Luo Qiao returned home just as the bride next door finished paying respects to her elders. Luo Qiao noticed that most of the neighbors had followed the custom of giving a one-yuan gift, and then each family came over to offer congratulations. There were also those who gave fifty cents or two yuan, but there were not many of them.
Luo Qiao followed suit and noted down a one-yuan gift. She found a spot to sit down in her own yard and waited for the banquet to begin.
The yard was bustling with activity. Luo Qiao heard someone at the table next door say, "I heard there's a girl living in this yard who's still in school. This yard is really spacious, even larger than the one my whole family lives in."
"What, you got your eye on this place?"
"No, just saying. This yard is really nice. I took a look around when I came in. The backyard isn't small either, but the fence is locked, so I couldn't enter."