diskusbooks Chapter 119: Power works miracles
Chapter 119: Power works miracles
Why do we need to press pickled vegetables with stones? One reason is to prevent them from spoiling. By pressing the vegetables with stones, they will not float up. This way, they will be isolated from the air and will not spoil easily.
Secondly, it can reduce the pickling time. After pressing, the juice in the vegetables can be quickly drained, allowing the vegetables to better absorb salt and taste better.
The two stones used to press the vegetables were brought back from the river by Xu Si when he was washing clothes.
Moderately flat and round, she knew at the first sight that this was her dream stone, they were born to be used to press food.
As the saying goes, everyone is born with talents that will be useful, this is how they are used, and she herself is naturally the talent scout.
She actually quite likes picking up stones and finds it very interesting.
When she was a child, there was a dry river near her home, which people called Shahe. Every day after school, she would look for something there when she passed by.
What makes her most proud is that she picked up a heart-shaped pink stone and a white stone with patterns, which are super beautiful.
When you pick up a stone that suits your taste, you feel joy from the bottom of your heart.
However, you can't just pick up stones randomly. All stones are radioactive, it's just a matter of size.
It is said that a man picked up some beautiful stones in the Gobi Desert. Half a year later, he was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia. After investigation, it was found that the stones he picked up were radioactive.
Some people like to pick up sticks, and there is a certain explanation for this.
In ancient times, humans needed to fight against wild beasts. A stick in their hands could be used as a weapon to better protect themselves and their families. This obsession with fighting was inherited, so it may be an instinctive behavior.
Boys in particular like to pick up sticks.
After seeing Cuihua and Aunt Zhao off, they looked at the five large vats placed side by side on the kitchen floor, which seemed a bit crowded.
Xu Si decided to move them to the utility room now.
She took a deep breath and exhaled evenly, her arms rising and falling with her breathing.
When she was almost ready, she took a horse stance, stuck her butt out, and hugged a large vat on the edge.
With a strong lift, the jar was lifted up. She felt it and found that it was not that heavy, probably 300 pounds at most.
In modern times, she could definitely become a weightlifter, win glory for her country, be a credit to her parents, and then give a speech.
Thank you to the country, thank you to my parents, thank you to my alma mater, and thank you to CCTV.
She slowly turned in a direction and walked towards the door.
"Hey, Ah Si, why are you moving this? Put it down, let your dad move it."
As soon as Lou Yuexin entered the kitchen, she was faced with a large vat. Before she could react, she saw Xu Si, a tiny person, with her thin arms hugging the vat that was wider than two of her. Even though she knew that Xu Si was very strong, she was still shocked.
Xu Si's face was pressed against the wall of the tank, so he couldn't see Lou Yuexin's expression, but he could hear the worry in her tone, so he comforted her, "It's okay, it's not serious."
"Put it down quickly even if it's not heavy. They have men, so why would they need you?"
Lou Yuexin was a little overwhelmed as she hugged the vat from the other side, trying to relieve some of the pressure on Xu Si. At the same time, she shouted outside, "Someone come and move the things."
Shen Anyi was sitting in the shop. He stood up as soon as he heard the sound. The two brothers and An Yu also followed him to the backyard.
At this moment, Xu Si had carefully placed the jar on the ground. What she was holding was the jar of fermented beans, and there was a faint smell of spice.
"What do you want to move?" Shen Anyi asked as he lifted the door curtain.
The door curtain is not a two-piece type, otherwise it would open easily in the strong winds of winter in the north.
It's not something punch-free, thin and stylish, it's just a thick cotton quilt with two small straps sewn on it and hung up with two nails on the door.
"Here are five large vats. Ah Si said he wanted to put them in the utility room."
"Okay, both of you move aside to avoid collision."
While they were talking, other people also entered the kitchen.
Shen Anyi rubbed his hands together, gathered his energy, and tried his best to lift the vat, but he only managed to lift it a short distance from the ground.
His face turned red from the effort and he slowly moved away.
"Let me help lift it." Seeing this, Shen Jingchuan hurriedly took action to avoid getting hurt.
An Yu wisely helped the two of them lift the door curtain, then he and Shen Yanchen looked at each other, and they both walked to another vat.
It's broken. Feeling that the big vat under his hand didn't move at all, Shen Yanchen gritted his teeth and used all his strength, but the vat didn't move at all.
It would be fine to be embarrassed in front of others, but to be embarrassed in front of Xu Si was something he couldn't accept. It was such a cold day, he was sweating profusely.
"If you can't lift it, don't do it," Xu Si said as he saw that the two were struggling.
Having had experience from doing it before, Xu Si estimated and used 50% of his strength to pick up the jar next to him.
Lou Yuexin couldn't help but hold her forehead with her hand. These people were not as good as Ah Sixing.
"Master Xu is amazing," An Yu had no other thoughts, just admiration.
Shen Yanchen didn't want to talk at this moment. He felt a little hurt in his self-esteem.
When Xu Si entered the utility room, Shen Anyi and the other man had just put down the jar, and the three of them came back together.
If you don't have enough strength, you can make up for it with skills.
Shen Anyi didn't want to admit that he was a little weak yet, so he asked, "Is there any technique for this?"
For example, posture, and the focus of the hands.
"Maybe it's just great strength that makes miracles happen."
Xu Si smiled slightly, grabbed the edge of a jar with one hand, and walked out while carrying it.
Her unexpected move made Lou Yuexin exclaim in surprise, and everyone else was also shocked.
She has really achieved this goal.
Don't be fooled by her seeming to be very relaxed; in fact, this is really beyond her ability. But fortunately, it's not a big problem.
In the face of absolute power, all techniques are just fancy stuff.
Someone, unable to straighten the front of the car no matter what he did, got out of the car to observe the distance, then got back in and tried again. After many attempts, he still failed. So this time he chose not to get in the car and move it with his bare hands.
After all the large vats are in place, cover them with boards to prevent dust from entering.
In the kitchen, Lou Yuexin, Su Jinyue and others were talking about Xu Si’s heroic act just now, and were met with admiration.
Qi Ning pulled her clothes and said, "Second Uncle, can you move me?"
"of course."
Xu Si picked him up and, keeping his arms stretched forward, took him around the kitchen a few times, making the little guy giggle.
Seeing a hint of envy in Qinghuan's eyes, Xu Si bent down, passed under her knees and armpits, and picked her up as a princess.
It is said that the correct way to do a princess hug is for the girl to first put her arms around the other person's shoulders, and the other person puts his hands under the girl's armpits, and then lifts one leg up, and then lifts the other leg up.
Many men cannot hug their girlfriends. Don’t doubt it, it has little to do with the girl’s weight. It’s because he is weak.