I trotted into the main room, ready to call for help, and found the whole family gathered around the table. Mrs. Zhao was picking through a basket of scrap fabric, asking Cheng Nuo, "Will this work?"
Cheng Nuo shook her head. "Not sturdy enough."
Mrs. Zhao hurried back into her room and returned with a fox-fur wrist guard. "My third brother-in-law got these hunting in the mountains a few years back. He made one for each of us three sisters-in-law. I’ve never been able to bear using them, but look—this is surely sturdy enough."
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