The Country Maiden: Fields and Leisure
Chapter 385: Physical Enhancement Technique

Chapter 385: Chapter 385: Physical Enhancement Technique

The wife thought of the way Old Granny Zhang had made her bow her head in shame that day, and on a whim, she swallowed the words of mockery for Mother Song that had been on the tip of her tongue.

Instead, she cheerfully took Mother Song’s hand, "Oh my, look how forgetful I am, you must be making a delivery to the Old Wang Family, right? Is the happy event between your two families drawing near? I see Brother Chongjin has been helping out at the Old Wang Family these past few days, just like what a son-in-law should do! I’m telling you, Aunt Chun Hua, you truly are clever. While Brother Chongjin works for the Wang Family, you, as the mother-in-law, prepare food for your in-laws to send over! It’s like you’re all one big family!"

Mother Song’s expression changed, she might have been meek and indecisive, but she wasn’t foolish.

Hong Hua had made it so clear, and she had been thankful that, while Song Chongjin was not at home during the day, she had secretly taken the grain he had left unlocked some days ago and cooked it to send to her parents’ home.

Now with the autumn harvest, her elderly parents at her maternal home still had to work the fields, which pained her deeply.

She was frail and could not be of much help, but making delicious food for her parents, sister-in-law, and nephews at her maternal home to nourish them was still within her means.

She had been feeling quietly relieved about it.

But upon hearing this, it turned out her son had actually gone to help the Wang Family!

Mother Song didn’t quite know what to feel at the moment. She just mumbled a few words to the gossiping wife and hurried off with her basket.

The chatterbox of a wife watched Mother Song head in the direction of the Song Family’s fields with a cold smile on her face.

Wang Yongzhu had dealt with Lady Sun and her accomplice, and was in high spirits.

Although the spy mission hadn’t yet indicated its completion, she was sure the final outcome wasn’t far off.

Only then did Wang Yongzhu have the mood to cook and chat with Xiao Tiantian.

The Xiao Tiantian System felt quite wronged, "Host, you didn’t let the System upgrade just so it could keep the monitoring and scanning functions open? If you had told me earlier, my 2.0 version could have retained some functions while upgrading!"

It was a total loss! Just to keep her under real-time monitoring and scanning Lady Sun, they had wasted several days!

Wang Yongzhu was very calm, "What’s the rush, the Points aren’t going anywhere, are they? Will the storage box function be restricted when you upgrade this time?"

Xiao Tiantian assured her it would not.

Wang Yongzhu then began to look through the store again, noting that Song Chongjin knew martial arts and although he couldn’t overpower her, he could subdue her using joint locks and pressure points.

The accomplice of Lady Sun also seemed to have some martial arts skills.

This gave Wang Yongzhu a sense of crisis. Her own strength was adequate against ordinary people, but against those so-called people of the martial world, she would likely be at a disadvantage.

Therefore, it was urgent to find some martial arts manuals, or something similar, to start practicing on her own.

The Taekwondo she had learned in her previous world seemed utterly useless in front of Song Chongjin.

Xiao Tiantian was speechless, "There are no so-called martial arts manuals in this System, but there is the Physical Enhancement Technique, which the host might want to consider."

Physical Enhancement Technique? By the sound of the name, it seemed like the radio exercises from the past?

Wang Yongzhu was not very satisfied, "As a high-tech interdimensional System, you don’t even have martial arts manuals, isn’t that a bit embarrassing?"

The Xiao Tiantian System was so choked up it could have jumped, "Host, the Physical Enhancement Technique is a basic physical exercise that men and women, young and old alike, must learn in our plane. It is divided into Primary, Intermediate, and Advanced Levels. Currently, the System only has the Primary Level course. This technique, after numerous refinements by countless predecessors of our plane, has formed a set of fixed movements."

"In our plane, a Level B Physique can only practice at the Primary Level, and an A-Level Physique is required for Intermediate Level. Do you know what the Primary Level is equivalent to? It’s akin to the martial value on your current plane, well, the standard of your ’romantic fate’. Do you still look down on it, Host?"

Wang Yongzhu’s eyes lit up, she definitely didn’t look down on it.

"Xiao Tiantian, give me one of those Primary Level courses," said Wang Yongzhu, quite generously.

"Alright, one set of the Physical Enhancement Technique, Primary Level course, for 100 Points. Do you confirm the purchase, Host?"

It was really expensive! Wang Yongzhu winced slightly but nodded her head.

A new item appeared in her mind’s inventory, and when she checked it out, the note beside it read: Physical Enhancement Technique (Primary Level): Suitable for those with Level B Physique and below and for children.

Wang Yongzhu...

"Xiao Tiantian, come out, let’s talk about life—"

After Xiao Tiantian explained for a long time, Wang Yongzhu was finally reassured that the physical quality of children in their dimension far exceeded that of this one.

She then looked at the System panel:

Current Host Status:

Clothing: Level 2, 0 Points

Food: Level 2, 0 Points

Housing: Level 1, 0 Points

Transport: Level 1, 0 Points

Available Points: 967 (Points can be freely allocated among the above options)

Then she slowly began, "Xiao Tiantian System, you can be upgraded now."

Fearing that Wang Yongzhu might change her mind, the Xiao Tiantian System quickly added the Points.

Before long, the System panel updated to:

Current Host Status:

Clothing: Level 4, 0 Points

Food: Level 4, 0 Points

Housing: Level 4, 0 Points

Transport: Level 4, 0 Points

Available Points: 67 (Points can be freely allocated among the above options)

The professional-sounding voice of Xiao Tiantian System announced, "Congratulations to the Host for upgrading the System to version 4.0. The System is about to begin the upgrade, with six task completion rewards pending for the Host to claim. Please choose a method to receive them, and they will be issued after the System upgrade is complete."

"I’ll take the combined reward," Wang Yongzhu pondered briefly. Last time, she had received a storage box by combining two rewards.

With six rewards this time, she wondered what she would get and was quite expectant.

"Understood! The System will now enter upgrade mode. Please wait patiently..."

And then, Xiao Tiantian’s voice disappeared.

Wang Yongzhu sighed, lamenting that all her hard work over the past half-year had brought her back to the poverty line in an instant.

Lunch was ready, so she tidied up and went to deliver the meal.

Upon arrival at the field, she saw that the Wang Family’s rice harvest was already completed. Everyone was helping to tie the rice sheaves, waiting for the cart to return so they could transport them home.

Seeing Wang Yongzhu bringing the meal, everyone tidied up and got ready to eat.

Lunch was simple: flatbreads served with minced meat and pickled vegetables, salty, sour, and appetizing.

Lastly, each person had a bowl of mung bean soup to relieve the summer heat.

The Wang Family ate their fill, satisfied.

No sooner had they put down their bowls and chopsticks than they saw a group of people approaching fiercely not far away.

With a straw in his mouth, Wang Yonggui took a look and felt something was off, "Mother, why do I feel like these people are coming towards our home?"

Old Granny Zhang overheard, squinted her eyes to look, and smacked her thigh, "Isn’t that the unruly mother of Song Chongjin and the whole Song Family?"

As soon as she said this, everyone turned their eyes towards Wang Yongzhu.

Wang Yongzhu remained composed, "Why are you looking at me? It’s not like I called them here."