"She's at the educated youth dormitory helping to make pickled vegetables for the winter," Aunt Guo replied with a smile as she moved the pots to the back of the kitchen. The kitchen wall provided privacy, preventing nosy neighbors from peeking in unless they climbed the outer wall, but no one in the brigade would dare such audacity.
Aunt Guo and Jiang Yexun arranged the large medicinal pots and brought out two spare stoves from the kitchen. "We need four more stoves. If you're free tomorrow, go to the city and buy them," Aunt Guo instructed. Turning around, she noticed Jiang Yexun frowning deeply.
"What are you angry about now?" she asked curiously.
"I'm going to help the educated youth with the pickling," Jiang Yexun stated and started to leave.
Aunt Guo quickly held him back. "I know you care about Xiaoxiao, but she needs her own friends too. You can't keep her only to yourself."