After introducing the farm's situation, Kade looked at the energetic young students before him and thought rather unkindly, Young people really are full of spirit. They're about to suffer.
Since it was the first day, Third State-run Farm mainly arranged lodging and other matters for the students. Starting tomorrow, though, they would truly be heading into the fields to work.
The next day.
"Today, your task is weeding. As you can see, this plot is no small area. But according to the arrangements in previous years, you won't be issued any other tools today. See the hoes in my hands? You may only use hoes to work the land."
However, East African youths were not people who could not distinguish the five grains. Some of them helped their families with farm work, so using a hoe came as easily as turning one's hand over.
But the plots at Third State-run Farm were no trifling little patches. They covered a vast area, making this quite a massive undertaking for them.
Before long, everyone swung their hoes with blazing enthusiasm. Mbeya stood at a relatively high elevation, so the weather was not excessively hot. This posed little pressure for them, though the sun was somewhat scorching.
As time passed, the practical course that had initially left the Second Middle School students brimming with excitement began to wilt their spirits. Working collectively made the tedious labor easier to endure, but when lunchtime arrived, the students found themselves rather troubled.
"Ah! Why is it all flatbread and pickles?"
It was not that the East African students were being finicky. East Africa's latitude meant that temperatures never fell too low throughout the year. As long as water supplies were sufficient, plants could grow year-round, even though East Africa had only rainy and dry seasons.
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