“Yes, yes, that’s what I think too,” Lu Chuan chuckled.
"These vegetable seedlings all seem to have taken root, but I wonder how the fruit tree seedlings are doing?"
"I just went to check, and a large portion of them are almost in bloom; they must have taken root," Grandpa Zhao said with a smile.
"Really? I'll go check." Xu Han said, then picked up Ze'er and walked towards the hillside.
Seeing this, Mu'er followed Xu Han in that direction.
When Xu Han got closer, she saw that, just as Grandpa Zhao had said, many fruit trees were already sprouting flower buds.
Even the fruit trees without buds still have green branches, so they should all be alive.
However, a lot of weeds have grown in the orchard. We must come and clear them when we have time, otherwise they will grow up and compete for the nutrients of the fruit tree seedlings.
Xu Han walked around the orchard again and found that most of the trees had recovered, but there were still one or two that hadn't shown any signs of life.
Xu Han picked at a piece with her hand and found that the main stem was still green, but the branches were withered. It didn't seem to be dead yet, so she could only wait and see.
From a distance, Xu Han called out to Lu Chuan, "Lu Chuan, bring two buckets of water over. There are a few fruit tree saplings here whose branches have dried up. Water them and see if they can survive."
"Okay, coming right away." He then started fetching water, before turning back to go home and get a saw.
"First, cut off these withered branches. Maybe that will allow them to survive and prevent them from absorbing the nutrients of the fruit tree."
"Okay, go ahead and saw it. Saw as much as you can. Cut the branches off so that the nutrients can flow back to the roots and promote the growth of new roots."
"Okay, you take the child back first. I'll be done here in a bit. Grandpa Zhao is watering the vegetables over there. Call him to come back with you. I'll take care of it in a little while."
"I understand," Xu Han said, and then left with the child.
After returning home, Grandpa Zhao helped take care of the children, and Xu Han took out all the leftover potatoes from her spatial storage.
After picking and choosing, the smaller ones are kept for the dogs to eat, and the larger ones are used as potato seeds. The potato seeds can be cut out after dinner.
Let it heal in a cool, shady place, then I'll apply the graft tomorrow evening...
The next morning, everyone in the family got up very early, except for Ze'er who was still sleeping.
"After breakfast, let's go waterproof the pond together. It's been sitting there for so long, it'll be abandoned if we don't use it soon," Lu Chuan said.
"Are all the materials ready?" Xu Han asked.
"Everything is ready. The clay and other materials are all ready. We can just start mixing and working."
"Okay, I'll take a broom over there in a bit and clean out the dead leaves and loose soil before waterproofing."
"Take two more buckets with you, so you can fetch water and mix the mud later," Grandpa Zhao reminded him.
"Okay, I'll go prepare right away." Xu Han had just finished lunch and put down her bowl and chopsticks to prepare the necessary tools.
Seeing this, Lu Chuan quickly shoveled the porridge in his bowl, and after finishing, he followed Xu Han.
Grandpa Zhao stayed home to wash the dishes and look after the children.
When Lu Chuan and Xu Han arrived at the pond, they found that there were quite a few withered leaves in the pond.
"There are so many fallen leaves accumulated over the winter; it will take quite a while to clean them up," Xu Han said, looking at the pond.
"The dead leaves inside are all fluffy and dry; you can just gather them up and burn them."
Did you take a tinderbox?
"I didn't take it. I'll ask Mu'er to bring it over," Lu Chuan said loudly.
A short while later, a small figure ran out of the yard, carrying something in its hand and running quickly toward them.
Two dogs followed behind, escorting them all the way.
Xu Han couldn't help but smile when she saw her son bringing her the things.
That's great! My son has grown up; he can even help deliver things now.
"Slow down, don't fall."
"Mother, I've brought the tinderbox!" the little boy said, running up to Xu Han with a big smile.
"Mu'er is so great, she can even help Daddy and Mommy deliver things now." After saying that, he kissed Mu'er's cheek.
After Lu Chuan took the tinder, he started to light the fire.
The ashes from the burned plants were swept up and scattered in the nearby wasteland.
Xu Han cleaned the two ponds, while Lu Chuan took the opportunity to mix the five elements and soil needed later according to a certain ratio.
When Grandpa Zhao finished tidying up the house and pushed Ze'er over, the two of them started applying mud.
“We’ve eaten all the lotus roots in the space. Let’s go to the mountains to look for some another day. Once the water has dried, we can put water in it and plant lotus roots,” Xu Han said, holding Ze’er beside her.
"Okay, let's go after we finish planting the potatoes."
"Can you return on the same day?"
"I might not be able to come back. The place where I found the lotus root is quite far from here, so I might not be able to get back until the next day."
"It's alright, you two can go without worry. I'll take care of the child at home. Ze'er can eat rice porridge now, so he won't go hungry."
Since returning from the trip down the mountain, Xu Han's milk supply has decreased, so she has been feeding Ze'er rice porridge on and off.
At first, he didn't want to eat it, but after a while, he started to eat it.
So when Xu Han went to the mountains this time, she wasn't worried about her youngest son going hungry.
Neither pond was particularly large, and the three of them finished it in a day.
Next came planting potatoes. After several busy days, we finally finished.
That evening, after dinner, the group sat around the table chatting.
"We're leaving for the mountains tomorrow. We'll be away for the next couple of days, so Grandpa Zhao will have to look after the two children."
"What are you talking about? You can go without worry."
"We'll set off before dawn tomorrow morning, and if things go smoothly, we can be back the day after tomorrow night. It might be a day later."
"You haven't been deep into the mountains for a long time, and you haven't patrolled them during this period. You don't know if there are any large prey in the mountains now."
"So you two must be careful. Pay close attention to everything, and remember that safety is the most important thing. If anything seems wrong, come back immediately," Grandpa Zhao said worriedly.
"We know that Grandpa Zhao hasn't heard any large animal sounds recently, so the mountains should be safe."
"If the Taoist priest were here now, it would be safer for you to go together."
At this point, Xu Han suddenly realized that it had been a long time since she had heard from the Taoist priest, so she asked...
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