The next day, Lu Chuan got up early and went to the river near his home to set his fishing net, while Xu Han stayed home and busied herself preparing breakfast.
When Lu Chuan returned home, Xu Han had just prepared breakfast. After breakfast, the two of them carried baskets on their backs and went into the valley to continue picking wild vegetables.
We don't know how many vegetables we'll harvest from our garden later, so it's best to stock up now.
Today, the two of them are looking for Viola yedoensis, a wild vegetable that is very easy to find. It has small purple flowers and a faint fragrance.
Whether steamed, stir-fried with eggs, or served cold, it tastes pretty good.
In modern times, Xu Han would always return to her hometown several times a year during this season to eat several meals of her mother's steamed violet flowers.
Viola yedoensis grows in patches; if you find a clump, there will definitely be many more nearby, as it mainly propagates from its roots.
After finding a spot, the two took shovels and started digging. Digging required squatting or bending over, and by the end of the morning, Xu Han's legs were sore from squatting.
At noon, after lunch, the two sat under the shade of a tree and began to massage their legs.
As Xu Han rubbed the soil, she said, "The ground was still a little damp a couple of days ago!"
The mud is a bit dry today if we dig for wild vegetables, so let's go back early and water the peas and broad beans in the wasteland! And the chives and other plants in the yard are probably thirsty too.
"It's time to water them. Let's head back early today! Otherwise, we really won't be able to finish watering them!"
After agreeing on the plan, the two started digging for wild vegetables again. They didn't care what kind they were; as long as the vegetables were edible and plump, they would pick some of them.
But the main one is Viola yedoensis, which Xu Han really loves to eat, second only to locust flowers.
Around three o'clock, Xu Han and Lu Chuan started heading home.
Upon reaching the river, the two parted ways. Xu Han used her old wooden bucket to fetch water, which she then stored in her spatial storage and transported to the wasteland. Lu Chuan, on the other hand, went home to retrieve the watering tools he had prepared in advance for the winter.
It's basically just a water ladle with a long handle attached, making it more convenient for watering.
Some water ladles leak, while others don't. Choose the appropriate water ladle based on your needs.
After Lu Chuan took the water ladle, Xu Han hadn't filled it with water yet!
So Lu Chuan joined the water-fetching team and began fetching water.
Although there's room for cheating, filling the large bathtub with water still takes some effort. Fortunately, there's still plenty of water in the river, so fetching water won't require too much effort.
The two filled the bathtubs they had bought earlier with water, and then filled the wooden tubs before they went to water the wasteland.
After placing the bathtubs at a certain distance for Lu Chuan, Xu Han went back home herself.
Xu Han poured the water from the kitchen water tank onto the chives.
The weather is warm now, so the chives are growing better, and we can harvest a batch in a few days.
After emptying the water tank, there was another water tank in the backyard that was still collecting water! So we swapped it with the already full water tank in the backyard and continued to collect water.
Then they went to the wasteland and watered the crops there with Lu Chuan.
Although there's room for cheating and you don't need to fetch water, watering all the crops is still a huge undertaking.
In the days to come, watering the crops in the field every day will become the norm, but I can't water so much at once like I did today, otherwise my body simply can't handle it.
From now on, water them separately, watering this part today and that part tomorrow.
As darkness fell, the two still hadn't finished watering. No problem, they'd continue watering tomorrow.
While the two were eating dinner, Xu Han said, "Watering is so tiring! Just thinking about watering every day gives me a headache."
"In the early stages, you don't need to water it every day. After that, watering it a little bit every day is fine, and you won't be so tired next time."
When the weather gets drier, the peas, broad beans, garlic, and onions will be ready for harvest; we won't plant as many of the others.
"Yes! Otherwise, we'd be too busy watering every day. I wonder how things are down the mountain now. Spring planting should be coming soon!"
“The weather is warm, and some experienced older people should have already noticed the difference. I’ll go to the county town to take a look when I have some free time,” Lu Chuan replied.
Hearing Lu Chuan's words, Xu Han didn't respond. Judging from the Taoist priest's words, there were probably other people looking for Xu Han! She quickly suppressed her overflowing maternal instincts and decided it was best not to meddle in other people's business.
Xu Han and Lu Chuan were quite tired after watering the plants all afternoon, so they went to rest early after dinner.
The next day, the two of them immediately started planting potatoes. The cut potatoes had already healed their wounds and were ready to be planted. If they weren't planted soon, they would probably sprout and grow tall in a few days.
Because the soil is not moist enough, you need to dig a hole and water it thoroughly before planting to ensure that the potatoes can take root.
Lu Chuan was in charge of digging out the pit first, while Xu Han went to the waterfall behind the house by herself.
Last night, it suddenly occurred to me that maybe I could put the water tank under the waterfall and let the water flow directly in, so I wouldn't have to take water from the tank.
To test whether this method was feasible, Xu Han decided to try it herself first.
Once they arrived at the location, they placed the water tank under the waterfall, and the water flowing from the waterfall quickly filled the tank.
Although it was quick, the consequence was that her clothes and shoes got wet. This was the first time that Xu Han had gotten completely soaked because she had no experience and hadn't thought much about it.
After getting the water, I quickly went home to change into dry clothes and drank a bowl of ginger soup.
The water is still quite cold; you can easily catch a cold if you're not careful. It's best to be extra cautious.
After using up the water, Xu Han went to fetch water again. This time she was more experienced and put on a raincoat and the waders that Lu Chuan used for digging lotus roots.
After preparing all the equipment, I successfully fetched water without getting my clothes wet. Great! Watering will be much easier now.
After watering the soil, I put the potato seeds into the holes and covered them with soil. The planting was quite fast.
All the potatoes were planted in one day, of course, the ridges had been prepared beforehand.
Since the day ended relatively early, Xu Han decided to cook something delicious.
We haven't even had a chance to eat the violets we dug up yesterday! Let's make a violet feast today!
The first dish is, of course, steamed violet flowers. After steaming, let it cool slightly, then pour in the pre-marinated chopped garlic sprouts, add MSG and sesame oil, stir well, and it's ready to eat.
The second dish was stir-fried eggs with violet flowers, and another cold dish was also very delicious.
The purple violet flowers must be blanched before being used in a cold salad, otherwise it will taste like grass and look strange.
She also made a soup with Viola yedoensis. Since vegetarian dishes alone weren't enough, Xu Han took out some chicken stew with mushrooms from her spatial storage to eat with it.
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