Time is a cruel mistress! No matter how handsome or beautiful a man or woman may be, they will all grow old without realizing it as time goes by.
The children hadn't returned from their run yet, so she carefully washed and scrubbed the large iron pot several times.
After confirming that there were no oil droplets, she brought in some firewood to the kitchen, as she was going to fry tea leaves again that evening.
After the children finished exercising, took a bath, and played with their toys for a while, Chen Hong sent them to bed early.
With three children at home, the noise and chatter made it feel like the whole house was full, and the house didn't feel empty at all!
After locking the gate and checking the security of the front and back yards, Chen Hong patted Black Tiger and Glasses on the head as a sign of praise.
After returning to the living room and closing the front door, I went straight into the kitchen to start a fire and heat the pot, then took out the tea leaves to stir-fry.
They didn't finish frying this batch of tea leaves until 2 a.m., and after a rough look, they estimated it would weigh about ten pounds.
I laid the tea leaves out on a bamboo sieve, swung my arms, and went back to my bedroom on the second floor. After taking a shower, I sat on the bed and practiced breathing exercises.
After you finish practicing, hurry up and go to sleep. If you linger any longer, it will be dawn!
At six o'clock in the morning, Chen Hong got up, washed up, and went to the kitchen to put away all the tea leaves so that the children wouldn't have trouble explaining if they saw them.
First, cook a pot of seafood and shellfish porridge, then knead a dough of mixed grains, and make some mixed grain pancakes for the children when they get up.
I picked up a big broom and swept the front and back yards. The garbage piled up, I scooped it up with a dustpan, and dumped it into the septic tank in the backyard.
They prepared the chicken feed again, and for the sake of the chickens and ducks, they took out six meat buns and fed them to Black Tiger and Glasses.
When no one was watching, she would always improve the lives of Black Tiger and Glasses, but in front of outsiders, she could only feed them leftovers.
Hearing the sound of the front gate opening in the front yard, Chen Hong knew that the children had gotten up and gone for a run.
She quickly went back to the kitchen to cook, preparing a plate of pickled cucumbers, a plate of boiled prawns, steamed eggs with clams, and stewed tofu with seaweed.
In addition, there was a pot of seafood and shellfish congee, and the staple food was multigrain steamed bread.
Simple, refreshing, and nutritious – perfect for summer! This kind of simple life, doing housework and cooking, is the life Chen Hong pursues.
While eating breakfast, the children discussed their plans for the day.
Xiao Hao said, "Let's go beachcombing this afternoon. It's been a long time since we've done it. The tide will be out at 3 p.m. today, so the timing is perfect."
Wang Xin and Yu Yang nodded together: "Okay, let's go beachcombing together this afternoon."
After lunch, we split up to go home and find our beachcombing tools and clothes, meeting up at the small hotel at 2:30 pm.
"What are you doing this morning? You can't just play with toys all morning, you need to get some exercise too."
"Otherwise, all your exercise will be for nothing. You'll gain weight if you just sit still!" Chen Hong reminded them.
The three children answered in unison, "We went to the hotel to get our assignment this morning, and then we followed Grandpa Village Chief to the vegetable garden to pull weeds."
Chen Hong was somewhat surprised: "When did you receive this mission? How come I didn't know?"
Yu Yang took a bite of the pancake and said, "When we were running, we saw Grandpa Village Chief and asked him what kind of work we could do at the hotel."
Grandpa Village Chief said the hotel didn't need us, so he told us to come with him and Grandpa Erhu to weed the vegetable garden!
Chen Hong was very happy that her children knew how to find work and were able to take on some family responsibilities.
"When you go weeding, wear long-sleeved clothes, bring a straw hat and a water bottle, and be careful not to get heatstroke."
If it gets hot, find a shady spot to cool off for a while before drying. Don't stay in the sun for too long!
We have work gloves at home; everyone wears a pair so their hands won't get cut while weeding.
After seeing the children off after dinner, Chen Hong continued drying her honeysuckle. She then took out the clam meat she had dug out yesterday and went into the kitchen to wash it.
After washing everything, I made a big pot, added water and a little salt, and brought it to a boil. Once it boiled, I took everything out.
Soak the food in water to cool it down, drain the water, and place it directly on the bamboo rack on the roof. If the sun is good, it will dry in three days.
Whether you eat it yourself or give it as a gift, it's great—convenient, delicious, and nutritious; it's a very nourishing dried seafood.
After drying the clam meat, Chen Hong went back into the space from the second-floor bedroom to continue her work of opening clams and extracting pearls.
Yesterday, we opened over 100 kilograms of seashells and found more than two kilograms of pearls.
They were placed in a porcelain basin, and came in various colors including white, pink, blue, and gray. The smallest particles were eight millimeters in diameter, while the largest were over twenty millimeters in diameter.
Half a basin of pearls swayed gently in the water, quite a sight! Although they are not as valuable as Melo pearls or South Sea pearls, there are so many of them!
The pearls harvested yesterday are enough to make three to five necklaces. These pearls aren't too big, so they won't be too flashy when worn out.
She plans to open all the necklaces, keep some of the nice ones, and ask Fang Yitong's sister to make them into necklaces, which would be a nice gift for each of her relatives and friends.
I also want to make several sets of earrings, rings, bracelets and other jewelry, and give two sets to my sister so she can wear them alternately, thus fulfilling her wish to buy jewelry for her sister.
As Chen Hong continued to open the pearl shells, she thought about ordering custom-made pearl jewelry and couldn't help but smile.
A good harvest always brings joy!
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