"Mother, ask yourself, have I not treated you well?" Bi Chen choked out, "For all these years, the rewards given to me by the old madam, I haven't kept a single coin. I've given them all to you. Up till now, I don't even have a decent red hairpin. If I had spent those sparingly, wouldn't they be enough for my brother to marry two or three times?"
"How could we save any?" Nurse Kong said, "Your father is fond of drinking and constantly asks for money. And your brother, he's still young, doesn't know how to do anything, and often goes out to play with friends. Doesn't that cost money?"
"Young?" Bi Chen almost laughed in anger, "Mother, my brother is already fifteen. You've said he could marry in two years, yet now you tell me he's still young?"
"How can you be like this?" Nurse Kong said angrily, "You're the elder sister, couldn't you yield to your brother?"
