Chapter 160 High Intensity Pressure
It was not until Shumian'er had been working hard for more than half an hour that she was asked to stop and rest. She slowly stood up and walked around in the courtyard for a while. After all, sitting still for a long time is not good for pregnant women. Appropriate walking can promote blood circulation and relieve problems such as leg swelling.
A farm dish was prepared for lunch, which was made by stir-frying pork, eggs and chili peppers.
This dish is delicious and looks very tempting, which will increase your appetite.
Especially the slight spicy feeling brought by the chili pepper stimulates the enjoyment of the taste buds.
Another dish is steamed eggplant fried with green peppers. The finished product is soft and flavorful, making it easy for people to eat a few more bowls of rice.
The eggplant becomes softer after steaming, and combined with the fresh, crisp and delicious green pepper, it complements each other and is simply a perfect combination.
Yes, today's meal does come with pure rice.
The rice with distinct grains and fragrant aroma makes people want to eat it with relish, and every bite is extremely satisfying.
No special soup is made. The rice juice filtered directly from the rice washing water is still kept in the basin. If you are interested, you can take it and drink it at any time. It tastes better.
The clear, slightly sweet rice soup can both replenish water and increase appetite, killing two birds with one stone.
Shen Jiaze spent most of the morning busy in the vegetable garden. He not only rearranged the pumpkin field, but also put the soybean racks that had been blown down by the wind back in place.
Each pumpkin plant was carefully cared for, and the soybean racks were arranged neatly like soldiers, regaining their original vitality.
Then wood ash fertilizer was evenly spread on various vegetables.
These ashes are rich in mineral elements, which help plants grow and develop, enhance their resistance and reduce the probability of diseases and pests.
Doing so is both environmentally friendly and practical, killing two birds with one stone.
He even went out to borrow two manure buckets from his neighbors to ensure sufficient fertilizer for the peppers and eggplants.
Indeed, growing vegetables here generally does not rely on household fertilizers.
The sparse population in the home results in an excessive amount of liquid in the septic tank, which has relatively low effective ingredients and is very troublesome to transport, so they choose to ignore this step directly.
In daily maintenance, you only need to use wood ash to supplement the nutrients needed by the plants.
Before sowing, you need to prepare basic nutrients by yourself that contain a combination of specially treated chicken manure and wood ash.
After lunch, Shen Jiaze set out again into the mountains with a basket on his back and a sickle in his hand to look for firewood that could be used as fuel.
Out of the need to protect the local natural environment, it is strictly prohibited to randomly cut down mature trees in this mountainous area.
However, it is allowed to appropriately cut down some branches outside the trunk to reduce the risk of soil loss.
In contrast, neighboring areas seemed to have less strict enforcement of this regulation, especially in terms of large-scale mining of materials needed for construction, such as wood, to supply Kyoto or other large official engineering projects.
Despite facing such a heavy burden, Shen Jiaze still completed the task alone and filled the
Two large bags of pine needles and a large pile of firewood were brought back safely.
Just when he was about to start his journey home, he was stopped by an unknown person and questioned about his identity; it turned out that the firewood source here was only open to the villagers for free and not to outsiders.
After explaining that he was the son-in-law of Shu Changqi's family, the other party looked him up and down with some suspicion at first, then showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, and then nodded to indicate that he would be allowed to pass.
Before long, the news that "the filial daughter Shu Mian'er returned home with her husband to help her parents with labor" spread throughout the village like the wind and became a good story among the villagers.
After Shen Jiaze heard this, his face suddenly flushed with shame.
He knew in his heart that he was not a very good son-in-law who was devoted and filial. He could only find time to come back and visit his parents-in-law only a few times a year, not to mention that the opportunities he had to do something practical for them were even fewer.
Therefore, whenever the word "filial piety" was mentioned, he always felt a little uneasy and guilty.
Zhao Chunhua, the considerate wife, noticed her husband's mood change and gently took Shen Jiaze's arm, saying in a soft voice, "In fact, they all understand what you are worried about. You just need to love Xiao Mian'er a little more at home, so that I, as a mother, can relax a little. This is also a great way to repay you."
Physical fatigue can be gradually recovered through proper rest, but mental fatigue cannot be easily relieved.
So, Shen Jiaze spent almost all of that afternoon busying himself in the mountains and fields.
Although he felt a little tired, he gritted his teeth and persevered when he thought that he could take this opportunity to make up for the regret of not taking good care of the Yue family on weekdays.
It was not until the sun began to slowly set towards the horizon and night was about to fall that Shen Jiaze returned from the mountain carrying four or five full bundles of firewood.
At this time, Zhao Chunhua had already prepared a sumptuous and delicious dinner, and told her husband in a firm attitude not to go out to work tonight.
"But dear, there are still a lot of wood that I have worked so hard to cut down on the mountain. If we don't go to get it tonight, what if someone picks it up?"
Shen Jiaze seemed very helpless, but at the same time he didn't want his wife's efforts to go to waste because of his own mistake.
Zhao Chunhua understood her husband's concerns, but she still couldn't let him go because of his safety and health. She finally compromised and said, "Okay, I'll make an exception and allow you to go this time, but this is the last time! When you bring back the wood, we'll have dinner right away!"
Hearing this, the hand that was originally holding the door frame to stop him slowly loosened.
Seeing her lover making every effort for the family, even Zhao Chunhua, who had seen a lot of hardships, couldn't help but be moved: It's unbelievable that a person could complete such an arduous task in such a short time. Even those humans as strong as steel cannot withstand the pressure of long-term and high-intensity work!
She has always believed that work should not be done at the expense of physical health.
Therefore, when I saw Shen Jiaze still maintaining such a diligent attitude even when he was away from home, I couldn't help but feel pity for him.
In response to this question, Shu Mian'er thought about it and then nodded silently in the affirmative.
"I either go to the fields or cut grass to feed the pigs. In addition, I have to clean the pig house, go up the mountain to collect firewood, and fetch water in shifts. I am busy almost every day."
The daily schedule is as tight as a precisely defined assembly line operation. From dawn until nightfall, everyone in the family is busy.
“Everyone has to take on so many tasks?”
This was unbelievable to Zhao Chunhua, who rarely participated in such physical labor.
She was used to the more relaxed city life and found this heavy farm work a little incomprehensible.
Is it possible to maintain good health if you are in such a high-pressure state for a long time?
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