Mother is dead. On the third day after the stepmother entered the house, she threw the mother's offerings into the pigpen.
Seven girls, one mouth to eat, seven mouths to die.
The day Xiaomei Lan climbed out of the pig pen, she held a needle in her hand.
A needle can sew clothes, and it can also sew lives.
The stepmother wanted to marry her off in exchange for a bride price, so she used needle and thread to sew a way out for herself and her six younger sisters.
A girl who has been soaked in bitter water will have hard bones.
