This silly child really thought he would come to a sunny, windy place. Before he came, he had checked the regional weather forecast in China with great interest.
In his expectation, the place he was going to was called Hainan Island.
Now he was squatting on the ground, wearing a large cotton-padded jacket, and shivering with his arms folded in front of his chest.
The reason he was wearing a large cotton-padded jacket was that Hans had come for the warm winter, so he did not bring any winter clothes.
Li Du could only apologize for this. He did not expect the winter to be so cold. Actually, his house was located on the border between the north and the south, and it had not snowed for a few years.
Seeing that Hans was freezing, he waved and said, "Come, brother, let's get to work. It won't be cold if we work."
Ah Meow curled up next to Hans. The man and beast snuggled together for warmth. For Ah Meow, who was used to living indoors, this place was too cold.
This piece of land had been used to grow crops. Li Du's parents wanted to plant vegetables, so they had to plow the land.
They unloaded the plow from the three-wheeled tractor, assembled it, and prepared to work.
This kind of plow was divided into two parts. One part was the thick, strong steel blade at the bottom, with the front protruding and both sides retracting. It was a bit like a pointy version of the front of a train.
In this part, the steel blade was the main body, with a wooden frame extending from it. Its purpose was for someone to hold the wooden frame with both hands and insert the steel blade into the ground.
The other part was called the handrail, which was made of two identical long, hard pieces of wood. The handrail was fixed on the wooden frame above the plow.
When working, it required two people to cooperate. The person at the back pressed the wooden frame into the ground, and the person in front pulled the handrail forward with both hands, with his back facing him.
In this way, the person at the back operated the wooden frame to push the steel blade forward, and with the strength of the person in front, they could push the plow forward.
Li Du had often come into contact with this kind of thing when he was young. After he went to college, his family was incorporated into the county, and he did not do this kind of farm work. Now, seeing a plow was a little unfamiliar.
He held the wooden frame above the plow and asked, "Dad, why do you do this in winter? It's so cold, and the ground is frozen, right? "
Li Du's father took a puff of his cigarette and sighed. "Who would have thought that this winter would be so cold? In the past, the temperature was not so low, and the ground was not frozen, so we could plow. It's strange that it's suddenly so cold this year. "
"Then why don't you wait until spring?" Li Du asked.
A man who was watching from the side shook his head and said, "That won't do, Xiao Du. You don't know, we have to plant vegetable seedlings as soon as spring comes. We don't have enough time."
"Yes. Besides, we can't plant anything directly after plowing the land. The soil here is too compact. We have to leave some time for the soil to breathe," someone added.
These people were the neighbors of their farm. They were curious to see strong foreigners like Godzilla and Big Quinn, so they came over to join in the fun.
Li Du nodded in realization. There must be a reason why his father had chosen to plough the fields at this time. They would not go looking for trouble.
Mr. Li gestured for him to move aside. Li Du patted the wooden frame and said, "Alright, Dad, I'll control the plow now. You go to the front and pull it. Let my mom rest."
Li Du's mother smiled and said, "You can't do it. You'd better move aside and let your father do it."
Li Du said, "I have a lot of strength now. Eating beef every day in America has boosted my strength."
Li Du's father chuckled and said, "Do you think plowing the fields depends on strength? It's not that simple. This is a technical job, just like those projects you've been working on in America. "
Hans did not understand what they were talking about. He rubbed his hands and urged, "Hurry up and work. What exactly are you doing? I'm freezing. "
One of the villagers asked curiously, "Xiao Du, what is this American saying? I can't understand what he's saying. "
Li Du said, "This guy wants to work. He wants me to quickly bring him to work."
An old man was in awe. "Are you here to support us in building socialism?"
Li Du laughed and gestured to his father to pull the plow in front while he controlled it from the back.
He exerted force with both arms, and the plow went deep into the soil and into the wooden frame. He said proudly, "How is it? My son is strong enough, isn't he?"
Mr. Li tried to pull the plow, but to no avail. When he heard Li Du's words, he turned around and smiled bitterly. "He's strong enough, but why did you go so deep from the start? How can I pull it? "
Li Du pulled half of the plow back. Mr. Li's body leaned forward, both hands holding onto the handle and pulling it forward. Li Du also used all his strength to push the plow forward slowly.
Manual plowing was hard work. After one round of work, Li Du was sweating profusely.
Hans saw the sweat on his forehead and suddenly became interested. He said, "Come, come, Li, I'll do it for you. Take a few pictures for me. I'm going to upload them to my Face Book."
Li Du took the handle from his father and said, "You hold the front. You can't control the back."
Hans stood on the plow, and Li Du said to his father, "Dad, you and mom rest. We'll work. Why don't you go back and prepare lunch?"
Mr. Li was embarrassed and said, "How can we do that? They're here on vacation. How can we let them work? "
Li Du said, "He's not working. He just thinks it's interesting. He hasn't seen it in America, so he wants to experience it."
Mrs. Li said worriedly, "Then we can't let him do it. If he doesn't control his technique well, it's easy for the plow to hurt his legs and ankles."
Li Du said confidently, "Don't worry, it'll be fine. I'll control the plow from the back. There's absolutely no danger."
At this moment, someone was leading a cow on the farm path. Li Du's father and mother warned him and went over to talk to the person.
Seeing that Li Du and Hans were going to work, Godzilla took out another plow from the three-wheeled tractor and said to Big Quinn, "We'll use this."
This plow was different from the one Li Du and Hans were using. There were two plow blades at the bottom. It was called a double plow and could plow a larger area of land at one go.
Li Du said, "Do you guys know how to use this thing?"
Big Quinn laughed and said, "Of course. Which farm in Arizona doesn't have a plow? When I was in Bones, I used the plow to plow the small garden behind the house. "
Godzilla and Hans used one plow, while Li Du and Hans used the other.
While they were chatting, Godzilla had already started working. With a slight push from both his arms, the two plow blades were inserted directly into the ground.
Big Quinn pulled from the front while Godzilla pushed from the back. Previously, Li Du and Mr. Li couldn't move the plow blade when it was fully inserted into the ground. Now that it was the two of them, the plow moved forward at lightning speed.
In the hands of the two strong men, the sharp and hard plow blades easily pushed the ground as if they were using a knife to cut through butter. The plow moved forward without any hindrance!
Large chunks of soil were dug out by the plow blades. The two of them moved very quickly, as if they were pushing the plow on flat ground. In less than ten seconds, they had completed a round trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Li came back with a cow following behind them.
When they returned to the field, the two of them were stunned. Mr. Li shouted, "Why are your colleagues doing this too?"
Li Du laughed, "Isn't it warm to work?"
Mr. Li anxiously said, "No, we can't let them do this."
"What's wrong?" Li Du was puzzled.
Mr. Li pointed at the double plow in Godzilla's hands and said, "This thing needs to be pulled by a cow. How heavy would it be for a person to use it?"
Godzilla and Big Quinn walked as if they were flying. Li Du glanced at them and asked, "Is it heavy?"
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