Crossing the Unknown Country

Chapter 214: Su He takes the village head family to exercise

Su He felt that she was corrupt, actually accepting a maid. But in the future, she would have someone to help her do what she wanted to do, so that she wouldn't have to do it with her own little arms and legs. Yingying was still very capable, and she was already treated like an adult at home at such a young age.

They didn't have to worry about cooking in the village. When it was time to eat, Wang Zhuangtou would send someone to prepare the food and bring it to their house. Because they came late and missed the meal, he asked his wife and daughter-in-law to cook the food again and bring it to them.

Although they had already eaten, they didn't come here in a hurry and didn't eat well, so they ate some more. Wang Dashan and the other three ate all the remaining food, because they had been working in the afternoon and were young people so they got hungry quickly, so they ate all the food.

Su He discussed with his father that he would first ask a carpenter to make some shelves tomorrow. There should be some basins here. If there are not enough, he can go to the city to buy some tomorrow. He can buy what he needs tomorrow after sorting out the things. If he doesn't want to go to the city, he can go to the nearby town.

The new quilts they brought were not used. They were already here, so Su He put them in the cabinet in the house so that people who came to the house could use them directly. The quilts used by the old master were given directly to Wang Dashan and his family. They would not dislike these things. They could be used as a blanket or as a kang. They were all clean and better than what they had used before.

After everyone finished eating, they rested first if they had nothing to do. Su He's maid Yingying slept directly in her outer room. Su He's room was in a corner with a room inside and a small room outside. This was also originally designed for the convenience of the master, and there were servants to watch over him at night.

They slept peacefully until dawn, and Su He got up to practice horse stance, then did a set of boxing. He asked Yingying to practice with him, and if she didn't know how to do it, she should learn horse stance first.

Wang Dashan and the others got up early and joined in the exercise, doing horse stance and boxing. He had already learned how to do it during his time at the Su family, so he started practicing with Su Dapeng and Su Dazhu.

Wang Zhuangtou's family was surprised and watched them in the yard! After Su He came out, he said to them: "This can strengthen the body. Everyone can practice together. Only when you have a good body can you do things more efficiently."

Their whole family also followed suit. Su He wanted everyone who knew her to take care of their health, because having a strong body would help them better avoid disasters in this turbulent era.

After everyone finished exercising and washing up, Wang Zhuangtou had someone prepare breakfast, rice porridge, side dishes and steamed buns. Everyone ate the same, so there was no waste and everyone was full. Su He's father was very satisfied. They were not rich, so drinking porridge and eating side dishes was good enough.

Su He smiled and said, "Let's have steamed buns for lunch! We are here to improve the taste for everyone."

Meng Qiang and his wife helped Wang Zhuangtou's wife to cook lunch together. With more people, it was easier to work and they didn't have anything to do for a while. Mrs. Sun was very good at cooking. She rolled up her sleeves and helped pick vegetables, wash vegetables, prepare stuffing, and chop meat, making two kinds of vegetarian and meat dishes.

After dinner, Wang Zhuangtou brought the account books of the farm to Su He's father and Su He for review. This was also what he had to do. The new owner had to know the output and surplus of the farm, and what to plant next season would depend on the new owner.

Su He asked Wang Dashan to take the weaving skills found by Wang Zhuangtou to build a chicken coop together. They could raise all the chickens in the farm in this way first. At least the farm could achieve egg production, as she needed a large number of eggs to make preserved eggs.

Su Heda taught the two sons of Wang Zhuangtou how to raise earthworms, and asked them to do it. Wang Dongjun and Wang Dongliang were very excited. They knew it was very reliable. And when they heard that the whole village in their hometown had already raised chickens in this way, they knew there must be no problem.

They asked Su He's father carefully: "Master, can we tell outsiders about this chicken-raising method? Can our mother-in-law's family learn from it?"

Su He's father smiled and said, "You can just call me Uncle Su. Of course, this is not a secret and can be taught to outsiders. But we can't tell anyone about our business, otherwise I will sell it out without mercy."

They said, "We will only tell you if you ask us to. We will keep the rest of the information confidential. Don't worry."