Ever since the weeds started growing in the mountains, I take the corn out every morning, tie it to a tree, put water in it to drink, and leave the rope a little longer so it can find grass to eat on its own.
When it gets dark, take the corn back to the donkey shed in the backyard and tie it up.
They frequently changed the trees to tie the corn to, and the corn, which was essentially fed a buffet every day, grew quite sturdy.
Although it hasn't rained for five months, the stream near my home still has water.
However, the water level is visibly dropping, and many plants in the surrounding area or valley have withered and died due to the lack of rain for a long time.
Now only some large trees and relatively drought-resistant plants are still alive and well.
Even the weeds and tangled vines in the valley have decreased significantly, and as far as the eye can see, there are patches of withered yellow, interspersed with occasional green weeds.
The good news is that the stream in front of my house is still flowing, but it has become very slow and the riverbed has narrowed considerably. It is only a little over a meter deep now, but thankfully it is still quite deep.
After tying the corn up, Xu Han didn't go back immediately. She wanted to take advantage of the warm weather and the fact that there was still water in the river to clean the potatoes and sweet potatoes that she would need to cook later.
After all, these things from the ground are covered in mud, and it takes a lot of water to wash them clean before eating them!
The potatoes were dumped directly into the river, and a large wooden plank was placed downstream to prevent them from being washed away.
Then Xu Han took off her shoes and stood in the water to start washing the potatoes.
Xu Han needs to clean all the potatoes one by one so that they can be put directly into the pot to cook without needing to be processed again.
However, although the stream is flowing, it is unlikely that it can be washed clean in one go. There are quite a lot of potatoes, so the water will inevitably become cloudy as you wash them.
Xu Han first roughly cleaned it at this location, and then moved it a little upstream for a second treatment.
Do not add too many potatoes during the second treatment, otherwise the water will easily become cloudy again.
Xu Han felt her legs getting sore from squatting for a while, so she got up and moved a large rock to the side, where she sat and slowly washed herself.
Because I was constantly submerged in water, I didn't feel particularly hot until I felt the sun burning my back. Only then did I pack up and head home.
Lu Chuan definitely won't be back for lunch today, and Xu Han is too lazy to cook. It's too hot and she has no appetite at all, so she takes out some fruit from her space, puts it in an ice bowl to chill for a while before eating it.
After eating the fruit, drowsiness instantly overwhelmed them. Because they had to work while the sun wasn't too strong, Xu Han and Lu Chuan always got up very early and took a nap at noon. Over this period of time, they had developed a biological clock.
After Xu Han woke up, she closed the courtyard gate again and went to the waterfall to fetch water.
Xu Han usually chooses to water the seedlings in the afternoon because the sun is too strong in the morning, and watering them in the morning can easily kill them.
After working for so long, Xu Han is now able to easily complete the daily watering task.
From the initial arm pain to eventually getting used to it, I don't know how many buckets of water I poured before I developed my current physical strength.
Although there is room for cheating, which can save a lot of effort in carrying water, it is still very difficult to get the water into the fields.
Xu Han continued watering the plants as usual until it gradually got dark before heading home.
Once inside the yard, I closed the gate and looked at the peas and broad beans drying in the yard. I sighed and rubbed my forehead. How could I have forgotten about that? I could only continue working.
The sun was scorching, and the peas, having been dried all day, had become extremely dry. With a gentle tap of a stick, the pea pods burst open instantly, and the peas inside fell out.
Xu Han pounded all the peas, then flipped them over and continued pounding until it got dark before stopping.
He rubbed his sore arms, glanced towards the gate, and thought to himself, "It's completely dark now, Lu Chuan should be back by now!"
After sitting down to rest for a while, I still didn't hear Lu Chuan's voice, so I got up again to continue processing the peas that I had just pounded.
Set the pea vines aside, sweep up the peas that have been hammered down, and we can just dry the peas tomorrow. We can keep the remaining pea vines to feed the corn.
After Xu Han finished processing all the peas, she suddenly realized, "Oh right! We have corn at home! Why not use the corn to pull the stone roller to weigh down the pea vines?"
Xu Han cursed herself inwardly for being so careless. There was a capable donkey at home, and she was just huffing and puffing while hammering peas.
What a miserable life! What's wrong with me lately? Why am I doing such stupid things every day without even thinking of this?
Xu Han had just mentioned feeding the pea vines to the corn, when she suddenly remembered that the family had already bought livestock to help with chores. Since they didn't need the corn's help with things like watering, she hadn't thought about how it could pull the stone roller.
Now that everything was done, Xu Han stopped worrying about it. Luckily, there were still broad beans to process! Tomorrow, she'd have the corn press the broad beans!
After Xu Han finished processing all the peas, she heard the sound of dogs barking outside.
Thinking that Lu Chuan must have returned, Xu Han opened the courtyard gate. As soon as she opened it, Mao Dou pounced on her. Xu Han stumbled as she caught Mao Dou, and couldn't help but exclaim...
"You, you always do this. If you gain even a little more weight, I really won't be able to catch you. You're too heavy, you almost made me fall over."
Lu Chuan also came over from behind and scolded Maodou, saying, "How many times have I told you not to do this? Why don't you ever learn? Eat half of your dinner tonight, and if you do it again, you'll be starving!"
Xu Han hid behind her, covering her mouth and chuckling. Of the six dogs, Maodou was the one that gave Lu Chuan the most headaches and was also the one who got punished the most.
But at the same time, Maodou is also the best hunter, even a little bit better than its father, Heifeng!
When Lu Chuan scolded her, Maodou whimpered twice and started acting pitiful again. But this time, Lu Chuan had no intention of letting Maodou off the hook. When Maodou saw that Lu Chuan was ignoring her, she turned to look at Xu Han.
Seeing the pleading look in Maodou's eyes, Xu Han quickly pretended not to see it and turned to go into the room.
Seeing that neither of its owners was paying attention to it, Maodou stopped pretending and turned around to continue running around happily.
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