"What's all the fuss about?" asked Ms. Liu offhandedly, clearly uninterested.
She didn't have the time to join in the fuss; with Qingbao attending school in the county town, their expenses had gone up. She would rather spend her free time making more pairs of shoe soles to sell, which would allow her to buy more rice paper for Qingbao.
"Oh, it's a good thing, a really good thing, our Yang Family is making a name for itself again," Ms. Luo said, holding a child in one arm and tugging at Ms. Liu with the other, "I tell you, I just saw the bailiffs carrying something to the third branch of the family—it looked like a scroll of congratulations. I'm guessing that Qingtong has passed the Cultivated Talent exam—come on, let's go join the fun."
