Something unpleasant happened yesterday, so Lu Changge doesn't plan to go out in the next two days.
Of course, there are still many things he needs to do at home.
Lu Changge started today's sign-in first, harvesting two kilograms of rice, a three-kilogram pumpkin, and a bunch of bananas.
The reward was still nothing new, just a bunch of bananas that he hadn't found in this world yet.
For breakfast today, Lu Changge plans to make two flavors of buns, salty shrimp filling and pumpkin filling.
There is still half of the shrimp I bought yesterday. I removed the head, shelled it, chopped it up, and then added homemade five-spice powder and mixed it evenly.
Next is the pumpkin filling.
Take a quarter of the pumpkin, peel it, slice it, steam it, take it out, add a few spoons of sugar and mash it into pumpkin puree.
Then start making the bun wrappers.
Add water to flour and knead into a dough, then set aside to rest for a while.
Taking advantage of this time, Lu Changge took the milk basin and went to express milk.
The weather is hot now, so the dough doesn’t need to be rested for too long.
After a while, Lu Changge came back with fresh goat milk, poured the milk into a milk jug, and started cooking.
[Er Teng, come and watch the fire.]
Er Teng: “…”
Although it is not afraid of fire or lightning, it still has a fire-fearing instinct, isn't it?
[Coming soon!]
The dough was almost ready, so after kneading it a few times to expel the air inside, Lu Changge began to make dumplings.
The buns he makes are the size of small steamed buns, and he makes them very quickly, taking only a few seconds to make one. It's obvious that practice makes perfect.
In fact, Lu Changge didn’t know how to cook before, and the food he cooked didn’t taste very good, at best it could just fill his stomach.
My current cooking skills are the result of two years of study and exploration, and I don’t know how many ingredients I have destroyed to develop them.
There are two small baskets packed with each flavor, one for each flavor, and there are about ten pieces in each basket.
Then make regular-sized buns, eight each with shrimp and pumpkin fillings.
Lu Changge added some flour to the remaining pumpkin filling and kneaded it into a dough.
Then I asked the system for a pumpkin mold and made five small pumpkins for Xiaotuanzi.
After wrapping, I started steaming and washed four eggs and put them in to cook.
We have a dozen chickens at home, and they lay at most a dozen eggs a day, but at least six or seven.
I eat four every morning and there's still some left over.
There is now a basket of eggs in the warehouse.
The task of watching the fire and adding firewood was left to Er Teng.
We have buns, goat milk, and eggs, and only rice porridge is left.
Lu Changge cleaned another pot, put water and rice that had been washed twice into it, covered the pot and started cooking.
The task of watching the fire and adding firewood was still left to Er Teng.
Er Teng: “…”
This is too much!
Breakfast is ready, just waiting for it to cook.
It was still early, so Lu Changge fed the chickens and sheep again.
After several days of strong sunshine, the water evaporated quickly and the vegetables in the vegetable garden had to be watered in time.
There are also a few acres of land at home.
Because they grew rice in the past three years, and they bought more rice from time to time, their warehouse is now almost full.
So this year, Lu Changge tried to grow some other long-lasting crops.
For example, sweet potatoes and potatoes were planted on about two acres.
Taro and Chinese cabbage were also planted on half an acre each.
There is also half an acre of white radishes.
White radish can be used to make pickled radish, which is suitable for eating with rice and can be stored for a long time.
The remaining land is still used to grow rice.
Of course, these were all planted by hired workers.
After all, Lu Changge farmed to enjoy the joy of harvest, not the hard work.
The harvest time of white radish is affected by variety and sowing time.
Lu Changge planted this year's white radishes in April. Now it is June, just in time for harvesting.
The matter of storing food can be done slowly. Lu Changge plans to find some time in the next few days to hire a few people to harvest the white radishes.
When I came back from watering the vegetable garden, little Tuanzi had already woken up and was in the kitchen.
Standing outside, Lu Changge could hear him talking to Er Teng.
I put down the bucket and went into the kitchen. When I went in, I saw Er Teng was helping Xiaotuanzi tie her hair.
There are two small flower buds on the top of the head, with a few small pink flowers on them.
"Daddy! Does Dumpling look good?" Little Dumpling looked up at his daddy, blinking his eyes expectantly.
"It looks good. Where's your father?"
Hearing his father praising him for his good looks, the little boy was very happy, "My father is sleeping!"
"Daddy, it smells so good! What is that?" Little Dumpling pointed at the big pot and asked again. He could already smell the fragrance.
"I made this little bun for you. Go check if your father is awake."
"good!"
When Xiaotuanzi ran into the house, Su Qingyun had already gotten up and was about to go out.
"Mom, Daddy made some small stuff!"
"Really? You should eat more dumplings later." Su Qingyun said with a smile.
"Good, my belly is big!" Little Dumpling patted his belly and said with his head raised.
Su Qingyun finished brushing her teeth and washing her face, and Lu Changge just brought out breakfast.
Two baskets of small buns were placed in front of the father and son, and two baskets of large buns were placed next to Lu Changge.
A can of goat's milk and a pot of soft and thick rice porridge, exuding a faint rice aroma.
Oh, and there are five little pumpkins made especially for dumplings.
"Wow!"
When the little Dumpling saw the small and exquisite pumpkin, he was immediately attracted to it.
"Daddy! This is great!"
"Um."
Lu Changge was busy serving porridge and goat milk to the father and son, and responded casually.
"There were some shrimps left over yesterday. These are stuffed with shrimp meat. Try them." Lu Changge said as he picked up two small buns stuffed with shrimp meat for his wife.
Su Qingyun took a mouthful of porridge first, then picked up a bun and took a bite, her eyes instantly lit up.
"tasty."
Hearing him say this, Lu Changge curled the corners of his lips slightly and gave him another one with pumpkin filling.
As for the dumplings, give him two of each.
The kid may have inherited his father's big eater nature. At only two years old, he eats more than his peers.
Four small buns, a boiled egg, five small pumpkins and a bowl of goat milk are just enough to fill me up.
The person who eats the least in the family is Su Qingyun.
A bowl of rice porridge and an egg is enough to fill you up.
Maybe it’s because the baby in my belly needs nutrition after pregnancy, so I can still eat two or three buns now.
Of course, if you eat less, you will get hungry faster, so you should always have some food on hand.
Lu Changge eats very fast. He can finish a big bun in two bites, or at most three bites if he is slower.
A bowl of porridge can be finished in just a few mouthfuls.
Su Qingyun had just finished half a bowl of porridge and ate half an egg, while Lu Changge had almost finished a basket of buns and drank three bowls of porridge.
Su Qingyun was accustomed to the speed at which men ate.
It’s little Dumpling. Every time he sees his father eating a lot, he always looks at him with admiration.
He even claimed that he wanted to eat a lot of rice like his father.
This time is no exception.
"Daddy is so nice! Great!" Little Dumpling gave daddy two thumbs up.
"Tuanzi also wants to be like daddy!" Tuanzi said. He picked up the bowl with his fat hands, buried his little face in the bowl and started drinking porridge.
When he raised his head, his nose and mouth were all dirty.
"I'm done drinking! Are you tired of eating dumplings?"
"Awesome." Lu Changge nodded.
"The dumplings are awesome." Su Qingyun praised with a smile.
Dahei and Erhei, who were having breakfast nearby, also raised their heads and barked twice to show their agreement.
The breakfast did not take long. Just as the family of three was about to finish eating, they heard the village chief's voice outside.
"Land Hunter! Is Land Hunter home?"
Su Qingyun also heard it, and immediately remembered that he had driven the two sisters from the Lin family out last night.
He subconsciously looked at Lu Changge, frowning slightly, "Husband, is the village chief here because of last night..."
"It's okay, I'll go out and take a look." Lu Changge had just finished the last mouthful of porridge.
He put the bowl down and stood up, reminding his wife, "You sit down, I'll clean up when I get back."
Su Qingyun sat aside and watched Tuanzi peeling eggs, which were full of pits.
"Tuanzi, do you need help from your father?"
"No, the nest is big enough..." The little dumpling lowered his head, held his breath, and carefully peeled off the last bit of egg shell.
"Okay!"
Finally it was peeled, the little dumpling smiled and bit off half of it in one bite.
By the time Tuanzi had finished eating the egg and drinking the last bit of porridge in the bowl, Lu Changge just came back.
The expression on the man's face was exactly the same as before he left, and Su Qingyun couldn't tell his emotions.
"Husband, what did the village chief say to you?"
"Nothing much, the village is planning to sell this year's grain to the grain store in town."
Every year, Lu Changge would buy some grain from the village, led by the village chief, and the price was one or two copper coins cheaper than that of the grain store.
This cooperation lasted for two years.
However, the village chief just came over and said that he wanted to sell this year's surplus grain to the grain store in town, so he would not sell it to him.
"Ah?" Su Qingyun was stunned, and then said with some self-blame: "Is... is it because of last night?"
Her husband has a big appetite, so he consumes rice very quickly.
The family had a few acres of land, and after paying taxes, the remaining grain was just enough to last them a year.
However, her husband likes to stock up on food, so he buys some from the village every year.
"What are you thinking about?" Lu Changge saw the self-blame on his face and tapped him on the forehead.
"Even if he didn't tell me, I don't plan to buy it in the village this year."
Knowing that drought and locust plague were about to occur, Lu Changge decided not to buy in the village.
He had just reminded the village chief to ask the villagers to keep some food this year and not sell it all.
However, seeing the suspicion and indifference in the village chief's eyes, Lu Changge said nothing more.
Anyway, he has said everything he needs to say. It is up to the village chief whether he listens or not.
[System, when did the locust plague begin?]
[After a month of drought, the locust plague began to appear, and the real outbreak was in mid-July.]
The system searched the world of drought stories and found the answer.
I'm lucky. It looks like I don't need to sell it.
There are two cropping seasons in this area. The first season is planting rice in April and the harvest can be done in mid-July.
The locust outbreak and rice harvest both occur in mid-July, so if you harvest early you won't suffer heavy losses.
[System, how long will the drought last?]
[About a year.]
[The flood also lasted for one year?]
[No, the flood only lasted for three months. If it really lasted for a year, would humans still be able to survive?]
[Does the plague appear everywhere?] Lu Changge asked again.
[More or less. It first appeared in the Imperial City and several cities near the Imperial City, and then spread to other places.]
"Wife..." Lu Changge suddenly said.
"Huh? What's wrong?" Hearing her husband calling her, Su Qingyun subconsciously raised his head and said with a confused look on his face.
"Let's leave here after you give birth to our baby." Lu Changge said without turning his head as he squatted in the sink washing clothes.
His wife is now three months pregnant and will give birth in seven months at most.
I left after I finished my confinement, just as the flood had not yet started.
"Why do you suddenly want to leave?" Su Qingyun was puzzled.
“I don’t like staying in one place for too long.”
"Okay." Su Qingyun didn't ask him the reason and nodded in agreement.
"Wife, do you want some pickled radishes?"
"Yes!" Su Qingyun's eyes lit up when she heard this. "Can we harvest the white radishes in the field?!"
Last year, Lu Changge bought a basket of white radishes, planning to make some side dishes with them.
The one who ate the most was Su Qingyun.
So, this year their family planted half an acre of white radishes.
"Yes, we'll harvest them in a few days and make a few jars of pickled radishes."
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