Crossing the Unknown Country

After dinner, they all sat down and talked. Grandpa Su He said, "My dear brother-in-law, stay a few more days this time and see how the chickens are raised at Su He's house. We also use compost here, which makes the soil very good. You must learn from it this time."

Grandpa Su He replied: "Yes! My second son-in-law has already told me at home. I will definitely take a closer look this time. We will also do the same when we get home."

When Su He's grandmother heard Su He's mother say that she was going to take her mother to the town for medical treatment, she said to her in-laws, "Mother, our family is well off now. If you are sick, you can go get treatment without any worries. There is no need to delay. Su He's master is a very good doctor."

Grandma Su He said with a smile: "Well, I will listen to the children this time. I will do whatever they say."

The old people talked for a long time before reluctantly parting after Su He's grandparents left.

Su He's mother directly let her parents live in a big room next door. When Su He's father came back just now, he had already heated up the kang. He spread new bedding on the kang and put a kettle in the room to prevent the old people from getting up at night to drink water.

When they got up at night, they went to the toilet next to the house, which was very close to the windowsill. Su He boiled water for grandma and grandpa, let them wash up, and then they went to sleep and rest.

Su He and his parents also washed up and went into the house to sleep. Everyone was very tired today so they went to bed early.

The next day, Su He got up early to exercise and found that his grandparents had already gotten up and were cleaning the yard.

Su He smiled and greeted her grandparents: "Good morning, grandma and grandpa! You got up so early."

Grandma said, "We get older and sleep less, why are you getting up so early?"

Su He said: "I get up so early every day to exercise. Grandpa, come and learn boxing from me!"

After Su He finished speaking, he performed Tai Chi. Su He's grandfather was really interested and followed Su He in imitating him.

Su He's parents also got up, and seeing Su He practicing boxing, they also started practicing. After a while, they were sweating from the heat, and boxing was really good for the body.

Grandma Su He smiled and said, "Does your whole family know this set of boxing? You are quite skilled in it."

Su He's mother smiled and said, "Su He learned this from books. It's good for your health. After I learned it, my health is much better than before. You can learn it when you have nothing to do. You don't have to do it too much. Just learn it slowly. It's not difficult to learn at all."

Su He smiled and said, "This is a set of boxing techniques that strengthen the body. Everyone can learn it."

The family exercised together for half an hour in the morning, and Su He followed her mother to cook. Su He's grandparents followed Su He's father to see how he dug out earthworms and cut some leaves to feed the chickens, and also how he cut up some bad vegetable leaves and put them in the field to feed the earthworms, so that they could feed in a cycle.

Grandpa Su He watched the chickens running back and forth in the chicken coop without making the yard dirty. He could also sweep the chicken manure from the ground and put it into the compost pit as fertilizer. The fallen leaves swept from the yard were also thrown directly into the compost pit. The water used to wash vegetables during cooking was directly used to irrigate the vegetable garden in the yard. After this cycle, there was no garbage to throw away at home.

There is also the outhouse at home. It is very clean. There is a pool on top with water in it. When you pull a rope, the water flows down and into the pit at the back. There is no smell at all.

Su He also wanted to make a faucet, but later found that it was meaningless, and the most primitive piston worked well. Anyway, there was no water pressure in the pipes here, and the water was all from the well, so a few buckets of water a day was enough.

As long as the house doesn't stink, they don't want to waste manure here. Even the pond at the back, the villagers laughed at their land made of stones. Su He was afraid that water would keep seeping in and it would be bad for the foundation of the house. He couldn't explain it to them clearly, so he just let them do it and explained it to his family.

Su He's grandparents came back late yesterday and didn't have time to look at the house carefully. Today, I looked at the front and back yards and found that the yard was grand and bright, the kitchen stove was comfortable, and the things on the shelves were neatly arranged. The toilets were built very well, and there was a well in the yard. It was really convenient to live here.

Su He's grandparents were getting better and better. Their second daughter was really living a rich life. They were happy for their children and finally didn't have to worry about them anymore.