She thought about her daughter who had married into the neighboring production team, the dowry back then was only twenty-five yuan, which was considered low compared to nearby production teams. That's why for so many years, whenever she was beaten at her husband's home, their family never dared to stand up for her. They were afraid that her in-laws would demand the dowry back and take her daughter away.
Now thinking back, it seemed that she had never let her daughter live a good life. There were two daughters-in-law in her home who always pushed her daughter to bring more things back to compensate their maternal family. Even though they knew that every time they brought something, after their daughter returned, she would inevitably face a beating.
The more she thought about it, the more uneasy the aunt felt sitting there. Watching Aunt Guo and the others made her even more ashamed and wanting to bury herself.