On this day, the front yard was still busy with cotton harvesting, while the backyard was bustling with cotton seed processing. Groups of ragged farmers, with their wives and children, pushed high-stacked carts to queue in front of the Lin Family Manor's Lin workshop.
Unlike adults, children have no patience and can't wait in line. At the age where they can make a new friend in five minutes, they can't possibly behave and stand next to the adults. They gather in small groups to play and laugh, while the parents are busy guarding their cotton and don't have much energy to manage them, allowing them to play freely.
Rural children, unlike city children, have fewer rules and aren't as precious, allowing for more free-range.
Recently, little Qingyu has found a large group to hang out with. Every day after school, she leads her animal gang proudly to the workshop's edge, enticing visiting children to play with her.
