A senior citizen collects peanuts left behind by a harvester Monday in Zhoukou, Central China’s Henan province. Some farm hands in the city’s Jiangzhuang village rushed to complete the harvest ahead of rain forecast to come by Friday. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

A farmer grasps a handful of peanuts. As of Tuesday, more than 90% of the crop had been harvested in Zhoukou, according to Henan’s agriculture authority. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

Peanuts sit piled in a basket. Machines harvest most of the peanuts grown in the village, but some will inevitably be left in the fields. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

Many of the crop pickers collecting peanuts are seniors. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

An 81-year-old man turns over the soil Monday to find the peanuts left behind in a field in Jiangzhuang. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

A man uses an iron rake to uncover left-behind peanuts. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

Two women hunt for peanuts on Jiangzhuang’s fields Monday. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

A woman accompanied by two children and a dog looks for peanuts in Jiangzhuang. As of Tuesday, more than 6.4 million hectares (15.8 million acres) of autumn crops had been harvested in the province, including 1.16 million hectares planted with peanuts. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin