What does the eldest son do in Good Weather and Bad Weather?
Dry preserved fruits.
Recently I read a story titled "Good Weather, Bad Weather". This story mainly tells the story of an old woman and her two sons. The grandma’s eldest son sells preserved fruits. Because he has to dry the preserved fruits, he likes sunny days. The grandmother’s youngest son sells umbrellas. He likes rainy days because he can sell more umbrellas when it rains.
One day the old woman was sitting in the yard worrying, and an old man came over and said, "Why are you worried?" The old woman sighed and said, "My younger son can't sell umbrellas on sunny days, but my elder brother can't sell them on rainy days." It’s so annoying that your son can’t dry dried fruit!” Grandpa said, “Can’t you think about it the other way around? You should be happy on rainy days because your younger son can sell umbrellas; you should also be happy on sunny days because your older son can. Let’s dry the preserved fruits!” The old lady suddenly became happy when she thought about it. From then on, the old lady was happy every day.
This story tells us that what was originally an unhappy thing will turn into a happy thing if we think about it from another angle. We need to change our thinking to look at problems so that we can live happily every day.
Changing weather
The weather is like a child's face, changing expressions from time to time, making it unpredictable. No, the weather in Guangzhou has been unpredictable for a week, and the weather has come and gone.
On Monday, the sun was blazing, and the temperature in Guangzhou was 39 degrees. It was so hot that people almost didn’t dare to go out. Children went to convenience stores to buy ice cream to relieve their fever. The water is too hot, so the fish are hiding at the bottom, and the shrimps are leaning against the stone wall to "close their eyes and meditate" without eating or drinking. The dog sticks out its tongue long and barks "woof" from time to time, as if it feels very hot, so it works hard to expel sweat glands. The leaves on the trees also drooped due to the heat and were listless, reducing the number of places for people to enjoy the shade.
However, on Tuesday, the rain seemed to be unable to sigh, and started to rain. The sky was covered by dark clouds, and the sun's rays could not shine through, so we had no choice but to look for the next target. The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and there are piles of water on the lawn. Standing on the balcony, people feel cool without the usual exposure to the sun. The plants that had been exposed to the sun for several days finally relaxed, greedily sucked the water given by nature, became energetic again, and gave several beautiful gifts to the wonderful nature.