Aunt Sima quickly rallied all the women in the village, assigning them tasks like cooking and washing vegetables. Everyone followed her instructions without question.
The cooking took place at Aunt Sima's house. As the village provided the funds and resources, the group of women got stuck in with enthusiasm, particularly the older ladies. As they cooked, they gossiped about who had given birth to a son, who had had several daughters in a row, and which wife from the neighbouring village was having an affair...
Basically, all women's affairs.
Aunt Sima had Nan Feng, Aqiu, Fatty, Zhou Dongdong and others in charge of deliveries. Although it was mainly girls, young Sima Guangguang wanted to join in too. Aqiu teased him, "Guangguang, it's the girls who are in charge of cooking and delivering the food, you should go and help dig the soil in the mountains."
