Over the next five days, the whole commune was in a frantic race to harvest the rice, even Sanni, a little girl, was required to help in the fields.
Once she left, there was nobody at home to look after Li Chunhua who had just given birth.
So, at lunchtime, Ma Xiulian assigned a task to Chen Xiaobao at the dining table: "In a while, all your elder brothers and sisters will be working in the fields. You're the oldest one left at home. Your mom is weak after giving birth yesterday, you'll stay home and take care of your mother and your little brother."
Chen Xiaobao was naturally unwilling, but looking at his stern-faced grandmother, he could only nod reluctantly with an unhappy expression, sighing "Oh".
This was clearly a girl's job! He would not do it!
So when all the adults went to the fields, he completely dismissed his job from his mind and ran out to play, forgetting all about Li Chunhua, his own mother.