Ms.Fang quickly prepared the meal and then squeezed into the hall to join the fun.
Ms.Qian accepted all the gifts, sending people off, "Alright, alright, it's too late today. We'll distribute the items tomorrow, and discuss things then. Let Four and the others eat first. Lixue, first thing tomorrow morning, you go to the county town and close the shop for the day, so your mother and the others can come back."
Zhou Lixue agreed.
Everyone moved the items into the main room, while Ms.Qian took Manbao to have dinner. Manbao said, "Mother, we ate some dry food on the road."
"Dry food is cold, and by now you must be hungry again. You need to eat something, your fourth sister-in-law made noodles for you."
Manbao complied.
Old Zhou and Ms.Qian sat by, watching her eat the noodles. Just three months apart, Manbao had changed quite a bit.
