Chapter 432 - 421: The Courtyard is Full of Guests
Eldest Aunt Qian saw her and broke into a smile, pulling her over for a closer examination before laughing and saying to her oldest sister-in-law, "This child has grown up so well, she even looks fairer than before."
Ms.Qian couldn’t help but laugh, "Just praise her, where has she gotten fairer? This year, she’s been out in the fields and gotten a bit tanned."
"Where is she tanned? She’s clearly still so fair." The more Eldest Aunt Qian looked, the more she liked her, and she laughed, "You know, she doesn’t resemble our family, who tan easily – this little face, when it fills out, she’s going to be so handsome."
Ms.Qian agreed wholeheartedly, nodding and laughing, "She takes after her father."
Eldest Aunt Qian also nodded, "Actually, she resembles her grandmother more. I remember her grandmother’s skin was good, not easily tanned."
Ms.Qian nodded and glanced at her book box, asking, "Are you still going to school later? When will you come back to visit?"
"I’ll come back after we’re done with Shanbao’s wheat," Manbao said, "Teacher might not have lessons today; he may take us to watch the weighing."
"Then why are you still carrying your book box?"
Manbao sighed, "Teacher just taught us abacus, and during the weighing, he’ll definitely ask us to do exercises with it. Sigh, I’ve only learned it for a few days and I’m still not very good."
Eldest Aunt Qian was incredibly surprised, "Manbao is learning the abacus?"
Ms.Qian nodded with a smile, unable to hide a hint of pride, "Not just the abacus, she’s started to learn accounting too. In the past, our account keeping was all over the place, unlike now. The ledger is so well-written I can hardly understand it."