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我们住的组屋楼下有一块空地，以前总是长满了杂草。
wǒ men zhù de zǔ wū lóu xià yǒu yí kuài kōng dì yǐ qián zǒng shì zhǎng mǎn le zá cǎo
At the foot of our HDB block there was an empty plot of land that used to be covered in weeds.
有一天，陈叔叔召集了几位邻居，大家决定把它变成一个社区花园。
yǒu yì tiān Chén shū shu zhào jí le jǐ wèi lín jū dà jiā jué dìng bǎ tā biàn chéng yí gè shè qū huā yuán
One day, Uncle Chen gathered a few neighbours, and everyone decided to turn it into a community garden.
星期六一大早，我跟着陈叔叔一起拔草、松土、种菜。
xīng qī liù yí dà zǎo wǒ gēn zhe Chén shū shu yì qǐ bá cǎo sōng tǔ zhòng cài
Very early on Saturday morning, I joined Uncle Chen to pull weeds, loosen the soil and plant vegetables.
虽然太阳很大，我们都晒得满头大汗，但是心里很开心。
suī rán tài yáng hěn dà wǒ men dōu shài de mǎn tóu dà hàn dàn shì xīn lǐ hěn kāi xīn
Although the sun was strong and we were all dripping with sweat, we felt happy inside.
每天放学后，我都会去给菜苗浇水，看看它们长高了没有。
měi tiān fàng xué hòu wǒ dōu huì qù gěi cài miáo jiāo shuǐ kàn kan tā men zhǎng gāo le méi yǒu
Every day after school, I went to water the seedlings and see whether they had grown taller.
一个多月后，菜园里长出了绿油油的青菜和红红的番茄。
yí gè duō yuè hòu cài yuán lǐ zhǎng chū le lǜ yóu yóu de qīng cài hé hóng hóng de fān qié
A little over a month later, the vegetable garden was full of lush green vegetables and bright red tomatoes.
收成的那天，陈叔叔把菜分给每一户邻居，大家都笑得合不拢嘴。
shōu cheng de nà tiān Chén shū shu bǎ cài fēn gěi měi yí hù lín jū dà jiā dōu xiào de hé bu lǒng zuǐ
On harvest day, Uncle Chen shared the vegetables with every household, and everyone grinned from ear to ear.
原来，邻居们一起动手，不但种出了好吃的菜，还拉近了大家的距离。
yuán lái lín jū men yì qǐ dòng shǒu bú dàn zhòng chū le hǎo chī de cài hái lā jìn le dà jiā de jù lí
It turned out that when neighbours work together, they don't just grow tasty vegetables — they grow closer, too.