After they harvested the crops, they distributed the grains to each family. After they harvested the crops, they distributed the grains to each family.

After they harvested their crops, they distributed the grains to each family. After they harvested their crops, they distributed the grain to each family.

“Grains” is possible if you there were many kinds of grain, but “grain” is more natural and works regardless of how many kinds of grain there were.

AsBecause they farmed together, no one wanted to work hard, so they only got little productionproduced very little. Because they farmed together, no one wanted to work hard, so they produced very little.

As they farmed together, no one wanted to work hard, so they (only) got little (production) output. As they farmed together, no one wanted to work hard, so they (only) got little (production) output.

I would omit “only” because “little” conveys this idea well enough on its own, and “production” because it’s not needed.

As they farmed together, no one wanted to work hard, so they only got little productionproduced a little. As they farmed together, no one wanted to work hard, so they only produced a little.

ThereforeAs a result, they often suffer starvationed. As a result, they often starved.

I think "as a result" is a bit more natural here; "therefore" is used more to mark steps of an argument.

Therefore, they often suffered (from) starvation | they often starved. Therefore, they often suffered (from) starvation | they often starved.

Therefore, they often suffered from starvation. Therefore, they often suffered from starvation.

(On) one day in 1979, eighteen families got together to discuss how to distribute their land to each family and farm separately. (On) one day in 1979, eighteen families got together to discuss how to distribute their land to each family and farm separately.

It would sound more natural without “on” since the specific day that it happened “on” isn’t important.

On one day in 1979, eighteen families got together to discuss how to distribute their land to each family and farm separately. One day in 1979, eighteen families got together to discuss how to distribute their land to each family and farm separately.

At that time, this deed was totally against China's agricultural policies. At that time, this was totally against China's agricultural policies.

YouAs you might know, China is a socialist country and the Chinese government saw this deedas as capitalist practice. As you might know, China is a socialist country and the Chinese government saw this as a capitalist practice.

"Deed" is not very often used in English. You can do a good deed, you can get a deed to your house, but other than that it's not very commonly used. In your sentence, you can simply say "this" to refer to what the villagers did.

You know China is a socialist country and the Chinese government saw this deed as a capitalist practice. You know China is a socialist country and the Chinese government saw this deed as a capitalist practice.

You know China is a socialist country and the Chinese government saw this deedact as a capitalist practicone. You know China is a socialist country and the Chinese government saw this act as a capitalist one.

The 18 people knew that their behaviorwhat they did was dangerous, so they did thatkept their private farming secretly, and reached an agreement that if one of them was arrested because of this, other people, the others should raise his children until the children were 18 years old.y turned 18. The 18 people knew that what they did was dangerous, so they kept their private farming secret, and reached an agreement that if one of them was arrested, the others should raise his children until they turned 18.

The 18 people knew that their behavior was dangerous, so they did thatis secretly and reached an agreement that if one of them was arrested because of this, the other people should raise his children until the children were 18 years old. The 18 people knew that their behavior was dangerous, so they did this secretly and reached an agreement that if one of them was arrested because of this, the other people should raise his children until the children were 18 years old.

The 18 people knew that their behavior was dangerous, so they did thait secretly and reached an agreement that if one of them was arrested because of this, other people should raise his children until the children were 18 years old. The 18 people knew that their behavior was dangerous, so they did it secretly and reached an agreement that if one of them was arrested because of this, other people should raise his children until the children were 18 years old.

Xiaogang village, in Fengyang County, is very famous because of this event. Xiaogang village in Fengyang County is very famous because of this event.

Your original isn’t wrong, my correction just makes it sound more natural.

The Chinese saying is: to drink water, one monk uses his shoulder, one shoulder pole and two buckets to get water, two monks use one carrying pole and one bucket to carry water, three monks never have water. The Chinese saying is: to drink water, one monk uses his shoulder, one shoulder pole and two buckets to get water, two monks use one carrying pole and one bucket to carry water, three monks never have water.

I'm not entirely clear on the meaning of this saying...perhaps you can add a few lines explaining it to your text.

The Chinese saying is: to drink water, one monk uses his shoulder, one shoulder pole and two buckets to get water, two monks use one carrying pole and one bucket to carry water, and three monks never have water. The Chinese saying is: to drink water, one monk uses his shoulder, one shoulder pole and two buckets to get water, two monks use one carrying pole and one bucket to carry water, and three monks never have water.

This makes a lot of sense! Could you tell me how this saying is said in Chinese?

The Chinese saying is: to drink water, one monk uses his shoulders, one shoulder pole and two buckets to get water,; two monks use one carrying pole and one bucket to carry water,; three monks never have water. The Chinese saying is: to drink water, one monk uses his shoulders, one shoulder pole and two buckets to get water; two monks use one carrying pole and one bucket to carry water; three monks never have water.