Madam Ning groped for Ning Yuchen's hand. "Son, you support this family all by yourself. Mother just wants to help you save wherever possible."
"Mother, it hasn't gotten that bad, has it? We aren't at the point where we can't afford firewood." Ning Yuchen carefully supported the old woman. "Besides, with so many servants sitting idle, it'd be a joke if word got out."
"You don't run the household, so you don't know how expensive daily necessities are. Here in Shangjing, you have to spend Silver the moment you step out the door. Our family doesn't have a mountain of gold and Silver, so we naturally should save wherever we can.
"Also, don't think that just because I'm an old woman, I don't know anything. A concubine is practically half a servant anyway. What's wrong with making a servant do some work?"
