[Nie Huaisang listens to the explanation, nodding along. Offerings, payment for services rendered, it's still transactional however one looks at it, in his mind. He was correct in assuming that something must be given in order to receive aid, at least.]

That's right. We wash our clothes by hand and hang it up to dry in the sun back home. We don't have many of the things I've seen here so far. It's a little overwhelming, honestly.

[He laughs a bit.]