Xu Han put the wooden boat into her spatial storage, found an open space, and began to eat her lunch.
They took out braised chicken with edamame, stir-fried bok choy, and rice from the space, and finally gave everyone a bowl of ice jelly. Perfect!
After lunch, we started heading back, rushing along the way, afraid of getting home too late.
Black Wind and his puppies have caught five or six pheasants in the past two days! They've also caught three rabbits.
See how beneficial it is to have many dogs? You don't have to worry about them; they just follow you on your journey or catch wild animals near ponds.
Who says keeping so many dogs is useless? This is where the value of having many hunting dogs comes in. As the puppies grow older, they will be able to catch even more prey.
In famine years, they can help guard the house; in good years, they can feed themselves and even hunt for money!
The puppies aren't good hunters yet! They're not adults.
Lu Chuan would occasionally train them, but he wasn't too harsh. Most of the time, they would learn how to hunt from their parents.
By the time the two arrived home, it was already dark. They could no longer see the road when they got close to their house, so Lu Chuan held a torch to light the way and made their way back.
After arriving home, Xu Han sat down to rest, poured herself a glass of water, and breathed heavily as she drank it.
Although I've gotten used to walking long distances over the years, my physical strength still can't compare to Lu Chuan's, since Lu Chuan runs around in the mountains every day.
They rushed home without even breaking a sweat, walking on the mountain as if it were flat ground, while I was exhausted.
After arriving home, Lu Chuan immediately went to the backyard to feed the livestock. He didn't even need to rest.
After Xu Han recovered, she quickly went to check on the bean sprouts she had grown. She hadn't been home for the past two days and didn't know how they were doing.
I opened it and took a look, thankfully it's okay! It's still edible! It's just that it might not have been harvested in time, so it grew a little too big and isn't considered premium bean sprouts anymore, but it's still edible nonetheless.
Xu Han took it to the backyard, scooped up some water, poured it into a basin, and took out the bean sprouts to wash them.
I was tired from traveling today and didn't feel like cooking, so I put the washed bean sprouts in my online space and will cook them tomorrow.
At dinner time, Xu Han took out food from her spatial storage, and the two began to eat.
After dinner, I took a nice hot bath and went to bed early.
The next day, Lu Chuan took all his dogs out of the house, saying that he was only going to catch wild chickens near his home.
I even took the fish baskets from home with me when I left. It's been a long time since I've fished, and I wonder how much I caught today.
After finishing breakfast, Xu Han began preparing to stir-fry lotus leaves for tea. She had only seen others stir-fry lotus leaves in videos before, and had never tried it herself! She didn't know if she could succeed.
First, wash the lotus leaves clean, then cut them into pieces with scissors as shown in the video.
Then it is stir-fried, a step called "killing the green," which is to remove the oxalic acid from the lotus leaves.
Stir-fry for about five minutes, then remove the lotus leaves and place them in a winnowing basket to rub them and extract their flavor.
Finally, you can sun-dry, oven-dry, or stir-fry them to dry.
Xu Han continued to stir-fry it until it was almost dry, then took it out to air dry. It should be almost dry by the afternoon.
After the lotus leaf tea was ready, Xu Han continued processing the lotus seeds.
The two of them peeled some lotus seeds last time, and taking advantage of the good weather, they first put the peeled lotus seeds out to dry.
For slightly older lotus seeds, use a tool to cut open the outer skin, peel it off, and then remove the inner thin skin; otherwise, the dried lotus seeds will easily turn yellow.
Finally, use a small tool to poke out the lotus seeds. Don't throw them away; after drying them, they can be used to make tea.
Lotus seeds are quite troublesome to process; each step requires a lot of time and effort.
It took a whole day to process all the slightly overripe lotus seeds that the two of them had peeled in one night last time.
After Xu Han finished preparing the lotus seeds, Lu Chuan returned with the dogs. They had caught 18 pheasants that day.
"You caught so many pheasants in just one day! The dogs are amazing!" Xu Han squatted down, hugged the dogs, and started petting them.
It's important to know that pheasants and wild ducks are different. Wild ducks live in reed beds and are relatively easy to catch, while pheasants don't have a fixed place and you have to search for them slowly to catch them.
"Yes! It's all thanks to these dogs. Don't underestimate these little puppies. Yesterday, I saw them catching pheasants without any method. This morning, I trained them while they were catching them, and by the afternoon they were catching them properly."
"But they can't compare to Blackwind and Blackdot yet. With proper training, they'll definitely become excellent hunting dogs."
“Blackwind and Blackspot have been hunting for years, they definitely can’t compare to them!” Xu Han defended the puppies, making Blackwind and Blackspot look at her with a wronged expression.
Seeing this, Xu Han realized she had said the wrong thing, so she immediately took out a bone from her spatial storage and started to coax the two big kids.
Lu Chuan watched with schadenfreude, while Xu Han coaxed them while glaring fiercely at the gloating man.
In the evening, Xu Han went to make dinner, while Lu Chuan continued to process the pheasants.
I've been craving bean sprouts for so long, I'm definitely going to eat them today!
Let's stir-fry some mung bean sprouts with vinegar first! Wash the mung bean sprouts clean, heat oil in a wok, add ginger and chili, then stir-fry the mung bean sprouts, add some vinegar and a little sugar, then add seasonings and stir-fry briefly before serving.
Let's make a cold dish with soybean sprouts! Blanch the soybean sprouts in boiling water until cooked, then add garlic juice and mix well before eating.
A vegetarian meal without meat wouldn't do, so Xu Han made a stir-fried beef with chili peppers, served with steamed buns and porridge, and dinner was ready.
After dinner, Lu Chuan continued processing the pheasant, while Xu Han sat beside him peeling lotus pods.
"Can we pick the medicinal herbs in the mountains now? It's getting cold. If we can, let's go pick herbs tomorrow!" Xu Han said.
"We can start harvesting now. They're all root and rhizome herbs. Let's go pick some tomorrow!"
"Okay, let's go take a look first! We'll pick some if we can."
So the two decided to go and collect medicinal herbs the next day, sell some of them, and keep the good ones for themselves.
After the drought comes snow disaster and flood, followed by war. Medicinal herbs will definitely be hard to buy then. It's best to keep some valuable herbs on hand in case of any unforeseen circumstances!
If we don't need it, that's best. We can sell it after the disaster year ends, and the price will definitely be much higher than it is now.
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