The woman, startled when Sikou Yao addressed her as "sister-in-law," quickly stood up, waving her hands frantically and saying, "I dare not, I dare not."
Then, with a face full of tension, she replied, "This humble woman's maiden name is Tong Xin, and I am twenty-two years old this year. My eldest daughter's name is Yang Hui; she is six years old this year; my second daughter, Yang Liu, is four years old, and my youngest daughter, Yang Mei, is almost three."
Sikou Yao looked at her, only twenty-two, even younger than herself, yet she appeared as worn as a woman in her thirties or forties, which inevitably led to another deep sigh.
On looking at Tong Xin's three children, the oldest daughter appeared to be just about three or four years old, yet she was already six.
The other two children also looked much smaller and thinner than the average child.
