Li Zichen found a few hoes in the dilapidated house, and took his two children to find a fairly fertile area among the vast land, and prepared to start hoeing the land.
Su Le fetched a full cup of water from a nearby stream. The two little guys gathered their energy and worked hard, "Hey, hey, hey," and soon, beads of sweat oozed out of their cheeks.
Su Le sat leisurely on a bench nearby, humming a nursery rhyme softly: "It's noon when I'm hoeing the field, my sweat drips down to the soil. Who knows that every grain of rice on the table is the product of hard work?"
Li Xueyao stopped what she was doing and ran to Su Le's side. She drank water in big gulps and asked breathlessly, "Mom, was grandma like this before?"
Su Le nodded and patiently explained, "Yes, it was the same when Mom was in the countryside. But she was lucky. It was hibernation time a few days after she arrived. Mom was just pulling weeds with her hands at the time. From now on, you must never waste food. You're so exhausted just from hoeing the fields now. Think about your brothers and sisters. They were already toiling in the fields when they were your age."
"Oh, it's so hard?" Li Xueyao once saw calluses on the palms and fingers of her older sisters, Dahua and Daya, and mistakenly thought they were from homework. But her own calluses weren't like that after doing homework. So this is the reason.
Su Le gently stroked her head and continued, "You also have to collect grass for the pigs, plant rice, sow seeds, plow the fields, water, weed, and so on. No matter how big or small, you have to do it all yourself. You were born in a happy era and have never experienced such a life. The reason why Dad and Mom do this is that they want you to feel the hardships firsthand."
Li Xueyao nodded sensibly, her small hands tightly gripping the small hoe, and she quickly ran back to the place where she had not finished working, continuing to work hard.
Su Le kept an eye on the time, and when it reached nine o'clock, she waved to them. Li Zichen and the other two neatly placed their tools inside the shack. Li Xueyao looked at the ground she had been hoeing, then at the ground Li Chuyang had been hoeing. It was clear that her brother had been hoeing more than her, and she couldn't help but secretly compete with him, secretly resolving to go faster tomorrow.
Su Le had already prepared their swimsuits and said, "Go change first, then we'll go take a dip in the river."
Li Xueyao naturally went to the shabby house to change clothes first, while Li Chuyang and Li Zichen quickly changed clothes outside, and the family of four then walked into the river.
"Mom, the water is not cold, it's warm." Li Xueyao shouted excitedly, slapping the water with her hands, splashing layers of water.
Li Chuyang was also surprised and played happily. Su Le playfully splashed water at the two children, who subconsciously squinted their eyes and covered them with their hands.
Seeing the smile on Su Le's face, they soon laughed too and fought back. For a moment, the cheerful laughter echoed on the river.
Li Zichen looked at the three of them with a doting look as they played happily, especially his wife, who was as innocent and lively as a child.
The alarm on Su Le's waterproof watch rang. She wiped the water off the children's bodies, changed into comfortable pajamas, and then left the space.
The two children felt as if their eyes had just closed and opened again, and they were already back in their own living room. They were amazed and went back to their rooms, took out pens and wrote down what they had seen in their notebooks.
Su Le and Li Zichen also returned to the room. Li Zichen was pestering Su Le with great enthusiasm. In the second half, Su Le had no time to care about anything else and fell into a deep sleep.
In the morning, Li Xueyao and Li Chuyang got up a little later than usual, but they did not feel any soreness in their bodies. They thought it was because they exercised properly every day, so they were not as sore as Xu Jiaojiao. This also made them understand the importance of exercise.
They followed Li Zichen around the neighborhood for five full laps and did some exercise before returning home. After a quick wash and a change of clothes, they happily ate steamed buns and walked to school with Su Nuoyi, chatting and laughing.
Sunoy asked them curiously, "Where do you farm?"
"Sister Yi Yi, this is a secret and I can't tell you." Li Xueyao and Li Chuyang quickly covered their mouths and shook their heads, looking playful and cute.
Seeing this, Su Nuoyi realized that her aunt and uncle must have told them to keep it a secret, so she stopped asking. Li Xueyao and Li Chuyang started doing their homework after class and had finished it by the time school was over.
They happily carried their schoolbags and returned home with Su Nuoyi. When they entered the house, they saw Su Le at home, so they looked around and asked, "Where is Dad?"
Su Le replied with a smile on his face: "Dad is ordering food at the restaurant. Let's go to the restaurant to eat today. Go and finish your homework. We will leave now."
The two little guys quickly put their schoolbags in the room, then ran out, saying, "We have finished our homework."
Su Le looked at them in surprise and asked, "When was it written?"
"At the end of each class, unless it's repetitive content, the teacher will assign homework directly, and we will complete it during the break. And it's a piece of cake." Li Chuyang answered fluently, which was rare.
Li Xueyao nodded continuously and replied, "Yes, we are very self-conscious." The two little ones followed Su Le closely and walked towards the restaurant in the mall. They greeted the neighbor grandmas and grandpas they met along the way with smiles on their faces.
The grandparents all responded with smiles, still discussing the matter with great interest as they watched them leave.
"Going out to play with mom?"
"These two kids are so well-behaved. The kids in Building 2 are also very sensible and greet everyone they see."
"Compared to them, my grandson is really a far cry from them. He just plays by himself and never interacts with others."
"My son is a chatterbox at home, but when he gets beaten outside, he becomes as timid as a mouse."
"By the way, I haven't seen the grandmother of those two children for a long time."
"You don't know, the old lady went out for fun with her in-laws."
"Ah? How can the two families get along so harmoniously?"
"That's why their children are so outstanding. The two families never quarrel and live in harmony."
Li Zichen waved to Su Le and the other two at the door, and they sat down at Li Zichen's table. The restaurant was deserted at this time, as everyone was cooking at home to save money.
Li Xueyao saw the cola chicken wings on the table and couldn't wait to grab one and put it to her mouth, muttering, "It's delicious, I like it."
The two little guys ate every last grain of food, not even a grain of rice was left behind. They were extremely clean. Li Zichen and Su Le watched and nodded in satisfaction.
Before, the two little guys would always leave some food after eating. After last night’s practical education, the two little guys deeply understood the true meaning of hard work in every grain of rice.
After finishing their meal, the family of four took a leisurely stroll around the neighborhood before returning home. Li Xueyao and Li Chuyang quickly grabbed Su Le's hands, while Li Zichen embraced Su Le with a smile.
The family of four disappeared from the spot again, arrived at the space in an instant, and continued farming.
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