Man Bao took out the longevity lock hanging around his neck and argued with reason: "You see, this longevity lock is so big. Even if you take it out, my family will go bankrupt. Originally, before my fourth brother started gambling, our family was still

Quite rich."

She sighed deeply: "Before that, I never had to worry about food and clothing, but after my fourth brother gambled, even I had to worry about my livelihood."

Magistrate Yang couldn't help laughing and asked: "How old were you at that time?"

Bai Shandao: "Four years old!"

He remembered it very clearly because he had a fight with her not long after!

Many memories from my childhood are blurred, but this one is particularly special.

Bai Shan glanced at Man Bao.

Man Bao continued: "I'm almost five years old, so you see, even I, a child, have to worry about making a living. This shows how poor my family was at that time. So don't imitate my fourth brother and gamble."

At this moment, County Magistrate Yang finally believed that they would not participate in gambling, and nodded with a smile. His eyes glanced at the longevity lock around Man Bao's neck. He couldn't help but said "Huh" and stepped forward to look carefully.

He took a look and asked with a smile: "Where did you get this longevity lock?"

"My parents gave me the shot!"

Magistrate Yang glanced at Changshousuo again and asked with a smile: "Did your parents do it? Where did they do it?"

"Where else can I get it? It can be done at a bank," Manbao repeated her father's words. "My family spent a lot of money on this. I have been in poor health since I was born, and I always have to take medicine. I heard

Wearing the longevity lock will help you live longer, so my father gave me a piece of silver. After I put it on, my health improved a lot, so the longevity lock is not allowed to be taken off."

"That's not what you said before," Bai Shan said: "You used to say that if you hit your body, it would be bad. Then your mother would carry you to the Taoist temple to worship Master Tianzun. Master Tianzun would like you, and then your illness would be cured.

Already."

Bai Erlang said confusedly: "Isn't it said that eating egg water is good for you?"

Man Bao: "...How do I know? My parents said so. You can judge for yourself."

Bai Shan and Bai Erlang: "...your family has a lot of rhetoric."

Magistrate Yang stared thoughtfully at the longevity lock around Man Bao's neck. He was silent for a while and then said with a smile: "This longevity lock looks very unique. Can you take it off and show it to me?"

"

"Aren't all longevity locks the same?" Bai Shan frowned slightly, "I have one too, let me show you mine."

Magistrate Yang hit him on the head with his fan and said with a smile: "I just want to see Man Bao."

Man Bao didn't mind, so she just took it off and showed it to him. Although her parents wouldn't let her take it off, they were afraid of losing it, and Magistrate Yang would never steal her longevity lock.

Magistrate Yang took the longevity lock and walked to a lantern to look at it carefully. The three little heads also curiously went up to take a look and found that it was still a longevity lock and could not grow a flower.

Magistrate Yang smiled upon seeing this, returned the longevity lock to Manbao, and asked with a smile: "Did your parents really go to the silver building to get it for you?"

When he asked this, Manbao hesitated a little. She knew that her father would occasionally brag, and when he did, there was naturally no truth in his mouth.

She nodded slowly, feeling a little unsure, "Really?"

Yang Heshu touched her head and said with a smile: "Okay, this longevity lock is very unique. I want to give him one when I have a child."

Manbao perked up and asked, "Mr. Yang, are you getting married?"

Yang Heshu nodded sadly and said, "Yes, we have already agreed to get married at home, and I will go back to get married soon."

Bai Shan asked, "What about spring planting?"

Aren’t those who serve as county magistrates required to encourage farmers to cultivate mulberry trees?

"Fortunately, I will be planting seeds in the spring just in time when I get married."

The three of them opened their mouths wide, "Are you in such a hurry?"

Man Bao hesitated and said: "My mother said that those who rush to marry a wife before spring planting are not good families."

Yang Heshu: "...Although my family also has land, my daughter-in-law does not have to work on the land herself, so this kind of rule is not suitable for judging the quality of my family."

Manbao breathed a sigh of relief. She thought the Yang family was such a harsh family.

Yang Heshu's face turned a little dark when he saw this, and Bai Shan was still adding fuel to the fire, "But Mr. Yang, that's too hasty. Why didn't you marry a wife before now?"

Yang Heshu glanced at him and said nothing. That was because he didn't want to get married at that time.

As for why he wants to get married again now, it's naturally because he lost the fight and couldn't withstand the pressure from his parents.

Yang Heshu sighed deeply and said, "I wanted to wait until I became successful and famous before taking a wife."

Man Bao calculated Yang Heshu's age and said, "It will take many more years. Mr. Yang, will you have to pay the single tax?"

Bai Shanze said: "You haven't set a good example. No wonder Brother Saturday doesn't want to get married after you become the county magistrate."

Bai Erlang said: "My eldest brother also said that we are getting married, but he does not want to marry a wife. He said that he would not get married until he is admitted to the Imperial College."

The three of them looked at Yang Heshu together.

Yang Heshu saw that they could even blame him for such a thing, and they were very angry. They turned around and left, "Let's go back and pack our things and go home. By now, no one will make trouble for my son."

As soon as he said that, a government official rushed to report, "Sir, there are two groups of people fighting in the south of the city, involving as many as eighteen people. The county captain has already led his people over."

Yang Heshu immediately walked quickly and asked: "Is there any light? Pay attention to fire prevention..."

The three Man Bao thought for a while and felt that fighting, especially group fights, was too dangerous. They were too young to join in the fun, so they stood behind and waved goodbye to Yang Heshu, "Master Yang, we are going back now. See you later."

Yang Heshu didn't even look back, he just waved back and left.

Man Bao and Bai Shan Bai Erlang looked at each other and took out the three taels of silver. The three of them laughed and ran off to the street to buy things.

Daji followed behind, glanced at Manbao's neck, and followed quietly.

Prices in the county were not high and there were few good things, so although they were open to buying, they still only spent less than one tael of the three taels of silver. They didn't share the remaining money, so they just left it with Manbao and decided to make the next move.

Use it the next time you go out to play together.

The night became darker and darker, and the chill became heavier and heavier. People parading with lanterns gradually became sleepy, and everyone began to disperse and go home.

Those who live in the city can walk a short distance back home, but those who live in villages outside the city meet in various places, and then go out of the city to go home in groups.

As a result, the lights in the city slowly decreased, and instead, the roads and paths outside the city lit up a little.
Chapter completed!