Lingering blessings, lingering blessings—she suddenly met her savior.
Lucky her mother, lucky her mother, who stored up hidden merit.
I urge all people: help the poor and needy,
Do not be like my money-grubbing uncle and treacherous cousin
Who forgot their own flesh and blood!
For there is addition and subtraction, gain and loss—
Above there is Heaven watching.
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Annotation
This song concerns Qiaojie. 'Savior' refers to Granny Liu. 'Mother stored up hidden merit' means Wang Xifeng's past kindness to Granny Liu. 'Money-grubbing uncle and treacherous cousin' refers to relatives who tried to sell Qiaojie after the family's downfall.
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