The eldest sister-in-law took care of the children for a month; seeing August 15th approach and the autumn harvest on the horizon, she had to return home with her older brother, Wang Lianqi, who was on harvest break.
In the Ling family's courtyard, only Wang Liansheng and the children were left.
Hongling had her break, but the school had an agricultural support activity on National Day, where everyone went to the countryside to help the farmers with their autumn harvest.
The students in their class were somewhat unique, with only a small portion coming from rural areas and a few older ones who were educated youths sent down to the countryside, totaling less than half, while the better half were city kids who had never been in touch with farm work. Before setting off and along the way, they were bubbling with excitement, sitting in a borrowed military truck from the district, speeding fast with songs echoing around.
