When you live in a province, there's simply no room for laziness. You need to start your job early and get things done so that when the sun is high, you've already finished your tasks and won't get affected by the scorching heat later in the day. Particularly in the current climate, where the morning sun can be blistering as early as 7 AM.
The reason why it's essential to complete tasks early is to allow you to rest once the sun is up.
This is indeed the reason why residing in the province is more convenient and satisfying. If you just work hard and know how to plant, you're assured you won't go hungry because, wherever you look, there's free food available. It's not like here in the city, where you have to spend money almost every day just to have something to eat for daily sustenance.
After returning home, my father and I had breakfast and took a brief rest due to the sun's scorching heat, which was beginning to affect our skin.
A few minutes passed before I heard my mother's voice telling me to go to the market and buy the items she needed for her small grocery store. Upon hearing it, I just grabbed the money and her shopping lists and left immediately. I didn't spend much time shopping and went straight home afterward.
During lunchtime, our parents advised us to take a break for a while. They mentioned that later, when the sun's heat isn't too intense, we'll go to our farm to harvest the peanuts they planted.
Following my parents' advice, I rested under the tree for a few hours before I heard the signal from them to get ready because we were about to visit our small peanut farm.
Before that day ended, I once again accompanied my father to visit his small coconut plantation, where he takes care of coconut trees that produce coconut juice, which he turns into vinegar.
And due to his homemade vinegar, we save money from buying it since he sends us his homemade vinegar, which is convenient for us because aside from saving money, coconut vinegar tastes better than the ones we buy at the grocery store.
My father explained that to turn it into vinegar, it needs to be stored for a few days until it naturally ferments in its own container. Once the coconut juice reaches a certain level of acidity, it can then be processed into vinegar. When we returned home, he gave me some of his homemade vinegar that he would send with me back to the city.
And that concludes my blog. Thank you for taking the time to read it.