Pretend to be confused while knowing exactly what's going on
Mrs. Zhang knelt down on the ground immediately, both sincere and terrified, "Mother, don't be angry, it's all because your daughter-in-law is too foolish to grasp your meaning. Please, be angry no more."
Mrs. Zhang admitted her mistake in time, and Mrs. He was not inclined to argue with her any further, but instead said, "As the saying goes, 'the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother.' Since I'm laid up and can't get up, you'll have to take care of the matter concerning Gaosheng yourself."
Mrs. He then turned to Ye Jiu, "Jiujiu, take twenty coins from the cabinet and give them to your elder sister-in-law."
Once Ye Jiu had taken out the money and handed it to Mrs. Zhang, Mrs. He spoke again, "Talk to Mrs. Wang, tell her to help find a gentle-natured girl with a kind family background. Once Gaosheng's matter is settled, I'll buy her a couple of big carp another day."