After lunch, Zhou Ziwen took a nap.
After waking up, he glanced at Chen Qiaoyi and Xiao Yueyue, who were sleeping deeply, and then got up gently.
The weather is perfect today, and he plans to expand the chicken pen behind the house.
After the expansion, make another pond and keep the ducks and geese in it when they hatch.
He planned to build an extension on one side of the chicken pen large enough to accommodate future ducks and geese.
In this regard, he already has a rough blueprint in mind, and the next step is the actual operation.
He returned to the tool room and took out the necessary tools, such as a hammer, nails, saw and some boards.
Zhou Ziwen’s carpentry skills have reached full level, and these tasks are not complicated for him.
He first measured the dimensions that needed to be expanded and then marked them on the ground.
Then he began cutting the boards to make the new fence according to the marked dimensions.
His skills were skillful, and in a short time, the new fence panels were ready.
Zhou Ziwen fixed the new fence boards to the original chicken pens, making sure that each board was nailed firmly in place.
While he was working, he was careful not to make too much noise so as not to disturb the mother and daughter in the house.
After the fence expansion was completed, Zhou Ziwen began to build the pool.
Building a pool is a laborious task, and in this aspect, it is exactly Zhou Ziwen’s forte.
He is very strong and has enough stamina. When he hits the hoe, he will get a big piece of soil.
He first used a hoe to dig a hole of suitable size as the foundation of the pool.
Then he found some stones and laid them on the bottom and walls of the pit to prevent the soil from collapsing and leaking.
In the process of laying the stones, he carefully selected each stone to ensure that they were the right size and shape to fit together tightly.
After laying the stones, Zhou Ziwen began to fill the pit with soil and tamp the soil to make the bottom of the pool stronger.
He took some water from the water tank in the yard, poured it into the pit, and checked whether there was any water leakage.
If he found a leak, he would readjust the position of the stone until it stopped leaking.
By the time he finished all this, it was already quite late.
"Brother Ziwen, have you finished your work here? It's time to eat."
Chen Qiaoyi came to the backyard with her child in her arms.
When Zhou Ziwen heard Chen Qiaoyi's voice, he straightened up, patted the soil on his body, and replied with a smile, "Yiyi, you're almost ready. You and Yueyue go back first, and I'll pack up the tools and come back."
Chen Qiaoyi nodded, hugged little Yueyue and turned back to the house.
Zhou Ziwen looked at the newly built pool and the expanded chicken pen and smiled with satisfaction.
He organized the tools and put them back in the tool room, then washed his hands and walked into the house.
The dining table is already filled with food, including fried beans, fried carrots made by Chen Shiying, and a bowl of steaming egg soup.
Zhou Ziwen sat at the dining table, looking at Chen Qiaoyi, Chen Shiying, and little Yueyue, and his heart was filled with happiness.
“Shiying, today’s meal looks delicious.” Zhou Ziwen said.
"Ziwen, you have worked hard today, eat more." Chen Shiying replied with a smile, and gave Zhou Ziwen a chopstick of fried beans.
Zhou Ziwen took the beans, put them in his mouth, chewed them, nodded and praised, "Well, these beans are fried at just the right temperature, very crispy and tender."
Chen Qiaoyi also said with a smile: "My sister's cooking is always delicious."
Everyone chatted while eating, and the atmosphere was very warm.
After dinner, Zhou Ziwen accompanied the two sisters to review the knowledge for the college entrance examination.
Luckily, Zhou Ziwen has an idle panel and meditation skills. He is in good spirits and has a very good memory.
As long as you have learned the knowledge, you will basically never forget it.
Especially through the skills of hanging up, once you get a certificate, you will get a permanent certificate. After you improve, you will not go back. But the Chen sisters are different. It has been a year or two since they graduated from high school.
A lot of the knowledge I learned has been forgotten.
Fortunately, their memory is not bad. Although they have forgotten a lot, they can quickly pick up the forgotten knowledge through reading and learning.
According to the current progress, they only need to follow the steps, and when the college entrance examination resumes, they will definitely pass it.
After reviewing for half an hour, it was getting dark outside.
Zhou Ziwen looked out the window and said, "Let's stop reviewing today. It's getting late, so everyone should go to bed early."
Chen Qiaoyi and Chen Shiying nodded and packed up their books. Chen Qiaoyi hugged little Yueyue and returned to the room with Chen Shiying to prepare for bed.
After Zhou Ziwen washed up, he also returned to the house and began to rest.
Of course, there is a way to take this break.
Life is short, take pleasure in the moment.
After the two sisters fell asleep, he went to Shen Zhaodi's room next door and stayed for a while.
Waiting until midnight, he returned to his house and fell asleep peacefully.
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No words for a night.
The next day, Zhou Ziwen got up early.
After breakfast, he walked up the mountain with Tayun and Xiaodian.
Today he is going to dig up some herbs and come back in case there is not enough in the health room.
In the early morning, the air in the mountains was extremely fresh. Zhou Ziwen took Tayun and Xiaodian on the winding mountain road.
Zhou Ziwen is already very familiar with Niutoushan.
He also knows where there are medicinal herbs.
With the help of Feng Shui skills, nothing can escape his perception.
He first came to a shady valley. The humidity here is relatively high, which is a good place for some shade-loving herbs to grow.
Zhou Ziwen squatted down and carefully identified the surrounding plants.
He soon discovered several Polygonum multiflorum plants. Their vines were wrapped around the surrounding branches, and their leaves were dark green.
Zhou Ziwen carefully dug out the surrounding soil with a hoe, dug out the Polygonum multiflorum completely, and placed it in a basket on the side.
Then, he discovered a piece of Houttuynia cordata not far away.
The leaves of Houttuynia Cordata are heart-shaped and emit a special smell.
Zhou Ziwen skillfully uprooted the Houttuynia cordata, shook off the soil on it, and put it into the basket.
Houttuynia cordata can not only be used as medicine, but can also be eaten as a vegetable.
Of course, this dish depends on the person. Those who like it will like it very much, and those who don't can't even stand the smell.
Tayun and Xiaodian have entered hunting mode, looking for the scent of prey.
They glanced at where Zhou Ziwen was from time to time, as if they were watching for him.
Zhou Ziwen continued to search for medicinal herbs in the mountains. He came to a hillside with plenty of sunshine and some Bupleurum growing there.
The stems of Bupleurum are long and slender, with small yellow flowers blooming on the top.
Zhou Ziwen used a hoe to gently dig up the soil, dug out the Bupleurum root one by one, and put it into the basket on his back.
Unknowingly, Zhou Ziwen's basket was filled with various herbs.
The herbs he dug were all used in larger quantities in the clinic.
Zhou Ziwen looked at the basket full of herbs and nodded with satisfaction.
He took Tayun and Xiao Doan and walked back along the mountain road. (End of this chapter)