Fieldwork and Family Unity: A Day in April

Old man Li lay halfway on the bed, and seeing the chubby little girl running towards him, he suddenly became energetic and smiled lovingly at her, "Fu Bao, come, come to Grandpa!"

"Grandpa, I have something delicious for you!"

Old man Li waved his hand as soon as he saw it, "No, no, this is for Fu Bao. Grandpa won't eat it."

But the little granddaughter knew that she would not eat alone and share it with her family, which made him very gratified. Looking at Fu Bao's cute little appearance, Old Man Li felt much more refreshed.

Fu Bao insisted, and old man Li reluctantly ate a piece, then he refused to eat any more. He even called Li Xiaolei to feed Fu Bao. Li Xiaolei was very willing, but Fu Bao shook his head, saying that he was an older child and could eat it himself.

The younger sister stopped being fed after she turned three years old, which made Li Xiaolei a little disappointed and a little sorry. However, seeing his sister eating with relish, he was very satisfied.

Fu Bao, being mischievous, could see that he wanted to eat too, but he was pretending not to be interested. She looked at the remaining half of the meat left in the bowl and said to him, "Fourth brother, you can eat with me."

"No, no, no!" Realizing that he might have exposed his desire to eat, Li Xiaolei was very upset and quickly stepped back, "I won't eat, fourth brother won't eat!"

Fu Bao pouted, snorted again, and said angrily, "No! If you don't eat with me, I will ignore you!"

Li Xiaolei couldn't bear Fu Bao ignoring him. After thinking about it, he touched the back of his head with some embarrassment, "Then...how many pieces will fourth brother quietly eat? Don't let grandma find out, otherwise she will scold me."

"Okay!" Fu Bao smiled at him and pointed her little finger at the corner of the wall. "Let's go there to eat, and grandma won't find out."

The two children ran to the corner, and Li Xiaolei stood in front of Fu Bao, blocking the view from the kitchen, and they ate together. Soon, the remaining half of the frog meat was finished.

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It is April, the busy farming season, and every family is busy working in their paddy fields. After plowing the land, they start planting seedlings and planting rice.

The Li family didn't have much land, only three acres, but the old lady Li was still too busy alone. Both Li Chengyuan and Lin Yanfen took leave and will come back to help in these two days.

Li's family does not have cattle to plow the land. At this time, there are cattle in the family and they must be used. Therefore, they can't borrow them and can only rely on manpower. In the afternoon, the old lady Li had free time, so she took Li Xiaolei and Fu Bao out.

How could Mrs. Li refuse to let Fu Bao go down to the fields, saying that there are many leeches in the fields. What if she gets bitten? She couldn't bear to let her little granddaughter suffer this fate.

Fu Bao tried to quietly go down to the fields several times, but she was stopped. She had no choice but to sit obediently under the shade of the trees, watching the old lady Li and Li Xiaolei working in the field.

After a while, Li Xiaolei was bitten by a leech. Although it hurt, he didn't cry. Instead, he calmly got the leech off, as if he had become accustomed to it.

He and the old lady Li worked hard to plow the ground, especially the old lady, who was so old that they had rickets on their backs, and they had to do such heavy work. Fu Bao looked on, her heart pained, her eyes reddened, and she couldn't help saying, "Grandma, brother, are you tired? Come up and drink some water."

The old lady Li looked at her, saw her red eyes, her heart warmed, and she smiled at her, "Not tired! Fu Bao feels sorry for grandma and your fourth brother, right? Good, we are fine, we can handle it!"