The women began murmuring to each other in hushed tones after hearing Zhang Xiaowei's words.
Sun Qian saw that they were still reluctant to agree, so she took the initiative to persuade them.
"You've really misunderstood Xiaowei; he's doing all this for the village's sake. Our Kaoshan Village has been declining because of the quarry, and there aren't many people left," she said.
"If things keep going this way, there won't be anyone left in the future; everyone will have to move away. Once outside, you'll have to pay for rent and food, possibly living without a stable home for life."
"Not to mention the population gap in the village. Even if there's no one sick at home, there are still the elderly and children to take care of. Staying in the village to look after the elderly means you can't go out to earn money for the children's expenses."
"If you go out to make money, then there's no one to take care of the elderly in the village, and they might just starve to death here,"