"Topple me?" Gao Qiang glanced at the youth, smiled faintly, and thought to himself, you're thinking too much, kid, "Securing the job is not just about toppling me, such as... do you know how to use a shovel?"
Planting trees is a physical job, but it's not only about strength; there are also many tricks of the trade involved.
Put a weightlifting champion to dig holes, and he might accidentally break the shovel, but when it comes to the steadiness of digging hole after hole, he might not be as strong, and compared with the output and the effect, he is likely not as good as most ordinary people.
Many old farmers don't have exceptional strength, but they know how to use their waists and shoulders together and have mastered the trick of exerting force; they work steadily all morning, and two young fellows together might not do as much as they do.
