Seeing the bags of grain Lin Yuan brought home, both Lin Wei and her sister were amazed, especially at the several bolts of fabric. Since the household's silver was always handed over to Lady Yang, their clothes were basically altered from adults' garments by Lady Liu or were hand-me-downs from Lin Siyu. They had never worn new clothing from childhood to adulthood. Hearing that their eldest sister said the fabrics were for them, they were even more delighted and rushed into the west room with the fabric to show their mother.
Lady Liu, however, was much calmer. Seeing the fabrics, she asked Lin Yuan in detail about her purchases. As an adult, she had some understanding of the market prices in town and quickly realized something was amiss. But, since the children were all caught up in the excitement, she didn't feel it was the right time to ask any questions and simply joined her daughters in happily examining the fabric.
