Original reading passage
Last summer, An stayed with his grandparents in a riverside village. He expected every day to be quiet, but the harvest was surprisingly busy. Before sunrise, his grandmother prepared breakfast while his grandfather checked a small machine. An helped carry empty baskets, not heavy bags of rice. By noon, the family rested in the shade. An noticed that people travelled more slowly on the narrow lanes than on city streets. However, their messages travelled quickly: neighbours shared weather information in a group chat. In the afternoon, An interviewed a farmer for a school project. The farmer said machines made some jobs easier, but careful planning still mattered. An returned home with a more realistic idea of rural life: it could be peaceful without being simple or effortless.