"Why haven't we received any news from the Taoist priest lately? I wonder how he's doing? When will he be back?"
"The fact that no news has come back means it should be soon. Let's wait a little longer."
After chatting for a while, Xu Han packed all the things she would need for tomorrow, and then everyone dispersed to rest.
The next day, Xu Han and Lu Chuan set off before dawn. After getting up and washing, they grabbed their tools and set off.
Now that someone is watching over the house, there's no need to worry about the chickens, ducks, geese, and other livestock going hungry.
Now four out of the six dogs have arrived, and there's no need to worry about their food, as Xu Han has prepared everything in advance.
The two chatted as they traveled, and before they knew it, it was already broad daylight.
"Let's rest for a while and have breakfast first, then we can continue our journey," Lu Chuan suggested.
"Okay, what do you want for breakfast today?"
"Two big steamed buns and a bowl of soy milk, please. I haven't had soy milk in a long time."
Xu Han took out breakfast, and the two sat on a rock nearby and began to eat.
At this time of year, many trees on the mountain have already begun to sprout and bud.
A touch of green is interspersed among the withered yellow mountains and forests.
"These wild garlic growing deep in the mountains are even plumper than the ones outside. Let's dig some up and take them back later," Xu Han said while eating.
“Okay, let’s dig after we finish eating. There are people at home helping to look after the kids, so don’t worry about them. We have plenty of time, no rush to go back,” Lu Chuan said with a grin.
This scene was just like before a natural disaster, with the two constantly traveling back and forth between the deep mountains and their home, just to be able to bring back more food.
Although this time we were also going into the mountains to look for something, we didn't feel the same sense of urgency as before.
"We haven't been out alone for ages. It's so nice not having the kids around. Hahaha." Xu Han was happy just thinking about not having to take care of the kids for two or three days in a row.
You know, ever since I had a child, I've been tied down by them every day and can't go anywhere.
They need to be pulled along to do anything they want; they have no freedom at all.
After having a child, Xu Han spent almost every day taking care of the child and could no longer run around the mountains with Lu Chuan like before.
Most of the time, she stays at home as a housewife, either taking care of the children or doing housework.
Xu Han also wanted to roam freely all over the mountains and fields like before, and the feeling of bringing things home every day was so great.
"Haha, we haven't been out much since we had the kids."
"I'll take you out more often from now on, and Grandpa Zhao can help look after the children at home."
"Then we must treat Grandpa Zhao well. What should we give him? I remember the ginseng we gave Grandpa Zhao before was less than a hundred years old. How about we take out one of the older ginseng roots and give it to him when we get home?"
"He's a doctor, he should really like this." Xu Han thought for a moment and asked seriously.
"I think it's okay, but we can't take too much. We can take one that's over a hundred years old, and then a few that's under a hundred years old. If we take too much at once, people will inevitably suspect something."
After all, who could produce so many ginseng roots at once, especially old ones?
“Okay, I’ll do as you say. When I get back, I’ll look for the remaining ginseng and sort it out for Grandpa Zhao,” Xu Han said.
After resting for a while, the two went to dig out the plump little garlic cloves growing nearby.
After digging up all the larger garlic cloves around them, they continued onward.
We traveled on and off, and it wasn't until after 2 p.m. that we arrived at the lotus pond.
"There don't look like any lotus roots in the pond," Xu Han asked, puzzled.
"Logically speaking, there should be. Last year's rainfall was plentiful, so even if all the lotus roots had died from the sun, the lotus seeds inside would have sprouted and grown again after a year."
"The water in the pond is quite deep, and we can't see if there are any lotus roots. Shall I lower the boat down and we go in to take a look?"
After saying that, Xu Han took the boat out of her spatial storage. She had specially gone to the river yesterday to get it so that she could use it today.
The two boarded the boat together, and Lu Chuan then rowed the bamboo raft toward the center of the pond.
"Maybe the lotus roots haven't sprouted yet at this time of year. I'll go down and check." After saying that, Lu Chuan put on the leather trousers that Xu Han had made for him and went straight into the pond.
Seeing that Lu Chuan had been groping in the pond for a long time without saying a word, Xu Han was getting a little anxious and finally asked...
"How is it? Is there any lotus root inside?"
"Yes, but not many." After saying that, Lu Chuan took out a long section of lotus root from the pond.
"That's fine. Our pond isn't big, so we don't need many lotus seeds."
After saying that, she took the lotus root from Lu Chuan's hand and washed it in the pond.
Lu Chuan continued digging lotus roots. Spring lotus roots are not easy to dig, and the deep water in the pond makes it even more troublesome.
Lu Chuan continued digging until sunset before the two of them headed towards a nearby cave.
After arriving at the cave, Xu Han first boiled water for Lu Chuan to take a hot bath, and then handed him some ginger soup that she had put in her space.
After the two finished washing up, they began to eat dinner.
"The water in the pond will be quite cold tomorrow morning, so let's take a stroll around the nearby hills first, and then go dig for lotus roots around noon," Xu Han said while eating.
"Okay, we won't go back tomorrow night. We'll stay here for the night and leave the day after tomorrow morning."
“Okay, this arrangement makes the time less rushed. We can still wander around in the mountains and see if we can find any fresh wild vegetables.”
"The temperature in the mountains is quite low, and so far, apart from wild garlic, I haven't seen any other wild vegetables," Lu Chuan replied.
"It's okay if we can't find it. Let's see how things go first."
After saying that, Xu Han lowered her head and started eating. After she was full, Xu Han began to think about her son.
"I wonder if Mu'er cried or Ze'er ate since we didn't go home tonight?"
"How come you're already thinking about them on the first day? I wonder who said they wouldn't have to look after the kids when we first arrived?" Lu Chuan teased with a chuckle.
"It's not like you don't want to. I don't know who was just spacing out while eating."
Xu Han retorted to Lu Chuan without any politeness.
"This is the first time we've left them and spent the night alone outside! Mu'er probably won't cry, but Ze'er might."
"Ze'er is still young, he may not even realize that we are not at home."
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