The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 276 - 265: New Outfit

Chapter 276: Chapter 265: New Outfit

Manbao explained the new interpretations of the texts to Datou and Daya. Seeing her curiosity, Ms. Fang took a glance. Zhou SiLang joined in too and said, "Wife, if you want to learn, I’ll teach you."

No sooner had he spoken than Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang, not to mention Datou and Daya, couldn’t help but look up contemptuously, "Fourth Uncle, have you finished learning the ’Thousand Character Classic’?"

Ms. Fang couldn’t help but giggle and slapped his arm, "You have something to learn but don’t, who will teach the children to recognize words in the future?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly closed her mouth, her cheeks turning slightly red.

She and Zhou SiLang had the same suspicion that she might be pregnant, but it wasn’t confirmed yet. These days, they had been happily imagining what it would be like to have children in the future, and she inadvertently let it slip.

Fortunately, at that moment, everyone around them was either a child or a teenager, so no one noticed her words. She was about to breathe a sigh of relief when Daya said, "Fourth Aunt, don’t worry, we’ll teach your little brothers and sisters when the time comes."

Datou nodded his head, beating his chest, "If it’s a little brother, we’ll take care of him. If it’s a little sister, then Daya and the others will."

Zhou SiLang, with a look of disdain, waved his hand, "Go, go, go, I won’t let you take care of them. I’ll do it myself. It’s just the ’Thousand Character Classic’, I’ll learn it quickly."

He turned to Manbao and said, "Manbao, your book is not in use anymore, right? Lend it to your Fifth Brother. I’ll study day and night. The only reason I’m slower than them is because I study less. Not to mention Wulang and Liulang, they’ve been following you around every day for the past two years, how could they not learn fast?"

Manbao thought about it and felt that her Fourth Brother made a lot of sense. For the past two years, Zhou SiLang had been burdened with debts, and indeed, his study time was much less than that of Fifth Brother and the others.

She never dampened anyone’s enthusiasm for learning, so Manbao waved her hand, "No problem, I’ll lend the book to you. But Fourth Brother, you have to take good care of it and not damage it."

Her books had been copied and bound simply by her teacher before being given to her.

After she finished writing and reading them, she would write a copy in neat handwriting and bind it before returning it.

So apart from the books at Keke’s place that couldn’t be displayed, Manbao had only a few books on her bookshelf.

Moreover, since the books were hard to come by, she cherished them greatly.

The Zhou Family knew the value of books and never dared to mess with her bookshelf. Nonetheless, they often borrowed her books to read.

Whether they were older or younger, everyone was very careful with them. Even if the pages became soft from frequent use, they handled them with great care.

But Zhou SiLang’s request to borrow was clearly different from everyone else’s casual borrowings, which were often returned the same day. Evidently, Zhou SiLang intended to borrow it for a longer period.

Everyone suspected he planned to use the book to teach Ms. Fang how to read.

At this, Datou and the others looked clueless, while Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang just exchanged wry glances with each other.

While they were having a lively discussion, Old Zhou, who had come out from his bath and noticed that dusk was falling and his wife hadn’t come back, was becoming unhappy. He called out again, "Hey, Eldest family! Go check on Zhou Hu’s place and see why your mother-in-law hasn’t come back yet."

"And if she hasn’t given birth yet, bring her back," he continued, "Your mother-in-law hasn’t had her medicine tonight; her health is not good, and she can’t afford to stay up late."

Junior Ms.Qian complied and emerged from the room, ready to head to Zhou Hu’s house.

Manbao sprang up to follow her, "Big Sister, I’ll go with you."

"No way, why should a child join in the fuss?" Junior Ms.Qian said, "It’s dark now; children shouldn’t go out, otherwise it wouldn’t be good if a passing deity saw them."

Manbao was taken aback, "Aren’t deities supposed to be good? Why wouldn’t it be good to see a deity?"

"It depends on the timing. Going out and bumping into one at this late hour is not good." In short, Junior Ms.Qian found various reasons to keep Manbao from going.

Ms.He chuckled, "Big Sister, I’ll go with you."

Though there wasn’t much to be afraid of in the village, Zhou Hu’s house was at the edge, and tonight the moon was dim, so it was naturally better to have someone accompany her.

Moreover, Ms.He and Zhou Hu’s wife were not only from the same village but also had a good relationship. She too wanted to check on the situation.

Junior Ms.Qian breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Alright, let’s go together and check."

Arm in arm, the two sisters-in-law left together.

Manbao stood at the door with a face full of regrets as she watched them leave.

Zhou Xi, passing by and seeing her, brought her back to the room, "I’m making you some new clothes. Come on, let your big sister take your measurements."

Upon hearing this, Manbao immediately followed.

"Big Sister, why are you making me new clothes?"

Zhou Xi, with a grin, tapped Manbao’s nose and said, "Because I’m happy."

Seeing her beam with joy, Manbao felt genuinely happy too and raised her arms for her to measure.

"Our Manbao has grown taller again," said Zhou Xi with a laugh. "This fabric was left over from when I bought it for my own clothes. I wanted to make you a new outfit right away, but Mother said you already had some, so she told me to keep it. I thought I could wait for you to grow a little taller before making it, to avoid having all new clothes at once and then having none when you grow taller."

Manbao had indeed grown taller; the clothes she had from last year had been let out at the start of spring, and now they were a bit short again.

Her wrists were showing, and in a few months, Zhou Xi estimated that Manbao would have to reveal half of her arms.

Zhou Xi touched Manbao’s legs and asked, "Does it hurt growing so fast?"

Manbao thought for a moment and said, "It doesn’t hurt during the day, but sometimes it feels sore at night. I wonder if it’s going to rain."

Every time it was about to rain, her mother would say her waist and legs ached; Manbao felt her legs could also forecast the weather, though they seemed quite accurate as they ached before it rained and sometimes even when it didn’t.

Zhou Xi couldn’t help but laugh, patting her head affectionately, "Silly child, you’re just growing taller; it’s different from your mother."

She thought to herself that she might need to buy some meat soon, or even some bones to stew if they couldn’t afford good meat. Not only was Manbao growing taller, but Datou and the other nephews and nieces were also growing and needed more nutrients.

Zhou Xi did have quite a bit of money at her disposal, considering she currently spent the least in the household.

As she planned this in her mind, she continued to measure Manbao, quickly completing all the necessary dimensions. Manbao sat on the bed, curiously asking, "Big Sister, why are you so happy?"

Zhou Xi instinctively looked outside first before whispering to Manbao, "I met Dalv’s wife today."

"Mhmm," Manbao nodded, continuing to watch her, and then what?

She saw Dalv’s wife nearly every day because, on her way to school, she would pass not far from her house.

Zhou Xi realized she hadn’t understood and smiled before continuing, "Dalv’s wife is from Liu Village."

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