Cheng Nuo rolled her eyes to the heavens and spoke up to stop the man: "Women can learn this too. Skiing isn't restricted by gender, only by age."
As soon as these words were out, many women in the group beamed with joy. In a year of disaster, learning an extra skill was, to them, a guarantee of survival.
Furthermore, many of the village women had married in from other villages and were deeply worried about the safety of their natal families. Having heard Mrs. Zhao say earlier that learning to ski would allow one to travel outside Dali Village, they were incredibly envious. Who wouldn't want to go back and check on their own kin?
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