The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Qiao Rong's eyes immediately became very firm: "No, now that I'm here I won't leave. I will definitely serve Young Master Youning well and listen to him."

Wan Lianxing said: "I have high hopes for you. I hope you can grow strong enough, be farsighted and make plans, be able to stand on your own for Cheng Youning, and be loyal and unwavering."

Qiao Rong said: "I will work hard to become the person that the Marquis wants me to be, and I will not let the Marquis down."

Wan Lianxing patted his head and said, "Good boy, let's go see where Cheng Youning is."

Everyone walked over, but they didn't see even a piece of cloth from Cheng Youning's clothes. After waiting for a while, they heard some movement in the flowers. The first thing that appeared was Cheng Youning's little hand, raised high, "Little Grandpa, look."

Wan Lianxing smiled and said, "Oh, isn't this my great grandson? He caught the treasure."

Cheng Youning grinned and said, "Little Grandpa, it's a big katydid."

Wan Lianxing said: "How did you know that little grandpa was here?"

Cheng Youning said: "I have good hearing, just like my father, I can hear the conversation between the young grandfather and the teacher from a distance."

Cheng Youning came up to them and showed everyone the katydid in his hand.

Wan Lianxing praised and affirmed her, and Cheng Youning's little face was smiling like a flower, with her mouth almost reaching her ears.

Wan Lianxing looked at Cheng Youning's hands, shoes, and even trouser legs, which were covered in mud. The most unbearable thing was that there was mud on one of Cheng Youning's knees. It was obvious that one knee had been kneeling in the mud while catching katydids.

"My dear grandson, how come you are covered in mud?"

Cheng Youning put the katydid into the katydid jar and said, "Grandpa, the mud on my body is not all from catching katydids. I was learning to grow flowers and plants from my teacher before. Flowers and plants like this will get covered in mud. Later, my teacher was called away by Grandpa. But I am not lazy. Many flowers and plants in my garden were planted by my teacher and me."

Wan Lianxing smiled and said, "I just want to ask you why you are so dirty, and you start to take credit from your grandfather. Your husband is not as eager for quick success as you are. Look at your husband's shoes, which are much cleaner than yours, even though he is doing the same work. There is only a little mud on them. You look like you fell into a mud pit. You can't do anything without caring about your head."

Hearing that he only cared about the head and not the butt, Cheng Youning burst into laughter.

Huang Chenming took a look at his shoes. They were still very clean, with only a little dirt on them in an inconspicuous place. When did Wan Lianxing see that his shoes were dirty?

Huang Chenming said, "My Lord, I was rude just now. I was in such a hurry that I didn't change into a clean pair of shoes."

Wan Lianxing said: "It's not a big deal. Old man Chen Gongxiang has poor eyesight. No one is watching him. The mud on his shoes is thicker than yours."

Huang Chenming said: "Chen Gongxiang has sharp ears and eyes, and his vision is no worse than that of young people."

Wan Lianxing said: "A real man does not care about trivial matters. You don't have to care too much about these things."

Cheng Youning said quickly when he heard it: "Little Grandpa, I am also a man."

Wan Lianxing said, "You are a real man but you can't be so dirty. If you are any dirtier your father won't recognize you. Go back and change quickly."

Cheng Youning said: "My father will definitely recognize me. I haven't finished my work yet, so I can't change my clothes."

Wan Lianxing said, "Now that you have caught the katydid, go and play with it."

Cheng Youning craned his neck to look at Huang Chenming, "Sir, is this class over?"

Huang Chenming said, "It's over, go play now."

The two children happily ran away. Wan Lianxing said with a smile: "You are also taking classes to plant flowers and grass? You can't pave the road either, right?"

Huang Chenming said: "All of them."

Wan Lianxing tapped his fan twice and said, "You won't teach him the chanting and wooden fish tricks, will you?"

Huang Chenming said: "This is different from what the Marquis thinks. I just taught him some scriptures to cultivate his mind and character."

Wan Lianxing said, "Mingming, you better take it easy. Otherwise, within half a year, my prefecture will be filled with people chanting sutras and worshipping Buddha because of you. That would be terrible."

Huang Chenming said: "No, no one wants to learn scriptures from me."

Wan Lianxing said, "I heard that Cangman abstained from sex because of your Tibetan Buddhist scriptures. He is the only child of our Wan family. Don't lead him astray. If he goes back to your old ways, I will not forgive you."

Huang Chenming said: "I have seen that Cheng Youning is not destined to be a monk."

Wan Lianxing said, "I will trust you for once."

Huang Chenming knew that Wan Lianxing did not believe in his divination skills, but as long as he was there, this skill was indispensable. Divination had been integrated into his bones and blood.

"My Lord, many things are predetermined."

Wan Lianxing smiled calmly and said nothing, because he believed that everything depends on human efforts.

"Hey? These are my mints, right? Why are there so many?"

Huang Chenming said, "There were some here originally, and the Marquis brought back two pots, and I went to the mountain to dig a few more, and now there are a lot of them."

Wan Lianxing said, "I heard this is a good thing."

Huang Chenming said, "My Lord, I have asked the local people and the doctor in the palace, and they said that mint is a crop that can be used as both medicine and food."

"I've eaten snacks made with mint and drank water soaked in mint. Can this thing be used to cook?"

Huang Chenming said: "Yes."

"Great, great, great."

Huang Chenming saw that Wan Lianxing wanted to eat dishes made with mint, "My Lord, I will go up the mountain to pick some mint leaves and ask the kitchen to cook them for you to taste."

Wan Lianxing became excited when he heard this, "I'll go with you."

The attendant reminded Wan Lianxing, "My Lord, should we inform the housekeeper?"

Wan Lianxing said, "If the old man knew about this, how could I still get out? Let's go now."

The attendant said, "If you go out rashly like this, you will be scolded by the old housekeeper when you come back."

Wan Lianxing said: "Just scold me if you want. I am already exhausted by his scolding."

Wan Lianxing took the lead and walked out. He was the first to get into the carriage. "Mingming, what are you looking at? Get in the carriage or you won't be able to leave."

Huang Chenming got into the car hesitantly, "My Lord, there is mint nearby, so you don't have to go far."

Wan Lianxing said, "We must get away, in case someone recognizes us."

After leaving the gate of the prefectural mansion and the carriage started moving, Wan Lianxing smiled and fanned the fan in his hand, looking like he was in a very good mood.

With Wan Lianxing's order, Suiying rode out of the city on horseback. When they reached a mountain area, he dismounted and asked for credit. He said in a particularly loud voice, "My Lord, what do you think of this place?"

Wan Lianxing jumped off the carriage, patted Suiying on the shoulder and said, "You are doing things that suit my wishes."

Looking at Suiying's smug look, Wan Lianxing's satisfied expression, and the mountain in front of him, Huang Chenming's head was buzzing. Was it necessary to come here just to order some mint leaves? Huang Chenming chanted a meditation mantra in his heart.