Rice planting season

The rural community is very busy at the moment planting rice. Most families have small plots of land where they grow rice for their own consumption as well as for income. Kampong Thom province is mostly very flat, and there are paddy fields as far as the eye can see, all divided into small plots. The schools are closed so that the children can work with their families. As I’ve cycled around the countryside, families have invited me into the paddy fields to give them a hand, but I’ve declined so far - I don’t think I’d be much help!