During lunch, Xu Han said, "I'll be able to finish weeding here this afternoon. If I have time tomorrow, I'll go weed the orchard. The weeds there are growing very thickly too."
“We’ll go with you tomorrow. There’s no sun these next two days, and it’s not hot at noon, so we can work faster if we work together.”
"If this rain comes, the weeds in the orchard will grow even more." Grandpa Zhao chimed in.
"Okay, let's pull up the weeds before the heavy rain comes."
"I won't go with you. The ridges for the sweet potato field are almost done. I can finish the rest myself tomorrow. That way, we can plant the sweet potatoes after the rain," Lu Chuan said while eating.
“Okay, you go ahead with your work. The place over there isn’t very big. Grandpa Zhao and I can finish it all tomorrow.”
After lunch, everyone got busy.
Mu'er also went down to the ground with the adults. Xu Han even took a mat and used gauze to create a shaded area for Ze'er so he could play inside by himself.
There was no other way; there was no one at home to watch over them, especially with so much work to be done in the fields.
Xu Han didn't want to raise them to be too delicate; boys should be more robust.
Besides, even in modern rural areas, how many children didn't grow up in the fields?
During the busy farming season, the adults in the family simply don't have time to take care of them.
It's a bit better in modern times, but most rural kids in their twenties have probably experienced these things.
When Xu Han was little, there were no large machines to harvest crops. Whenever it was busy with farming, her mother would lay out a mat for her in a shady spot at the edge of the field so she could play there.
The two played in the field, and Xu Han would go over to check on them from time to time. After giving them water, she would continue to pull weeds in the field.
The next day, they continued weeding, and everyone worked until sunset before they finally managed to clear all the weeds from the orchard.
"Finally, it's all done. This has relieved another major worry," Xu Han said, rubbing her aching back.
Seeing this, Lu Chuan quickly came over to massage Xu Han's lower back and said with a smile, "This is just the beginning."
"Farming is really hard. If only we had more people in the family, we would be so busy with all the work."
"Let's see if we can buy servants later. That way, things will be easier for us," Grandpa Zhao said.
Having grown accustomed to modern life, Xu Han still finds it somewhat difficult to adapt to the human trafficking industry.
But then I realized, this is ancient times. Human trafficking is common and legal here.
Moreover, Xu Han wasn't the kind of person who only knew how to exploit slaves. On the contrary, she simply hired some people to help with the work, providing them with food and wages.
Since I wouldn't hit, scold, or mistreat them, I convinced myself of that.
So he agreed, "Okay, but I don't think so right now. The county town probably hasn't recovered yet. There shouldn't be any human slave traders around."
"It's possible, it probably is. A lot of merchants will be coming here to do business now, and there will definitely be house sales and government slave sales," Grandpa Zhao explained.
Xu Hanbian said to Lu Chuan, "Then let's take some time to go to the county town and have a look."
We'll see if we can buy some shops and real estate later. Or buying a estate would be quite nice too.
Lu Chuan chimed in, "We can go over and check out the situation first, but I wouldn't recommend buying these things right now."
After all, we don't know what will happen next.
If they really attack our side, even if we've bought it, they'll forcibly take it away.
It's better to wait until the situation stabilizes before considering these things.
Xu Han thought about it and it seemed to make sense. Instead of buying some cheap items now at a low price, it would be better to wait until the situation stabilized before buying.
Even if it was a bit expensive, it's still better than losing money.
After the natural disaster, the houses and farmland in the city were damaged to varying degrees.
Even for those who lived here before, when they return, the land and property here are no longer valid.
I heard Yunhua say before that people who are returning now are all allocated land and homesteads by the government.
In addition, each person will receive two taels of silver as a resettlement allowance, as well as 50 jin of coarse grains.
So, the government's treatment wasn't bad; the two taels of silver per person as a resettlement allowance alone was quite substantial. And that didn't stop them from providing coarse grains.
"Xiao Chuan is right. We can check if there are any government slaves for sale first. As for real estate, we can wait."
"Alright then! After we finish spring planting, let's go to the county town to check on things."
"It's getting late, what should we eat for dinner tonight?" Lu Chuan asked.
"How about I cook some rice porridge and stir-fry a couple of dishes later?"
"Okay, I'll go wash the vegetables first." Lu Chuan said and got up to go to the kitchen.
After Lu Chuan finished preparing all the ingredients, Xu Han went over to cook the dishes.
Recently, Xu Han has been making larger batches of food, just like before, and storing all the leftovers in her space in preparation for spring planting.
After dinner, everyone went to bed early.
When Xu Han woke up the next morning, she found that the sky outside was gloomy and covered by dark clouds.
"It looks like it's going to rain."
"It should be soon. The temperature is just right right now. Let's take advantage of this time to turn over the rest of the land outside. This temperature is perfect for working. It's neither too hot nor too cold," Lu Chuan said with a smile.
"I guess you won't have a chance to till the land. Look, the clouds over there are getting lower and lower; it's going to rain soon," Grandpa Zhao said with a smile.
"Let's pack up our things in the yard first, or we won't be able to get them in time if it rains again," Xu Han said, changing the subject.
Upon hearing Xu Han's words, Grandpa Zhao and Lu Chuan quickly realized what was happening and immediately began packing up their things.
Xu Han and Grandpa Zhao were in charge of things inside the yard, while Lu Chuan went to the yard wall to bring in the bamboo that was drying outside, because if it got wet, they wouldn't be able to cook.
Since the firewood in the woodshed was almost all burned out, and the weather had been stable recently, Lu Chuan and Xu Han didn't put much firewood in the woodshed.
After burning the food, we would go outside and bring it back. It was convenient, since it wasn't far away; it was just a short walk.
After everyone had finished packing up their things, the rain still hadn't started.
Xu Han went back to the kitchen to make breakfast, while Lu Chuan and Grandpa Zhao continued to work.
While we have this time, let's add a layer of thatch to the shed in the backyard to prevent it from leaking when it rains.
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