Du Yuhan first hunted two fat rabbits and then started digging for wild vegetables. The wild vegetables were all grown up at this time of year, and Du Yuhan insisted on digging for them every day.
The rabbits at home also need to eat wild vegetables, and there are more than a dozen rabbits that eat quite a lot.
Tender wild vegetables can be eaten immediately, while older ones are dried and kept for winter.
Many wild vegetables can be dried and preserved for a long time. As long as they don't get damp or moldy, they can be preserved for a long time. When you want to eat them, just soak them in boiling water.
Du Yuhan was also intentionally storing food. Having more of these things meant she could eat less grain, and saving the grain would help her cope with the impending famine.
Du Yuhan quickly dug up a basket of wild vegetables, placing the older vegetables at the bottom, two rabbits in the middle, and the tender vegetables on top.
The sun was high in the sky, its scorching heat baking the earth. Because of the heat, Du Yuhan and her classmates moved their study time to the afternoon, and she took advantage of the cooler mornings to work.
Many places are now experiencing drought, and farmland needs to be irrigated by carrying water.
The local spring wheat harvest has already been completed, and there is no doubt that most of it was reduced, which has made the already tight food supply even tighter.
Du Yuhan carried a basket of wild vegetables home.
Once in the yard, she went first into the kitchen and put the top wild vegetables in a small basket, intending to pick them out later when she went inside. She then handed two large, fat rabbits to Liu Gang, who was already beaming with joy, and asked him to clean them and stew them for dinner, waiting for Yuan Qiwen to come back so they could eat together.
Don't rush to pick the older wild vegetables; let's pick out the tender ones first for lunch.
She carried the basket into the living room, and Han Yixian would usually help her pick vegetables.
She only realized there were guests in the living room when she entered, and they were talking to Han Yixian.
The guest probably turned to look at Du Yuhan after she entered the room.
Du Yuhan then realized that the guest was none other than her former husband, Zhou Zhengye, from her previous life.
Suddenly seeing Zhou Zhengye, Du Yuhan was somewhat stunned. In her panic, the basket containing wild vegetables fell to the ground, which brought Du Yuhan back to her senses.
She quickly said, "I'm sorry, I didn't know we had guests. I'm sorry to bother you."
As she spoke, Du Yuhan hurriedly gathered the spilled wild vegetables into a basket and quickly left the living room and went into the kitchen.
Han Yixian narrowed his eyes as he watched Du Yuhan walk out quickly. He felt that Du Yuhan's reaction and expression just now were very strange, as if she knew Zhou Zhengye.
Zhou Zhengye turned around and asked, "Was that little girl the caregiver Aunt Han found for you? Why is she so timid? I'm not that scary-looking. Look how frightened she is that she doesn't dare to stay in the room."
"But that girl was really pretty. Aunt Han has great taste; she even found someone so good in the countryside. Her demeanor doesn't seem like that of a country person at all."
Han Yixian didn't respond to Zhou Zhengye's question but asked, "Why are you giving up your promising future in Kyoto to come here?"
If you came here because you feel guilty towards me, there's no need for that. We are comrades-in-arms who have gone through thick and thin together, brothers who can entrust their lives to each other. It's only right that I save you.
I believe you would have saved me if I were in the same situation. You shouldn't gamble with your future. There are far more opportunities in Kyoto than here.
Zhou Zhengye waved his hand dismissively and said, "Gold shines wherever it is, and I can have a bright future here too."
I feel so empty in Kyoto without you. I wanted to move to a different place, and since you're here, I applied to come here. I even pulled some strings.
"This place is really lovely, a picturesque rural scene with birdsong and fragrant flowers. And you look great, much better than when you left Kyoto. It seems this place is very nourishing; I made the right choice coming here."
Han Yixian rolled his eyes at Zhou Zhengye and said, "My good complexion is all thanks to Du Yuhan's gradual conditioning. I drink nourishing soup almost every day now. Do you think it's easy to achieve this?"
Zhou Zhengye asked curiously, "Is Du Yuhan the little girl from earlier?"
Seeing Han Yi nod first, he asked again, "The tonic soup you're drinking isn't one of those very bitter medicinal soups, is it?"
Han Yi shook his head and said, "Yu Han said that food is worse than medicine, so she mostly makes medicinal cuisine for me. The tonic soups are usually chicken soup or other meat soups or mushroom soups. They are all very delicious foods, not those bitter medicines."
Zhou Zhengye was even more curious now, "This little girl can make medicinal cuisine? Aunt Han has an excellent eye for food."
I heard that Aunt Han found you a caregiver from the countryside to take care of your daily needs. I didn't expect this young lady to be so capable.
Han Yi thought to himself, "Isn't she amazing? The young girl's medical skills are even more amazing. I'm counting on her to treat my leg."
Han Yixian laughed and said, "Haven't you noticed that I've gotten a little chubby? This is only because I exercise every day; otherwise, I would definitely have gained weight."
It's mainly because Yuhan's cooking is so good that I can't control myself from eating too much. You'll see I'm not exaggerating at all after you try it at lunchtime.
Zhou Zhengye was quite surprised to see Han Yixian joking with him.
He still vividly remembers what Han Yixian looked like when he left Kyoto.
At that time, Han Yixian was physically weak and looked extremely unwell; he was clearly someone who had suffered a severe physical injury.
In addition to the psychological blow caused by his disability in both legs, Zhou Zhengye felt that Han Yixian had broken down mentally and was no longer as spirited as before.
Han Yixian has changed so much in such a short time since he left Kyoto. Not only has his physical recovery been excellent, but he is also very positive and optimistic.
At least Zhou Zhengye felt that Han Yixian was in a better mood now than when he was in the army before he was injured. This was truly a strange thing.
It took Du Yuhan a while to calm herself down in the kitchen. She knew that she would see Zhou Zhengye again sooner or later because of Han Yixian, but she didn't expect it to be so sudden.
Actually, she had long since lost feelings for her ex-husband, but seeing Zhou Zhengye in his younger days today was quite a shock. As long as she mentally prepared herself, she would be fine.
She never wanted to have any further contact with Zhou Zhengye in this lifetime, and she would never develop feelings for him or marry him.
Her ultimate goal is to return to her parents and live happily together as a family.
If I meet someone I'm compatible with in the future, I'll get married and have children, but I definitely won't go back to marrying Zhou Zhengye.
Everything here will be fleeting, and everyone here will be just a passerby in her life.
Once she has healed Han Yixian's leg, she will have repaid his kindness to her in her past life, and then she can leave in peace.
Du Yuhan was filled with anticipation as she thought of her biological parents whom she had never met in her previous life.
She also misses her two older brothers very much. In her past life, they had a very good relationship after recognizing each other, and in this life, she wants to return to their side as soon as possible so that the family can be reunited.
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