After thinking for a moment, he added, "By the way, the leftover scraps can also be used to make some flower pots for planting smaller flowers."
"Okay, I'll make these flower pots myself, taking into account their size and shape. Just let me know in advance what shape and size you want."
"Okay, you can do it first."
And so, every evening from then on, Lu Chuan and Grandpa Zhao had a new job: making flower boxes for Xu Han.
As their skills improved, Xu Han received more and more flower boxes and pots, which became increasingly beautiful.
Of course, that's all in hindsight...
The next day, after getting up, Lu Chuan started working in the vegetable garden outside. First, he set up the cucumber trellis, and then he picked up a hoe to make ridges.
Xu Han didn't have a moment's rest after getting up; she was busy taking care of the children and doing housework.
After two busy days, we finally managed to plant all the vegetables.
Because growing vegetables requires frequent watering, using the space for watering saves the trouble of carrying water back and forth, but watering one scoop at a time is still a big project and very time-consuming.
So, right after breakfast that morning, Lu Chuan and Xu Han discussed whether there was a better way to solve this problem.
"I'm thinking about whether we can connect the water pipe from the backyard to the vegetable garden, just like we used to fetch water from the reservoir. If that works, wouldn't it save us a lot of trouble?" Lu Chuan said after thinking for a moment.
After listening, Xu Han thought about it carefully and it seemed that this was feasible.
Just like the water pipes in the past, if you need water to be poured there, you can just add a bamboo pole in front of it to guide it there.
“Okay, let’s give it a try first. I think this method is feasible. Even if it doesn’t work, it won’t be a big deal. Anyway, the bamboo pipes have already been led to the backyard, so leading them to the vegetable garden won’t be a problem. Let’s make it and try it out. If it doesn’t work, we can take it apart,” Xu Han said.
Without further ado, Xu Han handed the child to Grandpa Zhao, and the two of them went to the bamboo forest to cut bamboo.
"These bamboos just grew last year, are they usable?" Xu Han asked, looking at the green bamboo.
Bamboo that has just grown out is usually green.
Over time, it will turn a slightly yellowish color.
This type of bamboo is more sturdy and durable.
Lu Chuan looked around and said, "I think these dead bamboos are quite sturdy. Why don't we use these?"
"That's fine, we can just replace it with a new one next year. It's not a big deal to replace the bamboo poles anyway."
After Xu Han finished speaking, the two of them began to select some large bamboos to cut down.
This time, the two of them chopped more, and the leftovers could be split up and used to build trellises for vegetables when they got home.
This will save us the trouble of having to come back and cut bamboo later, as running back and forth is quite troublesome.
The two chopped bamboo until about one o'clock, when they saw that they had enough for their needs, and then they stopped to rest.
"We're starving! Let's hurry back, Grandpa Zhao must be getting impatient." Xu Han said as she packed things into her spatial storage.
"Okay, let's hurry up and go. Grandpa Zhao must not have eaten at home. He's waiting for us to come back and eat together."
Upon hearing this, Xu Han unconsciously quickened her pace. When she arrived home, she indeed saw that Grandpa Zhao had already prepared lunch and was waiting for the two of them.
"Why are you so late today? Did something go wrong?"
"No, we were planning to cut down the bamboo for the vegetable trellis in the back all at once today, so we were a little late," Lu Chuan explained.
"Hurry up and wash your hands and eat. You must be starving after working all morning."
"Okay, I'll be right there," Xu Han replied with a smile.
It feels so good to have a meal waiting for you after a day's work. I have to say, it's always good to have an elderly person at home.
Otherwise, if both of them go out to work, not only will there be no one to look after the child, but they won't even be able to get a hot meal when they get home.
It would be much better if there were elderly people to help out. At least if I came home late, someone would worry and wait for me.
"I'm so full! I'm starting to feel sleepy after eating. I'm used to taking a nap, and I really can't go without one," Xu Han said, rubbing her stomach.
"Ze'er and Mu'er are already asleep. If you two don't come back, I'll let them eat first."
Xu Han glanced at her eldest son, who was sleeping on the straw mat beside her, and said with a smile, "He must be tired from playing. I'll put him on the bed first."
"You should take a nap too, I'll take care of things here," Lu Chuan instructed from behind.
"Okay, you guys should get some rest too. We'll go get the bamboo poles together when you're awake."
After Xu Han finished speaking, she went into the inner room without looking back. After putting the child down, she lay down on the bed and fell asleep soon after.
When she woke up again, Xu Han was the only one in the room; even Ze'er wasn't there.
Xu Han quickly got up and went into the courtyard, but after looking around, she didn't see anyone.
Seeing that the courtyard gate was open, they followed him out of the courtyard.
From a distance, Xu Han could hear several people chattering near the backyard wall.
"Wife, you're awake! Come and see how this is done."
"You guys are really fast! Looks like I overslept! Why didn't you wake me up?"
"Mother is tired and wants to sleep, but Grandpa Zhao won't let Mu'er call her," Mu'er complained as soon as she saw Xu Han arrive.
"I saw you got up early today, and you did a lot of work this morning, so I didn't have Mu'er wake you up," Grandpa Zhao said with a smile, looking at Xu Han with affection.
"Hehehe, I am a little tired," Xu Han said shyly. Then she picked up Mu'er and kissed her.
“You take care of the child, Grandpa Zhao and I can handle it.”
"Alright, I won't cause any more trouble for you. Mu'er, let's go home with Mother." Xu Han called out, pushing Ze'er along.
Once home, Xu Han let Mu'er play by herself while she took the opportunity to tidy up the house.
After the sun set, they heard Lu Chuan calling Xu Han from outside.
When Xu Han heard Lu Chuan calling her, she knew that the bamboo tube must be finished, so she quickly took Ze'er out to see.
"The water pipes that Mommy and Daddy made are working!" Mu'er exclaimed excitedly as soon as Xu Han came out.
"Wow, that's so cool!" Xu Han exclaimed in response.
"Father said to water the vegetables and plant them for Mu'er to eat."
"Hahaha, your father is right."
"It seems to have been quite successful. Although the water flow is a bit slower, at least we don't need to water it ladles by ladles anymore," Grandpa Zhao said with a smile.
"With this water pipe, watering will be much easier from now on. It's okay to water slowly; you can water while weeding. After watering one row, just change direction," Xu Han said.
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