As the Spring Festival drew nearer each day, Xuexue found herself penniless. She knew that her adoptive mother had slaved away for the Mo family these past few years and didn't have a single copper coin to her name, not even the jewelry that was supposed to be part of her dowry, which the greedy Old Lady Mo had scoured away completely.
"Chuner, do you want to come out and play with your sister?" Xuexue asked, looking at Chuner playing in the yard.
"Sure!"
The moment Chuner heard this, she was delighted. Her sister usually didn't like going out, and it had been a long time since they had gone out to play together.
"Wait for me a moment."
"Where are you going, sister?" Chuner asked, standing at the entrance of the yard, curiously watching her sister's retreating figure.
Xuexue ran to the kitchen and quickly returned with a small wooden bucket: "Let's go! Off to play, Chuner."
"Sister, why are you carrying a wooden bucket?"
"It's useful."
Xuexue smiled knowingly.
