Xiao Hui pulled Xiao Yi to prevent Xiao Yi from making a sound out of anger.
She and Xiao Yi listened quietly.
They heard Mrs. Zhao and Ms. Jin discussing how to incite the Old Madam to cause trouble, how to send the Old Madam to the third branch, and then they would come under the pretext of visiting the Old Madam, eat, drink, and take things, making Xiao Hui tremble with anger.
The first, second, and fifth branches have been in Southern Yi for almost a year, but the third branch is just sitting there doing nothing.
Even the youngest Sixth Uncle knows he has to work hard to earn money since coming to Southern Yi. Over the past year, he's either been fighting pirates by the sea or farming in the village. Xiao Ling has managed the plots given to them very well, and the grains harvested each year are enough for him to live comfortably for years.
