Several of the older women didn't seem to really want to know what they had bought. After hearing Zhu Qinghao's answer, they nodded and smiled, changing the subject.
"Oh, I see. Well, this package looks quite big. Did your family send it to you?"
When Si Tian was asked about her package, she realized it contained nothing more than clothes and blankets, and there was nothing she couldn't say, so she readily admitted it.
"Yes, ma'am, this was sent to me by my family from Kyoto. There's not much, just some thick clothes and blankets."
It's so cold here in winter! I couldn't bring much with me, so I had to mail most of it. Thankfully, it arrived, otherwise I would have been freezing at night.
When it comes to this, the older women in the team have a lot to say.
"That's right. Winters here are very cold. Thick quilts alone are not enough. We also need to heat the kang (a traditional heated bed), otherwise we can't stand the winter."
"By the way, I don't know if you two have prepared firewood yet? If not, remember to go to your Aunt Chunhua's house to exchange some. They have many strong laborers, so gathering firewood is a piece of cake for them."
"What are you talking about? Our family can exchange firewood for both of them. You're talking as if only Xing Chunhua's family has firewood to exchange."
"My name is Xu Fengxian, and my family also has firewood. Please come to my house to exchange it!"
Zhu Qinghao and Si Tian felt quite awkward as they watched their conversation drift apart, especially since it involved them.
As it happened, they were called out at this time, but they had already arranged to exchange their firewood at Aunt Chunhua's house, so they couldn't change it at will. Therefore, they had no choice but to politely decline.
"Thank you, Auntie, our firewood has been replaced..."
"What?! You've already changed? You've only been here a short time and you've already changed? Young girls shouldn't lie."
Do you all look down on me that much? You'd rather lie and tell others you've already changed your firewood than come to my house to get more?
Before Si Tian could finish speaking, Xu Fengxian interrupted her, and it was obvious that Xu Fengxian didn't believe her, so Zhu Qinghao had to explain again.
"Auntie, please don't overthink it. We really didn't mean to look down on you at all. The firewood has indeed been replaced, and it was replaced at Aunt Chunhua's house."
We were new here and didn't know anything about the place, so the team leader was very thoughtful. He was worried we wouldn't be able to find a place to exchange our items, so he showed us the way, and we went to exchange them right away.
Hearing them mention the brigade leader, Xu Fengxian finally shut her mouth indignantly, but her face was filled with obvious displeasure.
The atmosphere on the scene became a little awkward for a moment. Seeing that Zhu Qinghao and Si Tian were at a loss, another aunt quickly spoke up.
“Young Zhu and Young Si, don’t mind her. You should have gone to your Aunt Chunhua’s house to exchange firewood. Many of the firewood that our team doesn’t have is exchanged with her.”
We can't afford to offend Aunt Fengxian's family. Not only are they short on quantity and the firewood isn't good enough, but they also insist on selling it at the same price as Chunhua's family. Anyone who buys from them is a sucker!
After saying that, he turned back to Xu Fengxian and said:
"So, don't mess with those young educated youths here. Are you trying to scam them again? Do you think we don't know your family? Bah, shameless old hag."
Someone spoke up, and the rest couldn't help but chime in.
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