During the day, weeding in the fields and rubbing hemp thread at home at night, the men and women in the village took on all the housework.
Although the children don't plow and weave, they also learn a kind of melon in the shade of mulberry trees.
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Weeding in the fields during the day and rubbing hemp thread at home at night, both men and women in the village have their own household affairs.
Although the children can't plow and weave, they have learned to grow melons in the shade of mulberry trees.