newbobooks Chapter 209 Firewood
Chapter 209 Firewood
Waste newspapers, scraps of paper, and tattered notebooks with words written on them can also be used as fire starters.
Hard firewood is firewood that is hard, dense, and relatively durable. Rural areas are full of willow, poplar, and elm trees, and their tender branches, chopped off and bundled together, make excellent hard firewood.
Jiang Wen and Jiang Huainan picked up rotten dead trees and tamarisk sticks in the wilderness, which were all "sources of firewood."
Whether people in the countryside are working in the fields or returning from herding sheep, they will pick up some, break off a few willow branches or elm tips, tie them together and carry them home.
If there is nothing on the ground, then dig up the dead tree roots. Under the ground, the huge root system of the tree will give you a "big harvest".
As the saying goes: Diligence brings wealth.
People who are diligent will pick up firewood when they have time. The loose and hard firewood are classified and arranged in an orderly manner. There are long, short and medium ones. They are all about the same size but of different lengths.
Individually burned and ignited coals are stacked neatly.
Those who have the conditions, like the Jiang family now, will pile them in the woodshed, while other families will cover them with straw.
No matter it is rainy or snowy, it can be used whenever you want.
Neighbors passing by would sigh and praise the rows and piles of firewood, saying, "Look at all this firewood! How could we worry about not having a good life?"
The days of poverty required careful budgeting: the remaining coal was called "luocan", and the charcoal ash was filtered out with a sieve and could be burned again.
Not a single bit of wood ash will be wasted. Mixed with farmyard manure, it becomes top-quality fertilizer. When returned to the fields, it is like "returning to one's roots", nourishing the crops and ensuring a good harvest.
Thirty acres of land, a cow, a wife and children, and a warm bed.
Anything that can catch fire is a good thing. These gifts from nature bring light and warmth to people, helping them get through long and cold winters...
Jiang Wen thought of Gu Lixia's space. When it was cold, there was central heating, electric heater and air conditioning.
To cook, we use natural gas, rice cookers, induction cookers, and electric frying pans, which is extremely convenient.
I don’t know when the Jiang family will become such a wealthy family?
Jiang Huainan has experienced a lot now and knows how to do a little work.
After coming out, following Jiang Wen, I didn’t feel hot nor tired.
Jiang Wen drank water, and he drank too.
Two hours passed before I knew it.
I came back with the firewood and tied it to the bicycle, but there was no room left for me to climb on.
Jiang Wen tied the last circle.
Gave the axe to Jiang Huainan.
Roll out the bike yourself.
Heading to the city.
It’s better to come in from the west gate.
Jiang Wen pushed the cart, and Jiang Huainan followed beside him.
Both of them were sweating profusely.
There were also scratches on the clothes.
On his face, arms, and other exposed areas, there were streaks of sweat and mud.
Walk past the winery, street office, supply and marketing cooperative, post office, grain and oil food factory, turn a corner, walk past the school, grocery store, and street office.
Finally, we entered the family compound.
There are not many people outside.
Jiang Wen pushed in and unloaded the firewood.
And Jiang Huainan, take a shower.
Drink water.
Continue pedaling and go out of the west city gate.
Continue to collect firewood in the woods.
Twice in the morning.
Huainan was exhausted.
At noon, Jiang Xiu made hand-rolled noodles.
Saozi is eggplant.
Gu Lixia even wanted to open a bottle of chili sauce.
It doesn’t taste good.
However, considering the weather.
I just picked up the vinegar bottle and poured a little more vinegar.
After eating, go back to the house.
into space.
Jiang Wen went to the massage chair for a massage.
Gu Lixia went to the backyard to pick peaches.
Came back and washed it.
When ripe, peaches become slightly spherical, covered with a layer of fine fuzz, green with white and white with red.
Peaches are named juicy peaches because they contain a lot of juice and the flesh is as sweet as honey.
The peach seedlings in Gu Lixia's space are about 4 meters tall, with a crown that extends about 3.5 meters horizontally. The tree is of medium vigor and strong, with strong branching ability, a relatively open crown, and slightly thick branches.
The trunk is brown and the leaves are dark green and lanceolate in shape.
Fruits primarily grow on branches 35-45 cm tall. New branches can form at the base and apex of the branches, while regeneration buds form in the middle, producing fruit and branches simultaneously, becoming new fruiting branches the following year. There are many regeneration buds, abundant flowers, and abundant pollen.
The fruit is broadly oval with a blunt top, soft and juicy flesh, sweet and slightly sour. Most of them have sticky core and are separated from the skin, but some are separated from the core and stick to the skin.
A single peach weighs 250-350 grams, with a white, fuzzy skin that has a reddish tint on the sunny side and gradually turns green towards the back. The flesh is soft and has a weak adhesion to the skin, making it easy to separate.
Gu Lixia hadn't eaten it for a long time and wanted to try it.
Jiang Wen was eating it for the first time.
It feels juicy and the flesh is fragrant.
After eating, everyone went back to their rooms to sleep.
In the afternoon, Jiang Wen took Jiang Huainan to pick up the trash again.
I picked up a lot this time.
In the evening, while eating, Jiang Huainan felt as if his arm was broken.
Gu Lixia took the safflower oil and Jiang Wen rubbed it on Jiang Huainan.
Brush your teeth, hands, face, and feet.
Go back to the house, enter the space, wash up, and go to bed.
Gu Lixia didn't want to sleep, so she went to the dance studio.
Dancing is a physically demanding sport. There are many benefits to learning to dance. It can improve your physical fitness and enhance your temperament.
As the saying goes, you never stop learning. Gu Lixia started learning at the age of 11, but it can only be said to be an amateur activity.
When Gu Lixia was a child, she watched TV and liked to watch dancers dance.
Gu Lixia also thought the dancer danced beautifully.
When Gu Lixia went to study, the teacher asked her to learn classical dance.
This is a very elegant and graceful dance that is best for cultivating temperament and figure.
Her mother was satisfied and Gu Lixia had no objection.
And so, the learning began.
Gu Lixia cannot achieve the aesthetic characteristics of delicacy and roundness, combination of hardness and softness, fusion of scene and emotion, integration of skills, and perfect harmony and high unity of essence, energy, spirit, hands, eyes, body, method and steps.
The level is neither high nor low, neither good nor bad.
Dancing is a wonderful way of expression that allows Gu Lixia to release her inner emotions and enjoy freedom.
Dancing alone, on the other hand, is a more intimate and personal experience.
During this process, Gu Lixia can express herself completely as she pleases.
When Gu Lixia dances alone, there is no pressure from the audience and no judgment from others.
Gu Lixia can dance to her heart's content and swing freely to the rhythm of the music.
By dancing, Gu Lixia can transform stress into movement and pleasure, making herself feel relaxed and relieved.
Dancing can help Gu Lixia enter a state of complete focus on the present moment, allowing her to forget worries and stress and immerse herself in music and movement.
An hour of sweating passed.
Gu Lixia finally felt sleepy.
Go back to the house, take a shower, and go to bed.
I was still thinking about it before going to bed, and suddenly I wanted to eat chicken legs.
Cheese crispy chicken.
Teriyaki chicken rice.