"What's the matter? Surely she wouldn't dare to be bad to you?" Muniang evidently found it somewhat unbelievable.
Qingmei, however, shook her head and said, "No, no, mother is very good to me, it's just—"
"Just what?"
Qingmei's face suddenly turned red: "Mother always talks about me marrying into a rich family to become a concubine, and she always mentions it to others too. Mu, I, I, I don't want to be a concubine; the villagers all look down on me because they despise girls who become concubines."
Muniang patted her head and smiled, "Silly child, if we're just fooling your mother, why do you believe her? Don't worry. When the time comes, your sister definitely won't let you really become a concubine. Qingmei, such a nice girl, certainly shouldn't be in that status."
