Shi Guang only began receiving hand-to-hand combat training after joining the army, so he naturally knows how tough it is.
Subconsciously, he didn't want Lin Momo to suffer like this, feeling that it was enough that he was protecting her. But then he suddenly realized that he couldn't always be by her side, and if she really went to ancient times, she would need to stand on her own two feet.
Teaching her some self-defense techniques might actually come in handy.
Even if you can't defeat your opponent, you can still bluff them and buy yourself some time to escape.
Shi Guang, no longer lazy, looked at Lin Momo seriously and said, "From now on, you will practice with me for half an hour each morning and evening."
"No problem! Half an hour, isn't that too short?"
"You've just started practicing, so you need to proceed gradually. Besides, you've just recovered from a serious illness, so you should be more careful and not injure yourself."
As he spoke, Shi Guang got into position, first assuming a horse stance, and gestured for Lin Momo to follow suit.
As Shi Guang demonstrated, he explained the key points: "Today, let's start with the basics. The key points for the horse stance are: feet shoulder-width apart, toes slightly turned out at about 45 degrees... The horse stance is mainly for training the lower body, strengthening leg muscles to make the legs stronger, and also improving balance, so that you are less likely to fall during combat..."
Lin Momo had learned a set of martial arts moves in her physical education class when she was in college, but she had long forgotten them. However, she had watched a lot of martial arts movies and TV shows and knew that the horse stance was the first step in martial arts training, so she studied it very seriously.
I plan to remember the key points of the movements that Shi Guang taught me, and I will set aside time to practice them every day.
Half an hour passed quickly.
Although she would rest for a minute after standing for a while, Lin Momo was still exhausted when it was over. She took a shower, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep soon after.
But Shiguang couldn't sleep yet; she was massaging the legs of someone who was fast asleep, so that her legs wouldn't ache when she woke up the next morning.
*
The next morning.
At seven o'clock sharp, time called for Lin to get up and train.
"What training?" She was still a little dazed after waking up, but then she remembered what happened last night.
She brought this hardship upon herself, and she had to persevere no matter what.
So, Lin Momo, who was always determined to succeed, resigned herself to her fate and sat up abruptly, getting out of bed to wash up.
Having already warmed up, he couldn't help but smile. This girl was more resilient than he had imagined; she hadn't given up after just one night's sleep.
He was quite impressed and taught even more diligently.
*
Remembering her promise to make dumplings and vegetable pancakes for Shi Guang last night, Lin Momo started preparing after breakfast.
She instructed Shiguang to go to the vegetable garden to cut chives, while she started kneading dough. After kneading the dough for lunch, she kneaded two large basins of dough for steaming buns.
Lin Momo planned to steam the steamed buns in the afternoon and then steam the dumplings tomorrow.
Anyway, she doesn't plan to go out these next few days, so she'll just stay home and take care of these things.
After lunch, Lin Momo drove Shiguang to a small commercial area about two miles away.
This is a crossroads, with seven or eight villages scattered around it, making it a very advantageous location.
When Lin Momo was little, there was only a state-run supply and marketing cooperative and a small clinic here. Gradually, shops sprang up like mushrooms after rain.
Today, this tiny place has at least six supermarkets.
Even niche shops like dental clinics are readily available.
On ordinary days, the villagers in the surrounding area can basically meet their daily needs here, without having to travel to the distant county town.
This is also the place Lin Momo must pass through on her way back to the village.
Lin Momo came here to pick up a package.
The first batch of items she ordered online arrived, and she began receiving text message notifications about their arrival throughout the morning.
Lin Momo was still thinking about steaming buns in the afternoon, so she quickly went to move the wood-fired stove she needed to steam the buns back home, otherwise she would have to use a small pot to steam them.
It's too much trouble, and I'm not even sure I can finish steaming it today.
She ordered the dough precisely when it arrived, and it arrived on time without causing any delays.
However, before picking up the goods, Lin Momo went to the place that sells honeycomb briquettes and had someone fill the trunk of her car with coal.
She used the new car to store black coal briquettes, and Lin Momo thought Shi Guang would be heartbroken and devastated by the sight.
To everyone's surprise, they didn't even glance at it, but focused intently on how the workers were pressing coal slag into a honeycomb shape using the machine, watching with great interest.
When leaving, Lin Momo had Shi Guang drive while she sat in the back and put all the coal briquettes into the space's woodshed.
A truck can't carry much, only a little over three hundred.
Lin Momo plans to fill a truck every time she comes over.
Or, after finishing what you're doing, rent a truck and go buy a batch elsewhere to avoid the hassle and getting the new truck all dirty.
There were too many packages; one truckload wasn't enough, so I have to make another trip.
After returning home, Shi Guang first set up the portable wood-fired stove, added water to the pot, and started the fire before driving off to pick it up again.
As soon as Lin Momo returned, she started rolling up her sleeves and kneading dough. By the time Shi Guang returned, her steamed buns were almost ready to be steamed.
Because she borrowed the starter dough from her aunt across the street, the dough didn't need a second proofing; she could just shape it and steam it.
However, you should add some baking soda when kneading the dough, and then knead it evenly, otherwise the steamed buns will turn sour and affect the taste.
The key is to get the amount right. If you add too much baking soda, the steamed buns will turn a golden yellow, like pumpkin buns. If you add too little, it won't have any effect, and the steamed buns will still taste sour.
Even those who frequently steam buns can sometimes make mistakes.
Therefore, Lin Momo couldn't guarantee that the steamed buns she made would be white and fluffy. In any case, she would be eating them herself, so as long as she didn't mind, that was fine.
Today she specifically searched for the ratio online. If the first batch goes wrong, she can adjust the ratio of flour to baking soda in time for the second batch, and the steamed product should be better than the first batch.
After putting the steamed buns into the pot, Lin Momo sat under the stove to tend the fire, hoping that the buns would live up to her expectations and not disappoint her.
After the pot started steaming, Lin Momo added firewood and went to the front yard to help Shi Guang assemble the shelves needed for the walk-in closet.
After this is assembled, the bed, desk, and bookcase are still waiting to be assembled.
It's likely that the entire afternoon will be spent wrestling with these pieces of wood.
Fortunately, he was a former soldier and had never worked in an office before, otherwise his body probably wouldn't have been able to handle it, and he would have complained about being tired long ago.
Lin Momo couldn't help but sigh at the fact that the son of a dignified company CEO was being bossed around by her. But seeing that he seemed to be enjoying it, she also felt that she had gotten incredibly lucky.
This man let her do whatever she wanted, neither getting angry nor willing to leave.
Lin Momo decided to give him an extra steamed bun that night as a reward.
These days, not everyone has the honor of eating old-fashioned steamed buns, especially one made by her own hands.
Who can say that this isn't the highest form of reward?
Hopefully the steamed buns in the pot won't spoil, otherwise it would be such a embarrassment!
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