Asking for Ration Money

Old Madam Zhang gritted her teeth in anger when there was no further activity after the two children entered the house.

"Then you don't have to go back to the city! Just spend the rest of your lives in the countryside with your mother! Be a villager for the rest of your life!" Old Madam Zhang shouted towards the house.

The two children hesitated at the door. To city dwellers, the countryside meant an uncouth place with no prospects, a place where people could not afford food or clothes. It was a symbol of backwardness.

"Hear what you're saying. Haven't you always said that the two children are villagers, when did they become city dwellers?" Qiao Mei said as she looked at Old Madam Zhang.

How did Qiao Mei know about this?