Love lasts a lifetime

After He Yu finished singing the folk song, he asked Xiaodong to write down the lyrics. He Yu continued to tell Xiaodong

"When the seedlings grow to be more than a foot long, they are ready for transplanting.

Before transplanting, the farmer uncle must carry the farmyard manure to the field and sprinkle it on the dried soil.

The dirt in the fields is dug after harvesting the broad beans. Digging the dirt is also very difficult."

"Why did Teacher He dig the fields? The fields are full of mud, how to dig?"

Xiaodong is curious."

"In spring, after harvesting the broad beans in the field, the mud in the field has become hard and hard.

In order to loosen the soil in the fields, the excavated soil is then exposed to the sun to sterilize and dry it, making it easier for rice to grow.

So the farmer uncle wants to dig up the fields and let the sun expose them.

Digging the fields is also very hard work"

"Why do we need people to dig? It is not so labor-saving to use oxen to plow!"Xiaodong said

"If you can think of using oxen to plow, it's not bad, it means you don't know everything."He Yu said

"When I was riding in the car with my father, I saw a farmer uncle plowing the field with an ox"

"Because the soil in the field is relatively loose and shallow, oxen are used to plow it. The fields were filled with mud, and the mud layer was deep. After the rice is harvested, it slowly dries and hardens.

In spring, the field must be dug as soon as possible after the broad beans are harvested.

The paddy soil in our Yiliang Bazi contains kiln mud. After the soil in the field dries, it becomes relatively compact.

When digging the fields, the soil cracks and the mounds are so big that sometimes it takes two or three people to dig one mound.

Some even dig in front and use tree sticks to help pry the back. It takes several people to cooperate to pry up a big mound of earth.

This kind of thing can only be done by young men.

But when I was in junior high school, I followed the adults to dig on Saturdays and Sundays."

"Can you dig through such a big pile of mud?"

"I have participated in labor since I was a child and learned to do everything. No matter how hard or tiring I am, I am not afraid."

"Your teacher He has been like a tough guy since he was a child, how capable he is."Xiao Zhang said

"Let me tell you, when I was in the sixth grade of elementary school, I still went to work to earn money. Let me take you to see if there are sprouted broad beans in the mud of the rice roots."

Xiaodong dug the grass with his hands, and there were indeed sprouted broad beans under the rice roots.

Xiaodong asked:"This is what the farmer uncle has been planting for a long time. Going down?"

"This is when the rice matures. In order to drain the water before harvesting the rice, farmers dig ditches in the fields. When the mud dries up, they hire workers to dig into the rice and plant it.

When I was in the sixth grade of elementary school, my family was very difficult. In order to earn money, I had to buy homework books. During the holidays, I would carry a bamboo basket on my waist.

As soon as it dawned, a friend and I went to the station factory to ask people to come and help them plant broad beans."

"You are still a little kid, one grade older than me, do they want you to go?" Xiaodong said.

"We are small and flexible, and we require less wages, so there are still many people looking after us.

Think about it, it's bitter and tiring, your hands and face are scratched by rice leaves, and it's burning and painful when exposed to the sun and soaked in sweat.

But because I can have two meals, I can still receive wages.

For us poor children, this is a great good thing. No matter how hard and tiring it is, it is worth it.

Therefore, I have experienced the truth since I was a child:"Who knows that every meal on the plate is hard work".

If I didn't ask you to harvest rice today, you wouldn't realize how hard it is to get rice, right?

Xiaodong smiled and said,"Thank you, teacher!""

It's true:

He Yu really has good intentions and makes Xiaodong feel the hardship and tiredness.

He talked about his work experience when he was a child, which helped him deepen his understanding of life.