Children in Hu Aixiang have been with Hu Aishu since childhood. Children in Hu Aixiang can't live without locust trees, just like dolls on the seashore can't live without the sea, and children in the mountains can't live without stones.

In August, the buds of Sophora japonica, the size of rice grains, exude a faint fragrance, which cannot be smelled unless you smell them carefully. Small Sophora japonica is hidden among Sophora japonica trees and flutters gently with the wind. They are not conspicuous at all, but they are the treasures of children in Hu Aixiang. Sophora japonica can be used as medicine and dye. In Hu Aixiang, hard-working children don't ask their parents for money. Their school money was bought with Sophora japonica.

In August, the weather is hot. Chickens are so hot that their wings droop, dogs are so hot that they stick out their tongues, and cicadas are so hot that they don't know what to do. It kept calling "cicada, cicada" in the tree. Children in Hu Aixiang are not afraid of heat. They carry water hyacinths on their backs and carry dry food. Before larks sing the dawn, they have climbed to the mountain. Boys often climb trees and peel Sophora japonica with a long hook knife. Clusters of Sophora japonica have fallen. Some girls bent down to pick it up, and two whips danced up and down like dragonfly wings; Some baskets are filled with Sophora japonica, one head at a time, like ducklings foraging for food. When the smoke rises from the village, the children return home full of food, and their happy songs are floating in the fields.

The moon sets at the willow tip, and the children who have worked hard all day fall asleep with sweet smiles. There are long polished hooks and baskets under the children's cots. Tomorrow, as long as it is sunny, the children will devote themselves to the hot work again. ...