The second watch, seeking pink.
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When Lady Zhou spoke this way, Lian Shouxin could only listen obediently, and afterward, he did not pass these words on to Lady Zhang. But when Lady Zhou sought out Lian Shouxin to talk, she did not do so secretly. In this family, she was the law; whatever she said and did was correct, so there was no need for her to hide her actions. Thus, Lady Zhang soon came to know of it.
"Why is raising some chickens and ducks a bother to her mother's affairs?" Lady Zhang frowned.
Lian Manman nodded, On the fourth day of the fourth month of the Lunar New Year, Lady Zhou was nitpicking. Their henhouse was situated beneath the window of the West Room of the Upper Room, a good distance from the East Room where Lady Zhou resided. Moreover, even if the chicks and ducklings called out, how loud could they possibly be? Tenant farmers' families were used to these farmstead-specific sounds and it would not interfere with life in the slightest.