Sanya was not comforted, she said: "My arithmetic is actually pretty good, but not as good as my second sister. But I thought about it last night, and I feel that neither the eldest aunt nor the second sister is as good as you, my sister-in-law."

Man Bao twisted the towel and wiped his face while looking at her curiously, "So?"

Sanya looked at her with bright eyes and said, "So, sister-in-law, can I learn medical skills from you?"

Manbao's eyes lit up, "That's a good idea."

When Sanya saw this, she knew that her sister-in-law had agreed, and she became excited, "I also think my idea is good. I have thought about it carefully. If I learn medical skills from you, my mother will definitely not talk about me every day.

If I don’t have the ability, if you don’t let me study anymore..."

Man Bao: "...So Sanya, why do you want to learn medicine?"

"In order not to do farm work, so that I can continue studying," Sanya tilted her head and thought carefully, being very honest, "Farming is too tiring. I think many of the things my mother said are wrong, but there is one sentence that is particularly right.

If I don't have skills and can't make the same money as my eldest and second sisters, then I will definitely work in the fields, regardless of whether I marry or not."

"I'm not afraid of planting seedlings, sowing seeds, harvesting beans, wheat and rice, but I'm afraid of being like my mother who has to get up before dawn and carry a hoe to break up the soil and weed, and even after dinner, she has to

I went to harvest wheat and rice in Tianguang. Fortunately, our family has many uncles and brothers, so it’s not my mother’s turn to do heavy lifting. But in other people’s families, women also have to do heavy lifting.”

She said: "I'm afraid of that."

Manbao was stunned. She didn't expect Sanya to do this, but there was nothing wrong with her. Just like her, she had a clear goal.

It's just that the goals are different.

Man Bao hung up the towel to dry and said, "Then you have to study hard. Studying medicine is very hard and very brain-consuming. First of all, you have to memorize a lot of medicinal materials."

Sanya raised her chin and said confidently: "I'm not afraid of hardship. Is there any job in this world that is more difficult than farming?"

Man Bao nodded. Although she seldom went to the fields, she still felt that farming was very hard. Because of the hardship, her family never allowed her to go to the fields.

She rummaged through her bookshelf and pulled out the "Huangdi Neijing" that she had copied by hand. She handed it to Sanya and said, "You read this first. When you go to the drug store later, I will teach you how to identify the medicinal materials."

Sanya is the apprentice who started everything from scratch. The few she is leading now, whether it is Dr. Liu, Dr. Xiao or Xiao Shao, they all have many years of experience. At least they have used all the commonly used medicinal materials, and they have

No need for her to teach.

Sanya, who was happily hugging the book, was startled and asked: "I want to go to the pharmacy? Doesn't that mean I want to go to the capital with my sister-in-law?"

Man Bao nodded, "If you want to learn medical skills from me, you must always follow me, otherwise how can I teach you?"

Sanya: ...She just wants to endorse it first and get a name first.

However, going to the capital with my sister-in-law...

Sanya was a little moved, but still hesitant, "I'm afraid I have to ask my parents about this first."

Man Bao said nonchalantly: "It's okay. I'll talk to my second brother and second sister-in-law later."

Sanya's eyes lit up and she said happily: "Thank you, sister-in-law."

She was holding the book and was about to run, but when she saw the wooden basin nearby, she simply stuffed the book into her arms, took the water and went out to pour it.

Man Bao ran to the courtyard next door. Everyone was busy, boiling water, preparing desks, and a pig and a sheep were herded in the cowshed. Everyone was watching the commotion around the cowshed.

Their two cows had already been taken out to graze, so everyone was not afraid of scaring the cows. They were pointing at the pigs and sheep in the shed and discussing how to cook their food deliciously.

When Xiao Qian saw Man Bao, she stuffed a steamed bun into her hand and drove her out, "Go out to eat. We're going to kill the pig soon. It's too dirty. You go out and play first. Come back when it's done."

Then invite the two young masters of the Bai family over for dinner. By the way, has the eldest young master of the Bai family recovered from his illness?"

Xiao Qian was about to think about whether to invite him too, but Man Bao said: "He can't eat these things."

"Forget it, go ahead and play."

Man Bao took the steamed buns and ran back to the house, picked up two books and some papers and put them into the basket. He also put his pen and inkstone and booklet in, took the steamed buns in his mouth, picked up the basket and went out.

Bai Shanye had just woken up and was having dinner with his grandmother and mother. When he saw Man Bao coming in with half a bun in his mouth, he burst into laughter.

Mrs. Liu couldn't help laughing and immediately waved to her, "What a coincidence, we are also having breakfast, come and eat together."

Aunt Liu stepped forward to take Man Bao's book basket, and her own girl went down to prepare a new pair of bowls and chopsticks.

Man Bao bowed slightly and sat down under Bai Shan. Bai Shan brought her a steamed bun and asked with a smile: "Why were you kicked out?"

Man Bao said: "My family is killing pigs and sheep."

Mrs. Zheng smiled and said, "Is your eldest niece going out tomorrow?"

Man Bao nodded, "Grandma Liu, Aunt Zheng, you come to my house for a wedding banquet tomorrow."

Mrs. Liu nodded and said with a smile: "Your sister-in-law came to the house to invite you. We will definitely go there tomorrow."

Mrs. Liu glanced at her book basket and smiled with the two of them: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon. It's okay to take a break once in a while. Don't be too tired."

Man Bao said that they were not tired at all. They had promised Dao He to give him a medical book, so she had to write it and Bai Shan had to copy it.

Mrs. Liu just mentioned that if the two children wanted to study hard, she would not stop them.

After the four of them had breakfast, Man Bao and Bai Shan bowed and left together, and they went to the study together.

Mrs. Zheng saw Mrs. Liu looking outside the door, so she followed her gaze and said with a smile: "Don't worry, mother, the two children are well behaved. They are supervising each other and will not be naughty."

Mrs. Liu nodded, "I know, even if they are naughty, it is only temporary. They are very sensible."

Mrs. Liu stretched out her hand to Zheng, who quickly supported her, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law went to the garden. They had to take a walk every day after dinner, and they were used to it.

Mrs. Liu pondered for a while and then said: "Shanbao is now fourteen, and will be fifteen after the New Year. It's time to mention his marriage. If you don't have any objections, I will mention it to Lao Zhou's family tomorrow."

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Mrs. Zheng said quickly: "I listen to my mother."

Mrs. Liu nodded.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had talked about this matter when they were in the capital, and they had reached a consensus. However, no parents of the old Zhou family were in the capital at that time, and Zhou Lang and the others could not make the decision, so Mrs. Liu didn't mention anything.

Mrs. Zheng breathed a sigh of relief quietly, but there was a feeling of joy in her heart that could not be released. After walking around with Mrs. Liu, she did not go back to the house, but went to the kitchen and cooked many small dishes with the cook herself.

After some snacks, a plate was brought over to Man Bao and Bai Shan.

Lao Zhou's family rarely makes snacks because they require a lot of supplies and are not often eaten, mainly because there are too many people in their family.

That's why Man Bao likes to come to Bai's house for snacks the most.
Chapter completed!