"Come here, little girl, tell me, how old are you this year, and what can you do?" Although Su Wenyue was tender-hearted, she still had to ask the necessary questions.
The child seemed to have been frightened by beatings, and was very timid. Upon hearing Su Wenyue's question, she did not dare to respond but instead looked to Mrs. Liu Jin, Mrs. Liu's eldest sister-in-law from her mother's family. Only after Liu Jinshan nodded did she begin to speak, her voice still very small.
"My name is Jin Qiao, I am eleven years old this year, I can do housework and farm work, cook and light the fire, I can also collect pig fodder, chop wood, and work in the fields." Jin Qiao thought for a moment and listed all the things she could do. Although these were common tasks, they were quite remarkable for an eleven-year-old child.
