Manbao happily replied and added, "Daya and the others are also learning characters quickly; now they can all write the name of our county, village, and their own names."
Junior Ms. Qian nodded with a smile, saying, "Then you should teach them more. There's no need to learn poetry and essays; recognizing some characters is enough. The most important thing is to understand numbers, knowing how to calculate is what really matters."
Ms. Qian had her own wisdom. It's better if one can read, but even if not, one must know how to count to avoid being taken advantage of when shopping."
Manbao indicated that she would teach them all of that.
Ms. Qian then patted her on the head, encouraging her to study hard, "Don't worry about household affairs. Your mother's health has improved a lot. All you need to do is grow up healthy and strong."
Manbao didn't quite understand why her mother said this, but she nodded happily anyway.
