The Lucky Farmgirl

Zhou SiLang threatened Zhou WuLang, "If Mom doesn’t mention it, you aren’t allowed to bring it up, or else watch out, I’ll beat you up." Zhou WuLang snorted and headed straight home to find Manbao after he got back. He wouldn’t tell Mom, but he could tell Manbao.

In the yard, Manbao was teaching everyone to read. By now, Datou and the others had already recognized many characters and could even do some simple arithmetic.

Manbao felt that Datou and the others seemed a bit smarter than before, and even smarter than the other kids in the village. Keke was right; reading and writing really could make people wiser.

Manbao was very pleased and called out to Fifth Brother as he saw him, "Fifth Brother, come and learn to read quickly. Datou even recognizes more characters than you now."

Zhou WuLang had a headache and hesitated whether to turn around and run. He hated studying and detested reading!

Zhou SiLang had already come in with the money and reported to Ms. Qian, turning in his public share in the process. Zhou WuLang glanced at it, then whispered a few words into Manbao’s ear.

Manbao instructed Zhou LiuLang and the others, "First write down the characters I taught you ten times. I’ll come back later to ask you about them."

After that, she and Zhou WuLang hurried into the room.

Ms. Qian was counting money when she saw Manbao come in and waved her over, "Come, help Mom count the money, and let’s check if your Fourth Brother’s accounts are correct."

Zhou SiLang felt guilty at the sight of Manbao, especially after Zhou WuLang followed in, which made him even more uneasy.