On Sundays, I take my children to my hometown. It has become a habit, because there, the son learned to do farm work.
The hometown is located by the reservoir, surrounded by mountains and water, and the scenery is pleasant. The mother could not stay idle at home, so she planted vegetables, which also became the test field for her son.
Before returning to our hometown, we would communicate with our mother, who was over seventy years old, to see if she still had any needs, and take her back by the way. More often, the son will pick up the phone in person and ask for his grandmother's opinion.
In our hometown, in addition to pulling the family routine with our mother, the most important thing we do is to take care of the vegetable field with our mother.
The son of the county town life, once he arrives at his hometown, he is happy, I weed him to pull vegetables, I pull the water pipe he waters, pick up the hoe to turn the soil, dig a pit to plant vegetables... Do whatever you want. Of course, there are also some small things to learn.
Leeks and wheat seedlings
That time, the son and nephew went home together and saw a wheat field on the side of the vegetable field, the wheat seedlings grew very strongly, the color was dark green, the width and thickness of the leaves were large, the thickness was sufficient, and the height was more than twice that of the average wheat seedling.
One said it was leeks, the other said wheat seedlings, and it seemed that they both felt they were right.
They have their own opinions, and I don't want to evaluate them immediately, but guide them to compare them with the vegetables and crops around them. Eventually, they came to an agreement: wheat seedlings.
"Why is there such a big contrast?" Seeing that they were so interested, I immediately threw up the question again.
The two little ones, you look at me and I look at you, began to look closely.
After looking at it, they found that the reason why the wheat was particularly prosperous was because the owner had watered them, and there were some black lumps in the field, which were chicken manure. There is water and fertilizer, and of course the crops grow well.
revelation
In the same way, different races will have different effects because of different levels of effort. In life, in learning, why not?
Grow vegetables and garlic
They all say that there is nothing to learn from crops, and people are talking about us. That being said, each line has its own doorway. The son saw more and seemed to think that planting vegetables was so simple, so when it was time to plant garlic, he took the initiative to ask: Let me try it.
With his previous experience, he imitated the method of growing spinach or lettuce, after the ground was ready, sprinkled the seeds into the ground, and then shook the soil. This time it was a light car, grabbing a handful of garlic, throwing it into the field, and then using a cross rake to stroke it.
According to the method of growing vegetables, this procedure is very clear, the movements are quite dashing, and the most important thing is that he is also particularly confident, thinking that he is a small expert and will learn it as soon as he learns it.
I didn't move when I saw my son "show his skills", but his grandmother couldn't wait: "Stop." That's not how garlic is grown! It's not like that! ”
The child is not willing to show weakness, he has done this before, but this time it will not work. His mother showed him that he would first determine the row spacing, then dig a ditch, put the garlic in it, and remind him: "It is best to face down and head up." ”
The child suddenly realized, so he replanted the soil to pick up garlic, placed it in a ditch, and finally used his feet to smooth the soil.
revelation
Sometimes experience is not all right, and children who dare to try and explore for themselves often do more with less.
Drink tea and eat
After working for a while, my son was sweating profusely, and of course he was hungry and thirsty. It feels super refreshing to drink boiled water. In the words of a child: How is this water sweeter than sugar?
Lunch is simple, but kids especially like it for two reasons:
First, cooking is to burn the fire, and he keeps adding firewood. The same grits soup, the taste of boiling out is naturally very special.
Second, the stir-fried dishes are pulled out by the children themselves. It was woven into the fruits of his labor, and it felt much better to eat it than to eat big fish and meat.
Usually eating, the child always looks around and thinks, feeling a little reluctant to sit at the dinner table. At this time, he did not need your invitation at all, he would take the initiative to sit at the dinner table, holding chopsticks, picking vegetables one after another, and gulping down soup.
Vegetables, for children, are not particularly new, but children have a special love for the vegetables they grow.
revelation
With the help of labor, children can personally experience the hardships of labor and will naturally cherish the fruits of labor, which is ten million times stronger than preaching.
Every Sunday, we spend it in such an arrangement, tea is sweet, rice is fragrant, people are happy and happy.
Edit | Chen Yuanlong
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