First, you can't be idle.
In rural areas, many old people have worked in rural areas since childhood. Over time, many old people have become accustomed to this situation, so when they get old, they still want to continue working in the fields, because at home, they are not used to staying all the time, but there are few people in the countryside and there is no place to chat and rest. Besides, unlike in cities, they can go dancing.
Second, I want to help my children share some difficulties.
In rural areas, people are basically 70-80 years old, and they have children when they are 40-50 years old. At this time, these middle-aged people are all old and young, and at that time, many people are only children, so it is very difficult for them to live together.
And these 70-and 80-year-olds don't want to see their children so hard, so they often go to the fields to help. In this way, they can also share something with their families. If the elderly can help their children, they are also very satisfied and happy. Sometimes even if you don't let them help, the old people walk back and forth when you're not looking.
Third, I am healthy and want to find something to do.
Generally speaking, among the elderly in rural areas, due to their busy life in the first half of their lives, there should be many diseases in the second half of their lives. However, some elderly people in rural areas are in good health and don't want to be idle at home. They just want to find something to do by themselves, so they go to their homes to rummage, plant some agricultural products, such as cabbage and tomatoes, and plant some corn, and they can go by themselves in mature seasons. This kind of satisfaction is the favorite thing of the older generation. Even if you can't finish eating, you can take it to the town to sell it, and then earn a little money to be self-sufficient, so you will often see old people in the fields.
Fourth, there is no living environment in the city.
The first three items are still very good among the elderly in rural areas. Except for the first three items, the reasons behind them are sad, because in rural areas, unlike the elderly in cities, they can retire in their 60 s, and the elderly in cities can receive a pension of 3,000 to 4,000 yuan per month after retirement, and even as much as 8,000 yuan in many places.
In rural areas, the elderly basically have no pension, so for many elderly people, they often have to work on their own to maintain their lives. If their children are filial, so much the better. If they are not filial, it will be difficult. So some old people who work in the fields are also very sad for this reason.