Qian Yixiu advised, "Mom, we don't have so much money right now, and we won't be able to support if we buy more people."
Cheng Yue hugged her daughter tenderly and said, "Don't worry, Xiu'er, once Mom has finished embroidering the 'Two Ducks Playing in the Water' and embroiders another even better one, we'll sell it for more silver to buy a maid for Xiu'er." She emphasized again, "Just for Xiu'er alone."
Qian Yixiu was filled with gratitude, leaned in, and gave her mother two kisses, saying, "Mom is really good. But Xiu'er doesn't need a maid for now, please don't work too hard."
At night, the exhausted Qian Yixiu still slept uneasily. There was only three hundred taels of silver left in the house, and she needed to find ways to earn more to be at peace.
