Chapter 583: Idle Talk
Zhang Han didn’t speak. Although she was only twelve, she was the adult at home, always knowing when to keep quiet. The friendly-looking neighbors might not really be friendly after all.
She represented not just herself, but also her father, Director Zhang. Therefore, she definitely couldn’t speak carelessly.
She silently wrapped dumplings, her movements swift. Placing the filling on the dough, and with a pinch here and a press there, she formed a beautiful dumpling with neat pleats and a plump, festive appearance.
"Zhang Han, why aren’t you speaking?"
He Hua was always talkative. Usually, when she saw Zhang Han, the girl was talkative too. Why was she quiet today?
"It’s nothing, just craving dumplings. I’m eager to finish wrapping them. It’s not easy to get to eat dumplings here." Framing it as a craving successfully diverted their attention away from her.
"Who doesn’t eat dumplings even when it’s not the New Year’s? It will be New Year’s soon. The New Year’s here is different from ours. It snows in our place, but it still feels like springtime here, and the food is different too, not much noodles. I’m really not used to it."
All of them came from different parts of the country, but because of the troop, most of them, following An Zhiyuan’s group, were from the north. Thus, most of their wives were from the north too, and indeed, they weren’t accustomed to living here.