The next day, when Xu Han woke up, she didn't see Lu Chuan again. She wondered if he had gone out to clear land!
Lu Chuan always gets up earlier than Xu Han, and he usually makes breakfast.
After washing up, Xu Han opened the pot lid and saw the breakfast Lu Chuan had left for her. After eating a simple breakfast, she washed the dishes.
Then I took the mushrooms out of the space to dry, and sorted them out! Instantly, the yard was full of mushrooms again!
Looking at all this food, Xu Han felt a deep sense of security! Plenty of food was always good! That way, she wouldn't starve to death if a natural disaster struck…
It's time to make steamed buns again; we've already finished eating the staple food that Heifeng and Heidian have.
First, knead the dough and let it rise. We have a steamer at home now, which we bought in town last time! We can make a lot at once.
Add some wheat flour and make some white flour steamed buns.
Then I went to the backyard to feed the chickens and ducks. Wild vegetables haven't come out yet, and the chickens and ducks are still small, so I fed them broken rice and tender bamboo shoots!
The five hens can collect three eggs almost every day, and now that spring is here, they will be able to collect even more eggs.
While feeding the chickens, Xu Han suddenly remembered that she hadn't planted the shallots and leek roots she had bought online! She quickly took them out of her storage space and planted them!
The scallions are growing fast, so they'll be great for making scallion pancakes in a few days!
After planting, I grabbed a sickle, closed the gate, and went to find Lu Chuan!
As soon as I left the hospital, I saw Lu Chuan cutting weeds at the entrance!
Lu Chuan saw Xu Han and asked, "I left breakfast for you in the pot, have you eaten?"
"I ate, and only came out after I finished eating. I also planted some scallions and chive roots from my space, but there aren't many chive roots. When I have time to go to the county town, I'll buy some from the farmers and plant them!"
"Okay, I'll buy a lot then, and we'll make dumplings!"
“Great! Chive and egg filling is delicious, and it can also be used to make chive boxes and chive pancakes!” Xu Han said with a smile, then took out two pairs of gloves from her space, handing one pair to Lu Chuan and putting the other pair on herself!
"Put on gloves! So you don't cut your hands."
Lu Chuan took the gloves and put them on without any hesitation.
Then the two began clearing away the weeds, piling them together so they could be burned later. They didn't burn the entire field directly, because in the deep mountains, they were afraid of accidentally losing control of the fire and causing an accident!
After all, there's dry grass everywhere, which is still quite dangerous. So it's better to go through some trouble than to have any accidents!
Moreover, the weeds are pulled out along with their roots, making it easier to clear land later.
They had only managed to harvest a little over an acre by noon. The two planned to clear this much for now and quickly plant the potatoes!
Lu Chuan stayed here at noon, watching the burning haystacks and picking up stones and tree roots from the ground. Xu Han went back to steam buns.
After steaming the buns, I don't plan to cook any more dishes. I'll just take out the food from my storage space and have something convenient to eat today.
After finishing their meal, the two went to clear the land again, with Xu Han responsible for picking out the stones from the ground.
Lu Chuan was in charge of turning the soil. Although the land here had never been cultivated, it was still quite fertile. Because it was deep in the mountains, the accumulated humus was excellent fertilizer.
Xu Han had Lu Chuan put all the earthworms he dug up in the land into a wooden basin. These earthworms were a good thing; even chickens and ducks loved to eat them!
When the time comes, raising them will be convenient, feeding chickens and ducks will be easy, and we can save some grain!
It was probably because it had just rained, and the layer of leaf mold was quite thick! So there were a lot of earthworms, and I dug up a whole pot of them before it even got dark...
They were densely packed together, still wriggling incessantly. Just looking at them sent chills down her spine! Xu Han instantly lost all interest in the basin and pushed Lu Chuan to take the wooden basin of earthworms home.
Lu Chuan couldn't help but laugh when he saw Xu Han's expression. This was more like how a little girl should act! She usually relied on herself for everything, making Lu Chuan feel like he wasn't even there!
Lu Chuan also wanted Xu Han to rely on him! But unfortunately, Xu Han was not the kind of person who depended on others for everything.
After Lu Chuan brought the basin home, the two found a corner in the backyard, flattened the bottom with bluestone slabs, surrounded it with bluestone slabs, poured in some soil and dry leaves, and put the earthworms in to raise.
Earthworms reproduce very quickly, and there will be more earthworms when the soil is turned over later, so the place where earthworms are raised is very large and deep. I don't know if there are enough earthworms to feed so many chickens, ducks and geese!
After finishing these tasks, Xu Han started making dinner, while Lu Chuan continued to till the ground near the entrance. Since it was close to home, he could come back after dark.
Xu Han plans to take out the frozen shrimp from the freezer today and make a steamed shrimp dish!
First, remove the shrimp veins, then put them in a pot with scallions, ginger, Sichuan peppercorns, and salt, and simmer until cooked through!
Take out another cured chicken, chop it up, stir-fry it until fragrant, add water and seasonings, then add winter bamboo shoots and put it in a pot to stew.
Then take out some bok choy and the shiitake mushrooms I picked yesterday, and make a stir-fried bok choy with shiitake mushrooms.
We'll have white rice as the main dish, since today's meal is quite substantial, so we should definitely enjoy a proper rice meal.
Finally, I took out a portion of the chicken soup I had prepared earlier. Dinner was now complete.
By the time she finished, it was already getting dark. Xu Han went out of the courtyard to call Lu Chuan for dinner!
Lu Chuan said, "This is the first time I've ever eaten such big shrimp! The small shrimp I used to catch from the river had a muddy, fishy taste and weren't tasty at all!"
Xu Han accurately grasped the key point: "Are there small shrimp in the river?"
"Yes, there is! But it doesn't taste good!"
"My cooking is delicious, when will you take me to catch some?"
"Sure! But there aren't any in the river yet. They'll come when it gets a little warmer, and there will be big fish too! I'll take you to catch some then."
"Okay, okay!" Xu Han said happily. She had never gone fishing in the river before! In modern times, she was an only child and had no older brothers or sisters to play with!
My dad has never taken me fishing in the river! Sigh! I wonder how my parents are doing! I miss them so much…
The next morning, Xu Han wore the shoes that had been made the day before.
After breakfast, I dried the bamboo shoots and mushrooms as usual, and fed the chickens and ducks!
Take out the potato seed, move a chair, sit in the yard and start cutting potatoes. Cut the smaller potatoes with sprouts in half, the slightly larger ones into quarters, and the even larger ones into more pieces.
Make sure each potato piece has a sprout while cutting! After cutting them all, there are three large baskets.
Many of these were stored in Lu Chuan's cellar before, and a small portion were given to him by the grain shop owner when he bought grain!
Coat the cut potatoes with a layer of wood ash, let the wounds dry slightly, and they can be planted by evening!
After finishing these tasks, Xu Han left the courtyard and continued clearing weeds from the wasteland.
By this time, Lu Chuan had already plowed nearly an acre of land. That was enough to plant potatoes!
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