Chapter 28 - 6
The summer heat begins to ebb at this time of day, and even the breeze from the rice fields brings a hint of coolness.
Li Zhiyuan faces the rice fields, closes his eyes, and takes several deep breaths.
"Little Yuanhou, what's wrong, does Grandmaster have a smell?"
"No, Grandmaster, I'm smelling the rice fragrance."
"Oh, did you smell it?"
"I can't smell it; it's not like what's written in the articles. They say the scent of rice is really nice."
"Silly child, your timing is off. Wait until after fertilizer is applied or pesticides sprayed, then smell it again, I guarantee that scent will be overwhelmingly strong!"
"Grandmaster, you're teasing me."
"Hahaha." Li Sanjiang twisted his neck and continued to carry the child along the ridge path. "Right now there's no particular smell, but wait until harvest, drying, hulling, and when the rice is steamed and rice cakes are made, with the hot steam rising up, wouldn't that scent then travel far and wide?"
"Grandmaster, you're right."
Li Sanjiang stopped walking, turned around, and also looked at the rice fields: "Actually, what those articles you read say isn't all wrong. For us farmers, seeing the crops growing well in the fields, having grain in the storage and rice in the pot, not having to worry about hunger, that gives peace of mind. Stand anywhere, close your eyes, take a breath, and it's all sweet."