Aunt Lu looked at her, wanting to say something but stopping herself. She just shook her head.
"Ji Huan said the spots are all filled."
Tian Jiao couldn't control her temper and snapped in frustration, "What do you mean, the spots are all filled? I bet she just thinks the money's too little."
Widow Tian spent any spare money she had on scented powders and new clothes, so she wasn't well-off. Tian Jiao had to beg for half a day before her mother finally gave her three taels of silver.
Tian Jiao had thought, 'Three taels is three taels. I'll just have Aunt Lu tell Widow Xie a sob story and play the sympathy card. Getting a discount of two taels should be a piece of cake.'
She never expected to be dismissed with a simple "the spots are all filled" from Ji Huan.
Aunt Lu didn't notice Tian Jiao's outburst, as she herself was quite unhappy.
"Widow Xie is a capable woman now. Why would she want to bother with poor folks like us?"
