Ning dug his hoe into the soft wet ground, right where a large weed was growing, pulling it away with the root. He pulled it out entirely and tossed it to the side where it would be later moved by other people.
Before sowing the rice seeds, they had to prepare the land for it, so the first part of the job was to get rid of all the weeds.
The group of people had been separated into those who would get rid of the wee and those who would spread the seed. The ones in the second group were in the minority.
Ning worked hard, mostly just because there wasn't much to do around her. It appeared he was going to stay in this village for a while, so he might as well help the old woman while he was at it.
Although, from the looks of it, he was helping more than just the old woman. The land he had to cover today was so large that Ning genuinely found it hard to believe that the village with less than 100 houses in total owned all of this place.
But they did.
