In Japan, there is a job called housewife.

As the name implies, this position refers to a woman who takes care of the family full-time, does housework instead of going out to work, and mainly serves her relatives.

Speaking of it, most people don't like doing housework. They think housework is a tedious and boring job. It's better to play mahjong and dance "square dance" with this kung fu!

However, in a variety show in Japan, we saw the daily life of a Japanese housewife, which was praised by millions of people after the show was broadcast!

A 74-year-old Japanese housewife's day stung most women in China, which is called enjoying her old age.

The hero of the story is Junko Sakai, who lives in Yeshanmachi, Kanagawa Prefecture, a quiet and slow-paced small city.

Ms. Sakai was born in 1946. She is 74 years old. According to the domestic address, she is already an old woman.

However, this old woman is not old at all. At least we can see from her dress that she is living a fashionable life!

just imagine, when we usually see the old woman's clothes on the street, do we always have a sense of "heaviness" and disobedience? I always feel that the lives of the elderly and young people have a distinct sense of hierarchy.

As the saying goes, "Clothes make the horse depend on the saddle". If our grandmothers have the consciousness of Ms. Sakai, they will give us a brand-new feeling when they walk in the street.

after all, no one has stipulated that the elderly can't follow the trend and love beauty!

Ms. Sakai met her husband when she was young. After she got married, she became a housewife.

At first, Ms. Sakai had no experience, and even managed to finish the most basic housework, instead of doing it well.

However, with the accumulation of time, Ms. Sakai has achieved today's achievements!

Every day at 5: 15, the alarm clock will ring on time. The first thing Ms. Sakai does after getting up is to open the window and enjoy the first ray of sunshine in the morning.

Then, she will make a fresh cup of coffee. During the period when the coffee is cold, she will wash and wash her hair, and then sit in the living room watching TV and drinking coffee.

at 5: 3, Ms. Sakai will start the first housework of the day, which is to collect the towels and clothes washed last night.

Ms. Sakai has a good habit. She likes to put her clothes in the washing machine to clean and dry when she takes a bath at night, so that it is convenient to get up in the morning.

at 5: 4, Ms. Sakai will clean the living room.

Although technology is very advanced now, many Japanese families have bought sweeping robots, but she takes housework as her own entertainment and enjoys it.

after p>2 minutes, Ms. Sakai began to prepare breakfast.

In the documentary, Ms. Sakai cooked a sandwich for her family. This is a breakfast that needs many ingredients, such as bacon, butter, jam, pickles, etc. It needs to be cut into pieces and pieced together, which is not as simple as fried dough sticks and soybean milk.

It can be seen that Japanese people attach great importance to breakfast.

After breakfast, it was just 7 o'clock, and Ms. Sakai began to clean up the mess, while cleaning at home. The specific housework was up to her.

① Sometimes, Ms. Sakai will use the morning time to prepare dinner in advance, so that the dinner time will be easier;

② Sometimes, Ms. Sakai also cleans cabinets and floors. She summed up an experience in doing housework. "Instead of picking a day to do a comprehensive cleaning, it is better to clean a part every day if you are in the mood."

In the documentary, Ms. Sakai also shared with us her secret of cleaning the gap in the kitchen, that is, toothpicks.

"As long as the bamboo stick is wrapped in a paper towel, you can clean the oil stains that are difficult to touch in the gap of the stove, and there is absolutely no dead angle."

After these chores are finished, it's just 8 o'clock, and then Ms. Sakai will pack her bags and go out.

she may go to the market to buy ingredients;

You may also go for a walk in the park;

It is also possible to go to a handicraft shop to learn knitting and go to a clothing store to buy clothes for relatives.

This is the morning of Ms. Sakai, and 44 years have passed without any change!

So, what is Ms. Sakai's afternoon life?

Ms. Sakai has a pair of children. When they were studying abroad, Ms. Sakai held a cooking class in the afternoon to kill time. She would teach students the skills of cooking delicious food and cleaning up housework.

In cooking, Ms. Sakai's message is:

"Eating at home is not about the advanced cooking, but to create a stable atmosphere."

In p>217, the Sakai family renovated the house, and there is a small yard outside the house. Ms. Sakai will also plant flowers and fruits and vegetables in her spare time, so that she and her family can enjoy the bath of nature.

On the other hand, many Chinese people have a misconception that housewives only do housework at home and cannot help their husbands make money.

In fact, most housewives choose to do odd jobs to supplement their families, and Ms. Sakai is no exception. She was a part-time writer of the column when she was young, and now she is a writer, and has published books such as A Good Way to Live.

Therefore, Ms. Sakai has a group of fans of her own, and these fans will often come to visit.

Besides, Ms. Sakai will go surfing at the seaside and go out to play with her girlfriends, but no matter how happy she is, she will choose to go home and prepare dinner before 17 o'clock.

Her husband will get off work at 18 o'clock, and she will cook dinner to treat these hard-working relatives.

When talking about her husband, Ms. Sakai said with a smile:

"Sometimes I will sleep apart from him, not because of emotional disharmony, but because I think I need a certain sense of distance when I am old, so that both of us will have private space and avoid conflicts when I am too close."

Ms. Sakai's house is a small building with three floors. On the first floor, Mrs. Sakai and her wife live, on the second floor, their daughters live, and on the third floor, their sons live. Will Ms. Sakai have any conflicts with her daughter-in-law?

In this regard, Ms. Sakai said: "I will not interfere with the education of my children's grandchildren, which will naturally reduce the conflict between me and my children. Every generation is not something to show off, but a manifestation of the absence of parents. "

In China, many old people also look after their children, but they may treat their grandchildren in the same way as the older generation, which may cause dissatisfaction among their children.

Therefore, Ms. Sakai will accompany and take care of her grandson, but she will not interfere with the education of her grandson, let alone spoil her grandson.

After dinner, Ms. Sakai will read a book in the study, or she may write her own, then take a shower and wash clothes and go to bed at 22 o'clock on time.

This is a day for a 74-year-old housewife. She turns her life into a poem, and every day is very repetitive. Although what she does every day is very repetitive, she thinks it is a happy thing.

soul torture-why are there fewer housewives in China?

1. The background, economic base and social status are different

"One side of the soil and water, one side of the people", although our country's comprehensive strength is strong, but the gap with developed countries is still not small.

In Japan, many men can support their families, and women will choose to be housewives safely.

But in China, even if a woman likes to be a housewife, the financial strength of her family doesn't allow her to do so. She doesn't go out to make money, and the whole family has to drink "Northwest Wind".

Of course, we can't say that men in China are incompetent, but the different backgrounds lead to different living conditions.

Besides, housewives have different status in China.

According to an American research institute, the job of a housewife can be converted into an annual salary of 75, RMB.

In Japan, men respect housewives very much. According to statistics, 49% of men are willing to pay their wages to their wives, and they respect their contributions.

But in China, many men don't respect the contribution of housewives. They think that housework is easy and housewives are worthless.

2. Personal values are different

Of course, many women in China will envy Japanese housewives, because they not only have to do the same things, but also go out to work. They are so tired as "bulldogs" and have no physical and mental movement at all. How can they be in the mood to scamper around like "huskies"?

what enlightenment does Ms. Sakai's day bring us?

① Husbands and children should realize the hard work of women

Ms. Sakai does housework very quickly, which is of course related to her methods, such as cleaning at any time and place, cleaning up dirt in time and so on.

However, if her husband, children and grandchildren don't cooperate with Ms. Sakai's work, it will always give Ms. Sakai trouble. I believe she won't do housework so fast.

Therefore, husbands and children should understand the hardships of women. You can not help them with housework, but at least you can't throw things and put things at will. This may be the best help.

② Middle-aged women and the elderly should learn to enjoy their old age

At this point, the elderly have made rapid progress!

For example, many women like to dance "square dance" to relieve their stress. Although this method is a little disturbing to the people, they "go their own way and let others talk".

Besides, the elderly should learn to enjoy their old age, and don't tie themselves up with their children and grandchildren, so retirement is meaningless.

Ms. Sakai often has parties with her girlfriends, and she also runs cooking classes to convey her ideas. She even chooses to grow flowers, travel and write to enjoy life, which we can learn from.

at least, it's much better than playing mahjong and walking and chatting.

③ Old people should also learn to be fashionable

Many people subconsciously refuse to accept new things when they are old. They feel that they are old and unnecessary.

This has also caused many elderly people in China to get on the bus and can't even scan the Ankang code.

Of course, we should not blindly blame the elderly, but also blame our children for not conveying the correct concept to the elderly.

Although Ms. Sakai is 74 years old, her dress is not "rustic" at all. At least this is something that women can learn from, and don't let their old age be defeated by old ideas.