The sky was just beginning to brighten when the few chicks in the yard started making noise, apparently hungry, chirping cheerfully.
These chicks were bought by Hua Xiaomai after receiving the five hundred copper coins from Pan Ping'an, and she had always been taking care of them herself. Although her cooking skills were a mess, she was quite good at doing household chores. After the chicks arrived, she quickly set up a nest in a corner of the wall and took care of feeding, watering, and cleaning up after them without needing anyone else to worry about it, keeping the air in the yard fresh without any odd smells.
Lying in bed, Hua Xiaomai turned and waited for a while. Hearing no sound from the eastern room, she knew that her aunt must be sulking and had simply left her own chickens unattended.