Yu suspected that the bandits who stole her family's chicken were Ma's husband and son; they robbed her own chicken and promptly gave it to Ma.
The chickens she raised at home were never tasted by her, yet others enjoyed them fragrantly while she could only catch a whiff. Who wouldn't be angry?
Ma had been the wife of a bandit for over ten years and was naturally not a timid person. Now that her husband and son are dead, with no proof of their crimes, she also possesses a fake identity with a red seal. What does she have to fear?
Unless government officers came for questioning, Ma wasn't concerned with anyone else.
"What makes you think you can come and take things from my house because you lost yours? Today, I'm setting it straight: if anything is missing from my house - a needle, a thread - it's because you stole it."
Although neighbors for years, Ma was a recluse by nature, never socializing with those nearby, and she forbade her son from playing with other kids.
