Days passed by like this, and before we knew it, it was already mid-May.

Today, Xu Han and Lu Chuan need to harvest the small amount of wheat they planted in the wasteland.

The ripe wheat is golden and looks very appealing, but due to the drought, the wheat ears are not very full and there are many empty grains.

Xu Han rubbed a wheat head with her hands, blew off the husks, and looked at it. She found that nearly a quarter of the wheat grains in the ear were missing, and some of them were not very plump.

This harvest is only possible because of daily watering; in comparison, the harvest down the mountain might not even be this much!

"Many of the wheat ears are empty this year, and I don't know how much grain we'll harvest in the end," Xu Han said, looking at the wheat grains in her hand.

“Let’s harvest the wheat first! Based on our experience with shredding green wheat, we estimate that we’ll lose about a quarter of the harvest,” Lu Chuan said.

Yes, during this time, the two of them had already processed the green wheat and even used it to make millstones, which involved putting the green wheat into a millstone and grinding it into strips with a stone mill. It tasted especially delicious.

This is also a seasonal snack, available only during this time of year; it's no longer available after the wheat ripens.

Xu Han not only made millet rolls but also made wheat porridge with wheat kernels, which was very fragrant and delicious, with a sweet wheat flavor.

Hearing Lu Chuan say this, Xu Han didn't hesitate and picked up a sickle to start cutting wheat.

Hold the wheat stalks in one hand and use the sickle in the other to cut them. Put the cut stalks together and bring good luck home.

We don't grow much wheat at home, and since we already harvested some green wheat kernels last time, there's even less mature wheat left.

The two of them worked together to harvest wheat until around 11 o'clock. Lu Chuan and Xu Han forced themselves to finish harvesting all the wheat and transport it home.

Back home, the two were drenched in sweat. Xu Han took a hot shower and changed into clean clothes before sitting down to drink some cool water and rest.

When Lu Chuan saw that Xu Han had returned, he also went to take a shower. In such hot weather, he was covered in sweat, and if he didn't take a shower, his body would start to ache in no time.

After taking a shower, neither of them wanted to cook. It was so hot that they didn't feel like eating. So Xu Han took out some pea jelly that she had made in advance from her space, added lots of chili and vinegar, and it tasted especially appetizing.

After finishing lunch, the two sat for a while before going to their room for a nap.

Lu Chuan and Xu Han slept until after 3 a.m., but unfortunately the sun was still very strong outside, so they couldn't go out to work. They could only wait until the sun was about to set before going out to work.

"Let's go dig up the garlic first! I doubt we'll finish by the afternoon," Lu Chuan said.

"Okay, this afternoon we not only need to dig up garlic, but also water the vegetables! We should dig up the potatoes too, the potato vines have completely dried up, and they'll sprout if we don't dig them up soon."

"Yes, take it one step at a time, no rush. We can't work outside all the time in this heat; it would be terrible to get heatstroke," Lu Chuan said.

"Okay, at worst we'll get up earlier these next few days and work more before the sun comes out. When it gets hot, we'll hide inside. Anyway, we have ice, so it's not that hot inside."

"Go get the water in a bit, I'll stay here and dig up the garlic. These vegetables need to be watered every day now, otherwise they'll wilt if they're not watered for a day."

"Okay! Let's go dig garlic together first!"

Finally, around 4:30, the sun stopped being so scorching, and Lu Chuan and Xu Han left the courtyard together and headed towards the garlic field.

Upon arriving at the location, Xu Han took out a small shovel and began digging for garlic. She couldn't use her large claws, as the garlic would easily rot. The two weren't in a rush to do this work; the garlic wouldn't spoil in the ground anytime soon, so they decided to dig it slowly with the small shovel.

Xu Han and Lu Chuan sat on small stools, digging one shovel at a time, and they were quite fast.

When you get tired of digging, you can sit on a chair and use scissors to cut off the garlic sprouts and roots. You can rest and work at the same time.

The two were busy until around six o'clock, when Xu Han went to the waterfall to fetch water.

After watering, before it got completely dark, Lu Chuan used a stone roller to thresh the wheat grains from the corn.

Yumi pulled the stone roller across the spread-out wheat straw, pressing it down as she went. Xu Han followed behind, using a fork to lift up the flattened straw and turn it over so that Yumi could press it down again.

This process needs to be repeated several times until all the wheat grains are crushed off.

Then sweep out the wheat grains below and pile the wheat straw aside to be used as food for the corn.

The swept-out wheat grains still had a lot of wheat husks on them. When the evening breeze blew them up, the husks were blown away, leaving only clean wheat grains.

They ate dinner rather late tonight, and after dinner, the two of them continued processing the garlic they had dug up.

I slept too much during the day, so I'm not sleepy at all! It's a good time to get some work done while it's still cool.

The garlic was cleaned thoroughly, then placed directly into burlap sacks and stored in the cellar.

When the weather gets cold, the garlic will sprout. You can put it in the cellar before it sprouts, and the temperature inside the cellar is quite low, so the sprouting time is relatively late.

After several more busy days, it was already May 25th.

During this time, Lu Chuan did not go hunting. He helped Xu Han with household chores, mainly watering the vegetables they planted every day, which was quite time-consuming.

In the past few days, the two not only finished harvesting the garlic, but also harvested all the potatoes.

In my spare time, I go to the river to wash potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams, and the like, trying to clean all the muddy things while there is still water.

To avoid wasting water washing these things later, since they're covered in mud and can't be eaten directly if they're not washed properly!

Today, Lu Chuan and Xu Han have another very important task: to dig up and preserve all the onions they planted before the Lunar New Year.

This is just like digging up garlic; it's very simple. Once you've dug up an onion, just cut off the onion stem and leave only the edible part of the onion bulb.

The processed onions are first stored in the cellar. If stored properly, onions will not spoil for a long time; they are particularly durable.

While digging for onions, Xu Han said, "Once we harvest all the onions, we should be able to harvest the corn and soybeans too. After that, there won't be many things that need to be watered every day."