When covering the greenhouse with straw mats in the evening, Tian Jing secretly transmitted some of her powers.
The next morning, while checking on the crops, she secretly sent more energy to ensure that the seedlings wouldn't freeze to death or die from lack of nutrients.
In short, she was determined to succeed in growing vegetables in the greenhouse. As for others, it was none of her business; her vegetables had been successfully cultivated.
Li Zhengguo felt that Tiantian had worked hard and personally steamed some egg custard for her.
Looking at the only bowl of egg custard in front of her, Tian Jing, annoyed, secretly pinched him. She had already told him that there were three women in the family and he needed to treat them all equally.
Pinched, Li Zhengguo smiled foolishly; he only wanted to be good to Tiantian.
Tian Jing picked up the spoon, intending to serve some to Li Mu and Li Min.
Li Mu picked up her bowl of congee. "You eat it. You are the thinnest in the family. Congee is good enough for us."
Li Min also picked up her congee bowl. "Don't ruin my sweet congee."
Unable to distribute it, Tian Jing awkwardly ate it by herself, blaming Li Zhengguo for being too blatant in his favoritism.
Li Mu watched her foolishly happy son with a pang of sadness, yet she also hoped for harmony between her son and his wife.
Especially these past few days, she had clearly seen the interactions between her son and daughter-in-law. She longed for grandchildren soon, and her daughter-in-law should indeed nourish herself well.
After the meal, Tian Jing dragged Li Zhengguo into the house to scold him, only to be 'scolded' by Li Zhengguo instead.
"Don't keep transmitting nutrients, Tiantian. I'd rather the greenhouse vegetables not be successful than for you to harm your health."
Tian Jing's eyes widened. "You steamed egg custard for this reason?"
"Yes," Li Zhengguo said, pulling her into his embrace. "Once it's given out, it naturally needs to be replenished."
Tian Jing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but a surge of sweetness welled up in her heart. "For replenishing, the trees in Kushan mountain will do. Next time you steam egg custard for me, also boil an egg for Mother and them, and for you. We can all replenish together. We can also go to other villages to exchange for eggs."
"Okay, I'll listen to Tiantian."
Li Zhengguo wanted to lean in for a kiss, but Li Min's voice came from outside. "Sister-in-law."
Tian Jing pushed Li Zhengguo away and opened the door. "What is it?"
Outside, Li Min tugged at the new sweater she was wearing. "Look at my sweater. It feels a bit awkward when I wear it."
It had been almost a month, and Li Min had finally knitted her first sweater. Her first attempt was naturally for herself.
Tian Jing took a closer look and couldn't help but burst into laughter. A long and short sleeve, and a crooked neckline, it was indeed not right. She pulled Li Min to the east room, asked her to take it off, and promised to explain it to her properly.
Li Zhengguo went to find people to chop wood, needing to finish the tasks at hand quickly.
Li Min unraveled the collar and began knitting again. Tian Jing helped her unravel the sleeve that had been knitted too long.
"When you learn, it's best to learn how to knit sleeves separately and then sew them onto the sweater."
"Okay," Li Min said, fiddling with the neckline, not really in the mood to ask more questions.
Tian Jing helped to finish the cuff. When she looked up, she noticed the three scratches on Li Min's face had not faded. "Did the ointment not work?"
Li Min paused. "They haven't faded?"
"Haven't you looked yourself? Didn't you buy a mirror?"
"I didn't dare to take it out, afraid of breaking it."
Tian Jing was speechless. "Buy another one if it breaks. Are you out of ointment, or is it not working?"
"I still have ointment. Big brother bought two boxes, and Mother applied it for me. She said it was fading."
Mother-in-law's eyesight was failing. Could she really tell if it was fading? However, judging by the usual rural fights, it would take years for scratches to fade.
Li Zhengguo took people to chop trees, returned them, and then brought people to plaster the kitchen wall.
Tian Jing went up the mountain to hunt by herself, targeting wild rabbits specifically.
About five or six days passed, and the scars on Li Min's face hadn't changed much. She simply pulled Li Zhengguo up the mountain.
As soon as they entered the dense forest, a particular tree began to rustle its leaves at Tian Jing.
Tian Jing first transmitted some energy to it and chatted with it for a while before descending the slope with Li Zhengguo. They scattered the optimized ginseng seeds they had brought and coaxed a large patch of ginseng to grow.
Looking at the pile of ginseng on the ground, which resembled white radishes, Li Zhengguo blinked hard. He was still struggling to accept the concept of powers.
Tian Jing sat down cross-legged beside the pile of 'white radishes'. "Li Zhengguo, you stand guard. I'll cultivate for a while first."
"What do I need to do?"
"You don't need to do anything. Just guard me and don't let anyone or anything disturb me. I'll wake up on my own when I'm done cultivating."
Tian Jing wanted to take this opportunity to break through to level three. She hadn't dared to take the risk before because no one was guarding her, and this was deep in the mountain range.
"Alright, you can rest assured. I'll guard it well."
Tian Jing confidently let herself fall into a deep cultivation.
To Li Zhengguo's astonished gaze, the pile of 'white radishes' suddenly all deflated and then, as if weathered away, crumbled into the soil.
The plants in the dense forest began to move without wind, as if with a certain rhythm.
After an unknown period, Li Zhengguo noticed that the trees in the dense forest were starting to sway, all in the direction of Tian Jing and himself.
He wasn't sure if it was an illusion, but he felt all the pores on his body opening with comfort, absorbing something. Sudan Novel Network.
Slowly, he realized something was wrong. The surrounding trees were starting to dry out, showing signs of withering. What was happening? Was Tiantian in trouble during her cultivation?
He immediately turned to look at Tian Jing and saw that her expression was very peaceful. He breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Tiantian was okay, the trees could be replanted.
When the trees were almost dry enough to be used as firewood, suddenly all the leaves turned emerald green, then to jade green, then to golden yellow, and fell off.
They sprouted again, stretched out their branches, turned green, then yellow, and after several cycles, they settled into the winter of fallen leaves.
When Tian Jing opened her eyes, she found herself in darkness, but with faint light flickering.
She raised her hand and brushed away the heavy fallen leaves from her body. Then, using her powers, she swept the surroundings clean in an instant.
"Tiantian?"
Li Zhengguo, covered in dust like a clay figurine, spoke, startling Tian Jing for a moment, followed by a burst of laughter.
"Hahahaha, Li Zhengguo, why do you look like this?"
"What do you think?" Li Zhengguo raised his hand to wipe his face. If he hadn't closed his eyes in time, his eyes would have been blinded by the dust.
"Hahahaha," Tian Jing continued to laugh happily. She had forgotten that someone was beside her, and thus, she had also forgotten to enclose Li Zhengguo within her energy shield.
She had discovered that she could use an energy shield after reaching level three. Although it was a skill that required level four, she could use it at level three, which made her very excited.
The energy shield was her unique skill, a skill she had figured out in the apocalypse to quietly protect herself. Although she had ultimately been caught by the claw of a high-level zombie, in this peaceful era, it was more than enough.
"Very happy?"
If not for being covered in dust, Li Zhengguo would have wanted to embrace the woman with a face like a blooming flower.
"Yes, very happy. I've leveled up, my combat power is stronger, and I have more functions. Of course, the most practical is farming. Hmm, and another one. If you ride in my car again, I can install a windshield."
Tian Jing explained the functions of the energy shield to Li Zhengguo. Li Zhengguo looked at her clean clothes and thought...
Tian Jing also looked down at herself. "Hmm, from now on, when I go to the county town and come back, I won't be covered in dust. By the way, can you make a bathtub? Make one when you have time."
Tian Jing was tired of wiping herself down and found it inconvenient to bathe in the daytime as she had last time, requiring so much effort. She wanted to bathe every day.