[SirLance]

Her buttocks were bare, with her shorts pulled around her knees, squatting bare bottomed over a steaming pot of white rice she just cooked. I was quite enraged with what she was doing - years of maid employment had come with such tales - and the audacity that she was doing it on her first day here. As I slid the door open, Sumati backed away rapidly, trying to pull up the shorts with one hand, with the hand reaching back for support as she stood with fright, kicking over the pot of rice in progress.""

What was she doing actually? I am confused?