The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Qiao Rong quickly helped unload the fish and threw it into the bucket, "Crucian carp aren't this big, this is a silver carp."

Cheng Youning swallowed his saliva and said, "Qiao Rong, is this silver carp delicious?"

"It's delicious, the meat is tender and fresh."

Cheng Youning looked into the bucket, then happily threw the fishing hook back into the water.

For some unknown reason, Cheng Youning soon pulled out another big fish from the water, "Look, this one is even bigger."

Hong Yunrang looked at the fishing line in his hand and saw no reaction. Then he looked at Cheng Youning who was busy and happy. He was anxious and asked, "Why am I not catching any fish?"

Qiao Rong said, "It's not time yet, I won't catch any fish."

"How did you catch two fish in a row? Is there any trick?"

Cheng Youning said happily: "My father is a hunter, and I am a little hunter, so I was born with the ability to fish and hunt."

Qiao Rong said: "Hey, I caught a fish too."

Just when the three were still concentrating on fishing, someone on the shore called them, "Young Master, Master Hong, come back soon."

When they saw that the person coming was a servant of the Wan family, Qiao Rong asked, "What happened?"

"The master and his wife sent me out to look for you and ask you to return home as soon as possible."

Qiao Rong grabbed the oar and turned the boat around swiftly, shouting to the people on the shore, "We'll be back soon. Do you know why the master and mistress asked the young master and Master Hong to go back?"

The servant waved his hands and shouted, "I don't know, just come back quickly."

Cheng Youning muttered, "What could be the urgent matter?"

While rowing, Qiao Rong said, "Did the young master get into trouble and be discovered by the master and his wife?"

Cheng Youning said: "I am not afraid of getting into trouble, my grandparents can't do anything to me."

After returning home, Master Wan and Madam Wan were already waiting for Cheng Youning in the house, "Yunrang, Qiao Rong, you two go out first."

"Yes."

As soon as the two left, Master Wan glared at Cheng Youning and said, "Kneel down."

Madam Wan said, "Keep your voice down. Who are you trying to scare to death?"

Cheng Youning knelt on the ground, his eyes rolling around, looking like he was thinking about something.

Master Wan said, "Tell me about the good things you have done in the past two days."

Cheng Youning blinked his narrow eyes for a long time before speaking, "I went out fishing today, but not for myself. I wanted to give food to my grandparents, aunt and uncle."

Madam Wan smiled and said, "My grandson is really sensible."

Master Wan was so angry that his nose was crooked. "Madam, can you please not disturb me when I am teaching the children? I don't think you are suitable to stay here. Please go out first."

Madam Wan said, "If you want to lecture me, just do it. I won't get in your way. I'm here mainly because I'm afraid that your loud voice will scare my grandson."

Master Wan said, "How can I be so rude? Don't you know what my grandson did?"

"Don't believe everything others say. Just listen to what your grandson says."

Master Wan whispered, "Do you think I am willing to intervene? If his parents were around, would I be involved in such things? Who doesn't want to pretend to be a good person? But you can't just ignore this matter and then let it go like it never happened. Spoiling a child is like killing him. As a grandfather, I can't just ignore it when I see my child making mistakes. Otherwise, I would be harming our grandson."

Mrs. Wan said, "You take care of it. I won't say anything."

Master Wan straightened his clothes and sat up straight, then said to Cheng Youning who was kneeling on the ground: "Cheng Youning, tell me about the good things he has done."

Cheng Youning said confidently: "I didn't do anything."

"How dare you quibble."

"What's the matter with the gentleman you invited?"

Cheng Youning pretended to be confused, "What happened to him, sir?"

"Playing dumb, huh? Let me ask you, what's up with that old man's beard?"

"What happened to his beard?"

Master Wan was so angry that he could hardly speak. "The old man woke up and his beard was gone. Was it you who did it?"

"No."

"There is no child in our Wan family who lies."

Cheng Youning had to admit, "I did it for the old gentleman's own good. He always scraped rice grains off his white beard when he ate. After I shaved it for him, not only did it become easier for him to eat, but he also looked a dozen years younger."

"Do you know that the old man cried because of this?"

Cheng Youning said: "I used scissors to cut it, not to pull it out with my hands, it didn't hurt, why is he crying?"

"You are such a stubborn kid. He is a scholar who has grown his beard all his life. It is disgraceful for a little kid like you to cut it off at his age."

Cheng Youning said, "He's just an old man, how can he be so polite?"

"You still don't repent. Do I have to use family rules to get you to admit your mistakes?"

Cheng Youning raised her face and said, "I am not wrong."

"Someone, bring me the ruler."

Mrs. Wan was not happy after hearing this. "If you dare, I'll see who dares to touch my grandson."

Master Wan said, "Why are you talking again? What are you doing? I'm preaching."

Mrs. Wan said, "What kind of preaching is this? If I didn't stop you, you would have beaten the child."

Master Wan said, "You don't have to beat him, just make him kneel in the ancestral hall as punishment."

Cheng Youning asked: "Is there an ancestral hall in the mansion?"

Master Wan said, "There is no spirit tablet in the ancestral hall, but there is a family tree. You go and kneel down, and you are not allowed to come out before twelve hours."

"Grandpa, I have a class with my teacher this afternoon."

Master Wan said, "The master was so angry with you that he left with his bag. He said you are an incorrigible child."

Cheng Youning was not convinced, "He is old and has poor eyesight."

Master Wan was so angry that his eyes were blurry. "Go to the ancestral hall and reflect on your mistakes."

Cheng Youning stood up and followed the servant. He thought, isn't it just kneeling? Later he realized how hard it was, because when it was time for dinner, Master Wan wouldn't let anyone bring him food, and he was afraid of upsetting his grandparents if he went out of the house, so he endured hunger in the house until he was released the next day.

After eating and drinking, he ran to his aunt Wan Baiqian and started crying before she even said hello. Everyone in the prefectural government, from top to bottom, from the old to the young, knew about this little thing. They all knew that he was naughty and was punished by Master Wan to kneel in the ancestral hall for a day and a night. This was indeed a bit heavy for a five-year-old child, but even so he didn't think he was wrong. His aunt had known about it for a long time.

"Aunt, grandpa bullied me, wuwuwu..."

"Weren't you the one who caused the trouble first?"

Cheng Youning put his head on Wan Baiqian's stomach, shaking his head and crying, "I did nothing wrong. I helped the old man trim his beard because it was in the way. I meant well."

Wan Baiqian hugged Cheng Youning with one hand and patted Cheng Youning's back with the other hand, "Don't cry, don't cry, just don't be naughty in the future."