With such displeasing incidents occurring among the children at home, Mrs. Li had no time to attend to them, having been assigned by her father-in-law to the neighboring room.
As the only daughter-in-law in this family, Mrs. Li found herself in a tough spot, with her father-in-law taking a concubine and her mother-in-law constantly stirring up trouble.
There were things one could do to guard against the deceit and substitution by her in-laws, which meant not entrusting her husband with those tasks.
As the hour before noon approached, an auspicious time, an ox-cart adorned with large red flowers arrived at the Ye Family's door, carrying the matchmaker and bringing the new bride.
Sitting atop the ox-cart as the driver, of course, was Mrs. Li's eldest brother.
The bride awaiting her groom on the ox-cart secretly lifted her veil to see the Ye family's large house; she had long heard that the Ye family built a grand house after becoming wealthy.
