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Elizaveta (actually Erzsébet or Erzsi) and her brother, whom I'd like to call Endre since that has a background meaning of "man", "masculine", so it fits perfectly

Men and women would work on the fileds together in teams, everyone had their fair share of work. Though young girls often had the duty to bring lunch for their family (yeah, mostly in those lil ed bags with the white dots).

People often sang to pass the time while working, and it ensured a good mood too. Here "Erzsi" is singing the folksong "Reaper boy" for... I dunno, 9000th time already, so her brother tells her to sing something else for a change.

Reaper boy, pile that hay up your cart,
No matter how it stings your hands,
If it stings your hand even more,
Pile that hay up even higher

Here's a kid singing a simplified version, with some nursery rhymes inbetween: [link]

Why isn't her dress green, you might ask. And you might also wonder, what the hell crimson boots have to do with blue skirts.
Wearing blue and white while reaping is a tradition among a lot of women (just like the men wear their white get-up and sometimes black vests, and of course, the hat, working on the fields without that is suicide), and the crimson boot was a kinda status symbol, since it was quite expensive.
Girls often put on their best clothes when taking the lunch to their family, since sometimes that was the only chance to meet with young men.

Description
Elizaveta (actually Erzsébet or Erzsi) and her brother, whom I'd like to call Endre since that has a background meaning of "man", "masculine", so it fits perfectly

Men and women would work on the fileds together in teams, everyone had their fair share of work. Though young girls often had the duty to bring lunch for their family (yeah, mostly in those lil ed bags with the white dots).

People often sang to pass the time while working, and it ensured a good mood too. Here "Erzsi" is singing the folksong "Reaper boy" for... I dunno, 9000th time already, so her brother tells her to sing something else for a change.

Reaper boy, pile that hay up your cart,
No matter how it stings your hands,
If it stings your hand even more,
Pile that hay up even higher

Here's a kid singing a simplified version, with some nursery rhymes inbetween: [link]

Why isn't her dress green, you might ask. And you might also wonder, what the hell crimson boots have to do with blue skirts.
Wearing blue and white while reaping is a tradition among a lot of women (just like the men wear their white get-up and sometimes black vests, and of course, the hat, working on the fields without that is suicide), and the crimson boot was a kinda status symbol, since it was quite expensive.
Girls often put on their best clothes when taking the lunch to their family, since sometimes that was the only chance to meet with young men.