Exactly at noon, Bert and the others took a break. Bert took off his shirt since it was soaked with sweat. Luckily, the breeze in the fields was strong, so even under the blazing sun, it still felt cool.“Let’s eat,” said Vangie as she handed out plates to each of them. Then she passed the spoons, but they refused, saying they’d just eat with their hands since they had washed them. Vangie didn’t insist.“Sit here, love. Let’s eat together,” Bert said, patting the seat next to him.“Wait,” Vangie said. She took Bert’s plate and filled it with rice and food, then fixed her own plate before sitting beside him.“You’re lucky to have a wife like her, Bert,” said the oldest man among them, Mang Jose. He was almost seventy but still good at climbing trees.Vangie smiled at the compliment. “Just enough,” she replied.Bert shook his head. “You’re right, sir. I’m really lucky. She’s beautiful and kind.”Vangie blushed and lightly hit Bert’s arm, laughing. “Stop that. It’s embarrassing.”“When a
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