Zhou Silang listened for a while, then, indicating he didn't understand, tapped his bowl and said, "Let's hurry up and eat instead. Even when we know, there's nothing we can do about it. That's a matter for the officials."
Manbao then looked at Bai Shanbao.
Bai Shanbao met her gaze and shoveled a mouthful of rice into his mouth, saying, "Before one becomes an official, one must first pass the entrance examination for the prefectural school."
"Exactly," Manbao said as she placed a piece of meat into his bowl, encouragingly saying, "Eat some more, fill yourself up, then go study."
Bai Erlang looked up from his bowl, "Aren't we off today?"
Bai Shanbao also stared at Manbao, "If I'm going to study, you need to stay with me, otherwise everyone else is playing and I can't concentrate."
Manbao indicated that it was no problem at all.
After all, there wasn't much fun to be had outside anyway.
