything and everyone.

Chen let out a long sigh of anger, stopped what she was doing, and said irritably:

"Didn't you want your grandson to go to school? Aren't you afraid people will laugh at him for dressing him in such rags?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Baoquan realized it was indeed true, but since he was in a bad mood, he decided to leave it at that.

"Don't make it for him, modify it and make it for that little brat."

This was the finest silk. Mrs. Chen almost thought she had misheard; her eyes widened in utter bewilderment.

"Are you crazy? Tiger wouldn't even part with such a small amount of fabric, how can you give it to a stranger?"

"Are you crazy? If that little brat isn't sent back, our Tiger won't even be alive. How can we send her to school?"

Wang Baoquan hummed in response and instructed Chen to make some improvements, hoping to finish the clothes today so that they could find a way to send Niu Niu back as soon as possible.

Chen didn't know what was going on with Hu Zi. Since her husband was capable of doing this, she had no way to object and could only do as he said.

Wang Baoquan watched as his wife did as she said, then looked around a couple of times and realized that things weren't so simple; he had to go and see for himself.

He watched Wen Meijiu from afar as he fed the horses and hummed a song, puffing on his pipe for a long time.

"Is this girl up to something? Does she know something?"

When Wen Meijiu learned of his suspicions about his grandson, he became increasingly agitated and uneasy.

On his way back, Wang Baoquan saw Lanling playing with a group of children and suddenly stopped in his tracks.

After standing behind Lanling for a long time, Wang Baoquan finally came up with a good idea.

"Lanling, what are you playing?"

Lanling turned around and saw Wang Baoquan. She didn't have a good impression of him, so she ignored him and continued playing with the other children.

"Lanling, Grandpa's house has some delicious food, do you want to go and take a look?"

"Who cares about your delicious food?"

Yuanbao is older now and knows that the kang (heated brick bed) over there is warm. Because of the warm wine, he takes good care of Lanling.

When he saw Wang Baoquan, who didn't get along with Wen Meijiu, talking to Lanling, he immediately became wary.

"When an elder asks you a question, how can you be so rude as a child? Don't your parents teach you how to behave at home?"

Honestly, I was talking to Lanling, not you. Why are you interrupting? Are you trying to show off?

Wang Baoquan, relying on his seniority, deliberately used his status as an elder to pressure Yuanbao.

His tone was stern and his appearance fierce. Yuanbao felt embarrassed by what he said and lowered his head to play with pebbles, unwilling to confront Wang Baoquan directly.

"Lanling, you can't learn from that rude Yuanbao. Come on, let's go see some good food with Grandpa and try some while we're at it."

Lanling wasn't stupid; she shook off his outstretched hand and replied decisively:

"I'm not going. You insulted my brother, I'm not talking to you anymore."

Wang Baoquan was extremely anxious. Seeing that he couldn't fool Lanling, he patiently squatted down beside Lanling and said with a smile:

"It's not as serious as you make it out to be. Grandpa wasn't scolding him; he was teaching him how to be a decent human being."

"Grandpa, look how well you're playing with the pebbles!"

When Yuanbao saw that Wang Baoquan was always squatting there and wouldn't leave, he got up and went to find Wen Meijiu.

"Sister Meijiu, you should go and take a look. That old man Wang Baoquan is trying to trick Lanling into going to his house. He even said that there's good food at his house. He clearly wants to sell Lanling."

Yuanbao had quite a lot on his mind. Wen Meijiu patted Yuanbao, who was covered in sweat from running, and laughed until she was breathless.

"Hmm, Yuanbao knows how to care for his younger brother now, so there's a reward for him."

Wen Meijiu took out a piece of rock candy from her pocket and, taking advantage of Yuanbao's inattention, put it into his mouth.

When he tasted it, it was sweet. Yuanbao's eyes lit up. He wasn't as anxious or angry as before, but he was still worried.

"So sweet, Sister Meijiu, aren't you worried about Lanling?"

Wen Meijiu thought for a moment, then reached out and patted Yuanbao on the back of the head, saying:

“Yuanbao is right, he might really have that thought.”

However, he is from our village, and it seems a bit unreasonable for us to suspect him without any evidence.

"How about this, if he takes Lanling away, you secretly follow him and observe. If anything seems amiss, come back to me immediately, and I'll definitely catch him, okay?"

Yuanbao thought about it and realized that this was a secret mission given to him by Wen Meijiu, so he became a little excited.

"Okay, Sister Meijiu, don't worry about me, I guarantee I'll complete the mission."

After saying that, Yuanbao ran back in a flash.

When Yuanbao returned, Wang Baoquan was still trying to persuade Lanling, but Lanling showed no sign of agreeing.

Yuanbao thought for a moment, if Wang Baoquan couldn't take Lanling away, wouldn't he be unable to show off his skills at Wenmeijiu? That wouldn't do.

"Lanling, just go with him. There's nothing to be afraid of. Listen to your brother."

Lanling was taken aback by Yuanbao's sudden change of heart, unsure whether to listen to him or not.

Seeing that Lanling was uncertain, Yuanbao stretched his neck out and whispered something in Lanling's ear.

When Lanling heard that Yuanbao was going to protect him and that he could get some good food in return, just like in an adventure story, he immediately became interested.

"Brother, shall we go together?"

Yuanbao was surprised that Lanling would reveal this so openly. He looked at Wang Baoquan awkwardly, feeling that his plan had been exposed, and immediately wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

"Okay, you can all come together."

Wang Baoquan had tried everything to persuade Lanling, but he couldn't convince her. So, he made up his mind and agreed to let Yuanbao go with him.

"Ok."

The scheme had been exposed, and the conspiracy had become an open one, which was still better than Lanling getting into trouble, so Yuanbao agreed.

"I want to go to my brother's too."

Yuan Cai and Yuan Bao are brothers. Wherever he goes, Yuan Cai follows. This time was no different.

"Okay, let's go together."

Yuanbao had just agreed to Yuancai's request when a group of children playing overheard them. Lanling and the others were going to Wang Baoquan's place for a delicious meal, and they certainly weren't going to miss this opportunity.

"I want to go too."

He couldn't make the decision on this matter, so he hurriedly looked at Wang Baoquan.

Wang Baoquan's face looked like he'd eaten shit; his lips twitched, but he finally agreed without hesitation.

"Row."

Even if it costs him some money, it's better than his grandson getting hurt. As long as he can get Niu Niu back today, he feels it's all worth it.

And so, for the first time, Wang Baoquan brought so many children, chattering away, to his home.

"You guys wait here for a bit, I'll go get you some good food right away."

"it is good."

They were fleeing famine all the way, and the children had very little to eat. It was already a blessing if they didn't go hungry. When they heard there was something delicious to eat, they were all very obedient.

Yesterday, Wang Baoquan used his newly learned technique to pop some salty popcorn for Pang Hu in a pot.

There's not much good food along the way, and this slightly salty popcorn is already a rare treat.

After calming the children down, Wang Baoquan used the excuse of getting some treats to secretly go find Niu Niu, who was gathering firewood.