"Yes, when I was setting up trellises for the vegetables today, I noticed that the cherry tomatoes you planted this year have started to flower. They'll be ready to eat in no time."
"There aren't many left in the space, so I haven't dared to eat them for a while. Once the new tomatoes ripen, we can start using them."
"Try to remove the side branches tomorrow morning; I see they're growing quite large."
"Okay, I'll take care of it tomorrow. Let's start serving the food. Serve the food and eat." Xu Han said and started serving the dishes. Lu Chuan followed suit.
Unsurprisingly, the salted egg daylily dish received unanimous praise today.
"I'm saying, how did you come up with this combination? It tastes really good." The Taoist priest praised while eating.
Xu Han just smiled and didn't say anything. This wasn't her own idea; she had eaten plenty of these kinds of things at restaurants before.
Because I think it tastes so good, I search for recipes and make it myself when I get home.
Over time, I learned to cook more and more dishes.
"I went to check on the compost pile today, and we can turn it over tomorrow morning."
"You guys go turn over the piles tomorrow, I won't go. I'll stay home and tidy up the side branches of the tomatoes and peppers outside, otherwise the tomatoes won't grow well," Xu Han said while eating.
“Alright, Xiao Chuan and I will go tomorrow. You guys stay home and get busy. Turning over the pile isn’t much trouble, we can get it ready before breakfast,” the Taoist priest said without looking up from his meal.
"Yes, this is a good time to compost the remaining manure. We can use it in a few days," Lu Chuan said.
“Okay, then you guys prepare the materials tomorrow, and I’ll help you transport them back,” Xu Han replied.
“There’s accumulated quite a bit of manure outside the courtyard wall. I’ll load it onto a cart and transport it over there tomorrow morning, and pile it up there too,” Grandpa Zhao said.
"This time there will be more manure than last time, so we'll need to prepare more pine needles and leaves."
"It's a lot more than before, mainly because we now have chickens, ducks, geese, and a cow at home, which generate a lot of manure every day," Xu Han said.
"Hahaha, with these livestock, we won't have to worry about manure anymore," Grandpa Zhao said.
“Then let’s go rummage through the pile in the morning, and collect materials in the afternoon. It should take about a day. You’re very capable, Daoist.” Lu Chuan said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, the Taoist priest, who was enjoying his meal, simply rolled his eyes at Lu Chuan, but surprisingly, he didn't say anything.
“Don’t we still need to weed? Then we can stay home tomorrow to weed. The weeds in the vegetable garden and orchard grow very fast, so it’s time to weed them,” Grandpa Zhao said.
"I think that's a good idea. Let's split up and try to pile up the remaining manure the day after tomorrow," Xu Han said enthusiastically.
"Okay, let's do it that way."
After everyone agreed, they all went back to their rooms to rest early after dinner.
When Xu Han woke up early the next morning, no one was home.
Taking advantage of the fact that the sun was out, Xu Han didn't stay at home but grabbed her tools and went out of the yard.
Just then, I saw Grandpa Zhao outside the courtyard wall filling manure. "Grandpa Zhao, you got up early today! You're almost finished filling it."
"Haha, as you get older, you need less sleep, unlike you young people who need plenty of sleep. If you don't get enough sleep, you won't have any energy all day."
"Haha, that's really true. I won't make breakfast today; we can just eat what's in the space later."
I'll tidy up the vegetable garden while the sun isn't out yet, otherwise it'll get hot quickly.
"Okay, it doesn't matter what you eat. You go ahead and do your work. I'll take this manure over there and then come back to feed the livestock."
"Oh, thank you for your hard work, Grandpa Zhao," Xu Han said with a smile.
"You silly child!" Grandpa Zhao said affectionately.
Xu Han didn't reply to this, took out a pair of gloves from her spatial storage and started working.
While tidying up various vegetables and fruits, they also pulled up the weeds on the ground.
Tomatoes need to have their lateral branches pruned. If the lateral branches are not pruned, the fruits will be very small, and the fruits will not grow well due to insufficient nutrition.
You can remove all the side branches from a tomato seedling, or you can leave two branches.
The fruit on one branch will be larger, while the fruit on two branches will be more.
Xu Han left only two or three lateral branches. Because it was planted in the ground, only the later ones could get enough nutrition, and the fruits grew quite well.
All of the Xu Han trees only have two or three lateral branches left. Since they can produce more fruit, why not leave them?
The cucumbers were planted quite early, and although it's only late March, they've already started to bear fruit one after another.
Xu Han saw that it was almost time to eat breakfast, so she picked a few cucumbers and took them home.
First, I prepared a cucumber dish and set it aside for later use.
Then he went back into the room and woke up the two children.
However, Xu Han may have arrived a little late today, as Mu'er was already awake and playing with building blocks in her room.
Ze'er was sleeping soundly, so Xu Han didn't wake him. Instead, she dressed Mu'er and the two of them left the room together.
"Mu'er, go to the door and see if your father has returned. It's time for breakfast," Xu Han said.
"Okay, I'll go wait for Daddy at the door." With that, she pulled Tangyuan along and walked towards the door.
Xu Han didn't care about him. They were just near their home, and Mu'er wouldn't go far by herself. Besides, Tangyuan was with her. There were no large prey or people around near their home, so Xu Han felt quite at ease.
He went into the storeroom, took out some pickled bamboo shoots that he had soaked some time ago, and some pickled cucumbers. He chopped them up, added some sesame oil, and mixed them. They would be ready to eat in a little while.
Xu Han didn't make breakfast today, so she took some soy milk and steamed buns from her space, along with some pickles, and a simple yet nutritious breakfast was ready.
"Has Father returned yet?" Xu Han asked, looking towards the door.
"I'm back, almost home." Mu'er said as she came in.
"Come wash your hands first, then we'll be eating in a little while."
"Okay." Mu'er obediently went to wash her hands.
Just as Xu Han was about to walk out of the courtyard, she heard Ze'er crying.
Helpless, Xu Han had no choice but to go back to check on Ze'er. After changing Ze'er's clothes, Xu Han carried him out.
Ze'er is now four months old, and whenever she sees a puppy, she wants to rush over to it immediately.
The dogs immediately ran away and hid when they saw Ze'er.
Fearing that if they were too late to escape, Ze'er would pluck all the fur off their bodies in no time.
Ze'er especially loves dogs; whenever she sees a dog, she grabs it and won't let go.
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