It was a scorching summer day.
In the past few days, a group of foreign students had been working under the blazing sun, turning the soil outdoors, their skin visibly darker by a shade.
They had been used to mechanized agricultural planting and were experiencing the feeling of "facing the yellow earth, back to the sky" for the first time.
Now, after being tempered by Mother Earth, their originally flamboyant clothing had become quite simple—uniform large shorts and white vests, along with a pair of flip flops.
Even their faces revealed a hint of the simplicity of a farmer.
Eugene, who was initially impatient about this, gradually settled down as time went on.
In the morning, they would work the fields for eight miles.
In the evening, they would form a study group on black hand techniques.