Daji eventually went to buy some vegetables and meat, and the cook prepared a lavish dinner.
After dinner, County Magistrate Tang smiled, went to the study with Mr. Zhuang to talk, and left Madam Tang in the courtyard to play with Manbao and the others.
Manbao felt quite curious because County Magistrate Tang hadn't mentioned any serious matter since he had arrived. Therefore, when Madam Tang was playing with them in the courtyard, Manbao couldn't help but ask, "Madam, how come you and County Magistrate Tang had time to visit us today?"
Madam Tang glanced at her and said, "Manbao, I just saw a pot of particularly beautiful champak in the study; it looked even better than the lemongrass I bought."
Manbao coughed lightly and said, "Madam must have seen it wrong; that pot of champak has always been grown in a pot and is not better than those grown in a garden."
"But I just like champak."
