"Ah, I understand, madam. I'll go tell the master right away," Sister-in-law Li said as she clattered down the stairs.
"Madam, Auntie Li sure is ruthless, even thinking of old beggars and turtle slaves," Mingcui remarked once Sister-in-law Li had departed, feeling her own suggestions paled in comparison.
"What did you expect?" chuckled Yang Chuxia. "When Sister-in-law Li was in the prefecture, she was a personal attendant of our family, so of course she had to handle such matters. It's no surprise she thought of these ideas—she's probably done them all before."
"Alright, let's have her take care of it then," Yang Chuxia added. "Go check on the children."
No sooner had Yang Chuxia spoken than Grandma Lin and Li's mother came in, holding the children, from whom faint whimpers could be heard.
"They must be hungry, right?" Yang Chuxia said as she took Third, Ye Rongyue, nickname Yueyue, into her arms.