老玉米

yī chǎng yǔ cuī gāo le tián zhōng de lǎo yù mi yù gāo liang kě shì yě néng jiāo sǐ bù shǎo pín kǔ ér nǚ

一场雨，催高了田中的老玉米与高粱，可是也能浇死不少贫苦儿女。

Though the rain made the corn and sorghum grow, it also killed many of poor children.