The old man slapped Xiaowu in the face and said, "How dare you compare yourself to your sister? Even without going to school, your sister knows more than you. She even learned embroidery much faster than others."
Xiao Wu said, "My sister has a divine master teaching her, so of course I can't compare to him."
The old man said, "It's good that you know. If you can't beat the master, why don't you try it yourself!"
Qibao said, "Grandpa, please stop talking about little Fifth Brother. From now on, Fifth Brother can compete with his sister, right? Fifth Brother?"
When Xiaowu heard this, he said proudly, "Yes! My sister is the best! No one else's sister is as good as my sister!"
When the old man heard this, he nodded in agreement and said, "Although Qibao is powerful, you, as a brother, can't be too bad, otherwise you will lose face for your sister."
"I understand, Grandpa!" Xiaowu assured, and the other brothers nodded in agreement.
Qibao was just joking along with his grandfather's words, but he didn't expect everyone to take it seriously and look so serious, which made his "old face" blush.
After sending his brother to the school gate, Kui Wu drove the carriage towards the government office.
The old man said to the two guards, "Two young men, is your county magistrate in the government office?"
A yamen runner said, "Yes, may I ask if your surname is Xu?"
The old man said, "Yes."
The bailiff said, "Our county magistrate has already greeted us. I will take you in right away."
I followed the yamen runner all the way to the door of a study.
The yamen runner stood at the door and shouted, "Sir, Mr. Xu is here."
After a while, the door was opened from the inside by County Magistrate Wu.
"The old man is here, please come in." County Magistrate Wu said politely.
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