Tyler C.

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你想聽阿嬤小時候的故事嗎?

阿嬤小時候差不多在國小二年級的時候那個時候農夫養牛要耕作耕田的再不是農忙期的時候要趕牛去吃草大人就是要種田忙田裡的事情那時候阿嬤就要幫忙牽牛去吃草那個時候沒有柏油路全部都是石頭太陽一曬那個石頭都很熱很燙那個時候也沒有鞋子穿然後要走石頭的路腳就感覺很燙那時候阿媽就想到一個辦法把牛叫著然後騎在牛的背上牛就會把我帶回家他這樣在阿嬤回去阿嬤就很輕鬆不會被地板上的石頭燙到腳因為以前經濟不好大家都要打赤腳有時後你家裡還有一段路我會把牛牽到溪邊讓他消暑等牛休息好了我會坐在牛背上把牠帶回家

有時候想一想在那個時代生活確實是比較辛苦但是那時候大家都是這麼過日子的小孩子也不會去抱怨每個人都是這樣過生活每天就有牽牛去吃草然後再帶回家阿嬤覺得這樣的生活也很好玩

So you want to hear a story from Grandma's childhood?

Back then, Grandma was about in second grade.
At that time, the farmers who raised cattle had to plow the fields. When they weren’t busy with the farming season, they had to drive the cattle to graze. So adults kept busy in the fields.

At that time, I would lead the cows to graze. There were no asphalt roads at that time, all was stone. When the sun baked down on that rock, it was so hot. I didn’t have any shoes to wear and the rocks were very hot on the soles of my feet. So I thought up a solution by riding one of the cows home. This way, the way back was a lot easier on grandma. I didn’t have to scald my feet on the ground. Because of the economy back then, everyone went barefoot.

Sometimes when there was still a way to go, I would lead the cows to the riverside to let them cool off a bit from the summer heat. Then, I’d ride home on one of their backs.

Sometimes when I think back on those days, they really were a tough era to live in but that’s how everyone lived at the time. Children didn’t complain, that’s how it was for everybody, taking the cows out to graze every day then taking them back home.