What housework do children in the mountains do?

Let me answer your question. Because I am also a child in the mountains. What they did was beyond the imagination of the children in the city. Let me talk about it now.

First, carry water.

My hometown used to be short of water to eat, and the daily draught at home was a big problem. Adults have to do farm work, so my brother and sister and I have taken on the responsibility of carrying water during the holiday. Lifting water is not as simple as you think, because of water shortage, especially in summer, the water flow of the only two small wells at the entrance of our village will be much reduced. At most, it can flow more than ten barrels of water a day, which is far from enough for people and animals with more than 200 people. As soon as our children are free, they all sit in line near the wellhead to "wipe". When one is full, the other will be wiped again. Scrape a load, carry it home twice, and then continue to wipe.

Second, mow the grass and release the cattle.

Cattle used to be raised in the countryside. On normal holidays, we all go up the mountain to herd cattle or mow the grass. When we go home, we play with friends and help feed the cows. Whenever we see cows eating all the forage in the trough, we dare to add grass, water and coarse feed, such as bran and sweet potato residue, and then mix them evenly with a cow stick. Dad told us that the principle of feeding cows is "you can get anything in every corner."

Third, collect firewood.

Although coal was burned in the countryside in the past, it was inevitable to burn wood. After all, burning coal costs money. In order to save money, when the mountain is dry in winter, we go to the mountain to pick up dead branches or dry Vitex negundo to take home for cooking, or light a fire to keep warm in snowy days.

Fourth, peel corn.

The autumn harvest season in rural areas is very busy, and the most work we do to help adults in autumn vacation is to peel corn. One is to help adults peel off the corn cob from the corn tree in the field and then break it off. The other is to peel off the corn cob that has been taken home, leaving a few small tassels for adults to hang the corn cob.

Fifth, pick up the ears of wheat.

In the past, after wheat was cut and transported, many ears of wheat often fell into the ground. Picking ears of wheat is naturally our children's job. Don't consider this job, because it is very hot and unbearable in barley days.

Of course, rural children have to help adults do a lot of work since they were young, and it is impossible to list them all, such as helping to look after their younger brothers and sisters, sending food, water and tools to adults in the field, and so on. In short, in the past, children in rural areas were very hardworking, and in the process of helping adults do housework and work, they also learned many things that children in cities could not learn.