Walking along, Gu Shuangshuang attentively gathered information about the village: "Auntie, I'm new here. If there's anything I'm not accustomed to, please do forgive me!"
"No need for formalities. People in this village are exceptionally kind. I'm an outsider too. When my husband passed away in middle age, it was the village folks who supported me, and that's how I managed to get by." The auntie said as she walked, "So, living here, you needn't have any worries."
"Thank you so much, Auntie."
"No need for thanks, it's nothing."
"Auntie, does your village have people who served in the army?" Tian Ermei interjected.
"Of course! Many people from our village are in the army outside. Here, every household takes pride in military service! However, those serving are all male soldiers. Our neighbor, Old Gan's family, has a girl serving in the military, and she's quite famous in the village!" The auntie spoke with great excitement, as if referring to her own daughter.
