During the summer holiday, some students might have been busy with traveling, summer camps and all kinds of courses. But a special group of middle school students in China decided to taste the hardship of life outside school.
Twelve students in a big city sold vegetables at a local market together. Within 12 days, they made more than 1,500 yuan. Among them, the oldest is 21 years old, while the youngest is just 10. They are all cousins in a big family and eight of them are from the countryside.
"Compared to traveling, such social practice connects us and makes us learn how tough our parents are," said Dalin, 18, to the City Morning Post. Dalin and her 12-year-old brother Xiaolin came up with the idea.
They learned to work hard to sell their vegetables. Every morning they had to wake up at 3 o'clock and went to the farmers' market to buy vegetables. Some of them went to the local market to take up a temporary stall (临时摊位). They began to sell vegetables at about 6:30 in the morning. They peddled(吆喝) loudly to attract customers.
After a few days, they learned a lot, too. For example, it was better to put vegetables in order and bigger ones on top. When the vegetables are too heavy, they should give customers one more bag. When they finally packed up and went home, they had a small meeting. Everyone wrote down what they heard and shared their feelings.
"We are tired," said Dalin, "but we gained a lot. "
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