I love the relationship between the Grandmother and her. There is a backstory to it . Liziqi mother died and the step Mom mistreated her so she was brought up by her grandparents. She moved to the city and described it as survival even though she had god work. When her Grandfather died she moved back home to care for her Grandmother. She has plumbed in a modern sink in her house. No doubt that the he money from the videos is upgrading their life. I found these interesting.

raising silk worms and making quilts

I want to make one of these outdoor wood stoves

I would not refuse a New Years dinner invite. New Years Dinner prep

A woman after my own heart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rA074yXyfw&t=4s

Builds Bamboo furniture. her grandfather built bamboo furniture to sell in the markets.

On a cold and rainy evening -- what better time to watch the magic on the elegant Ziqi videos? How does she know to do so much stuff???? Fascinating. She not only cooks; she plants, harvests, fishes, builds, makes fires and ovens -- a super woman fairy! Just watched this one:

Catching and cooking fish in a red cape on a cold snowy day ... yum yum

She and her grandparents lived a self sufficient lifestyle in the mountains. So , one had to learn many life skilsl. They pickle a lot and have great pickling containers. Also, I think her extended family and small village act as a unit . I see hints of large communal fields. I am amazed at how well designed the farm is for things like threshing, mills for grinding mung beans, piles of recycled wood, old brick. This farmstead has been a farmstead for generations. There is a video that she put out 2 years ago in response to some attacks that were pointed at her from some people that were jealous and incredulous, calling her a liar about her claim that she made the videos by herself. The letter she wrote paints a picture of a driven hardworking self educated artist using the tools that she had. She started out using her smart phone and then a DSLR camera but used her phone to edit..Her edits are none moving cuts like a still photograph. . proves this in the letter. At one point she broke down the added labor of walking to turn the camera on and off for 22,880 takes. She figured out she had walked around 260 kilometers. When I read that, I cracked up laughing at her humor. She comes up with themes and then studies the skills she does not have , sometimes for months before she makes a video, All this while making more videos.

She now has a video assistant and an editing assistant because her health was suffering from all her work. She puts out about three short films a month sometimes one a week.. That takes an amazing amount of planning and work. Having done work in a film and being involved in photography and know the amount of work goes into the editing . I only have admiration for her.

Thanks for sharing, Mara. Lovely person and very relaxing, as you said.

I must admit that I am addicted to her videos. An amazing amount of knowledge in the ways of basic chinese craft and food. I love that all her cooking happens without electricity

Yes, and I like the way she moves quickly, eats heartily, and laughs easily when enjoying the meal with her Grandma!

In China , it is complimentary to slurp your noodles. Good manners. That is what I noticed during my visit back in the '79