that era (2)
There are many girls in the village, but not many people go out to work.
All of them are helping to take care of their younger brothers and sisters at home, and they also have to take care of all the housework. If you have free time, you might as well go to the fields to help. However, no matter how much you say, you have finished everything, which is really tiring.
At that time, every household planted crops such as corn and wheat, and fertilizer was very precious. On weekdays, they couldn’t even eat fish, so how could they get the money to buy fertilizer?
In this way, the pure natural fertilizers are replaced by treasures, including humans, poultry, cattle and sheep.
Don’t think it’s disgusting or ridiculous. Many children who come home from school first do pick up manure or even grab manure. Then, put all the manure into a stone pit, compact it with a shovel, and finally become dry "fertilizer".
She was all meant to such things. If she didn't go to school and picked up feces every day, it would be too easy. She felt that it was impossible for her to do so several times.
Because she is not small and has a lot of strength, she is really good at work. When others praise her, she accumulates enough strength to work hard. If she sows the seeds, she will only go halfway. The neighbors often tell her parents how diligent and smart she is...
Looking back, she just felt that she was still a child at that time, and a compliment was better than a mint-flavored candy. Little did she know how tired she was, even if she had no strength, she had to pretend that she was still motivated and determined.
The eldest sister still helped her, but the second sister was different. She was thin and weak, and it seemed that she could blow away after a gust of wind. She just helped her home cook and wash clothes all day long. So, she did not only her own work, but also her second sister and brother.
This heavy burden was pressing on her. Although it was actually considered to be asking for trouble, she could have fun in the suffering.
After working for a long time, she no longer whites, and her skin becomes tanned as she gets rougher. Her hands, which should have been tender, were already covered with calluses.
In her eyes, it was unreasonable and she still went out early and came back late.
After all, she is just a child, so she will naturally have laziness and playfulness. How could she not have it?
Sometimes there is a big bag tied around her waist and shuttled through the cotton field to pick up cotton. She feels very boring. Isn’t it just to grab the cotton as soft as the clouds and throw it into the bag? She will stand in place, shouting that she is tired, over and over again, without any fatigue, until her mother said, “Stop calling, go back and help your sister cook and deliver us food.”
Before she could finish her words, she had transformed into a rabbit and had already jumped out.
When she got home, she wouldn't really help with cooking obediently. She learned to speak well in the adult's posture and urged her second sister to cook more quickly, and she also pulled her parents out of hungry and put her chest on her back. In fact, she was the one who was hungry.
Looking at the delicious food, if she snatched it, her second sister would use chopsticks to hold hands. So she would always take her hands without realizing it and leave after she took it.
Chapter completed!