Chapter 648 Physical and Mental Training


    Compared to Abigail, Sean had be muchzier. Having experienced hardships, she did not feel


    much exhausted in this situation. The man, however, had never dealt with these practical household


    chores before. Being assigned by Alice, he thought his days werepletely miserable. The only time


    he could rx was when Alice was absent.


    "Let''s go!" Abigail pulled him, afraid that Alice would get angry if she came back. Despite Alice''s gentle


    and humorous demeanor, she took all the tasks seriously.


    Reluctantly, Sean allowed himself to be yanked up. As soon as he stood up, he forcefully grabbed her


    hand and pulled her into his arms.


    Crashing into his embrace, she stared at him wide-eyed. "What are you doing?"


    He held her chin and gazed at her. "You give me more headaches than Alice. I can''t even take a


    break."


    "Alice will be angry if she sees no water. We''re asking for her help now. Can''t you be more sincere?!"


    She looked at him solemnly.


    "Well, you''re right. Let''s go." He grabbed her shoulder helplessly.


    The two worked for half an hour and finally filled Alice''s water tank. Sure enough, as soon as they


    finished, Alice returned carrying a basket of things.


    Abigail saw herbs and some unfamiliar items in the basket. When Alice entered the backyard and saw


    the full water tank, she nodded in satisfaction.


    "After lunch, I''ll take you to a ce," she said, sitting on a small stool in the yard while tidying up the


    things in the basket and talking to the couple, with Abigail responding.


    "Alice, I want to connect a well to your house. What do you think?" Sean asked her.


    Her hand paused, and she looked up at him. "Tired of fetching water already?"


    "No!" he immediately retorted. Her attitude was gentle, but he felt like he was being warned.


    "No need to say anything. If there''s not enough water, just buy more barrels. Why bother with


    connecting pipes? Creating noise and pollution?" she grumbled.


    Abigail understood that Alice wanted them to exercise more. She held Sean''s hand and stopped him


    from trying to persuade Alice. "Alice is right. After we finish our tasks, let''s go and ask where we can


    buy some barrels."


    "That''s right. Why exert so much effort when you''re young and strong?" Alice stated, putting the sorted


    herbs in a woven bamboo basket.


    Sean estimated that even if he bought two more barrels, he and Abigail would still have to consider


    fetching water every other day. Thinking about this, he could not help but sigh.


    After lunch, Alice took them to an old man''s house.


    There was a cobblestone path in front of his house, and Alice pointed to the path and said to Sean and


    Abigail, "Tomorrow, you''ll help in the vegetable garden. Return 30 minutes early, then walk on this path


    for another 30 and learn yoga from him."


    "Okay." Abigail knew walking on cobblestones was a way to maintain good health. Some parks in big


    cities had paths like this for white-cor workers to walk on after work.


    Sean nodded in agreement.


    "After dinner,e here and walk for an hour, then do yoga with him again," Alice continued.


    "Okay," Abigail immediately responded.


    "Alright, go buy the tanks now. Remember, take good care of the vegetable garden. If the vegetables


    die, you''ll only eat radishes and pickled vegetables in the winter," Alice said, then hunched and left.


    Abigail and Sean bid her farewell and turned back to greet the energetic old man wearing a white outfit.


    "Sir, what''s your name?" Sean spoke first.


    "Last name Colleen. You can call me Sir Colleen," he answered. He had heard about Sean''s condition;


    he was just a young man with a particrly bad physical condition.


    "Hello, Sir Colleen," Abigail quickly greeted him.


    "Good, the young girl looks pretty good, much better than him," Sir Colleen said, ncing at Sean. With


    his sickly appearance, he won''tst another day in the city.


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    She nced at Sean and said gently, "He ended up like this because he saved someone."


    "Just remember toe after dinner." Sir Colleen did not ask much about their past.


    Abigail bid farewell to him and went to buy the barrels. After searching several shops, they finally found


    a ce to buy them after 4 p.m. and quickly rushed back.


    "I just realized that even in this vige, we can''t afford to be idle." She could not help but sigh as she


    returned to Alice''s house with Sean. She had thought that if she came here, she could have leisure


    time to draw, but now, she felt it was just wishful thinking.


    "Perhaps this is just the life of ordinary people. Without avenues to earn money, they rely on theirbor


    to support themselves," he responded softly. He walked along this winding path as the sun set, far


    away from the hustle and bustle of the city, and he noticed that his steps were slower than usual.


    Many people, exhausted from the city, escaped to their childhood homes in the countryside. It was


    because the city was truly exhausting, and even walking required taking wider strides than those


    around you to survive well.