The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Cheng Feng said with a smile: "My son has become well behaved. He has read the account books I asked him to help with in an orderly manner. Huang Chenming said that Cheng Youning has done well in all his subjects. His grandfather also said that his handwriting has improved rapidly. The owner of the incense shop also said that the child has not gone to him to withdraw money for more than a month. Our son has learned to be frugal and has grown up."

"He doesn't go home every day, and he doesn't go to the counter to withdraw money. What does he spend?"

"The fried cakes that Cheng Youning eats cost one penny each, and one tael of silver can buy a thousand of them. He and Qiao Rong can't finish a thousand of them in a year. Besides, our son often goes out to practice hunting, so just roasting some game is enough for him to have a meal, so it doesn't cost much."

"hope so."

"That's it. Don't be suspicious and don't wish our son well. Our son is only five years old. He can't do anything out of the ordinary."

"I hope I'm overthinking it."

"You just like to daydream. Stop thinking about it. I'll be back for dinner soon."

"Cheng Youning is busier than us adults. He goes out on time and comes back on time. It's better outside than at home. Where else can he go?"

"It's not unusual for children to run around outside all day long."

When it was time for dinner, Cheng Youning and Qiao Rong came back as expected, and brought a chicken to Suiying, "This is the smoked chicken you asked for."

Suiying gave him fifty coins and said, "Thank you for bringing me the smoked chicken. The chicken is good, but the taste is different every time."

Cheng Youning explained: "This smoked chicken was made by an old lady. As she gets older, the things she makes change from time to time, but the taste is pretty much the same."

Qiao Rong stood aside without saying a word, just listening to Cheng Youning talking nonsense.

In fact, the two of them didn't know who made this thing, because the pilgrims who came every day were different, and each person smoked the chicken with a different flavor. Therefore, the chickens sold to Suiying were not made by the same person, so the taste was naturally different.

In the evening, Shang Xi wanted to talk to Cheng Youning, but the kid didn't give him the chance. He put down his bowl and chopsticks and went to Huang Chenming's yard to study with Huang Chenming.

Shang Xi said to Cheng Feng: "Your son is a little too ambitious. He studies in the morning and evening, and runs around all day."

"Don't find fault with your son. He hasn't gotten into trouble for more than a month and has behaved well."

"When things go wrong, there must be a monster."

"She's only five years old, what can she do? Okay, don't wait any longer. When it's time to go to bed, my son will know how to go to bed by himself."

Cheng Youning is busy like a top every day, getting up early and going to bed late, leaving Shang Xi confused about the situation.

One day.

Guyu passed by the City God Temple and saw people coming and going in front of the temple. He curiously went in to take a look. When he arrived in the yard, he recognized the jar. The words on it were written by their eldest son himself. He would not make a mistake. Without thinking too much, he turned around and went to the kiln factory to find Mo Haiyao.

"Master, I just went to the City God Temple. Guess what I saw?"

"City God?"

"I hadn't seen the City God yet, but when I entered the courtyard I saw a large vat three feet high and five feet wide."

"What's so special about the big vat?"

"That jar was made by you for Young Master Cheng Youning."

"you sure?"

"Sure, don't I know the young master's handwriting? It says 'Wishing Well, all wishes will be granted.' Everyone threw coins in. What's going on? I couldn't figure it out, so I ran back to report to the young master."

Mo Haiyao was silent for a moment and didn't know the reason. Finally, he decided to go and see what was going on, wondering if Guyu had seen it wrong.

When we arrived at the City God Temple, we saw a large vat in the yard. It was half full of water and there were colorful koi fish. It was a beautiful fish tank.

It is certain that this jar was made by Mo Haiyao, and the words on it are also Mo Haiyao's notes. Just as Cheng Youning said, this jar is used to raise fish. Look at the copper coins in the jar. This jar can be used for two purposes. What a clever idea.

People come here to ask for all kinds of things, some seek marriage, some seek to get rid of diseases, some seek children, and some seek wealth.

Guyu said, "Master, you see there are so many people here, it must be effective, let's worship it too, don't come here in vain."

Mo Haiyao didn't want to worship the City God. He just wanted to find out the relationship between Cheng Youning and the jar, and what was going on.

Mo Haiyao couldn't see anything from the courtyard, so he had to go into the only hall in the temple to take a look. Once inside, Mo Haiyao was stunned. Guyu pointed a finger at the statue of the City God and stammered, "This is Lord Wanxin, right?"

Mo Haiyao came back to his senses and nodded: "It's very lifelike. No wonder these women come here with money and offerings to worship."

This is a grandmother who was offering sacrifices and said, "The City God is very effective. Young men, if you want to pray for a marriage, please come and worship him. I came to worship him last month, and my son found a wife this month."

When Guyu heard this, he knelt down on the mat and said a lot of things for their young master from beginning to end. When he stood up, he did not forget to throw a few copper coins into the merit box.

Wan Lianxing's statue and Cheng Youning's fish tank, these two things appeared here at the same time, and Mo Haiyao couldn't figure out the reason no matter how hard he tried. He couldn't go to the Wan family to ask in person, so he could only keep it in his heart.

one day

Shang Xi got up early and went to Cheng Youning's room. The child was already studying with Huang Chenming in the school, and Cheng Youning was no longer in the room.

Shang Xi had no choice but to go to the school to find someone.

Through the window, Shang Xi could see Cheng Youning sitting upright at the desk, reading sentence by sentence along with Huang Chenming.

Seeing that the child was so serious, Shang Xi didn't want to disturb him, so she decided to wait outside for Cheng Youning to finish class.

Bored, she walked back and forth outside the window, listening to Cheng Youning reading with Huang Chenming.

Huang Chenming saw that Shang Xi was still not leaving, so he interrupted the morning class, "Cheng Youning, your mother is looking for you."

Cheng Youning turned his head and looked through the window. His mother was looking at him. "Mom, I'm in class. What's the matter?"

"It's not a big deal. Your Uncle Shi's teahouse opened today. He sent us an invitation a few days ago and asked us to go to his teahouse for tea. He will host a banquet for everyone at noon."

"My child still has some homework to do, so I won't go."

Shang Xi said: "Your name is on the invitation."

"Please congratulate Uncle Shi on my behalf, mother. I wish him a prosperous business and abundant wealth. My child has a lot of schoolwork and is at a good age to study, so I won't go."

"It's not a big deal, is it?"

"As the saying goes, the one who arrives first is the king, the one who arrives later is the minister. Don't say that the king is early, there are people who are earlier than him. I am stupid, and I must work hard every day to keep up with others."