"Don't underestimate my father because he is skinny; he works deftly. Although my mother is not in the best health, she can still manage tasks like boiling water and plucking ducks. Wugo and Liugo, one being ten and the other eight, are both capable workers. If the Qi family could give the duck slaughtering job to our family, we'll do it meticulously and beautifully," He Sigu pleaded with Gu Jinli, praising his family earnestly in hopes of getting his agreement.
Gu Jinli was aware of the difficulties faced by He Dalian's family. They were subjected to the scorn of the villagers for not having a son, their backs figuratively hunched from ridicule.
