Moreover, his father really had carved out a piece of land.
This gave Yu Laosan endless aspirations.
Old Yu dug out some land, if he could do it in his lifetime, his son could continue, and his grandson could dig some more... By the time it reached his great-grandchildren's generation, the land rented by the Yu family would have doubled. With grain in hand, they'd have money, and with a bit of money, they could find a teacher for their children. By then, perhaps the Yu family could produce someone literate, and maybe even someone like Li's eldest son, who stayed abroad to see the wider world.
It was with this aspiration supporting him that Yu Laosan, carrying a hoe, walked towards the field, just like his late father.
