CHINA
The "Gaucha" is also called "China". She was the loyal
companion of the "gaucho". Her occupation was to grow corn, watermelon
and onion. She baked their bread and used the mortar and pestle for crushing
the charque, the wheat and corn. She brought up the children and she also
wove her companion’s ponchos. She was as a good rider as he was. She
used to wear a cotton shirt, underskirt and headscarf. She usually wore two
braids. Sometimes she would also wear a loose and low-cut dress. She liked
smoking.
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