Old Zhou eventually agreed to exchange a full twenty acres of land on that plot for Manbao, plus the forty acres of mountain land under Zhou Silang's name, making a total of sixty acres for Manbao.
It sounded like a lot, but everyone knew the so-called divided fields were practically useless. Seeing Old Zhou repeatedly emphasizing how his family had offered sixty acres, Zhou Dalang and his brothers despised Old Zhou in their hearts, thinking their father was quite dishonest. Yet, they dared not voice it.
Once Manbao got Old Zhou's tentative approval, she skipped merrily back home with her schoolbag after school the next day to discuss it with Bai Shanbao.
When Old Master Bai heard that the Zhou Family was willing to give twenty acres of land and a mountain, he looked at her in astonishment.
