After taking a bath, the two used the freshly burned charcoal to light a brazier and began to eat dinner around it.
Lu Chuan wasn't afraid of the cold, but Xu Han was used to staying in air-conditioned rooms in her previous life, so she always felt very cold here.
"Tomorrow I'll cut down the remaining cabbages and put them in the cellar, and then make some spicy cabbage to eat with meals," Xu Han said.
"Okay! You tidy up the house first, and we'll go to the mountains for a few more days the day after tomorrow."
"Okay! I understand."
The next morning, Lu Chuan went to fire the kiln early, while Xu Han slept in late. The main task for the day was related to cabbage, which would be finished soon.
Xu Han first cut down all the remaining cabbages in the field, and then took some of the broken leaves to feed the chickens, ducks and geese in the backyard.
After everything was done, I started preparing the ingredients needed to make kimchi.
First, wash an appropriate amount of apples, pears, garlic, and ginger, and set them aside to dry to remove surface moisture; otherwise, the pickled kimchi will easily spoil.
Then we started processing the cabbages that had just been harvested from the field.
Remove the outer leaves of the cabbage, cut it in half lengthwise, and then cut each half into quarters. The quarters shouldn't be too big, otherwise they won't absorb the flavor well.
After processing all the cabbages, put them in a wooden basin, sprinkle with an appropriate amount of salt, and let them sit for a while before pickling them in the evening. This will allow the cabbages to draw out all the moisture.
After processing everything, Xu Han put the washed ingredients into the millstone to grind them. Because there was a lot of kimchi to be made, a lot of ingredients were needed, but fortunately, corn was there to help grind the ingredients.
After grinding, it was lunchtime. There was no need to deliver lunch to Lu Chuan today, as Xu Han had already packed his lunch in an insulated lunchbox before he left.
Xu Han was no longer in a hurry and slowly processed the remaining ingredients.
Store the ground ingredients in the storage space and take them out when you need them.
Then Xu Han roasted chili peppers and ground them into fine and coarse chili powder.
I made a little extra this time, so I can use it directly next time I need it, instead of having to grind it every time I need it, which is quite troublesome.
Xu Han used a small millstone from her spatial dimension to grind chili powder; she had bought it before to make tofu.
Because chili peppers are quite spicy, it's difficult to clean them with a large stone mill, so this time we used this small one. From now on, the small millstone will be used to grind spices.
This small millstone requires you to push it yourself, but fortunately it's not big and doesn't take much effort.
Not long after she started grinding, Xu Han felt hungry, so she took out some food from her spatial storage and ate lunch by herself.
After lunch, I continued grinding until all the chilies were ground, then stored them in different small jars so they could be used directly next time.
I got up and walked around a bit to relax my arms. Although it didn't take much effort, it still got tiring after a while.
Let's take everything we can out of the space while we have this time! Let's make more room to pack new things for tomorrow's trip to the mountains.
First, I put the charcoal that I had just burned yesterday into the woodshed, which filled about a third of the space.
Then I went to the cellar and put the cabbages that I had cut down in the morning into the cellar for storage. The temperature in the cellar is low, so the cabbages can be stored for a long time!
The cellar is now filled with potatoes, sweet potatoes, cabbage, radishes, and other dried goods.
Xu Han moved all the potatoes and sweet potatoes in the storeroom to the cellar, and then put various pickled vegetables, salted eggs, fruit wine and the like into the storeroom.
Then move out the shelves that Lu Chuan had made earlier, put the jars at the bottom, and pile all the dried goods on the top shelf, and reorganize them.
This shelf was something Xu Han had Lu Chuan build around the warehouse before, and there's another row in the cellar, all for storing things.
After rearranging everything, a lot of space was indeed freed up. Xu Han went to the cellar again and reorganized it, freeing up even more room.
Foods that are not frequently used are all stored in the cellar, while frequently used pickled vegetables and dried vegetables are stored in the barn. Of course, a lot of dried vegetables are also kept in the cellar.
After tidying up, Xu Han took out several kinds of grains from her spatial storage, two bags of each, and put them in the warehouse. She also covered up the entrance to the cellar.
It's always best to be careful in everything, just in case something unexpected happens! Fortunately, when Mr. Lu built the cellar, he made the entrance very well hidden, and it wouldn't be easy for anyone but an expert to find it.
After finishing, Xu Han also tidied up the room that used to be a woodshed, which has now been converted into a storeroom.
This not only freed up a lot of space, but also made up a lot of room in the two storage rooms and the cellar. It's true that you really need to organize your home properly.
Fortunately, Xu Han had the space to help, so she didn't have to arrange everything herself; otherwise, how could she have organized all of this in such a short time?
Hmm! It seems this cheat code is pretty good.
Xu Han went to the backyard and washed three or four baskets of potatoes and two baskets of sweet potatoes. She would cook them all in a little while so they could eat them directly or feed them to the dogs when they went out.
After washing up, Xu Han saw that it was getting late and went to deliver food to Lu Chuan.
Upon arriving at the destination, he handed Lu Chuan the meal and a ceramic pot of hot water and tea, saying, "I have some work to do at home, so I'll be going now." He then turned and headed home.
Lu Chuan was left completely bewildered, wondering if he had done something to upset his wife.
Xu Han hadn't thought that far ahead at all. She hadn't even cooked her potatoes and sweet potatoes yet! And she hadn't pickled the kimchi! It was getting dark soon, and that's when she started to get a little anxious.
Once home, I first put the potatoes and sweet potatoes into a pot, cooked them together in two iron pots, added firewood, and then started pickling kimchi.
Before making kimchi, you need to prepare glutinous rice paste! Xu Han took out the glutinous rice flour she had bought earlier from the storeroom, added an appropriate amount of water, poured it into the remaining pot, and started making the paste.
After it's done, pour it into chili powder, then add grated ginger, apple, pear, and other ingredients, and mix it all together.
After mixing well, set aside. Wash the cabbage that was pickled in the morning with water, squeeze out the water, and then start spreading the sauce.
When applying the sauce, be sure to spread it evenly, making sure to cover every part of the cabbage. You should also peel off each cabbage leaf one by one and apply the sauce thoroughly.
It wasn't until 11 p.m. that Xu Han finished making all the kimchi, neatly arranged it in a large vat that had been prepared in advance, sealed it, and then put the vat in the warehouse.
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