Breakfast was simple: a bowl of rice porridge, a few pancakes, and a plate of homemade pickled vegetables for each person.
The siblings sat around the table and ate very happily.
"Shanshan, I'm free today. Is there any work to do in the fields that I can do with you?"
Liu Ye's family has sold out of socks. Even if Liu Ye persuades her father, the earliest new socks will arrive is tomorrow. During his free day, Xiao Weiguo couldn't think of anything else to do.
"ah?"
Xiao Shanshan could hardly believe her ears.
"You want to come down to the fields with me?"
How many years has it been since her older brother did farm work? She can hardly remember.
"Yeah, I'm in such good health, how could I not be able to do that little bit of work in the fields?"
Xiao Weiguo showed his sister his bulging biceps, pointing to the muscles on his arms.
"There are bugs in the cornfield. If you're not afraid of the heat, come with me to catch them."
In those days, pesticides were not commonly used in rural areas, and insects in the fields were mostly caught by hand.
"good!"
Xiao Weiguo readily agreed and sped up his meal.
"I want to go too! I want to go too!"
Seeing this, the two younger children cheered and joined in the fun.
“You two should stay home. It’s so hot in the fields, and there are ditches everywhere. You could easily fall in. What are you going there for?”
Xiao Shanshan scolded the two little ones with a stern face.
Xiao Jiang and Xiao Yue stuck out their tongues at each other, then quickly lowered their heads to eat, not daring to say anything more.
"Let them go if they want. There's shade under the trees on the side of the field. Can't the two of us adults keep an eye on the two kids?"
Xiao Weiguo smiled and pleaded for the two children.
After finishing their meal and clearing away the dishes, the four siblings, each carrying an empty wine bottle, set off in a grand procession towards their family's cornfield.
The saying "July's heat is intense" is truly apt.
As soon as the sun came out, the weather suddenly became extremely hot.
Not long after leaving home, Xiao Weiguo had already experienced what it meant to be unbearably hot.
Thinking of his younger sister, who had to work under such a scorching sun every day, Xiao Weiguo felt even worse.
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