Han：Itmainlyincludestakingcareofmykids，washingclothesandworkingonthefarm。Theyleavehomeforschoolat6:30am，sometimesat6:20，walkalongdistanceandarriveatschoolbefore7:20。Ipreparebreadforthemthenightbeforeandtheycomebackforlunchatnoon。Notlikeotherkidswhocantakeanapathome，theyleaveforschoolagainassoonastheyfinishlunch。ThenIfeedthepigs，washclothesforkidsandworkonthefarm。Thepeacheswegrewcanbesoldat8yuaneachkilo。
Wehavepeachtrees，almondandspicytreesonthefarm。Thisyearthepeachsellsgoodpriceandwehopewecouldearnmorethan200yuan。
VH：Howisyourpeachbusiness？
Han：Ipickupthepeachesinthevalley，putthemdownaroundthefarmandsellthemaroundSunjiagouearlymorningofnextday。Thebestbusinessisthatoncesomeoneearned30yuanaroundCaijiadian。Inthepastpeoplehereownedmorelandthanusnowandsincewecamehere，ourkidshadlittleland。Ifwehadmoreland，thoughitwasnotgood，atleastwecouldhaveearnsomemoney。Latergovernmentgaveus1。2acreslandassubsidiary。
VH:Whatdoyouhaveonthefarm？
Han：Almond，spicytreesandpeachtrees。
VH:Whopickupspicy？
Han：MysonsandIgotopickuponthefarmaftergettingupandatnoontheoldestsoncomesbackhometocook。TheothersondoesnotwanttostayonthefarmandcomplainthatwesendthedaughtertolearnEnglish，nothim。IexplainthatsheisnotnaughtyandlearningEnglishnowisgoodforhereasyentrancetoschool。
VH：Besidessellingpeaches，whatelsedoyoudoonthefarm？
Han：Weremovetheweed。Thefirsthalfofthisyear，thetreesgotfrozenandnowthoseapplesdriedupbecauseofthehotweather。
VH：Haveyougrownanythingonthefieldnow？
Han：SeveraldaysagoIgrewsomebuckwheatandvegetableseedsonthefarmbutthelandisstillnotenough。Whatismore，thelandisnotevenatall。
VH：Doesyourhusbandhelpyouworkonthefarmaftercarryinggoods？
Han：Yes，hecomesbackhome，cleansalittle，changesshoesandthengoestowork。Heevencarriesfertilizer，forlifewehavenootherchoice。
VH:Doyouhelpyourkidswithstudy？
Han：Itrytosupervisethemwhentheystudy，iftheywanttowatchTVIallowthemtowatchforawhilebutanywaytheyarenaughty。
VH:Doyouoftengotothetown？
Han:Yes，becausewedonothaveshophere。WhenthekidsneedpencilornotebooksIgototowntobuyforthem。Imakeshoesbymyself，orbuyshoeswhenIamoccupiedbyfarmwork。Notliketheshoessoldinthemarket，thekindofshoesImakeismadeofbastandcloth，whichisgoodforfeet。OnceIboughtapairofshoesformyhusbandwhenhewascarryingstonesinFairyTowerbutsoontheywentapart。
VH:Doyouhaveanyideasforyourkids？
Han：Weworkhardonthefieldinordertosupportthemandwehopetheycouldstudyaswellastheycan。
VH：Dotheyhelpyouwiththehousework？
Han:Theyonlydowhentheyareonholiday，suchaspickingupspicyonthefarm。Becauseoftherainydaytodaytheywenttoplaywiththeirfriends。Tomorrowtheywillgotopickupspicy。
VH:Howistheirstudy？
Han:Theoldestsoncanstudywellandtheschoolperformanceisalwaysnotbad。Schoolisfarfromhere。Thelittlekidstartedtogotoschoolat7butwouldnotliketogo3dayslater，sohisbotherssendhimtoschoolbyholdinghisarms，orsometimesIgavehim0。1or0。2yuanforbuyingsnackinthestore。Thepre--elementaryschoolwasestablishedbythosewhoonceworkedinofficialschool。Becauseheistooyoungforschool，hedoesnotwanttogotoschoolaslongashecomesbackforlunch。SometimesIbeathimandthenhisbrothersforcedhimtogotoschool。Theothertwokidsgotoschoolat8。
VH:Canthemoneybeearnedfromsellingpeachestosupportthekids？
Han:Notatall。Itisfinethisyearbecauseweearnmorethan200yuanfromit。TheyearbeforelastyearIboughtapairofbigbasketsforholdingapplesandpeach--
es，whichcost42yuanbutthemoneyearnedfromsellingthemwasnotenoughforthebaskets。
VH：Howisthepriceofthepeach？
Han:Notverygood。Wecarriedsomepeachestothemarketbutdidnotsellasingleoneandtheseconddaysame，soweusedthemtofeedpigs。
VH：Howmuchisthetuitionfeenow？
Theeldestson：Nowadaysitismorethan100yuanandbeforeitwaslessthan3ooyuanincludingtheincidentalexpenses。100yuancoversaccommodationandfood。Itismuchcheaperthanbefore。
Han：Lastyearitwasmorethan170yuanand200yuanisneedforeachterm。
VH：Whatabouttheyoungone？
Son：Morethan70yuan。
Han：Asamatteroffact，thosewhotookaccommodationatschooldidnothavetopaythetuitionfee，buthepaid。Becausehetoldhisteacherthathisfatherhadacar。Butthefactisthathehasatricyclesanditisathome。
Theeldestson：Theyhavegetevidence。
Han：TheythoughtwehadourowncarbutactuallywejustcarriedstonesinFairyTower。TheTricyclejustputathome。
VH：Howdidyougetthefoodnow？
Han：Wehaveeggplant，spicyandpeasonourownland。Peoplehereeatalotofpotatoes。Webuywheatandsometimesbuybagsofflour。Hisfatherworkhardtoearnmoney，gettingmorethan20yuaneachday。Webuyfoodwithitandpaytuitionfee，sometimesweneedtoborrowmoneyfrommysisterswhoseconditionsarenotbadbuttheyalsohavedebt。Nowthekidsarepickingupspicy。Weworkhardalldaythroughtocollect9or10kiloandevery5kilospicydryuptobe1kilo。Ifwehireotherpeople，itistooexpensive。
VH：Howdoyouthinkofyourlifeconditionnow？
Han：Wehavenodebtnow。TwoyearsagolifewashardbecauseIhadtostayathometotakecareofthosekidsanddidnothaveenoughmoneytobuyshoesorclothesforkids。Nowtheirfathergoestoearnmoneyeverydayandlifeisbetterthanbeforethoughwehavetosupportkids。
VH：Whatdoyoudoinyoursparetime？
Han：Iseldomhavefreetime。IfIhave，IoftenwatchTVandwashclothes，weaveclothesormakeshoes。Inwinterwecleanthefallenleavesawayandpickupfirewoodbecausethecoalisnotcheapanyway。
VH：Inwhichwaydoyouthinkourlifestandardcanbeimproved？
Han：Themerehopeisthatthekidscanstudywell。Aslongastheycan，itispossiblethatwecouldhavebetterfuture。
