On the bidding day, the women of the village would bring their bidding forms and gather at the house of the club trustee, gossiping and chattering. It was exciting, "Wang recalls.
一到開標的日子，眷村太太們就拿著標單群聚在會頭家，張家長李家短，嘰嘰喳喳，好不熱鬧，」王繼新回憶。